Having recently retired from a SoCal Aerospace Corp., and listing our residence in Orange County, we decided to look in the Payson, Az. area for a home. In October, 2002, my husband and I were referred to Mr. Clark Jones, ERA Young Realty in Payson, AZ. We had been going through a difficult sale and after falling out of escrow once and beginning another, unpleasant experience, in California, we were not looking forward to similar problems in another State.

We met Mr. Jones and were pleasantly surprised. We spoke to him on the telephone and explained that not being from the area, and being somewhat skeptical; we were going to have to trust his judgment as far as locale, price range, etc. When we arrived at his office he had put together a full day's outing and told us that he would be available for the duration. Both my husband and I found Clark to be extremely personable and immediately felt at ease in his company. The first home we looked at seemed perfect to both of us, yet Clark insisted he had more and felt he would be doing us an injustice if we didn't keep looking. After looking at each home, and comparing it to the first, Clark would suggest going back before making a decision. After searching all four points of the compass, Clark suggested we have one last look and break for a late lunch. We agreed to meet him at his office later that afternoon. It seemed that Clark's instincts were right on the money. He knew which home we wanted and which area of town suited us best. We made a bid that day and headed for California, knowing we had found our new home. The following day, we received a phone call that our offer had been accepted and escrow would open immediately. Our major concern was the fact that living in California, how would we take care of inspections, utilities, and most of all be able to close escrow on our residence still in escrow and be able to close escrow on the home in Payson. We continued to have problems with the sale of our home in California, yet Clark insisted on handling everything concerning our Payson escrow. He was constantly in contact not only with us as to the progress of the escrow he had taken over for us but began to see the difficulties we were having in California. He was extremely diplomatic in his advice to us as not to step on toes with our agent in charge of the sale of our property.

We closed escrow on both properties and moved to our home in Payson. There is absolutely no doubt in our minds that if we hadn't met Mr. Jones, we would never have been able to make the transition.

After moving to Payson, Clark periodically calls just to see how we are adjusting and to offer any assistance we might need.

We have and will continue to recommend Mr. Jones and are grateful for his efforts, and sincere concern for our well being.

Very truly yours,Mr. and Mrs. Roger Freeman
Payson, AZ