David Mauldwin

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" David, you are the perfect 10! "-Mervin Sutton
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" Dawn and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the outstanding help and expertise you afforded us in the selling of two of our homes recently. You also helped us buy our investment property back in 2012 during a very challenging time. The market we have now is not an easy one to navigate despite it being a Seller's market. Both transactions required an astute understanding of the market, careful pricing, and exquisite preparation. From day one, you listened to us, explained to us the process that was involved, went through all the disclosures, and made us feel very comfortable with the fact that we were working with a true professional. Without your significant expertise, hard work, attention to detail and advocacy, we would not have had the amazing results we realized in both transactions. You sold our investment property in 3 weeks with a 7% over the asking price and you sold our Carmel home for 18% over the asking price. We have no doubt that these two results would not have been possible without your guidance, direction, and determination from day one. Above all, we appreciate your consummate professionalism and attention to detail. You conducted these transactions like a maestro in charge of an orchestra. The staging professionals you helped arrange in preparation for the listing, the contractors you found to deal with minor issues and the cleaning crew that you hired were all top-notch and you did all the work. When we decided to list these two properties, and retained your services, the first thing I noticed during our initial meeting was how 'process-oriented' you were. This resonated well with us as we think the same way. When one does all the small things right, the big things take care of themselves, and we get to enjoy the fruits of our labor. That is exactly what happened here, and we are grateful to you for making both outcomes possible. Having been a business owner in Carmel for over two decades, I have had the privilege of knowing hundreds of real estate professionals in our area. I cannot think of one that would have represented us better than you. We will continue to refer you to all our friends and acquaintances, and we wish you and your family the best in the coming years "-Dawn & Ganesh Kripapuri
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" First, a thousand pardons for the delay in sending my heartfelt thanks for your incredible efforts during the recent sale of my Monterey home. Not that you particularly need my accolades, as your exceptional professionalism sells itself, but I still feel compelled to express my extreme gratitude for your tenacity, expertise, and patience during our sometimes tumultuous road to closing. Hopefully, the old adage "better late than never" still applies. I still contend that you becoming my real estate agent was nothing short of diving intervention. After being poorly represented by another local agent for seven weeks, without even a single hint of an offer, you came along and secured a successful offer in seven days-full asking price/all cash. It was truly miraculous! I was so discouraged with my previous agent by the lack of sales activity and nearly nonexistent communication, so 1 realize when you came on the scene, you bore the brunt of my skepticism and ardor. You were not dissuaded at all. Rather, you arrived for our initial mecting with your homework thoroughly done on comps, simply asked what my timeline was (less than 30 days!), and recommended a reasonable asking price. Your next words were, "I should be able to do that for you." Despite all the disappointments in the weeks preceding your assumption of the sale, you made me feel completely confident you would indeed get the job done. You did exactly that-even better than I could have imagined. David, as I know I mentioned throughout our "real estate journey", without a doubt, I could not have asked for better representation than what you provided. You amazed me daily with your continuous and informative communication, exemplary negotiation skills, simply awesome problem-solving techniques, and most especially your koen ability to keep me calm (no easy task!) throughout this often nerve-wracking process. Your success in getting my house sold in record time and for full asking price allowed Rich and I to purchase our dream home and finally start our life together. We are eternally grateful to you for all you did to facilitate our goal. We both wish you much continued success. You are clearly uncqualed in the real estate field, so continued success is guaranteed. Thank you for making the experience so positive. "-Pamela Von Ness
★★★★★
" David Mauldwin is the best realtor you can possibly have. He has the customer commitment to sell your home. He approaches each home with the eye for details, incredible organization skills to prioritize complex issues, excellent analytical skills to properly assess your home value and potential, addresses your concerns and does not push, caters to your busy schedule, and has the drive to close the deal. We met David after my father passed away. I am the trustee of my father's estate and I concluded that we needed to sell his home of over 22 years. David listened to our needs and designed a schedule around our comfort level. He impressed me the first day I met him with his down to earth approach and straight talk. He laid out a strategy on the very first day and basically said he could sell our home quickly. We live over 120 miles from the home that we sold and David kept us informed every step of the way. David