Chris was a great partner in helping us navigate our first home purchase. He's highly knowledgeable about the Seattle area, on topics from price trends to future development. Specifically, we appreciated: 1. Chris moving at our pace - We didn't have a set timeline for our purchase but wanted to start poking around. He happily (and patiently) showed us around on the weekends. We never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision/purchase. 2. Communication and responsiveness - Chris is highly responsive and flexible. If we found a hot home we wanted to see immediately, he made it happen on short notice. When we started our search, we favored houses on Zillow and would comment back and forth. He quickly got a feel for our tastes and was able to suggest more homes. 3. Negotiation and closing - When we found our (surprise) home, Chris was clear in walking us through everything that would and c…
Chris was a great partner in helping us navigate our first home purchase. He's highly knowledgeable about the Seattle area, on topics from price trends to future development. Specifically, we appreciated: 1. Chris moving at our pace - We didn't have a set timeline for our purchase but wanted to start poking around. He happily (and patiently) showed us around on the weekends. We never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision/purchase. 2. Communication and responsiveness - Chris is highly responsive and flexible. If we found a hot home we wanted to see immediately, he made it happen on short notice. When we started our search, we favored houses on Zillow and would comment back and forth. He quickly got a feel for our tastes and was able to suggest more homes. 3. Negotiation and closing - When we found our (surprise) home, Chris was clear in walking us through everything that would and connected us with the best mortgage, inspection, and maintenance folks in town. Chris is well-connected and even knew the selling agent. He packaged a competitive offer and won negotiations on things we wanted to be fixed with the home. Thanks to his efforts, we closed in 15 days. Highly recommend Chris to be your agent, whether this is your first home or subsequent purchase(s).
Chris Koehler was tireless in his efforts to help me find the right house that suited my lifestyle and requirements. At the outset of the home search process, Chris took the time to understand me as a homeowner and buyer; following, throughout the home search process and through to the final closing, Chris was ever responsive to my questions and requests. Above all else, I appreciated Chris’ intimate knowledge of the Seattle housing market: his experience, sage insights, and consummate professionalism left me feeling confident throughout the home search process and only served to reinforce my decision to partner with Chris and the Compass team. Of note, the final throes of the bidding process involved two pivotal conversations: the first was the listing agent who requested to speak with Chris and my mortgage banker; the second conversation, on the following day, involved the listing agen…
Chris Koehler was tireless in his efforts to help me find the right house that suited my lifestyle and requirements. At the outset of the home search process, Chris took the time to understand me as a homeowner and buyer; following, throughout the home search process and through to the final closing, Chris was ever responsive to my questions and requests. Above all else, I appreciated Chris’ intimate knowledge of the Seattle housing market: his experience, sage insights, and consummate professionalism left me feeling confident throughout the home search process and only served to reinforce my decision to partner with Chris and the Compass team. Of note, the final throes of the bidding process involved two pivotal conversations: the first was the listing agent who requested to speak with Chris and my mortgage banker; the second conversation, on the following day, involved the listing agent, the sellers, Chris, and my mortgage banker. Throughout those conversations, Chris represented me in a positive, professional manner, and answered the listing agent's and seller's questions with aplomb. For all future home and/or land-buying transactions in the Washington market, I will partner once again with Chris Koehler and the Compass team.
Chris is a stand-up guy and an adept REALTOR. He knows the market, understands the value-added of houses, and easily communicates these to his clients. We worked with Chris and had a tight timeline to work with as we had a contingency offer accepted on a house we wanted to buy. So, the name of our game of selling our house was fast and clean. And that is what we got. One of Chris’ strengths is communication and that was invaluable during our fast turn-around. Both in the sale of our house and the purchase of a new one. Besides his smarts and great business sense, he’s a funny guy and wonderful to work with. I wouldn’t work with a different REALTOR moving forward and can easily recommend him to anyone!
Working with Chris to prepare and sell my mother’s house changed the process for me from a daunting and overwhelming experience to a successful collaboration of ideas and energy. The house had been the family home for 50 years and the extended family lives in the area. His thoughtful listening skills, knowledge, enthusiasm for the neighborhood, and his vision for how to best present the house helped the family as they moved forward. Chris’s attention to detail, his willingness to help, and his almost immediate response to any question or concern made the process go smoothly. He was a joy to work with and I would fully recommend him, especially for a novice in buying or selling a home.