We met Patti at a Starbucks about 4km from the house my family had owned for 60 years. We asked her to meet us there as we needed to find someone who would be able to assist my elderly father out of the only house he had known his entire adult life.
He’s old, not healthy, and had no idea how to sell a house. (None of us did). Better find someone who knew what they were doing, but, most importantly, someone who would be able to work at the speed and emotional level of an individual who is making the biggest change of his life.
Enter Patti! Our Savior!! Patti is smart, confident, empathetic, and sympathetic. I knew immediately that she was the one to entrust with this assignment.
She knew the neighborhood. She knew the rules. She knew the limitations of her client. She knew when to ease off and knew when to press on. She had both boxes AND forms being filled. She had inspectors coming in. She had lawyers going out. She handled EVERYTHING with minimal impact on an individual who, frankly, wouldn’t have been able to handle much.
She knew what her client needed in a new home and found some keepers right away. It didn’t take very long at all to get dad excited about the new possibilities that would come with a smaller, less demanding home. Once found, Patti simplified the purchasing process and before we knew it….dad had moved into his first home since 1966.
Now, all that was left was to pack up 60 years of memories and find someone who was wanting to move into a tried and tested family home. Her team lined up junk removers, stagers, painters, and cleaners. They took a drone video of the property (great keepsake) and built an online presence that guaranteed some attention. Only five months after that first Americano, the biggest piece of our lives was in our rear view mirror and my father was left comfortable and happy.
I cannot understate Patti’s importance to our family and our future. She took the biggest obstacle to my father’s safety and sanity and removed every trap with skill and empathy.
If you are going to sell your home, or purchase another…do yourself a favour. Reach out to Patti and her Chell team. She changed our lives.
Oh, and, for no better reason other than she cares…Patti gifted our family with a commissioned painting of the home in which we spent our entire lives. Who does things like that? Patti Brown does, and we will always be grateful.
- Tim K.