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Kathy McDowell
REALTOR®/Broker | Licensed Team Member
About Me
Not in my wildest dreams did I ever envision myself as a real estate professional. After raising two children, I found myself asking, "What next?" After much encouragement from my husband, I obtained my real estate sales license and have never looked back. Prior to real estate, I was a preschool assistant teacher for 13 years and one of my greatest joys was building relationships with the students along with their families. I was reluctant to leave that position because I didn't want the relationship building to end. However, I found that in real estate, it doesn't have to end! Nothing thrills me more than getting to know clients and assisting them in one of the most important financial decisions they'll make in their entire lives. I was born and raised in Lafayette and know the area well. I've been married for over 35 years to my teenage sweetheart, and we have one married daughter and a married son. We have 3 perfect grandsons and a beautiful foster granddaughter. My husband and recently sold our home that we had built 5 years ago, and that experience has allowed us to relate better to all our clients and can share in the excitement and angst selling and buying can sometimes bring. In the past, I taught children's Sunday school, served as clerk, coordinated Sunday morning Welcome Team, and was involved in the mentoring program at our church. I currently serve on the Lafayette Regional Association of Realtors Board of Directors, New Member REALTOR Orientation Committee and Lafayette Realtors Community Outreach Committee. In the community I serve at Food Finders Fresh Market Pantry. I have served at Digby House, served meals at Lafayette Urban Ministry, volunteered at Lafayette Transitional Housing, and Team Shook Women Build for Habitat for Humanity. I am a graduate of the Indiana Association of Realtors Leadership Academy. I also have my Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation, which helps me better serve our 50+ market. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, Purdue sports, hiking, and reading. It would be my sincere pleasure to assist you in any aspect of the real estate industry. Contact me today!
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Client Testimonials
"Kathy is the BEST. As first time home buyers, we couldn’t have had a better experience. She was incredibly patient and knowledgeable regarding all of our questions.
"Kathy was not only knowledgeable, but highly responsive, communicative, and a pleasure to have representing us.
I have used Kathy for a couple other properties. She is very professional, thorough, and attentive to detail.
Kathy was great to work with through the entire process. She was able to find us a number of homes to review and was quick to respond anytime we needed her.
Kathy is a pro. Deciding to leave this community after 55 years was difficult, but she certainly eased the burden of selling a house we loved.
Kathy and Brian made our first home buying experience quick and painless. They were always available to take a phone call/text and answered all of our questions.
Kathy was excellent to work with in selling our home of 13 years AND purchasing our new home. Kathy communicated effectively and was always on top of things! She was detail-oriented, kind, quick to answer all questions, full of guidance, and knowledgeable of this area/professionals to recommend for repairs, etc.
Kathy was great at helping us negotiate with the sellers of the home we purchased to get the needed and agreed upon repairs completed prior to closing.
Kathy McDowell is a fantastic realtor. Being new to the area, we needed someone who was knowledgeable about the location as well as the housing market in general.
Kathy successfully helped us field 9+ offers within a 48 hour period for the selling of our West Lafayette, Indiana ranch! This was the second time working with Kathy & I highly recommend her for any seller or buyer (my husband and I have been both!).
My husband and I do not have enough words to describe how much we loved and appreciated having Kathy as our realtor while we were on the hunt to purchase our first home.
I have used Kathy to both buy and sell our home. Most recently she helped us sell in a market that was quickly starting to cool.
Kathy did an outstanding job through the entire selling and buying process— offering suggestions for staging my home to list, pricing and marketing my house to sell, communicating frequently after showings, collaborating in negotiating offers, and always being positive about the entire process.
Kathy was great to work with. Her knowledge of the market and industry shows and helps the process move quickly.
Kathy was such a helpful and responsive relator! She helped us with finding our second home and made the process so smooth and easy to understand.
We have worked with Kathy twice . She helped us buy our home in Brookston and helped us sell it recently.
We chose Kathy for buying and selling a condominium and also in selling a home. Kathy was very good at communicating and gave us frequent feedback.
Kathy was extremely professional and responsive. We were first time home buyers who needed a lot of help, and Kathy made the process as easy as it could be.
"Kathy is the BEST. As first time home buyers, we couldn’t have had a better experience. She was incredibly patient and knowledgeable regarding all of our questions.
"Kathy was not only knowledgeable, but highly responsive, communicative, and a pleasure to have representing us.
I have used Kathy for a couple other properties. She is very professional, thorough, and attentive to detail.
Kathy was great to work with through the entire process. She was able to find us a number of homes to review and was quick to respond anytime we needed her.
Kathy is a pro. Deciding to leave this community after 55 years was difficult, but she certainly eased the burden of selling a house we loved.
Kathy and Brian made our first home buying experience quick and painless. They were always available to take a phone call/text and answered all of our questions.
Kathy was excellent to work with in selling our home of 13 years AND purchasing our new home. Kathy communicated effectively and was always on top of things! She was detail-oriented, kind, quick to answer all questions, full of guidance, and knowledgeable of this area/professionals to recommend for repairs, etc.
Kathy was great at helping us negotiate with the sellers of the home we purchased to get the needed and agreed upon repairs completed prior to closing.
Kathy McDowell is a fantastic realtor. Being new to the area, we needed someone who was knowledgeable about the location as well as the housing market in general.
Kathy successfully helped us field 9+ offers within a 48 hour period for the selling of our West Lafayette, Indiana ranch! This was the second time working with Kathy & I highly recommend her for any seller or buyer (my husband and I have been both!).
My husband and I do not have enough words to describe how much we loved and appreciated having Kathy as our realtor while we were on the hunt to purchase our first home.
I have used Kathy to both buy and sell our home. Most recently she helped us sell in a market that was quickly starting to cool.
Kathy did an outstanding job through the entire selling and buying process— offering suggestions for staging my home to list, pricing and marketing my house to sell, communicating frequently after showings, collaborating in negotiating offers, and always being positive about the entire process.
Kathy was great to work with. Her knowledge of the market and industry shows and helps the process move quickly.
Kathy was such a helpful and responsive relator! She helped us with finding our second home and made the process so smooth and easy to understand.
We have worked with Kathy twice . She helped us buy our home in Brookston and helped us sell it recently.
We chose Kathy for buying and selling a condominium and also in selling a home. Kathy was very good at communicating and gave us frequent feedback.
Kathy was extremely professional and responsive. We were first time home buyers who needed a lot of help, and Kathy made the process as easy as it could be.
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