I purchased my current home with Rainmaker about a decade ago! Alex paired me with the right…read moreperson on his team to work with. I always felt I could go to either of them with questions and concerns. Through the years, we've stayed loosely in touch. Recently I asked Alex his thoughts on a second property, sharing my concerns and parameters. He had/has really good ideas, has experience with handling different situations, and I didn't/don't feel at all pressured to purchase. When it comes, hoping the second time goes just as well!

We never thought we could get the dream home after seeing the massive traffic at the open house,…read morebut Yao Li made the impossible happen! She is incredibly knowledgeable, strategic, and resourceful, navigating this competitive market with expertise. Her support didn't stop at closing--the unexpected and valuable after-sale service (including offering resources & connections to help fix small issues) truly sets her apart. We are immensely grateful and feel lucky to have had her as our agent.

A big thanks to Mini and Kuljeet for executing a very well organized plan in selling my mother's…read morehome in the family over 50 years. We were able to maximize the value in the short time frame that we were faced with. Couldn't have been done better. The house was prepared nicely for the showings and markting directed to a new owner/user as opposed to taking the quick developer money. Thanks again 5 stars all the way.

When it came time to sell our home in Los Altos, we wondered if our choice of agent would really…read morehave much of an impact on the outcome of our home sale. We also wondered what level of service we could expect from a real estate agent for the commission we would be paying. Our decision to choose Mini as our agent had a huge impact on the outcome we achieved. The selling agent service we received turned out to be an excellent value, paying for itself many times over. The sale price we received was 10% higher than an estimate we got from another agent we were considering. The whole process of home preparation, marketing, and sale, were orchestrated for our convenience and profit. Mini and her operational partner Kuljeet laid out a timeline and managed all the vendors on time and on budget. The final escrow was completed as predicted- almost to the day! We found Mini and Kuljeet enjoyable to work with- professional and cordial, genuinely engaging with us towards our goal. No agent is going to be a perfect match for all situations, but we are thankful that we included Mini in the group of prospective agents we spoke to.

We happily recommend Mike and his team at Troyer & Cabot! We worked with them on the sale of my…read moremom's townhome after she passed away. The first meeting we had with them we knew this was the team to work with. They have extensive knowledge of my mom's townhome community of Cuernavaca in Mountain View. From day one, everything about managing the sale was so seamless. The staging that was done was incredible (thank you Emily - from their group!) and after one weekend of open houses, the townhome had many offers, well over asking. The best thing about Mike was that he is so personable and nice, extremely good at communicating and was so patient with our many questions during the sale process. Without a doubt, if you need a realtor in their area, call the Troyer & Cabot group!

I am happy to recommend the Troyer and Cabot team. Everyone we worked with in this group was…read moreoutstanding in terms of communication and professionalism. Their advice for renovation and staging was spot on and we had several offers over asking for our condo. All paperwork was handled in a timely and flawless way. We are very happy with the sale and grateful to have worked with this team of experts.

Kathy was my 8th grade English and History teacher at Egan Junior High in Los Altos. When I…read morediscovered she was now a Realtor in Los Altos I was very excited to work with her because if she was as great of a Realtor as she was as a teacher, I knew I'd be in exceptional hands as well as extremely pleased with the results! SPOILER ALERT: she was fantastic. Buying a home can be a very stressful and challenging experience. However, Kathy put me at ease throughout the entire process. I was astounded by her deep knowledge of the area, and the real estate world in general. Not only is Kathy and her team wonderful to work with, they have a ton of solid recommendations for inspectors, contractors, mortgage brokers etc. I really can't say enough good things about Kathy. If you are looking for an authentic, hard working and expert Realtor, Kathy should be your first choice!

I have worked with many realtors through the years and have never met one quite like Kathy…read moreBridgman. We only had a few weeks to get our home in Los Altos Hills ready to go to market and we were stressed out when we met Kathy, but her team swooped in and we were instantly relieved. The entire team was incredible to work with - knowledgeable, professional, and efficient. They really know the market. Within a two week period, she was able to bring in painters, handymen, inspectors, whatever we needed. She managed the whole process flawlessly. We had heard great things about Kathy's offer and negotiation process, but seeing it in person was really something! I'm thrilled by the outcome, but a little sad I no longer have a reason to work with Kathy and her exceptional team. Kathy is hands down the best in the business.

Nancy is a top notch, full service realtor. We recently purchased a home in Los Altos, and we…read morefound her expertise invaluable. She is very knowledgeable, honest, straight forward, reliable, and not in the least bit pushy. She really is a pleasure to work with. Nancy combined her understanding of our desired home features with her knowledge of Los Altos neighborhoods, schools and city building codes, ideal lot dimensions, home remodel-ability, etc. to give us great advice. The market was in a newish downward trend at the time we were looking. Nancy recognized this and suggested we bid under list. We did, and we got the house we wanted at a fair price! Once we closed escrow, Nancy continued her quality service by organizing estimates and booking services such as new carpet installation, roofing and tree trimming services and a handyman. She has great contacts that provide excellent and reliable service. This made our move in process seemless and very low stress! Highly recommend working with Nancy to find your next home!

