Chris Boyd

3/16/23Jeremy Bunker

Google Review

Chris is a very professional and outstanding guy to work with. Always by his phone and ready to answer any questions you may have. Very personable and easy to work with as well. Makes the stressful house buying/ selling process easy by taking care of everything you need no matter what it is also taking a lot of weight off your shoulders and really doing all the work. Relays all information quickly and always ahead of schedule on things that need to get done. This is my second time buying a house with Chris and first selling and I couldn’t ask for a better guy to handle everything. A+ rating in my book. Recommend anyone to give him a call and see for yourself! Thanks again Chris you rock man!!

3/15/23Josh Barber

Google Review

Chris was a great realtor. Very knowledgeable, very helpful. Genuinely seemed to want to help us make the right decision for us and not just pushing us yo buy. Would highly recommend.

3/7/23Keeley Ritter

Google Review

Chris was hands down, amazing! Always felt like he was on our team and he had the best communication of any realtor we have ever worked with. Thank you, Chris for an A+ transaction! :)

2/24/23Richard s

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Chris did a great job! Above and beyond my expectations. Always available anytime I needed him and great at communicating and keeping me up to date with everything going on. Compass was a great company with many benefits that helped us get our house sold!

11/24/22Madeline Rosenvinge

Google Review

Chris is an excellent, very laid back realtor. We started working with him about a year ago after getting discouraged with the housing market in Bellingham and pressing pause on seriously looking for a home. He would send us options that he thought might suit our needs but was never pushy. When we were interested in checking something out, he was always available and very fast to respond to us. He's very knowledgeable about what to look for when checking out a house and always ready to answer our many questions. After growing up in Bellingham, he has a lot of local recommendations for plumbers, contractors, etc. In summary, he was so supportive and easy to work with and we felt very lucky to have found him!

11/1/22Brice Longanecker

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Chris is a balanced realtor and was available throughout the whole process. He worked very hard for my family and helped us get to the finish line. He's very knowledgable and strategic when offering on homes. We had a blast bouncing ideas of each other. He goes above and beyond, 10 out 10 would recommend!

9/10/22Tyler Walker

Google Review

It was great working with Chris as first time homebuyers. We had lots of questions, but we felt comfortable at every step of the process. Chris listened patiently to all of our wants and needs, and it always felt like our priorities were his priorities. We never felt like we were being pushed or prodded. Highly recommend working with him.

8/27/22Charles Tennessen

Google Review

We felt very fortunate to have Chris as our representative and guide as we investigated the possibilities of purchasing a home in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham.
We were interested in a particular property that we knew would be coming on the market in the near future. Chris showed us comparable properties as they came on the market which helped confirm for us that we should wait for the particular house that we eventually purchased.
Chris was very professional and knowledgeable of the local market conditions and trends. He always promptly responded to our questions and took the time to explain things thoroughly. We especially appreciated Chris's guidance in preparing a purchase offer that would be highly attractive to the seller yet succeeded in being accepted while considerably under the top amount we were willing to pay.
Thanks again Chris!

8/14/22Gavi Perl

Google Review

As a first time prospective home buyer, I had some trepidation about the whole home buying process and what it would be like to work with a realtor. I completely lucked out when I was connected with Chris Boyd on Zillow - Chris is incredibly kind, insightful, diligent, and a pleasure to work with. Chris went out of his way to help me find the right home and was proactive in providing me information about each house we visited, steps needed to make an offer, and general details about the housing market and how to maneuver it. I fully recommend reaching out to Chris and Compass Real Estate if you are in the search for your dream home! I cannot recommend him more!

7/8/22Marina Velasco

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As a first time homebuyer, the entire process of purchasing a house was incredibly daunting. I'm so fortunate my brother introduced me to Chris! What an exceptional realtor! Chris is incredibly knowledgeable, diligent, and understanding to my needs. Chris answered every single one of my questions, followed up with all my requests, and made himself available when I needed. I couldn't have felt more at ease during my closing process and Chris made sure I got EVERYTHING I wanted out of my home purchase. I couldn't have asked for a better first time experience! Highly recommend Chris!!!!

