Testimonials

Lisa W Lindsley
May 1, 2007

Dear Patty:

I would like to thank you for the successful delivery of a number of important projects. You have my permission to use this letter widely as referral or letter of reference without seeking further authorization.

My business relationship with Patty started in 2006 while I was searching for commercial real estate in Townsend, TN. While I am a native of East Tennessee, I am currently located in Northern California. Using the internet to shop properties, I had contacted several agents inquiring about a specific property without a response. Impatiently, I contacted the seller's agent, Patty Petrow, using the phone number provided on her listing. She answered the first call professionally, and promised to call back. I had become cynical in believing that I would receive a call back, and Patty proved me wrong. From the very first call and for each and every commitment, Patty delivered exceptional results.

Patty has consistently demonstrated a dedication to her work which includes an unparalleled commitment to her client and acting in all cases with unwavering integrity. She successfully closed the deal for us and her owner-client for the commercial property, and turned her attention to finding property for my personal home. Understanding the rest of my business objectives, she continues on the lookout for the remaining property I need. Additionally, Patty introduced me to an honest, hard-working banker, an honest contractor, and a talented attorney in the area. She, at her own initiative, researched rules, regulations, contact names, and business codes as they applied to my business. Patty's unwavering focus on excellence and integrity has firmly placed her as my agent of choice for all matters.

In a final vote of full support, I begged her to move to Northern California, temporarily, to sell my home here. I'm glad she declined as I would much prefer keeping her in Tennessee as part of my golden team.

Sincerely,
Lisa W Lindsley
CEO Alea, LLC
Email: alealindsley@aol.com

Just a note to let you know how lucky we feel to have found Patty Petrow on the Internet.  Having an advocate like her in Blount County made the purchase of our new house possible.

It was getting time to come back to Tennessee, and we wanted to get started looking for a house.  We knew we wanted someone from your office, and she was the one that answered my inquiry.

Soon we started exchanging e-mails with Patty (what we were looking for, price range, areas to live, etc.), and every day we got  listings with pictures giving us an idea of what was available.  I cannot tell you how many houses we looked at, but we know it was a lot of work on her part to help us.

She spent numerous hours with Pat filtering out possibilities, and then she had visits to places carefully organized to maximize the use of our few days at home last May.

When we first found a house that fit our wants, Patty was working with the builder on getting an agreement on changes, when the house was removed from the market.  Rather than give up, Patty resumed the search for our perfect house with even more vigor.  The e-mails, pictures, and listing sheets kept coming, and they were much closer to our wants.  When we were able to again get back to Tennessee in September, Patty had arranged to show us the houses we had selected, and even some of those with which we had some concerns because she thought they would be good fits.  And it was indeed one of these initial rejects that best fit our wants.

With only two days left in our visit, Patty set up a meeting with the seller and the builder and worked with us to develop an offer that would fit within our financial capabilities.   She worked with us and our lender to get pre-approval on a mortgage.  Even though it was a weekend, she arranged us for to get a power of attorney signed so that we could finalize the contract.  After Patty got a contract for us, she arranged for the home inspection, conducted a very thorough walk-through, and worked with the builder to get all of the necessary corrections made.

The fantastic finish here is that we closed on the house on our anniversary.  Patty sent us the best anniversary present we could have imagined.  But Patty did not stop with the anniversary card.  She arranged to have the utilities turned on, to have the lawn mowed and watered when needed, and continues to help us with arrangements as we prepare to return to Tennessee .

And she did all this for us while we were living nine time zones away – in Samara, Russia.  When we tell people how helpful she was, they cannot believe that we were able to do all of this without numerous trips back to the US.  They say that if they are transferred to the Knoxville area, they know one person to call upon when they are ready to buy a home.  We cannot give her enough thanks for all she did for us.

Pat and Bob Larsen