My wife and I moved from the bay area and found Smart Choice Realty through some glowing online reviews. We sure lucked out. I've worked with 5 realtors in my life, and Samara is the best.
Samara gave us a complete tour of the Chapel HIll area, even picking up my wife from the airport on one of her visits. I was immediately impressed by how knowledgeable and articulate Samara was. She worked incredibly hard for us, driving us everywhere, doing research, patiently and cheerfully exchanging God knows how many emails and calls, working with mortgage brokers and inspectors and tradesmen. She has got to be the hardest working person in real estate (she is in her late 20s, which must help)!
Now I'll tell you what most impressed me. At one point we found a house on Brookview Ave and were under contract. Samara noticed some nailpops in the ceiling and repeatedly asked the sellers if there was any more information about the foundation. The sellers said no, no, everything was fine, but Samara was relentless in her investigations. A few days before closing Samara dragged it out of the owner that the house almost totally collapsed when it was being built in the 90s. A inspection by RamJack confirmed that the foundation issues were serious and continuing, and it would cost 60K to MAYBE fix the problem.. The owner was dishonest and almost certainly doing something illegal. Samara got us out of the contract. If it had not been for Samara's diligence, including arranging multiple inspections, we would be in that money pit now. As it turned out, we found the perfect house immediately afterward. Samara negotiated a good price for us and handled the arrangements smoothly. My wife and I are so grateful and couldn't be more pleased with the results.
In short, Samara is the best. I'm a tough critic so rest assured that I'm not giving an inflated, biased review. I wouldn't even dream of using a different realtor. My aunt and father may move to this area, too, so of course I steered them straight to Smart Choice.
Pros: Hardworking, Knowledge, Internet Savvy, Honest, Personable
Cons: Busy
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