Brett Bynum – Keller Williams Bay Area Estates

Brett is easily the best Realtor I have met in Silicon Valley. I had the pleasure of having Brett as my mentor when I started in the business.
His incredibly high IQ and equally matched EQ allow him to be a masterful communicator and negotiator with an unparalleled level of integrity. Matched with his business background (MBA) and knowledge of the valley it’s easy to see why he makes it hard for other realtors to compete with him.
In my time working with Brett he continually out performed everyone’s expectations and does it with class and intelligence.
Back this all up with Amy Franklin, who makes sure that everything on the back end is perfect, you can’t get a better real estate experience. Not to mention Amy is sought out by countless other realtors for her insane photography and marketing material because she is just that damn good.
But hey don’t take my word for it. Talk to him and I know you will quickly see what I am talking about.
Brett and Amy really change the game, and you will want them in your corner.

My wife and I hired Brett as the listing agent to sell our home in San Jose. Before we hired Brett, we interviewed 3 other listing agents and picked Brett based on his creative marketing ideas to quickly sell our home. Brett worked with us in coming up with a home improvement plan that provided us the best return on upgrade $$$. Our time line was very tight and Brett delivered against the mutually-​agreed upon plan in a timely fashion. Multiple quotes were obtained for the upgrades, which helped reduce out-​of-​pocket costs to us and kept the contractors honest with their bids. Of course, issues arise but Brett always has a nice calming way of handling matters. The chosen contractors worked well under his direction and this took a lot of pressure of us, especially when we were settling into a new home. With the tight schedule, admittedly, we were quite demanding of Brett’s time. Final result was an excellent presentation of our home which resulted in multiple offers and a final price well above asking price. Home sale can be a stressful time but Brett made it an enjoyable process for us. Give Brett a chance to represent you on your next sale and I have a feeling that you will have a great experience like my wife and I did during our recent home sale.

We had put a lot into our home in just 4 short years, so when we decided to put our home on the market, Brett set up a timeline and showing plan that helped us realize our selling goals in the shortest time possible! Brett implemented the plan with confidence, kept us on track, and presented our home in the best possible light. It was a great experience, and he did a fantastic job keeping the stress of selling low! We highly recommend Brett for his knowledge of the market, planning, creativity with marketing materials, and overall professionalism!

Brett has now represented us 3 times (purchased a home in April’2007, sold the same home in July’2013 and purchased a home in June’2013). With all three transactions he exceeded our expectations! The April’2007 was a short sale that closed immediately (no bank hold up). The July’2013 sale was on the market for 7 days and sold for 2.6% over ask. The June’2013 purchase was an intense situation with 6 other offers of which were not the top dollar. In all three situations Brett brought a fresh perspective, suggestions and ideas on how to make our offer the best/​market the home for a quick sale. He has definitely a wealth of experience and I would HIGHLY recommend him to not only our family and friends but to anyone!

Brett Bynum is an excellent real estate agent, he is not only highly skilled and educated (MBA) but also very intuitive and extremely experienced. He knows the real estate business very well, he studied its highs and lows and knows the market upside down as he bought and sold a whole lot of houses in Bay Area.
Me and my husband looked for a house for a while and it was our first time buying so we didn’t know much about it. Brett explained everything to us in detail, was very patient with us and gave us many options, asked questions and suggested solutions. He recommended what would be best for us. He didn’t just want to sell us a house, he wanted us to be happy and satisfied with a good value and price of it.
Brett also knows a lot about construction of a house, he can spot any problems with the foundation right away and looks very closely at every house we liked. We wanted to put an offer on a house that seemed great but Brett noticed mold upstairs and he advised against it. He is very honest and thorough. We trusted Brett and he proved to us that he is very trustworthy. When we finally found a house that had no structural problems Brett put together a great offer that got us a house even though there were 3 offers higher than ours. We were selected because of Brett’s expertize, persistence, great judgment and knowledge of the market. Now we are very happy owners.
It was great working with Brett as he is so easy going, kind, open, reliable and you can count on him anytime. It seems as if he works day and night to make sure a client is satisfied. We are recommending Brett to our friends and family. He is a friend now who worked hard for us. We will use him again if we want to sell our house or buy another one. He is a pleasure to work with and gets the job done fast and in a professional manner.

