Scott & Jobell Ginns
Rocklin, CA 95765

Success as a realtor requires the proper recipe. In that regard, Bob Walter is a Michelin star chef. His recipe consists of the resources provided by Coldwell Banker, the wisdom gained with experience and the dedication/work ethic designed to obtain the best outcomes for his clients. As icing on the cake, Bob is a genuinely good guy.

Bob recently acted as our realtor in the sale of a home that we lived in for 23 years raising our family and in the purchase of our dream retirement home. This was a process which lasted approximately two years from concept to reality.

Every time a possible home meeting our criteria came on the market, Bob followed through with the seller’s agent obtaining valuable information and he personally walked us through those properties we chose to look at. Despite our pickiness and rejection of several properties, Bob’s commitment to us never wavered and he remained optimistic, convincing us that we would ultimately find our dream home and not give up on ourselves or our vision for our future.

Finally, that home was located and then Bob’s value really became apparent. He communicated with the seller’s agent and conducted back-and-forth negotiations which resulted in a purchase agreement, the terms of which we would have never reached without Bob. Yet, Bob’s efforts did not stop there. His relationships with contractors and other trained professionals who reinspected the property despite reassuring inspectors reports by the seller provided added information and peace of mind which were incorporated into our negotiations.

We then executed a contract for the purchase of a beautiful home perched on a hilltop with views stretching more than 80 miles, but we still had to sell our existing home quickly to make this dream a reality.

Based on Bob’s wisdom, advice, pricing strategies and contacts in the industry, we were able to sell our home the day it went on the market for over asking price with a truly short escrow, a well-qualified buyer, and a very favorable short-term rent back to us.

In these days of a changing real estate landscape with pending changes in the way real estate professionals will be compensated, the tools of the trade which allow professionals like Bob to create his magical recipes are being challenged.

My wife and I genuinely believe in the age-old adage that you get what you pay for. In our transactions, on both sides of the deal, the buyers’ and sellers’ agents truly earned their commissions. If I had to do it over again, I believe that cutting corners to try to save on the commissions paid would have been more costly to us in the long run.

We will be forever grateful that Bob was in our corner cooking up the recipe for our continued happiness.