The Awesome Nossum Group

I picked Christian as my realtor based upon his series of well made videos on his website walking a first time buyer through the process. As we went through the process, he continued to educate me not only on the nuts and bolts, but subtle nuances that helped me construct an effective offer that got me my new house. In one of the most competitive markets in the country, it is a great comfort having someone like Christian in your corner. I cannot recommend him enough.

Did a great job selling my home and getting contractors to repair while I was out of state.

I befriended Christian as part of his entrepreneurial endeavor to help buyers/​sellers connect more easily with realtors. I was impressed by how well he understood the market from a local, state and national view. So when it was time for us to buy a single family house, he was our obvious choice. He helped us through our decision making since for us it wasn’t just buying a new place, it was also about what to do with the currently owned property. His both hands on experience and knowledge helped us tremendously. He is very prompt in answering questions, showing places and is always a text/​call away. He has great local connections for mortgage brokers, inspectors, etc and haven’t gone wrong with any of his recommendations.

I would recommend Christian and his team to any friend looking at buying a home in Seattle. We were first time buyers on a budget but he treated us like his most important clients throughout the process. He put up with difficult sellers, walked us through the process like a true pro, and generally put us at ease through a stressful time. Thanks Christian! Oh and the gyros at the housewarming party were excellent (this is Unilocal after all).

Christian was my Realtor when I bought my first condo, sold that condo and bought my current townhouse. I can’t say enough good things about him as a Realtor. He is extremely knowledgeable about the market and the latest rules that are happening. The way I got my first condo was because he was scouting a location that was being renovated for a couple of months and thought it could be a good fit for me. He was able to get the specs for the units before it hit the market and get me looking at it the first day it was possible. All 4 units, including mine, were sold within 2 weeks, so without Christian, I probably would have missed out on it.
He has also always been extremely patient with me. I’ve asked some ridiculous questions that I realize later and it’s always been later on that I realized how stupid the question was, never by him.
I’ll continue to use Christian and can’t recommend him enough for others, you won’t be disappointed.

Christian was very easy to work with and not pushy in any way. We’d worked briefly with other Real Estate Agents before finding Christian and left them because they were more interested in selling us a house than helping us find the right home for us.
Throughout the process, Christian was very responsive and up on current technology which I really appreciated. And when we did find the house we wanted, he got the inside scoop that a lower offer than the asking price would likely be accepted. And it was! Side note: Christian has excellent contacts for inspectors and financing, we were super impressed with both. After the inspection revealed a few items that needed repair, Christian did outstanding in negotiating both repairs and credit toward the closing costs.
Overall, an outstanding experience working with Christian.

I met Christian briefly through a work colleague a few years ago and after some small small talk with him he agreed to help me purchase my first home. From the first date we set he was nothing short of one of the most patient, professional and sincerely caring persons I had met. He was extremely patient with me, not pushy at all and wanted to be sure that he could find the dream home I was looking for. He was always available and spent ALOT of time with me looking for homes. In one day we looked at 14+ homes. I did little research to find homes, I did do my own but rather told Christian what I was looking for and he would keep me up to date from week to week. I have to say that he was a complete pleasure to work with and I highly recommend him to anyone, whether you’re buying your first home or your second, third or fourth property. Its hard to find genuinely sincere people these days, especially REA’s but Christian is definately one of them.

Christian is the most patient realtor on Earth.
I was not a buyer in the best position (I only had about 10% downpayment). It took something like 8 months and many offers for us to close on a home. But despite the obstacles Christian stuck with me and not only did we get a great home in Greenwood at a good price, he helped negotiate the price down significantly after our offer was accepted.
I must have seen 50 houses in person with Christian and he had great callouts that I may have missed otherwise, noticing possible red flags with homes without the need to find out later during inspection.
I recommend Christian to all my friends looking to buy a home and I really can’t imagine there being anyone else out there better at understanding the Seattle market.

I knew Christian when I was in high school, and when I was in the market to buy a place, I reconnected with him. Christian was great to work with and was always fun and nice to work with. I highly recommend him, whether you have a low or high budget; he will help you any way that he can (I am speaking from experience).

Christian is very professional, kind, accessible, knowledgeable, helpful, and yes, he is Awesome Nossum. He was always willing to work with us using a schedule that worked for us, and went above and beyond to get our house sold and help us find a new one. His custom sign really draws attention and traffic as it highlights the features of your property for sale; the website he makes with a video with your address as the URL is something that everyone should do in this technological age but Christian is the only Realtor I know of doing this. Buying and selling homes can be an emotional process and Christian made our whole family feel comfortable the entire time (he had a great rapport with our kids!) I was very happy working with Christian and have personally recommended him to several friends, and would definitely work with him the next time I need to buy or sell a home.

Christian was a pleasure to work with while buying our first home. He was very patient with us, making numerous offers and showing us even more homes. He is super knowledgeable of the market and the city. Top professional in my book!

