In this day of some Realtors willing to do anything for that next sale, I have to relate a funny story.  As all my clients know, I approach each and every one of them as someone who will help my business in the long run.  No Realtor is going to make their business on one sale.  On the other hand, they can certainly ruin their reputation by pressing forward a sale that would be detrimental to a client.

Two weeks ago I had the great pleasure of meeting Gene and Laura Smith during an Open House at my listing at 807 Clear Spring Rd. in Great Falls.  I believed we had made a special connection and immediately realized that these were two people with whom I could be long term friends.  While the Clear Spring property was not quite what they were looking for, we did run out and take a look at a number properties over the next several days.  We actually found the perfect home for them in Reston on that Wednesday, put an offer in on Thursday and had a ratified contract the following Sunday.

Needless to say, Gene and Laura were thrilled with the home, but were also a bit reluctant to trust this new guy they had just met.  When it came time to do the home inspection, I told them I had the perfect inspector in Steve Messerschmidt with Home Pro Services.  Although Laura was comfortable with me at the time, she did ask if they could select the inspector.  This of course is their perogative, but I truly believed there wasn’t a better inspector for them in Northern Virginia.  Laura went ahead and contacted thier contractor friend, Taylor Smith (no relation), for suggestions on who they should use.  Taylor apparently strongly endorsed Home Pro Services.  Laura then called Home Pro and asked for their most experienced inspector with a knowledge of Deck Homes.  One guess who they recommended.  Steve did his typical 4 hour inspection and uncovered a few items that I am certain noone else would have even considered looking at.  My thanks to Steve for a job well done in support of these wonderful folks.