Call Example - Got M - Kathy

Kathy and Colleen discuss Colleen's home search journey. Colleen and her family are interested in Mountain Lakes and Boonton Township for their youngest daughter's high school. They prefer a townhouse for less maintenance, but open to options. Colleen is flexible with timing and ready to buy. They need four bedrooms for their family and dog. They confirm showings for the next day. Hi, this is Kathy. Hi, Kathy. Colleen Kunclin, how are you? Hi, Colleen. How are you? I'm okay. Sorry about that. I was trying to answer. I couldn't hear. Anyway. No worries. I just wanted to take a second and just introduce myself before we go on our showings tomorrow and just get some information about, you know, you and your home search journey. Is this the first homes you're looking at or? Yeah. So, we live in Boonton Township. Are you local? I'm Bernardsville, but I know the area well. Okay. Got it. We live in Boonton Township. We owned a home for, gosh, 13 years in the town and just sold it last summer, thinking I was being relocated, and then that didn't happen, so we've been renting, and now we're just waiting for some options to come on the market to buy back in, and it's, you know, it's like slow drippings right now. Yeah. Yeah. You're right. Now, is Mountain Lake the area you guys are interested in, or are there other areas that you're looking into, or what are you thinking? Only Mountain Lakes and Boonton Township. Our youngest daughter will be going to high school in the fall, and we want her in Mountain Lakes. I've had two girls. One's a senior now, and one's in college who graduated from there, so we don't want to take her out of our friend group and all that, so. I fully understand. I have a... Yeah. My youngest just graduated from college, so I'm not that far away from those days. Yeah. Yeah, I totally get it, and is a townhouse what you guys want, or...? Not necessarily. I just... We came from... We had a little bit over an acre, you know, like a 3,500-square-foot home. We've got one in college now, and one going to college in the fall, and we just don't want to... We don't think we need as much space as we came from, and I'm renting right now, and I'm kind of like, oh, this is really nice. We don't need to deal with mowing the lawn and getting the driveway plowed, so there's something intriguing about having those things taken care of for you, so it's not necessarily the only thing we're looking at, but it's an option. I got you. And so timing, you're kind of... When you find it, you're kind of ready then? Yeah. Yeah. We don't have anything to sell. We're ready to go. No, we're not... And your lease is... Is it up at a certain time, or is it month-to-month? It's month-to-month. Yeah. It's month-to-month. Gotcha. Yeah. So we're super flexible. Okay. Mm-hmm. Okay. Sounds good. Well, now I have a better idea as to what you're looking for. Now, so it's you and your husband and the two or three kids? Three girls and a dog. Three girls. Oh, and a dog. What kind of dog? Oh, he's cute. He's Havanese, so he's, you know, a smaller guy, like 20 pounds. Oh, they are cute. I had a Snoogle, so yeah. I love dogs. Oh, nice. So cute. Yeah. But yeah, so three... We really want four bedrooms, even though the two would be in school, just, you know, when they come home, and guests, and all that stuff. So four... Oh, absolutely. Three bedrooms we have now, and it's tight. Yeah. No, I would agree. And with them being three girls, I mean, of course, they're going to want their own room. So... Their own room, their own closet. Right. Right. Nope. You're right. Okay. Sounds good. Well, now I know what we're looking for. So we're confirmed for tomorrow at the two houses. Yeah, and I'm looking forward to meeting you. Likewise. So I'll see you at the first one on Park at 1130. Right. Sounds good, Holly. Okay. You have a good night. You too. Thanks. Bye.