I recently worked with Brett Bynum to sell our house in San Jose. I could not be more happy with the job he did. Brett had a process in mind for the sale of our house and it worked out just as he told us it would.
Brett did everything right for us — here are the highlights:
— We were living in our house during the sale process and Brett was very accommodating of our schedule and time.
— We were managing our house sale and the purchase of a new home at the same timme and Brett went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly on both ends
— Many offers received within 1 week of putting the house on the market.
— Brett is very detail oriented and is involved in every aspect from prepping the house for sale to personally running the open houses, to scrutinizing contract details & negotiation.
I would highly recommend Brett for sale or purchase of your house in the Bay Area.

Your search for the best realtor in the Bay area has just ended — hire Brett Bynum without hesitation. He is very knowledgeable, trustworthy, intelligent, patient, professional, hard-​working and also, a very nice guy — one with whom you may spend many hours!
I interviewed three other highly recommended realtors when we were going to move here and was so glad that I chose Brett. He is a listener — clearly understanding all of our needs in a house — and every home we saw matched my criteria. He is highly organized and takes care of the details — during each house-​hunting trip he was well-​prepared with water and a clipboard for me with all of the listings we were to see in a day. He is a teacher — patiently giving me tours of various neighborhoods and also fully explaining the numerous nuances of the closing process.
Everyone was amazed at how quickly we moved through the house-​buying process — this includes the fact that there were three bids (in one day) on the home we ended up buying! I simply give them Brett’s phone number and tell them that he was the reason it all went so well — and besides that, he made the process delightful.

My husband and I purchased our first home with Brett. It was an unbelievable experience. Brett was professional, extremely knowledgeable, and very patient. We looked at property all over the bay area. Brett was able to show us numerous options that were all exactly what we were looking for. When it came to our negotiations I was very thankful that we had someone like Brett representing us. He worked very hard to get us an unbelievable deal. There are all kinds of realtors out there — Brett is in a league all his own. He has an MBA from Santa Clara and is able to bring a level of expertise and polish that you rarely find in this field. I have recommended Brett to several friends and colleagues who have all purchased homes and been extremely happy. I could not give Brett a stronger endorsement — he is wonderful.

Brett was patient and made an overwhelming process (for a 1^st time buyer like me) immediately comfortable and manageable. He took the time to find out what was important to me in a property but also made suggestions based on his knowledge of the area. He also did not push me to make any hasty decisions and let me have time to think about this big decision between the weekends we went out looking; really important to me that I could take my time!
When it came to actually purchasing my condo, I originally had my heart set on a 1-​br and had even put down a deposit in one location. When we walked out of that property Brett asked me if there were any other places I had ANY second thoughts about and might want another look. We ended up going back to one of the first properties we saw 6 months earlier. Although I was still intimidated at the cost, Brett was able to work out a purchase plan that would fit with my main goals (a low monthly mortgage). I ended up buying a the 3-​br condo I had first fell in love with, a much better fit for me, at a price I didn’t know I could originally afford. Thanks to Brett’s guidance in suggesting a property with room to grow, I am now extremely happy! He had the foresight into what would be a better long-​term purchase for me, but also waited for me to realize this, rather than push it.
I also want to note that throughout the process, I was extremely confident in Brett’s knowledge of each step and I really felt like he was on my side. No matter how naïve a question I had, Brett took the time to answer it earnestly and in a way that made sense to me. He also never scoffed at my budget or housing price range and never tried to push me outside of it. I really felt like a team. I have since recommended Brett to friends and family alike who now share my sentiments. We know that Brett will be our go-​to for any future real estate transactions, inquiries, anything, and I truly cannot recommend him highly enough.

Brett helped me purchase my first home, and he was great to work with. He explained the process to me about a million times, and had a lot of great advice to offer and knowledge that made the process run smoothly. He also really took the time to understand what I was looking for in a home and the place he found for me was perfect.

Brett was very professional, ethical and patient with us. He took the time to educate us — first time home buyers — on many aspects of the purchase process, including evaluating properties and negotiating the terms of an offer. He is very knowledgeable and he can adapt to change. Finally, he is very personable and a pleasure to work with. We highly recommend him.

Real Estate is the business of folks with more moxie than me. I hate every aspect of the house hunting process save for actually looking at houses. I’m not a good negotiator, I’m not a good nitpicker, I’m not good at much actually. It took us nearly a year to find the home we’ve just purchased and Brett was with us every step of the way. Heck, the guy feels like a part of the family now. If you’re in the market for a home, hold on for the ride and call Brett Bynum.