5/13/22Josh Ewing

Google Review

Committed, diligent, knowledgeable, and truthful are words that come to mind working with Chris. Being a first time home buyer in the current market was a huge struggle, and Chris made the process a breeze! Chris was very timely with his responses and very hands on when viewing homes. When we found the perfect home for me, Chris was quick to get in touch with the proper parties and we had an offer on the table the same day. I'd recommend Chris to anyone looking for a realtor that has your best interests in mind!

4/15/22Amanda O'Brien

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I cannot say enough about how great it was working with Chris Boyd and Kalli Hyde at Compass.

New to the area and first time home buyers:

My husband and I are new to Bellingham and needed help purchasing our first home. There were a lot of unknowns to us, especially when you consider the crazy housing market we are currently in, but Chris and Kalli were incredibly helpful and very knowledgable, giving us peace of mind throughout the process.

Our first meeting with the team:

In the beginning of this process, we saw right away that working with the team was going to be much more beneficial than working with other agents. We were originally working with someone else, but didn’t feel like we were getting much out of our meetings with them.

The very first time we met with Chris and Kalli, they brought us in to the office (working around our busy schedules) to ask us a series of questions to understand us and what we were looking for. In this exercise they covered topics that you don’t always remember to discuss when you simply meet with an agent at a property. After they had a good understanding about who we were and what we were looking for, Chris took us on a virtual tour of comps that had sold in the area throughout the last six month and all of the houses currently on the market. This was incredibly helpful in setting our expectations and having market data that we’d use to inform our purchase decisions. It was great to go through this process and getting answers to our questions in real time.

Finding the right home:

Once we found a property that we were happy with, the team hit the ground running. Chris helped us put together a strong offer, talking us through all of the various levers that we could pull to help our offer stand out to the seller. He helped set up a pre-inspection so we knew what the state of the house was prior to putting in our offer. He used his network to keep us informed on how our offer was doing against others and always responded in a swift manner. With his help, our offer was accepted. Because Chris had helped us understand what we could include in our offer to stand out, we were even able to beat out an offer that was higher in price than ours.

Closing:

We had a quick closing window, but Chris was there for us and answered any and all questions with lightening speed. This was incredibly important to ensure that we could close on time.

Going above and beyond:

We uncovered some small projects during the inspection and will do some renovations to the house before we move in. Chris and Kalli helped set up a meeting with a great contractor they know and gave us a list of recommendations for stores we could find and purchase materials.

While the house was mostly empty after the seller had move out, there were some items left behind that we needed removed (including a sectional couch). Kalli helped in removing and donating these items from the house prior to us going into renovations.

Lastly, Chris and Kalli were incredibly thoughtful and bought us some amazing house warming gifts that were anything but generic. Because they took the time to get to know us, their gifts were very tailored to us and what we want in our home. It was such a lovely and unexpected end to our home buying journey.

I cannot recommend them enough to others. Purchasing a house is easily one of the most stressful and biggest decisions that one can embark on. But I know that you will be in good hands when choosing to work with Chris and Kalli because our experience was nothing but exceptional.

3/28/22Puget C&L

Google Review

I can’t say enough. Chris worked early mornings, late nights, weekends including Saturday and Sunday mornings, leading into Sunday nights. (Without a complaint, and actually with enthusiasm.)

During his busy days, every moment he had the slightest second to call me with an update he made the call. I forever appreciate the communication, and the smooth execution as he navigated through two tricky transactions in the same month, that could have easily turned away and scared an amateur. I mean the first transaction was a complete mess (for reasons outside of our control) , but Chris was able to just simply handle it. Like it was a cakewalk to him. If you need to go into the battle of the current tricky real estate world, you’ll be alleviated by working with Chris. He can put together and communicate a very strong and competitive offer for anyone.

