DAVID JENKINS

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.David Jenkins is the BEST Realtor ever! He took on our smallish home in a terrible market and stayed with us through thick and thin. His advice on staging the home and his excellent and reasonable contractor contacts paid off for us. More importantly, his tenacity and expertise in the marketplace brought us a buyer in just two months for a home that had previously languished for six months with another firm- and that met our bottom line expectations too. He is a very personable and likeable person to deal with and inspires trust and faith in his judgement. From our first interview we both knew we'd found a superstar! We cannot praise him highly enough. It was a difficult sale that fell through two times on the buyer's end and yet he never got frustrated or stopped trying. In fact, he engineered the final deal that allowed our buyer to close at last and make all of us happy.

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David is a first time home buyer's ideal agent. He spent countless hours with both myself and my wife going to every house that we found online (even though he probably knew they weren't going to be a good fit for us). He spent a significant amount of time getting to know us and finding out what we were looking for. He answers any emails or texts within minutes, no matter what the time, and was even willing to help us submit an offer while he was supposed to be on vacation. One of the things that I appreciated the most was that he was very willing to let us know which houses would be problematic to resale a few years down the road. As a first time home buyer, this was very helpful to learn about the different features of home construction and how they add to or detract from the homes value. David walked us through the entire home buying process, letting us know what to expect from each step including the search, the offer, the inspections, and finally the closing. He has a great network of inspectors, handymen, HVAC specialists, and exterminators that were all very efficient in getting the house examined during the due diligence period. Overall, I'm extremely happy that we chose to work with David as we were able to land just the type of house we were looking for in a great area. I'll certainly be using him as a seller's agent if/when we decide to move!

David was the best buyer's agent that I have worked with to date. He was extremely punctual and always professional. He did a fantastic job of shepherding us through the purchasing process and ensured that our interests were represented. He was always available for questions and gave us the right answer (not always the one we wanted to hear) which is something I value highly. He also made several recommendations about financing, which I wish I had listened more closely to. As it was, I went with Bank of America against his recommendation and brought down upon myself a 3 month long epic ordeal of failure. In the end, we wound up bailing on BoA and going with a local bank who closed for us in 2 weeks! Wish I'd listened to David in the first place.

David was extremely responsive. This was my first experience at selling a house and Mr. Jenkins was professional and honest from the first meeting to the closing. Anytime I had to leave a message my call was returned within an hour. He stayed in close contact until the final transaction acting as a much needed arbitrator between the closing layers and me. At no time did he inflate the potential costs of readying our house for the market or the price we could expect. I really can't say enough positive things about David and the way he conducts his business. We followed his advise and had multiple offers within 12 hours of the house being on the market. We ended up selling at well above initial asking price. He provided excellent references for people to help fix-up the house and ready it for sale. I enthusiastically recommend David Jenkins to anyone who is interested in a hard working, experienced, straight forward, proactive realtor.

not well. I was basically ignored.

In summary, David is a true master at the art of selling real estate and never ceased to amaze us, especially with his attentiveness and attention to detail. He is very skillful at listening to his customers, being respectul of their wishes and then finding the best combination of what he knows will sell. For comparison, there was another home in our neighborhood that was the same age and same model. It took them a full year to sell their home and for less than their initial asking price. By comparison, we obtained a contract on our home within 3 days of placing it on MLS and received more than our asking price! David's knowledge, skill and experience very obviously attributed to the success we experienced. David far exceeded and went over and above our expectations for a real estate experience. David has our very highest recommendation to anyone who wants to sell their home quickly. We put our trust in him 100% and he more than fulfilled our expectations!

