Bobbi Inman – Knipe Realty

We are first time homeowners, and moved from out of state, so jumping into this process in an unfamiliar city was really daunting. With Bobbi, you’ll have the pleasure of working with a very experienced and compassionate agent who will be very thorough and extremely attentive. Bobbi was incredibly helpful as we explored several neighborhoods on our first house hunting weekend so that we could get a sense for what we were looking for. She was very responsive and flexible, helping us view numerous homes and navigate the offer process on several before we found the «one!» in SW, and we couldn’t be happier. She was so supportive throughout the process, and helped us secure a wonderful house. I’m really very glad we ended up in the house we bought — amazing neighborhood, awesome yard, walk to New Seasons, doesn’t need a lot of work, but if we choose to remodel there could be upside down the road, and fantastic school! In this crazy market, it was great to have someone like Bobbi on our side who knows the area through and through and listened to our needs. We were very pleased with her contacts and resources — inspector, electrician, sewer guy. She was a pleasure to work with and truly on top of every detail. If she had other clients, I certainly didn’t feel like it! When dealing with a concerning water issue, she called in a specialist, and just handled it for me (met the guy at our future house, reported the recommendation) which was really going above and beyond. I was dealing with the move and starting a new job, and having her on it put my mind at ease. I can highly recommend Bobbi! I already did to one friend who also had wonderful things to say.

Where do I begin?! Bobbi is amazing and wowed us from start to finish. This is a crazy market, but she handled it beautifully. We had to terminate one contract and start from scratch, and she was unfazed — just jumped right in to get us into our dream home. We then had to deal with lender from hell (avoid the Costco mortgage program!) and Bobbi totally rallied to work every channel possible to get us to close on time.
I also appreciated how she treated various parties on our behalf. From inspectors to Title, I was proud to have Bobbi representing us because she was respectful and collaborative.
10 thumbs up from our family! Thanks, Bobbi.

Bobbi is amazing! We started working with Bobbi over 4 years ago, and after losing a short sale in the 11^th hour, we were heartbroken and decided to take some time off from house shopping. When we decided we were ready to begin the process again (a few years later), Bobbi was there for us. She showed us homes at all hours of the day, met us same day when we saw one that interested us, and she was never anything but enthusiastic and encouraging. Bobbi also has amazing relationships with all the people you need along the way; anytime we needed a service, Bobbi had an answer and a tried and tested person to call.
We moved into our new home last October, and I can honestly say that we owe it all to Bobbi. I have recommended Bobbi to multiple people and will continue to do so. If you’re looking for a home in Portland, Bobbi and Alicia are the tops!

We were first time home buyers and we found Bobbi through a friend who had raved about her services. She walked us through every piece of the home buying process. She kept us calm while we navigated through the bank pre-​approval, the actual search for the perfect home, the inspections and she was even there with us when we went to sign our loan documents to make sure we were comfortable with what we were signing. She went above and beyond, even keeping our kids entertained so that we could focus on looking at the homes without being distracted. We were looking for a house but we found, what we hope to be, our long term home. While it can be a bit nerve wracking at times with Bobbi in our court to help us navigate our way it went very smoothly and seamlessly. If the time comes and we need to move our first call would be to Bobbi. I would recommend her to anyone in need of a good Realtor.

I reached out to Bobbi and Alicia from Unilocal.I was interested in seeing if they could show me a few properties this weekend. The response I got back from Bobbi was that they only handle about four buyers at a time, and they’re all booked up for the next several weeks. Also, best wishes on our move. That’s it.
Now, I know asking if they could meet me in the next few days was a lot to ask, but what bothered me was, no offer to meet me in the next few weeks when they might have some availability? Also, really, only four buyers at a time? I think they just wanted me to go away. I imagine if you can get to be one of those four prospective buyers, Bobbi and Alicia must be ok to work with. But if you can’t get into that «lucky four,» best wishes on your move.

