Matt was very quick to respond and allowed me to take my own pace as a first time home buyer. He has many competent contacts for inspections and repairs. As a first time home buyer I would defiantly recommend Matt.

We’ve had Matt help us find two homes and sell one over the past 13 years. I have honestly never met anyone with his patience, enthusiasm, and knowledge. We had to visit over 100 properties to find our first home as we are very particular. Matt never once gave up nor let us give up. The end result was our first home and it met every crazy request we had given Matt. Fast forward 7 years and Matt helped us sell our first home for above list, all cash and 17 day close in 3 days (1 open house). So naturally when we moved back to the area with a larger family we sought Matt’s help. We ended up finding our current home for well below asking price and have loved watching our children grow up in our current home. He always maintains contact even when we may not. Whether it be through emails, phone calls, St Patricks Day cards or meeting you for our favorite pizza, Matt is always there for our family. I highly recommend him. We are not easy clients nor cash cows, yet he made us feel like the most important people and still does to this day.

Matt is a fantastic partner when buying or selling a home. We recently purchased a home in San Diego and I was very nervous about the whole transaction because of a past real estate disaster I experienced. He was knowledgeable, professional, incredibly patient and answered all of our questions in a timely fashion. He treated us as if we were his only clients! I definitely recommend Matt O'Brien for your real estate needs.

Matt O’Brien is extremely helpful and very knowledgeable. I would HIGHLY recommend him. My husband and I were relocating to San Diego and had no idea where to even look at a place. As we were unsure where we would end up we only wanted to rent. A friend of a friend recommended we give Matt a call. We came into town to check out the area and set an appointment up with him. He explained to us that he did not work with rental but gave us advice on areas and online resources so help us find a place to rent that suited us. I was back in North Carolina when I finally found a couple of places I might be interested in. Once again, it was Matt to the rescue. He took his own time and went out to the two places and did a Skype call to show me what the inside of these places and the outside areas looked like. He gave me facts about each area so I could make an extremely well informed decision on what place was best for us. He went above and beyond what anyone else would do for a couple who weren't even ready to buy a house yet! I don’t want to gush, but trust me when I say that there are no words what would do justice to describe what an amazing person he is. I am absolutely positive if you have Matt as your agent, you will not be disappointed.

We found Matt O'Brien to be very professional, knowledgeable and patient. Buying a home, especially when moving from out of state, is very difficult when your not familiar with the area. Matt did his homework and educated us on the pros and cons of each area we were interested. He understood exactly what we were looking for and took the time to show us all homes fitting our criteria. We highly recommend Matt.

Buying and selling a home has to rate as being among the most stressful life events. We’ve just experienced both and want to share our experiences with you because we had the most wonderful real estate agent in San Diego. We meet Matt O’Brien, Realty One, while casually looking at a house next door to a friend. He seemed highly professional, knowledgable, and had a pleasant and easygoing personality. We kept changing our minds about what part of San Diego we were interested in but Matt persevered. We asked to see almost 30 houses we viewed on the internet. Matt was always patient, pointing out the pro’s and con’s of each house, while continuing to listen as we honed our actual needs for the future. Matt was never pushy, he allowed us to decide what we did and did not want to view. He worked with us through several escrows, always insuring that we had inspections prior to any final offers. This insistence on inspections saved us from making several very serious mistakes. When we finally found “the perfect house” Matt was amazing in his negotiations with the seller, obtaining almost a $20,000 decrease in the price for needed repairs. Throughout the process, his excellent legal knowledge of the escrow documents uncovered many errors on the part of the other brokers. In addition, he was able to refer us to a number of firms that did our repairs at very frugal prices. On the selling side, Matt was every bit as effective with our old house. He made many suggestions for small repairs that helped to enhance the house and yard. He also had the house staged which greatly increased the presentation of that “first view.” He spent time talking with the appraiser and proving him with a lot of comps that mirrored more precisely our own house and it’s neighborhood. He proved his experience again with the pricing of the house and we had three good offers in five days. This lead to a bidding between buyers and helped increase the price we received for the house. Matt O’Brien helped make this incredibly stressful experience a great deal easier than it might have been. We were approached by several other brokers wishing to sell our house but found them either too pushy with their own agenda or not willing to spend much time with us or really listen to our needs. Matt stuck with us when I think other brokers might have given up. I highly recommend him for any of your real estate needs, be they small or large, and anywhere in the San Diego County area. Matt is the Best.

I'd been working with another great agent who had to take a leave. Matt stepped right in and made me feel well take care of, less stressed, positive yet measured. I no longer feel alone in this crazy project; I know Matt is covering all the bases.

From the get-go we knew we'd like working with Matt! He was great in communicating with us and kept us in the loop the entire time. When we found a home, the other party wasn't the easiest to work with. They had many special demands and were not keeping their deadlines. It was very frustrating to say the least, and I lost my patience multiple times. Thanks Matt for listening!:) But Matt has shown nothing but professionalism and perserverance to get this deal closed to our satisfaction. I honestly admire his work ethic and honesty with us! He was great to work with and I would recommend him to anyone who is looking to buy a new home. That is a big investment and if you want someone great on your team that would be Matt!

Matt is the best agent for the job and we were lucky to have been represented by him on our first home purchase. He was great every step of the way of the process. He was always on time and kept us informed of everything that was happening in the process. He had our best interests in mind and never let us down.

Matt was great to work with on the purchase of our home. We didn’t have a specific location or even a dwelling type in mind when we started looking, but he was very patient with us as we switched between condos, townhomes, and detached homes and ranged from Rancho Bernardo to Mission Valley. Matt knew about all the neighborhoods and complexes that we toured; he is very knowledgeable about individual neighborhoods and HOAs. His insider knowledge of one of the complexes is how we ultimately found our home. Throughout the whole process, Matt was always available for any questions, to arrange showings, and put in offers. He was very responsive even on evenings and weekends, which was critical given how competitive the market was when we were looking. Matt always had useful advice about long and short term considerations of any specific property and he gave suggestions for potential improvements/repairs for the places we viewed together. He has good connections, and we have been happy with everyone we worked with that Matt has recommended. Matt facilitated most of the interactions and inspections that occurred during escrow, which made the whole process much easier than we had been anticipating. An easygoing and likeable person, we cannot recommend Matt highly enough.