Chris was nothing short of fantastic!!
My wife and I were in need of a realtor to list our property in Richfield that we had owned and had rented out for several years. After realizing we didn’t want to be landlords and that the property was becoming a pain we decided to try and sell it by owner at first. There was little activity and not having it listed on the MLS was really holding us back.
We then decided that having an agent list the home was our best option. Like most people we have numerous friends and family members who are realtors and have used their services in past sales and purchases. No matter what friend or family member we used in our sales or purchases we were always 100% un-happy and felt like we were un-represented by them. I also didn’t want to use a large company that has 20 inexperienced so called agents on a team represent me.
That is when I remembered the yard signs for Olsen Ziegler Realty around the Brecksville and Richfield area. I did my research and read all of the reviews on Google, Zillow and a couple other websites. They were all fantastic and raved about the representation from Chris Olsen on their selling and purchasing side. They were not a huge corporate company with hundreds of clients where you’re just another number not a name. We decided that we would give Chris a shot and hopefully sell our property.
This wasn’t your normal house to sell either it was a challenge for sure. It was a 1 bed, 1 bath condo built in the 70’s and had an Atrium entrance that resembles something out of the TV show Three’s Company. The Condo was also part of a self governored HOA that was extremely difficult to deal with. Chris made some great suggestions to get the Condo in its best listing condition with small simple upgrades and popular paint color suggestions. He also kept me from losing my mind dealing with the HOA and home Inspectors.
There were a lot of showings, a lot of negative feedback but as Chris says it only takes 1 to like it. We had an accepted offer fall through due to a Home Inspection that was a grocery list long and we refused to budge. Then Chris reached back out to a buyer who made an offer around the same time. They ended up buying the property and it closed right before Christmas. I call it the Christmas Miracle!
Chris was on top of the whole process and stayed on the buyers agent, the title company and everyone involved to make sure it was done properly. He kept me involved in every step and communicated everything with me . I have a pretty hectic work schedule but Chris was able to text, email and call me for everything I needed.
We couldn’t be happier to get rid of that property and leave it in the past! We have Chris Olsen to thank for that! I highly suggest Olsen Ziegler Realty over any Team of agents or large company that you see around town hands down!
Michael
