#RedBowMagic Stories

The Sterling Family

"I first met the Sterlings in 2015 when I assisted them in a real estate transaction. We never did end up purchasing that home, but I would continually see them in random places around San Jose over the years, all the while still hoping and believing for their first home. Fast-forward to spring of 2019 and, two more kids later..."

"I first met the Sterlings in 2015 when I assisted them in a real estate transaction. We never did end up purchasing that home, but I would continually see them in random places around San Jose over the years, all the while still hoping and believing for their first home. Fast-forward to spring of 2019 and, two more kids later, we started the home hunt again. We were very strategic and determined to find a home that would fit their needs in the Bay Area. They are both natives of the Bay Area and refused to believe they wouldn’t ever own a home in San Jose. Wouldn’t you know it, it came much sooner than anticipated! Their whole process from preapproval to closing only took 30 days! My amazing teammate, Elva Wormley with C2 Financial, was a tremendous help in making sure their loan was secure and the transaction progressed with ease. I’m so blessed to have seen this home story unfold. They were told it would never happen. Now, their beautiful boys have a big backyard to play in and a toy room to die for! Having faith in the process sometimes feels like it’s taking too long. But then suddenly, the right house comes at the perfect time. 2019 | San Jose, California Now that’s #RedBowMagic!"

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The Smallcombe Family

"Adam and Keira Smallcombe came from Australia to the Silicon Valley with many dreams. One dream was to own their own home. We searched for several months for the right house in a good neighborhood. We had placed several offers on homes and were brutally beaten by considerably higher offers. We even attempted to place an offer..."

"Adam and Keira Smallcombe came from Australia to the Silicon Valley with many dreams. One dream was to own their own home. We searched for several months for the right house in a good neighborhood. We had placed several offers on homes and were brutally beaten by considerably higher offers. We even attempted to place an offer on a couple of land opportunities in the South Bay, but nothing ever felt right. Then something amazing happened. Attendees of their church, VIVE Church, mentioned they were relocating to Colorado and prepping their San Jose home for sale. Long story short, they ended up selling their home to Adam and Keira — at market value! Even though the home was in a different area of San Jose from where they were originally looking, the neighborhood was still great. The Smallcombes were able to get into a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on an 8,000 square-foot lot with a swimming pool for under $1 million! 2019 | San Jose, California Now that’s #RedBowMagic!"

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The Roush Family

"This #RedBowMagic story was a real family affair! The Roush family had already walked out a faith story with the purchase of their first home. When they came to me, they wanted to up the ante and believe in an even greater miracle: Sell their current home — in the dead of winter and in a down market — and purchase another hom..."

"This #RedBowMagic story was a real family affair! The Roush family had already walked out a faith story with the purchase of their first home. When they came to me, they wanted to up the ante and believe in an even greater miracle: Sell their current home — in the dead of winter and in a down market — and purchase another home within a short time span! “The impossible factor of selling our current home and finding a new home that had comparable living space and a backyard within our budget. Our sellers gave us a three-day deadline to produce a contract proving we’d sold our home and had the funds to purchase their home. With HOURS to go, Tamika helped secure not one but three contracts in hand. Two of them were CASH offers.” —Kim Roush Long story short, I assisted in securing their dream property in a multiple-offer situation while simultaneously listing their home in a slow market full of obstacles, natural hazards, and holidays. It came down to the wire, but it worked out perfectly in the end. Big congrats to the Roush family and their beautiful San Jose home. 2019 | San Jose, California Now that’s #RedBowMagic!"

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The Pagadalas

"When we first started our homebuying search, we believed that God was making a way for us to be able to purchase a house in the Bay Area, even though prices seemed unattainable. We were very unsure that we would be able to afford a house here. To add to that, we weren’t sure where our careers would go and develop here; we had..."

"When we first started our homebuying search, we believed that God was making a way for us to be able to purchase a house in the Bay Area, even though prices seemed unattainable. We were very unsure that we would be able to afford a house here. To add to that, we weren’t sure where our careers would go and develop here; we had a plan made up to actually move toward the Sacramento area after building our careers here, in the Bay Area, for a couple of years. While we were securing a lender (which we were trying to do AFTER we had already entered into contract — whoops), our original lender completely pulled out because of the massive coronavirus uncertainty of mid-March. We had to find a new lender within 24 to 48 hours. Our breakthrough homebuying moment came when I was planning on leaving my job due to a variety of reasons. When I notified my boss and superiors, they made every effort to keep me and addressed my concerns, which I did not expect to be done so quickly, as I had started working there less than a year prior. Through God’s miraculous ways, we were able to find a new lender, which ended up being better for us financially. We secured our jobs here in the Bay Area and purchased our first home right here in Newark, California. —Jasper and Adriana Pagadala 2020 | Newark, California Now that’s #RedBowMagic!"

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