Paddy worked tirelessly with my wife and me to search and ultimately find our "forever home" in Pismo Beach. We were brand new to the area and had actually never been to SLO County prior to our home search. While we had done much online research, there was no substitute to actually being here and I can think of no better expert guide than Paddy. We are experienced homebuyers; this was our seventh home purchase, and there were several aspects of working with Paddy that make her stand out from just about every other real estate professional. 1. Paddy took the time to listen to our wants and needs with real interest and authenticity. She did not attempt to persuade us to her POV or to look for an easier home purchase. Instead, she paid homage to our requirements and was a great sounding board throughout. Instead of telling us what was her version of "truth" she gave us tradeoffs, as in "I understand that you want XYZ. But in order to get XYZ you may have to give up on ABC and also have to accept LMN." I really appreciate that style of collaboration. 2. Due in part to Paddy's authenticity but also due to her obvious attention to detail, Paddy established a high degree of credibility and trust with us immediately. I never felt like she was steering us or that she was trying to accelerate our decision-making. 3. When we did make an offer, she guided us expertly on how to be strategic in the dollar amount we put forth. We were outbid significantly by an investor, but were able to be the clear back-up offer, "outsmarting" several other interested buyers. Paddy then wrote a compelling personal letter to the seller around our interest in the house and I am convinced that this made a huge difference. When the winning investor blinked on their negotiations, the seller chose us and we've had an amazing relationship with them. We've even had them over for a visit, something that NEVER was a consideration in our prior home purchases. 4. Finally, to top all of this off, Paddy is really delightful. She's very intelligent and savvy, but is a really good person with a wonderful sense of humor as well. In the same way that we've have a developing personal relationship with the home sellers, we have gotten together a couple of times with Paddy and her husband and I look forward towards a developing friendship with them in the years to come.