Aaron Gutridge

3/14/25Nicholas Moore

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I am writing this review from my dream home because I hired Aaron Gutridge to sell our old home, and to help our family buy this home.

I cannot overstate how much Aaron and his wife Susannah did for us. He did the work in a way that will make me enthusiastically recommend him to family and friends.

SELLING THE HOME
We are a family of 5 with young toddlers (and a newborn). My biggest fear was someone walking through our home and scoffing at the idea anyone would pay money for this - let alone what Aaron suggested we list it at. He did his research, gave us 3 plausible price points and said he thinks this (+/- 5% midpoint). I thought we would be lucky to get the low end of his range, and it sold at the very top end of his range.

It was my first time selling a home, and getting the home ready took a lot of effort (3+ weeks of packing, some landscaping and painting). I was fortunate to have not only family helping, but Aaron and Susannah putting in 8 hour days to stage the home for showings. I could not believe how great our home looked. The professional photography was stellar. Aaron wrote letters to everyone in our neighborhood. When the weekend of our first open house came - we had well over 100 people show up (compared to a similar home in our neighborhood that listed 2 weeks later that had maybe 20 people show up.) The neighbors told us they had never seen anything like it.

We got multiple offers that first weekend, and even though I negotiate (in my field) for a living, I felt more comfortable just letting Aaron handle it. We settled on an offer 10% over list.

Throughout the whole process of selling our home Aaron exceed our expectations at every turn.

BUYING THE HOME
We wanted to buy a home in Carlsbad, which was (and will probably continue to be) an insanely hot market. He walked us through every element of the offers we made to help us make the strongest offer possible. When our dream home listed, it was apparent that it was going to receive multiple offers during its first open house weekend. The agent told Aaron that the plan was to have an open house and present the offers to the buyers on Monday. Aaron was able to get us into the home on a Thursday, with a pre-written offer in hand, so that if we liked the home, we would be the first offer. Even though the home received other offers at our price point (7.5% over list), they selected ours because of the competitive advantages Aaron helped write into our offer. The seller’s agent would later tell us that her phone continued to ring off the hook regarding this house for several weeks, despite being listed as “under contract.” We got this house because Aaron was focused on all the right details.

THE WHOLE PROCESS
We began looking at homes with Aaron over six months ago. We toured dozens of homes in Carlsbad, Encinitas, and San Marcos. When we bought our first home 8 years ago we used Redfin to save us a few thousand dollars, and that was easy and efficient… but impersonal - their goal felt like closing a transaction on a home, not necessarily the right home for us. We knew we wanted to live in Carlsbad, and Aaron is an expert on every square inch of the city. He’s lived here for decades, coaches football at the high school, and he knows who built what, where and why - and what will be coming in the future. I can tell he wants us to love this city as much as he does, and that made the process of buying a home with him a lot of fun. I know some people scoff at the commissions realtors earn, but I will say Aaron earned every cent of his commission on these sales. I will be enthusiastically recommending him to everyone I know.

Thank you Aaron and Susannah!

11/5/24Meera Mahadevan

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Call Aaron to sell your home! We had a difficult time with trying to sell our home with no movement on the market. Aaron patiently brought his A-game to every single open house, following up with every single visitor. He was our agent, therapist, friend and advocate all rolled into one, shepherding us through an incredibly stressful time. He handles his communication with the other side with respect, yet constantly working to get us the best possible deal. This is our second time working with Aaron - he also helped us buy the house we just sold. There is a reason we went back to him. He does not spend his energy getting us to sign exclusive contracts with him only to disappear - he spends his time and energy getting the job done. He does it with kindness, and genuine consideration for what is best for us - truly our agent!! I will never buy or sell a home without his help. Thank you Aaron, and to everyone else, he has my strongest recommendation!!

7/25/24Rick Gauthreaux

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Aaron was very professional, yet personable and easy to relate to. The process with Aaron was very smooth. His knowledge about the housing market made selling our home easy. I would highly recommend Aaron again.

10/11/23drmail413

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Over the years, my wife and I have bought and sold several homes. We've had multiple realtors with varying experiences. But, hands down Aaron has been the best!

He's reliable, courteous, knowledgeable and ready to answer our questions, regardless of how many times I ask. He keeps us updated on every aspect of buying or selling our homes.

We highly recommend Aaron without reservation. You won't be disappointed.

9/28/23DDieckmeyer

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We've used Aaron Gutridge twice; first as buyers and most recently as sellers. Both times it was a fantastic experience. Aaron spent considerable time with us, and was very knowledgeable about the processes. He was patient and professional in dealing with all the details of our transactions. If you're looking for an agent who will truly partner with you in buying or selling your property, Aaron is the guy!

9/22/23Debby Peacock

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Aaron is incredible! He is so knowledgeable and so on top of things. He is so personable and professional. I would highly recommend Aaron to anyone looking for a great real estate agent

7/31/23Carroll Harren

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Having Aaron Gutridge as our listing agent was wonderful. He took the time to explain the process of selling our home, spent extra time having an open house on a holiday weekend. I would recommend that if you are considering selling, please contact Aaron.

