I have worked with Igor on 2 home purchases and 1 home sale. Each time he did an excellent job. He truly cared about me finding the best home for my needs rather than making a quick sale. I was ready to make an offer on the very first condo I saw, but he talked me out of it saying that we can find a much better place. He could have just gone with it and make a super quick deal. He is also very strategic about how to place an offer and beat other buyer. And even though it took us several tries before our offer was finally accepted, he worked really hard to make it happen. He was very responsive and acted very quick when bidding wars stated in competitive market. We were going head to head with another buyer and were placing bids in real time. He advised me on the final offer that the seller couldn't reject. Overall highly recommend. Great service, and he really cares about his clients. read more

Highly Highly recommended. Igor will save your time and energy with his efficient systematic approach. He is very responsive, friendly, knowledgable, trustworthy and very smart. - many times Igor tried to convince us not to approach a home after his initial homework. This is so important in this market with low supply. - narrow down areas based on our need so we don't waste time looking at things out of our budget or compromise. - has a great sense of price and help avoid over bidding - goes beyond to help. always responsive read more

We bought a home in Los Altos with Igor in August 2021. He's definitely the best of best! It took us 6+ months for the entire journey, and Igor had been a great advisor all along the way. He gave a lot of thoughtful suggestions, including floor plans, lot structure, house conditions, location and etc. We learned a lot from Igor on how to assess detailed values of a house. And he was always super patient and being totally honest with his opinion even though oftentimes this might mean us passing on a potential bid. In hot markets like Bay Area this year, Igor is able to read the situations well and always gives very accurate guesses on final prices. Though it took us a long time to finally get an accepted offer, we've always been very close to the top bidding price or we'd pass knowing confidently where the final price will land. This is super valuable in such competitive markets. Highly recommend anyone who's looking to buy a house in the bay area! And definitely we want to work with Igor again if there is another chance in the future! read more

My husband and I recently purchased our first home with the help of Igor, and we couldn't be more thrilled. He was very attentive throughout the entire process, and never shied away from answering difficult questions, even if we needed to ask them more than once. Even though we changed our criteria a few times, Igor always showed up with a smile (and a clever joke, which we always appreciated) and was more than happy to assist us through this process. Igor also has very good intuition and knows the market well. We never felt like there was something he couldn't help us with, and often pointed our attention to little things we would miss/should consider here and there. Even after we are settling into the home and the transaction is over, Igor is still attentive with little questions here and there as we get fully situated. I'm confident we will continue to keep in touch with Igor in the future as our property needs change, and would highly recommend him for any home buyer/seller. read more

We bought our first home with Igor, and he made it an excellent experience the whole way through. Igor has a very unique and effective approach. It was clear his top priority was always making sure we found the best home within our constraints, and I'm sure that owning his own business gives him the freedom to focus on long-term success (rather than making a "quick sale"). From comparing stories about realtors with our friends, many things stuck out to us that were different in Igor's approach. He encouraged us to take our time and not treat active inventory as our only option, but wait for better-than-average options to become available. He also had very high standards (higher than ours in many cases!) and encouraged us to skip homes that required compromises that he felt we didn't need to make. In the end, he was totally right as we were able to get a much better home than many of the ones we would have made compromises for. On top of all that, Igor was very knowledgeable about the local market, he was always quick to respond to questions with complete answers and helpful context, and he was very good at estimating sales prices (very important in the tight market). Overall, we recommend Igor without hesitation, and would definitely use him again if the need arises. read more

Igor has poor emotional intelligence, which is not good in a people business. He is insulting and very judgemental. I wouldn't use Igor to buy or sell a home. He needs to develop much better soft skills. Otherwise, he's going to scare buyers away if he represents your home. And if you want to buy a home in a competitive bidding situation, I'm not sure he is going to be the one to put you in a good light. He doesn't listen very well. But hopefully he will improve. read more

Igor is an awesome real estate agent. He is trustworthy, reliable, and always willing to go above and beyond for his clients. I always know that I can get good advice and a real answer from him (even if it doesn't benefit him). He always responds to our questions immediately and always does his research on the house and the surrounding areas. Highly recommended! read more

