The Marine Corp prepared this Agent for battle! Our home purchase was an obstacle course full of…read morehurdles and hoops, twists and turns made even more complicated by an out-of-state contingency sale with foreign investors. Michael worked tirelessly with agents on both sides of the deals and kept us encouraged and informed at all times. I'll admit to feeling less than optimistic. But now our dream is realized thanks to not only his bearing, courage, decisiveness, endurance and enthusiasm but problem-solving skills and innovative ideas. I hope your purchase/sale isn't a battle! But you should use this agent, just in case...

Like many other people in the current economic depression, we had to short sell our house recently…read more Bear in mind this is not something that I would have ever chosen to do - my husband and I literally got laid off from our jobs within two weeks of each other, and we had to make the radical decision to move to Las Vegas where my husband had a good job lined up for him at the time. I loved this house dearly and hated to see it go, but that's the economic reality. And no, we weren't deadbeats who couldn't afford the house. This was literally the weirdest sale ever. The buyer, and moreover the buyer's lender, had such severe problems that this deal was in jeopardy multiple times during the sale. We went through attorneys to delay the short sale, had document mixups, and experienced any other problem you can possibly think of, and Andy and his team still managed to wade through all the confusion and close this sale. This sale included issues with the buyer's lender fudging the paperwork to be $700 short which caused a week's delay, the buyer randomly showing up with huge amounts of cash which required paperwork to be redrawn, and complete disarray in paperwork that no one but Andy and his team could possibly sort out. Despite all these things, Andy, Kamran, and the other people at VREG managed to navigate this nightmare and get this deal figured out. We had multiple dealings with attorneys which helped us extend this process, but the real noteworthy thing is that there was a point where our attorney told us that our sale could be delayed no longer. Despite this "official" legal advice, Andy and his staff pressed our mortgage holder, and managed to get a further extension which finally enabled this deal to go through. Andy and his team at Venture Real Estate Group are nothing short of miracle workers in the Seattle real-estate market. They managed to close what is, I am assuming, one of the most ridiculously complicated sales they have ever seen. I cannot recommend Andy Langsord and Venture Real Estate Group highly enough. They managed to turn what would have been an absolutely hopeless experience into one that worked.

Gavin and his team were fantastic to work with! He was respectful, patient, responsive and…read moreextremely friendly. He helped make this home buying process as stress free as possible. He was always available to tour houses and gave insights and recommendations on the houses after we walked through them. I love that he's local and really knows the communities we toured. I would highly recommend Gavin and his team to anyone buying a house in this market!

Gavin is amazing and committed to helping you find and get what you want. We used Gavin and Kris to…read moreboth buy our home, and then four years later, sell it. They were beyond amazing in both processes and I highly recommend them!

Need your house sold? Call Jody and you'll get yourself an agent that will take care of absolutely…read moreeverything, work quickly, and most importantly, take the stress and anxiety out of buying/selling a home. Working with Jody is an absolute pleasure, and she was extremely communicative. She reached out to me with every update, and told me everything I needed to know along the way. She makes selling your home fun and exciting, but ultimately cares about her clients happiness. She got my house listed and planned out a timeline with a 48 hour turn around, referred a great professional photographer, and made all the showings not only safe (complying with Covid-19 guidelines) but easy for potential buyers to see the biggest features that guided them through the house. If you want an agent that you can trust, has great attention to detail, works quickly and efficiently, and actually cares about her clients - then working with Jody satisfies all criteria. Thanks again Jody & Team!!!

I closed on my first home today, in HUGE part, because of the help and support from Jody. From the…read moremoment I reached out, she was incredibly responsive, despite it sometimes being bedtime or my concerns seeming completely insane. She was sure to include encouraging words and light-hearted jokes to keep me at ease throughout the whole sometimes-confusing process, genuinely making me laugh out loud at some of the GIFs she sent me when I was feeling anxious. Something I really appreciated was her starting the relationship by asking what my style of communication was and how I preferred to be connected with; whether it was blunt and straight-forward or if I'd rather her sugar-coat things. She respected my request to just lay it all out on the table and was consistent with this type of communication through every step of the way. She and the people she recommended to partner with me all worked really hard to make sure my closing date fell on the date we had originally planned for (which happened to be my birthday!) as she knew how excited I was about it working out that way. When I met her to pick up my keys, she had put together a really great house-warming/birthday gift basket that was full of personalized home items that matched my design aesthetic I told her about way back on day one as well as gifts she picked out perfectly to match my other interests (I seriously don't know how she knew I was running out of lipstick and needed more). She really listened and bonded with me and helped ease some of the insecurities I had about my young age and being taken seriously during such a pivotal point in my life. Not only were we able to meet, tour, and secure a loan in, what must be, record time but she was also able to set it up so that my first mortgage payment falls exactly a month after my last rent payment. Thank you for making this first experience smooth, Jody! You helped me feel at ease and secure at every step!

Ruthy is knowledgable, patient, and compassionate. She never made me feel like I was bothering her,…read moreeven when I texted multiple times a day. She was always prompt at responding and coached me through my first time home buying anxiety. Not a day goes by that I am not completely in love with my first home and eternally grateful for Ruthy.

Mosaic Home Group is an incredible team to work with! Their interpersonal skills, go-to attitude,…read moreknowledge of the market, advance training in technology and continuous education makes this team the best team out there for all your selling and buying needs. There's not a better team out there for all your real estate needs!!

