Updike and Gaspari Real Estate

What can I say about David … He did his job for us perfect. As first time home buyers, he kept us calm and informed in every question we had. He has a very calm disposition which made us feel safe and confident in our choices. This guy is a pro in every aspect!

David’s many years of real estate expertise helped us throughout the sale of our home in Seattle’s Mt. Baker/​Leschi neighborhood.
It started early with excellent tips to get our home prepared to sell. While it was a long checklist, it led to absolutely stunning staging photos. Hundreds of prospective buyers came through our home during the five days it was on the market, including a bustling open house.
David clearly had our family’s best interest in mind when we reviewed the five offers we had on the table, all with escalator clauses I might add. He helped us negotiate an offer that brought the final price to nearly 10% over listing with a few other goodies thrown in for our benefit.
With David’s guidance and the backing of Windermere’s history in our region, we had a seamless and easy sales process and better-​than-​expected final sale price.
I can’t recommend David & Kevin enough.

My wife and I bought our first property 30 years ago and have bought and sold a number of properties since then, using a number of different agents in the process. We recently wanted to buy a condo in Seattle and used David Updike as our agent. Hands down David is the best agent we have ever used. He was extremely knowledgeable about both the areas of Seattle where we were looking (Capital Hill, South Lake Union, Belltown, Queen Anne) and about all the issues related to buying a condo in Seattle and he had detailed first hand experience with many of the buildings we were interested in. David was very responsive any time we had questions or information and his attention to detail showed when we went out to view properties and everything had been pre-​arranged so there weren’t any glitches. This was a difficult purchase process (at least compared to our prior experiences) because it was a short sale, but David was always there when we needed him to walk us through the latest problem that cropped up.
Finally, David was always willing to give us an honest opinion or information about properties we looked at. It was very clear he wanted us to end up with something that worked for us and we would be happy with, not just to get a sale. An expert who will use his knowledge for my benefit and to look out for my interests, that’s what I want when I work with a real estate agent.