Rebecca Carlson – Coldwell Banker Bain

Rebecca is a total pro! She made sure every single moment of my experience selling one house and buying another was smooth and effortless. From listing to staging to mortgage broker recommendations to inspection services — she knew her stuff with any possible question I could come up with, and responded in record time *every* time I had a question.
If you are looking for the best real estate agent in Seattle, Rebecca is who you are looking for!

Rebecca is an exemplary real estate professional. She worked with me from out of state to help my daughter and I purchase a condominium. She patiently wrote up several offers and gave me a very solid assessment of every property. Her communication skills were excellent and she always responded in a timely manner. She also distilled pertinent issues in terms of documents. I have completed many real estate transactions and felt that Rebecca is a shining star in her field. I could not recommend her more highly.

Just closed on a house with Rebecca’s help.
She found the place, went to see it for us and held our hand throughout a tough escrow. Tried to use a very unprofessional mortgage lender… a guy from PNC bank.
Chicago Title people are really great too!
We did it! So happy!
Thanks Rebecca.
If you’re looking to buy a house in Seattle, and especially if you are from out of town, give her a call. She’ll help you!

Rebecca is amazing! She helped us buy our first home, and we are so glad we had her! She was knowledgeable, prompt, and supportive.
Would definitely recommend her!

Ever since Rebecca helped us buy our house about a year ago, I’ve been raving about her to all our friends thinking about buying. Simply put, Rebecca is the only reason we now own our dream home in our dream location. When we first met her, we were new to the area and the home buying process. Rebecca walked us through the process and let us know what to expect. The market was a bear for buyers, but she never made us feel like we didn’t have a chance to get what we wanted. She took the time to understand our needs and worked hard to find us good options.
For 3 months, she was there to answer every question, provide tons of great homes, talk us through the offers, and help us through the disappointment of being outbid (which isn’t uncommon in Seattle).
Then, on Easter weekend, she reached out with a great place that just came on the market. As was always the case, she was by our side with solid advice through the open house and the offer process. When all other realtors must’ve been taking the weekend off, Rebecca was on it, fighting for our offer. And because of her, our offer was accepted. There’s no question, if we didn’t have Rebecca, we’d probably still be looking or have settled for much less long ago. No question.

It has already been over a year since I worked with Rebecca and I still couldn’t be more pleased. As a first time home buyer, I was nervous! But, Rebecca made the process seamless and fun. I would recommend Rebecca to anyone who is looking for an agent that has the patience and knowledge to make you feel at ease. Nothing is more important when making one of the biggest investments of your life.

Thank you Unilocalers, for helping me find a super fantastic realtor in Seattle, while living 2600 miles away. Rebecca was awesome! She knew the market, the area, real estate legalities in Washington, and details to help me make a purchase… without ever seeing the condo.
With Unilocal’s help I met Rebecca on a two day visit to Seattle. She took me to look at condos for two days. Unfortunately, we did not find any during that period. She continued to show my daughter in Seattle, multiple units and even had an assistant help while she was having major surgery in the hospital. Within 2 days of her surgery, she was back on the phone, text or email, continuing the hunt in this crazy, mad seller’s market.
She gave me her expert advice and recommendations «for» or «AGAINST» a property. She was never pushy, even though she knew she could have made the sale with a little push. She wanted me to know all the facts, pros and cons, and made sure I was comfortable with the purchase. I am a very picky and detailed person. I have to ask every little question, even though it may be annoying. She knew her business and never made me feel bad about asking. Rebecca also communicated with me ²⁴⁄₇ and was always available, even till late hours, being that I lived in a later time zone.
We finally closed on a property 2 days ago after a one month hunt. I highly recommend her. I have experienced a lot of different realtors. Rebecca is one of the best!

Rebecca helped my boyfriend and I find the perfect house and Rebecca was the perfect agent. We initially met Rebecca at an open house in the initial search phase of our house hunt, she was very informative and not pushy at all. When we were finally ready for an agent we knew that Rebecca was the best agent for us. She immediately found great options for us to look at. As were about to make our first offer, Rebecca found a house that had everything we wanted and more, and thankfully she brought it to our attention (it had come on the market at 11pm the night before and we met her at 8am the next day). She was very informative, explained all the documents, and was not pushy except when we needed her to push us to turn in our documents to close on time! My boyfriend and I have very busy work schedules and Rebecca was very flexible and made the little free time that we had work for house hunting. As first time home buyers, Rebecca made the whole process seem easy and painless!
I would recommend Rebecca to anyone and everyone looking for an agent.

As a first time home buyer, I was nervous and intimidated by the whole process. We were paired with Rebecca by pure chance through a first-​time home buyers program and it was the best and luckiest thing that could have happened to us. She absolutely guided us each step of the way and made the process interesting, efficient, informative, and even fun! She was very respectful of our modest budget and showed houses only in our price range and with careful attention to our wish list. Once we made an offer she worked closely with us each step of the way to help us through the negotiations and paperwork. Her tireless efforts made our dream a reality! I ABSOLUTELY recommend Rebecca!!!

