Scott Gunther – Coldwell Banker

So I contacted Scott with some general questions about the the market and houses in the area. He was able to provide me with valuable information regarding the Tustin Ranch area. Scott has an excellent feel for the market and great understanding of the Irvine/​Tustin area, so I recommend him for all your Orange County real estate questions and needs. He was also very prompt with his correspondences, something I find crucial for any professional I work with.

We were referred to Scott by a friend who has used Scott for a couple of sales and purchases and property management. We decided to reach out for his property management services and have found him to be excellent. Very friendly and upfront about any questions you may have. Highly recommended.

My wife and I have worked with Scott on three transactions– twice when selling our home, and once when purchasing a home. Scott has been great to work with, we wouldn’t hire anyone else as a realtor!
When selling our home, he provided a lot of great advice on staging and setting the mood for buyers. Both times the home was in escrow within 30 days of listing it. When buying our most recent home, he was our point person between inspectors, our bank, escrow company, and helped keep everything moving along so we were able to close escrow early. He was also extremely helpful in the negotiating process as well.
Scott goes above and beyond for his clients. He’s helped out in so many areas that I wouldn’t expect from a realtor, and he’s made our lives so much easier during these times. I’d recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County.

Scott Gunther helped us sell our house last month and did just an outstanding job. His work ethic, honesty, knowledge, connections, and the quality of his marketing are all absolutely great. He helped us with advice and good information and connected us with outstanding and affordable stagers, painters, and cleaners who transformed our house from clutter to better than model home quality within three weeks. His marketing is so good – the photography of our place, oh my gosh, incredible. He created a web site for the house and also printed materials, and all I can say is absolutely stunning. I sent the link to most of my friends, it was so cool. I don’t know how long this link will stay active, but check it out:
. Also, he really motivated us to do our best getting the house ready, and that helped a lot, too.
So, the proof: our home sold almost immediately after going up on the market and for full price. Once it was sold, Scott continued to help us through the escrow and moving process. He came over late at night a couple of times with paperwork or to pick up keys, etc., and he gave us advice that really helped. I’m telling you, I am so impressed with him. We were super fortunate to have had Scott as our realtor. I highly recommend him.

Working with Scott was one of the best professional and personal decisions I’ve made in some time. Not only did Scott get the job done in a rapid time, he completely owned the process and guided me patiently. Scott’s professionalism is so good, that I’m at a loss for words. Not only did he handle all the paperwork and other routine items, he actually took personal care of my home by repairing items and ensuring the home was always maintained well. He would actually do all this extra work on top of his normal duties!!! Rarely does one find a business partner that it so likable, transparent, proactive, honest, and dedicated. I cannot express enough gratitude for having built a relationship with Scott.

Scott is very knowledgable in his profession and is very considerate of his clients. Have never had an easier time selling and buying houses. Look forward to future transactions and always recommend Scott to my family and Friends. Thanks Scott for all your help
MG

If you are looking for a helpful agent who is thorough, to the point and honest then you should go with Scott Gunther. We used Scott to represent us on a new construction purchase so the transaction itself was pretty straight forward and easy.
However we know if we ever want to sell our place in the future we would feel comfortable using him as our agent. We had a rocky experience with our listing agent and Scott was a very valuable resource with answering any questions we had regarding the transaction. His assessment is always fair and he is not going to try to pull any shady sales tactics or gimmicks to get you to sign with him.
He is a well known agent in the Irvine area and I am guessing that a racist would have a hard time working in a high Asian population suburb like Irvine, just saying.
Thank you Scott for all of your help!

