Chris Bajuk

9/2/21Christopher Sheppard

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I had a fantastic experience working with Chris Bajuk on buying my home. I have known Chris for about 12 years, went to MBA school with him at the UW, and we had worked in business ventures before. I knew that he was a trustworthy, smart professional with a lot of grit. Here was what my 3 month experience in working with him was like:

- I had never bought a home before. I was thinking about moving and renting another apartment. But after talking with Chris, he advised me to talk with a lender about getting preapproved for a VA loan.
- Both Chris and I learned together about the 2020 rule change to the VA loan program that offered 100% financing in our high cost of living area. The mortgage brokers hadn't really learned about it yet (because the rule change was only about 6 months old). Chris and I kept pushing for the mortgage officer (3 times) to take a deep dive into the new regs and understand how I would benefit from the change (a raised loan cap).
- After talking with the lender, I found out that I was eligible for a $0 down, 2.75% interest loan. I was amazed. I ran through the numbers on excel and realized that buying a home right now made great financial sense to me. Chris gave me an excellent recommendation for local lender (Justin).
- Chris was very organized with a clearly defined process (introductory paperwork with nifty flowchart diagram).
- The competition on the market in Jan - March 2021 was brutal. Chris really helped me navigate the process. He was never pushy. We did a good practice run on a Belltown condo that I got in contract on, but decided that a townhome that became available was more to my liking.
- In a very competitive market, I managed to score a “deal” by getting my townhome for $26k under appraised value. This was directly attributable to Chris's hustle in calling the listing agent on a Sunday and busing his but to get an offer in that night.
- The closing was smooth and Chris was very responsive with all of my questions and concerns. I actually ended up closing 9 days earlier than I originally thought I would.

Overall, this was a very smart financial move for me. Chris was absolutely key in why I had a successful homebuying outcome. I highly recommend others to use his services when buying or selling a home. 😊

4/12/21Kristin Cox

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This year I bought my first home, and Chris was an amazing help with the whole process!

I have been renting in Ballard for 5+ years now and wanted to invest in owning my own home instead of continuing to rent. I found Chris on Zillow, and he was very responsive. Within the week we were looking at properties. The things I liked most about Chris:

1. He was well informed and patiently talked me through everything about the market and the process of putting in an offer. He also connected me with a great local lender who helped me understand the mortgage application process.

2. Chris was straightforward about what it would take to get an offer accepted, but he was never pushy. We went through putting together an entire offer, and in the end he was very kind about me not submitting it and said it was good practice for me to get used to the process.

3. He was very responsive and always available for questions. We needed to set up a last minute pre-inspection for a home, and he was able to make that happen even during the Seattle blizzard.

Thanks to his help I beat out five other offers when I did submit, and I bought a home I am happy with.

4/10/21Raj Velji

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Chris helped us sell and buy a home in 2019 and this review is long overdue.

I can’t recommend Chris enough. He’s an absolute expert at the process and represented us well both as sellers and buyers. He’s responsive basically 24 hours a day, proactively notifies you of important details about a home your interested in (e.g., pulling traffic volume on the street in front of the house we bought) and is a great sounding board. Buying or selling a home is stressful and emotional. Chris makes it easy. I plan to use him again in the future and recommend him all the time.

4/4/21Cyndee Sullivan

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I was pleased with Chris Bajuk's attentiveness to the sale of my condo in Seattle. It wasn't my primary residence so I decided to contact Chris who was the president of the building's HOA. Of course, he knew all the ins and outs of the regulations and easily helped me comply.

He professionally staged and photographed the condo to attract lots of showings and received a good price for the condo in what was otherwise a slow condo market.

Chris was there to facilitate last minute tour requests as well as tour requests during non-concierge hours which was important to helping get the unit sold. And he was ALWAYS available for my text/calls/questions. I really appreciated that!

It was a low stress, hands off, easy process once I moved out. A BIG THANK YOU to Chris for his stellar service!

