findwell Real Estate
Category:
Real Estate Agents
920 Dexter Ave N
Seattle,
Washington 98109
(206) 462-6200
My wife and I just bought our first home with Findwell's and the service was just awesome. We...
More 28 days ago
My wife and I just bought our first home with Findwell's and the service was just awesome. We bought a new construction from a big builder and Kevin seemed to know exactly how to deal the seller, negotiate and get what we wanted. From finding comparables, through negotiations of price and upgrades, scheduling closing, dealing with escrow and up to closing, Kevin's responses and initiatives were always prompt, thorough and acurate. Plus Kevin's calm demeanor really inspired confidence, both in our purchase and that we chose the right agent. Our agreement had a complex mix buyer and seller paid upgrades, which resulted in some pretty complex accounting, and Kevin did a great job in understanding and explaining those to us. When a mistake in builder specs seemed to go against our interest, he was precise and decisive in resolving the issue quickly. So the service is awesome - no qualifications - alone more than sufficient to deserve the 5 star review. On top of that, they do it for about half the usual price, which is really incredible. In the Seattle area, I can't see why one would use anyone else.
Hide
|
Team Reba has been helping our family with Real Estate for a long time, so when my husband and I...
More
Team Reba has been helping our family with Real Estate for a long time, so when my husband and I decided to purchase our first home, they were our natural choice. Being young and a little naive we just assumed all agents were as professional as Team Reba, but our experience enlightened us as to just how awesome Rebecca and her team really are.
Having very limited funds, and a laundry list of needs, (close to family, cheap, not falling down, yard for dogs) we worked with the Team for almost a year before we found just the right home for us. Throughout everything Team Reba was supportive and we never felt pushed to buy something that didn't suit us. When we finally found what we were looking for, Reba jumped in both feet first and we made an offer. Little did we know at the time that we would all be doing a lot more jumping (through hoops) throughout the next 5 weeks.
It seemed the sellers, and their agent, were interested only in making the sale very hard for us. We had to sign away a lot of standard back outs, giving them the power. We did, but we also changed our bid to include closing costs, and a few other items. They accepted and we all prepared for the closing day. As the closing day drew nearer, the sellers realized that they had agreed to pay our closing costs, apparently they had missed this crucial part of the contract.
So they decided that they just weren't going to sign the closing documents. At this point it was very clear to all involved that the oversight of the closing costs was the fault of the selling agent, in fact, he admitted it. But he refused to take responsibility and fork up the money out of his already inflated commission. We tried to come to an agreement, offered money on our side from both us and Team Reba.
Finally after the closing date passed and we had to start speaking with a lawyer did the Broker for the selling agent step in and take over for the incompetent agent. I guess they realized finally that they were going to be facing a lawsuit if they didn't resolve it with us. During this very emotional and frustrating experience Team Reba was there at all times, they sheltered us from the onslaught of stupidity and incompetence from the selling agent, and in the end gave up a portion of their hard earned commission to help us finalize the sale. They proved to be the best agents in the West, complete with smoking rifles.
I would with glee and enthusiasm recommend Team Reba to anyone looking for an agent who is extremely professional, fun, and knows how and when to defend you from idiots.
Hide
|
John is a knowledgeable, reliable and trustworthy agent. My home sale was a difficult process for...
More 1 month ago
John is a knowledgeable, reliable and trustworthy agent. My home sale was a difficult process for me and my family, both emotionally and financially and John was incredibly supportive, patient, and smart every step of the way.
I was sold on hiring John when he showed up at our first meeting having done a great deal of homework on the area, and already had some ideas for us to think about and a customized booklet to take away. He always came prepared to meetings, always had suggestions and ideas for things we could do to sell the house more quickly in a down market, and he was always right! He hired a great photographer using new techniques so the pictures look amazing on the web. He hired a sketch artist to draw a rendering of what the backyard could look like if we were to clear out the greenbelt and landscape it since buyers were struggling with the fact that it was not landscaped, but we didn’t have the time to do it. He posted our listing on tons of sites, sent out direct mailings, contacted other agents, set up numerous open houses, let people know when we lowered our price, sent out surveys and took that information to heart.
Basically John worked much harder than I have ever seen an agent work – he earned his commission (less than most agents negotiate) and then some. I trusted John to always have my best interests at heart. I would recommend him to anyone in need of a smart, hard-working and caring agent. Plus he has a great sense of humor and is just a lot of fun to be around!
