David Zabarte

David and Simon were a huge help to my family in finding a house in Walnut Creek. I had read reviews and they didn’t disappoint. We initially spent timing reviewing the important things that mattered to us to help us narrow the search. They spent time reviewing listings, recommending houses and going with us on numerous searches during our time-​sensitive search.
I found them especially helping negotiating and finalizing the deal in this competitive marketplace.

As stressful as having one foot in two states can be, David really made us feel comfortable that things were being handled while we were away.
Prior to us moving (months and years), we added a lot of improvements to our home– but even so, David saw where things could still be improved to help the sale. We did as much as possible, until time ran out and we had to move. David has some good contacts and really helped us complete what needed to be done before showing the home.
In fact, he had our house staged– which improved the show ability of the house by a large factor (even though I thought I was the bomb in decorating– consider me humbled). As David says, «Now your home is just a product” — I had to take my attachments out of it (tough to do!).
He put the house up for sale at the price we agreed upon, and within less than a week we had multiple offers above asking. We were –and are– so grateful!

My wife and I recently worked with David and Simon to buy our first home. David was very knowledgable and trustworthy. We always felt like he was giving us all the information. David helped us with almost all of the paperwork. Which anyone who has bought a home will tell you is a daunting task. I really appreciated that he took the time to explain each document and answer any questions that we had. Another thing that I really appreciated was the communication between David and Simon, they were able to easily step in where the other left off without any questions. We would recommend these guys to anyone who values knowledge, integrity, and urgency.

I was ready to buy my first home, so I reached out to David and his partner Simon Watson. They were extremely professional and timely in their communication and paid extreme attention to detail. They explained the process every step of the way and were extremely patient, even when I was not. They helped me find my perfect gome and worked to coordinate all inspections for me and worked with the lender to make sure that they had all necessary paperwork in order to close before my move in date. I would highly recommend David and Simon to any first time home buyers!

We just had a great experience with David and Simon selling our home. To put things concisely, they have a very high level integrity and deep professional knowledge and skill.
Our home sold for more than asking in a very, very short time frame, and it was mainly due to their expertise and marketing. We know this to be a fact because a very similar home up the street clearly positioned themselves wrong with another professional, and we witnessed their long process involving price reductions (and it still hasn’t closed.)
I am very happy we found Rabbit Realty. Definitely give these guys a call.

I contacted David for advice regarding selling my place in Moraga. He responded quickly and professionally and actually advised me NOT to sell if I didn’t have to based on my situation. With honesty like that, its easy to see how David earned all these 5-​star reviews!

David is an awesome team member with Simon Watson. David stepped in when Simon went out of town and took the lead by advocating for me (the buyer) to negotiate great terms with the seller. He was very professional in his work verbally and in his writing. I highly recommend David Zabarte.

When we wanted to buy our first home, we chose David as our realtor. He took our needs personally, investing a lot of time and effort in making sure that he showed us a options that really fit what we needed. He showed us all sorts of different places in different neighborhoods, giving us options we didn’t even know we had. It was a crazy time for us, and he went way beyond the call to make sure we were really happy in a great place that suited us. We still live there and now we’re a family with one kid and one more on the way. We feel at home, and David helped put us there. I would (and have) recommend him to anyone looking for a home!

David was super with us and our first home purchase.
I am pretty sure I emailed him and his partner Simon about 477,001 times in the short 5 weeks it took us to find and make offer and purchase our house.
He has great insight, offers his opinion when asked and never let us down.
He goes the extra mile to make our offer as attractive as possible, hand delivered the offer, and constantly updated once it’s out of his hands.
Despite my inclination to panic over everything, this was an amazingly pain free process.
We had the unfortunate pairing with a terrible agent when we were thinking about buying a few years back, I was leery and thought agents were only interested in making the deal. David renewed my trust and I truly believe that his reputation is more valuable to him than cashing in or pushing the wrong property.
If you’re shopping around for an agent David is your guy. Just don’t ask him to help paint: p

