Sarah Smith – RE/MAX On The Lake

My Girlfriend and I were tired of paying the ridiculous rent in Seattle for something we didn’t even own. As first time home buyers, the Seattle market seemed VERY intimidating when you are 25 years old and you’re expected to «compete» against a flurry of offers. After the first meeting with Sarah, she eased our minds and got us prepared for the road ahead. We really appreciated Sarah’s work she did for us. She is very knowledgeable, fast responding, willing to go to bat for you if needed, and seems to truly care about the well being of her clients. My girlfriend and I now proud owners of a wonderful Condo and who would have thought… We got it under listing price! Thank you Sarah!

Sarah helped us buy our first house in Seattle. She was professional and really knows the market. Managed our expectations and reined us in when we were tempted to offer more than properties were really worth. We worked hard looking at tons of properties. After a few offers, with Sarah’s assistance, we bought a house that had the vast majority of important criteria we were looking for. And her mortgage team made financing surprisingly easy. Definitely recommend.

My Husband and I recently sold our condo and purchased a new home with the help of Sarah. From the moment we met her we knew she was the agent for us! She won us over by being well organized and being available anytime via phone, email or in person to discuss the details of our pending sale or purchase. She also has a tremendous knowledgable about the various aspects of the real estate market. In short — she was a pleasure to work with. We would not hesitate to work with her again in the future. Thanks Sarah!

Sarah made the buying process so much smoother than we ever expected. As first time buyers we had a lot of questions. Sarah educated us along the way and we felt like she always had our best interest at heart. She showed us the kind of homes we thought we wanted and helped us work through what our real requirements were. She checked in to make sure we understood every step of the process and prepared us for the more challenging and stressful parts. Thanks to her we were confident with every move we made and were able to be competitive in a difficult market. Sarah got to know us so well through the process that by the time we walked in the door of what is now our new home she said, «I have a good feeling about this place.» We are so happy with our new home in Seattle and can’t recommend Sarah enough!

We had such a positive experience with Sarah when we purchased our home. It seemed like she went out of her way to walk us through the entire process but that is just the way she does business. Sarah also comes with an arsenal of referrals and a strong network to make the process smooth and quick! It almost shouldn’t be this easy to purchase a home — but Sarah makes it that way!

Sarah is one of the most competent agents we’ve ever dealt with. She knew exactly how to market or property, resulting in 2 offers on day 1 of listing!
Highly recommend for buying or selling.

Sarah was amazing to work with! Great and prompt responses to issues or questions I would have. She went the extra mile to bring up things I hadnt thought of before. I’ve dealt with a couple of Real Estate agents before and Sarah is by far the best

I was a first time buyer. Sarah was fantastic to work with. She helped me get to know the market and the process, and was incredibly patient and thorough in answering questions that I had.
Sarah was also patient with me needing to see a variety of places to learn my preferences, and took the time to learn my preferences for both types of homes and and offer strategy.
I had an offer accepted during what was a very busy time for me with travel and work — but I experienced no stress as we moved toward closing, since Sarah was great about keeping inspection, mortgage, and everything else on-​track. There was one minor miscommunication between us and the seller about what furniture would be left, but Sarah was awesome in proactively taking care of it so I barely even had to acknowledge that it happened.
I’d highly recommend Sarah and I am grateful for her help!

Sarah met with us a few times to discuss the process and to help plan before we even began looking for our first house. When we started she was able to fit our unpredictable schedule so that we could see houses on our time. My wife and I felt comfortable and empowered throughout the whole process. Sarah learned what we wanted and was very good at helping us sift through the duds! When it was time to buy she helped line up all of our appointments only days after mutual acceptance! Sarah was an excellent advocate for us and thanks to her, we know own an awesome house, just what we wanted!

