Joan Rogers

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I cannot recommend Joan Rogers enough. We were first time homebuyers in a market with historic low inventory and COVID restrictions. Joan was amazingly responsive, explained things in understandable language, and answered all of our questions with grace, clarity, and good humor. Her delightful wit and eloquence is matched by her attention to detail. We never had any concerns that things would fall through the cracks on her end. She also repeatedly showed that she had our best interests at heart. We have already and will continue to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell in the Portland area - a true treasure!

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I highly recommend Realtor Joan Rogers for any real estate transaction services. Throughout the process of selling my home, Joan demonstrated professional excellence seamlessly blended with her unique personal qualities of elegance, reliability, responsiveness and responsibility. Joan has a lifetime of valuable experience and realtor knowledge as well as wide geographic familiarity and a deep network of professional contacts. Most of all, I appreciated her consistent confidence, graciousness, and her calming can-do perspective. - Thank you Joan Rogers!

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Joan knows Portland inside and out; really listens to what her clients need and want and is able to interpret that with the housing available; is super responsive (even after the sale); and is a sharp advocate for her clients during inspections, negotiation, and loan paperwork. When we bought our house, we saw her put all these skills to use for us. And though she has assistants, we never met them; when you work Joan, you work with her--you don't get passed off if you don't find a house after x showings. We would work with her again and recommend her 100 percent.

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Joan has represented my family twice as buyers and twice as sellers in Portland between 2011-2020. Her expertise is deep and comprehensive aEUR" from market behaviors, neighborhoods and schools, to obscure building requirements and historical quirks. Impressively, shes been able to intuit our needs as buyers before we were able to recognize and articulate them ourselves. Shes straightforward about potential challenges and seems to be working three steps ahead, proactively trouble-shooting so our experience as the client is steady and enjoyable, even in the Interesting Times of 2020. Five out of Five; Very Satisfied; Would 100% work with Joan again!

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Joan is amazing. She handled both the sale of our "old house" and the purchase of our "new house" and both went swimmingly. She offered us wonderful suggestions on improvements we could make to increase the desirability of our listing, as well as suggestions on staging for photos. Once we had offers, and were in the inspection period, her impressive reserve of recommended service vendors (I.e, contractors and roofers) meant that we were able to schedule and complete all work as needed. As for the buying side: Once we found the perfect house to put an offer on, she negotiated tirelessly to try and get us the best deal possible. Once again, her reserve of recommended service vendors meant that we were able to have estimates on necessary repairs quickly. Her ability to explain things clearly, while presenting three alternative "best to worst case outcomes" meant that we always felt confident and secure in what was happening.Every person we interacted with in this process, from our lender to the title company, sang Joan's praises. She's well respected throughout the area.

