Bret Maryon

Bret Maryon was our realtor for our Sunnyvale house that sold in February 2020. Bret worked for us in the Ponderosa Park area of Sunnyvale, and I recommend him highly: he knows that area very well. Bret is smart, honest, and hard-working. He was open about the possible flaws in the house design but was also able to point out all of the positives. While we were living out of state, he managed cosmetic remodeling to get the house ready for sale, including redoing hardwood floors, touchups in the kitchen and bathrooms, painting, and a landscape refresh. Communication (text, email, and phone calls) was excellent. Bret works with a designer who does staging for the sale and advises him on what need updating, but he never pushed: decisions were always left up to us. He has his own stable of contractors and also shopped around or took our suggestions to get lower prices. We were skeptical about the need for staging but in hindsight it was well worth it. Bret sold the houses on either side of us, and those sold as quickly as ours (one week on the market). Choosing a realtor is a big decision: you are trusting a big investment to someone. Bret made all of the right decisions for us and was very easy to work with. I recommend him with no reservations.

During the height of the pandemic, we needed to sell a rental property and really didn’t know what to expect. Bret really came through for us and took care of everything. He suggested the necessary repairs and upgrades that would make the most difference in attracting buyers and getting the best price for the house. He arranged for all the contractors on his own, and somehow got all the renovations done in 5 weeks. It looked like a completely different house from top to bottom, inside and out. We didn’t even have to pay for the expenses upfront; they were simply covered by the proceeds at the closing table. He staged the house to look as good as any new property model home, and sent out marketing and made the calls to bring in numerous interested parties, multiple offers, and ultimately a higher sales price than we could have hoped for. Bret made this such an unexpectedly easy process for us. If you are thinking about selling a property in the Bay Area, you have to talk with Bret. His level of service and end result are simply unmatched.