Buyer Case Studies
How Marie Presti and The Presti Group Guided First-Time Homebuyers from California Purchase and Renovate Their Dream Home in Massachusetts Problem: We were referred by a previous client to help their friends who were moving from California to Massachusetts and wanted to purchase a home. Since they were first-time homebuyers and unfamiliar with the process, […]
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Expanding Possibilities By Widening the Geographical Net Problem: These first-time home buyers wanted to move out of Boston and into a single-family with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for their family of four. They were on a limited budget and hoped to find a fixer-upper that the wife’s brother could renovate. They had their […]
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Staying Open to Possibilities, Even When the Home Doesn’t Check All the Boxes Problem: My clients previsouly sold their Newton condo with The Presti Group, well above asking price, moved into a rental and were now looking in the same school district for a larger home. However, there were limited properties on the market that […]
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Saving a Deal Threatened by Asbestos Insulation Problem: He was a first-time buyer, looking for a home on the South Shore for under $400,000 in early May. My client and his girlfriend fell in love with a charming 100-year-old single family, but so did a lot of other people. At $385,000, it was priced to […]
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When the Going Got Tough, We Pressed On Problem: They were young, first-time buyers, hoping to purchase a single-family home in the Burlington-Bedford-Billerica area for under $650,000. That’s a tricky price point in those towns. And then came several setbacks: their bids on three homes were declined and a fourth one was accepted, but then […]
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Looking for a new home can be a very emotionally charged experience. Sometimes you have to protect clients from decisions that aren’t in their best interest. Problem: Years ago, our client had fallen in love with a house, but the deal had fallen through at the last minute and she had been devastated. Fast forward […]
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Affording a dream home on a budget Problem: Our clients’ must-have list read like this: new construction, four bedrooms, a wow-worthy kitchen, a barn (to function as an entertainment hub), and a large lot — quite a challenge considering they were looking in the $750,000 range and didn’t want to be too far from Boston. […]
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It’s important to advocate aggressively for your client, but sometimes you have to know when it’s time to let up. Problem: With our help, our clients found a terrific 1940s era colonial — solidly built and in good condition— in a town south of Boston. Several days after the initial open house, we crafted an offer […]
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In a red-hot market, where so many properties are going for over asking price, first-time homebuyers on a limited budget find a home that fits their needs and is a good value. Problem: Our clients were looking to buy a home within commuting distance of Boston. They wanted a yard for their dog and plenty of […]
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Our clients want to sell their home and move to the husband’s hometown out of state, but will timing and financing align? We figure out a way to make it work. Problem: A couple looking to move to New Hampshire own their Massachusetts home. But with today’s tighter lending rules, most mortgage companies and banks will […]
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