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We went with reali mainly for the…
We went with reali mainly for the bridge loan using their trade in program. There is still some growing pains and lack of communication in their processes that need smoothing out. As an example we received 3 notices for the inspections for the home we were purchasing, that was fine. A day or two later we received notices for the home inspections on our home, wait a minute. Nobody ever contacted us about being ready for the home inspections, which we weren't, had to reschedule them for 30 days later, communication was would of saved confusion and extra time on my part. We originally went with reali loans, let's just say we we ended up going with our credit union for the loan and it wasn't for a better rate, too many issues with that part of reali. Sherie Corsello was our agent, very professional, especially helping buy and sell a home during a pandemic which is uncharted territory. My recommendation is to always get everything in writing, had a discrepancy at the end and I'm real glad I had the information in an email trail. It would of been nice if reail had 1 project coordinator (especially for trade-ins where you're using all their sub-divisions) you could go to for all questions and they could route it to the correct reali person, they have too many cooks in their kitchen. I'm sure they will iron out all the rough spots and it will be smoother in the future.
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Abel is such an amazing agent who is…Awesome
Abel is such an amazing agent who is patient and informative. Always polite and tactical in navigating through difficult situations. You won't go wrong with such an experienced agent who is well versed with all real estate related matters ranging from insurance, home sales, escrow, negotiations on offers and a variety of other REAL related transactions. Most of all, Abel knows when to execute, negotiate and recalibrate transactions. Very informative and experienced. For sure, you wont regret!
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Abel Simonyan is a top notch realtor…
Abel Simonyan is a top notch realtor who is highly integrious, hardworking, knowledgeable and an excellent negotiator who gets results. For example, because of Abel’s excellent marketing and negotiating skills, I was able to sell my house for $20K above my list price. Abel was so attentive to my needs as a client that he made me feel like I was his ONLY client. Most importantly, I felt very safe with him. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he would protect my interests because of his high level of integrity. All of these qualities coupled with his extraordinary sense of humor made the selling of my home stress-free and surprisingly enjoyable. I now feel like apart of Abel’s family. Therefore, I highly recommend Abel to anyone looking for a realtor who knows his stuff and delivers such a high level of customer service. He was truly a joy to work with.
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Reali is the BEST!!!
We had an awesome experience working with our agent Kathy Bradford. I can’t say enough about how smoothly everything went because if her expertise. She was so friendly and kind and especially patient with us. She kept in touch with us and was always willing to respond quickly with answers to any questions we had. We would without a doubt recommend the Reali team!!! Thank you all so much!!!
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Great Service, very profesional
I would like to draw your attention to the excellent service I got while getting into the selling process of my property. The listing agent, Abel Simonyan, professionally took care of the sale and handled the challenges we have along the process. Once we signed the initial agreement, we found out that we have a water leak that prevented us from going on. He handled the crisis in front of the buyer's agent and the buyer, helped me with the urgent renovation we had to perform and controlled all aspects of the process until we safely reached the Closing Date. Thanks a lot for this professional service Best Regards Haim
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Ron Laserna
Ron Laserna I first met with Ron probably a year ago through Zillow. He is very professional and knowledgeable about Bay Area real estate market. He did his best to show me each and every house in the market I choose to see. He is very flexible, so I could go and see the houses with him after my office work. After one year of searching we found the house we like. Thank you Ron. I recommend Ron as one of the Best Real Estate Agent in Bay Area!! Regards, Sam
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They're cheap and you get what you pay for.
Given the price point you do get what you pay for. If you use them it's going to require some work on your part to call and schedule cleaners, stagers, gardeners, etc. They don't handle that. This wasn't a problem for me but something to be aware of. My issue though is that they are driven to make a sale as fast as possible because they have no incentive to get you more money. They act in the interest of the buyer more than the seller to push to sell fast no matter the price. We had a complicated situation with solar and they wanted nothing to do with it. We lost 33k because of this and their response was basically, "that's unfortunate." I wish we had gone with a traditional agency to help us through this as it was a huge strain on my family and not worth the money we saved by choosing them.
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I'm a Loan Officer and been in the…
I'm a Loan Officer and been in the mortgage business for 17 years. Reali's business model is the future and I'm surprised it's not more popular. We closed on our home about a month ago and Reali sent us $7,212 for using their services. There is plenty of ways for us to use the extra cash. Dena was our agent and she was amazing. She helped us identify when sellers we're covering up bigger problems. She was very knowledgeable about the market in the area we're looking and she made herself available in a pintch. She even talked the seller into crediting us $5,000 toward our closing costs after we made the initial offer. Our transaction coordinator was Mary and she came off as being new to the industry. However she worked quickly whenever things became urgent. The biggest con to this organization is the lack of communication. I felt like I needed to do some hand holding in order to keep things moving but it was well worth it for $7,212. I recommend this company to everyone.
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Carmit Benbaruh with Reali.
During the process of purchasing my first home, Carmitt who works at Reali was extremely helpful. She made herself available via phone and met me at the property. She was very pleasant, kind, and affable. She was also able to help me in making my decision to purchase my first home and also provided insight regarding the offer I had in mind. I hope that next time I buy a home or know of a love one who might be interested in a home we can have Carmit and Reali to help.
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Reali and agent Ron Laserna
Ron is hands down the best agent one could hope for. We were first time home buyers and new to Bay area. We both are recently married and we were looking for a perfect house that we could call our home. There were many constrains on commute, look and feel of the house, location, price etc. Ron has been the perfect person for the job. He was patient while we were trying to find the right place and constraints that work for us. Gave great suggestions on what is a good locality is and what is not, which can be changed later and which cannot be etc. As you know Bay area housing can get crazy in terms of the demand, the large number of offers and the time in which a listed house gets sold. When we bought our house, it was a week or less with half a dozen to dozen offers per house. In such a situation, timing and making a clean offer makes all the difference. Ron was always available to show the house anytime during the week as soon as the house becomes available, patient when we kept rejecting a bunch of them, and was very knowledgeable when it came to making an offer. He knew exactly what would get us the house. Whether we need changes in the amount or the contingencies or add more incentives or write a clean offer, he was key in getting the house when we like something. Reali, the agency Ron works with is amazing in this as well. It gives back around 1.5% cashback or makes u put an all cash offer (after checking your credit etc.) So it's a one stop shop, where you, the agent and loan officer can work together to make the best offer. As per our house that we bought, We loved it as soon as we saw it. But it was a hot home. In the end, it had 12 contingent offers with two/three more than our price. Ron along with reali put in a really good clean all cash offer which made us get the house. We also included a personalized letter on why we loved the house and what it means on Ron's suggestion and it worked out well for us. The whole experience after we entered the contract was also very seamless and he was also very knowledgeable about any fixes or things we need to do to the house we just bought. Highly recommend Ron and Reali for any housing needs you may have. We wouldn't have found a house we both loved in such a short time with such hassle free experience.