We were not only non-local homebuyers, but out of state altogether. Our home-viewing schedule was limited by our work schedules and travel plans; David did his best to accommodate us, showing us homes on Saturdays and Sundays from early in the morning until near dark, arranging showings on the fly if we were attracted to a certain neighborhood, and showing us several great local coffee shops and pizza places to help us learn the ropes! He even sat up with us until 10:00 p.m. to compile an offer on a home since we were leaving the Triangle the next day. One of the homes on which we made an offer had a difficult seller situation--the seller was representing his own property as agent, and he was very inexperienced. The home required a couple major repairs before our lender would accept the paperwork, and the seller was uncooperative, making several unreasonable demands throughout the process. David remained professional and highly ethical throughout the whole mess, ensuring that our interests were maintained at the forefront. He obtained estimates of the necessary work through his vast network of contractor contacts, and helped us exit the contract gracefully when we decided it was time. David notified us of a price drop on the property we ultimately purchased--we had viewed it earlier and liked it but found it to be outside our price range. Because of his professional relationship with the seller's agent, we were able to get a fantastic deal on a lovely home. When an inspection (orchestrated through one of David's contacts) revealed that work was necessary, David got us five different quotes from both general contractors and specialists to help us decide on the level of work we wanted done before we bought the house and to aid us in presenting a stronger front to the seller. We closed on our lovely little home on August 3, 2012, and we couldn't be happier! We owe many thanks to David and hope to continue to avail ourselves of a relationship with him to find other excellent service professionals throughout the Triangle.

Buying our first home was an intimidating concept, as the whole process can be overwhelming. However, David made the whole home purchase process much easier. He helped us to understand aspects of it that we were not familiar with, was available to answer questions and helped us feel comfortable. We found a home that we love and are able to afford, and David helped make that happen.

David Jenkins is definitely not your average real estate agent. He is absolutely fantastic! After our experience, we would strongly recommend David as your selling agent if you are motivated to sell your house quickly. It may take you some time to do the necessary things to get your home ready for the market; but if you follow David?s advice, you will have your best chance of getting it sold quickly. Our home sold in 4 days with multiple offers. David didn?t just give us a list of things to do and then put up a sign in our yard when we had finished the list. He worked WITH us! We mean that literally as he helped us move some heavy furniture from one room to another and helped to change out some of the door hardware from brass to nickel. We called him several times just for his advice and he was always helpful. He was available as often as we needed him. For the changes that are beyond the homeowner?s ability to accomplish, he knows the people you should contact to get things repaired at a reasonable price. You always have the option to go with someone else but we were very happy with everyone he recommended. David is a friendly person who is optimistic by nature. When he tells you what you need to do to have the best chance of a quick sell, he doesn?t overly pressure you to do every item. He does, however, let you know what repairs/adjustments and staging ideas will help to make the sell happen sooner. We did just about everything he recommended and it sure worked out well for us. After we had finished all of our upgrades and had the staging complete, he spent several hours over a two-day period getting the photos to look as good as possible. When our sign went up, he got on the phone to other local realtors. We had 11 showings in the first 4 days and had three offers on the table the fourth night! Obviously, not every home will sell as quickly as ours did, but we believe that David Jenkins will give you the best advice and the best service of any agent in the Triangle.

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How do I begin? Ever have an experience SO positive that you want to just tell everybody online, but worry your report will sound contrived? That's David-- incredible. Calming & friendly, but dead honest and doesn't hold back-- which makes him invaluable (he's a problem-sniper!). His experience is clear from the start, and he LIVES his job with his trusty iPad always near (which allows us to make offers then & there, no paperwork). He comes with a strong contact list of excellent go-to people for handy-work, inspections, etc. We chose FMLending for financing, and David's collaboration with Julie Straub (plug!) has gotten us a near-perfect combination of APR, closing costs, and monthly payment. David's been ready at the drop of a hat to set up a tour anywhere, anytime. I've never questioned that I have his full attention-- a hard perception to pull off when I know we're not his only clients. The search has taken 5 months. Early on, we found a great house. We were outbid. Another, and again we were outbid. David should charge us for counseling, because he really got us through that. I lowered my expectations and viewed homes that were NOT right for us, and David insisted several times, "We can do better." We did. We're now under contract to close on our first home-- a beautiful 2 story in N Raleigh-- we still have David to guide us thru. Text him a question, he responds almost immediately. Email, mobile-- David's very accessible. Ask him anything, and expect he'll have of find the answer. Expect a unique charismatic personality & Southern charm. He's a family man, respectable, and a great human being. Thanks for reading this. Good luck!