I first found out about Scott when I was in the market for a home a few years ago. He was one of the realtors that came highly recommended from the IrvineHousingBlog forums (which has now migrated to TalkIrvine).
Back in the days when my parents were shopping for homes, the process relied heavily on the realtor to find and show homes based on the buyer’s criteria. Fast forward to the internet age and all the power of searching for homes is available via websites such as Redfin, Zillow, Trulia, etc.
Instead of wasting the realtor’s time and my time, these sites have allowed me to narrow down my search to a handful of houses, and that’s when I contact Scott to show me the homes. He was willing to work around my work schedule, often times meeting me as late as 7−8pm to show a home.
Two years ago, using Scott, we made an offer on a Bank REO home at a rock bottom price. The offer was accepted, but halfway through escrow, we found out that the HOA had litigation against the builder which made getting a loan almost impossible. Unfortunately the deal fell through, and even though he wasn’t going to make a commision off the sale, he still waited several hours at the escrow company down in San Juan Capistrano to make sure I got my escrow deposit check back and handed it to me in person.
Fast forward to today, due to a change in our living situation, we had roughly 2 weeks to look for a home, make and offer, and then close escrow in 30 days or less. Due to Scott’s professionalism from last time, I once again chose him to be my Buyer’s agent.
I’m glad to say that we are now first time homeowners in Irvine. We closed escrow in around 24 days. There were a few hiccups along the way. One of which again was an HOA litigation against the builder. But this time Scott had a few more tools up his sleeve and was able to suggest us a loan officer that specializes in these type of loans.
Also the escrow company at times were a bit flaky, but Scott was constantly checking up on them and driving the process. He even met me out in Diamond Bar (1.5 hours away) to answer any questions I would have during the signing at escrow. I truly believe that without Scott’s experience as a realtor, we would have had a difficult time closing in 30 days.
Thanks Scott.

Reccently moved to SoCal and had to go thru a harrowing experience with Scott Gunther. Extremely rude, impolite and unprofessional individual. Cannot understand how such an esteemed company like Coldwell Banker affords to pay him salary for turning potential customers away. Gets impatient if you ask questions and does not bother to verify the truthfulness of his answers. Fully agree with Diana J, that the ratings could be botched up in Unilocal,probably racist.
If you would like to be treated with dishonesty, impoliteness and s*it, go have an experience with Scott, the terrible.

Scott helped me list and lease my investment property. He was extremely responsive to any questions I had and got the property listed within hours of getting all the info. My property got leased in about 2 weeks and I ended up losing no rent during the transition between tenants. I have already referred Scott to my father who owns a few investment properties as well.

Scott helped us with selling our home in Irvine, California. He is excellent at his work and is very knowledgable.
I would highly recommend Scott for a hassle free real estate buying/​selling transaction.

Smooth Selling — Thanks to Scott Gunther
Our situation was complicated: we were a non-​married couple living in two states because of a job change. We had an aggressive timeline for selling while quickly approaching the winter holiday season. On top of everything, the housing market was uncertain with few qualified buyers shopping but also a limited supply of inventory and especially comps. We knew we needed a Realtor to sell our home on time and for top dollar. We did the typical thing — asked friends, searched the Internet, read reviews, etc. We then personally interviewed our top four candidates; Scott was an easy choice.
As with most service industries, real estate has many types of people working in it. Some are clock punchers doing just enough to get by. Some aim high but are in over their heads. Then there are those very few who rise to the top as true pillars of their industry. Scott is one of those few.
In our first meeting, Scott laid out his seasoned approach to selling homes. He gave us an honest assessment of the things we had going for and against us in our situation, with our property and in the current market. He treated us, and the sale of our modest house, at the same impeccable standard he gives to $ 1M+ homes — from professional staging and photography to clear and frequent communication.
At the time of listing we were ready; the entire property was perfectly presented. Scott’s marketing plan brought in the first offer just 3 hours after listing and several more soon after. We were ecstatic and excited, yet Scott kept us focused and patient making certain that we entered escrow with the best offer, both in terms of price but also with a reasonable expectation of closing.
However, no sale is without challenges and we had several: our buyers switched lenders midstream, an inspector had multiple no-​shows and close of escrow moved several times. Even through all that, Scott kept us calm and helped us make the correct choices, talking us through every challenge with pros and cons. He is calculated like a chess player — with every move planned 10 steps out and multiple back up plans for every possible contingency. Having Scott on your team is stacking the deck in your favor; it certainly was for us.
Looking back at it now, with his guidance and expertise, every single choice we made was the right choice. Scott’s experience and unsurpassed integrity as a businessman paved the way to an end result that we didn’t think was even possible. He is the Realtor that we are incredibly grateful to have worked with and are recommending to absolutely everyone.