Hide
|
Sorry everyone, but we can't agree. We owned a home and a rental for several years-so we have seen...
More 8 months ago
Sorry everyone, but we can't agree. We owned a home and a rental for several years-so we have seen both sides but after a job brought us to Seattle we were in the rental market again. We met Lisa and Lillian and have had nothing but great service ever since. They even helped us work with the owners to get a dog in a "no dogs" house.
Perhaps you have to consider the source??
Try to think like an owner and work as a team- might go better then acting like you live in a hotel.
Hide
|
Everything about this experience was wonderful. The friendly helpful customer service in setting...
More 12 months ago
Everything about this experience was wonderful. The friendly helpful customer service in setting up the move, the skilled, efficient (amazingly fast), careful, professional movers, all made this a worthwhile experience. I will never move myself or children again. I will always call Express Movers.
Hide
|
This real estate firm is the Co-op expert in Seattle. I lived in a high rise building and they...
More 9 months ago
This real estate firm is the Co-op expert in Seattle. I lived in a high rise building and they helped me buy and sell the place and I was very satisfied with all their hard work. They also helped me purchase my next home.
Hide
|
Becoming a first time home owner with Wendy as my agent and adviser was a wonderful and exciting...
More
Becoming a first time home owner with Wendy as my agent and adviser was a wonderful and exciting experience. While working with Wendy in search for the perfect place, I found her to be extremely informative, patient, professional and caring. So many weekends were spent looking at various places in my preferred neighborhoods. At each showing, she would ask me about my like and dislike of the place. Then she would take those information, synthesize them, and find out even more potentially promising properties to show me the next time we met. I truly feel that she is a role model in her profession, informing the client with facts; providing answers/documents promptly; and guarding the client's best interest. Sitting in my perfectly cute first home, all I can say is THANK YOU, Wendy!!
Hide
|
Good: Very open and honest. All the negative reviewers need to learn to understand the rental...
More 9 months ago
Good: Very open and honest. All the negative reviewers need to learn to understand the rental market. What do they expect, Ballard Realty to do work for free? Get real people.
As companies go, this was a very honest place to work with. I rented with them for many years and never had any issues. When I had repairs that needed to be completed, then held up their end up the deal. If parts are back ordered, don't blame Ballard Realty.
Keep up the good work girls. Outstanding.. Bad: Nothing. Except having to pay rent. Sorry, was wanting something for nothing. J/K. Improvements: The owners (sisters) showing some more skin.. Other: Again, those with negative comments need to learn how to read. Their lease agreement is straight forward. If you don't clean, don't be shocked to not get your deposit back. If you rent a car and don't put gas in it, you get charged. Why would this be any different..
Hide
|
When Rebecca and I first got together it all seemed so simple. I had found a place and this whole...
More
When Rebecca and I first got together it all seemed so simple. I had found a place and this whole agent thing was just a formality, boy what I wrong! I had found what I thought was the perfect condo for my needs and Rebecca helped me evaluate the property find an inspector and make up an offer. In the process of making an offer and receiving documents from the seller we found that there had been a “minor leak” related to a toilet. This blew up into a much larger water issue. Rebecca worked with me and the seller’s agent to get the deal done, but as we got deeper into the deal it became clear that this was not the deal for me. Despite my heart’s being set on that condo Rebecca leveled with me and helped me to do what was the best for me. It was depressing to have that deal fall through, but with her usual exuberance Rebecca encouraged me to keep looking.
We looked at a number of condos and it became clear that they just were not comparable to the earlier one so I decided to make the step up to a house. It was a tough market and Rebecca helped me to evaluate a house, understand what the bidding for the house would be and when to make an offer and when not to. She always emphasized that she was happy to put together an offer for me, but she was also very frank when there would be a bidding up of the price and encouraged me to be sure I really wanted the home before I went in on a competitive situation.
In the end we found a perfect house. The offers were to be taken the day after we viewed the property. Rebecca asked if I really wanted it and I did. She helped me to get an inspection the next morning and put together an offer for that evening. I now have a wonderful home in Wallingford and couldn’t be happier.
Hide
|
Koss has managed a rental house of ours in Seattle for 9 years. We have been very pleased with the...
More 7 months ago
Koss has managed a rental house of ours in Seattle for 9 years. We have been very pleased with the professional service they provide. We highly recommend this company.
Hide
|