Michelle Edgington & Jenna Choate – Real Estate Guides
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Michelle Edgington & Jenna Choate
Meet Your Guides

Michelle Edgington & Jenna Choate

As a Real Estate Guide, Michelle Edgington doesn't just help people buy or sell homes — she shepherds them through one of the most significant financial and emotional experiences of their lives.

Over decades of practice, Michelle has encountered every kind of turbulence a real estate transaction can produce. She has catalogued more than 116 distinct disruptions — from rising interest rates and undisclosed debt to last-minute lender failures and sellers who vanish before signing — and developed a clear playbook for navigating each one.

Most agents don't have a plan for when things go wrong. Michelle does. Her approach blends the foresight of an experienced negotiator with the emotional intelligence of a trusted advisor, bringing calm to the moments when everything feels uncertain.

Her work is built on the pioneering framework of Joe Stumpf and By Referral Only — a community of professionals who have led the way in relationship-based business for over 40 years.

michelle@H360realestate.com
The Book

Navigating Transactional Turbulence

A behind-the-scenes look at what really happens during real estate transactions — and how the right guide protects you at every turn.

Behind the scenes, there are 116 different kinds of turbulence that can shake a transaction. Most of them are invisible to you — until they're not.

— Navigating Transactional Turbulence

Think about it — how many agents have a real plan for handling issues before they happen? Most don't. But I do.

— Michelle Edgington

What You'll Find Inside

Whether you're thinking about selling the home you've loved for years, or preparing to step into a new one full of hope and possibility, this book is meant to steady you.

Inside, you'll find insights that reveal the unseen. Stories that illuminate what others miss. And simple, powerful ways to prepare yourself for one of the most important journeys you'll ever take.

You'll also gain a deeper understanding of what it means to have the right person by your side — someone who doesn't just sell homes, but knows how to shepherd people through change.

Buyer Financing Issues
Seller Complications
Appraisal Challenges
Inspection Problems
Escrow & Title Delays
Lender Failures
Agent Missteps
Market Shifts
Legal & Documentation
Human & Life Events
Inside the Book

116 Turbulences, Decoded

Click any turbulence to read Michelle's insights, perspectives, and the lesson behind it.

Common Questions

What Buyers and Sellers Ask

Real questions. Honest answers from Michelle Edgington.

Transactional turbulence refers to the many unexpected challenges that can derail a real estate deal — from financing failures and appraisal gaps to escrow delays and seller complications. Michelle Edgington has identified over 116 distinct types of turbulence that can arise during a real estate transaction, and has developed a clear approach for navigating each one before it becomes a deal-breaker.
Michelle Edgington is a licensed Real Estate Guide () and the author of Navigating Transactional Turbulence. What sets her apart is foresight: most agents react to problems when they arise; Michelle anticipates them before they surface. She brings decades of experience, deep client empathy, and a written playbook for every major type of turbulence she has encountered in real estate transactions.
An appraisal gap is one of the most common turbulences in a real estate transaction. Michelle will help you renegotiate with confidence — whether that means requesting a price reduction, challenging the appraisal with comparable sales data, or exploring bridge solutions that keep the deal moving. You won't face that moment alone.
Pre-qualification is just the beginning. The book covers over a dozen ways financing can fall apart after pre-qualification: job loss during escrow, undisclosed debt, late payments discovered mid-process, income verification problems, and more. Having an experienced guide watching for these issues is what protects your transaction from the moment you make an offer to the moment you close.
Navigating Transactional Turbulence by Michelle Edgington is available on Amazon in paperback and digital formats. You can find it at the link below, or reach Michelle directly at 530-681-2481 or michelle@H360realestate.com for a personal copy.
Yes. The book — and Michelle's practice — covers turbulence from every angle: buyer-side, seller-side, lender-related, inspection-related, escrow and title complications, appraisal issues, and the interpersonal dynamics between all parties. Whoever you are in the transaction, Michelle's experience is in your corner.
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116 turbulences. One trusted guide. Begin your journey with clarity, calm, and care.

Or call Michelle directly: 530-681-2481