Sep 4, 2019
Jeremy and Melissa Lobner
WRPS and UPS
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Wow, where do we even start.... We first found out we were moving when Melissa received a call on a Friday afternoon in early June stating that she was being offered employment at a local school district. We put our toddler in our car after work and off we went to the Wisconsin Rapids area to look for a place to live. Coming from La Crosse, we knew we wanted to be closer to my family in Rapids, but we didn't know if I would get a transfer to this UPS hub, how much moving was going to cost, whether or not we would find childcare before the school year started, etc. Suffice it to say, we were MOTIVATED buyers. After combing through Zillow on the 2 hour drive, we found a dozen houses that we loved. Melissa called all of them and left voicemails on many answering machines in order to get us showings of the properties that weekend. We spoke to several agents who seemed to be frustrated that they had to take time out of their weekends to help us. Many suggested that we come back during the week, which was not a possibility for us as we worked several hours away and could not take off of work. Brian was the second realtor who showed us a property that Friday, and we refused to work with anyone but him. Not only did he answer all of our frantic texts, emails and phone calls with assurances, answers, and patience, he also walked us through EVERY part of the process. We were first time homeowners and not "street savvy" in the home-buying process. Even the mortgage lending officer we worked with was not as knowledgeable and willing to help us as Brian was. If he didn't know the answer to the question, he contacted the seller and anyone he could think of who might know the answer. We both agreed that, without Brian's help, the process would have been a disaster. We had already lost out on all of the 12 properties we had found on Zillow before the weekend was over, so we had to move quickly. We came back up to Rapids the following weekend to look at more properties and ended up finding the house of our dreams. Because of Brian, we were able to close on August 23rd, just before the school year started! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to Brian Hanson, Renee, and the rest of the NextHome family that made our 8-year journey towards home-ownership a reality.
