It was then that fate changed our lives. My wife and I were very excited with the area and really wanted to take our search to the next level. She saw a couple pulling into the parking lot and told me to pull over so she could talk to them. John Hill stepped out of his car and my wife asked how he liked living in Celebration. John told us that he LOVED living in Celebration, that it was absolutely great, and proceeded to tell us about all the positive aspects of living there! In the meantime Maritza Diaz walked over from the other side of the car and they introduced themselves to us. John and Maritza could not have been nicer to us, complete strangers, coming up to them in their parking lot. I currently live just outside Chicago and around here people are commonly a little more cautious to strangers coming up to them outside their car. When we told them we were considering buying in Celebration, they let us know that they were actually realtors! After having a very spirited and friendly introductory conversation, we asked John if he could show us some properties and he of course agreed. That’s when our journey started. We saw a couple of condos with John on that September trip, found one that we placed an offer on, but were unsuccessful with buying. We were not deterred by this, and absolutely not going to give up our search. We had a December trip to Disney planned, so we made arrangements with John that we would get in touch when we returned and check out more places. I want to say that through the whole time, John was VERY helpful…pointing out things we weren’t aware of, suggesting ways to affordably renovate particular units, he showed that he was not just trying to sell us a condo…he was trying to HELP us buy our true dream place! Never did John rush us through anywhere, and he was very accommodating to our needs….one time even meeting us late at night to get documents signed and pick up earnest money. He made us feel very comfortable with the process, and we considered him not only our realtor, but also our friend. He responded to our calls/texts at all hours, answered all of the questions we threw at him, and accommodated all our needs. We could not have asked for a better realtor! We finally found a place that we wanted from the moment we walked through the front door and John helped us negotiate the sale within 48 hours! That’s when Maritza added her expertise to the mix, making sure that all the documents were in order, working with our loan agent and the title company very closely to help us secure an impeccably smooth and seamless purchase process. I’m no realtor, but I would assume that trying to broker and complete a real estate transaction with the buyer six states away cannot be a very easy thing. John and Maritza made it an incredibly easy process, keeping in regular email/text/phone communication, updating us on milestones and answering any questions we had. They are an impressive team and their combination of exemplary customer service and real estate market expertise is second to none in our opinion. We just closed on our dream vacation home three days ago and now we are having additional work done to make the place even more beautiful and incredible than it already is. John was able to connect us with a couple of local contractors that do a lot of work in the area and come highly recommended. Words cannot describe how excited we are to go back down there after the work is completed and see our dream become reality. We have John and Maritza to thank for making it happen and also owe a lot of gratitude to fate……for crossing our paths on that day in September. We would recommend this team to ANYONE looking to buy or sell!!
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