Buying a House Sight Unseen and Loving It

by Tracey Moore

Strangely enough, Matt and Adrienne bought their current house Uptown sight unseen. They were living in Colorado when Adrienne was offered a position at Tulane as the Director of the Language Learning Center and needed to find a home here quickly. After spending three hours per day commuting in the car, Adrienne wanted to be within walking distance of her new job and have space for their dogs to play outside. Matt, an engineer, had previously lived in New Orleans, and I had sold a house for him back in 2016. He was happy with how that had gone, so they reached out to me for help.

Moving to New Orleans

Adrienne sums things up this way: “The job was right up my alley at a great institution, in a cool city that Matt already had connections in. So we said, pandemic or not, the time is now — let’s do it.” Thankfully, the company Matt worked for in Colorado was happy to keep him on board — working remotely from New Orleans.

What It’s Like to House-Hunt Remotely

Needing to sell a house in Colorado Springs and a condo in Denver, Matt and Adrienne couldn’t be in New Orleans to house hunt. Explains Matt, “We basically did everything sight unseen, unless you count FaceTime 😉 We closed without ever stepping foot in the house and had a friend sign for us. That’s why we went with Tracey.”

They looked at properties online, I went to see them in person, and they trusted me to make good choices based on their preferences and my experience buying and selling homes remotely.

3 Real Estate Transactions, 1 New Job, and a Hurricane

Fortunately for Matt and Adrienne, the real estate market in Colorado was hot at the time, and they were able to sell those homes quickly for above asking price. That allowed them to go to a slightly higher price point on a home here in New Orleans.

Between dealing with three real estate transactions, one new job, and a hurricane that hit one week before the closing date on the new house, things got tricky. But I appreciate that Adrienne had this to say about working with me:

“Tracey really helped us roll with the punches in a laid back but serious way. She was like, we’re going to take this crazy situation and figure it out along the way!”

Loving Their Home and Their Neighborhood

More importantly, Matt and Adrienne are happy in their new home and love their Uptown neighborhood. Notes Adrienne, “The walkability is great, it’s so close to Audubon Park, and I almost never have to put gas in the car!”

Need to buy, sell or invest remotely (without all the stress)? Take a deep breath, and get in touch today. I’m here to help.