Pete Cullen- Bailey Properties

My wife and I met Pete at a open house he was selling one day. We were not interested in that house, but we really appreciated his knowledge and insight on the Santa Cruz housing market. We decided he was going to be our realtor. Pete showed us some great properties. He was very caring about the fact that we have a baby and he wasn’t just trying to sell us a house. He said about a few houses I don’t feel comfortable about you guys in that house with your baby. We really felt he had our best interest in mind. We found a great house and Pete negotiated a great price! I didn’t think it was possible in a sellers market! He did an amazing job and was so on top of everything from start to finish and even now still checking in on us to see if we are doing good. I’ll give you a few reasons to use Pete. He used to be a contractor and we found that very useful when looking at places, he was knowledgable about pretty much everything involved with going into a house. His team he works with are equally as great and made it such a great buying experience. He has a big list of vendors of which we have used or met with everyone and recommend them all. Also Pete is a great guy and a great member of the community. I’m not sure why that person gave him a negative review? Kinda bums me out knowing what a great realtor and person he is. We highly recommend him!

Pete was outstanding in helping me find a home. His knowledge of construction is an invaluable asset, helping to assess the build quality of homes and the work required to repair and/​or improve the properties I was interested in. He really hit the mark when showing us homes, not taking us to anything out of our price range or houses that did not suit our goals. He really wanted to make sure we were moving to someplace we liked and didn’t pressure us in any way shape or form to make a purchase. In the end I have a great home in the perfect location and got it for a great price. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Pete.

Pete assisted my wife and I in finding and purchasing our first home. His patient and diligent approach to the process made a big difference to us. From the very beginning to the end he was great to work with, nice to talk to, well informed, and extremely communicative. Highly recommended.

Agent kept trying to sell us more expensive homes than we could afford, and acted as if we had all the time in the world. He wasn’t very flexible as far as out work schedules go. We also felt like we were doing all of the work. He’d drive us around to a bunch of expensive houses, and then we’d get home and look online only to find a bunch in our price range that he was withholding from us. Because of these issues, we ended up going with a different real estate company all together.