We have bought two homes in San Jose, CA with Igor now and love working with him! Best in the Bay Area, CA! Very detailed, great negotiator and delivers!!! A+++ read more

We worked with Igor when we sold our house in 2015, and now again for our second purchase in 2018. We had a great experience the first time, but the second time was even better. He is extremely trustworthy, thorough, data-driven and a really pleasant and friendly person to work with. He works with the best interest of his clients in mind. In our case, he never pushed us into a purchase and, in fact, dissuaded us from rushing into it. For one of the houses we were interested in, he warned us that it was overpriced in his opinion. We were ready to overbid, but decided to wait, and he was right -- it sold for exactly what he thought it should go for. He also educated us on some other aspects that we had overlooked. For any house we shortlisted, he would always do extensive research and prepare the pros and cons of that property, in quick time. We were overseas when we started looking, so he would communicate to us over email in extensive detail, shoot videos of the houses we liked, and was available any time we wanted to talk to him. He understood our likes and dislikes well, and his guidance was critical in us being able to buy the house we ultimately bought and we are really happy with the purchase. He gave us great advise both in terms of pricing as well as softer qualitative aspects, such as street location, neighborhood, quality of construction and finishes, unforeseen future costs, etc. He continues to help us even after the purchase whenever we have any questions. He also works independently, which is a plus, since his incentives are not tied to a bigger real estate firm. I would strongly, highly, absolutely, wholeheartedly recommend working with him! :-) read more

This guy is the best realtor I have ever worked with. Smart, doesn't waste your time and has your best interest in mind always. I will recommend him to all my family and friends because he is just great at what he does! Thanks Igor for helping us find a home in this current market. read more

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Igor twice, and both times we were left satisfied. Super grateful to Igor for all the hard work and time he had put in for us! Originally we reached out to Igor when it was time to sell a home. We were quickly impressed with his in-depth knowledge of the local market and the listing price he helped us set led to a successful and fast sale. Throughout the process, Igor communicated well and kept us informed about the steps involved. He clearly identified the list of to-do's and arranged with his vendors to complete the tasks, sparing us any extra headache. At one point, he even took it upon himself to fix a window jam, which exceeded our expectations of what a realtor should do. So when it was time to buy a house, we immediately knew to reach out to Igor again. He was always honest and transparent, steering us away from anything that didn't fit our criteria or he knew wasn't a good deal. Igor was super patient and responsive to all of our inquiries and developments that ensued once we gave an offer. My husband was away during the closing time, so Igor made sure to take care of all the paperwork, eliminating any stress for me while I was tending to an infant. Just awesome! He is definitely a rare species in this industry and why I am positive you will not regret the decision to partner with such driven and proactive real estate agent! read more

After working with Igor for 6 months, I finally bought my first home. I am very happy with the experience. Igor is very professional. When I found a home that I was interested in, I would send him an email and he usually would reply within 2 hours, with his estimation based on comps, and caveats that I may easily miss, such as the home being under flight path. He would take time to visit the home and give me detailed feedback. As a first-time buyer, I was initially not quite sure about what I wanted. He was very educational and honest about the market when we first met. He never pushes me on anything, such as certain areas, home types, or lenders. He referred me to a mortgage broker, but he said I could switch to any lender any time, which I did. I changed my search criteria several times, and withdrew offers twice before they were accepted because I realized I didn't want those homes. Igor never had a problem with me changing my mind or plans. Igor is very reachable through email and phone, which is very important in this super hot market. The home that I finally bought was listed on Thursday, open on Saturday and the offer due was on Sunday. He was leaving for vacation on Friday. He managed to see the home on Thursday to give me feedback and estimation, and work with me closely to make the offer while he was out of town for vacation. There was one thing he did that I have to mention. Right before the offer deadline for that home, he asked me to consider lowering my offer price because he managed to get last-minute information about the bidding, and that saved me 20 grands! On the other hand, lowering the price lowers his commission, and in the worst case we may even lose the bid. While I may be a little upset about losing the home, he would have lost the whole commission when he was so close to it. I really appreciate that he did this mainly for my benefit. Highly recommended! read more

