Katherine Kerkam

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I do not believe I would have been able to buy a home without Kate. She is so knowledgable and caring, I just knew I could trust her to take care of me throughout the process and to ultimately find a home that would fit my unique needs. We had a pretty low budget but she was able to work with that. She found us a home in a beautiful location that includes multiple outbuildings (for pottery and music work), but is still on city utilities & within our budget. Our new home is a place I couldnt have imagined until we found it and I am indebted to Kate for helping us find it.

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I have worked with Kate to purchase two (dream) properties since May-2022. I can confidently say that I wouldnt have gotten either property without Kates guidance on navigating the insanely competitive local market. Kate was detail-oriented, knew all the documents to ask for and what to look for within them, and was as responsive as I could hope for. Trustworthy, professional, and positive - she was consistent from initial inquiry to closing. I will certainly be working with Kate again when/if I have further real estate needs in the future.

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We were first-time Maine home buyers and had no idea where to start. But luckily, we found Kate. She was so patient with us and explained everything so well. She?s extremely helpful in finding us the perfect home, and we couldn?t be happier. We would recommend her to anyone. -The McShane Family

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We?ve been enjoying the new house Kate helped us find so much that I?m 2 months late in writing her a review! Moving across country to a new state during the most chaotic housing market in my lifetime with little time to see houses in person, my partner and I needed a Realtor we could trust, and from our first conversations to our closing and beyond, Kate went beyond trustworthy to a delightful friend welcoming us to Maine. Kate?s relational skills also exceed professionalism and show genuine care. Her attention to details during Zoom and in-person showings alike and good-humored, compassionate negotiation between my partner and I as we nailed down at times conflicting home desires put me at ease. She was incredibly patient and thoughtful with my anxious mother-in-law when we visited and toured towns, and with me as I fretted over the social justice ramifications of the housing bubble and how to advocate for change. She and her colleagues at Portside take a stand for housing and racial justice in their policies and donated a portion of proceeds to a local nonprofit of our choice. Kate even showed up to our closing with not only some local goodies for us but also a bouquet of in-season daffodils for the seller?s agent. She truly appreciates the emotional labor needed to buy and sell homes. Kate?s attorney skills meant she sleuthed out any anomalies with the deeds, permits, and inspections (in our case, a missing permit for finishing the basement 50 years earlier) when we made our offer (only our second one despite horror stories of others in the market getting rejected dozens of times before finding a home!), ensuring that we as buyers and the sellers went into the deal with eyes wide open and made it to closing without a hitch. As a Mainer herself, parent, spouse, active community member, former dog mom, and proper Portland-area foodie, Kate offered invaluable tips and perspectives on all aspects of life Greater Portland: her husband?s ratings of cycling trails, her understanding of mutual aid activities and diversity in various neighborhoods, community gardening initiatives, how her niece and nephew liked an elementary school in a district we looked at, recreation offerings, her favorite restaurants, and hidden gem off-leash dog areas. It was a true pleasure to work with Kate and I?m only sad we won?t need her services again for decades since she found us the perfect place we?d envisioned, down to the dual trail and bus route access, finished basement, hillside location, and friendly, dog-loving, salt-of-the-earth neighbors. We?ll definitely keep in touch and recommend her to anyone moving to Cumberland County!

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We worked with Kate to see a property that required a lot of work and everyone involved lived elsewhere. She was outstanding in balancing all the different factors at play, extremely communicative, and made the process very simple and relatively low-stress. We would absolutely work with her again in a heartbeat!

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I highly recommend Kate! Kate answered every phone call, text and email quickly. She was so available, which is a must in the current market. Properties come and go very quickly and she was on top of it! During our property search, we looked at a lot of different properties in a few different towns and she was knowledgeable about them all. She was patient with our search and with all of our questions about each property. Kates expert knowledge was so appreciated. When we finally found our house she worked tirelessly until closing to make sure that everything went as smoothly as possible. I cannot thank her enough for everything she did to make our dream home a reality!

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We started our search for a Duplex when seemingly everyone else did, so Multi-units were in short supply and moving quickly on the market. Even so, Kate spent 14 months patiently finding the right property for us. She moved at our tempo and never pressured us, while also promptly providing us with informed advice when asked. Her boldfaced integrity, competence, and legal mindset are evident and allowed us to confidently make decisions even while, because of Covid, much of our search ended up being done remotely. Prior to meeting Kate, if you had asked me if I would consider buying a property without seeing it in person, my answer would have been no. Now I would say that its all about finding the right people to work with.

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Kate was an absolutely incredible resource during a somewhat complicated real estate purchase. Without her tireless assistance throughout COVID related difficulties we would have been unable to secure the purchase of a fantastic peice of property. She can not be more highly reccomend and I will definitely be working with her again in the future.

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We have engaged in many real estate transactions over the years but have never been as impressed with a realtor as we have been by Kate. She displays a high degree of integrity and competence and is very responsive to emails and phone calls, despite her busy life. She is truly a pleasure to work with and makes what can be a stressful process much easier. We highly recommend her for any real estate purpose.

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Our experience with Kate was nothing short of amazing! We just closed on our new home in Freeport, ME and without Kate, we never would have found the home or closed so seamlessly. We initially found Kate by reading online reviews, similar to this review you are reading now. The feedback about her seemed extremely encouraging and we reached out to recruit her help in finding our dream home in Maine, as part of a complete relocation from New Jersey. From the first interaction with Kate, we knew we had found a special person to work with. Seeing this was our THIRD house search/purchase, we had our past experiences to draw from and knew what we wanted in a realtor. Kate embodies all the qualities we had hoped to achieve (and then some) and we will forever be grateful for her in our lives. Kate is a true partner for anyone searching for a home in Maine. She is extremely knowledgeable about the area/market, and may be one of the most patient people on the planet. She worked with us over the course of multiple months, accommodating our sporadic schedule of traveling from NJ to ME, to view houses on various weekends and went above and beyond to be responsive to our countless text/email inquiries. All told, Kate showed us around 50 homes (at our request, to make sure we fully appreciated the area and each towns unique characteristics) before we found the one we loved (and ultimately ended up buying). There was never any pressure from her to pursue a home we were not interested in and at every step of the way, she felt like a true partner in our search. We recommend Kate Kerkam to anyone looking for a home in Maine, especially the Cumberland County area. She puts her clients first, is an absolute pleasure to work with and deserves all the positive feedback you have read and she has received. Because we were unable to travel from NJ regularly, Kate even made regular trips to our prospective home, once we were under contract, to take measurements, meet contractors we had stopping by, and even went in a snowstorm to stake a tree that had fallen on the property. At every step of the process, Kate was there by our side. Kate will hold a special place in our hearts forever. She is kind, thoughtful, intelligent and does everything by the book. She knows the local agents well, has a wealth of contacts that proved useful for us (i.e. plumbers, electricians, inspectors, etc.) and we strongly believe we never would have found this same level of service and attention from anyone else. Recruit Kate to help with your home search/sale. She will work hard for you and help you accomplish your home-ownership dreams! Thank you, Kate, for everything youve done for us.