THE GRUBB CO. - North Berkeley

We worked with Marianne and Lindsay about a year ago when we moved to California and started our search for a single-family home. Buying a home in the Bay Area can be daunting, but they supported us from start to finish. As a mother-daughter team, they offered a great combination of market knowledge, consistent communication, and realistic feedback on our expectations. We actually interviewed with three different agents before deciding to work with them based on their experience. Being new to the area, it was also super helpful that they introduced us to a great general contractor whom we have been working closely with for the past several months.

Marianne Scott

star   5   (6 reviews)

We recommend Marianne for anyone looking for a home in the Bay Area. As first time home buyers she helped us and guided us through the process. She is deeply familiar with the neighborhoods, a strong sense of the market and very attuned to what you need. She helps our family find the perfect house in the location that we had not considered, and helped us close very quickly.

Marianne Scott

star   5   (6 reviews)

Working with Marianne to find our home in Berkeley was one of the best decisions we made in the entire process. From the start, she took the time to truly understand what we were looking for, not just the obvious checkboxes, but the things that actually mattered to us in a home and a neighborhood. Once she got it, she did the filtering for us and only brought us places we'd genuinely be interested in. That alone saved us an enormous amount of time, and she was still always happy to go see as many properties as we wanted. Buying in Berkeley is its own thing. The market doesn't work like other places, and so much of it comes down to local knowledge you can't find online. Marianne has that in spades: a deep feel for neighborhoods and streets, plus a trust network and relationships with other agents that genuinely helped us land our house. What we appreciated most was that she never pushed. She wasn't trying to sell us a house just to close a sale; she used a critical, honest lens to tell us whether a place (and its layout) would actually work for us. And when it came to bidding, she gave us a calm, transparent read on what to offer, never pressuring us to over- or under-bid. That helped us price our offers correctly. She's simply a wonderful person to work with. We've since recommended her to friends who've worked with her too, and she's helped them find and close on their homes as well. We can't recommend her enough.

Marianne Scott

star   5   (6 reviews)

Martha was great to work with. Of all the agents we talked to, she was the one who listened to what we actually wanted (and what we actually could afford), instead of trying to push us above our comfortable budget/push us to buy a place that wasn't the right fit. At the same time, she helped us navigate the realities of buying in the East Bay, and helped us expand our search to meet our actual needs. Martha never stopped hunting for the perfect place for us, and when we found it, she made really sure we were confident about our decisions and helped us strategize our offer. She really cares about getting her clients into the home that's right for them. As first time homebuyers (and now first time homeowners), we are so grateful for her tremendous depth of expertise and tenacity.

Martha Becker

star   5   (2 reviews)

Marianne is a fantastic agent! She made it possible for us to buy our lovely Upper Rockridge home. We had looked largely on our own for over a year, and finally found a property that we wanted to bid on. We put in a bid that we knew would probably not be the top one, hoping to get a better deal should the top bidder not follow through. And so it went. When we heard that the seller was reconsidering our bid, among others, Marianne’s advice was just so wise and valuable. She helped us work through the process by consulting on an appropriate counter bid and helped us in navigating the complexities of negotiating with the seller. In the end, Marianne’s advice and support made it all possible. And today, we are happy in our new home, and very grateful to our wonderful agent, Marianne Scott. We highly recommend her!

Marianne Scott

star   5   (6 reviews)

Marianne and Lindsay Scott were my realtors for selling a multi-unit building in Oakland. They were a great mother daughter team—well-informed, timely, thorough, and professional. They answered all of my questions and provided infinite wisdom throughout the entire process. Not only were they professional, but they were also enjoyable and fun to work with, adding just the right amount of humor to what can sometimes be an emotional business of selling a beloved asset. Thank you both for bringing light, honesty, integrity, and wisdom to selling my building, and more importantly, for finding the best possible clients to be the new owners.

Marianne Scott

star   5   (6 reviews)