About Ken Stickney



Letter 4

Michele Swift Chodos <[email protected]> Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Cc: Siegel Kathy <[email protected]>
Good morning Ken,
 
Here is our Testimonial.  We spoke about you after working on this together with even more praise...
 
All our best!
 
Michele & Kathy
 
 

Dear Ken,

It is not very often that real estate agents write a testimonial about another agent but in this case we felt it was very warranted.

 
We had the priviledge of working with Ken Stickney after he did a very extensive search and identified us as the Agents who would represent the sale of his lifelong friend’s Mother’s home in Rancho Palos Verdes.  
 
Ken was not an area Agent and so he sought the expertise of those who knew the area well and could represent all the benefits and nuances of living on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
 
But first we had to pass Ken's scrutiny.  He had very clear expectations of the Agents he would recommend.  His investigation began with a lengthy and detailed phone inquiry, which then followed up with a more lengthy face to face interview.   He asked clear, probing and intelligent questions.   When the decision was made to list with us, Ken did not just expect his referral fee and then disappear, as so many agent do.   He was involved 100% of the time.
 
When it came time to discuss the multiple offers, counter offers and the pros and cons of each of the potential buyers, Ken really evaluated and analyzed with us, what was in the best interest of our mutual client.   He always thought out of the box with all possible scenarios.
 
As it turned out, we got into the first escrow with buyers who were in breach of their contract and caused us all great concern.  However, Ken calmly listened to the facts and worked with us to provide a clear, sound strategy to move forward with the back-up offers.  Ken looked at each of the other offers with a magnifying glass, as we all wanted to insure the offer accepted would lead to a successful close of escrow.  And it did. 
 
Ken was a great communicator - always available at any time - and an equally great listener, which is very rare.  He was, to put it simply, a pleasure to work with and very much look forward to working with Ken again. 
 
Kathy & Michele
 

Kathy Siegel & Michele Swift Chodos
310.729.0913
                310.897.6488
 
 
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