Business Details
18 Years
experience
Your Trusted Real Estate Partner in Cambridge, MA
Founded in 2008, 4 Buyers Real Estate has established itself as the longest continuously operating exclusive buyers agency serving Somerville, Cambridge, and surrounding areas. Our mission centers on empowering clients to secure the right home for their financial circumstances through expert guidance and unwavering advocacy. As a team of dedicated buyer specialists, we prioritize client interests above all else, offering personalized support that spans from initial consultations to closing. Our agents collaborate seamlessly, combining decades of collective experience in real estate, architecture, and client service to deliver exceptional outcomes. We distinguish ourselves by refusing to represent sellers, ensuring our loyalty remains solely with buyers throughout the home-purchasing journey.Our approach emphasizes education, transparency, and ethical practices, helping clients navigate complex market dynamics with confidence. With a proven track record of saving clients over $750,000 last year alone, we combine local market expertise with a commitment to long-term client relationships. Our team members bring diverse professional backgroundsfrom technology education to constructionthat enrich our ability to address clients' unique needs. We maintain rigorous standards of professionalism, adhering to principles of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and accountability in every transaction. Through consistent communication and tailored strategies, we ensure clients make informed decisions aligned with their personal and financial goals.
Services
Buyer Representation
Home Inspection Guidance
Mortgage Process Education
Closing Assistance
Market Analysis
Negotiation Strategy
Property Evaluation
Transaction Coordination
Buyer Education
Local Market Insights
Details
- Year established: 2008
Highlights and features
- We exclusively represent buyers, ensuring undivided loyalty throughout the purchasing process
- Our team combines 20+ years of collective real estate experience with specialized expertise
- We saved clients over $750,000 in the past year through strategic negotiations
- Agents maintain ongoing education in local market dynamics and property evaluation
- Our client-first approach has earned consistent positive referrals from satisfied buyers
What people say
Best part of the process
Feel confident in choices
No pressure recommendations
Expert market knowledge
Exceptional communication
Services
Buyer Representation
Our exclusive buyer representation service provides dedicated advocacy throughout the home-purchasing process. We help clients identify properties matching their specific criteria, negotiate optimal terms, and navigate complex transactions. Our agents combine market expertise with personalized guidance to ensure informed decision-making.
Market Analysis
We deliver comprehensive market analysis to help buyers understand property values, neighborhood trends, and investment potential. Our data-driven approach incorporates local sales history, current inventory, and emerging market patterns to support strategic purchasing decisions aligned with clients' financial goals.
Negotiation Strategy
Our negotiation strategy service develops tailored approaches for each transaction based on property condition, market dynamics, and seller motivations. We advocate for clients' interests while maintaining professional relationships, aiming to secure favorable terms without compromising transaction integrity.
Transaction Coordination
We coordinate all aspects of the real estate transaction from offer submission to closing. This includes managing timelines, facilitating communication between parties, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Our systematic approach minimizes stress and helps achieve smooth, timely closings.
Buyer Education
Our buyer education service provides resources and guidance to help clients understand real estate processes, property evaluation, and market conditions. We empower clients with knowledge about home maintenance, financing options, and long-term investment considerations to support confident decision-making.
People
Dave Twombly
Principal Broker/Owner
Principal Broker with 15+ years of real estate experience, specializing in buyer representation. Former sales executive with expertise in architecture and client service. Graduated from Brandeis University, serving Cambridge-area clients since 2011.
Pearl Emmons
Exclusive Buyers Broker
Fine arts-educated broker with 15 years of technology education experience. Specializes in evaluating home design and layout. Provides patient, thoughtful guidance through the home-buying process while managing a household with multiple pets.
Alex Lacroix
Exclusive Buyers Broker
Former managing broker with experience overseeing 20+ agents. Landscape business background informs practical home evaluation skills. Specializes in assessing older Massachusetts housing stock and renovation potential while balancing family responsibilities.
Michaela Driscoll
Exclusive Buyers Agent
Boston-area specialist with blue-collar roots and hands-on construction knowledge. Developed market expertise through family plumbing business experience. Focuses on helping clients understand property values and community impacts in Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Questions
What areas do you serve?
We specialize in Somerville, Cambridge, and surrounding Massachusetts communities with in-depth local market expertise.
How are you different from other real estate agents?
We exclusively represent buyers, never accept seller listings, and focus solely on protecting client interests throughout the purchasing process.
What services do you provide?
We offer complete buyer representation including property search, market analysis, negotiation, transaction coordination, and educational resources.
How do you get paid?
We receive standard buyer agent commissions from sellers, with no additional fees charged to our clients.
Can you help with financing questions?
While we don't provide financial advice, we connect clients with trusted local lenders and explain mortgage process requirements.
What happens after we find a home?
We guide you through inspection negotiations, coordinate with attorneys, and manage all details to ensure a smooth closing process.
Reviews (5)
Brad S.
Dec 22, 2021
Report
Can't say enough good things about 4Buyers, and in particular our agent Alex LaCroix. A former landscaper and self-described "house nerd", he always knew what to look for when we saw a house, and was quick to respond to questions via text or email. Plus 4Buyers has a payment structure that doesn't link the agent's commission to the sale price, so your agent has no incentive to get you anything but the best deal on a house, and can act more like a consultant and less like a salesperson. We found a home that's perfect for us, and paid less for it than what the bank later
Andrea W.
Sep 23, 2021
Report
We worked with Pearl at 4Buyers and we had a wonderful experience. She is knowledgeable, super diligent, kind, and patient. She knows the market inside and out and she understands people. She had lots of great recommendations of contractors. She did absolutely everything she could to make sure that we got a house that was right for us. If we were being impulsive, she helped us slow down. If a house looked great on the surface but had some potential red flags in terms of repairs it would need, she helped us think about that clearly... And even navigated our internal differing perspectives. She helped
Jessica A.
Jul 31, 2021
Report
Dave, Rona and the rest of the 4Buyers Team were absolutely incredible. We purchased the perfect home for us and we're sure it wouldn't have been possible without Dave Twombly. We spent two years looking, partly because it was a crazy market, partly because we were super picky. COVID hit in the middle of it. I'm pretty sure we would have thrown any other agent off a cliff after that long, but we actually grew to like Dave more and more as time went on, which is good, since we saw him more than most of our friends as he patiently went to countless showings with us. We never felt
Allyson Goose
Jul 20, 2021
Report
Positive:Professionalism,Responsiveness
Dave helped us buy a place we love! We appreciated his knowledge of the North Cambridge neighborhood and his help navigating the decision-making process, including whether a home was a good fit for us, offer contingencies, financing, and closing timelines. I recommend him highly.
Dave helped us buy a place we love! We appreciated his knowledge of the North Cambridge neighborhood and his help navigating the decision-making process, including whether a home was a good fit for us, offer contingencies, financing, and closing timelines. I recommend him highly.
Liz S.
Jul 13, 2021
Report
Alex Lacroix not only helped us find the perfect house in a really tough market, but made the process fun and interesting. He is incredibly knowledgeable about houses and the home buying process, and felt like a true partner throughout the entire journey. We learned so much about how to assess and maintain houses just by walking through them with him, and his easygoing manner took so much of the stress out of it. He always let us lead, giving helpful advice and opinions, but never pushy. He is the exact opposite of the stereotypical "agent" personality I expected, and such a refreshing
