This will be a glowing review and so I won't bury the lede: If you are looking to buy a home in Connecticut contact Deirdre Childs right now. Of the many, many decisions you will need to make during the home buying process your first best step is to email or call Deirdre and have her as your Buyer's Agent. We just closed on two homes simultaneously with Deirdre as our agent. It was a complicated transaction that Deirdre helped us navigate with a calm professionalism that kept us buoyed and confident that the deal would go through successfully. It is from this recent experience that we recommend Deirdre. A buyer's agent first responsibility to advocate for and support the buyer. To have someone who "has your back" during the home buying process is extremely important and made more so given the current seller's market and in our particular case, competing with the waves of buyers from NYC seeking a country home. The race was on! And in times of pressure and stress it's easy to make a rash decision, maybe bidding or even over bidding on a home that isn't actually what you want for fear of "losing" it to another buyer. This is where Deirdre helped most. In the heat of the moment, she would ask us to take a moment, step away, breathe. Instead of rushing us to jump before others did, she slowed the process down to a more humane level by simply saying this, "It is a great house and if you want to make an offer do so when you are ready. If it gets sold before you guys are ready then it wasn't meant to be and trust me, we will find you another home that is just as perfect." Calm. Thank you. Now another thing you want from your buyer's agent is tenacity and knowledge of the areas you've zeroed in on. Once again Deirdre shines on both fronts. After working with her for one day, she got exactly what we were looking for in a home and everyday for three weeks she drove us to visit homes until we settled on the two homes we bought. That we were looking in the country meant that these homes were often far apart. Never once did she seem tired of the search, her boundless energy and enthusiasm was pure energy for us. At every walk through Deirdre not only got all the home details the sellers agent was offering, but asked questions about the home we would have never thought to ask (flood zone status, tax information, radon mitigation, etc. etc.). I forget exactly why, but she even put in a call to a town ombudsman asking a question that was raised during a walk through of a home we were considering. No effort, no task was too much for Deirdre. Thank you. After you choose your home and have your offer accepted, having a buyer's agent that is organized, methodical, and savvy to the process is key. You can trust Deirdre to recommend other supporting cast members (attorney, inspectors, etc) not only because she's worked with them, but she knows how they'll fit with your personality, your temperament, and your particular needs. She builds a team for you. And to use a basketball analogy, she will be the team's point guard, passing the ball to the right person at the right time to score. This final stretch in the home buying process is fraught with potential pitfalls. Having Deirdre by your side working the process with you, advocating for you, pushing when needed is invaluable. Most importantly to us Deirdre made sure we were treated as people, not just names and numbers on a spreadsheet. Real people taking a huge emotional and financial leap. Her respect for that, to see and connect with the person in the process, may be what separates her from any other buyer agent in Connecticut. From purchase offer to closing date, Deirdre will be there for you. Trust that. We did and we are forever happy for it. Tin & Cynthia
