May 1, 2006
First Time Home Buyers Really Do Buy Houses Online
With almost twenty offers signed, sealed and delivered and dozens more in the queue, it’s high time we introduce a new feature on the Redfin blog, Maniac Emptor (Emptor, a buyer and Maniac, a Maniac for Redfin). First up are Michael and Anna Teter. We’ve got a soft spot for them for many reasons:
1. They were one of the first customers to ever submit an online offer
2. They’re first-time home-buyers
3. They got out-bid twice, and bailed on a third after a terrifying inspection, and still they stuck with us
4. To win their house, they had to fend off two agents who snuck in during a private pre-inspection
5. Cute kid that goes to the same classes that I took my son to at the Community Birth & Family Center
Here’s what they won: A nicely remodeled place in the Central District and $8,380 from Redfin!