I contacted Nancy for her opinion on sell & buy, vs. remodel decision. She gave us her honest…read moreadvise, to recommend us to remodel, instead of sell & buy. She even comes to our house to give me additional advise on remodeling. She is trust worthy. I definitely recommend her if you are looking for a real estate agent. James

When we started the search for our first home, we had no idea where to even begin. Thankfully we…read morefound David and Cathy who walked us through every step of the way and truly went above and beyond what we expected from them. They worked tirelessly through late nights, even holidays to help us close on our home in San Jose. They even helped with all of the renovations we needed, even before we closed- from recommending vendors to scheduling meetings. They know the market extremely well and helped us navigate everything--from making strong offers to negotiating--without unnecessary stress. The whole process felt smooth because we trusted them completely. We are so grateful to have worked with David, Cathy and the whole team and will definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking for the best team to help navigate this crazy Bay Area market!

We meet David and Cathy at their office in Los Altos. They were friendly and no pressure. They…read moreasked us where we were looking (Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas), budget, must haves in a home, etc. They gave us a book that covers the basics of purchasing a home and includes a timeline for closing. They connected us to the Compass website to view home listings that fit our descriptions. They created a group text chat, so we can ask them questions at anytime. The next day, we were already viewing homes. Every single weekend for about a month, David and Cathy would show us homes. They pointed out things that we didn't notice, and helped us avoid homes that look good in the listings but had big and little problems. Some things they pointed out were cracks in foundation, uneven flooring, and David's astute nose detected faint cooking odors that's hard to get rid of. Cathy would go over disclosures and inspections reports almost page by page, explaining what's normal and what's not. When we finally found a home that we were ready to make a offer, David and Cathy worked quickly and aggressively to help us win the bid despite there being several other offers. They were there every step of the way. When signing our closing documents, Cathy was present to answer any questions. Even the notary commented that many agents are not there during signing. As first time homebuyers, we were clueless about home ownership, but they made us feel at ease. Thank you for helping us find our first home!

We learnt about Nick from our friends, who shared very positive experience working with him during…read moretheir home buying phase. We were new to home buying experience and were also not sure about requirements in the beginning. Nick worked with us very patiently and stayed curious on our needs, also shared very good insights on what are the typical needs of a family of our size and phase. It helped us clarify better on what we need. Eventually, we could get a house at the best price possible in the market, with great location(I must say we were ourselves not thinking several dimensions of our own needs as well as projection of property value in coming years) and quality. Our relationship with Nick did not end in finding the house, he has been very helpful in figuring out with us what other improvements we can do to make our experience better in the house, helped us find a good setup to rent our previous place, as well as always sharing great insights of the market and other improvements. If I have to ever buy/sell any property, I am doubtlessly going to work with Nick on the basis of his market research, skills he possess to learn the needs, help he provide in figuring out requirements and improving the experience for living in the house or using the property. We recommended Nick to several other friends and family, all of them enjoyed working with him!

This realtor... what a disappointment of someone to be involved with…read more This subpar realtor represented the seller in a housing transaction, in which disclosures that should have been made were not. Why not? Who knows, maybe this subpar realtor didn't think they should be. Maybe the realtor is incompetent. Maybe this maybe that. I don't know, but as the realtor he is sort of supposed to know, you know, how to sell a house. So this house is sold, and there's some major lack of functionality. The buyers notice this because it's glaringly obvious and you'd have to either be stupid beyond reason or willfully ignoring it not to see it. And rightfully they demand the seller fix this. Nickolas French decides to do this, but in the most unprofessional and frustrating way possible. This incompetent realtor calls an incompetent plumber, and my guess is says something along the lines of "please do a really slow, frustrating job, don't communicate, and have bad results". And again, how I envision it happening, the incompetent plumbers agree with this incompetent realtor Nickolas French and do just that. There are so many realtors in the area. So, so many. Do yourself a favor and don't be involved with this one. And if you are buying from sellers represented by this realtor, well, all I can say is do your due diligence to a higher degree than you'd normally expect to, and keep your eyes open for anything shady. Also note the "not recommended reviews" include this realtor doing the same thing. Sounds like the playbook is well established.

