Sharing news of another client purchasing their dream home on our little stretch of sand is something I dearly love to do. I love celebrating with the new owners, sharing their story and bragging about my amazing team.

But sometimes things go a little haywire.

What happens when your DREAM HOME pops up in the middle of a PANDEMIC? That’s what happened to Mandy and James. Because visitors were restricted, they sent our team’s buyer specialist, Brittany, to Facetime them from the house they thought was “the one.” Home inspection, contractor estimates, meeting the rental team, all done remotely.

Then the Closing! The day the happy family comes to sign the Deed after the final walkthrough…again, not in person. They signed in their hometown.

Yep. They bought a house without ever seeing it in person.

My stomach churns. In my 20 years, I’ve only done this a handful of times for clients…Because it scares the heck out of me!

Brittany was with them every step of the way. I mean every step. She was not going to stop until she knew this was the right house and all was exactly as they wanted. Hester was back at mission control making sure surveys, inspections, appraisals, etc were going smoothly. Kelly DROVE their closing package 1.5 hours to them!

Mandy and James had complete faith in us, they said. These two were calm and tough. Still, my stomach…and then finally, two weeks after they closed on their house, this:

Virtual home buying isn’t for sissies. No sissies here. -Spencer