If you are thinking of moving to the Northwest and are looking at Bellingham, WA, then you have to go straight to the best real estate broker ever, Lori Jo Smith. We found her on Angie’s list, and all the comments we read were true. Lori Jo will work tirelessly for you, answer ALL your questions (no matter how naïve), and take you out to see more real estate in one day than you thought possible! All we knew about Bellingham when we arrived was that we really liked it. Lori Jo took great care to help us understand the different neighborhoods, advantages and disadvantages of each listing that we visited. Also, she was immensely patient with our changing ideas of what we thought we wanted…an important attribute when dealing with baby boomer couples trying to plan for their place to retire! And, perhaps most importantly, we had FUN doing it! When your whole life is about to change, lots of laughter and the beginning bonds of friendship were essential to our experience.

I can’t recommend Lori Jo Smith more highly. I was selling my house right after retirement, and attempting to purchase a home here in Washington State. All these events are stressful, but Lori Jo made the whole process painless. She was there every step of the way with friendly encouragement and professionalism. She communicated with me at every phase of the process and immediately responded to my numerous questions. Because of her skill and experience she was able to work through what was a complicated contingency transaction between states. She did research for me from financing to the special nuances of purchasing a manufactured home and property ownership issues. I can’t imagine working with any other realtor; she is genuinely caring, and competent, and I feel I have made a friend!