3/28/21Heidi Wills

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I am the CEO of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), a non-profit that rescues animals in need. Our organization was recently gifted an estate that we needed to sell, and Chris was referred to us as a highly recommended realtor. I researched his credentials, which were impressive (with good reason, I came to find), so I called Chris. During my initial consultation, he floored me by offering to work for free, donating his commission to PAWS. What an incredibly generous and thoughtful donation! I wish I could give Chris more than 5 stars; he deserves at least twice that. He is a truly remarkable realtor and human being. His real estate knowledge is outstanding, and he was readily available to provide guidance on the home sale. Because of his professionalism, the home ended up selling for 20% more than market value and it sold in less than a week. His home description drove high interest in the property with nine solid offers. His online posting included an amazing virtual tour plus aerial photos that showcased the benefits of the neighborhood. Chris was an absolute delight to work with and a seasoned professional. He surpassed all expectations, and his efforts will tremendously benefit our cause in helping a lot of animals in need. Thank you so much, Chris!

3/28/21Heidi Wills

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I am the CEO of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), a non-profit that rescues animals in need. Our organization was recently gifted an estate that we needed to sell, and Chris was referred to us as a highly recommended realtor. I researched his credentials, which were impressive (with good reason, I came to find), so I called Chris. During my initial consultation, he floored me by offering to work for free, donating his commission to PAWS. What an incredibly generous and thoughtful donation! I wish I could give Chris more than 5 stars; he deserves at least twice that. He is a truly remarkable realtor and human being. His real estate knowledge is outstanding, and he was readily available to provide guidance on the home sale. Because of his professionalism, the home ended up selling for 20% more than market value and it sold in less than a week. His home description drove high interest in the property with nine solid offers. His online posting included an amazing virtual tour plus aerial photos that showcased the benefits of the neighborhood. Chris was an absolute delight to work with and a seasoned professional. He surpassed all expectations, and his efforts will tremendously benefit our cause in helping a lot of animals in need. Thank you so much, Chris!

3/23/21Allie Gillebo

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Chris is an excellent agent whose expertise helped us sell our house quickly and for much more than our asking price--and land our new home that we love so much! I think picking a real estate agent is hard--they all promise to work hard; but Chris is truly what you want in an agent. He was always available for showings or questions, promptly responsive, and advocated on our behalf. When we started receiving offers, we were ready to settle right away so we could get under contract with our new home. But Chris knew that we could get an even better sale price if we waited and he used his personal contacts to negotiate with the agent of our new home to keep that tentative agreement secure while we waited for best offers. Chris' real estate knowledge and patience helped us sell for far more than we expected and we know that we wouldn't have been able to do that on our own. He walked us through every step of the process and made it as easy as possible. We couldn't recommend him more!

3/22/21Jessalyn Pinneo Randelman

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My husband and I reached out to Chris late last fall as we were ready to move from renting to buying our first home, and he was wonderful to work with throughout the 2.5 months or so it took us to find and close on our home. From wanting a good yard for a dog to needing space for a music room and two work-from-home spaces, Chris kept our needs in mind and helped us navigate an incredibly competitive market to find a home we love in a wonderful neighborhood.

We toured 30 houses with Chris and made five offers. The first two houses we made offers on received 19 and 12 offers respectively, and went for $150,000 and $260,000 over asking, escalating well out of our price range. Ours was one of 14 offers on what has become our new home, and we were thrilled to be able to win it with Chris' advice.

Chris' calm, professional demeanor helped us stay the course as we worried over whether we would ever find our home, and he also connected us with a local lender and inspector we've had wonderful experiences with as well. He always responded very quickly to our questions and requests to tour listings, and worked around our schedule to be sure we saw the houses we wanted to see. When it came time for our final walkthrough, he drove across the city during Seattle's biggest snow storm in decades to be sure we were able to do it as scheduled!

While we hope to be in our new home for many years to come, Chris is the first person we'll call if and when we're in the market to either buy or sell in future.

3/18/21Nikhil Nilakantan

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Chris is a great realtor! He took the time to educate us on the market, showed us a ton of properties patiently, and helped us with the process from beginning to end. I’d gladly use him again in the future.

3/10/21Clemente

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Our real estate agent Chris Bajuk went above and beyond to make my wife and I - first time homebuyers - experience a success.
Chris showed us an off-market property a year ago and he patiently waited and checked up on us while we put some money aside to the level required for a down payment in Seattle's competitive housing market.
We toured several homes in West Seattle and then he introduced us to our new home based on our conversation and housing preferences.
Chris provided us with good recommendations for lenders beyond the typical commercial companies. We got the best interest rate and service from the local lender he introduced to us.
Chris was never pushy, he was very informative and taught us a lot about the important things about buying a house, specially as first home buyers this was very helpful. He always provided prompt timely communication.
Chris advised us well to win our first offer in a multiple offer scenario.
Not to forget Chris drove through Seattle’s biggest snow in years to deliver the keys of our new home to us. Greatly recommend Chris Bajuk as you're trusted and knowledgeable Real Estate Agent.