I had contacted Bobbi after seeing the reviews on Unilocal.They don’t always correctly reflect how good the agent, merchant or vendor is, but I am glad to say this wasn’t the case with Bobbi. The reviews are spot on! She was knowledgable, understanding, caring, and quick to respond. She also made sure we were taken care of the weekend she was out of town. We ended up reconsidering our criteria and expanded the search to an area she didn’t cover, so she referred us to another agent with Knipe Realty. Bobbi was so helpful and professional, even though she had taken the time to work with us, you could tell she had no reservations about passing us on to an agent better suited to find us a home in a different area. She truly cares about the client and finding them the right home. Thank you Bobbi!

Where can we even begin with Bobbi? Hands down, she’s the best. My fiancé and I entered the housing market with no previous experience and a lot of questions. Bobbi helped us navigate the ridiculous Portland housing market. How ridiculous? We made 7 offers on 7 very different houses before landing our home. And she was with us at our sides during the entire process! When we first met with her, she cautioned us that there would be ups and downs and a lot of times it felt like there were more downs than ups but she remained steadfastly positive and available via text and email and phone. We saw a ton of houses and Bobbi was always able to coordinate her schedule and ours and I truly feel this helped us get our house.
Bobbi is well known and respected within the realtor-​world in Portland and she knows vital information about the background of neighborhoods and schools, which we found very helpful. Bobbi is wonderful to work with and her personality is not only professional but she is also very entertaining. If you’re going to spend a lot of time with a realtor, you should enjoy that time and thoroughly enjoyed our house hunt with Bobbi. Now that we actually have a home, we miss Bobbi and still talk about her frequently. Other realtors remarked that our offers were always professionally written and their sellers appreciated this because other offers weren’t. This is because Bobbi pays attention to detail. Every detail. She was with us during every tour. She helped us with pricing advice and wording during every negotiation. She helped point out small details and questions during the inspection. And she was there with a big hug when she gave us the keys to our wonderful new house.
There are a ton of options for realtors in Portland but why would you want anyone else than Bobbi (or Alicia)? We wouldn’t. In 20 years when we re-​enter the housing market in Portland we hope Bobbi will still be here to help us again!

My wife and I decided to move to Portland from New York City about a year ago. We met several realtors during the process and knew after a few minutes with Bobbi that she was the no-​brainer choice for us. From day one she was super positive and enthusiastic, in the face of an obviously difficult market and tough challenges we were facing by trying to move cross-​country.
Even though we weren’t planning to go house-​hunting for a few months after we met, Bobbi sent us listings almost weekly in order to get our feedback and home in on exactly what we were looking for. As first time homebuyers, we were constantly peppering her with questions about the process and she always got back to us immediately and answered everything thoroughly.
Then, once it came time to get serious Bobbi really kicked it in to high gear. We came out for two weeks, Bobbi had an entire agenda set up for us and provided extremely helpful guidance when we were making our decision to put in an offer. We got the home we wanted and Bobbi acted as our proxy for all of the steps along the way once we were back in New York. She was specifically helpful during the inspections process, where her professional experience was extremely helpful in negotiating terms of the sale.
Throughout the whole process, we knew Bobbi wasn’t trying to close a sale, she was trying to get us into the house that fit us the best. Honestly, she has felt more like a close friend than an agent throughout this whole process and she really helped make our dream come true. I couldn’t recommend her more highly!

