Re/Max Associates – Brett Keen

I started looking for a condo during the summer of 08. During that time I experienced banks that wouldn’t return my calls, lending agents that were inefficient, and an escrow company that should have gone bankrupt years ago as a result of lax customer service. I think that Brett was the one consistent individual in the process. He always returned my calls on the same day and obviously went out of his way to make things easier on myself.
I remember one time that I was running errands and Brett drove out to the store I was at so I could sign some random form the lender needed. But I think I was most impressed by the time that I asked Brett – in a moment of exasperation– if I should just buy a place that I could get into regardless of whether I loved it or not. Instead of pressuring me, Brett said that a home is an investment, but it is better to wait and buy the right house than buy any house just because you can. It took a lot of work on both of our parts, but I found a wonderful condo in October and by December I was a thrilled homeowner.
I think that anyone who looks at a few houses with Brett will see what I’m talking about and will feel assured that he will work as hard as he can to make sure they get the home they want.

So I was sick and tired of paying rent and wasting that money seeing as it goes towards nothing really, so I decided to look for a condo in my area. I did a quick google search of Realtors in San Diego and Remax was one of the first ones that came up. Brett Keens page came up and honestly I chose him because he looked like he was not shady. Kind of weird I know but usually your first instinct is always the best so I went with it.
I sent an email to Brett and started asking him a bunch of questions about the whole home buying process. He answered all my questions really fast and he gave detailed explanations on the whole situation. He got me in touch with a loan company and we started the process of getting pre approved for a loan.
Once I was pre approved for the loan I called Brett and we set up a date to look at some places. He drove out to Santee and we looked at a few properties. After awhile we decided on a small condo right near Santana High School… fairly close to where I live now. It was a forclosed home and owned by the bank. Brett clearly explained all the steps needed to get a bid in on the property and start the whole process. All this while while not being pushy, listening and answering all my questions, and overall just being a good guy.
We put a bid in and it was accepted. The whole process went by pretty quick and Brett was always in touch letting me know what was going on the whole way through. He even had the bank fix some things wrong with the house even though technically it was sold «as is». I appreciate that he stuck up for me and got the job done!
We closed the house this past Wednesday and are slowly moving into there. WIthout the help of Brett I would have been stuck and wouldnt have known what to do. If you ever need a real estate agent please contact him.
or call him 858−205−9770. He will treat you right and is very upfront with you. He doesnt bullshit or beat around the bush. About the only thing bad I can say about him is that he is a Cubs fan ;-). If you ever are in the market to buy or sell a house/​condo please give him a ring. You will be happy I guarantee it!