Joe Nabbefeld – Windermere Capitol Hill

Joe is very experienced and has to be one of the hardest-​working realtors ever. He knew how to address the challenges involved with selling my particular property. He had a pricing strategy that addressed the challenge, a plan for presenting the property at its best and a timeline for getting the property sold. And sell it did, within the time I needed it to sell. He also kept me informed throughout the process.

Joe was the listing agent of the home that I recently purchased. He saw a good fit in me as a buyer, and extended himself to insure that I succeeded in purchasing the home throughout the path to closing. Joe was very detailed oriented, and highly concerned about doing the right thing for both the buyer and seller. If you need an agent that cares, I would not hesitate to hire Joe.

I worked with Joe to sell my condo right before the holidays. I concur with another reviewer’s comment — «Uncle Joe» IS an excellent realtor who truly knows his stuff. He was fair and realistic (but still excited and energetic) and he works tirelessly to hunt down answers or service providers or educate. The timeline was short but jam-​packed. We accepted an offer after a week and closed the next month. Throughout the process, Joe kept tabs on EVERYTHING, making sure all the myriad of moving parts kept moving and keeping me apprised along the way.
I now have a «Real Estate Agent for Life» — should I find myself in the market to buy in Seattle again someday, I would work with him, and I would recommend him to anyone who doesn’t want to feel like just another transaction.

Joe was a fantastic resource for me in buying my first home, which also happened to be the condo I had been renting for some years. He helped me navigate the Capitol Hill market in an particularly volatile time, and set my expectations around bidding on another property properly, which saved me time and money. He also helped me negotiate the sale price of the condo in a time when most units were selling for above asking price. I’d highly recommend Joe to my friends.

Joe helped us to find our condominium in Capitol Hill and was nothing less than outstanding. Our situation was complex as we were moving to the area from across the country and had limited time to see places not to mention manage obtaining a mortgage, transferring funds, etc. Seattle proved to be a very difficult place for novices such as ourselves to make rapid moves on a place. When it looked like all hope was lost, Joe found us a unit in the building that we wanted from the beginning at a price we could afford. We were amazed that he was able to pull it off, but he did. He is nothing short of a master at his job. Definitely will be using him again in the future.

Great agent! Just what I needed as a 1^st time home buyer.

We started to work with Joe earlier this year and were able to purchase 2 great properties in Seattle already… We are now looking into the 3^rd one! Working with Joe was great for me because he knows the real estate market in Seattle extremely well, and he never hesitates to apply the extra effort to look into every detail of the deal. Joe is also a great communicator and was able to get me a lot of info to ensure the best winning strategy. Of course without offering too much :-)
I highly recommend Joe!

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed working with Joe. He is professional, easy to communicate with, and really knows his stuff. Since we were coming in from out of town we were particularly thankful to have his knowledge and expertise on our side. Thanks Joe!

My experience with Joe was fantastic! When I decided to sell my condo in Greenwood, I called Joe and despite the fact that I was entering the market just before the holidays, the unit has already sold, all thanks to his knowledge and expertise. He advised me on the correct listing price, staged many open houses and diligently followed up on all interested prospective purchases. He’s a truly amazing realtor, and I highly recommend him to anyone interested in either buying or selling property.

I decided to move from being a renter to a home owner when I learned I was about to become a grandmother! (Also, the lowest interest rates in decades finally convinced me it was time to take the plunge into home ownership again.)
Since I’d been renting for the last 25 years, I really didn’t know where to begin the process and so I started browsing online for homes. When I fell in love with the condo I wanted online, I contacted the listing agent who referred me to Joe. What good fortune for me!
Working with Joe was a great experience! Joe is a great listener and creative problem solver. I hadn’t even gotten pre-​qualified, because I had moved from «just looking» to falling in love with a particular home very quickly. I have a difficult work schedule, and couldn’t imagine accomplishing all of the paperwork required for the process. But Joe has a great network of professionals and referred me to an incredible lender, who met with me off-​hours in Joe’s office.
Joe helped me understand inspections, appraisals, and home owner’s associations! Once I got the home, Joe referred me to painters; educated me in how to work with contractors and obtain bids. Joe also referred me to a great mover.
In short, Joe supported me through every step of buying and moving into my new home! I highly recommend this very personable and very professional guy!