Bobbi was a Rockstar all the way!
My wife and I moved to Portland from California. We searched Unilocal,read all the reviews and decided to go with Bobbi Inman from Knipe Realty. She sent us listing reports as homes became available.
Finding a home in Portland was extremely tough. When we found the right home, Bobbi really worked her magic!
We placed an offer on a home in NE Portland. Bobbi recommended an ‘Escalator Clause’ because she knew that there was going to be multiple bidders.
She was right! Our original bid fell short, but the Sellers accepted the ‘Escalator Clause’ in the contract and we got the house!
Bobbi also recommended a sewer, radon & home inspection. We are thankful because a higher than normal Radon reading was found and she helped us get a Radon Mitigation Specialist to lower the readings.
These are just a few of the many reasons that you NEED Bobbi’s knowledge and experience!
Every step of the way, Bobbi was there.
She sent us email updates on what was going to happen next, so we never felt left in the dark.
We are so very grateful and appreciative of the excellence in service that Bobbi Inman from Knipe Realty has provided!
Thank You So Much!

If you have any opportunity to work with Bobbi Inman, you absolutely should.
Enough cannot be said about this woman.
My husband and I began our search, in the hottest and craziest of markets, in the most popular price range. Right off the bat, Bobbi completely understood what we were going for. She dealt with the weird expectations, the absolutely insane houses and my wildly inappropriate jokes with grace and aplomb. Above that, she really cared. She became a part of the search and a part of our lives. I texted her more than my husband for almost 6 months, truth be told.
We saw unbelievably beautiful houses and unbelievably horrible houses. More than 40, IIRC. She made jokes, pointed out the positive but was never hesitant to recommend against something that she thought was a poor idea. As first time home buyers, this was absolutely invaluable. we laughed, we cried, and we went through nine offers before we found the one. She was patient, kind and helpful at every turn. She went to bat for us so many times and worked late to make sure an offer got in on time. She even jumped our car once, post horrible inspection and stuck around to make sure we got to leave alright. Dude. It’s like that.
I hate to make her life busier by writing reviews like this, but holy heck I’ll sing her praises for ever. I’ll buy her love with baked goods.
I will never, absolutely never work with anyone else. I’ve found my realtor for life.

Bobbi really became one of the family and a dear, dear friend.
As very uneducated and picky buyers she was very thorough and optimistic which made our first house buying experience so easy and enjoyable even during awful negotiations. We trusted everything she said and there was never any pressure, if we didn’t like it, she didn’t like it and if we loved it, she loved it for us but would warn us if something didn’t feel right. She truly is amazing.
«Just Hypothetically:“You know you found an amazing realtor when she knows you want wood floors and then pulls up carpet under vent ducts to see if their is hard wood or subfloor underneath.
She went through it ALL with us: smelly houses, «fixer uppers» (to put it lightly), odd layouts, pet infestations and just plain weird ones to help us find the right house and today I woke up and just feel so blessed and so surreal because I can’t believe that I own such an amazing house.
There was never a question she didn’t answer, never an email that wasn’t responded to and in our busy full time lives with long commutes she was always available when we were free to be out on the hunt.
If anything could be said at all regarding Bobbi and Alicia it is this: I will miss them and the time that we spent together– you really shouldn’t need anything else.

Trusting Bobbi Inman to sell our house and buy a new one is perhaps the smartest decision we have ever made! Bobbi was so amazing — she listened to us, gave us expert advice, and helped us. Stop reading this, pick up the phone, and call her! If you need more convincing, though, read on.
The attention to detail that Bobbi paid was amazing. Our house had it’s own web site. How cool is that! The most amazing pictures were taken in our house, showcasing the beauty within. The price point she suggested was perfect. We had competing offers and within days after the house went on the market, we accepted an over asking price offer. Our success was due to Bobbi’s expertise as a realtor.
Next, we needed to find a house to fit the size of our family that was also in our price range. Bobbi is so much fun to tour a house with! Not only that, but she has a great eye as well as an easy way of explaining information. Further, Bobbi’s responsiveness and dedication to helping our family was uplifting. We had some down moments along the way, worried about what would be, but Bobbi was always there with her helpful and caring way to lift us up and keep us going. She took into account the needs and wants of all the members in our family, always taking the time to ask our kids their opinion of a house as well. She works so well with her business partner, Alicia, who is also warm, an expertly talented realtor, and an all around inspirational person. They make a terrific team!
We really can’t say enough good things about Bobbi. We love our new house and are writing this by the warmth of a fire in the fireplace. We would not be here were it not for Bobbi Inman.