We did our research and based on the reviews and comments we saw for David we decided to go with him as our realtor. From the beginning it was clear he was very professional and knowledgeable about the area and industry. He made the whole process very easy and fluid. I highly recommend David and will do just that as I try to recruit my friends to the area :)

I recently worked with David Zabarte to sell one of our houses and highly recommend his services. He was very dynamic and easy to work with. Both my wife and I work full-​time and have two young children. David was very flexible in meeting with us and worked around our busy schedules. My wife and I are also very detail oriented and tend to ask a lot of questions. David was excellent in getting us the information we requested and very informative on guiding us through the process as this was our first sale. From our initial sit down to talk about possibly selling to the day we closed David was an excellent Realtor and made us feel comfortable and professionally represented. I have used several different relaters over the years, but now have found my guy. I feel like I have not only gained a Realtor but also made a good friend. If you’re looking to buy or sell a property look no further David Zabarte is your guy.

As someone who moved here and NO knowledge of the CA law I was skeptical upon choosing a realtor.
I have to express what a wonderfully seamless experience I had by dealing with David. Due to illness it was put in a position to sell and hopefully in a quick and orderly fashion. David took care of ever detail without as much as a blip on a radar. Not only did David handle every detail. As far going above and beyond, he did it. He is truly a professional. He sold my home for more than I anticipated. A true professional who followed up, created a calendar that allowed me to plan and it was my best Realtor experience ever and I have bought and sold just About 20 properties in the last 20 Yeats. In addition to his responsible and mature handling of the business end he was personable. His demeanor was professional and when coupled with his «human side » that made things just that much easier. If and when I return to CA I would utilize DAVID. At no time did I feel like I was not his only client. If you are looking to be his only client,
He made me and my family feel comfortable and present options when there were ones and if there were questions he was great to respond quickly. This man rocks. He really did do all of the things he could possibly do. And for me it many times comes to the dollars and cents, but the rate was even great. So if are buying or selling David is the man with the plan. I would have paid more without the blink of an eye if he would have asked even at the closing table. That’s how impressed I was with him.

What can I say about David that hasn’t been said before? Anyone who has ever worked with David will tell you, HE IS THE BEST! (that needs to be in bold with several underlines)
We started out with another agent, and being first time home buyers we didn’t know a lot about the process, however it didn’t take us long to figure out we weren’t in very good hands. Buying a home can be a long and often frustrating and occasionally discouraging process. If you expect to make it to the other end of this bumpy road with the occasional dark tunnel you need to have a realtor who you trust, someone who can shine light on the things you don’t understand and tell you when it’s time to take a detour. You need to be able to trust in your realtor to help you through what can be a very stressful process, if we didn’t fully trust David to take care of us we wouldn’t be the proud homeowners we are today!
We didn’t have the easiest budget to work with, we didn’t have the easiest loan to work with, we didn’t have the most convenient areas we were looking in and David never made us feel that we weren’t at the top of his priority list. The property we got into contract on was a headache from the very beginning, it wasn’t your typical sale, but David navigated us through until the very end calm and reassuring all the way! I could go on and on about how great David is to work with, but I’ll be honest it’s all been said before. we found David here on Unilocal and the glowing reviews can’t begin to do him justice! He really is THE BEST! I will recommend him to my family and friends and anyone else who asks because I can’t imagine them going through this process with anyone else! Thanks again David!!!

This review is long over due!!! David is the best realtors in the bay area. I’ve worked with several other realtors during my first purchase of a home and my experience was terrible. But when my wife found David on Unilocal our expierence went from bad to great. David is a really nice person that is easy to get along with. He looks for what’s best for his clients, he treats you like family he works around your schedule. If it wasn’t for him my wife and i would not own a home. we are very great full for finding David because there is no other realtor like him. If we ever think about purchasing another home or if we know of anybody that needs a realtor we will recommend David 100% of the time. thanks David for all that you did for us.

