Keller Williams Advantage Realty

278 W. Hamilton
State College, PA 16801

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Lisa Rittenhouse

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

November 8, 2013

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Lisa Rittenhouse

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

November 8, 2013

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Lisa Rittenhouse

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

July 2, 2013

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Lisa acted as my Buyer's Agent to help me find a new home in State College.I contacted Lisa by phone from Seattle in early 2013 when I had been offered a job in State College. Before I accepted the offer, I wanted to know what it would cost my family to buy a home and live here. To be honest, I had never even heard of State College before, and was quite nervous about taking on a new job, in a new state. On that first phone call Lisa showed genuine concern and spent a really ridiculous amount of time with meaEUR"telling me about the area, making informed and helpful recommendations, and not once did I feel I was being aEURoesoldaEUR? her services. In fact, she explicitly said that even if I were to buy a aEURoefor sale by owneraEUR? home (one in which she would obviously receive no compensation) she was willing to help.I moved here in March 2013 in advance of my familyaEUR"who followed on at the end of June. From a real estate agents perspective, I was probably the worst possible customer. I did not know the area; I did not know what I wanted; I did not know what was possible; and I had ever bought a house before in the United States (I am Canadian and have lived in Canada most of my life). Lisa showed me through I dont know how many homes educating me on what was available at what price. After a while we found a place and made an offer. The bank I was dealing with had tremendous difficulty coping with the fact that I was from CanadaaEUR"with different credit reporting processes and the like. It was very frustrating, difficult, and angst-ridden. Lisa demonstrated professionalism and patience throughout the process, and at one point (when we thought the deal was impossible) was happily willing to start over again with me from scratch. In the end, I ended up buying a lovely home and can put my hand on my heart and say that it would not have been possible in this competitive market without Lisas help. I almost feel guilty that I didnt actually pay her a dimeaEUR"agents are paid out of the sellers money. But I am happy to recommend her.

- KimandFrank

Lisa Rittenhouse

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

August 23, 2016

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I am recommending to use Lisa Rittenhouse as a your real estate specialist. Just saying "highly likely" is not sufficient - I DO recommend to contact Mrs. Rittenhouse if you considering real estate transactions.She provided courteous and professional services in listing our property for sale within time frame and price point that she advised.If I would be asked to highlight our experience with one phrase - I'd say:" our property was under the contract within 5 (five) days from listing"!Yes, I am honest - it took us five days to get the contract signed with OUR asking price.Our advice: do your homework and don't expect miracles happening. We started preparation for the sale almost 9 months in advance. During that first visit, she gave us points to prepare the property: properly staging the house, common issues to keep in mind with house inspection, availability of maintenance records, list of improvements, quality of pictures to be posted, etc. She assessed the best time for the listing in early spring.At her advice we hired a home assessment through a local appraiser to gauge the value of property in our area and avoid guessing. It really helped to eliminate price anxiety and manage our expectations. We found that our property was recently reassigned into a flood plane. FEMA is really, you know, helpful and considerate (sarcasm). So our expense for home evaluation was totally worth it. Don't stifle yourself about this - a correct property evaluation is really powerful information for a homeowner. Lisa provided us with all necessary documentation for closing process, qualified advice during the pending time, and regularly followed up with us with updates. Moreover, she assisted us in addressing issues that did come from the buyer's side. Their Bank was demanding and adamant about a lot of details, where Lisa negotiated for us to divide fairly additional expenses to satisfy Bank's nitpicking. This is the real value of a real estate professional - ability to work with you from the beginning to the very end of the process and we are truly thankful and deeply appreciate her efforts. Again, thank you Lisa!

- User3037460

Lisa Rittenhouse

Keller Williams Advantage Realty

October 5, 2011

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In November of 2010, My now fiance and I purchased a house with the help of Lisa. For months Lisa assisted us with locating the perfect house for the two of us and finally, after many ups and downs, we located our first home. From my experience with purchasing a house, I cannot say enough good about Lisa.Whenever I had any questions, whenever I had any concerns and whenever I needed to make decisions, Lisa was right there to walk me through the process. Never once did Lisa get tired of us and she continued to search the market to locate our home. Lisa was knowledgeable and professional and truly became a friend in the process of us buying our house. Although it was a job for Lisa and it is business, she truly put a personal touch on our house purchasing experience.Times are tough for everyone right now with the economy and concern is always present when buying a house. Lisa is there to get you the best deal possible and will not let you get screwed. Unfortunately the person I purchased my house from was unwilling to budge too much on the price of the house but Lisa did in fact try her best in the negotiation stage. When I sale my house in the future, I intend to go back to Lisa and ask for her help again. Whether you are new to the neighborhood or a veteran to the area, Lisa is the best person to help you locate your home.

- FrancisOB

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