I met Matt Luke, unbeknownst to me the founding broker/owner of Major League Properties, in late 2020. He happened to be the listing agent of a property I was interested in that was located in Placentia. I wasn't working with an agent so Matt showed me the property. Although somewhat unusual, I decided to have him represent me in tendering an offer. I already had four other recently purchased properties under my belt and didn't feel there was anything too concerning about Matt representing the seller and buyer since I was immediately struck by his candor and demeanor. Full disclosure: every participant was made aware of the situation and possibility of a conflict of interest.
Matt was very diligent and maintained his fiduciary duty in communicating extremely fair and ethical offers, counter-offers, requests etc. between me and the seller. Everyone was satisfied with the results of the transaction. There were concessions made on both sides - appliances, minor repairs, rent-back etc. all worked out for everyone. Extremely equitable.
Fast forward to September 2022...I had a nice townhome in San Diego in the +$1M range that I wanted to sell and use the equity to downsize somewhat. My wife, daughter and I were so impressed with Matt and Major League Properties back in 2020 that we asked him whether he would handle the listing of the San Diego property. I realize most of Matt's listings are not normally that far South of his "stomping grounds" in the Yorba Linda/Placentia area. However, Matt obliged us and took on the listing. Let me tell you - it was not a fast and easy sale. We needed to squeeze as much out of that property as we could. At the time, interest rates started climbing. Sales weren't occurring as quickly as before when there were bidding wars on nice properties. Folks were looking for quick cash deals as property prices dipped. Matt and Team continued to schedule open houses and not once pressured us to take low ball cash offers or cut the selling price. When we did adjust the selling price, it was on our terms and Matt was wholeheartedly supportive. In the end we got close to what we were hoping for but it took 9 months on the market because we weren't in a hurry and were rather stubborn about the selling price. To say Matt and his Team have perseverance and tenacity is an understatement. I've had enough experience with Realtors to experience impatience and dare I say, greed. Used car salesman mentalities don't fly with me. Top shelf marketing, effort and professionalism is all I've ever experienced with Matt and Major League Properties.
Today, we're shopping for the "replacement" property from the proceeds of the San Diego sale. Matt and his Team are quick and tireless allies as we comb through properties from Oceanside to Temecula. It doesn't matter if the property is not close to Matt's base of operations. He makes the calls and shows up to get us into properties we want to see. We need to move quickly and Matt makes sure other Team members help us when he's out or away, which is rare. Both Nel and Desiree have shown up at properties when Matt couldn't be there. They were punctual, informative and patient with us during the property viewings.
As you can probably surmise by now, moving forward with ANY real estate deals, my family and I are only going to use Matt and Major League Properties. I can't think of any area of mediocrity to criticize. I know I can rely on Matt and his Team to provide their strong commitment to my success - no matter which side of the deal I'm on. I say that from experience. You can too! read more