invested time to coordinate with numerous contractors to do the necessary repairs. His goals were to minimize cost were possible and invest in the upgrade/repairs which would show the best for potential buyers. David guided us through the home inspection process and recommended the best way to position our home in the market. He did the market analysis of the available homes in the area and concluded that staging furniture is the best way of showing our home. The strategy worked! After about a week of being on the market, we received multiple offers. The home closed escrow when we were on our planned cruise to Mexico. In short, once you empower David to sell you home, he is like a man on a horse at the races. Once he starts he keeps going and going until the job is done. He communicates with you every step of the way via phone, email, and mail correspondents. Thank you David for all you have done. "-Peter Mock
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" Thank you, David! "-Carl & Sheri Iverson
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" David was the best choice of realtor. I interviewed six and David was the only person that had a plane and wasn’t afraid to implement hat plan. Which he did to my success in selling my Carmel Valley home. David always kept me informed of the progress. It took exactly one month to make the sale "-Bob Bindel
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" There are so many things I would like to thank you for. You went so far above and beyond normal expectations! I am so grateful that Frank Gallagher referred us to you. Marketing and showing a property with a tenant in residence is very difficult but you knew exactly how to handle it. You dealt with the condo complex, H.O.A. and their management company, even driving all the way to San Jose to expedite "their" paperwork. You communicated every step of the way so that I knew we were making progress. Although our property was a small condo I felt that you gave it (and us) the same dedicated attention that you would give to a multi-million dollar home. During this very stressful period in our lives you were such a helpful and calming influence. Your professional expertise and confidence, your negotiating skills and attention to detail, your positive attitude and unfailing support brought us to the successful sale of our property. Mom and I will always have a special place in our hearts for you! Many prayers and positive thoughts for your continued success in the future. "-Victoria Queen
★★★★★
" Vicki and I would like to express our gratitude for all of the hard work that you put into selling our home. From the day you first entered our home to discuss our real estate needs, you operated in such an open and ethical manner, that we knew that you would be the perfect individual to represent our needs. You laid out the process to us very clearly and then you went out and executed on everything you said you would do. The area that you truly executed on above all else, was your ability to communicate events in such a precise and timely manner. We never felt any anxiety or trepidation during what can often be a tumultuous period in ones financial life. Some people can and do back-up what they say will do and honor their commitments, however you went above and beyond and truly under promised but over delivered. We would without question, and have already, recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in this area. You are truly best in class in the real estate business and we are very lucky and grateful to have gone through this experience, with you. "-Gary & Vicki York
★★★★★
" It is with pleasure and gratitude that we share comments on our experience with David in the purchase of our California home. While we have bought and sold a number of houses, we have never before encountered such a level of consistent excellence in service and attention to detail. David possesses all the attributes necessary to be an excellent broker: he knows the market extremely well; he is diligent, responsive, and yet very patient with clients. David is both very professional and personable. We worked our purchase game plan together, and he offered wise counsel all along the way. Clearly, David takes pride ir doing a good job. In our particular case as the buyers, there were many rough spots on the road to closing and in every instance David was a great help. It would be hard to envision someone doing a better job than David or being anything but happy in choosing to work with him. We highly recommend David for all residential real estate needs. "-Michael & Tracy Manzano
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" Please allow my personal recommendation of Mr. David Mauldwin. I know firsthand that Mr. Mauldwin possesses unparalleled integrity, exceptional organizational skills, and a first-rate knowledge of the real estate industry. I first met David at a parents' fundraiser for the Carmel River School. I was immediately impressed with his enthusiasm and positive outlook. There is no doubt that in today's difficult market, it has never been more important to work with a professional with the drive, focus, and determination that David Mauldwin brings to every situation. I can personally attest that David worked tirelessly to sell my home in 2010 when home prices were historically low and home inventory at surplus levels. My personal situation was pretty dicey. I had gone through a painful break-up with my husband and simply couldn't afford the house payments. David worked with my bank and completed the sale under exceptionally trying circumstance. Throughout my life I have owned several homes and have known many realtors. David Mauldwin is someone with incomparable character; a partner who can be trusted every step of the way. I have no hesitation recommending David for his professionalism and exceptionally high standards, which reflects upon anyone with the good judgment to hire the very best. Thank you, David. You kept me laughing through a difficult situation and concluded my transaction to the advantage of all parties involved. I am forever grateful. "-Kelly Wheeler