2/2/21Neela Eyunni

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Chris was absolutely wonderful to work with! He helped us find and lock-in our dream house. Chris was very knowledgeable about the market, neighborhoods, and homes. He is also just a pleasure to work with. Chris was never pushy and also helped us find a great inspector.

1/25/21Marin Coston

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After having a smooth buying process with Chris a couple of years ago, it was a no-brainer to go with him when choosing to sell. Although, I'm not sure Real Estate Agent properly captures the role Chris played in the selling of my condo a few weeks ago. I relocated several months ago with hopes of renting my Ballard condo. After no luck, Chris offered to prep my property for sale. Being in Illinois brought its level of challenges, and Chris took on each situation and handled everything flawlessly. Everything from fixing light fixtures, returning my internet equipment, responding to building management requirements, to finding homes for a few pieces I had left behind…Chris took care of it all and made a tough situation as close to stress free as it could possibly be. Not only is Chris a wonderful buying/selling partner, he's a great neighbor and friend as well.

1/15/21Barbara Andrade

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Chris was excellent throughout the entire process from helping me find the perfect home in the city to helping me with the closing. This was my first home purchase, so I really appreciated all of his patience. Chris was also always on top of thing with regards to responding to my texts or calls. I really can't recommend his services enough!
Thank you Chris!

1/14/21Raezzelle Conopio Duch

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Shortly after moving to Seattle in July 2019, I joined Frelard Run Club where I met Chris. After a year and a half of renting, my husband and I started talking about purchasing our first home. I contacted Chris who helped us tremendously with all our questions. We looked at properties all over Seattle, Woodinville, Lake Forest Park & Bellevue. He was very professional, gave great advice and suggestions, and is quick to respond. The lender and inspector he connected us with were excellent. Buying our first home was a breeze because of Chris! I highly recommend Chris and will definitely refer him to our friends and colleagues out here.

12/11/20Steffen Froehlich

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I met Chris through the Flying Bike Run Club. Late last year, my wife and I were discussing purchasing a new house. I met with Chris for lunch to discuss Seattle real estate as we weren’t sure if we should go with Redfin or a more full-service real estate agent. He explained the differences in the services he offered vs Redfin, as well as the price difference, without any pressure.

We ended up going with Chris and it was the best decision we could have made. We had previously bought a house with Redfin and it was OK. With Chris it was an amazing experience. He answered all of our questions quickly, professionally and thoroughly. At one point in our home search, we needed to bring in an architect to help us understand what renovations we could make to a property we were looking at. Chris was able to get an architect to help us within a day or so, which was required because the market was extremely hot at the time. And he brought on a fantastic inspector to do pre-inspections for us on two properties. We barely had to lift a finger! That’s just a small example of the level of service Chris provides, but it was a huge asset for us. Buying a home during a pandemic is already difficult, and with full-time jobs and two kids, our time was limited. The assistance Chris provided was invaluable.

When it came time to make an offer, Chris walked us through the entire process. He quickly answered any questions and was, again, very thorough. I can’t say enough good things about the accessibility Chris offers his clients!!

After the amazing service we got purchasing our house, we chose Chris to sell our previous house. Again, he was extremely helpful and took care of the staging and photos for us. Not having to find and schedule our own staging company and photographer saved us from a lot of headaches. He also helped us by scheduling a pre-inspection for our house and helped us figure out which fixes and improvements were worthwhile for us to do before putting the house on the market. I strongly believe that Chris’ assistance while selling our house was a big factor in being able to sell it for more than 10% over asking. We couldn’t be more pleased!

During the process of purchasing our new house and selling our old house, one of my colleagues was looking for a real estate agent as well. I recommended Chris on the spot and they were able to purchase a house and really enjoyed working with Chris as well!