Best real estate experience I've ever had! I have bought and sold over 20 properties and Mark, Jeff…read moreand Miles were wonderful. Very professional and so much knowledge to help me price my property correctly which resulted in getting over asking. I also had their expertise in helping me buy my dream house which had 14 offers. South Sound Property gave me sound advice in a bidding war which resulted in me acquiring my wonderful mid-century home. Can't say enough about how important it is to have seasoned realtors to help you buy and sell in the housing market. Thanks again!!! Laura

We used Mark Pinto to buy a house. I will tell you he worked hard for us, gave us great advice, and…read morewe finally got a home. I can't recommend him more.

Bob gets the job done! He doesn't just do the bare minimum, either. He goes above and beyond,…read moreconsistently, in all areas of the profession. He is a man of integrity and core values that he demonstrated throughout the process of selling our house. He got us from "I want out of this house!" to "sold" with finesse and efficiency. He worked through our struggles and setbacks with care and compassion. He knows the industry, is an amazing negotiator, communicator, and worked hard on our behalf through the entire process. I can't recommend Bob enough whether you are selling or buying.

We bought our home with Robert Contreras as our realtor. I would recommend using Robert for a…read morenumber of reasons: 1.) Robert is very open about what he can and cannot do for you. Now mind you, he can do an awful lot for you and has a vast knowledge of all things real estate related. He makes the time you spend looking and buying a house very easy because he is clear about what to expect. There are things that he (or any realtor for that matter) cannot do and is not legally responsible or allowed to do. He won't wait for an issue to come up to say, "Yah, sorry, no can do." He will tell you ahead of time, "Hey, this might happen, and if this does happen we have several avenues we can take and I have a list of recommendations for people who can help you." This was greatly appreciated and made us feel looked out for. 2.) Speaking of recommendations, he has them. He has a lot of them. And he won't just hand you a list and let you randomly select one. He is genuinely interested in getting you a lender/loan officer who will work well with you and your expectations. He'll tell you, "This person will check up with you several times a day-- This person isn't that good with communications, but she's a numbers wizard and works miracles-- This person specializes with military/DoD-- Etc." He really goes above and beyond to make the experience comfortable and personalized for you. He doesn't want to just get the job done, and he never comes across rushed at all. 3.) He makes himself available to his clients. He was at our inspection, our sewer scope... he even came for moral support/cheer-leading when we signed our paperwork to close. The fact that he makes time for his clients while being involved in so much is really what you want in a realtor. When we were unsure of how our lease ending would line up with our closing date, Robert went out of his way to try and find us temporary housing. he even got us to close three days earlier than originally scheduled. 4.) Robert also gives you a good idea of what to expect with your house. He wants the paperwork to protect you, he wants your home to be in a reasonable condition. For example, when we received the inspection report, he asked us to read through it ourselves first and make a list of repairs we wanted the seller to make and then call him. When we called, he listened and then read the list he had made -- many of which included repairs we thought were too expensive to request. He then negotiated every single repair on our list and his own, including the expensive ones. Having bought a house once before with no drama/snags, I felt the bar was set fairly high this time around. But Robert Contreras absolutely surpassed that bar. Professional, funny, informative, and genuine, I would recommend him 100 times over. Not once during this process did either of us feel like we were unsure of what was happening or going to happen. He sets the standard for all realtors.

These two were on top of things before I knew I needed them to be! Hands down I'll be using them…read morenext time sell/aquire property. I recommend them without hesitation.

Leslie and Mac with Stewart Group are top notch realtors. Professional, personable, and ethical, I…read morecan't say enough good things about this excellent team! They have handled three different real estate transactions for me, and each time their attention to detail and professionalism was amazing. I strongly recommend the Stewart Group to anyone looking for experienced real estate agents.

I feel that Taylor Walcott might be a good pick if you have a simple property to sell in a small…read moretown. Unfortunately, I had a complicated house to sell in Seattle. Taylor did not understand the market and worse, he botched simple repairs and did not set up the house for a sale correctly. On a repair billing he overcharged me and when I contacted the company that did the repair, they told me that Taylor lied about the bill he sent me. I am currently submitting the bill and his emails about it to the BBB and the ethics board. I think he made a mistake and then when asked, he panicked and opted to not tell the truth rather than own up to his mistake, assuming that I would not contact the company to verify what he had told me. Again, I don't think he is a thief, but he has a hard time admitting an error (he got angry at me for pointing this issue out). Taylor's skills at negotiating were not up to a large city sale standard either. I had to continue to tell him to do repair jobs better and ask for more money from the potential buyer, which I was right about and got (although not as much as I could have if Taylor had staged the opening as he said he would). He negotiated the price DOWN 10K after taking one bid from an unlicensed contractor who gave him a verbal estimate of a phantom basement issue. When I received the final closing title, Taylor had a mistake on it which would have paid him hundreds of dollars more than what we agreed on (when asked about this, he admitted that he had seen this mistake and was going to fix it- why he had not done so already was not explained). As a final insult, he used a small title company in his town in Pierce County to close a King county deal, which caused five days of delays and hundreds of dollars in extra fees for me as the signed title had to be sent via UPS. So, in all, I think he might be a nice enough guy who was over his head. Or maybe he was having an off month. I have no idea, he has refused to return my emails the minute after my house was sold. There are lots of decent brokers out there- I'd recommend going with them.

Taylor found me my first home when I was a single mom looking for something I could afford. Taylor…read moreworked hard to find just the right house for my son and me. So it was a no brainer when I got married and needed a larger home. He found us the perfect home in no time at all. Then he sold my first home in under 24 hours. He is amazing. I would recommend him to all my friends and I have.