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" I found David through a referral from Arizona, and it was an amazing journey with him! From the beginning David communicated thoroughly and was helpful throughout the entire processl David assisted me with my California property as well as assisted in managing communications between myself and my property management company in regards to my property. In a market that was challenging and with me in another state, David made this process successful and smooth! I cannot say thank you to David enough for how seamless this transition was in selling my property in a timely fashion and for more than what llisted it for! David absolutely knows the real estate industry and how to sell a property! If I ever move tá California, or know of anyone buying/selling a property in California I will recommend David. David was on top of things daily, from the HOA to the Title company to make this a transaction that was stress free. David I cannot say thank you enough times to tell you how much I appreciated you through this process. This could have been difficult for me to sell my father's property, but you made this a great situation and I am very grateful to you. There are just no words for me to sing your praises that will tell you how eternally grateful I am. "-Brenda Aiken
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" Thank you for your help in finding the house, negotiating the terms, and getting the closing accomplished. We were pleased that among multiple offers, ours was accepted. Your guidance in the preparation paid off. You did an excellent job in communicating with us and keeping us informed at every step in the process. We think we ended up with an outstanding new home at a reasonable price and we are looking forward to enjoying Monterey. Thank you again for ruviding us with contact numbers for utilities and trades services. And much thanks for mailing our keys and gate transmitters, with your efficient follow through with the post office to assure that we received them. "-Barbara Lovero
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" I again want to thank you for all you did in helping me with my 1031 Exchange. At a difficult time in my life you turned this into a fun and enjoyable experience. Your knowledge and expertise in all fields was absolutely amazing to me. You understood what I was looking or and provided me with suitable options. You turned what started out as a challenging experience into an experience with a “good ending.” Your knowledge of the are and real estate and how to deal with sellers was phenomenal. Your personality was awe and ore agents should follow suit "-Linda Clay
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" David, again, great job! Thank you for the professionalism in handling this referral with such care. The client could not have had a better outcome! "-Patrick Conner
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" We were in the market for a two-bedroom townhouse in the San Jose area, and we had been going to open houses to see what was available. We did not have an agent at the time, as we figured we would just get a feel for the market before jumping in. What we did not realize initially was how fast everything was selling - virtually every listing that popped up one week was sold the next. When we came across a property where we wanted to take the next step and potentially make an offer, we needed an agent in a hurry. We asked the seller's agent if they could provide a referral, and without any hesitation they referred David Mauldwin. David reached out to us immediately and provided excellent support throughout the process. He quickly came up to speed on the candidate property, reviewing all the disclosures and inspection reports, and he identified the items that were of most concern. He came up with cost estimates for fixing the items of concern, and answered all of our questions promptly and professionally. In addition, his knowledge of the area and local resources was invaluable. When we ultimately decided to make an offer (only a day later), David advised on how to make the offer the most appealing to the seller. He worked through all the logistics on a very tight schedule to ensure the myriad of offer details and forms were all handled properly and submitted on time - not an easy task in this fast-paced market. The offer was accepted the same evening it was submitted, and David notified us of the good news the following morning. After our offer was accepted, David then helped with numerous tasks associated with the purchase of a new property - he coordinated efficiently and effectively with the escrow agent, he provided contact information for setting up PG&E, water, trash, & cable, he referred us to an insurance agent who provided a competitive quote that we ultimately accepted, and he even leaned on the seller's agent to remove their for-sale sign when it lingered in the yard longer than they said it would. In summary, we had an outstanding experience with David - he is knowledgeable, responsive, thorough, dedicated, and pleasant to work with. We would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a residential real estate agent, and would gladly work with him again in the future "-Dave & Sheila Upham