Working with Christian was a pleasure. It’s rare to find a real estate agent who cares as much as you do about finding *the right home* for you — and not just getting you into *any* home. Over the period of a few months, we worked with Christian to look at a number of different homes, and he was honest, helpful and insightful, pointing out both the good and bad things within any individual home, allowing us to choose the home that was right for us.
This was the first home we’ve ever bought, and Christian put us at ease as well as putting us in touch with the right people for finances, home improvements and more. We will absolutely work with Christian in the future and would refer him to anyone looking to buy a home.

Christian and I met after he was recommended to me by a friend of mine also in the market for a home. He set me up with a lender and was always available while I was actively hunting. He was very in the know regarding properties I called about, and was open to explaining anything – especially more nuanced aspects of condo purchases– something which I have never been involved in during my other home buying experiences. We looked at a number of properties each time, and I always felt like he was game for as much as I wanted to see.
I’m on the fence about my home buying decision and have put my hunt on hold, but when I am ready to begin looking I will certainly call Christian again.

When I first decided I wanted to buy my own home, I was really nervous and had a ton of questions. I’m so happy I met Christian because he was able to answer all of my crazy questions and put my mind at ease. After meeting him, I was certain the big decision I was making was the right one.
I have a very busy lifestyle, so I was concerned that buying a home was going to be too stressful and take up too much of my time, but Christian really helped set things up so that there was minimal effort needed on my part. He found exactly the right kinds of places I wanted to look at, and I don’t think we needed to look at more than 3 or 4 before I found my dream condo. He listened so well to what I was looking for, and found exactly what I wanted. Even when I had doubts about finances or anything he was able to answer all my questions and make me feel really good about the purchase.
He negotiated a great deal for me, and was super responsive throughout the entire process. He even threw me an awesome housewarming party once I was all moved in! Everything was so SO easy, I really couldn’t have asked for a better home-​buying experience, and it was all thanks to Christian.
I would recommend Christian to anyone wanting to buy a home in the Seattle area. Not only does he have great expertise in home buying/​selling, he really cares about his clients and making sure they are happy with these big life decisions. Five stars for sure — Christian is awesome!!!

Christian is absolutely the best. He helped us find an incredible house, negotiated an excellent deal, and was great at everything during the process. Not to mention, while finalizing the purchase, he also facilitated a sale of our existing home at terms that were better than we expected.
Overall, he is professional, courteous and creative in solving problems. You will not regret working with him.

We worked with Christian over the course of late spring and summer as we sold our old house and bought a new one simultaneously. We can wholeheartedly recommend him and felt we were in good hands from start to finish.
Overall: Christian responded swiftly to inquiries via email, phone, text, and never made us feel as if any of our questions were silly or naïve. He always treated our relatively modest transaction (modest in the world of Seattle-​area housing, that is, but of course a big deal to us!) with the same respect, attention, and care that I’m sure he provides to bigger, more lucrative real estate transactions.
Specifically: He gave us great advice on how to prepare our house for selling. When we abruptly went from a leisurely time frame for selling (over the course of a year) to a very hurried pace (to get into a new school district in time for the new school year), he simply shifted into high gear without missing a beat. He steered us to a good mortgage broker and arranged for inspections, which he attended, so that things worked seamlessly.
I’m sure Christian would’ve pointed out houses for us to look at if we’d thrown up our hands at that aspect of house hunting, but like most shoppers today we have access to the same listings and many of the tools that real estate agents do (he pointed out the best sites to use, aptly describing the shortcomings of some and the advantages of others) and of course were so eager to find the right place that we were all over the listings in the very small area in which we sought to live.
So whenever we found a place and shot him an email about it, he responded instantly (and pleasantly, never acting as if we were a bunch of kids showing their dad pictures of toys in a catalog that they’d like to have :) and looked into things for us. And he kindly dissuaded me when I’d hopefully send a listing of a dream house that I knew darn well was really more than we could afford, sort of hoping that magically he’d say ‘sure, we can bargain them down!’ (again, never making me feel stupid for asking).
Overall the whole buying and selling of houses, a very, very stressful undertaking, was made much easier thanks to Christian, and things went swimmingly. It was great to have him in our court getting us the best price for our old home and a better price on our new home. He also has a great sense of humor and is very genuine and down-​to-​earth, quite a remarkable change from agents we’ve worked with in the past.
Five stars for sure.

Unfortunately, we had a bad experience with Christian. It started out great. He was very nice and made us feel comfortable with the process. We then started to feel like we were doing all the work. We were looking for homes and contacting him to look at houses, he never initiated anything. There were a couple times he could not meet due to personal obligations when in the beginning, he said he will always be available. We almost went with another agent at that point and I wish we did because things got worse. Because he was so lackluster with helping us find a home, rates went up, and we went from being able to afford one type of home, to something different. At that point, he clearly wasn’t making as much money off us, and was not interested in helping. Again, we should have left his business, but still wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. We ended up finding the home we purchased and negotiating the price with very little assistance from Christian. He could not explain simple questions we had towards the end of the process and did not come to our signing. When we closed, he made a call at the end of the day after I emailed him clarifying if we ere in fact homeowners. He called back hours later and said we could get the keys from the seller ourselves. We have not heard from him since and it’s been 1 month. I DO NOT recommend «Awesome Nossum».

