Russ Burch

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Bought a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $575K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- I had a great experience with Russ, he is on top of everything, doesn't miss a detail and the most important thing: Understands what you want really quick and he uses your time in the best way possible. He knows the area, the realtors, the neighborhoods and I already made money on my house... Can I ask for anything else??

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Bought a home in 2012. --- Russ knows Contra Costa County in great detail, and he found me a great home. I was most impressed with the level of details he provided, I was greatly informed throughout, and we analyzed several properties till we found the right one. An excellent experience.

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Sold a Condo home in 2014 for approximately $450K in Dublin, CA. --- Russ Burch brought more than what was expected when I listed my condo with him. I came away from this experience understanding that Russ is dedicated, loyal, diligent, straightforward and honest. Most of all - he knew exactly what was needed to sell my condo and achieved that above my expectations! He made my experience easy and seamless and in my case, accomplished this task in less than a month! I would recommend Russ to all buyers or sellers at every chance I get! He is definitely the agent that gets the job done! I would not give it a second thought to use him again in the future!

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Sold a Single Family home in 2013 for approximately $750K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ was recommended to us by friends. He was very helpful with all the paperwork California and Lenders now require. We had remodeled the kitchen, two bathrooms, and new windows, but the inspector found some things that needed work. Russ' contacts in the building trades made the repairs much easier. He negotiated with a difficult buyer's agent and kept us on schedule once the property went under contract. There were some tense moments, but Russ was very responsive which really helped. We moved out of state into an equally tight seller's market.

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Showed home in 2013 in Walnut Creek, CA. --- My wife and I needed to relocate to a single story home because of my Parkinson’s Disease and recent cancer treatment. My wife had her hands full working and acting as my primary caregiver, and Russ Burch went that extra mile on our behalf by recommending and contacting on our behalf tradesmen we would need after moving in. He was uniquely qualified for this because he used to be a contractor. This man not only has a thorough knowledge of how to buy and sell real estate, he knows how it should be built and can point out shortcomings you might overlook. I wouldn’t use any other broker.

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Sold a Single Family home in 2014 for approximately $500K in Concord, CA. --- Russ was very understanding of our needs and desires. His knowledge of the Real Estate field and the local area were impressive. He was very professional and caring about my family. He made the process of selling a home as wonderful as possible. I highly recommend anyone looking to purchase or sell their home to talk with Russ!

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Sold a Single Family home in 2015 for approximately $800K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ Burch was my agent when I had to put my mom's house in Walnut Creek up for sale. Couple of points should be made here 1) The house was basically in original condition. Single pane windows, original wood flooring, tiling, etc etc. It was in poor condition to say the least. As was the front and back yard. And it needed a new roof. 2) I live in Las Vegas so I needed an agent who could manage the logistics of having an army of contractors descending upon the house t that were going to be needed to get the house ready for sale. Russ and I met and he explained what needed to be done. Gave me 3 different options that would lead to 3 different selling prices. It was quite a list. But he did it. In less than 4 weeks he transformed that house. Met with each and every contractor. Hired them and made sure that all work was complete and satisfactory. Whenever there was a problem (and there were many) Russ kept me informed, and was able to come up with solutions that we both agreed upon. Sold 3 days after the first open house. And got our asking price. Recommend him? He is the best.

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Bought a Single Family home in 2015 for approximately $775K in Concord, CA. --- Russ was my life saver! I met him at an open house and told him I was just looking because I lived in the neighborhood. Even though I told him I was not pre-approved and didn't have the money to buy the house he took the time to show me the entire house with all the details and updates the previous owner did to this home. I liked him that day! He referred me to a loan officer to get the pre-approval done and that lady was amazing too. When I was finally ready to start looking I called him to get started and I have to say that Russ is the best! He has a lot of patience (it took me almost one year to find the right house). Russ is very honest and reliable and he could have sold me the first house we looked at as I was very excited and would have bought the first one... He knew better than me. Many times he showed me negative things about the house and explained to me why that was not going to work for me. All I have to say is Thank you Russ! I would 100% recommend Russ to anyone.

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Sold a Single Family home in 2015 for approximately $1.0M in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ is a qualified, competent, and professional agent. I worked closely with Russ in the sale of our California home that my wife and I had enjoyed for over thirty five years. Russ' knowledge of the market, his hands on approach to assisting a senior age couple more that exceeded our expectations and resulted in a sale price well above our asking price. Russ guided us every step of the way from decluttering, selecting contractors to prepare the home, choosing the services of both a qualified professional stager and photographer, and marketing the property to a successful conclusion. We interviewed several agents before making a final selection of the people to represent us. From our experience we know we were fortunate to work with one of the bay areas best agents

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Sold a Single Family home in 2014 for approximately $800K in San Ramon, CA. --- Russ is an outstanding agent with a strong knowledge and understanding of the local market. Russ provided keen insights and helped to develop and guide us with an action plan that resulted in our home selling quickly and at top dollar. He has a strong awareness of the current market and a vision for how to achieve the best results. I strongly recommend Russ to anyone who is getting ready to buy or sell a home.

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Bought a Single Family home in 2014 for approximately $950K in Lafayette, CA. --- Russ is knowledgeable, persistent and excellent with follow-up. He took the time to understand exactly the type of home and property that we were looking for. Russ provided us with new listings on a daily/weekly basis. He helped us negotiate on a stale and overpriced listing and got it into our price range. As we were closing, he provided recommendation on contractors and helped us save $10,000.

