After taking some trips to the South Bay, Rachel and Clark soon realized that they would rather find a home with all their needs and wants in an area outside the confines of the Silicon Valley. Embracing his hometown roots in Chicago, where trains are an everyday way of transportation, Clark willingly decided to take on the daily commute to Mountain View from Morgan Hill, by train. Finding a home in Morgan Hill was not that easy, multiple offers were in full swing, while we were not out bid on the first one, we kind of were on the second one. A higher offer came in after ours was accepted and we were pulled out, with no recourse. Sadly losing on that deal, we moved on in our search, licking our wounds and feeling as though we had just lost a playoff game or something. Realtors if your reading this, show some compassion to qualified buyers in all the markets we find ourselves in! Later, we realized this home was not meant to be.
As luck would have it, the third time was a charm. This particular house had been on the market for 30 days or so, largely because it was held up in court, due to a chapter 13 filing by the seller. The current owner had lived on the property for over 20 years and it needed a lot of updating and TLC. Clark and Rachel didn't care and their offer was accepted in late May and my clients moved in the last week in July. During the entire court process my clients showed the upmost patience and compassion towards the seller and their situation.
The home sits at the end of a cul-desac, adjacent from a scenic walking trail, which was one of their requirements. Given the size of the home, their current family of 2 dogs; Eve and Wall-e (below) and 3 cats; Scarlet, Tinkerbell and Oreo, have all seemed to settle in very comfortably.
May you have many new happy memories in your new home!
Congratulations - Clark and Rachel, BRAVO!!!!
