Scott Morton – Vanguard Properties

Scott, simply put, is AWESOME! Although I’ve owned other homes, buying in San Francisco’s competitively «hot» market can be brutal. Brutal is actually an understatement. Scott was informative, consultative, knowledgeable of the SF market and most of all honest. He stuck with me for months and months and was always easily accessible. After multiple offers I made competing with 20% to 30% over list (often all cash) offers, I started getting exhausted with the process. He kept me focused and motivated. On my final attempt (the place I now call home), after signing my offer he called me about 30 minutes later and told me to reduce it a little lower than what I had originally submitted. He felt confident we could get it and although I argued with him at the time afraid of losing (yet again), as it turned out, he actually saved me thousands and thousands of dollars. Scott is a class act and also just the kind of guy you want to have a beer with. Highly, highly recommend Scott if you’re interested in buying in the city!

As a first time buyer, I was exceedingly lucky to have found Scott. He is the picture of professionalism: never pushy, and was always receptive to my evolving list of criteria. San Francisco real estate is uniquely quirky, though his knowledge of the market is exceptional. He gave excellent counsel when we placed bids — always helping us to select competitive, not over-​the-​top, figures.
He is prompt, personable and shrewd. He has a strong aesthetic sensibility, and can understand one’s individual taste well enough to present options that suit you best. He has been thorough with every contractual detail from start to finish. Scott got me my ideal house in Bernal Heights within my budget. The man delivers.
If you are seriously looking to buy a home in San Francisco, I cannot endorse Scott enough. I am happy to give my personal reference for him if you would like to message me through Unilocal

We purchased a home last year with Scott’s help after a friend of ours recommended him following the purchase of his condo. We loved working with him and would recommend him to anyone looking to buy a house. During our first meeting, Scott sat down with us and a map and asked us questions and made suggestions based on what we said. We knew from this first meeting that we wanted to work with him. He was great at listening to our logistical constraints around commute times, muni schedules and financial resources and walked us through the neighborhoods that he thought would work best for us. He picked properties he thought we’d be seriously interested in to save us time and was totally on the ball when it came to a house hitting the market that he thought we’d be interested in buying. He really knows the city and he took the time to listen to us and what we really wanted, and was patient and willing to answer our many, many questions. We trusted him to help us make the best deal and he made an otherwise stressful and difficult process fun, easy, exciting and best of all, efficient. On top of his professional expertise, he is genuinely a nice person with excellent resources and instincts; you can tell he cares about his clients. We will use him in the future for any of our future real estate needs.

Scott got us into our dream home for a price we could afford. We were looking at the low end of the market with mostly financing, and in San Francisco in this bidding climate when properties are going 20% above list with cash offers this presented a huge challenge. Scott never made us feel like we weren’t worth his time. He spent weekends driving us around to open houses and every day we got alerts about properties we might want to check out. Together we kissed a lot of frogs, but six months later we are happily settling in to our new home in the neighborhood we wanted at a price we could afford. We only got the house because of his relationships with the seller’s agent — it never hit the market once Scott expressed our aggressive interest in the property. We wouldn’t be here without him. PS-​He is also one of the most creative parkers I’ve seen when you have five open houses to see in two hours!

Scott recently helped me with a purchase and he was great to work with. It’s a tough market right now for buyers so you need someone who knows the market and isn’t going to panic and tell you to ridiculously overbid. I ended up with a great value because Scott was patient in his approach and always available. I highly recommend Scott.

Scott sold my house in 5 days. Scott was very professional and was serious about selling my property. He is the first agent who put signs out early in the morning versus 10 minutes before the open house. If you are buying or selling Scott is your agent!
Scott also helped me make a smooth transition into my new property that he helped me find and negotiate a great price!

Scott is an absolutely wonderful real estate agent. My husband and I moved in our dream home last year, and its now been nearly 6 months and I’m so grateful. We love our home, we love our neighborhood, and we know we got a great deal. Thanks to Scott. As first time homebuyers, my husband and I were completely overwhelmed and completely out of sorts when it came to finding a home for our family. It seemed particularly daunting in this market. And I always felt like real estate agents were all about «making a deal» vs getting to know me, and learn about what is best for my family. But Scott just was different. He was never pushy, never trying to make the sale, he just wanted to get to know me and my family. Its that same patience and good intentions that helped us through the entire process of buying a home. Scott takes care of you through the entire process. He knows the real estate market better than anyone, and even better, he knows the city of San Francisco better than everyone. Initially I had given Scott a small territory within the city for us to explore, as I was only familiar with the cow hollow/​marina/​russian hill scene. Scott listened to what we wanted, but he also appropriately encouraged me to expand my «net» and explore other neighborhoods that still had everything that we wanted. Night after night, Scott would take me and my husband on full city tours so that we could explore new parts of the city that were entirely new, exciting and a wonderful place for our family to raise our kids. He was patient and completely understanding of what we wanted, and he was careful to never push us beyond our comfort zone, but also help us to try new things so that we wouldn’t be isolated to fewer options. Then once we found our dream home, he took us through the process step by step. Any time of day or any time of night, Scott walked us carefully through the process. He was responsive to every call and every email within minutes. He answered every question in terms that we could understand. And once we got to the bidding process, he fought for us and ensured that we were taken care of fairly. Even now, 6 months later, Scott till calls to check on us, make sure everything is going well in our home. In fact, I had a «house mishap» where a pipe exploded. I had no idea what to do, and the first person I could think to call was Scott — sure enough, Scott came over on a Saturday to make sure I was okay. I think I am most grateful to Scott because again, he never pushed us beyond our comfort zone, but he pushed us just enough to keep moving forward, otherwise we might never have made the leap and bought the house. This market is not easy to navigate, and you want someone who will be on your side, every step of the way… not only finding you the best home, or the best deal, but making sure you know what you are doing and you are doing the right thing for your family. I would trust him entirely and would recommend any friend to Scott. No question.