Testimonials

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Words cannot express the gratitude Mike and I have for everything you did to help us get into our home. You went above and beyond Brian and we greatly appreciate all of your efforts! You were by our side the entire time, always connected to what was going on and your follow-up was impeccable!

All the best

Kelly & Mike

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Just a quick note to let you know what an awesome realtor you have. We had just received news that our realtor was quiting, that same evening Brian Scates saw this situation on the computer, and called and asked if he could help us sell our home. We agreed to meet. That week he met us at the house, jumped out of his car, looked me in the eye, shook my hand, and called me by my first name. And Wow ! At the end of the day I felt like we had been to a seminar just listening to all that Brian had to tell us ! He gave us so much helpful information, I couldn't believe it was actually free !

He was incredibly polite, very confident in his profession, made many positive comments; and this is the best part, when it came time to get down to bare bones, he was so incredibly polite in telling us like it is, completely prepared with photos and schematics of comparative homes in the area, and what would be the best direction for us to go. Then he went on to expound how to do that, as we know absolutely nothing about this business. His mother should be proud.

I so appreciate his honesty, politeness, his dressing sharp, his knowledge of the business, and has a really nice car. What a great realtor - and from Tennessee too, imagine that.

Carol A.

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March 2006

Buying a home with Brian Scates

So many realtors, so little time. How do we choose ? That was a question we asked ourselves before starting our journey(our loooong journey :-) of buying our first home. Matthew's life revolved around hockey (at least until he met me), we knew right away that with a last name like "Scates" this Brian guy had to be good ! Another big assuring factor that this was the realtor for us was when we found out he had experience under his belt. We thought for sure that this guy was creeping up on at least 30 years of age with all his experience; however, one of our house hunting trips proved us wrong. As we were talking, we found out that he's younger that us; yes, we're only 25 ! Yep, in my wise years, being the oldest of the three of us, I knew that this young whipper-snapper could hook us up with a great house.

Brian has done a great job sticking this out and seeing us through this extensive mission of buying our first home. I believe we started looking at homes some time last spring and there were days we thought it would never end (right,Brian ?). We even had to take a break from house shopping around the time of our wedding and Brian said he'd be there for us whenever we were ready to get back in the saddle. Like a trooper, he persevered and got us into the house we now love and couldn't be happier with. He been a great representative for us and always on our side. One example is the house we thought we would be settling in after a showing last Halloween. It was a great fit for us and we made an offer the following evening. Unfortunately, we got caught in a bidding war and lost. Brian assured us that we could still find the home for us.

We have definitely had some laughs, some disappointments, and lot of trips up and down the freeway. We thought for sure that after the 75th house we walked through that this guy would throw up his hands and bail. But no, Brian was right there with us through the whole thing. We are very gateful to have had such a great advocate for us and such a knowledgeable team player on our side. It had been great to have him helping us with each step of the home buying process and we'll be recommending him to everyone we know that's looking for a home. Congrats on a job well done, Brian !

Matt & Becky

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Oct 2004

Brian, I wanted to thank you again for all your hard work you did in helping us sell out home so quickly. We love our new home and we owe all our thanks to you. Emma and Wyatt love the pond in the backyard. They watch the ducks from the patio and the smiles on their faces let me know that Jim and I made the perfect decision with your help on finding this wonderful place. I never thought it would be this easy to move a family from Minneapolis to Apple Valley, but you helped make it possible and I and my family appreciate what your've done. Now, when friends and family come over to see the new place, we tell them we couldn't do it without Brian Scates.

Sincerely,

Keri, Jim, Emma & Wyatt