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Sold a Single Family home in 2015 in Walnut Creek, CA. --- My wife and I strongly recommend Russ Burch to sell and buy your home. His knowledge and expertise in field, along with his strong work ethic helped us sell our old home with ease and purchase our new home. He truly understands the Walnut Creek market and will go the extra mile for his clients.

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Sold a Single Family home in 2014 for approximately $475K in Concord, CA. --- Russ is a strong local agent who went above and beyond what was required of him. Living in another state I could not stay until closing of my mother's home. So Russ took away an old chest of drawers that the garbage people were going to charge me to remove. Also he was at the residence within one hour after we called him to list the house. He always kept me apprised of where we were in the process of selling. I would not hesitate to recommend this energetic, go-get-'em real estate agent if you want to sell your home quickly and at a fair market price.

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Sold a Condo home in 2014 for approximately $300K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ was excellent counsel from beginning to end. From staging to bidding, and most importantly to negotiating the final offer. Russ was a partner from day one and we were proud to have him representing our property! He is honest and genuine and an excellent communicator. We highly recommend Russ to anyone looking to sell their property!

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Bought a home in 2012 in Hookston, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. --- I have worked with Russ through 4 home purchases with in last few years. His back ground and knowledge in home building and construction has been very big asset for us to choice the right property. His many years of experience as real estate profession made our transaction very easy and smooth. I have been and will in future recommend him to my family and my friends.

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Sold a Townhouse home in 2013 for approximately $400K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- My husband has already done a review of our purchase of a single story home in WC due to his Parkinson's Disease. That purchase was quick and painless because of Russ's network of professionals in the inspection industry and most importantly because of his construction knowledge. It took us a few weeks to decide if we were going to rent or sell our townhouse in WC. Once we decided to sell Russ was there making recommendations as to what to do at the minimum to sell the townhouse. He brought in all the bids, went to the house daily to check on the work being done, did a few miscellaneous repairs and ran a few errands for us because we were still commuting to Stanford for my husband's cancer care. Despite delays with the buyers lender Russ was able to show the house, sell it and close the deal in about 5 weeks! With all the healthcare issues and commuting we would not been able to pull it off without Russ. Thank you Russ for all the work you did for us!

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Sold a Single Family home in 2013 for approximately $850K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ Burch's knowledge and expertise led off with an array of service people from Joe the painter to Rich the handyman, besides the staging expert who got us ready and confident. Russ then prepared a very professional integrated marketing campaign for our home, so once the listing hit we were amazed at the response and the traffic. But what sets Russ apart is his ability to communicate the process and manage our expectations. Russ is truly a people person who cares, and we cannot say enough about his support and empathy; guiding us through the emotional journey of turning our home over to the next new family.

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Bought a Single Family home in 2011 for approximately $625K in Pleasant Hill, CA. --- Russ was extremely professional from the very beginning, and throughout the process of purchasing our home. It was a rather complex short sale and he was very responsive and helpful, explained things in ways I could understand and act. he also is very knowledgeable about homes in terms of how they are constructed and explaining things to look for, necessary inspections and how to interpret them. He worked very hard to make it all happen, I highly recommend him.

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Sold a Townhouse home in 2013 for approximately $625K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ was extremely attentive to detail and proactively identified potential issues that required maintenance and improvements. He stays on top of every detail and with his experience, accurately identifies both the positive and negative aspects of the proposed sale of the home. Russ is professional at all times and intracts with potential buyers in a way that makes them feel comfortable while viewing our home. We highly recommend Russ as a professional who will maximize your home value by virtue of how the home is presented with his advertising and how he communicates with potential buyers and their Agents.

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Bought a Multi Family home in 2013 for approximately $325K in Concord, CA. --- Russ helped us purchase a great house. He was instrumental during the purchase, from tirelessly working with the owners and owner's Agents, to helping newbies [like us] understand the associated forms, over-all process, etc. I would highly recommend Russ!

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Bought a home in 2015. --- Being new to the real estate purchasing game, we had a ton of questions for Russ in a very short period of time. He was always there with an answer and walked us through each step of the process towards a successful and timely close!

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Sold a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $600K in Concord, CA. --- We used Russ to sell our home in the Crossings in October 2012. We needed to sell quickly as I was moving out of state and wanted to get house on market quickly before the lull in Market coincident with the holiday season. Russ worked very effectively in developing a list of cost effective upgrades to maximize our return on the house. He has excellent contacts to get the work done quickly and for very fair prices. In short the house quickly sold for more than any house in the neighborhood at that time. I was very pleased with our price we received and his overall performance. I know it was a sellers market at the time, but I do believe Russ was instrumental in maximizing our value and meeting my needs of having him work the process so I could focus on my new job.

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Bought a Multi Family home in 2012 for approximately $775K in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ made purchasing our home a smooth transaction. He's is very knowledgeable about contra costa. He is quick study in your specific needs, it saves from looking at homes that won't work for you. I think my favorite thing is he is truly in your corner for every aspect of the transaction, even after helping with contractors, etc. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone.

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Sold a Single Family home in 1996 in Walnut Creek, CA. --- I highly recommend Russ! He was our realtor through multiple home purchases and sales. He continually held himself and his work to the highest standard. He listened to us and focused on what we needed as customers.

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Bought a Condo home in 2011 in Walnut Creek, CA. --- Russ was efficient, friendly, and readily available. His experience as a former contractor was key in helping us determine potential issues with various houses. We appreciated how smooth and stress free the experience was.