Reviews of Bushwick (Real Estate Agency)

Matt Kozleski

Rob and his staff were extremely responsive, and easy to work with. I appreciated how proactive Rob was in getting things done and letting me know what was going on during the process. I would recommend Rob to anyone!

Lance P

To me, there is no purchase more stressful than shopping for and buying a home. I'm so thankful we received a referral to meet with and enlist the help of Rob McGarty. Rob asked detailed questions about what we liked and didn't like and was able to quickly hone his suggested properties to those we would like. We would often find a property in an email from a real estate site only to have it already in our text messages from Rob. He was able to work with our crazy hours to visit homes after dinner before kid bedtime and made the most of our short windows by planning how to attack the properties we wished to see each evening. His insights during tours were extremely valuable and helped us see the good and the bad of each property. During our offer process he was able to give solid advice and made the process as easy as possible. We won't be buying again for quite some time (I hope), but if we were to, we would use Rob again without question. We're telling all our friends to also use him. So should you.

Vikas O'Reilly-Shah

Rob was fantastic! Quick, information-rich, to the point summaries of options as we cross-country home shopped in a very fast-paced sellers market. Great short videos highlighting everything we needed to know. Quick to respond and generous with his time - he drove us around during #snowpocalypse to help us finally find the home with the right fit! Observant and knowledgeable about all manner of home finishing details (picture-rail molding, anyone?) We have no doubt that his full court press and background discussion/negotiation we key in the sellers accepting our offer over two *objectively* better bids. Couldn't recommend him more highly!

Todd Schneider

We’ve sold AND bought wih Rob, and have recommended him for years, with zero hesitation, to many other people. He’s the best in the business. And he’s practically full-service; we followed his recommendations for lenders and inspectors, and we were blown away with those experiences as well. He understands what “customer service” really means, and he has made us feel like we were his only client. Bushwick, for the win.

Niti Gupta

Rob is very personable and knowledgeable broker. Instead of directly showing us houses from day 1, he first learnt about our needs and timeline. He has been patient with us with our search which initially started with the entire west and east side of the lake. He would show us our selected houses within a few days of our search. Rob was able to get us our almost dream house at a slightly lower bid compared to the other bid on the house. After the offer got accepted, the process of closing went smoothly as well and we were able to close on time.

Scott Plack

Everything you read about Rob's outstanding work is true. He's a great agent and made the selling process for us very smooth with a great outcome. Thanks Rob!

Jonathan Lee

Rob and his team are the best! This was our first home sale. They were extremely knowledgeable and able to guide us through the process and answer all our questions. They have all the contacts and put us in touch with whatever contractors we needed to make the sale go smoother. They worked hard (many open houses) and left no stone unturned. Communication was top notch—they were always available to talk or text. Competent, professional, and a pleasure to work with.

Kevin Clark

If you are looking to sell a home in the seattle area Rob is your guy to call. He was very helpful throughout the whole process and even though we were out of state he made it so easy for us. He has great insights on the housing trends and a good pulse on the market. His team would provide weekly updates so you always knew what was going on. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. Thanks Rob!

Heather

In the Seattle real estate market you not only need a good agent, but you need someone who's been in this area and has connections. It's even better when this agent provides such top-notch customer service that you barely have to do anything but receive updates, be part of the negotiation and sign some documents. I both bought a house with Rob and sold a condo. He coached me through the best way to bid and to win (it's not always the highest bidder that wins), and then he coached me through how to prepare and present my condo for sale and went ahead and took care of everything for me from having a handyman come out to do touch-ups, and getting cleaning and staging taken care of. And all the while he checked in with me at least once a week and picked up every time I called. If you want top notch customer service and a trusted adviser who will get a deal done look no further.

David Baure

Rob McGarty is an awesome agent who came highly recommended and he did not disappoint. He was very easy to work with and made selling my condo free of stress. Rob has great market intuition and knew exactly how to sell my home. He worked quickly to get the place ready and everything went smoothly. Rob listened to my needs and made selling an uncomplicated process with a great pay out. I would use Rob again for my real estate needs and recommend him to friends and family.

Dug Lee

Rob was amazing to work with and I couldn’t have asked for a better agent to help me through my first solo house-buying process. He was endlessly patient and available. One thing that potential clients should know is that Rob is a shark! He comes across as very easy-going and friendly, but when it comes to watching out for his clients, he is incredibly shrewd and can play hard ball. But he does it in such a skillful way that the other agent doesn’t know what hit them until it’s too late! I highly recommend Rob to everyone.

Rohit Gupta

Rob is very well experienced in his field, he helped us coordinate the finishing and staging of our home. He never pressurized us to commit to a particular price point or taking a certain offer, in the end we got a good price for our home in a very reasonable time frame.

Ben N

I selected Rob to help me sell my tenant occupied condo in Seattle. As an out-of-state seller I needed someone who was going to take care of everything, which is what Rob advertised, but his execution was above and beyond what I thought possible. Rob coordinated with my tenant to declutter his unit to offsite storage so Rob could get his team in there to clean and paint. The place looked better than when I bought it! Rob’s photography made the unit look amazing which resulted in us getting multiple, above list price offers before the offer review date. We ended up setting a new $/sf building sales record. It was a pleasure working with him through every facet of the transaction and he really made it a smooth process along the way!! I highly recommend Rob to anyone looking to sell in Seattle.

