Matt Skrabo – Keller Williams Realty

Matt did a wonderful job selling my Palo Alto condo this past summer. He’s thorough, careful, intuitive, knowledgeable, cares about the people involved, and is committed to giving his best. He was able to sell my place pre-​market for a higher amount than I anticipated through his connections. I have recommended him to all my friends… In addition, he put me in touch with a great team in Portland to purchase my new home. He’s really the best.

Apologies for the long review, but I felt it was the only way to get our point across properly on how Matt Skrabo literally made our dreams come true at a time that we felt discouraged and hopeless. So, this is our story (as short as possible):
In this market, who you are working with really matters. My wife and I had our hearts set on raising our children in Burlingame, CA. Our search lasted about 1 year, during which we made offers on 8 different homes and were typically one of the top 2 – 3 bidders. Over time, we realized that it just wasn’t working with our current realtor, so we parted ways. A colleague recommended Matt Skrabo, and said that Matt was appalled to hear how many offers we had made without a winning bid. I spoke to him that day, and because we were at the lower range of a fast-​moving market, he recommended we open our search to other areas as well. We were adamant about the fact that Burlingame was where we wanted to be. About 3 – 4 hours later, I received a call back from Matt and said he had done some legwork and spoke to the selling realtor of a home that we expected to be out of our range. He arranged for a private showing that evening and our offer was accepted the NEXT MORNING! We are so grateful to Matt– he literally changed our lives.

Matt was friendly, knowledgable and very efficient. He had amazing amounts of energy for the task at hand and was willing to talk after-​hours in order to get things done. When we had issues with the loan, it was Matt who called, checked in and provided reassurance (not the lender). We would be happy to work with Matt again in the future.

Matt is just Awesome!!! We wanted an agent that could help us sell our house while finding us a new place. After talking to several agents, we decided to list with Matt because of his expertise in the Palo Alto area and his responsiveness. And we are so glad we did. He was realistic about the market and the listing price. He took care of everything for us — from arranging for cleaners, to staging the house to fixing stuff. The house got sold within a week with multiple offers and way above our asking price! The same was true when it came to buying a house. He always made sure he had our best interest. He helped us find our dream house in 10 days — we were nervous about the entire bidding game. But he worked his charm this time too and was able to get our offer accepted out of 11 bids. We truly enjoyed working with him — he is also a great human being. We look forward to working with him again in the future and would definitely recommend him to friends and family! Thanks so much, Matt.
5+1 Stars

Matt is a terrific broker, negotiator, and friend. We purchased our first property through Matt and his team, and there is a reason why we will stick with them on our next purchase.
His three areas of strength include: (1) Communication, (2) Persistence, and (3) Negotiating.
During the buying process, we never felt pressured and Matt worked hard at presenting all the facts to us so we can make our decisions. He always kept us in the loop and prepared us with what the next couple steps were going to be so we were never surprised about anything. I can’t emphasize how important his strengths are in helping us not only have our offer accepted but ultimately getting the best deal in a market where you usually over pay in a bidding war.
Matt knows the Peninsula market very well, and he is very good at understanding pricing and supply. You want Matt as he is also familiar with the micromarkets of the Bay Area. This is a result of him being a third generation Bay Area Realtor and his deep due diligence that goes into every deal providing him and his clients an edge over the competition. More important than anything else, we felt confident in Matt given his personal character and dedication to his community.
We’ve been living in our new home for two months now and we couldn’t be happier with our decision and going with Matt. We felt like we had an all-​star cast working for us which made a stressful nerve-​wracking experience something to learn through and feel confident with the result. Thanks Matt for all that you do.