You just can’t find people Like Chris anymore and for the off chance that you do, hold on to them. Very blessed. 👏🥳😃

3/18/22Sj C

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Chris is a top notch realtor. In this hectic market he was able to get my offer accepted on two separate properties. I ended up with the perfect home for my needs! He will always be my go to realtor.

1/28/22Janet Beissinger

Google Review

Chris Boyd is an outstanding real estate agent. His unbounded helpfulness and his wise advice made our recent purchasing experience a real pleasure.

Chris is very hardworking and very responsive. He was always ready, often on very short notice, to take us to houses that came on the market, and he even returned with us to some houses multiple times so my children and grandchildren could see them too. If we had questions, he did the homework needed to find the answers and got back to us quickly to report what he had learned.

He was extremely helpful before and even after the sale. He guided us smoothly through the buying process by connecting us with excellent mortgage, insurance, and title professionals before closing. Because we lived out of state and had to leave town shortly after initially seeing the house, he arranged to meet an inspector at the house and reported his findings back to us. He later met a contractor to explain what we have in mind for potential renovations. After the sale, he offered to continue to help set up appointments with local tradesmen and other professionals.

Chris has the best interests of his clients in mind, rather than his own personal gain. Once, when we couldn’t decide whether to make an offer on a particular house, he suggested that we shouldn’t buy it if we didn’t really love it. He could have encouraged us to buy so that he could make the sale, but he didn’t. Then when we found the house we loved—as he said would eventually happen—he helped us with a sound strategy for creating a winning bid. He helped us choose an offer amount that was attractive to the seller, but not inappropriately high. He has a good sense of property values and helped us to choose a reasonable amount.

Chris is very likeable and this not only helps to make the house-viewing experience enjoyable, but it also helps him to have good relations with sellers’ agents. His good communication with other agents helped us to understand what we were buying and to make a successful offer that we were comfortable with.

We appreciate Chris’s energy, helpfulness, knowledge, and advice in our home buying experience. We would highly recommend him to anyone.

1/7/22Flynn Mogan

Google Review

Where to start, if you’re looking for an agent in the Bellingham area, look no further than Chris Boyd. From the start I had a great idea of what I was looking for, however Chris made it very easy and fast when I found a new listing to potentially view. He will go the extra mile for you and your family. When you’re around Chris he makes you feel like family and that you aren’t just another one of his clients. His ability to help out wherever he can is one of his biggest attributes. After a short phone call before starting work with Chris, I already felt like I had known him for years. Thanks again Chris for the all the help you’ve given me!

Cheers,
Flynn

1/3/22Sunshine Whitton

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I just want to say what a great experienced I had with Chris Boyd and Compass Real Estate! Chris was there every step of the way. He also has great team supporting him and relationships with all kinds of vendors.

Chris really put in the work to help me find properites in this tough market. Once we found the right property, Chris was very savvy with contract negotiaions and was super responsive throughout the closing process.

As a licensed Loan Originator myself, I've seen a range of quality, and can say with confidence, Chris is the best of the best! Not only did we find a property that met my needs and negotiated a price that cash flows, but I've made a good friend in the Real Estate business. Thank you Chris! Happy home shopping, you've found a real gem to work with!

11/12/21Eli Jacoby

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We were referred to Chris Boyd by a colleague to assist with the sale of our home. From our first interaction Chris and his team were polite, knowledgeable, respectful, and personable. Chris coordinated the sale of our home with ease and exceeded our expectations. We would recommend him, without hesitation, to anybody looking to buy or sell their home.

11/9/21Daryn Vorderbruegge

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Chris was so amazing. He was very responsive, answered all our questions and helped us find our first home together. We had no idea what the entire process entailed and Chris was more than helpful and educated us on how to best approach buying a home. Chris was patient as he helped work with us here as well as our family in Hawaii on buying this home. Would highly recommend to anybody looking to buy or sell a home. Will 100% be using Chris again in the future.

