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Northwood Realty’ s CLAYTON THAMAN—
Taking the Stress Out of the Process
If anyone knows the stresses of real estate, it’ s Northwood’ s Clayton Thaman. Prior to getting into buying and selling real estate as a Realtor, Thaman grew up in a small business-owning family, where property management was a daily responsibility.
Today, his goal is to take the stress out of buying and selling for homeowners and potential homeowners, and to help people find their dream homes in an atmosphere of excitement, not anxiety.“ Running a business has taught me that one of the most important things you can do for people is to listen to them – get a feel for what they’ re actually looking for,” Thaman said.“ You have to flush that out as an agent, learn the motivations of your clients and their thought processes. If you do that, you can find something that really fits them and they’ ll be happy to call home.”
In the current market, however, things may not be so easy, which is why you need a qualified and responsive agent working on your behalf. Thaman notes that there are currently more buyers than sellers in this market, which can lead to all sorts of situations that buyers and sellers may not know how to navigate.
“ One thing people should brace themselves for is the potential of multiple offers. A good agent can prepare their buyers for that situation— what to expect, how to be realistic and how to keep their head on straight,” he said.“ And, with more buyers than sellers, people need to be prepared to offer full price, not lowball the offer, which could put them out of the running very, very quickly.”
On the flip side, Thaman added that people shouldn’ t settle on the first thing they see, either.“ If you’ re not finding something, don’ t settle on a house because you don’ t think you’ ll do better,” he said.“ Look around. You’ ll surprise yourself. Know what you think you want before you
go in so when you do find it, you’ ll take less time to think about it and have less risk of losing it. Right now, it’ s not unusual to look at a house and see it under contract the next day.”
As a Leading Market Specialist with Northwood, Thaman not only can help you buy or sell your next home, he can guide the process so that you can focus more on your dreams and less on stress.
Based in the West Hills, Thaman works with clients from all over Western Pennsylvania. He knows market conditions throughout the region and will make sure you find what you’ re looking for, whether it’ s in the neighborhood three streets over or one in another zip code.
For more information on Clayton Thaman, including all of his current listings and open houses, go to claytonthaman. northwood. com. His email is cthaman @ northwood. com. You can also call him at the office at 412.262.4090, or on his cell at 412.759.2576. Thaman’ s office is conveniently located at 995 Beaver Grade Road, Suite C-1, in Moon Township, 15108.
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