Bobbi Inman and her partner Alicia Dart are complete naturals as real estate agents. They understand a home’s pluses and minuses, and are excellent at helping an out-​of-​town client get up-​to-​speed in the Portland area. Because we were doing a 1031 real estate exchange, there were time constraints. They ignored irrelevant listings, zeroed in on the good ones (in a very competitive market), and had first-​hand background information on many of the homes we considered. Their accurate recall of major and minor details saved us plenty of grief.
They are pleasant and fun to work with and proved that they are conscientious as well; two agents who actually care about their performance and getting things right for a hard-​to-​please client. I still feel grateful to them both. A.R.

Another 5 star review for Bobbi — she deserves 10! My wife got a job in Portland that had her moving to Bridge City three weeks before we even got our house on the market in Oakland, CA. We knew nothing about Portland and had visited only twice in the last fifteen years. As a born and raised native to Portland, who is very plugged in, Bobbi was able to help us find exactly what we wanted. She knows pretty much everything there is to know about Portland — the best restaurants, neighborhood characteristics, what mailing lists to get on for hip pop-​ups, good commute options no matter where your work is, how to pronounce «Couch» — just ask a native. Plus, having lived in San Francisco for a brief period, she knows the Bay well enough to make comparisons to parts of Portland that really made sense to us. Bobbi listened 100% to our needs and our wants and really delivered the best home we could have gotten. She never showed us a house or condo that had me doubting her listening skills, and she never wasted our time in neighborhoods that wouldn’t suit us or in houses that wouldn’t work for us. She was infinitely patient with our schedules (I was still working in SF, our purchase was dependent on the sale of our home in Oakland, and my wife and I were alternating weekends in PDX). Phew.
Separate from being a good, honest, and really conscientious realtor, Bobbi is a really genuinely good person. She will not let you be surprised by any part of the home buying process, and she is with you each step from home search to offer writing to inspections to coordinating closing. She even attends the closing signing with you to be sure that everything is making sense and is progressing as it should. She does this for her peace of mind as well as yours. I’ve heard stories of nightmare clients who pull out of contract after contract or who have impossible must-​haves or who take paint colors personally. I’m sure that there are people with whom Bobbi couldn’t work, but they are the nightmare clients with whom no one could. Bobbi has such a lack of guile and takes such of personal interest in her clients that you can’t help but feel like you’ve got a real ally on your side.
A quick note on Alicia (Bobbi’s professional partner), I only met her once, but she was cc’d on every email. If Bobbi is ever unavailable for any reason from planned weekend out of town to a showing with another client (none of which ever happened with us), Alicia is available to move things forward. She seemed just as lovely as Bobbi was through our whole transaction, and she will be your expert if you are seeking a home in a slightly more suburban setting.

Bobbi was professional, personable, and very responsive to our questions or any issues that had come up with our home.
We’ve had a really bad experience with a previous realtor so we shopped around when we needed a realtor to sell our moms home. Luckily we found Bobbi, she made the experiment very pleasant. To top it off we had issues and surprises with the house. She was a champ helping us work through them She more than earned her commission
We would defiantly hire her again!

My husband and I were contemplating a cross-​country move from PA to OR, which was extremely daunting. I was very concerned that we wouldn’t be able to decide if we wanted to move, choose neighborhood (s) we might like, and buy a house within one trip (with two toddlers in tow!). But thank goodness for Bobbi. Bobbi came recommended by my mother’s friend, who had just moved back to Portland after many years in CA. We reached out to Bobbi — and from the very first email interaction, it was clear she was in a totally different category than any real estate agent I’d ever worked with. She was amazingly helpful, gave good guidance based on our wish list without being pushy, and really helped maximize the effectiveness of our house hunt.
Once we arrived, what could have been a very stressful week seemed more like a fun adventure. As we drove between appointments, Bobbi was extremely patient with all our questions about Portland, the neighborhoods, and the real estate market in general. She was also exceptionally accommodating and helpful with our kids. Bobbi helped us to identify three homes we would have been very happy with. After we decided on our top choice, Bobbi helped us get it, by giving us excellent negotiation advice. She was more than willing to stand in for us at the inspection and at the closing, etc. since we could not make a second trip. We felt totally supported throughout the process. I cannot recommend Bobbi highly enough.