7/28/23Jackie Patterson

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We have used Aaron Gutridge as our realtor once as buyers and once as Sellers. He guided us through the process in a professional and competent manner always with consideration for our interests first despite many obstacles along the way. We highly recommend Aaron…..Jacqueline and Gordon Patterson

6/8/23Seth Parks

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Aaron is a diligent, patient real estate professional who listens and works with his clients as a partner. We brought extremely narrow requirements to our search, but he never stopped searching and is the reason we now own our dream property. We have referred family members to Aaron and endorse his real estate services without reservation.

5/31/23Gordon McCord

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Aaron was fantastic to work with, from start to finish. He patiently took us to properties in multiple neighborhoods over the course of months as we figured out what we wanted, always being very constructive in helping us analyze the pros and cons of every option. He was also always available to answer questions and stayed on top of both our selling and buying process. Would recommend without hesitation.

5/12/23matt gutridge

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Aaron and his team did a great job marketing our home in getting the best offer we could have expected. His team of professionals provided a smooth transaction during the process. I would highly recommend Aaron as a Realtor to any buyer or seller. Job well done!!

10/10/22janet oleary

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Aaron is amazing to work with. Straight up amazing! Ezy Peezy. Aaron went out of his way to communicate with us and the sellers agent. Everything was handled very timely and professionally. This was not the first property our family has purchased from Aaron and will not be the last. We highly recommend Aaron. He is truly awesome!

10/10/22Bo Jocoy

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Aaron helped my wife and I with a condo purchase. The experience was prompt and professional. We felt cared about and Aaron was there for everything we needed. We will go to him for all our Real Estate needs. He has earned our family's business for good.

8/25/22David Shapiro

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Aaron worked closely with us on both our sale and purchase of a new home. He was warm and friendly and spent a lot of time getting to know our preferences. He handled all of the details and transactions carefully and advised us about next steps as both sellers and buyers. We’d highly recommend him for anyone looking to buy or sell their home.

6/30/22Mr.D Uzm

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Aaron is one of the best real state agents in San Diego County. He help me and my wife find three beautiful properties. Aaron is very professional and down to earth individual. if you are looking for a real state agent either to purchase or sell your property, I recommend Aaron Gutridge.

6/30/22Sheila Gail O'Rourke

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Aaron Gutridge is the best real estate agent I have ever worked with. Just within a few days he helped me procure two excellent Carlsbad properties for investment at great prices. The market was, and is, really hot and a lot of investors were vying for these properties but Aaron is at it 24/7 and does business negotiates with good will and I know this was an advantage for me to procure the properties I wanted.

It's June, 2022 and Aaron did it again! I found a residential investment property that I wanted, there was a bidding war, but Aaron worked his communicative magic with the seller's agent, and I won the property! He kept me up with the process through texts every step of the way -- from bidding to through escrow, to procuring the keys. I had a certain price and location in mind, and it looks like, with Aaron as my agent, I acquired one of the last properties that met those requirements.

I strongly advise anyone who is looking at real estate in San Diego to procure Aaron Gutridge as your agent!

5/27/22Teevrat Garg

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Aaron is an excellent realtor who personalizes his service to the clients. He was polite but aggressive in negotiations and excellent in communicating with us and the sellers. Strongly recommend him!

3/25/22Erin Olson

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We met Aaron when we first moved to Carlsbad. He was so genuine, it wasn’t a question of who we’d call when it was time to start looking. You will not find a better partner in the process. Aaron is so knowledgeable about the area and the market. He also can give vision when it’s sometimes hard to see. His patience, kindness, and professionalism are unmeasured. It sounds like I’m gushing- I am, he’s that good.

3/24/22Christy O’Callaghan

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Aaron was very helpful during the whole process of looking at potential homes, narrowing down our choices and ultimately in the selection of the home we purchased. His knowledge of real estate gave us confidence we were in good hands! Thank you, Aaron!

3/18/22Melanie McDonald

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I feel so fortunate to have found Aaron to help me with my house purchase. Aaron worked tirelessly and patiently to help me find a home in this competitive market. We worked together for several months last year—until I decided to wait almost a year—and then we picked right back up again this year when I was ready to look again. His positivity, area knowledge and real estate expertise were invaluable to me. I highly recommend him - whether you are buying or selling.

10/8/20Sonja Oss

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I recently had the pleasure of working with Aaron Gutridge as my agent in a home purchase. My home was in a low price range which meant that Aaron would not be making much if anything on my purchase. Aaron is a consummate professional and treated me with incredible patience, kindness, knowledge, experience, and as I said, professionalism. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. He was there to help with any and all issues no matter how small. You may ask “How could anything go wrong with a real estate transaction?” Plenty! My ex husband and I sold our home in Oceanside 3 years ago, and were taken advantage of by both our selling agent and the buyer who was another agent in the same office. Needless to say they had their interests at the forefront not ours. We ended up with substantially less than we could have and they walked away with a much bigger profit flipping our house. Know that when you work with Aaron, you are getting integrity, knowledge, experience, patience, and best of all he has YOUR best interest at the forefront of his dealings.

10/5/20Ying Chen

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We just moved to San Diego area early this year. We are looking for a home. Fortunately we met Aaron to be our buy agent. He is very honest and professional. He has a deep knowledge in real estate market. He never push us during the house hunting process. With his help and flexibility, we found our dream home in Carlsbad. Thank you Aaron!!!!

8/3/19Scott Neumann

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Fantastic experience, great agent; helped us find our dream house. I highly recommend to anyone looking for an agent to work with.