We hired Scott to represent us for the sale of our first home in spring of 2013. We interviewed a few realtors including Scott. Scott was actually referred to us by a good friend. In our meeting, he came well prepared with his timeline, general game plan, check list of action items and his marketing materials. Having never sold a home before, we had never gone through the process and had no idea what was involved, but that was ok since Scott guided us through it.
Highlights:
–stepped us through the entire process explaining everything
–answered all our questions no matter how small
–responded to phone calls, texts and emails in a *very* timely manner
–provided options and recommendations based upon his experience and knowledge
–access to network of vendors/​professionals from staging to professional photography to various repairs
–helped us through the negotiations with the buyers
–upfront about every aspect, was very clear about the fees/​commission
–very customer service oriented, never felt you were left alone
–high level attention to detail
–willing and ready to assist in any manner or request
Overall, his attention to detail, general lay-​back demeanor, negotiating skills, knowledge and experience left us feeling happy with the end result of our home selling process.
We had a friend sell their home recently. When we compare their roller coaster experiences with our process, we definitely know we made the right choice. When selling (or buying) your house, at least consider meeting with Scott – you’ll be glad you did.

I found him to be rude, unprofessional when it really came down to business, and deceitful. I had a long review written about him but I decided to not post it on Unilocal.Anyways, just remeber it’s always best to get second opinions from friends, family, and people you personally know in the industry.
Also, I hate it when people try to cheat the system. Scott has 40 filtered reviews, when I took a look at them, they were all new users with 5 star ratings for Scott. That looks pretty suspicious to me.

Scott is one of the best (if not the best agent) in Orange County. He has been my agent for both my home purchase and with a short sale, and did a great job with both. He is the most responsive real estate agent I have worked with, he is very professional, knowledgeable, hard working and will do his best to get the job done
and done right. I always felt he was looking out for my best interest and kept me well informed throughout the entire buying and selling process.
I have also referred Scott to my family and he has assisted them with purchasing and selling properties. My family and I have been very pleased with Scott. I highly reccomend Scott to anyone who is looking for a real estate agent/​broker and would gladly work with him again on future real estate transactions.

My fiancé and I met with Scott Gunther a few months ago. When we arrived for our appointment was he unprepared and acted surprised to see us. We sat down in the meeting and everything seemed to go fine, and we verbally agreed to work with Scott. He told us he would be sending us information on properties and then it would be our job to be in touch as to when we would like to see them. We NEVER heard back from Scott. I have no idea why he is so highly reviewed by others, but I have a strange feeling they are probably Scott’s friends or family writing reviews for him– because this man was unprofessional in every sense of the word. We would never again work with Scott– or anyone from that branch of Coldwell Banker. I wouldn’t recommend him to anyone!
In response to Scott’s post, he had 3 months to be in contact and never once reached out to us either. Even if it was as simple as he could not take on another client at the moment, at least we could have been informed. We waited around for a few weeks when we could have been looking at homes with other agents. I would have gladly addressed the issue privately instead of posting a public review, but as the agent, it is his responsibility to communicate openly with clients he verbally agreed to work with, and since I did not hear from him for three months I figured the public should know that Scott-​unfortunately– does not work with all his clients in the same way he has worked with others who have posted reviews.

