chad ralston
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12/03/2014
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I have worked with Ryan on 2 transactions: (1) the purchase of my first home (in Poncey Highland), and (2) the sale of a rental property that an investment group I was part of bought, renovated, rented, and sold (in Avondale Estates).
I cannot say enough about Ryan's amenable professionalism, knowledge/experience, and, perhaps most importantly, tenacity.
Ryan's professionalism is evident from the first time you meet him - he treats you as a respected client, without keeping his distance. He gets to know you and what you really want and then executes on that vision. For example, during the purchase of my first home, he blocked off an entire Saturday to show my significant other and me at least 8 houses. He arrived in a blazer and showed us into his car to begin the 5+ hour tour of houses he had thoughtfully identified as being consistent with our ideal price range, neighborhood, and layout.
He balances this professionalism with a personable willingness to learn more about you and what fuels you.
Ryan is also knowledgeable and experienced, not only in the area he serves (predominantly in-town neighborhoods), but also in general real estate matters, serving him well at the negotiating table.
During the search for my first home, Ryan was able to identify a structural issue with at least 2 houses. This saved time (from viewing the houses again) and money (from hiring an inspector to discover the same structural issues).
His knowledge of houses, the markets he serves, and real estate in general combine to make him a talented negotiator, capable of helping get the most value in a deal and - in the case of the recent investment property he helped sell - identifying which offers are the most worth entertaining.
Lastly, and (as the recent sale of my investment property showed) most importantly, Ryan is tenacious.
A business partner in the investment group hired another realtor to sell the property. The other realtor seemed to generate an alarmingly small number of leads. We chose not to renew the listing agreement with the other realtor and had to begin the realtor search again. Ryan immediately came to mind.
Not only did he generate multiple viewings a week, he also stuck with us through a no-doubt frustrating process, in which we had at least 4 offers fall through. In the end, after 4+ months of negotiating, re-listing, dropping the price, etc., Ryan got our house sold!
To recap, I strongly recommend Ryan, as he is easy to work with, knowledgeable, and delivers results
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