As first time home buyers, my fiance and I had no idea where to begin on the home-buying process. We got in contact with Sam when we first started looking at listings, and before we had been pre-approved for a home loan. Same checked in consistently throughout that process to see if we had any questions. When we got our pre-approval letter he was available to look at listings that weekend. Buying a home in Western Washington can be very stressful right now, especially with a budget of 400k, but Sam made the process seamless for us. He had extensive knowledge on each listing we looked at and of the surrounding neighborhood. He was always very responsive and reassuring throughout the entire process and handled negotiations with the seller's agency beautifully. He came to each listing with us and to each home inspection. We ended up closing on our home at the end of February and he has been…
As first time home buyers, my fiance and I had no idea where to begin on the home-buying process. We got in contact with Sam when we first started looking at listings, and before we had been pre-approved for a home loan. Same checked in consistently throughout that process to see if we had any questions. When we got our pre-approval letter he was available to look at listings that weekend. Buying a home in Western Washington can be very stressful right now, especially with a budget of 400k, but Sam made the process seamless for us. He had extensive knowledge on each listing we looked at and of the surrounding neighborhood. He was always very responsive and reassuring throughout the entire process and handled negotiations with the seller's agency beautifully. He came to each listing with us and to each home inspection. We ended up closing on our home at the end of February and he has been available to answer any and all questions since then. I have recommended him to all of my friends and family looking to buy in the area and will continue to do so! I cannot recommend him enough!
What a positive experience! My wife and I originally went with John L. Scott for an old friend we knew. He guided us to Sam as our shepherd through the home-finding and buying process. When we went into this whole thing we were going through (then) the worst home-buying market known to humankind. Nevertheless, Sam remained a steady and calm hand that led us through some depressing outbiddings and homes we thought we weren't going to get our money's worth. Fast forward to when we did find a home that we absolutely fell in love with. Sam brokered the deal in a respectful and mutually beneficial way. Such that we were on terms that evening and closed within a month. Using a VA home loan, no less! Sam and the Snohomish John L Scott team were so prepared to take care of all the angles of this process and there's no one I want to work with when the time comes for us to list our present home an…
What a positive experience! My wife and I originally went with John L. Scott for an old friend we knew. He guided us to Sam as our shepherd through the home-finding and buying process. When we went into this whole thing we were going through (then) the worst home-buying market known to humankind. Nevertheless, Sam remained a steady and calm hand that led us through some depressing outbiddings and homes we thought we weren't going to get our money's worth. Fast forward to when we did find a home that we absolutely fell in love with. Sam brokered the deal in a respectful and mutually beneficial way. Such that we were on terms that evening and closed within a month. Using a VA home loan, no less! Sam and the Snohomish John L Scott team were so prepared to take care of all the angles of this process and there's no one I want to work with when the time comes for us to list our present home and find our next! Thank you, Sam and team!
Sam helped my wife and I secure an amazing townhouse at a great price. We had just moved to Seattle from the Midwest so we leaned on him to share his local knowledge which was crucial. He was always quick with responses. He was available if we wanted to get access to a new house on the market. He was patient with us and all our annoying questions. He personally made sure every step along the way went as smoothly as possible. We most definitely would recommend anyone looking to buy a house to go talk to our guy, Sam Burke.
It was great to have Sam on our team, we met him in our neighborhood when he sold our friend’s house and knew we would use his services to sell ours when the time came. Sam was very knowledgeable in all areas of our real estate transactions, from the timing of listing, market comparisons, staging and promoting our house, and so much more. We felt like we were in good hands and Sam was always available for questions small and large. We were very lucky to work with him and we would recommend him to anyone.