Emily Emerson

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My wife and I went to an open house at a property that Pardee was representing. At the time we were using a different realtor but there we met Kathleen Blatchley, the Pardee agent who was conducting the open house. 2 weeks go by, we made an offer on a house that fell apart because every time we asked our realtor a question like "doesn't this seem too expensive/abnormal/ridiculous?" her answer was "Oh the market is so crazy right now". With a wave of her crazy market wand things like unlimited lease back periods with rent that was less than the mortgage were complete normal. This is not what you want to hear since it's A:just an excuse not to do the work, B: clearly not in the best interest of the client (me), C: Completely an absurd and unprofessional answer. My wife and I said to one another "Do you remember that girl at those condos in Santa Monica that Pardee was representing?" "Yeah, but we lost her card." "Well, let's just go to their offices and track her down." We head over to the Pardee headquarters in Venice on a Saturday and walk in. There's at least other 5 people working on various things. We introduce ourselves and tell the story about the other realtor and how we met this nice girl that was working for them. They tell us it's Kathleen and we call her cell and leave a voice mail and eventually set up a meeting. From this point on our house search became super easy. Kathleen sent us copious listings every day, and also looked in to properties we found online. She also made calls about properties we saw that were obviously vacant but not listed for sale. For 3 weeks Kathleen returned every call we made to her, every email, and went to every open house with us. When it appeared as if all hope was lost she found us an amazing place in our price range in Culver City that other realtors told us "just didn't exist in this crazy market". We made an offer, it was accepted in 48 hours. We closed within 30 days with absolutely no problems. During that time, our mortgage guy was also so impressed with Kathleen that he sent some of his clients to her. The Pardee people are like a family. A lot of real estate offices give you a shark tank vibe where all the people are competing with each other through false smiles. There's an excellent team atmosphere there and I just can't say enough good things about them. They even donate 10% of your sale to a charity of your choice. What a stand up company! What else can I say? Whether you're a first time home buyer or a veteran who is about to sell again and having anxiety about dealing with another scuzzy realtor then do yourself a favor and hit up Pardee.