ZillowVERIFIEDWe have been working with Burt for 5 months and finally succeeded in buying a home we love. Burt has been everything that we could have asked for in a realtor. I would highly recommend him. We loved Burt for the following reasons: * Breadth and depth of knowledge. We were looking at a pretty wide area on the peninsula - from San Carlos/Belmont up to South San Francisco/San Bruno. Pick any neighborhood that Burt takes us to see a home in, he would be able to give us a ton of details - history of the neighborhood, typical floor plans/home sizes, school quality, pros/cons of the neighborhood, nearby neighborhoods, etc. He is very experienced and detailed oriented. When he sees a home with us, he would be able to quickly spot subtle issues like water damage, sloping, workmanship of remodeling, etc. From his extensive experience as a realtor as well as owner of investment property, he gladly offers advice on what repairs are urgent or not, what are the big ticket issues, and ball park figures for repairs/upgrades/remodels. * Professionalism and work ethic. Burt is very dedicated. He took us to see homes pretty much every weekend for a span of several months. He made himself available to us over phone/text/email for any questions that we had. When it came to making offers, he didn't just write up an offer and sit back. He always did the homework of talking to the seller agent multiple times before and after the offer deadline, in order to get us as much information as possible about the potential competition. Just as another example, one weekend Burt had a high fever, yet he still powered through as we asked him to submit a counter offer and subsequently do a cancellation of contract. * Trustworthiness. Last but not least, trustworthiness is probably Burt's biggest value. He was very transparent and objective in giving his opinions on things like issues with a home, the value of the home, market trends and potential bidding competition. With respect to the bidding, he did not pressure us at all. We had bid on somewhere between 5 and 10 homes in a short span of a couple of months and lost every time to higher bidders. Throughout that period, Burt never once pressured us to ratchet up our offers. He reiterated that we should bid whatever price we felt comfortable with.