Sarah is a wonderful agent and human being. I never once felt like we were an asking too much of her. She would preview houses for us, so if it wasn’t what we were looking for, we wouldn’t waste time getting our toddler into the car. She was so patient with us and would remind us of what we were looking for. We heard so many horror stories about the challenges of buying a house and of course there were discouraging periods, Sarah was very reassuring and overall right about everything she told us to expect. I highly recommend her as an agent, this could have been such an unpleasant experience. It wasn’t because of Sarah!

Yesssss! I used to be in the real estate business, and, man, there are some shady characters in that business. Which is scary, because buying a house is such a huge decision with long-​term consequences.
That’s why you’ll want to work with Sarah Smith. She’s very smart and she works her heart out for her clients.
I recently worked with her on a commercial real-​estate deal, and her follow-​through and savvy advice made all the difference.
Highly recommended!

Let me start off by saying that Sarah is amazing. If you remember nothing else from this review, remember that.
My husband and I were contemplating purchasing a house in Seattle. We were referred to Sarah through a friend.
She sends you automatic emails of houses that fit your requirements. I found this very helpful.
My first experience with Sarah: I remember seeing a house via her email alert that I thought might be interesting, but wasn’t sure if it was worth looking at since it was a foreclosure. I mentioned it to Sarah on a weekday morning. By the time I got off work, she had already scoped out the place, spoken with the selling agent to get the details, and met me at the house right after work with all of the details including comparisons with other houses in the area.
Sarah was very available throughout the entire process and never seemed annoyed at us when we went to see tons of houses. She seemed to genuinely want us to find the perfect house. She was very knowledgeable and helped us through every step of the way. She provided us with all of the facts, but never pushed her views/​opinion on us. Instead, she prompted us to think about what we liked/didn’t like and how much the house would be worth to us irregardless of the asking price.
I purchased a house previously in another state and was amazed at the difference between my previous agent and Sarah. I kept thinking, are agents really supposed to do all this or is she just really nice? Maybe a little bit of both when it comes to Sarah.
She helped us find an amazing house at an amazing price. I would recommend Sarah to anyone interested in buying a home.

We always want a dream house, but how often do we really get a dream agent. Well, I found one and her name is Sarah Smith.
Sarah Smith (SS) spent seven to eight months helping me find my first house in Seattle. I can tell I was not an easy client. I was constantly changing my requirements/​neighborhoods/​price range/​house style & size and other crazy things.
Moving from the East coast to Seattle is a huge change; however, Sarah was expert in the Seattle area neighborhoods to knowledge me day in day out.
She was very honest and experienced about sharing her opinion even when it meant for me not to buy that specific house. I never felt Sarah pushed me to purchased a house; she provided all the facts and gave me the time to make my own decision.
Well, it is hard to find someone honest and thinks what is right for the client/​s. You can always count on SS when comes to honesty. I have enjoyed the journey, and it was pleasure to work with you, Sarah Smith.
Oh, love the new house!!!

I just bought my first home, and Sarah was the realtor who guided me from my initial, less-​than-​basic understanding of real estate transactions all the way through purchase.
I chose to work with Sarah because she was informative and helpful without being overly pushy. I hate when people try to convince me I want something I don’t want, and as a first-​time buyer, I needed some time to make up my mind. But also someone who knew when we ought to act quickly. Sarah was great in steering me through the process, but not making me feel pressured to decide faster, or settle for something that was just okay. When I found the place I knew I wanted, she jumped into action and the deal sped through smoothly.
Sarah’s hard-​working, thorough, and very accessible. At one point we were both out of town on vacation during a hectic time — the offer/​counteroffer back and forth — but she was still available via email and phone, and everything went through without a problem.
I met with a couple of mortgage lenders on my own, and after talking to them all I went with the one who seemed the most on top of everything, which turned out to be Sarah’s recommendation. We had all the documents readied on time for closing — actually, a few days early, which was great since I tend to worry right up till things are finalized.
At this time last year I thought I’d never be able to own my own home. Now I’m actually surprised at how simple it was, since I expected a lot more headache.