We sold and bought a house with Michael Galli and his team and the experience was terrific !!…read more Let's start with the selling. We had interviewed two realtors before Michael, while both were competent and I am sure they would have done a reasonable job, they were missing the spark of enthusiasm and excitement of someone who truly loves their job and is great at it. The afternoon I called Michael he came immediately the same day. His enthusiasm for the job was infectious, he came up with a list of changes which would improve the house value. Clearing up the front yard, replanting grass in the back and the front yard. What flowers to put. What fencing to put, what interior / exterior paints to use which will resonate with most buyers. What lights etc. In a period of days and at a reasonable cost they were done and the house looked much better. Michael has a team working with him listing agent, contractors, land scapers, custodians, operations manager, stagers all of whom are super quick at their job and their vendors are all very reliable. The listing agent Bri apart from other things did a wonderful intro video to the house. The custodian Mani did a wonderful job in keeping the house amazingly spotless clean and did a lot of innumerable things like cleaning the hot tub, naming all the fruit trees, making a drawing in the chalkboard in the kids bedroom. Ola did a lot of day to day communication. She was on top of any message and had an amazing fast turn around time given any requirement. The proof of the pudding was in the selling. It was on the market for less than a week and we sold the house above our initial expectations.They kept everything in stellar condition till close and we closed on time. Won't think twice before hiring them again for the next time I have to sell. Coming to the buy side. Michael has a nose for what to look for in a house. Maybe houses which looked good to us Michael gave us sound reasons why it may not be great to live in however good it looks, and has all the bells and whistles. We zeroed in on a house which fit all our requirements and his team did a great job in understanding the demand and the pricing. Even post purchase Michael and team have very helpful advice on things which can be improved before moving in and also help us find the right vendors for the improvements we are making. I would recommend going with Michael Galli and Team for a stress free and rewarding home selling/buying journey in the Bay Area.

Michael, Patti, Anna, Jen, Ola and the whole Galli team is an absolute pleasure to work with. They…read moreare setting a new standard in what a real estate agent should do to be on your side through the process. Their relationships and their experience in helping find you a home helped us buy our dream home in Los Altos. We beat 9 other offers and only won because sellers trusted our buying team over the others in the bidding process.

We were first-time homebuyers purchasing from out of state, and working with Claire was the best…read moredecision we could've made. She made the entire process so much easier and less stressful than we expected. Claire took the time to do detailed virtual tours, answered all of our many questions, and connected us with a great network of trusted vendors. She walked us through all the legal paperwork l, house inspections, and explained everything clearly, which gave us so much peace of mind. Most importantly, she really listened to what we were looking for and helped us find a great family home in a safe neighborhood that truly fits our needs. Claire is knowledgeable, responsive, patient, and genuinely cares about her clients. We felt like we had a true partner in this process, and we are so grateful for her support. We highly recommend Claire to anyone -- especially first-time buyers.

We were referred to Claire from a mutual friend when our father moved into an assisted living…read morefacility and decided to rent out his home of fifty years. Right from the start, Claire was beyond professional, knowledgeable, transparent and personable. She had valuable information and resources and provided us all with any and all the information needed, answered any questions that came up, and did all this in a very timely manner. She gave options and suggestions, but never pushed anything at all. She got the house ready to rent, listed and rented in record time with great quality work and above asking price. I would recommend Claire to anyone looking to buy, sell or rent their home. Her attention to detail and the care she puts into her work are refreshing and a gift!! We are so grateful to have had her help during what could have been a very stressful process.

Choosing a home is one of the biggest and most difficult decisions in life, and it's so important…read moreto have professionals you can truly trust -- people who will guide you through every step, answer all your questions, and never let you down. That's exactly why we chose Andy and Lori! We are an immigrant family who had absolutely no idea how the home buying process works in the USA. We didn't know the laws, the steps, or what to expect, and honestly, we were afraid of running into dishonest people without having the right support. That's why, based on a recommendation from a friend, we reached out to Andy and Lori. From our very first phone call, we knew we wanted to work with them. We had countless questions, and our process took quite a long time, but throughout the entire journey they treated us with patience, understanding, and genuine care. They were always ready to help and answer every single one of our questions -- even the silly ones. We are incredibly grateful to Andy and Lori for helping us find our dream home. We truly appreciate all of their hard work, dedication, and support. Our home brings us joy every single day, and we couldn't have done it without them. Thank you so much, Andy and Lori!

As first-time homebuyers, we couldn't have asked for a better experience than working with Andy and…read moreLori. They were incredibly patient, taking the time to explain every step of the process and making sure we felt confident in our decisions. What we appreciated most was that they never felt pushy; it was clear they cared more about us finding the right home than just making a sale. Everything was handled 'by the book,' and their professional communication with the seller's realtor was undoubtedly what helped get our offer through in a competitive market. We are so happy with our new home and will definitely be reaching out to Andy and Lori again when it's eventually time to sell!