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Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian provided helpful guidance on things to do before listing our house for sale. By following these guidelines we were able to expedite the sale of our house for more than the asking price.

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Brian Scates

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We worked with Brian and his team to both buy and sell and highly recommend them! Brian was extremely knowledgeable about the condition of homes we toured and made the home-buying experience pain-free. He and his team were very responsive and helped us get an offer accepted on a house within the first week of touring! He was also great at keeping stress to a minimum with the sale of our older home, giving recommendations for what we should do to get it ready to sell and providing us with professional contractors to take care of smaller projects prior to listing.
Thank you, Brian and Corbin!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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It’s always wonderful working with Brian at Scates Real Estate. He is very knowledgeable, a hard worker, and a great teammate to have on your side whether buying or selling. Thank you Brian for your time and effort, I am very happy with my purchase.

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Brian Scates

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Brian and his team was extremely professional and communicative throughout the home buying process. We would definitely work with him again!

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Brian Scates

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We were fortunate enough to have Brian as a realtor for our home search in the Maple Grove / Plymouth area. He was incredibly responsive and worked with us to find our dream home. His group is full of resources and made everything easy from start to finish. Would recommend without hesitation.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Plain and simple Scates got the job done.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian was wonderful to work with! He’s professional, genuine and kind. He’s a fountain of knowledge about the real estate market and seems like he really enjoys what he does. He made excellent recommendations to us regarding solid offers, negotiating fixes, inspections, and mortgages. He was timely and organized. He’s been doing this for a long time and was a wonderful agent. Highly recommend!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Excellence service and very professional. I would recommend Brian Scates and Corbin to anyone who wants to sell their property.

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Brian Scates

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Brian and his team where very professional and lovely to work with. I had to unload a property and in a sluggish market at a slow selling time in the year. He got my apartment sold in a month. Great to work with. I highly recommend. Thanks, Brian and Corbin!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Great professional for us to work with. Questions were handled quickly by Brian and his staff.

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Brian Scates

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Brian was a great agent. He was very flexible in working with us, especially with his schedule. I highly recommend him if you are looking for a place asap. He also provided his opinion but did not try to influence which place to buy. His experience helped a lot since we were first time home buyers.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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We highly recommend using Brian and his team. They handled the entire process professionally. Highly recommend. Thanks Brian and Corbin!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian was extremely professional and responsive during our home purchase; many times going above and beyond to ensure we knew the next steps and felt secure.

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Brian Scates

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Fast. Knowledgeable. Easy to work with. Connected. Great experience working with Brian and his team. Highly recommended!!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Right from the start, it was a pleasure to work with Brian and his team. Brian and Corbin answered all the questions we had in a timely manner and gave us support and guidance throughout our home selling experience. Top notch real estate assistance and I would give Brian Scates a 10/10.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Working with Brian and Corbin has been a pleasure from day 1. Their professionalism, knowledge, patience and kindness made the selling of our home process a stress-free experience. Corbin is great to work with and very responsive to any questions or needs that had come up. Brian's knowledge and real estate experience in the Twin Cities area proved to be highly beneficial to us. Highly recommend Scates Realty! Thank you.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is amazing! He’s knowledgeable about the market and we’re so happy to have worked with him. Our family relocated from Norway to MN. Brian was our ears and eyes as we bought our house sight unseen. Highly recommended!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian was very professional and helped make the process easy for us. His expertise of the whole process from listing the house as "coming soon", to showings, and the open house brought lots of traffic and interest and quite a few of very nice offers by the end of the open house day. Very successful!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian and his team were very knowledgable about pricing our home to sell for the highest price in a short amount of time. We received 4 offers in less that 48 hours and sold it for more than asking price. Pretty good especially considering interest rates have doubled from a year ago. Great work Brian and we will certainly refer you to our friends and family!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is one of those agents that isn't just doing this as a side gig. He really cares about the real estate field and the market and his clients. He goes the extra mile with the analytics he provides the buyers/sellers, the marketing tools he uses, the guidance he gives and the way he prepares for each meeting, each open house, etc. I have worked with a number of different agents and not until I met Brian did I really get a chance to see someone who takes this business seriously and puts his clients outcomes at top of mind. It has always felt like a transaction before, this time it felt like a real connection.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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We got 5 bids, all over the asking price, within the first 36 hours. Brian knows his stuff. He's all business. Extremely responsive. A pro!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian and his team were very straight forward. He explained how the process would work and did everything he said he was going to do during this process. He kept us very well informed as we proceeded. Extremely pleased with Brian and his team - highly recommend.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian knows his stuff. He is responsive to all requests, comments and suggestions. His team is efficient and he helped us narrow down our priorities and choices. The result? We LOVE our new house!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian knows his stuff! He and Corbin are an efficient team, responsive to every question and suggestion we had. They are tireless and worked with us enthusiastically to find our wonderful new home in Dayton, MN! They made every step of the process enjoyable and stress-free. We recommend them 100 percent!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is excellent at his line of business. Straightforward and great person to work with. Understands the market very well.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian and Corbin were great. Another great and awesome experience with Brian just like our first time in February of 2021. I will always recommend him to anyone and everyone we know for a fun and easy journey of house buying and selling. He truly helps more than ever is expected from a realtor. We were lucky to have him as our realtor and good friend. Thank you again.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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A huge thanks to you and your team for making the sale possible. You worked relentlessly to keep the property visible and well marketed in a changing housing environment. You are an honest agent, knowledgeable, experienced and professional. I was completely satisfied. I’d be happy to be a reference for you in the future.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian and his team is definitely amazing! We worked with other realtors and Brian and his team definitely the best! They made everything so simple and easy. They were professional, honest, very responsive, efficient, and organize. Love the positive energy and outlook we got from Brian. Will definitely go back to them if we would ever need to sell/buy another home. Thank you Scates Real Estate!

