10/18/2026
My clients told me they learned more during our mini consult than they had in all the time they’d spent working with their previous agent.
They also thanked me for explaining things to them like they were kindergartners. And I was flattered.
A few weeks in working with them, I still find it hard to digest was that they had been previously preparing to submit an offer without really understanding their options. Not just the offer itself, but what they could negotiate, what they could ask for, and how those decisions could affect them financially both now and later.
Those are some pretty important details to leave out of a conversation about buying a house. Especially for a first time home buyer.
Fast forward, and we’re now UNDER CONTRACT on a fully remodeled home in Caldwell for $40,000 below the original asking price, with $7,500 in seller concessions to help buy down their interest rate and cover closing costs, PLUS a one-year home service warranty. Their monthly
mortgage payment is also crazy low compared to the cost of rent.
What really gets me is that they didn’t even know some of those things were options before we sat down together.
A lower interest rate means a more manageable monthly payment. Help with closing costs means more money stays in their pockets. And that home warranty? A little extra peace of mind as they settle into homeownership.
None of these things are guaranteed in a negotiation, but you certainly deserve to know they’re possibilities AND have an agent with the knowledge and experience to help make them happen.
I don’t expect my clients to know everything about real estate. If they did, what would they need me for? My job is to bring the knowledge, explain the options, and help them make decisions with confidence.
I’ll explain it three different ways, draw pictures, break out the crayons, and even provide snacks. Preferably in the form of a muffin and toasted s’mores cold brew from Connect Coffee.
I can’t stop picturing this family spending their first Christmas in their new home. Decorating the tree, hosting family for birthday celebrations, making memories, and enjoying a place that’s finally theirs without feeling like they have to spend every last dollar just to get there.
We’re not at the closing table yet, but goodness, I’m excited for them.
Ya’ll know that negotiating a good deal is practically a love language of mine, but I reeeeeally love knowing what it will mean for the people who get to call that house home. 💜
Yours in Real Estate,
Kate
P.S. If you are curious about the possibility of buying a home or land before the end of next spring, I invite you to take a seat in my kindergarten classroom. J/K 🤣 Let’s meet for a 30 minute mini consult over coffee (or Zoom) instead. You’ll come in uncertain and uncaffeinated but leave with a clear path forward and a little espresso buzz…my treat! Just shoot me a DM to set it up!
