We purchased our Clayton MO home 32 years ago when we made a move from Milwaukee, WI. That purchase and subsequent move was incredibly stressful – in fact we needed to consult a real estate attorney to help us navigate a difficult situation with the listing agent. That lawyer was the father of realtor Allie Tzinberg Rossini. When the time came for us decades later to sell our beloved family home, it was a no-brainer to choose Allie whom we knew to have followed in her father’s footsteps and was well-versed in real estate in Clayton and its surrounds.
We contacted Allie in early 2021 to let her know that we, with impending medical issues, had made the not-easy decision to leave our much-loved home in our much-loved neighborhood in favor of moving to a single story home. We also told her that we were not in a hurry – instead we wanted to find the ‘right’ home at the right time . . . and that we would not settle.
From the moment we met Allie and her team partner Lauren Gillentine we were confident we had chosen well. From the walk-through of our home to sitting down and discussing our wants and needs and the importance of both, we knew that Allie and Lauren ‘got it’. . . ‘got us’. They understood that our decision to move was not an easy one and that the timing had to be right . . . for us.
We found the ‘right’ home on March 31st at an open house over Easter/Passover weekend. Allie and Lauren were not with us (much less knew that we – on an impulsive whim – were looking at the house) but when we called them to let them know “This could be THE house!” they showed up within an hour of our phoning them. Placing an offer on a home that already had 8 offers with a deadline of 6 pm (4 hours after we first saw the home) was nerve-wracking to say the least. But Allie and Lauren, with expertise and knowledge on their side, calmly and methodically walked us through the process, easing our concerns, assuring us this was not an impulse buy, never leaving our reach until they sent a text message at 8 pm that same night congratulating us.
And it was then that Lauren and Allie sprang into high gear. Making sure that every inspection was scheduled, every necessary document signed and delivered, every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed, they guided us each step of the way in the purchase of our new home. Meanwhile we listed our Clayton home with them and, again, they leapt into action helping us navigate the moving, the packing, the cleaning, the staging, the pricing, the listing of our home . . . which, to their credit, sold within the first day on the market with 14 showings and 6 offers!
Allie and Lauren are smart, responsive, cool, calm, diligent, professional . . . They truly had our best interests in mind and we have no doubt we mattered to them. Their positive energy and, yes, even their sense of humor kept us grounded and confident in our decision to sell one house and buy another all within the same month. Thank you Allie and Lauren!!