TL;DR: Ari is an honest, kind, patient, efficient, wise and knowledgeable agent. He is a joy to…read morework with and I would highly recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home, condo, etc in the Los Angeles area.
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As a first-time home buy on an entry level budget in a hyper competitive market Ari was truly the superpower in our home buying process. When we were looking for houses, I knew Ari would always give us his honest, no BS opinion, and we never felt pressured or rushed. I genuinely knew he always had our best interest at heart and I deeply valued his opinion on what is a very expensive, serious investment.
We spent about 6 months seriously looking at houses, and we saw probably 15-20 homes during that time. As we were house hunting during COVID times, we would only go to see homes that we were serious about, and thought we had a chance of purchasing. Los Angeles is a crazy, wild west of a market and homes would often get 20+ offers. True insanity. Ari was so knowledgeable about the market, was super upfront and realistic with us, and helped us to craft competitive, creative offers to give us an extra edge. He also encouraged us to write a heartfelt letter to go with each offer, and in speaking to the seller after we closed, I found out this was a huge factor in why the sellers chose us.
Ultimately, we put in offers on 5 homes before we found the one. Throughout the entire process Ari was patient, organized, communicative and went above and beyond in taking the time to explain the ins and outs of the multitude of contracts, paperwork, disclosures, addendums, inspections, questions and concerns we had. He was extremely efficient, has such a speedy turn around time, was always on top of things, all while being kind, gracious and genuine. Ari helped to make an experience that I've heard can be extremely stressful feel so seamless, straight forward, and easy. In fact, he was so on top of things and our escrow was so smooth, that we were able to close within 26 days!!!!
If I ever was to sell or buy a house in the future, I would have no hesitation in working with Ari. He is a gem of a human and I'm lucky to have had him on my side!