David was outstanding in every single way. He went over and above his normal realtor duties to ensure that the house was shown, sold, and that the deal was completely done right down to the closing. He was excellent at communicating with me on a regular basis. He was always available, I felt I could trust him. I was living out of the area while my house was on the market, and he took care of all my needs while I was away. He worked very hard to sell my house and did an outstanding job. He understands the market, and advised me on what I needed to do to ensure my house was sold and how to get help with the projects. He provided excellent recommendations for different projects on the house. He ensured the entire process went smoothly. I have never had a realtor that worked as hard as David did. I highly recommend him to anyone that is wanting to sell his home.

Sent lots of options, but didn't really listen to what we wanted. Seemed more interested in making a sale than making sure we got the home we wanted.

My wife and I recently relocated to North Carolina and a good friend referred us to David Jenkins, emphasizing that David was extremely honest, knowledgeable and of very high integrity. After five weeks of almost daily home viewings with David, we found all that to be true and much more. We discovered from our first viewing that David would routinely explain to us all of the good points as well as all the concerns about each house we visited, which helped us immensely to see beyond the first overall impressions and identify the best prospects for our investment. He was also very flexible and patient with us (and our two energetic small children!) and tirelessly available to us despite his obviously busy schedule. When we finally did identify what was for us an ideal home, it was a bank foreclosure that was under bid. David provided us with key advice that made ours the winning bid, while still maintaining a very low bottom line. We have been in our new home now for six months and are so happy and thankful to be here. There is no doubt to me that, without David Jenkins on our side, it would not have turned out this way. Thank you so very much, David!

Mr. Jenkins arrived at the house on time and was polite and professional upon entry. He asked for a tour of the house, so we went room-by-room and described the features. During the tour, Mr. Jenkins asked few questions and didn't take any notes. He declined to see our expanded deck with arbor, which is one of the features we think sets our house apart from similar houses. When we sat down to discuss the details, he suggested a much lower price/square foot than the going rate for our neighborhood. We appreciated his honesty about the current housing market and knew it wasn't a great time of the year to try and sell, but were surprised that he hadn't fully researched our neighborhood. We got the impression that he wasn't completely interested in selling our house and that our time had been wasted. We are sure that he would do a great job when he is committed to selling a given house, but ours apparently did not qualify.

This was our first home buying experience, and hence, our first realtor. However, I cannot imagine that there could be someone who is more professional, responsive, helpful and pleasurable to work with than David. We were relocating to an area where we had little firsthand experience, and David made the entire experience enjoyable. Not only did he do a great job at the "normal" realtor things, e.g. find us a home, but he went so far past that. He spoke to our new neighbors to fish-out possible problems with a shared driveway, he managed 100% of the legwork for the inspections, he gave great, and balanced advice during the negotiation, and he even called the State Wildlife Commission to ask a question about how we intended to use some of the land! We had expected the process of getting our first house to be incredibly stressful, but working with David it was just the opposite. His style is to share his knowledge, and experience, not just his point of view, so we walked away from every decision feeling like we understood the factors involved, and how to make the right choice. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Please feel free to e-mail me at seth_dennis@yahoo.com, if you would like a more detailed reference.

David did a great job, was very responsive, and went out of his way to make the experience as pleasant as possible.

Very prompt and precise in answering phone calls and email. We really felt he was looking out for us every step of the way. He has even followed up with us after the sale. Extremely kind and knowledgeable about his field. We bought our first house FSBO and had a great experience but we would definitely use David again.

We interviewed quite a few Realtors over the course of a month in preparation for selling our house, and David stood out amongst them all. David's extensive market knowledge and experience guided us in pricing and staging our home, and enabled our contract negotiations. Unlike other Realtors who came across as if they were trying to sell us a used car, David made us feel at ease throughout the entire process. Thanks to his enthusiasm and guidance, we sold our house in 5 days, and made an excellent profit as well.

I actively recommend David Jenkins to anyone who asks (and even to those who don't ask). My husband and I felt very comfortable taking advice from him, and really appreciated the way he walked us through the whole process of home-buying.