Before we tour a single home, we spend ninety minutes together — in my office, at your kitchen table, or over video. This is the most valuable meeting of the entire transaction. It is where a vague wish ("we want something nicer, closer in, with more light") becomes a specific, defensible brief.
I ask about how you live, not just what you want. Where does the morning coffee happen? Who visits, and how often do they stay? Where do the kids study when the house is quiet? Which drives do you resent, and which do you savor? The answers shape everything — from neighborhood to floor plan to whether a garage-tandem or a side-load is worth an extra $40,000.
By the end of the consultation, you leave with a written brief and a target list of five to twelve neighborhoods. I leave with a curated collection of properties to begin previewing — often before the search formally begins.
Lifestyle Mapping
Commute tolerances, entertaining patterns, hobbies, school zones, aging-in-place considerations.
Architectural Vocabulary
We name what you like — Federal, Colonial Revival, mid-century, transitional, contemporary — so the search speaks a shared language.
The Compass Collection
Within days, you receive a bespoke portfolio of properties matched to the brief — including off-market and coming-soon inventory.
- Lifestyle Mapping
Commute tolerances, entertaining patterns, hobbies, school zones, aging-in-place considerations.
- Architectural Vocabulary
We name what you like — Federal, Colonial Revival, mid-century, transitional, contemporary — so the search speaks a shared language.
- The Compass Collection
Within days, you receive a bespoke portfolio of properties matched to the brief — including off-market and coming-soon inventory.