Hassan Essa
I've lived in New Hampshire my whole life and served in the Air National Guard here. Most of my time off is spent outside, hiking or biking or fishing depending on the season. I like old colonials and the country stores you still find on back roads.
Background
Where this comes from
I bought my first house at 22 without much money behind me. That meant learning how mortgages actually work and where there was room to get creative, because the easy version wasn't available to me. It's why I know what it takes to get a deal to closing and who to call when something threatens it. Over the years I've built up a group of local people I rely on for exactly that: lenders, inspectors, attorneys, contractors.
Approach
How I work
Most of this job is figuring out what someone is actually trying to do, then building a path to get there.
Sellers usually come in carrying one of a few worries. Whether the house is going to sit. Whether they're leaving money on the table. What's worth fixing before it lists and what's a waste. And the one that actually keeps people up, how to sell and buy at the same time without ending up between houses or carrying two mortgages. Those are different problems and they need different plans.
The same goes on the buy side. Someone purchasing their first place and someone comparing cap rates on a triplex want completely different things from me. So I start with the goal, then work backward into the steps, the timeline, and what could get in the way.
Then I move quickly. Slow responses cost people opportunities in this market, and I'd rather get back to you in a few minutes with what I know than sit on it for a day to make it sound better.
I own rental property here, long-term and short-term. That shapes the advice. You learn what a furnace costs when it's your furnace, and what a slow January does to a short-term rental's year.
I work from real numbers throughout. Closed sales instead of an online estimate. Actual rents from actual leases. If a town's short-term rental rules matter to a purchase, I'll pull the current ordinance instead of repeating what someone was told two years ago.
What I'll commit to is process. Quick responses, a clear plan, and you see where every number came from. If something doesn't work, I'll tell you. I won't promise a price or a timeline, because buyers and sellers set those.
Specialization
Who I work with
First-time home buyers
Buying a first home in New Hampshire means older housing stock and property tax rates that swing a lot from one town to the next. I walk through loan options, well and septic checks, and the full monthly cost before an offer goes in.
More for first-time buyersSmall multifamily investors
I work with people buying duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and nearby towns. The numbers start from actual leases and local operating costs. A listing sheet's projected rents get checked against both.
More on long-term rentalsShort-term rental buyers
Short-term rentals here are seasonal, and town rules change. For buyers in the White Mountains or the Lakes Region, I read the current ordinance and look at the whole year of occupancy, including the slow months.
More on short-term rentalsSellers who are also buying
Selling one house and buying the next at the same time is mostly a timing problem. I map out the steps and price from recent closed sales so the plan holds up.
More for sellersHassan Essa
REALTOR® · New Hampshire · GMNBR Member
Credentials
- Licensed New Hampshire REALTOR®
- Affiliated with Broad Sound Real Estate, LLC
- Member, Greater Manchester/Nashua Board of REALTORS® (GMNBR)
Practice
- Lifelong New Hampshire resident
- Active LTR and STR investor
- Serves buyers, sellers, and investors statewide