Laura Vega

Rob masterfully guided us through the ins and outs of buying a home, from extensive home tours to making offers and everything in between. He was equal parts encouraging of our dreams and honest about the realities of the work involved in pursuing them. When our offer was accepted, he worked tirelessly to ensure the best deal possible for us. In addition to all his hard work and effort, he was an inexhaustible resource of details great and small about all aspects of home ownership, remodeling, and repair; we're extremely grateful for the abundance of remodeling referrals he gave us. His infectious enthusiasm was one of our favorite parts of the whole experience and we'll miss our daily updates from him. We wish we could buy another house from him, but he did his job so well that we'll be happy in our new home for many years to come!

Richard Bersamina

Rob was friendly, smart, and courteous from the getgo. He was always very available and quick to respond. He is very knowledgeable about navigating the Seattle market and was able to help us purchase a home in a competitive, multioffer situation. We weren't even the highest offer! Rob is well connected to both the real estate and contractor communities. He was able to give us solid advice about home repairs and remodels and connected us with competent handy-persons to get all of our needs met. He gives realistic assessments of properties, e.g. homes that are way overpriced or homes that are in need of major repairs. We recommend Rob 100%!

Andy

Rob was a big help selling our house. In fact, a great help! He was patient, knowledgeable and completely up front about the whole process and what to expect. And then he delivered. We called Rob as we were tossing the idea around of selling. His input was instrumental in organizing our thoughts, planning the process, and working with our tenants to get the house ready and looking sharp. His market research was well done and he took the time to walk us through his thinking while developing our best strategy. He took some fantastic photos and really put the property's best foot forward. We listed and the property immediately shot up in number of people looking and becoming a Hot Home, with much credit to Rob's thoughtful presentation and images. We attracted great potential buyers and Rob handled all of their questions and concerns with professionalism and a straight forward condor that was much appreciated. In fact we heard later from one that they very much appreciated working with Rob - even thought they were not the winning offer. We liked to hear that Rob, acting as our representative, was making a positive impression in what is typically not an enjoyable process. The offers came in and Rob has a very well organized process and review chart that was a great help for us to understand the nuances of each offer. With this help, we narrowed to our top offers and worked with each of them in a very fair way to determine a winning offer. Rob handled all of the final details and has a great escrow team that made the signing very convenient and easy. In the end, it took less time, sold for more, and was a much better experience than other real estate transactions we have been involved with in the past. Would we recommend Rob to anyone looking to sell, or buy, a house? Absolutely and emphatically!!

Rustam Goychayev

Working with Rob has been an absolute pleasure. His attention to detail and knowledge of the area/market is extremely comprehensive. Rob made sure that we considered everything and gave us helpful tips and strategies. His experience definitely gave us a leg up in this very competitive housing market. Rob also made himself extremely accessible to us whenever a house became available that we wanted to view. We toured houses in the evening and when we could not make it to one, he took a video for us so that we could still see the house. We ended up finding a house and closing on it within less than a month - Rob made the offer and closing process extremely efficient and easy to follow. If that's not enough, Rob is also very fun to work with. We highly recommend Rob!

Anne Maertens

We loved working with Rob! He was extremely professional, knowledgeable, and patient. He spent many hours with us, late into the evening, finalizing details on our first offer, which we won! Hurray!

Wil Van Cleve

Rob was a consummate professional during the sale of our home. He did a very thorough walkthrough of the property, noting strengths and identifying places where small investments could yield returns on our final sales price. He prepared a detailed assessment of comparable properties in the area and worked diligently to help us set the right listing price. He was very involved throughout the sales process, checking in with us frequently and going the distance in terms of communication with buyer's agents. We couldn't be more pleased with the relationship we developed with Rob, and of course we're very pleased with the outcome of our sale!

Katey Harris

Rob was prompt to respond, flexible with viewing times and very patient through the process of searching for homes. I really enjoyed working with him and will definitely recommend him to friends or family.

Austin Kishi

Working with Rob changed my opinion of Real Estate Agents, he is knowledgeable, responsive yet very patient and overall adds a lot of value in the process. My previous experience with an agent on the buy side, basically consisted of them opening the door for me. While Rob was willing to that, he also was able to provide valuable insight, like a pseudo inspector/appraiser who was in tune with the local market. In Seattle's VERY competitive housing market, I can't stress how nice it was to have an agent I trusted.

Kerry Lebel

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Rob. I was new to the Seattle area, did not know the neighborhoods, the market and do not have a lot of home buying experience. He was the perfect buyer advocate for me and I would recommend him to anyone. He was patient, thought and extremely responsive to my random questions at just about any time of day. I quickly found that I completed trusted him with my extremely important home buying decisions. He never steered me wrong once and his guidance and experience were invaluable. It was obvious to me that Rob is passionate about what he does and takes great pride in his work and in his relationships with his clients. I would recommend him to anyone who even mentions considering a home purchase.

Sarah Norman

When my fiancé and I were attempting to begin the exciting but scary task of buying our first home, we had no clue where to start. We got connected with Rob through this online relators website, and could not be more thankful!! We reached out to Rob, and within a few days he met with us face to face at a coffee shop (which is rare these days) to walk us through the first steps of the process. He answered all of our silly questions without making us fill dumb. Then when it came to the house search, he was more than willing to work around our crazy work schedules and show us homes within a day or even hours of them being on the market. He was extremely knowledgeable about potential remodel ideas, as well as potential issues that would come with the homes. Us being first time home buyers had a difficult time competing with other buyers in the crazy Seattle market. With Rob’s help, we were able to submit an offer very timely and beat the competition. He was able to negotiate with the seller to get the things we were requesting. Plus with his recommendation of a lending company, we were able to close within 2 weeks!! We are so grateful we got connected with Rob. We would not have our first dream home now if it wasn’t for Rob’s expert knowledge of the housing market, negotiating skills, and responsiveness. We can’t thank you enough Rob!! I highly highly recommend him and will definitely be working with him in the future when it becomes time for house #2!