Teri Arnett

Broker (25 years experience) Specialties: Buyer's Agent, Listing Agent, Foreclosure, Short-Sale, Landlord Teri has sold residential real estate throughout the Portland, Oregon area since 1995 with RE/MAX equity group Realtors. She has sold hundreds of homes throughout the entire Portland metropolitan area during her career as a real estate broker. Her attention to detail, affinity toward targeting the market audience, excellent communication, and her strength in negotiations make her an asset to your moving team. Continuous training and education affords Teri knowledge of the ever-changing environment of real estate sales. She keeps abreast of changes in real estate law, marketing, environment, and practices. She has trained to work with sellers impacted by difficult economic climates in order to counsel them on their various options to foreclosure. She has taken advanced training to work with investors and home-owners of all types. She possesses special designations as a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), and Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI). She's attended training around the Portland area and around the country to ensure she is well-equipped to best serve her client's ever-changing needs. Teri has a vision for preparing your home for market that few agents possess. She can recommend tips and upgrades that will improve your home's appeal to the market. Her detailed pricing analysis helps you understand and plan your pricing strategy, and her continued monitoring of the real estate market throughout the process keeps you aware of your competition and subtle shifts in momentum. Teri will present your home accurately and attractively in photos, flyers, web pages, and all types of marketing to draw qualified buyers to your home. She follows up on showings to assess buyer feedback, opinions, and interest, and she shares that information regularly. She helps you make adjustments in response to buyer feedback that will place your home ahead of the comparable properties in the marketplace. Her straight-forward and honest approach will let you know where you stand among the competition and guide you toward a successful sale. Once an offer has been obtained, Teri's expertise with market values offers strength through the negotiation process. She understands the psychology of buyers and sellers, so she is particularly strong with negotiation strategy. She will help you obtain the highest price possible, while honestly appraising the tone of the current real estate market. Furthermore, her familiarity with real estate practices and details helps her to protect her clients during the negotiations, and throughout the closing process. She stays on top of all the players in the real estate process--lenders, inspectors, appraisers, escrow officers, title companies, contractors, repairmen, and agents--to ensure that all obligations and timelines of the contract are met. You will be protected and kept informed every step of the way. Many of Teri's clients over the years have repeatedly partnered with her for real estate help. They've shared her name with friends and family who were considering making a move. In fact, over the years, Teri has sold homes for several real estate agents who had either left the business or sought Teri's particular expertise. If you are thinking about selling your home or purchasing a new one, Teri will undoubtedly be an asset to your moving and financial planning team.