Over the years, I've purchased eight homes in various parts of the country using some very talented realtors. Debbie Martin ranks at the top. I met her almost two years before I decided to purchase a home in The Villages. Debbie proactively kept in touch with me and was responsive to my many pestering questions during that entire time. As she and I monitored the market, it became clear that it was time to pull the trigger.

Usually, I would be nervous, being over 1000 miles away and unable to be local and present during the hunt and negotiations. However, after a significant interaction with Debbie, I was confident that she knew exactly what I wanted in a house, including the targeted location within the vast expanses of The Villages.

Debbie saw "the" house hit the market at 10:00 Friday morning. We had a short conversation and decided to make an appointment. After a noon FaceTime, we decided to submit a bid. Debbie projected that there would be multiple bids by the end of the day, so she got busy deciding exactly what bid strategy, beyond price, was needed to get that house for me. A unique challenge was that the average bid process of counter bid, etc., over some time was going to take a lot of work.

By the end of that day, there were 4 or 5 other bids, but because of Debbie's unique and creative bid package, our bid was accepted by mid-afternoon on Saturday, and we closed a few weeks later.

Remarkable!

Since then Debbie has been accommodating my mostly remote post purchase process.