8/3/21Megan Wilson

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Chris' knowledge and work ethic is unmatched. He was so helpful at getting us set up to sell our home from making sure our house was professionally cleaned to the photos that were taken which turned out amazing! This is the second time we have worked with Chris and both times we have been blown away by the amount of professionalism he holds himself to. He always made himself available for questions. Chris will always come highly recommended whenever some one asks about a realtor!

7/27/21Matthew Gustafson

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7/16/21Diego Bravo

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Chris is the best in the business! Super professional and knowledgeable.

6/14/21Thomas Miles

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When it comes to real estate agents in Whatcom County - I couldn't recommend anyone else.

My wife and I were house hunting for close to 2 years, with a serious intent on moving starting in November of 2020. We had a different agent at the time. We were able to see houses but finding information regarding the house, options, area, or more details was quite difficult. So was trying to see houses in an increasingly competitive market in a timely manner. After losing out on a couple houses due to time conflicts, we switched to Chris.

At this time we decided that Lynden, WA seemed like where we wanted to move. The market in Lynden seems to be the most aggressive with the least inventory - making the potential for moving more difficult.

Meeting Chris, as our agent, was worlds apart. He showed up to our house. In hand was a previous listing of the house and a detail oriented estimate of the value of the house.

Chris then walked the house to provide insight on what to change, what not to change, how prices could vary or what buyers look for. This insight was invaluable.

The first house we looked at, in Lynden, was close to a train track but didn't look used. We inquired whether the tracks were in use - and soon after, Chris had provided detailed information of places he had called and researched to determine whether the tracks were active or not. This was a breath of fresh air, as we then new that we could ask questions (silly or not) and understood that Chris was there to find the answers.

It wasn't just about getting us into a house and closing a sale - it was about finding a house, even in a competitive market, and providing the information we inquired without us having to spend our own time to determine these details about potential properties. Going above and beyond.

While we looked at potential houses Chris was always presented professionally. However, when the time arose, this didn't stop him from getting under a house with us to look at immediate concerns. Again, going above and beyond.

Chris provided some invaluable pieces to the selling and moving process that made things much easier on us. He coordinated the photos for the sale of our house - not once, but twice. He developed the marketing material and advertisements. He also had a professional cleaner clean the house after we moved out, to ensure the new owners had a clean house but also to take that step off of our plates during the moving process. Again, going above and beyond.

My wife and I are very detail oriented - and we read contracts. Chris understood the verbiage of the contracts to where we could leverage as needed to both make our offers more presentable and also handle the buyers of our house.

At times Chris was both the buying agent and selling agent (for both our purchase in Lynden and sale of the previous house) to ensure communication flowed properly and items were handled swiftly. At times we even joked Chris deserved the other agents commissions due to the additional work he was doing on behalf of the other agents. Once again, above and beyond.

We are proud to say we now live in Lynden - and without Chris, we don't think it would have been possible. We cannot stress enough that we would not recommend another agent in Whatcom County.

6/14/21mara brown

Google Review

Chris was an absolute treasure during the process of buying our first home! He was patient and reliable and not to mention accommodating. We felt comfortable and that we were in great hands knowing this was not just a sale for him but about making sure we found a home that was right for us. We couldn't be more grateful for the experience! Thanks for everything!

5/16/21Anna Weir

Google Review

Chris has served as our real estate agent twice now and has made every part of home buying & selling a smooth and easy process. Chris goes above and beyond and cares about your values and needs when looking for a new home. It has been a privilege having Chris as our guide on this journey and we would recommend him to anyone considering a new home.

3/22/21Meghan Blodgett-Carrillo

Google Review

I would highly recommend Chris if you're looking to purchase a home in the Whatcom County area. He helped us find our first home in a very competitive Bellingham market. Chris was very communicative and knowledgeable and came armed with some wonderful ideas and a strong game-plan that ultimately resulted in us winning our home. He made our first time home buying experience a breeze!

