hello, I’m Marisa
licensed broker in Oregon & transformational guide | 503.816.2282 | marisa@marisalafata.com | “she” pronouns
bio
I got into real estate to try something new, and I stayed in real estate to effect change in the industry as a whole. With a background of many years working in behavioral health, I see the world through a lens of wellbeing. When I started out in real estate I saw first-time home buyers get ushered into offers without the proper education or guidance. I met soon-to-be-clients at open houses who were house hunting but weren’t familiarized with the contract, nor the contingencies in it that protected them, nor how to utilize their resources and position to write winning offers.
I’ve since become passionate about providing this education and guidance to my clients and do frequently still work with first-time home buyers even as my clientele has broadened to include all kinds of buyers and sellers over the years. It’s important to me to play a more thorough role as a realtor, shifting the energy from being sales-focused to being people-focused. Believing that people come far before commissions, my business and I inevitably grew alongside my clients and I’ve come to mentor new agents to do the same.
Over the years I have refined my approach to my work: I integrate a mindful, heart-centered perspective with strong, grounded, and realistic expertise to deliver my clients with the best service and support I can offer. I hold space at every part of the process as a professional educator, negotiator, advocate, and guide.
My most recent growth both professionally and personally has been in cultivating my ability to tap into my internal magic to help others navigate their way, and tap into their own. I am empathetic and energetically tuned into my clients every step of the way - and there are many steps of the way! Whether you’re interested in an energetic home clearing before we go to market, or a home blessing upon move in, or just an attuned realtor to always be by your side, I hope to offer my intuition, empathy, and heart as I’ve come to know them from my energetic work to your integrated, people-first real estate experience.
testimonials
“About 3 months ago I made the completely uninformed decision to buy a house in Portland, OR. (The interest rates! It's a great time to buy! Ha!) Thankfully I had Marisa at my side to navigate the madness that is this market. She is intelligent and informed about a market that is changing every day. She has great contacts throughout the house buying process. And she communicates fantastically. But even more than that, she is intuitive and protective. She kept me from making rash decisions and getting swept up in the crazy of this market. She listened to my needs and respected and reminded me of my boundaries. She also gently guided me into the exact perfect home and knew exactly what we needed to do to get it. If money grew on trees, I'd just buy and sell houses with her all day!”
“We cannot possibly imagine a better real estate agent than Marisa whole heartedly recommend her. We worked with her as both our buying and sales agent when we committed to buy before selling our current home during the Covid-19 lockdown. We did so with absolute faith that we were in the best of hands. She was able to adapt to the changes that have come with recent times with out missing a step. Much of this due to her amazing work ethic, always thinking many steps ahead. Working with her was so much fun and a true partnership in which you know that she is sincerely looking after your best interests above all else. Her patience, honesty, insight, intuition, and empathy were such blessings. We will forever be sending those looking to buy/sell a home her way with the highest endorsements. She is simply amazing and working with her was truly our pleasure.”
“Marisa walked me through my first home buying experience from beginning to end. Marisa listened very carefully to what I wanted and helped me work through absolutely everything, including things I didn’t even know existed. If she did not know the answer to my questions, she always knew who we needed to call. Marisa helped me find a lender, inspections, title process, repairs and everything else I needed. Marisa got to know me personally and wanted to hear everything about me and my family to understand all our needs. No matter what came up in the process, Marisa would explain in detail what was needed and what my options were. I was so very grateful for all the extra time and attention Marisa showed me. Even after I had been in my house and the sale was complete Marisa sent flowers for my mothers passing. It was these special touches and vast real estate knowledge that allows me to feel very confident to refer anyone, anytime to her for a job very well done.”
“Marisa helped us find an amazing home that we absolutely love. As a first time home buyer, we were pretty lost, and she was able to tell us what was stuff we could work with, and what to say no to. She was able to talk us through stressful times and was super helpful with us buying from out of state, and not being able to actually stay in Portland during this process (because of COVID-19). She was absolutely amazing, super fun to talk to, super helpful, super knowledgeable, and very very patient with us! Would definitely recommend her!”
let’s do this
If you’ve read this far, we might just be a great fit.