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Brian Scates

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Brian is just the BEST! We’ve worked with him for buying and selling! So kind and responsive.

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Brian Scates

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His level of service was great! He continued to check-in with me from time to time. I appreciated that. I had no complaints with Brian and his staff.

Brian Scates, Adam Darula
Brian Scates, Adam Darula

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Brian Scates & Adam Darula are your textbook perfect realtors - professional, timely, responsive, easy to understand, thorough, honest, and transparent. They helped navigate the entire journey as first-time homebuyers. Whenever we expressed concerns about a property's layout, location, condition, or price, they helped reassure us that the right location and home would come within our preferred budget, and we could find a home that we'd be able to make our own. We also later sold the same property with the Scates Real Estate Team when we were relocating out of state - we had a ton of competitive offers and were able to accept an offer above our asking price within a couple of days of putting the townhome on the market. Thank you Brian Scates and Scates Real Estate Team for all of your help! You helped us purchase AND sell our first home. Thank you, thank you, thank you! 

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Brian Scates

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He is very thorough and aware of the current market and area.

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Brian Scates

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Brian was great through every step of the selling process, patiently working with us through all the details and organizing all the related activities (staging, photography, showings, open houses, etc.) Highly recommended.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Very happy with how he handled the sales.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is a great agent who definitely goes the extra mile for his clients! He's always available to answer questions and provide guidance during what can be a stressful time. His photographer and videographer were top-notch and made our property look fantastic in our listing photos. He did a great job representing us in both our sale and our new home purchase!

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Brian Scates

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Brian has been great to work with. He’s helped us buy and sell multiple homes and we would definitely recommend him to friends and family.

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Brian Scates

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Great partner and look forward continue working together doing more deals!

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Brian Scates

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Brian was a fantastic agent! Very professional, responded in a very timely manner. Communication was flawless. If I had a question he or his team responded ASAP. Would highly recommend Brian and Scates Real Estate.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Navigating this crazy market as a first time home buyers, we realized quickly what an asset Brian and his team were to our success in becoming homeowners. He was knowledgeable, quick to communicate and very honest when it came to touring properties. There was never a sales pitch and he took the time to tell you, from experience, what he sees in the properties you are touring (good, bad and the ugly). Not only did we feel confident in making a competitive offer but we also felt educated about the home buying process and what was happening in today's market. If you want to work with someone who is professional, knowledgeable about real estate and makes you feel like you are top priority, work with Brian, you won't be disappointed.

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian went above and beyond what I expected not only in the quick sale of my home at a great price but also in securing a rental property for me that was exactly what I wanted

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian was available around the clock for us. He was quick to get us into showings. He was honest about what to expect when looking at houses. He helped us determine what we wanted and what we didn't want. Very professional, very knowledgeable!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is an invaluable asset for any home buyer or seller. We've used Brian to purchase our first home and recently into our forever home. The process was seamless and knowing Brian's team was at the helm made our experience much less stressful that we had thought. Thanks Brian and team!

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Brian was trustworthy, communicative , and knowledgeable in helping us find our first home!

Adam Darula
Adam Darula

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He [Adam Darula] was very helpful, nice, and accommodating during the entire process!

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Brian Scates

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I highly recommend Brian Scates. His knowledge of the real estate market is top notch and he has an amazing team!

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Brian Scates

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Brian was a knowledgeable, professional, attentive, and available realtor! If you're in the process of interviewing realtors, look no further as Brian was able to make home buying a seamless process for me!

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Brian Scates

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Brian was very helpful and knowledgeable. He made the process of selling so easy

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Brian is high energy and aggressive in his approach. I appreciated his help and felt he went above and beyond.