3/22/21Michael Furman

Google Review

Chris helped walk us through buying our first home and made it seem easy. He was very responsive to our questions and listened to what we were looking for in a house. 5/5

3/7/21Brentley Adams

Google Review

Chris did a great job helping us buy our home. We were introduced by a mutual associate, and the first thing the next morning we went out looking for homes. There was another home being built that my wife and I had remembered seeing online (unfortunately the area had bad cell service) and we didn’t really know where it was. We were going to just drive and try to find it, and Chris was super excited and happy to join the hunt with us. Luckily we did, because he was able to help us get access to see inside, and we were in love.

Within 48 hours, Chris helped negotiate us a great deal in this extremely competitive market, and we were under contract. Even when we hit bumps in the road, and we thought we may not get our home, Chris was the glue that held it altogether,

If I had to do this over again 1000 times, I’d choose Chris each time. Thank you for helping our dream become a reality and helping bless our family.

12/30/20Sarah Thompson

Google Review

Literally the BEST realtor we have ever met or had the privilege working with! Chris bent over BACKWARDS for almost 2 years to find us our perfect house!!!

He made the process of selling and buying our homes so so so so much easier and more stress free, I can not say enough good things about Chris.

Call him, you’ll be happy you did!

8/22/20Suz Mayer

Google Review

We have bought and sold homes over the years and have never had a realtor like Chris Boyd.

In an industry where there are a lot of "used car salesman" type realtors, Chris stands out as the real deal.

When pricing our house, Chris did the research and came up with a fair price. Realtors are known for pricing your house high to get your business, then doing reductions to market value. As a seller, this strategy only serves to make me feel bad about my house.

Chris is straight up about price points and discusses the options of pricing high, low or at market value. This empowers you to be part of the selling plan and everything is above board and honest. Chris truly fosters a team approach.

When making an offer on a house, Chris is top notch at negotiations. He takes notes on your concerns and the reasons why you love the house . like a lawyer, he builds a strong case with facts, repair estimates and comps to support your offer.

I kept teasing Chris that he deserves an honorary degree in psychology. In the past, when buying and selling a house, the negotiations have been very stressful. Chris takes all that on behind the scenes, weeds out the mess, and presents clear bottom line communication.

In all our years of buying and selling houses, having Chris Boyd as our realtor has been an amazing experience. We got the job done and had a lot of laughs on our way to a new season.

With our appreciation and respect,

Greg and Sue Mayes
Blaine, WA

4/14/20Karen Mihok

Google Review

Chris Boyd was our realtor who helped my husband and I and made possible the purchase our beautiful condo in Bellingham even though we live in a different state. Chris was able to walk us through every step of the way with the least amount of problems and interruptions. He handled the paperwork with accuracy and knowledge and directed us to the appropriate personnel during the entire process. My husband and I had such a busy schedule we were not able to be in Bellingham during the purchase of our condo and Chris helped us by doing our footwork and was able to respond to any questions or concerns that we had without delay. He was on top of it and within a half hour he would answer our questions. Chris is motivated and truly cares about customer service and takes care of every detail to make your dream happen. We highly recommend Chris for anyone who is interested in purchasing and selling a home as he is honest, fair and truly cares about his work. We would certainly use him again.

1/13/20John Rundell

Google Review

It was such a pleasure working with Chris to the point that I'm almost bummed out that we found a house, because that means our journey is over.
He made house shopping fun, and really took away the stress for me.
Not only was he able to help me find what I thought was almost impossible but he also got me a better price than I could have asked for.
I cant say enough good things about this man.
And would definitely recommend Chris to anybody interested in buying or selling a house.

12/16/19S. Matei

Google Review

Chris is great! He worked really hard to follow through with all our requests. He communicates really well. And he is very fun and pleasant to be around! I will be recommending his services in the future!

12/1/19Sabrina Tejeda

Google Review

Chris was extremely helpful with the selling of our home. Chris was super friendly, patient, and knowledgeable during the whole process. He never tired of our questions or hesitated to dig up any info on any real estate that caught our eye. Give Chris Boyd a try, you won’t be disappointed!