Can You Imagine a Dreamier Seller?

My friends Natalie and Kala weren’t really looking but kind of looking.  They bought their house in St. Johns a few years ago, back when you could still be a first time buyer in St. Johns for under $250k.  I feel like we all keep lamenting on the times when you could buy at xxx amount, and now it’s xxx+xxx amount.  Anyway, their life is changing because they have a baby due any day.  They texted me about this house that’s been sitting on the market for a while.  Private remarks say to show it but that it’s an elderly seller and that she hangs out for the showings.  In my mind, I’m thinking, if it’s still sitting there for all these months, either it’s a dump, or the seller is difficult.

We went to see it and were greeted at the door by the seller, Donna.  If you could picture the perfect Grandma, that’s what she was.  She let us in and introduced us to her granddaughter and niece  who were watching tv.  They were all very gracious and let us look all around.  Donna followed us, not in an annoying way, in a way that was motherly, showing us every little update and every little detail of every room.  She has lived in this house for over 40+ years and raised all of her kids and grand kids there.  She showed us how the windows fold in so you can actually clean them, how the outdoor patio has detachable walls, and how the sprinkler system works, see pics.  There’s a bar in the basement and that’s a huge selling piece.

If Donna hadn’t been there to show us her love of her house, I’m not sure we’d have fallen so deep in love with it.  Can you imagine getting a first hand tour of a house from someone that’s lived there 40+ years?? There’s a bar in the basement with hella cool signs.  We asked for it all, we’ll see what they leave.

We all fell in love with Donna and the house inspected perfectly.  It was hard negotiating because we loved Donna so much.  She was moving on to Scappose where her entire family is so that they can keep better tabs on her.  My dudes bought the most solid house in St. Johns and I feel great about it because I also sold the house directly across the street to my two other good friends, Riley and Lori, who have a baby due any day now.  Natalie and Kala just had their baby girl.  Both babies due in May.  Unintentionally my two sets of clients who didn’t know each other are both having babies in the same month and just across the street from each other.  I love building community, especially gay community.

This all makes me want to move to St. Johns.  I remember 10 years ago when no one would travel that far.  Now it’s where lots of queers settle.  I want to be close to my people.  The downtown has literally everything that you could ever want.  Let’s take it over. Do  you wanna buy a house?  Call a bitch. 508-340-1456

Reg Martocci

Broker

Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts my love affair with real estate began when I was 19 and owned my first triple-decker. Being a landlady at 19 quickly taught me  the importance of learning DIY skills to turn an old junky three-decker into a place someone would love to call home.  There is nothing more satisfying to me than watching a property transform.  Since then, I have been fascinated by the idea of home and the aesthetics that appeal to people and warm a space up. What is it about a space makes a person feel at home?  Is it an open floor plan? A garden? Hardwood floors or a south facing kitchen?  It is different for everyone and I would love the opportunity to help you find it. I graduated from Umass Amherst with a degree in Sustainable Living and Natural Health and naturally moved to Portland to find my people. Waiting tables and bartending all over Portland for the last 10 years has allowed me to really get to know many of the neighborhoods this beautiful city has to offer.  I've lived in and rented houses all over Alberta, Concordia, Hawthorne and Division until buying a house and settling in Kenton two years ago. If I'm not working you can bet that I'm somewhere in Oregon thrifting, at the river, working on my house, or catching happy hour with friends. Reg Martocci reg@livingroomre.com 508-340-1456 t 503-961-8224 f

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