Testimonials

When I moved to California in 2010 Scott was one of the first people outside of work that I met, he was originally my landlord for a small bachelor cabin in the Santa Cruz mountains. I met my future wife while living there, and we eventually moved out into a bigger place together, but when we wanted to purchase a home I knew I could trust Scott to help us navigate the complex and competitive world of Bay Area real estate. Scott guided us through the purchase of that first home, and then a few years later helped us sell that home on a contingent offer to buy our next home, then helped us sell that home as work took us out of the area. Scott is a consummate real estate professional and watching him work was a real education in the skill and encyclopedic knowledge required to work at a high level as a Realtor®. As buyers, we have specific and unique needs and I always felt that Scott unders…

When I moved to California in 2010 Scott was one of the first people outside of work that I met, he was originally my landlord for a small bachelor cabin in the Santa Cruz mountains. I met my future wife while living there, and we eventually moved out into a bigger place together, but when we wanted to purchase a home I knew I could trust Scott to help us navigate the complex and competitive world of Bay Area real estate. Scott guided us through the purchase of that first home, and then a few years later helped us sell that home on a contingent offer to buy our next home, then helped us sell that home as work took us out of the area. Scott is a consummate real estate professional and watching him work was a real education in the skill and encyclopedic knowledge required to work at a high level as a Realtor®. As buyers, we have specific and unique needs and I always felt that Scott understood on both a practical and emotional level what we were looking for and truly needed to be happy in a home. His support team has also always been highly responsive and very engaged, particularly when selling a home, to make sure that our houses were able to attract the right buyer for the home who appreciates its true value and is willing to pay a fair price. Great project management and making sure that all the little details get taken care of to make the sale or purchase process go smoothly. Rather than operate in a cut-throat fashion I always felt that Scott was looking for a win-win, looking for that buyer who would understand the true value of our home and offer a full price for it, or help us find the home that we felt best to fit our needs as buyers ourselves. This also helps us to trust Scott, because he genuinely wants the best outcome for all parties in any real estate transaction. In short, if you are considering buying or selling a home in the South Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, or Santa Cruz area, I can enthusiastically recommend Scott.

My wife and I needed to find a home near Santa Cruz and move in within 2 months. It was our first home buying experience, yet I had done a lot of research on what steps I needed to take. I knew finding a good real estate team was critical. After our first meeting with Scott, we knew he was the right person. He started by really listening to what our goals were and then he helped us narrow down our target home criteria by showing us multiple types of properties in different areas. Once we zeroed in on our goal, he and his team were extremely proactive in finding us properties to look at and showing them to us. In the meantime, he connected us with a superstar loan officer, so when we found the home we wanted the financial skids were greased. We ended up getting our first and only house we put an offer on at a killer loan rate. We outcompeted other offers due to the Poncetta Team’s profess…

My wife and I needed to find a home near Santa Cruz and move in within 2 months. It was our first home buying experience, yet I had done a lot of research on what steps I needed to take. I knew finding a good real estate team was critical. After our first meeting with Scott, we knew he was the right person. He started by really listening to what our goals were and then he helped us narrow down our target home criteria by showing us multiple types of properties in different areas. Once we zeroed in on our goal, he and his team were extremely proactive in finding us properties to look at and showing them to us. In the meantime, he connected us with a superstar loan officer, so when we found the home we wanted the financial skids were greased. We ended up getting our first and only house we put an offer on at a killer loan rate. We outcompeted other offers due to the Poncetta Team’s professional offer package. I didn’t see it firsthand, but I am sure Scott’s down-to-earth demeanor and negotiation skills played a large role in our success, in addition to his long-time experience working in the Santa Cruz County area. Scott was very friendly and responsive throughout the entire process, which made the experience less stressful. We were able to move into our new home by our target deadline and absolutely love the house and neighborhood.

Our family just purchased our first house during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott is knowledgeable and has a great team, and I especially like to thank one of his team members who helped us a lot in the whole process. Honestly, we don't think any other agent would have taken better care of us in terms of buying a home. We are truly demanding buyers and had a long list of requirements with a limited budget, which made it difficult to find an ideal house in our desired neighborhood. Yet Scott took our requirements seriously and guided us throughout the house-hunting process. When we looked at houses with him he always gave us feedback and pointed out some issues we would have overlooked. A couple of houses that we were outbid eventually were sold at what Scott had predicted, which shows his knowledge of the real estate market. Scott is also extremely patient and is genuine and sincere. Our rel…

Our family just purchased our first house during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott is knowledgeable and has a great team, and I especially like to thank one of his team members who helped us a lot in the whole process. Honestly, we don't think any other agent would have taken better care of us in terms of buying a home. We are truly demanding buyers and had a long list of requirements with a limited budget, which made it difficult to find an ideal house in our desired neighborhood. Yet Scott took our requirements seriously and guided us throughout the house-hunting process. When we looked at houses with him he always gave us feedback and pointed out some issues we would have overlooked. A couple of houses that we were outbid eventually were sold at what Scott had predicted, which shows his knowledge of the real estate market. Scott is also extremely patient and is genuine and sincere. Our relationship did not end when our escrow closed. From time to time we still throw questions to him and he is always responsive. We highly recommend Scott!

Scott was very thorough, professional, and knowledgeable about the area and the current state of the real estate market. He was very easy to work with and was on the same wavelength as me in terms of pricing and marketing the home. His team did a great job of getting the property prepared and staged, and guiding me through the process of filling out the many forms necessary to prepare for the sale. The pricing strategy was done very successfully and we got several offers above to ask in a matter of days. We had a difficult situation with the first prospective buyer who backed out late in the escrow process, and Scott gave good advice as we navigated through that issue and eventually had to remarket the property again, with a proper sale happening just a few days after putting it back on the market, for essentially the same price as the buyer who backed out. I would be happy to recommend …

Scott was very thorough, professional, and knowledgeable about the area and the current state of the real estate market. He was very easy to work with and was on the same wavelength as me in terms of pricing and marketing the home. His team did a great job of getting the property prepared and staged, and guiding me through the process of filling out the many forms necessary to prepare for the sale. The pricing strategy was done very successfully and we got several offers above to ask in a matter of days. We had a difficult situation with the first prospective buyer who backed out late in the escrow process, and Scott gave good advice as we navigated through that issue and eventually had to remarket the property again, with a proper sale happening just a few days after putting it back on the market, for essentially the same price as the buyer who backed out. I would be happy to recommend Scott and his team to anyone in the area looking to sell (or buy) a home.