{"id":313,"date":"2020-06-27T20:22:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T02:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/?p=313"},"modified":"2020-06-28T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T22:09:34","slug":"katie-matt-first-time-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/reviews\/katie-matt-first-time-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie &#038; Matt: First-time Home Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Matt-and-Katie.jpg?resize=573%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" width=\"573\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Matt-and-Katie.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Matt-and-Katie.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fitzwilliam.com\/craftsmanrealty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Matt-and-Katie.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 85vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We were looking to buy our first home and ran into Geoffrey at an open house. 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