Rebecca is currently helping us find a home. She was assigned to us by USAA in January of 2012. We are first time buyers.
The housing market has been nuts in Seattle for months. Yes, the terms and pricing are a buyer’s market, but the inventory is most definitely NOT. Rebecca has been incredibly patient with our wild desires and demands, and has gone out of her way to find the few small hidden gems here and there that do pop up.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rebecca to anyone looking for real estate, particularly in the Seattle and South Seattle areas.

My wife and I are physicians in training, and finding time to look at homes together can be tough to say the least. To make it even more difficult, we are both picky! We worked with a different Coldwell purchasing agent for about two months, before it was rather clear that this person was mostly interested in us purchasing a house, rather than helping us find a house that we would want to purchase.
Rebecca was highly attuned to our desires and needs, and extremely patient and professional. She showed us properties that we would genuinely be interested in and helped us refine our interests, in a house hunt that lasted for almost one year. She also provided us a great reference for a loan broker who provided superb service and and extremely competitive rates and exemplary service, all of which were difficult to come by given our amount of debt. In times where she had any questions or uncertainty, she was quick to seek out consultation from her colleges.
Anyone looking for a genuinely helpful, patient, interested, flexible, and professional broker should serious consider meeting Rebecca Carlson.

Rebecca was an absolute pleasure to work with, and maintained a positive and professional attitude during all the highs and lows of a house search. She spent numerous weekends with us in person, and I’m sure hours by email, keeping us in the loop on potential houses and helping us figure out just what we wanted. She also provided us an excellent referral for our home inspector, who totally rocked our socks as well. I would happily recommend Rebecca to others and use her again should we decide to make a move. She’s great at what she does!

I’m a home inspector on Rebecca’s referral list. What I’ve noticed about Rebecca is she really cares about her clients, as if they were a family member or close friend. What I appreciate about how she works with me is she does not interfere during the inspection process. She may ask questions when she feels more further information would be useful or educational for the client. She really listens to what issues are of concern for the client and does not try to pressure or persuade the them into making a decision about purchasing or either asking or not asking for repairs that they may not be comfortable with. I feel she has the clients best interest at heart and gives her all to finding the right home for her clients. I feel completely comfortable and confident to use Rebecca as a realtor for my own purchases

I was referred to Rebecca by a friend who had also used her as a buyers agent. Rebecca was extraordinarily helpful and patient with me during my search for my first home. She fought for me when needed and helped me land in the right home for me. I would recommend her to anyone, especially those who are looking in the West Seattle area.

We moved from London and did not know Seattle but Rebecca was excellent in showing us all the areas that fit our criteria. And she was patient as we took our time to purchase. In the end, it was Rebecca who found our house and said «I think you should see this one.» We did and we loved it a testament to Rebecca really knowing what we were looking for!!!
When a new job moved us to a new State, Rebecca sold our house for us and helped stage it. When the negotiations came, she was amazing in keeping the other side motivated and excited during the long inspection process. She really did a wonderful job in countering some of the unreasonable requests from the buyers. I highly recommend Rebecca for her local knowledge, understanding of client needs and her negotiation skills. Plus she is very calm, not pushy at all and someone who instills confidence with such an important purchase.

One word to sum up Rebecca: integrity.
As first time home buyers, we choose Rebecca based on a recommendation from our Mortgage Broker. From the moment the conversation with Rebecca started we knew we were in good hands. Rebecca fielded all of our numerous questions about buying a home (we had lots!) and was incredibly patient with us throughout the process.
We drove up and down Seattle with her, weekend after weekend. We made and pulled offers. She carefully explained every document that was ever put in front of us, and in general she has a great sense for every step in the home buying process. She knows the traps that are out there lurking for home buyers, and she carefully navigated around any pitfalls that might have caused us grief.
6 months after closing, the escrow company the sellers insisted on using came to us claiming that we owed them $ 1600 due to an error in the paperwork. Rebecca was happy to review the documents and helped us refute the escrow companies bogus claim. She never stops working for you.
You will not regret choosing Rebecca as your agent.

We used Rebecca as our purchasing agent in our recent home search. We began that process close to 6 months ago with two agents after getting referrals from different, trusted sources. Some three weeks in, we decided to use Rebecca solely due mostly to her calm demeanor and attentiveness to our stated goals. We never regretted that decision.
Our first offer on a short sale property went south after months of waiting. An offer on a second property was eventually concluded after an incredibly difficult purchase process.
Through each of these, Rebecca fought for us. And on our second offer, she went above and beyond both to insulate us somewhat from the insanity of the sellers and their agent; and to keep us calm and focused for which we are heartily thankful. The purchase was incredibly difficult but Rebecca never lost focus or left us feeling adrift.
I have already recommended her to others and will continue to do so with no reservation.

Rebecca is fantastic!!! I recently moved to Seattle and purchased my first home here this year. I have worked with plenty of realtors through purchasing and selling past homes and Rebecca is hands down one of the best! She is very helpful, extremely non judgmental and completely honest. She is never pushy and completely respects the decisions her clients make. I highly recommend Rebecca and will certainly use her again as soon as we outgrow our currently home! My home buying experience was really rocky because of the lender I used, but Rebecca helped me out the whole way, and provided me with expert advice to handle the lender issues in the best way possible. Thank you Rebecca! We love our new home!