Simone Bouterse – Windermere Real Estate

I got great recommendations from several coworkers, so when I wanted to buy I contacted Simone. It was definitely the right decision. Simone is very knowledgeable and can point out features in homes that I wouldn’t have even recognized. She made the process as easy and as stress free as possible. And I got my dream home at asking price on the first offer! (A crazy feat in this highly competitive market!) If I’m ever in the market again I will certainly contact Simone.

My husband and I first met Simone Bouterse at an open house in Seattle. So impressed were we by her approachable and helpful manner that we kept her business card. Two years later when my elderly mother was planning to sell her house, we remembered Simone and contacted her. Talk about a good first and lasting impression!
From the time we formally sat down to prepare to sell, to the closing date 7−½ weeks later, Simone orchestrated the entire sale process with great efficiency and smoothness. Well organized and proactive, she provided a timely schedule and recommendations for landscaping, clean-​up, junk and carpet removal, and even consignment. For a first-​time seller like myself and with regard to the needs of my elderly mother, Simone always took time to listen and explain, with sensitivity and kindness.
From setting the price of the house to discussing multiple offers, Simone was the unique combination of acute business savvy and utmost graciousness. Always positive and upbeat, she was such a pleasure to work with.

If you’re looking for an agent who really listens to what you’re looking for, who takes the time to explain everything, who is very friendly and knows her stuff, then call Simone. We had a great experience with her buying our townhome in Ballard. She has great attention to detail and can spot issues that impact decision making. We would recommend her to anybody and will call her if we’re ever in the market again!

We worked with Simone this summer to sell our townhome, and couldn’t have been happier! We had shopped around for agents and I was very impressed of her knowledge of our area and the thoughtfulness of just our initial phone conversation (which in turn made her our top pick!). I appreciated her specialization in our neighborhood, courtesy and compassion during the stress of putting a house on the market. All of our questions (and there were lots of them!) were answered with ease and was really great about going in to details to explain the pieces that were a little confusing to first-​time sellers.

Simone is fantastic! As a client who is very hard to please, I have to say she helped make a very difficult purchase, then quick sale go seamlessly. She was always one step ahead of us, very knowledgeable, decisive and responsive. She went above and beyond to make our experience free of stress, while having a shrewd business sense that drove great results for us.

Simone was without a doubt the best realtor we ever worked with. She was completely available, worked hard at staging and marketing and sold our place within the first week. We attribute this to the fact that we took her advice and trusted her on pricing, etc. She did her homework on the market in Eastlake and really was amazing.

Simone is FABULOUS — she sold my condo for more than I paid in a down market. She knows how to stage, market and sell in a very deliberate way. More importantly, from the buying side, she is one of very few unbiased agents… most will encourage or discourage people to buy certain types of properties (condos vs. co-​ops, for example), but she doesn’t. She merely gives you the information to make an informed decision and lets you figure out what is best for your situation. She comes highly recommended!