Robin and Dr. Thomas Martinelli
In time, we not only sold our home, but David represented us in the purchase of our new “forever” home on the Mesa. Throughout the whole process, David showed us that he is a man of integrity and watches out for his client’s best interest. We are extremely happy that our paths crossed and highly recommend David as a realtor.
Dr. Sachin and Dr. Panchali Gupta
Dave has been wonderful to work with. We were new to the area and the real estate market in Santa Barbara is so unique. Dave has been really supportive and provided the right amount of guidance without being too overbearing. Although it took a while to find the right property for our needs, David has been extremely patient and determined to kept us on track to narrow down on the right choices. The closing on the property also had several hurdles and he helped us deal with them seamlessly. He is responsive, trustworthy, hardworking, easy to work and communiucate with. Even now, months after closing he continues to be an excellent resource and help for various things in relation to the property. We would highly recommend him and without a doubt love to work with him again in future!
Callie Kenyon
“Our Mom passed away and at the time, she owned a home on the Mesa in Santa Barbara. A family friend recommended David to us to consider to help sell her home. Dave turned out to be a serious hands on realtor, endlessly helping me to get the house ready for sale. He was extremely responsive to all issues and highly knowledgeable. With his excellent connections, her home sold in record time, excellent terms, and way over our asking price. I highly recommend David Marchetti to represent your sale in the Santa Barbara area.”
Dr. Kevin Murphy
"He was always aggressive and persistent in regards to investigating details of the homes that we were looking at. However, he never came off as aggressive or pushy with us as clients. He is the nicest guy and is genuinely motivated to get you in the home that you're happy with. He has a well-balanced foundation of what the important factors are in buying a house. I think he has such a wide breadth of knowledge due to his former careers as a teacher, homeowner, landlord, and importer of home tile/stone, rare wood/furniture. Thank you, David, we are extremely happy with our decision to buy this home and to have you as a real estate agent."
Jeremy Vaa
"I live in San Francisco and hired David Marchetti Realty to sell my property in Santa Barbara. David's multidisciplinary approach to real estate melds sales, design and construction for a true one stop shop. David's crew created beautiful bright kitchen and bathrooms spaces and a property that stood out among others. David put a lot of time and care into the remodel, marketing and sale of my place. He understands people, budgets, timelines and most importantly negotiating -- we were able to get top dollar and I was very pleased. I highly recommend working with David and David Marchetti Realty."
James and Corine Nutting
Given the state of the market at this time, with inventories so low, we were truly asking him to find a needle in a haystack! A house came on the market that checked all of the boxes for us, and this is when David really shined. He made sure we were the first in the door when it opened for viewing, and he had us well prepared in advance to make the most of that initial walk-through. That same afternoon we sat down with David to craft an offer that would put us in a strong position. He patiently guided us through the offer process (it was helpful that he gave us guidelines in advance to ponder so we would be prepared), but never pressured us to accept terms and conditions we didn’t want. Within two days our offer was accepted! Of course the story doesn’t end there (it never does) as we then proceeded to the escrow process. As issues popped up during the title search and inspection process, David was always at the forefront - resolving problems and negotiating on our behalf. His deep connections to the real estate and escrow community, neighborhood leaders, and local tradespeople, allowed us to quickly close the deal. We found David to have impressive people skills; we watched him negotiate our wants in a kind/effective fashion to the satisfaction of both the buyers and sellers. If you need an “Ace” for the job, we highly recommend David. He is skilled in all aspects of the process: finding the right house, putting together a winning but fair offer, and most importantly closing the deal. We were very grateful to have him represent us for our real estate transaction (and we didn’t make his job easy :)
Aleksander and Christen Labuda
I can’t recommend David enough, especially as a first time home buyer. David makes buying a home in SB easy and couldn’t have been more impressed with the experience. From the beginning his easygoing attitude and expertise with local SB real estate made our meetings low pressure and informative. David was very patient with my 100s of questions and was extremely quick to respond to calls, texts, emails. He coached me on exactly what to look for as we searched and he stepped in with expert negotiation skills when we were ready to sign. I’ve heard escrow can be stressful, but working with David made that part of the process a breeze. He even stayed involved post sale to ensure we are connected with reputable contractors as we look to make updates to the home. I can tell from working with David that he is genuine and truly cares about the happiness of his clients.
Jennifer and Steve Belinski
Dave really worked with us on finding our perfect home on the Mesa. He understood exactly what we were looking for and was right there whenever we had questions. When we found THE house we were on our way out of the country and Dave handled all of the escrow requirements that we weren't able to be present for. He is knowledgeable about real estate, building, and investing. I highly recommend Dave as an agent and would absolutely work with him again.
Sharon and Dr. Bob Fischer
Dave sat down, in our kitchen, and got to know us and really listened to our needs and desires. He explained what the market is like and homes available within our budget. Then Dave tirelessly looked for our dream home. He always took time to answer my phone calls and explain the processes without any pressure to buy. His patience coupled with his knowledge of Santa Barbara and network of friends helped us find our dream home. I now realize finding the home was only the beginning of the process of purchasing a home. It is all the steps that follow in order to close escrow that makes the difference. With Dave’s honesty, negotiation skills and knowledge of his community and relationships is what helped us each step of the way to close escrow and find a community that we are learning to enjoy. I hope to know Dave for many years and am proud to recommend him to my closest of friends
Matt McCaffrey
"David helped my wife and I purchase our first house in the Santa Barbara area. He was there from the very beginning and went through each step with us as the process was new to us. He was patient, honest, very knowledgeable of the market and was personable. We highly recommend David, an amazing realtor!"
Carolyn Pennisi
"David Marchetti helped us with the sixth house we have bought, and we have never had a better realtor experience. He knows the Santa Barbara area like the back of his hand; not just geographically, but culturally, educationally, etc. He was able to offer help about libraries, gardening, where to buy carpet, on and on. The best part, though, was his willing attitude. Having had a realtor who kept saying "not my job", Dave was a refreshing change, finding ways to answer questions and solve tactical challenges along the way."
Cliff and Ida Shu
David is very helpful and professional agent. He listened well and understands our needs and requirements on the property; he then sorted out the ones we will be interested and did the open house tours. He is very knowledgeable about the area. We are very happy with him!
Dr. Enrica Rossi
“I live in Chicago and my sister and I chose Dave to help us sell our Santa Barbara family property. It was a complex sale involving a trust, an LLC, tricky zoning and a few other issues, all of which Dave promptly addressed or presented us with reasonable options. He was available to answer questions any time, even on weekends, and was consistently diplomatic and straightforward. As our closing date neared there were some last minute negotiations which Dave navigated through smoothly resulting in a successful sale. If we were to buy or sell another property, we would definitely ask Dave to represent us and would recommend him wholeheartedly to our friends and family. And most important, It was really pleasant to work with Dave!”