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Brian is excellent to work with. He really knows the business. Our house sold very quickly and he has a good sense of home values.

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Brian Scates

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Brian goes the extra mile to get deals done quickly and painlessly.

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Brian was wonderful to work with. We were moving from out of state and this can be challenging but Brian helped us every step of the way as we navigated through the crazy market and made us feel like our home purchase was his priority.

Brian Scates, Adam Darula
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Brian Scates & Adam Darula are your textbook perfect realtors - professional, timely, responsive, easy to understand, thorough, honest, and transparent. They helped navigate the entire journey as first-time homebuyers. Whenever we expressed concerns about a property's layout, location, condition, or price, they helped reassure us that the right location and home would come within our preferred budget, and we could find a home that we'd be able to make our own.

Thank you Brian Scates and Scates Real Estate Team for all of your help! You helped us purchase our first home that we are SO excited to make our own. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

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Brian is very informative. He does a great job showing examples, visuals, and explaining all of the steps to the process of buying and/or selling a house. He works hard to find exactly what you are looking for. He also makes himself available as needed.

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Our home buying experience was a success thanks to Brian Scates. His professional, responsive, courteous and very knowledgeable in his industry. We highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

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Brian Scates

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We would like to thank you and your team for helping us in purchasing a property AS WELL AS finding a good and reliable tenant immediately. We are glad that everything worked well with your valuable and timely suggestions and feedback. We would like to work with you in the future if we have the need and glad to recommend your services to others.

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Brian Scates

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Brian was very knowledgeable and friendly.

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Brian is excellent to work with. Always comes prepared when you meet him and a trusted friend in the home buying process. We met him through Redfin and will gladly use him in the future as our real estate agent.

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Brian and his team’s level of service and marketing are second to none. He takes the stress out of the buying and selling process with his experience and constant support. We highly recommend Brian!

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Brian was very ready to communicate everything as it was happening with my son's condo. He was very good to work with.

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Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Wonderful buying experience. Brian was always so responsive, was truly our advocate and hi knowledge of the market is outstanding. Will highly recommend him.

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Brian Scates

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Brian was amazing to work with and If I ever buy another house he will be my first call! He was great with us as first time home buyers and took the time to show us all the things that we would of overlooked .

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Sold a Single Family home in 2019 for approximately $400K in Maple Grove, MN.

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Brian Scates will get you the results you are looking for, simple as that. His professionalism is top notch and he will be candid with you through the process, leveraging his extensive experience to ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Sold a Single Family home in 2019 for approximately $400K in Plymouth, MN.

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I really do not know where to start, Brian was more than impressive throughout the process. We had a tight deadline and we really partnered to create a plan that was flawlessly executed. Every single ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Sold a Single Family home in 2019 for approximately $425K in Plymouth, MN.

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Our house had been overpriced by an inexperienced realtor and did not sell for six months worth of price lowering. Brian's pricing enabled us to sell the house within a few weeks of being on the market ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Sold a home in 2018 in Como, Saint Paul, MN 55108.

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Good dude, knows exactly what he is doing when it comes to home buying or selling. He explained the processes clearly and honestly. Brian is one of the good guys and was meant to do what he does. Him ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Bought a Single Family home in 2018 for approximately $250K in Maplewood, MN.

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Brian was outstanding in helping my husband and I purchase our first home. His professionalism and expertise really sealed the deal for us in selecting him to be our realtor. He has a wealth of knowledgeable ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Bought and sold a Single Family home in 2018 for approximately $350K in Plymouth, MN.

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Brian made selling and buying our homes a smooth and painless process. He is trustworthy and credible, and made us feel like a top priority. He calmly addressed all our concerns and validated our opinions, ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Bought a home in 2018 in Hazel Park, Saint Paul, MN 55128.

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Brian was so kind and helpful from the very start. He was extremely flexible and really took our need to find a house as soon as possible seriously. He listened to all of our wants and needs and found ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Bought a Single Family home in 2018 for approximately $400K in Maple Grove, MN.

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Brian was always available whenever we needed him. He answered our MANY questions and was beyond patient when we asked to look at house after house. I am so grateful that he was our realtor and he made ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Sold a Townhouse home in 2018 for approximately $200K in Alimagnet, Apple Valley, MN.

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Liked the app for showings and walkins. Guided us in preparation
for selling, paint, staging, carpet, etc. Available for contact, may to reach, etc.… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

Brian Scates
Brian Scates

Bought a Single Family home in 2018 for approximately $150K in Crystal, MN.

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Brian, Brandon, and Michael were so helpful! Even last minute between the three of them someone was almost always able to go out and look at houses with us. All three were knowledgeable about houses and ...… [Read full reviews on Zillow]

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