Working with Joe to purchase our first house was a fantastic experience! At our first meeting, Joe spent about an hour just talking to us about why we wanted to buy, what our goals for the house were, and of course, what the things were that we absolutely had to have. After that, we sat together and started picking some homes to go see.
As we began to go explore houses, Joe was constantly taking note of the things that we saw that we liked and the things that we didn’t so that with each subsequent house hunting trip, the homes felt more and more as though they were tailored to us. Eventually, Joe led us in the door of THE house, the one that had all of the things we wanted and immediately felt right.
Having introduced us to the house that we wanted to make our new home, Joe proceeded to lead us through the offer process, which was basically Ebay… for houses. We sat with Joe and entered our bid, and then we waited the whole 24 hours it took for our offer to be… accepted! This is when the real fun began.
Because our house was a bank-​owned home, we got to experience the fun of jumping through all manner of home-​buying hoops. While Joe had been wonderful up to this point, as soon as our offer was accepted, he put his closing shoes on and started operating on a higher plane of realtorship. As soon as the documents started coming in, Joe was all over getting them to the right people, signed, and out the door at high speed. All this, while holding our hands, and doing all he could to make our lives easier. We were clueless about nearly every aspect of purchasing a home: scheduling inspections, sewer scopes, the closing process, etc. Joe made sure to walk us through every step and was patient with us as we learned about the process and asked numerous questions.
Throughout the course of our home-​buying process, there were multiple times where Joe went above and beyond to answer our questions over lunch, a coffee, a beer, and simply do what needed to be done to get us into our new home.
Needless to say, we closed on time, and now have a wonderful home that fits who we are and feels just right.
Joe is a Seattle home-​buying encyclopedia and an excellent realtor who knows his stuff. But on top of that, Joe is an intelligent and kind person who puts in a supreme amount of effort to make his clients happy, and that is what sets him apart.
Thank you, Joe. We truly could not have done this without you.

When personal life changes dictated the need to put our home on the market, despite an environment of slow sales, we were worried about what might happen. Joe accepted the challenge and got us a buyer and made sure that nothing got in the way of closing that sale. Joe made himself available, no matter the time of day or night, to keep everything on track. We were not only relieved but thrilled to have such a positive outcome of working with Joe.

The criteria for our real estate search were diverse: we wanted a property that would keep me (a recent college graduate) close to my social scene in the University District and Capitol Hill; that would give my parents a suitable place to retire in the future; and that would make a wise investment. Joe showed us a number of condos, listened carefully to our feedback, and refined the search until we found the perfect place in Lower Queen Anne.
Joe helped us navigate the building’s HOA restrictions (new territory to us) and kept us very well informed as we proceeded with the purchase. He was generous with his time and sharp with his insight. It was a pleasure to work with such a professional agent.

I had very precise requirements for a prospective commercial property acquisition, which narrowed the search to a few small commercial properties on Capitol Hill. None of the parcels were even on the market. Joe got a hold of several of the owners and developed a good relationship with them, eventually helping them to realize that they were ready to sell. It was a long process, and we had a few hiccups because of another buyer joining the fray, but Joe dealt with the setbacks and kept on top of everything all the way to the end, and I was able to buy my first-​choice property. It was an outcome that seemed like a long-​shot when I first started. I’m certain there’s no way it would have happened without Joe.

Joe is really going to bat for us. We’re trying to do a re-​fi and running into a lot of brick walls. Joe’s there for us. When a door is closed on on us, he finds new ones for us to knock on. Joe’s on our side.

Joe will sit with you and patiently explain all of the options when you are searching for a home. He gives you the facts and doesn’t pressure you you into making a decision. you will find Joe a joy to work with

Joe is as patient and with-​you-​for-​the-​long-​haul agent as you can find. We started our house searching process back in February and after putting in offers at 2 different homes (one of them a short sale) and waiting for the painful process of trying to buy a short sale home, we finally found the perfect home sweet home in August along Lake Washington for an excellent price! And the best part, it wasn’t a short sale!
Joe educated us throughout the entire process and provided us with lots of helpful info and mental preparation, especially when we first went after the short sale. He just stuck with us even after the first deal fell through, and the second house offer was beat, and he just kept us focused on finding that perfect home.
Joe worked HARD for us and was in our corner 120%! He even advised us on how to best least out our condo and helped with looking for lenders. A full service five star agent!

I had started the house buying process alone. Sellers agents can often be pushy and it can help to have an experienced ally on you side. I met a few agents that were trying to represent me as my buying agent, and of them I just got the right vibes from Joe. And we found ended up finding a few houses I loved, and he helped me narrow in on which one I wanted to put a bid on. I ended up with the house I own and love at a price that I wanted.
One of Joe’s best qualities is that he is persistent, meaning that he will keep on whoever to help you move forward. He helped me understand the whole process well enough that I could make really good decisions on the whole process.
I would recommend using Joe over doing it yourself, the RedFin approach, (especially if this is your first time buying or selling property) since you will likely save time and money if you have someone that has been through the process many times before on your side. Especially, when looking at condos, he helped me find some hidden costs that were deal breakers for me.
I’m really glad I met Joe, and I love my new home!