Christian helped me buy my first house. He was very knowledgeable, easy going and available. I work strange hours, and his availability and willingness to help, answer questions and show houses at nearly any hour was what stood out the most. I will DEFINITELY go with Christian again next time I buy a house. He seemed to know exactly what I wanted.
I felt no creepy sense of pressure or sales. He just did a great job and I appreciate all the work he did for me. I had absolutely zero complaints and came out with a great deal on a perfect house. We remain friends to this day and I recommend him to anyone else looking to buy or sell a house. You won’t regret going with Christian as your real estate agent.

My fiancée and I found Christian by calling on an online listing, and, man, did we hit the jackpot! Christian did an amazing job handling the nerves of first time home buyers and a very stressful new construction purchase.
We first met and walked through the model of what would eventually be our new home in March 2012; put in our first offer in April; and SIX additional offers and EIGHT months later we had a brand new home. Needless to say, the process was less than ideal for everyone involved; yet, despite the lengthy and stressful process Christian’s level of support and communication never wavered. Christian was quick to respond, was flexible with our work schedules for meetings, and did a great job of being our advocate (the «bad guy») when necessary on our behalf.
Additionally, we appreciated Christian’s thoughtful and consultative approach. We looked at a lot of homes of different styles, ages, and locations and after spending only a few hours with us (and consuming a couple pitchers of beer) we felt that Christian knew us and had our best interests in mind when looking at properties.
We’ve already referred Christian to a friend, and will be happy to continue to refer Christian and work with him in the future.
Thanks, Christian!
Lauren + Leon

What do most people think about when purchasing real estate? Location? Property Type? Budget? Well, how about Real Estate Agents (REA)?
REAs are a very important factor, or perhaps the most important decision to be made before even considering looking at property. REAs should be a close confidant when it comes to purchasing property; not just another person working a job looking out for himself. Someone who loves their career, truly cares and enjoys helping others finding their first, or second, or who knows, their twelfth property.
I would like to say that Christian Nossum of Deals in Seattle represents the consummate professional in this industry, excellence in knowledge, professionalism, and patience when it comes to making capital decisions.
I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with Christian on my first house purchase and I would say that I am pleased with my first decision, which is finding a REA. I would often hear horror stories about other REAs, how pushy and overbearing they can be. Christian was never pushy or impatient towards me and was accommodating towards my need of processing all of the information first before committing to a decision.
When he explained the process of purchasing real estate, he took a complicated task and broke it down into various objectives. From these objectives, he would explain to me key goals and define basic industry terminology. He gave me enough information so I can understand the fundamentals and proceed forward with the research process.
The style of how we went out to search for houses is novel; instead of the traditional method of Christian dragging me around to look at property, a more efficient method was used. In which case, I would heavily research property on-​line from Christian’s resources. After finding property that piqued my curiosity, Christian and I would arrange to view the unit. This method provides the most efficient use of both parties’ times, as the person that is buying property will know what he or she truly wants in a dwelling. We’re only human, and I don’t remember having telepathy as a skill set.
Christian is very flexible towards my schedule, given the demands of my career. We’re often meeting in person after normal business hours, or talking via email or instant messenger during the night. I don’t believe working with a traditional 9 – 5 REA would’ve worked for me. I’m often traveling for my career, which leaves little time communicate during regular business hours. Christian’s flexibility to accommodate towards my schedule is greatly appreciated in that regard.
Once arriving at a property of interest, while I was distracted with all of the fancy stuff, Christian was watching my back and eyeing for potential physical problems with the unit. Tasks that may not be bothersome to others may bother me as a person, such as tending a garden. I’m not a person that wields a green thumb at this point in my life.
This attention to detail is very important in a REA, someone who gets to know what type of person you are, what your focus in your life is at this very moment, where you want to take yourself, and the house.
The technical skill knowledge of what Christian has should also be taken into account — his knowledge and experience helps the purchase process. Often I would ask him very technically oriented questions, such as building architectural design concepts differences between various types of dwellings. Every single question that I ask is answered appropriately with more than enough detail to satisfy my curiosity. Having this level knowledge that is accessible and easy to understand is a skill set that should be highly valued in a REA.
Throughout the purchase process, it is obvious that Christian created a symbiotic network of mortgage brokers, inspectors, and other resources where everyone helps each other out, with each other specialty. All of Christian’s recommended resources were helpful, polite and professional. What’s also nice is that Christian is the primary point of contact throughout these steps. Every step of the way, Christian was there to assist when it was warranted. Had I been on my own, this would’ve been a stressful process.
I admit that without Christian’s assistance, this project would’ve ended up as a failure. Purchasing a house is stressful enough; without Christian’s valued assistance, I would’ve been overwhelmed with all of the research that is required to get even one sub-​objective completed. The entire process might’ve taken three times as long without Christian.
In conclusion, I would whole-​heartily recommend Christian Nossum of Deals in Seattle to be your REA. He’s now has a customer for life — whether it’s going to be purchasing or selling. He has been very helpful, and a pleasure to work with. For your consideration, don’t even look at anyone else. A REA is the most important decision to make, make your first important decision the correct one, and work with Christian Nossum.