David is . . . most un-salesman-like . . . [he's] patient and interested in getting to know his clients. We have bought and sold with him, and have found him very knowledgeable! -- Laura

David Rush is an exceptional real estate agent. We met him and his family when they moved in across the street from us in North Seattle in the early 1990s. Since then, we have used him in more than half a dozen real estate transactions, and he's become our "go to" guy when we have needed advice or assistance relating to all things real estate. He's the best strategist on Seattle housing dynamics that we've ever met -- thoughtful, nuanced, data-driven, and deeply aware of trends on almost a block-by-block basis. He is trustworthy, because he asks the right questions of his clients, listens carefully to the answers, and acts accordingly based on an accurate understanding of their interests. He is refreshingly candid and impressively detailed in diagnosing his clients' needs. He has all sorts of integrity, and more than once he has referred us to a colleague (and made serious efforts to vet those other realtors) when he thinks his expertise is not the best fit for a particular situation. He makes deals flow absolutely seamlessly, is not fazed by the inevitable hiccups, and stewards transactions from earliest inklings to final signatures. And he's just a nice, highly competent, comforting guy to work with. We've enthusiastically referred many friends to him over the years with uniformly positive results. Among Seattle realtors, David Rush is a rock star. -- David and Amy

Michael and David: Thank you for a job well done on selling our house. You guys did an amazing job; it all went much smoother than I expected it to in this market, all due to your efforts. . . . You guys are great. -- Chris and Lo

"We had the pleasure of working with David Rush to sell our home and to buy our new home. With selling our home, David gave us great recommendations on what we could do to increase the appeal and value of our home to prospective buyers. The process of selling our home went quickly and smoothly thanks to David's facilitation. The negotiations regarding both price and perhaps more importantly occupancy with our old home were sophisticated and creative putting us in a position then to be able to compete against other buyers aggressively and successfully for our purchase.

With buying our home in this wildly competitive market, David made sure we were able to keep track of the inventory and visit the relevant contenders as we worked our way through this cut throat market. He responded to what we were learning as we looked for our new home and ultimately helped us craft a competitive offer to get us our dream home!" -- Carrie and Alex

Dear David and Michael, Just wanted to thank you again for how well last night went for my mom -- how the whole process went. As you know, we were skeptical about some of your recommendations and spending the money to prepare the home. But now that we've been through it all, we see that your insights including the basement work, the pre-inspection, and the sewer scope greatly increased the marketability of the house and the number of buyers willing to compete over it.

It has been a big relief to us to be able to turn the preparation of the home over to you, you kept us informed and involved all along the way and patiently answered all our questions. I am so glad we trusted and followed your expert guidance, it made a difficult and overwhelming process manageable, and profitable. Still can't believe how well it went, having eight terrific offers really exceeded our expectations. And thank you so much for being such conscientious negotiators last night. You made sure to negotiate the finer points for us and make sure mom got what was best for her. I really appreciate your work and your advice, and would be happy to be a reference for potential clients. -- Jan