Dan Reynolds

Review of Hughes Real Estate/Silvercreek...

My homebuying experience with David Anderson can b...

My homebuying experience with David Anderson can be best-described with one word: professionalism, and it can best be explained by relating one small, yet very significant, incident.

During the actual closing on the house, I had arrived at the title company office early. The title officer told me she was ready to initiate the closing, and invited me to start the process if I was ready. David had not yet arrived--as I said, I was early--but I told the title officer it was alright with me to start.

The title officer started handing me documents to sign, and she briefly explained each one prior to my signing it. The seller of the house had agreed to pay all closing costs on the property, and I was expecting a check for more than $3,000 during the closing. However, the title officer told me that I was to pay the $3,000. I set the relevant document aside, and a few minutes later, David stepped into the room, right on time both according to the clock and to the situation. The title officer greeted him, and then told us she had to retrieve something from her desk. When she left the signing room, I showed David the document and told him the officer had told me that I was to pay $3,000. He looked at the paper and quietly pointed out that the seller was to pay me, rather than I was to pay the seller.

When the title officer returned, he then showed her the same document, and she quickly agreed that she had made a mistake, and, clearly embarrassed, just as quickly assured me that I would be receiving the check within a few days.

It wasn't a big moment, but it was an important moment, and it reminded me just how critical it was to have an experienced and competent professional realtor representing me. The mistake might have been caught, or it might not have--my only reaction to the moment was thank goodness that David was there...