Claire Widmark-Wright -- Widmark Wright Realty Group

Bad News and Good News

First the bad, the home buying process is totally different than House Hunters would have you believe. The good news is House Hunters never shows a realtor as amazing as Claire. For 90 days we talked to Claire almost every day. We are beginning to have Claire withdrawals.

Claire meets with you in the beginning and explains the process as well as listening to your hopes and dreams. We jokingly called her a matchmaker as she listens to what your heart desires and helps you find it. We sent her listings daily we were interested in. She would provide quick feedback and we would be viewing the house the same or next day if it met our wish list. One of the best things about working with her is she is very honest about why or why not a home will work for you based on your desires. It is very easy to overlook things that are important when you see bells and whistles not on your wish list.

We had a unique experience working with her in that she helped us write two different offers. The first home was a house with multiple bids (which we won). Unfortunately, the seller did not play nice after the most thorough inspection I have ever seen and we had to walk away. Claire helped us through this process.

After starting the search all over we found another house. Claire advised us to ask under the list price. We were reluctant to do so but we did (because in Claire we trust). We got the house and 21 days later we moved in. This was due to the amazing lender Claire recommended.

But wait, it gets better. She then put our condo on the market. It needed a bit of painting as we had lived there 13 years. Claire and her husband painted most of it for us! Yes, you read that right. Due to the staging and great advice from Claire the condo went from listing to money in our back account in about 35 days.

It was a crazy 90 days and we are beyond thankful for Claire’s help. Trust me, you need Claire.