About Us
Hello, and thank you for visiting my site.
If you have a few minutes, I want to share my story with you.
My name is Ryan Garrison. I am originally from Polson, Montana. I grew up doing normal Montana things, hunting, fishing, and skiing. I was given the opportunity to play basketball at Concordia University in Portland, where I met my wife, Emily. I graduated with a BA in Business Management and dual Minors in Marketing and Organizational Management.
After college, we moved to Olympia, Washington – and I got a job helping people with bankruptcy get approved for auto financing.
This is the first house we bought, way back in 2003.
A couple of years later, we made that first house a rental when we bought our second house. Then, we made the second house a rental when we bought our third house. We also bought a few other properties while I was still in the auto industry. I always loved real estate and rental properties, but I was comfortable in my job so I just kept doing what was easy.
There were two things I loved about my role in the auto industry. First, I loved the team of sales and finance people I built while helping them develop personally and professionally. Second, I love helping people start rebuilding their credit life after difficult circumstances – often with very creative problem solving to get our clients approved when others could not. Bankruptcy, Divorce, Foreclosure, Job Loss, Illness, and even Death. All the things that make it hard to keep up on payments, and all things that make it hard to keep good credit.
After 16 successful years in the car business, I figured out that I did not want to work for other people anymore. I transitioned to my true passion and became a full-time real estate investor and real estate agent in Olympia, WA.
I have been a full-time real estate investor and agent for a few years now, and each year I continue to help more and more people sell their houses. I love what I do. I pride myself on giving options to my sellers and solving their problems by thinking outside of the box – just like I did when I was back in the car business.
Some of the Ways I Help Home Sellers
Sure, we offer to buy houses for cash, like most other investors out there. For some sellers, that is a great option. However, for many sellers, getting more money is better than getting fast money.
There are lots of things we do that helps increase the amount of money we can offer to our sellers for their house.
We are willing to partner with our sellers on their house. Our connections allow us to get the home repaired for less money that it would cost you hire contractors directly.
We are willing to let the seller become the bank when we buy with terms. Landlords love this because they can avoid paying large capital gains taxes.
We are willing to take over payments on the seller’s mortgage and even pay the seller extra for their equity.
We are willing to rent the home for a period of time and buy it down the road.
Last but not least, I will even offer to list your home on the market as your Washington Listing Agent. If a seller is not on a time crunch, the home does not need much work or clean out, and you are willing to wait a little while for top dollar, listing the house on the MLS is the best bet for most people. I believe in direct, honest…even blunt communication. Unless there is a big reason not to, most sellers should list their house – and I am happy to help them do it if they decide to go that route.
Fast Forward to Today
We live in Tumwater, Washington with my crazy/awesome/beautiful family. My wife is a teacher in Olympia, and my kids go to elementary school. We have a Labradoodle named Lucky that goes almost everywhere with us, and I continue to help homeowners sell properties they no longer want. In the last year, I have purchased for flips, rentals, and seller finance. I have helped people get into homes by lease with the option to buy and owner financing, and I have listed a lot of houses for sale on the MLS as a Listing Agent in Washington.
I am working to get my Managing Broker license and build my real estate team with eXp Realty. If you are looking for a phenomenal brokerage to work with, I would recommend checking it out. Click here to Learn More about eXp Realty.
Now, back to why you are probably here. Now that you have learned a bit about me, hopefully, you can see that my goal is to provide win-win solutions to help homeowners get out of their sticky situations… like Foreclosure, owning a burdensome pain of a property, probate, or anything else. At Sound Home Buyer, we focus on providing you with a solution to your situation so you can continue to do the things you love. Don’t just take my word for it. Listen to what our sellers have to say about us.
We are a family-owned real estate solutions company based out of Olympia, Washington, and we focus on helping homeowners like you find solutions for your problem whether you’re going through a foreclosure, can’t sell your property, or just need to sell their house for all kinds of reasons.
How We Work With Homeowners
If you have any questions about how we work, what the process of selling a house or having us help you avoid foreclosure, or just want to learn more about us… don’t hesitate to contact us anytime!