PORTLAND'S ALTERNATIVE REALTORS

It was an absolute joy, working with Mary Sue and Portland Alternative Realtors. It made the exhausting process of buying and selling a house so much easier. Getting into the world of realty can be a daunting task. Buying and selling a house are most of the time the same as buying a car from a used car salesman. The over friendliness and fake smiles makes you want to run for the hills. Working with someone like Mary Sue made the experience completely different. It felt like you were actually working with a real person. The good service went far and beyond what was expected of her and it never felt she was doing it because she had to but because she was in the process with us. The service was always professional and of an extremely high quality and I would recommend Portland Alternative Realtors to anyone I come across.

As first time home buyers, we were overwhelmed and didn't know how to begin to navigate the buying process. Mary Sue was wonderful, and earned our trust immediately. We didn't worry about anything - a rarity we hear in buying a home - because we knew that Mary Sue was on our side. From simply finding homes to coordinating contractors for post-inspection repairs, Mary Sue was a professional (and incredibly kind!) from the start. We HIGHLY recommend Portland's Alternative Realtors and if you are lucky enough to get Mary Sue, know that you will be taken care of!

They're wonderful. They didn't quote me anything and they just have a standard realtor fee. Basically the people that we dealt with heard our alternative and listened to us, heard our concerns.

My husband and I recently relocated to Portland (from California) and worked with Erica to find our dream house. She was unfailingly pleasant and professional. She honed in on what we were looking for and was a great resource throughout. Her calm, no-pressure approach was just we were looking for. Communication was great during the entire process -- from finding the right house through escrow and beyond. We couldn't have asked for a better experience -- thanks!

We could not be happier with the experience! Margaret is extremely dedicated to her clients, and was always available to talk, sign papers, or meet various inspectors. Our deal became more and more complicated, but Margaret made sure that we knew what the next course of action would be. Margaret's constant communication gave us the confidence and peace of mind to move ahead. Her advice and experience made all the difference in a successful closing. The rest of the staff at PAR were very helpful when we dealt with them, and I can't imagine a more professional and dedicated group. Thanks Margaret!!!

Robbie was warmly recommended to me by a colleague at work, and he was a wonderful fit for me. He really believes in educating his clients, and so does the mortgage broker he often works with, Aaron, whom I chose to go with. Both of them were really on the ball. Because this was my first home, and I am single, I was really glad to find people I felt comfortable with, and my trust in them turned out not to be misplaced. A while into our search, Robbie had shown me a home I was very interested in in N PDX. Due to some regulations to do with the loan I was getting, I was not going to be able to put an offer in on it before the seller had had it for three months. I was going to have to wait for two weeks in this case. I think if Robbie had been any other realtor, he probably would have focused on other clients and waited for this to play out. Instead he called me a week in and said he had some houses to look at. I was semi-reluctant, since I was quite focused on that house. But Robbie cheerfully said "It's always good to keep looking at what's out there". So I went with him. The house I am sitting in now was one of the houses we saw that day. My home was a short sale - so, again, I wouldn't have been surprised if another realtor would have nudged me in a different direction. Short sales are notoriously tricky and tedious at best - and so require patience and work from all concerned, and often fall through. But Robbie could see me in here, and he encouraged me to go for what I wanted and stuck it out with me, because he believed we could make it happen. I really can't recommend him warmly enough.