Energetic, experienced, proactive, honest, responsible, detail-​oriented … David Zabarte is all of these and more. I can say this with confidence as we worked with David on both a property sale and on a property purchase. I briefly worked with two prior agents and they didn’t meet my standard.
A 5 star maximum rating, doesn’t capture the praise that David deserves. We have a great house and I can honestly say that we have more money because of him. What more needs to be said? I can go on and on about his attention to detail, his personal involvement in all aspects of the real estate process (negotiation, inspections, disclosures, finance, title etc) and his ability to simply make it happen.
In retrospect, I think the best thing about David and what makes him truly exceptional is the fact that he ultimately wants and is willing to work crazy hard for what’s best for you… he’s even willing to tell you when you’re wrong (in his respectful and professional opinion hahaha) for your own good.
David and I didn’t agree on everything because we both have our heartfelt opinions. I admit that I’m not the easiest person to get along with (I’m demanding and I have ego for days), but I thank my lucky stars that David was able to put up with me. I’m even more thankful that on many key points, I actually chose to listen to David in order to get the best possible outcome for myself and my family.
On a final note, David is willing to go above and beyond what’s required. For example, he freely shares his broad knowledge and experience of working in Contra Costa County — this includes sharing /​referring some fabulous connections for contractors and tradesmen. I think David’s passion for his profession comes from the fact that real estate can be crazy, stressful, uncertain, and costly and that David is able to help/​guide/​coach his sometimes crazy clients though a very difficult but rewarding process. With so much at stake (especially hundreds of thousands of dollars) I am so glad that I placed my trust in David.
So I actually found David through Unilocal — given this, can I just give the guy 10 stars and call it a day?

You want David to be your realtor. Period. If you’re cruising Unilocal looking for recommendations, stop right here. You’ve found your guy.
My husband and I just bought our first home, and it could not have been an easier process. I was fully expecting to cry at some point from the stress, but all I really did was drift off into peaceful sleep each night because I knew David had it handled.
He is extremely knowledgeable, savvy, and a genuinely good guy. He was with us every step of the way, from inspections to signing title papers. Being first time home buyers we had a lot of questions, and David always took the time to explain what we were signing, what it meant, and where we should go from there. That level of care and commitment eased our minds because we knew we had someone who was genuinely looking out for us. I swear, that man can type a paragraph via his phone like lightning! Sometimes it seemed that no sooner had I sent the question in an email that I had a response back.
We are all moved into our house now and could not be happier. If you’re looking for a home, contact David. You won’t be disappointed.

This is a good man with a passion for his clients and his industry! David is ready to listen, investigate, and get the job done. This industry needs agents like David with a passion for his work, and the satisfaction of his clients.

To anyone out there looking for a realtor, David is the one!
David was able by his expertise to get our family into a great home that was keeping within our budget.

In these crazy times that the market has been, David stayed on top of all issues that arose and at a remarkable time frame we were able to purchase the home of our choice!
It is very apparent that David not only enjoys his work and has a passion for it and because of his knowledge in the industry is able to accomplish
what needs to get done.

David is a remarkable realtor. Honest, professional and extremely deligent. His knowledge of CoCo has no boundaries.
I urge any of you that are frustrated with your current realtor, to run… HURRY! To David Zabarte.

My family and I finally decided to move last year. We had lined up a realtor who came highly recommended from a family member, but we immediately realized it just didn’t «feel right». So we decided to keep looking.
I had met David about a month prior through a mutual friend, and learned that he was a realtor. Since we didn’t love our current guy, we decided to meet with David, and see if we’d fit.
The first thing we noticed was that he is 100% passionate about the buying and selling of real estate. We sat around our kitchen table for 3 hours getting a much needed education. My wife and I knew immediately that David was the guy.
He guided us through every step of the way, and made the process as painless as possible, and even though they say there are ALWAYS roadblocks, and unexpected ‘gotchas’ with selling and buying a house, it all went incredibly smooth.
We’re so happy to be in our new home, in our new town, but should we ever decide to move again, we’ll absolutely use David. I would recommend him to anyone.
Thanks David!