Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

We met James Colburn in our neighborhood sometime back in 1998..as he also owned a home and lived in that same community. When we made our decision to sell our home in that community and buy a new home, we requested his help with the transactions. We quickly liked the way he treated us, he was extremely professional in every way and helped us negotiate with the local builder who built our house that we moved into in 2003. James was always pleasant to work with, he was always in our side, looked into our best interests as his client, very knowledgeable and always helpful. He always made us feel like we are his #1 or important client and even if we called him after business hours, it was no bother to him. Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions, if not the biggest investment decision anyone probably will make in a lifetime, so having James helped us with our home selling/buying transactions made all the difference! We were so happy with his services, it was no surprise we hired him again in 2005 when we purchased our second home. His expertise in the real estate field is very hard to find. He has also kept in touch with us, even after our business transactions. Based on our working experiences with him, we would highly recommend him to anyone needing any real estate services.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

We first met James when we were looking to build a new house. At that time, he was working with a well known local builder. He was extremely helpful in providing ideas to modify an existing model to meet our needs. He negotiated these changes with the builder to our delight and satisfaction. During our walkthrough, he pointed out items that needed to be corrected in addition to the ones we noticed. We have and will continue to recommend James Colburn. Should we require the services of a Real Estate Professional in the future, James is the one we will call. James has kept in touch over the last ten years offering both real estate services and friendship. He is definitely a professional who has his client's needs in mind at all phases of the real estate process.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James was recommended to me by a friend who had worked with him to buy his condo a few months early. After my first meeting with James I knew that he was a people person who wanted to help people find the home they wanted. James is extremely knowledgeable about the entire process from start to finish. He recommended me to my mortgage specialist who was extremely friendly and very helpful. He is very timely with his responses and he is a great negotiator. I am very happy to have worked with James and I've already recommended him to a friend who is looking to buy his first condo.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

I relocated to the Seattle area from San Francisco back in 2009. I was referred to James by a friend who had worked with James in the past. He recommended James highly for his professionalism. James was very knowledgeable about the entire area that I was looking to buy in, which was the Bothell, Mill Creek & Woodenville area. James has a high knowledge of the different areas right down to each neighborhood, schools and local shopping close by. James was very patient and helpful with my situation when I was relocating. Since I worked during the week and my wife still living in San Francisco James and I could search for houses on the weekend. James would give up the entire day to search for houses with me. When I finally narrowed down the search my wife flew up from San Francisco and spent the entire weekend with James looking at the houses we narrowed them down to. James also took the time to show my wife all of the different areas, schools and shopping in the area. James went over and above the call of duty to make relocating as easy as possible for me. When it came down to making an offer and negotiations, we were able to get all of what we asked for and then some. I could be happier with the house, area and schools that James helped my find. I highly recommend James and when I look to buy or sell James will be the one I call.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James has helped me and my family buy and sell our first house then also purchase our second home (which we are still living in).I really appreciated and in fact enjoyed working with James and will certainly recommend him to anyone needing real estate services. James was very professional and helpful in finding our houses and more importantly walking us through the whole process once we found the right one.His years of experience really stands out. I keep contact with James and he does a great job letting me know what the current market conditions are and I know when the time comes again I'll be using his services. Many thanks James for helping me and my family find the perfect house.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James came highly recommended to us from our former real-estate agent, a close friend of the family, when my wife and I needed to sell our home. James had some big shoes to fill and did that and more. Wow. Extremely impressive job getting absolutely every bit of value out of our sale and in making sure our interests were in the forefront in the subsequent purchase. James has an exceptional grasp of the purchase and sale process, local markets, and has a "let's get it done" attitude.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

About 8 or 9 years ago I was looking to buy a house. My banker recommended James to me. James took charge found my wife and I a beautiful home, negotiated a great price and made the process painless. 5 years later in the middle of a housing down turn we decided to sell our home and move up. James researched the area advised us on what we needed to do to get the best possible price possible and listed it. He sold our home in less then a month at almost full asking price. Now he had to find us another home. He worked tirelessly as by now we were very set on what we wanted. Again, he found it, negotiated a super price and made it painless. He will be our Realtor for life.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

Friendly, personable, honest. He worked hard at finding good places for me on short notice, showed me around quickly, and pushed for the home that I chose. He also went back to the selling agent multiple times when I changed my mind about some of the negotiations. At the end of the day, it felt like he was working hard for me to get what I wanted above everything else.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

I had a great experience working with James Colburn. He was very helpful and always had an answer for my questions or found it out if he didn't know it. I recommend James to everyone.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James helped my family through a very challenging purchase of my latest home. It is a home originally built in 1895 in Ballard. It is on a huge lot that is zoned for multifamily use, so it was very attractive to developers. In addition, there were numerous levels of upgrades that had been done and needed to be done on this house. James helped me deal with all these issues, from battling the overpaying, cash rich developers to making sure that i was making a sound, logical decision based on the other offers and the amount of money that I would need to put into the house to make it safe and habitable. At every step of the way there seemed to be new issues, from difficulty in getting insurance due to older electrical wiring to negotiating money from the homeowners for some repairs to dealing with a slightly low mortgage lender appraiser. I was ready to lose my mind at times, but James kept me on course for a good decision. No pressure at any point to choose a certain path, he would provide all the facts from a devil’s advocate point of view! In the end it all worked out great and he has still been there with all sorts of good advice and recommendations as we have settled in. Another outstanding part of the experience was the level of responsiveness from James. I must have sent him a thousand emails and was instantly back to me with either an answer or a timeframe or plan for finding an answer. This was probably the biggest decision/purchase of my life, and it was so great to have the feeling that somebody else thought that too! 

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

I worked with James for several years before retiring as a mortgage loan officer from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in 2006. I referred many of my pre-approved buyers looking for a home to James because I knew he was professional, responsive, knowledgeable, hardworking and had great negotiating skills to help my borrowers get the home of their dreams for a price they could afford. He never showed them homes out of their price range. I’m confident you will enjoy working with James to either find you a home or list your home for sale. If you list your home with James, I assure you he will do everything within his power to get your home sold for a fair price. James is a great guy and hard worker.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James has a lot of experience and knowledge in real estate. He was able to help us as first-time home sellers, above what is expected from an agent. He even helped us with choosing colors for paint, staging the house, giving us names and numbers of contractors, etc. to use when needed. James always got back to us in a timely manner and helped our home buying and selling process go smoothly and quickly.

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

We've bought two houses and sold one house with James. He knows the area - and gets to know his clients so he can find them exactly what they are looking for. He takes the time to do his homework, too! When you work with James, you are gaining access to a realtor who is incredibly well-connected and respected - and that gets potential buyers in the door of your home - and you inside knowledge of what's coming available on the market. We were trying to remember if there was even time for James to put a sign in front of our house before he sold it. We will work with him again - and again!

Highly likely to recommend | 5.0

James has helped us buy two homes and sell one over the past 11 years. He is always there, ready with wise advice, and a pleasure to work with. James cares about families finding the right fit for a home - not just processing us through and on to the next one. I highly recommend James for any real estate work - and will continue to work with him in the future.