David Ivkovic Realtor

Hiring David as our realtor was truly the best decision we could have made when we started looking for a home in LA. The minute he greets you, you will feel like you are old friends. That’s a precious commodity! He has all the traits that are hard to find in a real estate agent: he’s patient, thorough, informative and willing to go the extra mile for his clients. Not to mention he’s funny and a chic dresser! He made the process of searching for the right place (which can be quite stressful) as easy as possible. He planned go-​sees around our schedule and was extremely efficient when we were short on time. He was very kind — at one point even installing our car seat (we have a baby) in his vehicle so we could all drive around together. He gave us pep talks when we felt we’d never find what we wanted. And when we entered open houses with our baby in hand, he would offer to watch the little guy so we could fully concentrate. It’s all those little things that make him a guy who genuinely loves his work. We spent many hours traversing LA in search of our dream home. In the end, he coached us beautifully through a bidding war to get the home we absolutely love at a price we could afford. We are so happy. Not joking — we don’t even want to leave the house anymore, it’s THAT awesome. As Canadians trying to navigate a foreign system, David guided us through the complexities of the sale, answered all our questions and made the entire experience a really positive one. We would HIGHLY recommend him as an agent (and a babysitter!) and would use him again in a second!

I would recommend David Ivkovic to anyone in the LA area looking for a new home. Our experience with him as our agent was about as easy, enjoyable and stress-​free as they come. He guided us through the process from beginning to end and was a great communicator throughout. He helped us set our goals, showed us the places that were right for us — and when it came time to make offers he was always there to counsel us strategically.
And it worked — we got the home we’d always dreamed about and couldn’t have done it without him. I’ll use Dave again in the future — no question.

David Ivkovic. I love that name. When I hear that name I think about just how lucky I am that we found the house we now live in and everything David did to make it possible. I’m not superstitious but maybe there was some luck or synchronicity involved… Maybe 10%? The other 90% was pure David.
But let’s start from the beginning… 4 years ago I met Dave through a close friend of ours. He had just helped her (let’s just call her «Karpy» for now) buy a condo in WEHO and she raved about her experience. When the time came for us to start looking, I called Dave and asked if he might show us a place we’d found on the MLS. What struck me immediately was his enthusiasm and willingness to drop everything to make it happen. «This is a guy that f’n loves the process» I thought to myself quietly as he drove us around LA for the next few weeks exploring the possibilities. In total we might have seen 10 houses (at the most) before we fell in love with our current house in Sherman Oaks.
Did I make that sound easy? Well, yes and no. You see, being Canadians we had absolutely NO IDEA how to even begin the process of making an offer on a house in LA. On top of that, the house we found and fell in love with had about 15 other couples all furiously brainstorming with their agents about how they could write the most attractive offer — we literally saw them standing outside in little huddles at the open house. At the time it felt hopeless, but we had a secret weapon…
That night things got serious (not that kind of serious. although he is a handsome devil). David explained to us everything that he had learned about the seller, the sellers agent and the other offers. He explained what types of conditions we might want to remove and the implications in order to write the best offer. At each turn he cautioned us to evaluate the decisions we were making and provided all of the necessary information for us to do so. Then we settled on a price, wrote a letter to the seller (with David’s coaching) and completed some paperwork.
You already know how the story ends, but we’re not there yet! Our initial offer wasn’t accepted, but the seller liked our letter so much they asked us to counter. We offered our highest and best and then David did something amazing. He… (omitted). Sorry, he’ll kill me if I tell you that part. What’s important is that because of David our offer was accepted.
But wait, there’s more! We still had inspection, negotiation of repairs and negotiating the purchase of some furniture that was in the house before all was said and done. I won’t bore you with the details but suffice to say that all of that stuff is uncharted waters if you are a first time LA home buyer. You need good counsel (like that of our good man David) to make the right moves.
I love that name… David Ivkovic. It just kinda rolls off the tongue… Has kind of an interesting juxtaposition… You’ve got «David» which is familiar and friendly and then «Ivkovic» which sounds exotic and sophisticated. He’s all that and more. Actually, here’s how I’d sum the guy up:
1. Competent +1 +infinity
2. Fun
3. Strategic
4. Honest
5. Awesome
In conclusion, if you are looking to buy in LA you’re simply not going to find a better real estate agent. And watch out! There are a sh*t ton of lazy, crap agents here. Get yourself a «good real estate agent» and don’t risk losing that special property you have your heart set on. Can you tell I love the guy? Call David. Or call me, give me your number and I’ll have him call you.