Let me start by saying I have had terrible experiences with realtors, like five houses in, crying in the car, saying I never want to do this again, type of experiences.
Needless to say I was nervous to start this new search in new state, however my nerves were calmed after the first day. They, Bobbi Inman and Alicia Dart, completely went above and beyond what a realtor has to or even should provide.
If you’re coming from another state and want to know the best places for the type of person and life style you live they will help you make a good decision while navigating the many eclectic, and diverse communities that Portland and its surrounding suburbs have to offer.
They aren’t just trying to get you a great house for now, they are trying to think about the whole process like the business transaction we sometimes forget it really is, they’ll recommend a home that in ten years they’re excited to resale for you if you decide to do so. To me this was really important it’s not just your new home it’s a very large investment, and if you want someone experienced, compassionate and responsive to be your guide through the process I strongly recommend Alicia Dart and Bobbi Inman.

Bobbi Inman is Da Bomb! (as per my old school 90’s vernacular)
Let me preface this review by saying I strongly believe in customer service. I think it is something that is completely lacking in business these days and I have not worked with anyone that has met, let alone exceeded my standard of customer service until I worked with Bobbi Inman.
We recently purchased our first home in Oregon. We were under contract for 102 days, yes you read that correctly 102 days and Bobbi was there with us every step of the way. She went above and beyond the call of realtor duty on numerous occasions. From watching our daughter* while I met with umpteen contractors to get bid work, to meeting us in the middle of the night to assess the catastrophic damage done to the house we were purchasing one day before the assessor was to do his inspection to making an 11 hour addition to our sale as we were literally signing our loan docs.
She really and truly is one of the hardest working women I have ever met when it comes to her clients. Bobbi is who you want by your side as you make the largest purchase of your life.
All the other reviews that state how amazing Bobbi is and how hard she works to find the perfect home for you are speaking the God’s honest truth. Bobbi spent 6 months showing us houses. We looked at the home we ended up purchasing 4 times before we made an offer and we ended up purchasing a house that was half of our original range in order to completely remodel it the way we want it. We essentially cut Bobbi’s income in half by doing that, but Bobbi certainly did not cut her service to us in half. If anything she had to double the amount of work she did, constantly meeting us for inspections, repairs and contractor meetings prior to closing.
I can truly and whole heartedly recommend Bobbi Inman. She is a consummate professional!
*Please note: Don’t all run out hiring Bobbi, thinking you will get free babysitting. My baby is kind of awesome and I am sure that was a key factor in Bobbi being willing to hang out with her for a bit.

You will find not find a better Real Estate agent than Bobbi. She helped us sell our home and buy another one and we could not have done it without her. She was so patient and assessed our needs perfectly. Every aspect of both transactions was professional and seamless. It was very obvious that she knows the real estate market exceptionally well and not only sold our home in record time, but got us into the new one just as fast. She’s smart when it comes to knowing what to look for in a new house, questions to ask the other agents/​sellers and this was crucial to us knowing that we were making good decisions.
She’s the best!

Bobbi is awesome! My husband and I clicked with her from the very beginning. She is personable, professional, funny, fun and a joy to work with. We were tough customers with really high standards, but she listened closely to our needs and wants and helped us to find our unicorn! Last week we moved into the home of our dreams and we couldn’t have done it without Bobbi’s persistence and hard work. She is the absolute best.