Pete Richmond

We’ve worked with Pete twice — as first-​time homebuyers and (ten years later) as first-​time sellers.
For the purchase of our first home, we chose Pete because he seemed to understand the market well, and he was also unusually friendly, low-​key and informative. Throughout the buying process, Pete was vigilant in immediately screening and visiting all listings that might meet our needs, and he was always easily reachable via email and phone to answer all questions (of which we had MANY). He stuck with us with patience and good humor during the very intense housing market run-​up in 2003 and eventually landed us an excellent home in Ballard with great schools. Afterward, he set us up with several contractors who could help with some of the cosmetic fixes necessary to enjoy our home.
When it was time to sell, we immediately wanted to work with Pete again. Having been exposed to other realtors who specialized in our geographic area, it was clear that Pete stood out; he was not focused on sales volume alone, but instead on the individual needs of his clients. In our case, that meant maximizing the amount we could get for our house (since we were moving to a higher-​priced area and needed every penny). Pete gave us honest advice on which house fixes would pay off, which weren’t worth the effort, how much work to put into each, whether to hire it out or do it ourselves, the timing of the sale, and whether we should stay in the home while it was on the market, versus leaving and having it staged. We followed all of his advice, and once we were able to do a few repairs and get out of the house, he handled the remaining details — like hiring a color consultant and stager who made the house look gorgeous for the listing photos. In the end, Pete’s advice and assistance paid off in spades; our house sold in six days with seven offers, and it went for $ 76K over asking (about $ 50K more than we were hoping for).
This move was inherently very stressful for us, since we were moving out of state and into new jobs, with two toddlers in tow. Thank goodness we placed our trust in Pete, who handled the entire process with calm efficiency, professionalism and best of all, great results! There were even a few unexpected bumps in the road to closing that Pete handled by himself and just informed us about afterward, with no additional cost to us. On top of it all, Pete has a great sense of humor and a pleasure to work with. We would highly recommend him to all of our Seattle friends. Our only regret is that we can’t drag him down to California to handle things here.

I think Pete Richmond is the best real estate agent on the planet! I have worked with Pete twice and if I ever had to sell or buy a house in Seattle I would only make one call and that would be to Pete Richmond of Windermere.
He is very smart about the market and knows what has to be done to get a house ready to sell and what doesn’t need to be done. He has resources for what ever is needed flooring, painting, construction, etc. For each project he would get 2 – 3 estimates and know the pros and cons for each. The choice was always mine. Never was I pressured to one estimate or another.
I sold two houses in the last two years and they sold immediately with multiple bids.
It was only possible because of Pete.
Pete was always in contact. Answered emails and calls promptly. Answered all
my many questions. He is a really nice guy and was it great to work with him.

This agent does not represent sellers in their best interest. He makes «deals» that benefit the buyer, but not the seller, such as promises to have a shared sewer line repaired for a discount to the buyer with no guarantee to the seller nor the neighbor that said repairs would actually occur. He calls these «handshake» agreements. Stay away from this agents handshake. If you are a seller, do not work with this agent.