We began our house search without an agent and therefore had a chance to interact with many agents during our home tours (we emailed the listing agents directly for tours). Drew immediately struck us as a caring and engaging person. We felt like we could trust him as he was both honest and interested in our specific needs as first-time home buyers. Compared to all the other agents we met during that time, we felt Drew would be able to serve us best so we decided to work with him to make an offer. Throughout the process, Drew proved (over and over) that our initial feelings were correct. He responded to texts/emails/phone-calls very quickly, taught us quite a bit about the process (more than what we could learn online), and went out of his way to ensure that we were happy with the home and our offer (ie he arranged for an inspector to evaluate the house's foundation last minute and even crawled under the house with us). He also made sure that we knew that if this specific house wasn't right, he would be happy to help us find another. Drew was critical to the negotiating process, encouraging us to both be flexible and firm where appropriate. When we closed, Drew was genuinely happy for us and brought a bunch of thoughtful home-warming gifts along with the keys! In the months since, we have continued to lean on Drew for guidance with a large number of first-time home owner questions (everything from insurance to remodeling ideas to loans). He has remained very quick to respond and invested in our happiness. I would strongly recommend Drew Doran to anyone looking for a engaging, thoughtful, and supportive real estate agent.
