Iryna Ivanyshyn knows what it feels like to need an answer and have no one to ask.
She came to the United States from Ukraine at 19, alone, with no friends and no family. No one explained how a lease, a credit score, or a job application worked here, so she walked into banks and offices, told her story, and asked if anyone needed help. Her first job was dispatching in Manhattan, a nine-hour day with two hours on the train each way from Brooklyn. It taught her patience and how to really listen to people. It also taught her that a desk was not where she belonged. A coworker gave her a start, and soon after she met her husband, who believed in her when she needed it most.
Real estate came next. She began working toward her New York license, and on the day of her exam in Manhattan, her husband called from Army basic training to say they were moving to Colorado. She was frustrated for a while. Then she went home and found a school in Colorado. Four months later, she held her Colorado license.
Her translation degree from Ukraine, in English and French, taught her to move between cultures, and it shows in her work. She serves clients in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. One month she had three transactions, each in a different language.
She arrived in Colorado knowing no one. She made cold calls, mailed expired listings, held open houses, and left business cards in cafés. Two months after getting licensed, she had her first client, a family relocating from out of state. They toured homes online and met her in person only for the inspection. She was their eyes on the ground and told them the things a listing never will: the smell, the road noise, the real size of the rooms. She chose their home the way she would choose her own. They closed in 30 days. A month later, the family came to see the house, and they are still in touch. Many of her clients have become friends, and she visits their homes.
Today, Iryna calls Colorado Springs home, and her husband is stationed at Fort Carson. As a military relocation professional, she focuses on first-time buyers and military families. She used a VA loan on her own home, so she knows those loans from the inside. She works from Monument to Fountain and up to the Denver area, because wherever her clients need her, she goes.
About 90 percent of her clients find her on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, where her posts have passed 3 million views. She teaches: how loans work, how concessions work on new builds, what is on the market. By the time people call her, they already understand more than when they started.
Her clients get an introductory call that walks through the whole path, from preapproval to closing, and updates at every stage on the lender and the title company. She keeps a simple rule: if a client has to ask a question, she has not done her job, because the answer should have come first. She answers her phone at 6 AM or 11 PM. What clients thank her for most is her honesty and that she never pushes them.
At home, Iryna is grateful to God for what she has. She and her husband are raising their 14-month-old son, and they stay active as a family, skiing in winter, visiting playgrounds, and traveling. They have been to almost every state and love Europe. They work hard, and then they take the vacation and enjoy it.
Ready for your next chapter? Reach out to Iryna directly at (559) 998-9415.