Mark's market knowledge, communication and professionalism was the best I have ever experienced. This was a sale that required specific and uncommon legal requirements. Through the entire process, from house prep, to pricing and through negotiation. Mark's engagement and deep understanding of our and the buyers concerns were essential to a timely closing at a price that was above our expectation.
At the beginning Mark laid out a strategy, explained possible pricing, discussed existing competition, and suggested improvements to the general condition of the house. He had inspections made and arranged resulting work to be done. When an offer was made he managed the details to a successful conclusion. I would recommend Mark without hesitation.
Mark's professionalism and attention to the needs of his clients is unparalleled in my experience buying and selling homes. He is personable, proactive, knows his craft, and is well connected. Mark was highly recommended to me, and after working with him for a short time I understood why. If you're looking for a top-tier agent to represent you in executive real estate, you just found him.
Mark was referred to us by a trusted agent who knew what we required: impeccable service, follow-up and communication on a proactive basis, and radical candor with transparency. Mark provided all of this and more. From ensuring that we really wanted to submit an offer (in the middle of a global pandemic), to shepherding us through the evaluation (when we were 4 hours away), to ensuring negotiations were fair (to ensure we got the home but did not overpay), Mark was there every step of the way. Mark spent the right amount of time upfront to know what was important to us and never once questioned our judgement—instead, trusting our judgement and asking us questions to help him provide better guidance to our questions when asked. Being careful to never give "his opinion", he instead gave us the "market opinion" and helped us gut check our decisions with a neutral lens, being very careful to not push us in either way. This is our preferred way of working and Mark met us there. I try to always give feedback on what to improve when leaving a survey, and during a pandemic, fires, and everything else in the world, there is honestly nothing I can say to give Mark feedback to improve as he was already there.
As first time home buyers we had a seemingly endless number of questions and concerns during this process. What should we do here? What's appropriate there? Are we supposed to do this? Mark was our compass, and for every question we asked he either had an answer right away, found us someone who did, or oftentimes asked us a series of questions to clarify what we were really looking for. All the while we never felt pressured - only supported and informed. At the start of this process people expressed to me how stressful this experience would be - and I believed them - however, for us it was a genuine pleasure and I can't help but give Mark and his team a lot of credit for that. Thank you, Mark!
We decided to sell right at the start of a worldwide pandemic. Mark marketed house perfectly but more importantly when things got rough with Covid and a tricky contingency Mark hung in and knew exactly our best moves to finialize the sell. Most realtors are good at helping stage a house but when the going gets tough as can happen, you need a bright and seasoned agent who knows how to handle any difficulty. Mark is that person.
We met Mark at an open house and we knew right away that he was the right agent for us. We told him we were just looking but not sure what we want. He asked our approximate budget and the location we want. To save our time, he prepared a list of houses to visit to help us see what were available in the market within our budget. He even took us back and forth to our first two (2) choices to help us decide which we really wanted. He gave us his professional insight and guided us to find the “Perfect Home” for us. Mark was very attentive and responsive, quickly answered any questions we had. He has a very strong knowledge and experience he used to help us efficiently and effectively negotiate with the seller, and guided us through the entire process. Mark helped in removing the stress in finding and buying our new home during the pandemic! He truly stands out from the crowd in looking out for us. We highly recommend Mark for your real estate needs, the best real estate agent there is!
Mark did a fantastic job as our agent from the first day. He thoroughly explained his approach to selling property at our first meeting, and after we selected Mark as our realtor, he proposed a plan that kept us on track while we prepared our house for market though the close of escrow. He kept in constant communication, was never rushed, and always happy to answer questions. I particularly appreciated that he would make recommendations, but would make it clear he was open for hearing our thoughts and that the final decisions typically were ours to make. We normally accepted Mark's recommendations because they were based on his experiences and knowledge of real estate and the market, and they just made sense. We fortunately had resources to fix the house up while preparing for market, and Mark provided very valuable guidance on what repairs or upgrades to make that would provide a return on investment. He pretty much nailed an appropriate asking price for our home, and it was sold in less than 1 week on the market. He also makes what could be a stressful and unpleasant experience fun. Happy to recommend Mark for your real estate needs!
Mark was our realtor when we purchased our home five years ago which can be very overwhelming for a young couple, the process was absolutely seamless and Mark did a fantastic job. Here we are five years later and just sold our home and could not have asked for a better experience. Mark went above and beyond to help us prep and stage, market, and finish out the sale without any extra stress. Would recommend him to anyone due to his experience, professionalism, and always willing to take the extra step to make things happen.
Ours was a somewhat unique situation in that we were purchasing adjacent property through a lot line adjustment and had done most of the negotiating directly with the landowner. We brought Mark in and paid the commission as buyer to insure the process was properly documented. His services were priceless as the process was anything but simple.
My husband and I were very happy that Mark Spaulding sold our home within the first week on the market! His advice regarding arriving at a fair and reasonable market price was very valuable.
I first met Mark Spaulding when I asked for an appointment to see one of his listings. At the time we did not have a buyers agent. After looking at the home, we discussed dual agency with Mark for quite a while sitting in the back yard of the home. It became clear very quickly that Mark was honest and trustworthy in his approach to real estate dealings. He showed us several other agents listings but we ultimately bought the first house. The transaction as a dual agent went so well from a buyers perspective that there was no one else but Mark to call when it was time to sell that same home. Mark's thorough due diligence insured we were well prepared for potential pitfalls.This home sold in a matter of days with multiple offers. The situation was due to Marks' effective marketing presentation to build the necessary excitement about the home before it was listed. Mark is the consummate professional whether you are buying or selling. He also became a trusted friend in the course of 3 years of discussions about the state of the local market and many other interesting topics.