My first experience with real estate agents had left me convinced that those who worked in the industry should be classified in the same category as lawyers and used car salesmen; that category being «Kill with fire». Little did I know that in this experience, I would find truth in the old axiom that «there is an exception to every rule»
Just to give you an idea, the first real estate agents I have ever worked with was a duo of ladies in Las Vegas whose brilliant suggestion was «You should buy TWO homes now. One after the other, before the first one gets reported on your credit report, so the lender can’t say NO» Mind you, this was about a year before the housing bubble burst. — Thankfully, the little fish in my ear mistranslated what they said and I responded with my knee-​jerk reaction of «NO»
Fast forward close to a decade and here we are again entertaining the thought of home ownership. This time though, it wasn’t a silly idea brought forth as a «Great idea» by a media frenzy and popular opinion. This time, our apartment complex which we had happily been living in for the past three years decided to bump our rates by almost three hundred dollars. Utter absurdity seeing as how we were already paying close to two large for our two-​bedder 1-​bath.
It was time to move, but dammit, I just don’t.trust.agents.
So, you can imagine my trepidation as we walked into Scott’s office. I was cold, I was suspicious, I was ready to attack any questionable idea that he would throw our way, so I waited, but nothing happened and I waited for several more minutes and nothing continued to happen.
He listened to us, he asked about our needs, our wants, why we decided that now was the time for home ownership. He didn’t try to sell us immediately without even considering our needs. He waited and listened some more. He told us about his background, about how he came to be in the industry due to his grandmother’s teachings and how he intends to be in the industry for a lot longer. «An idealist», I thought and cynically added «sure, we’ll see about that»
Well, we certainly did.
As first-​time home buyers, my wife and I had no idea what the process would entail or how harrowing the Escrow process would be, but Scott was there from day one. He listened to our needs, made suggestions on things for us to keep in mind about certain aspects of the different homes we visited and was very informative about what to avoid and what to take into account. We even took him out of his comfort zone of Orange County, dragged him out to Long Beach and he handled it all with aplomb.
When issues came up with our lender and the lazy, good-​for-​nothing Escrow company that the seller chose (Stay tuned for THAT review), Scott was the solid base that we could rely on to keep us all on an even keel. He stays cool under pressure and doesn’t let emotions control him when issues crop up.
Most importantly though, Scott is a man of integrity and principles. Not a description that you would find beside many people nowadays, much less people in a sales industry. Scott made things right when no one else would step up to the plate and for that, he has earned my utmost respect and my unreserved recommendations to anyone looking for a real estate agent that they could trust with the biggest purchase of their lives the way that we did.
All he asks is that you communicate with him. Whether it’s about liking a house or not or if you have any questions about the process, anything at all. Communicate with him. The more you communicate with him, the more he will be able to help you. it’s not much to ask since it will all be used to your benefit anyway.
There are still good people out there and Scott is one of them. He walks the walk and he talks the talk.
Hell, when was the last time I was THIS wordy with a review? That alone speaks volumes!

Dear Scott,
I thought I’d write this in the format of a letter because if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have my sanity and that deserves a good old-​fashioned letter (in the 21^st century format). So I want to say, thank you for making the home buying process as pain free as you possibly could. Thank you for remaining always (and I do mean ALWAYS) calm, especially when I was about to have a nervous breakdown. Thank you for being patient, honest, rationale and having our best interests in mind. And THANK YOU for having that real estate agent sixth sense that made us go back and talk to the neighbors. which led us to find out some interesting news about a place we wanted to put in an offer for — on a Saturday no less, when I knew you’d probably prefer to be with your family.
I think we weren’t your typical home buyers… cause we kind of took the ball and ran with it many times, so I hope you were satisfied with us as clients, as well.
PS — you’re jokes are awesome… but don’t quit your day job ;)
Thanks again and I would recommend you to anyone looking for an outstanding real estate agent, jokes and all!

Scott is currently navigating us through the difficult course of buying a House. There isn’t a question He can’t answer and He has given us some invaluable advice. He is one of the most honest, caring and patient People I have ever met. I mentioned patient because we don’t know exactly what we are looking for but will know when we see it.
Scott puts His Clients first and we thoroughly enjoy working with Him.
We have recommended Scott to close Friends, so that should tell you how much we trust and like Him.

Scott is one of the best real estate agents I’ve worked with in my experience with real estate. The economy fell into tough times I was very lucky I found him here on Unilocal.Like dentist, doctors, and real estate agents. once you find one you trust you will never sway! When I first worked with Scott I was a difficult client, I had been burnt by so many people so Scott really had to earn my trust.
I told him that communication was important and be patient with me, because once I trust you I’m pretty easy going (I hope he thinks so lol). I just needed him to prove himself to me so that I knew he wasn’t a crooked real estate agent. Scott was patient with me and was very empathetic to my situation. He helped me short sale two of my properties and worked diligently to get it closed on the very last day before it almost went to foreclosure.
I had moved to LA so I didn’t see the madness he went through but I’m sure there were late nights and exhausting paperwork. This is my Thank You to him. !Through this last year we spent many times chatting about my options and he was always honest and straight forward. No BS kind of guy, I like that! I will say I will miss working with him. Too bad he isn’t in LA because he would be my right hand man when it came to real estate!
So final word is I RECOMMEND HIM!