David is hands down the best realtor I have ever had. He spent a good deal of time up front, via email/phone/in-person, finding out exactly what I was looking for in a property. He was always very prompt in replying to my emails and calls (usually within minutes). When I narrowed down my search to one condo complex in particular, he reached out to his many realtor contacts in the area to find out if any properties there were coming to the market soon. When a unit in that complex finally came onto the market, he understood that we needed to jump on it immediately. (This was in the Carmel Valley/Del Mar area, where properties were going into escrow within a few days of being listed.) He agreed to meet me at the condo the very next morning after it went onto the market, and he had already prepared much of the bid paperwork in advance, so we could make an offer right after seeing it. I told him how high I was willing to go, but he advised me he thought we could get it for $10,000 less. He then called the seller's agent and managed to negotiate with her to accept my offer and take the property off the market... on the very first day full day it was listed! They even already had an open house scheduled, but he persuaded her to cancel that and accept our offer instead. I have to say, I was shocked! He is an amazing negotiator. And what is very interesting is that the unit actually appraised slightly higher than the price he had negotiated for me. So I was able to buy my condo UNDER market value, which is unheard of in this area of San Diego. The condo was in mint condition too; definitely not a fixer-upper. David remained upbeat, responsive, and helpful all the way through the escrow process. He is a terrific guy personally too, aside from being a very savvy negotiator. He is well-versed in the San Diego market, clearly quite experienced as a realtor. I feel so fortunate to have found him. (I picked him out of the many real estate agents in San Diego.
