Approximately 2 years ago, my husband and I started our search for our forever home. We had just moved from New Jersey to Midtown Atlanta with the plan on eventually moving to the Peachtree City area. We were first-time home buyers and had no idea on how to even start our search. A co-worker of my husband’s highly recommended Kali, as she helped them with their custom-built dream home in PTC. Through our initial conversations with Kali, my husband and I quickly gained a high level of comfort and was confident that she would make it happen. She gained an understanding of not only our “must-have” list, but she took the time to learn our style and personality so that when it came time to look at houses, she could give us proper advice. While we were saving for our down payment, Kali kept in close communication by educating us on the Peachtree City market. She sent us various houses that were for sale and we would keep an open dialogue about what we liked and disliked. When it came time to look at houses, Kali was able to work around me and my husband’s hectic work schedule and didn’t bombard us with 50 different houses. She showed us the houses that best matched our needs, taking the features of the house, neighborhood, lot size, etc. all into account. When we viewed a house that wasn’t for us, Kali had no problem with telling us, straight up, that we needed to keep looking. That’s one of Kali’s traits we most appreciated, her honesty.  We ended up making an offer on one house, but thankfully, Kali’s knowledge of the market allowed us to understand that this particular house was way overpriced and she stopped us from overpaying (proving that she wasn’t just about making the quick sale). Several weeks later, Kali called me with a huge amount of excitement in her voice saying that she found the perfect home for us that was going to go on the market the next day (Kali has connections that allows her to know of houses that are about to hit the market, which is advantageous in the fast-paced housing market in PTC). She rushed over to the house the next day and took videos for us. We trusted her so much with our future, that we made an offer on the house in an hour and without physically seeing the house! When we eventually saw the house, my husband and I could not stop smiling and we may have even shed a tear or two. It was a perfect match! She worked closely with us through the closing process. Working her magic behind the scenes uncovering and asking the questions with the inspectors and broker that as first time home buyers, we would not have thought of. She was responsive and was just a quick text or phone call away for questions, comments, concerns, or just to vent. Kali is not only an amazing agent, but she is an even more amazing human being. She truly makes you feel like you’re her only client. My husband and I worked all our lives to eventually have a home to call our own, and Kali found us our home that we have been dreaming about all these years! We have made a friend for life in Kali and we would hope anyone reading this will find a friend in her, as well. Kali is the best!
Knowledge/Research
When we began our house hunting, we were completely new to the Atlanta area, so we had very little knowledge about locations. Kali took the extra time to pull a very detailed amount of research on schools and commutes in many different neighborhoods. Also, when we would walk into a home, she knew in an instant what may need to be repaired, if there’s mold or structural issues or any red flags. On top of that she has an incredible ability to see and describe the potential of a space if it isn’t apparent. In every home we would visit she would point out everything we need to be aware of. The best thing about all this is that we saw close to 100 homes and Kali has this almost photographic memory where she could say “you remember xyz house we saw, this is like that one, and here’s what you liked/didn’t like” … it amazed me every time!!
Emotional IQ
When it comes to an agent, having a high emotional IQ is critical. What I mean by that, is Kali truly gets to know her clients and picks up on little things we may mention and applies it to the search. She was able to very quickly read us and know exactly the types of homes we were really interested in. She easily figured out how to balance between mine and my husband’s likes and priorities. And best of all, every time we went on a house hunting trip, it was incredibly fun because of her laid-back attitude and ability to see the humor in everything. With Kali, the house hunting experience is fun and exciting!
Dedication
There is a reason Kali is consistently one of the top-performing agents in her office. Her dedication to her clients goes beyond what anyone would expect. Once we found our dream home (and it’s a beautiful one!) Kali made sure that we completely understood every next step and personally made sure we left no stone unturned. She had access to lenders, contractors, lawyers, etc. … all of whom would rave about Kali and would drop everything to work with one of her clients. She had a scheduled family trip during our closing but made sure everything was running smoothly and checked in with us multiple times while she was out of the country. There’s no one you could trust more with the biggest purchase in your life than Kali! And best of all, you’ll have a friend for life!
We saw a lot of houses… Well we lost count after 30….Throughout the entire process she was professional, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. She was always patient and able to answer all our questions and educate us about lots of things we were unaware of as property virgins. She was always available to show us homes at our convenient time. When we fell in love with terrible homes she explained potential points of concern; at no point did we feel any pressure to make an offer on a home that wasn’t perfect. And finally she found us a home that met “All” our criteria. I don’t think any other realtor would have gone that extra mile to understand what we really wanted and give us even more. Thank you Kali for all your hard work, support and patience.
We are very thankful to Kali for finding us this great place to live and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a home in Peachtree City!