GUARANTEE REAL ESTATE

We contacted Rip on a whim when a home in what we thought was our dream starter area went on the market. We chose him because I had dealt with him professionally prior, and he had seemed helpful, plus his office was a Dave Ramsey ELP. The house we initially contacted him about turned out to be something we didn't want, but we told him we weren't in a rush to buy and were only looking in specific areas for the time being. He seemed to understand we wanted to take our time, and never pushed any homes on us. We knew what we wanted and where we wanted it, so we wanted to do the searching, not the agent. We wanted an agent who would be there when we needed him, and would get us into a home ASAP before an offer was accepted on it, and Rip did just that.
Within a few weeks, we decided to start looking more vigorously for a home. Once we decided that, we began to contact Rip every couple of days about a home we needed more info on and wanted to see. We definitely bought in a seller's market, and the best homes in our NE FRESNO/BULLARD HIGH AREA and CLOVIS areas were accepting offers and off the market within a day or two, so we knew being competitive meant seeing a home and making an  offer within 24-48 hrs of a home being on the market. Every time we contacted Rip about a home, we were in the home within hours (unless the home was inhabited and we had to set an appointment). I need responsiveness in a R.E. Agent, and Rip had it. Within 2 1/2 months, we had the keys to our dream starter home that was recently remodeled, in the East Clovis area (E. of Armstrong between Shaw and Bastow). We couldn't have done it without Rip's guidance, accessibility, connections, and knowledge.
Two additional things we liked about Rip - he's an expert in the sometimes tricky area of short sales, and he likes to "walk" areas when he has a client he knows really loves an area. In doing so, he finds homes that are "for sale by owner", and he even passed out fliers with my family's picture and story on it, asking people to consider selling their home. I thought this was a unique and creative touch.

He worked himself to death for us. He was out every weekend until we found our house. We went back and forth and worked with him for about a year. He was always patient and never pushy. He was always there when ever we called him. I would say his prices are in line with most real estate agents.