11/29/20Debora Kneeland

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I have never bought or sold a home before, so when I was trusted to be the executor for my friend’s estate and tasked with selling her condo, I had no idea what to do. Fortunately, I was referred to Chris. Chris met with me and listened to my/the estate’s goals and objectives for the sale and discussed the sale process with me. He even brought in his stager to our meeting so she could figure out how to stage the condo. Chris walked me through the process and coordinated everything from start to finish to facilitate a seamless sale which helped me not have to worry or stress about the sale. Not only that, but his marketing plan resulted in the condo selling above list price the first day it was on market whereas several other (exact same floor plan) condos in the complex had been sitting on the market for several weeks unsold. Chris’ guidance and professionalism helped me and the estate immensely and I am grateful for that. I have no reservations highly recommending him. Thank you Chris!

11/17/20Stephanie Kobal

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I can’t say enough good things about Chris. This was our first home and he was so great about teaching us what we should be checking for (like unused spaces in the electrical panel-who knew!) and being honest when he thought a house didn’t match what we were looking for no matter how pretty the kitchen was. Seattle is a very competitive market and there’s no doubt he has a lot of anxious clients but not once did we feel like he was unavailable or too busy for our questions. We ended up purchasing a townhouse we weren’t even planning to tour but Chris wanted to show us and we instantly knew it was the one. I would work with him again in a heartbeat so highly recommend if you’re looking to buy/sell anywhere in Seattle!

9/2/20Lauren A. Schmidt

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As a first time home buyer, entering a crazy Seattle market was daunting. Chris explained the process clearly and even had a flow diagram he put together of what to expect (points for this handy tool and preparation). He works hard for his clients and was available to see houses on short notice, once scheduling appointments on his way home from a mountaineering trip for next day showings. With each home, he'd dive into the utility closets, walk into crawl space, and in general investigate and called out anything noteworthy beyond just looking at aesthetics. I always felt that he was looking out for his clients best interests and never felt pressured when working with him. When you hire Chris, you get honesty, transparency and creativity in negotiation to meet your needs even in a tough market. I would definitely work with him again.

8/31/20Marcell Babai

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Chris was fantastic to work with! We just recently moved to the area, and were first time home buyers, so we needed help on all fronts. He was patient with us as we figured out our finances - even showed us a property off the market while we waited for our pre-approval. He showed us lots of properties, and really explained what to look out for, all the while never being pushy on making a sale. He showed us a lot of different styles, as we honed in on what we really wanted. Chris really took the time to talk us through what the pitfalls would be as first time home buys.

When it came down to picking our perfect home, we ended up in a competitive situation. Chris coached us through the likely scenario and hit the nail on the head, allowing us to win the bid, while being smart about it. Looking forward to making this new house our home for our family.

8/28/20Felicity Moore

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I couldn't recommend Chris more. We had such an awesome experience with him. He took the time to really understand what we were looking and helped to not only find our dream home quickly, but educated us along the way. I genuinely feel we wouldn't have found our home if it wasn't for Chris!

8/28/20Nick T

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Chris is an amazing agent and friend! He shows up prepared and can quickly answer questions right at the showing that would usually take days for me to research or figure out on my own. He was professional at all times and gave facts instead of pressuring us into a sale we wouldn't be happy with. We're now in an amazing house that fits all of our needs! Thank you, Chris, for your time and effort and patience!

8/27/20Devin Moore

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Fantastic at his job, honest, reliable and just a good dude

4/23/20Julia Li

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This was our first time working with Chris and we had a very complex transaction (contingent offer dependent on sale of current home to purchase new home). We had an awesome experience and felt like we were the only customer in that moment—which I know in reality wasn’t true and Chris was juggling lots of other clients. He fielded anxious text messages and calls at all hours of the day, night, and weekends. He was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and always on the ball. We never waited long to sign documents and he kept us informed on updates from our buyers and sellers in both transactions in real time. The new home purchase became especially complex because it was appraised as a multi-family unit. Closing was delayed and we started to freak out. Luckily Chris was there to help us get everything sorted out—even over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays—and we were able to close without too much of a delay. He was standing in line for us downtown on Christmas Eve to get a letter from the city we needed to close. Now we are happily in our new home and so grateful Chris was there every step of the way. He got us two competing offers on the sale of our old house and we sold over asking. He also helped negotiate down the price of our new house by a very large amount. We would highly recommend him and feel he is the most honest and thoughtful realtor around.