We were able to buy a house in the midst of one of the most competitive housing markets this already crazy housing market has ever seen, and we absolutely could not have done it without Katy's help.

There are some things that I imagine are just table stakes when it comes to most competent agents (sending listings, helping you put your offer together, etc), but Katy's superpower is definitely her persistence and ability to get ahold of critical information like the number of offers, the general ranges / nature of those offers both before and after the offer deadline.

As a buyer in this hyper competitive market, that helps you from a few different vantage points:

1) this helped save us time from not submitting offers for houses we knew were going to land over our budget

2) even when our offers didn't win, Katy was always really good about following up to figure out what the ultimate number ended up being so we could calibrate our expectations and take those comps into our next offers (meanwhile, our original agent that we worked with prior to switching over to Katy basically told us to just wait until the deal closed to see what the final price would be on the MLS)

3) similarly, Katy was really great at helping us chase down how much other pending listings ultimately went for in order to get us the most updated comps

Real estate buyer agents often get a bad rap for pushing buyers to be more aggressive so they can make more money in commission, but I honestly felt like Katy was on our side - on numerous occasions, she actually recommended that we go lower when she thought we could still stand a chance and be competitive at a lower number. With the house we ended up buying, we actually ended up going much less aggressive than our original number on Katy's advice because we knew the listing wasn't as competitive.

Even after we got our offer accepted, Katy pushed the listing agent to consider a seller credit, which we actually ended up getting, and also helped guide us through the process of switching lenders in the midst of a very tight closing period so we could get a better rate.

With Katy on your side, you'll definitely have a leg up on your competition. We were lucky enough to have stumbled up on Katy from a referral and are so glad we went on this journey with her - we can't recommend her enough!