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I was fortunate enough to use Joan's vast experience this year for both the purchase of our new home, and for the sale of our old home. There aren't sufficient words to describe how utterly effective Joan's skills are, but I will try.Regarding the purchase of our new home: we had started browsing listings in our desired neighborhoods and had even gone to a few open houses when we happened to find The One. Since we weren't officially looking at the time, we knew we'd have to move quickly to make an offer on the home before it could be sold to another buyer. I contacted Joan and she leapt into action, guiding us every step of the way to get ourselves ready to make an offer on the home in an extremely short 2-day turnaround. Before we could submit, however, we learned that the owner had accepted another offer. Joan knew how much the house had meant to us, and so she continued to track the offer, and delighted us with an early morning call to let us know the original offer had fallen through and the house was back on the market. We had our offer submitted by the next day, and were thrilled that it was accepted. From the time the offer was submitted to our closing date, Joan kept us informed at each decision point, tapping her broad network for assistance in finding excellent inspectors, negotiating the issues found during the home inspection into fierce advocacy for our purchase, and being available for every worried call or message with kindness, patience, and even tough love when needed. I truly believe there is no situation that could arise that Joan wouldn't have either dealt with before, or that she would "know a guy" able to guide us through the particulars. She has a mastery of real estate etiquette and legal/professional boundaries, knows when and where to apply pressure, and is just an overall joy to work with and be around. Regarding the sale of our old home: we actually began our discussion with Joan by asking her to come to our then-current home and give us an honest, critical, realtor assessment of what we could realistically expect to get for our old home (a 1905 farmhouse in Overlook), so that we'd know in what approximate price range we'd be shopping. She came up with a to-do list of things that buyers would either demand or desire on our home, and her assessment was spot-on. We tackled her recommended list of repairs and improvements (roof, sewer, and paint), and due to these features being in top-notch condition when we listed the home, we had multiple offers within a few days of the home going on the market. The well-researched and carefully considered listing price generated a huge amount of interest in the home, and we went sale pending after only 9 days with an offer that was $15,000 over our asking price. Yes, our home was cute and well cared for, but Joan knew exactly where to price our home to generate the most interest. She was even able to steer us away from some early risky offers by relying on her many years of experience to sniff out some sketchy details. By relying on her expertise, we landed on the best possible option, and we closed on time (actually, a day early!) without any difficulties or drama.I recommend Joan to anyone needing to purchase or sell their home, without qualifications or reservations. She is beyond competent... "wizard" or "master" seem more accurate. She won't coddle you, but instead will tell you real facts with real options clearly spelled out. You will always know that she is advocating for YOU, and will move mountains to make sure the stress of buying and selling results in another deeply satisfied client. And on your next car ride to an open house, she can captivate you with tales of cat adoption and rescue, or offer rousing discussions of classical composers. This world is a better place because of Joan.

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It is hard to express just how good Joan Rogers is!Genius is the word that comes to mind.We have worked with Joan as buyers and as sellers.Joan leaves no stone unturned when it comes to inspections. We recently bought a home in SW that underwent long, protracted and extrememly complex negotiations and dealing regarding the integrity of the siding of the house. Joan not only saved our transaction with her calm, reasoned, and saavy communications between various parties (contractors, inspectors, the sellers and their agent), she also helped us avoid what could have been hundreds of thousands of dollars in repair work.Joan is a life-time partner as well for the care of your home: she has recommended excellent contractors, cleaners, irrigation specialists, roofers, etc over the years. Champion, smart and ethical in every aspect of the business.

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If you want to work with a realtor who truly has your best interests at heart, is extremely knowledgeable about every aspect of the business, and who will advocate for you at every corner, go with Joan. Additionally, if your circumstances are unusual, talk to her. I live in Europe, bought a property in Oregon, and worked with Joan remotely during the entire process. I put 100% trust in her, let he do her job, and it all went without a hitch in spite of all the things that come up during home purchase. I will continue to sing her songs of praise, and recommend her to everyone I know buying or selling a home in Oregon.

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Joan is a fantastic realtor and an awesome advocate for my husband and me as first-time buyers. She listened to us, sent us home listings that corresponded to our wants and needs, was full of knowledge of both local areas and architectural information, and was incredibly responsive throughout the process. And when we found our home, she went above and beyond to ensure that we were getting the best deal possible. Without her guidance, we wouldn't have known to ask for the seller to repair or credit certain items that saved us thousands. We are so grateful we had Joan as our realtor and would highly recommend her to anyone and everyone. She was a joy to work with and now we're in our perfect home thanks to her!

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Joan was so very helpful as we sold our family home of 24 years. Our sale was relatively complex as the inspection surfaced some issues we weren't anticipating. Joan was very resourceful and knew what type of contractor would be needed (and she had contacts in each area) to come in and do timely assessments and provide estimates, as necessary, to resolve any issues. She was also very knowledgeable about real estate in the area (Eastmoreland), bringing a very well researched estimate of what we might sell the house for - she was spot on! She was friendly and very responsive as well. Joan made what can be a very stressful thing less so with her knowledge, friendliness and experience. We would strongly recommend her!