I worked with Igor for my first time home buying. He was fantastic. Guided me through the bay area's housing market esp. those cities I was interested in. He also had a high understanding on my needs -- allowing me to get closer to properties I'm looking for one at a time. Thanks to Igor, the home buying process wasn't stressful as I first imagined. My journey was overall smooth. Highly recommend you to work with him! read more

My husband and I worked with Igor to sell our house. Igor is very detailed and hard working: available on the phone for any questions or advice and thorough and easy to understand in his emails. His level of communication is on point. He adds a personal touch with his friendliness and sense of humor. He coached us through each aspect of the selling process so that we felt informed and comfortable every step of the way which helped us achieve a satisfactory agreement. Thank you Igor! read more

I cannot emphasize enough how helpful Igor was in buying our first home. He is very knowledgeable and thoughtful because he has a very long and successful career as both seller and buyer's agent in this area. When we finally found a condo we really loved and was within our budget, Igor was able to give us a breakdown of how much we should offer and roughly how likely we would get the condo if we submitted $X. We went with the most likely amount and it turned out to be very close to the next highest bid. This just shows Igor's ability to read the market accurately and get the best deal for your dream home. Above all, he is very responsive and I think this is the biggest distinguishing factor of being a good realtor. During our home purchase, we ran into a few minor issues (wire transfer for deposit not being transferred on time, loan rate not being finalized on time, etc). For each minor issue, we contacted Igor in panic and he responded within 15 minutes to give us the most satisfying and accurate answer that would calm us down. By the end, we felt like whatever issue came up, Igor could fix it for us. Surprisingly, a rather big issue came up on the day of signing. In response to COVID-19, the clerk's recording office shut down starting the day we were supposed to close. No one knew what to do because this was an unprecedented event. However, Igor quickly got on the phone to set up something among the escrow, loan officer, and himself to come up with a temporary solution. When it comes time to sell our condo and buy a new house, we will not hesitate a moment to contact Igor. read more

Igor is the most knowledgeable, patient, energetic realtor I have had the pleasure of working with. As our selling agent, he priced the unit perfectly based on reams of data. Based on his advice, we did a quick remodel and fixed only the right things while Igor provided all the guidance and I'm glad I listened to him as every penny spent was regained in multiples when the place sold. And when our home inspector discovered a problem with the electrical, Igor bravely showed up with his tools and just fixed the problem himself. What can this man not do!? As our buying agent Igor patiently steered us away from a multitude of mistakes.When we finally found the right place his thorough inspection revealed more than the official paid inspector walkthrough. The man is like crocodile dundee of real estate, tracking down problems before you even know they are there. I've seen him examine a hole in a door frame, deduce other problems and find them. THIS is what I expect from a world class realtor. Everyone has access to MLS, but not every realtor can notice subtle but important details and steer his clients away from future problems. The entire time I felt like I was in good hands, his communications frequent and thorough, his advice always on point and always steered us in the right direction. Buying a house is exhausting, Igor made it a breeze. read more

I strongly believe that Igor is the most patient and resourceful Real Estate agent in the Bay Area. I was very impressed with his knowledge of the Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay. He knew a lot of helpful information such as local school ratings, great places to eat and things one should avoid living next to (such as freeways and gas stations) I first began to look for a condo/town house in the Peninsula. Igor probably showed me 30-40 places. Being an extremely particular shopper I found faults with all. I then, started to move my search into the South Bay, but found that the places within my budget were atrocious. After realizing that I could get more for our money in the East Bay, I decided to change direction and look for houses in Pleasanton. Every Sunday for at least six weeks Igor took me to every possible open house that fit my category. I did not feel any pressure to make a purchase, in fact, Igor gave me advice to not purchase a property because it turns out that towards the middle of the house hunt, he knew what I wanted/needed before I was able to reach the same conclusion. When I finally found a house that was "the one" and was ready to put in an offer way over the asking price, Igor did his research and stopped me from doing so. The offer we submitted was under the asking price and ended I ended up getting the house at $5K below asking when I was willing to pay $30K over the asking price. I had a great experience working with Igor and I am extremely happy with the house I ended up buying! read more

What can I say about Igor that hasn't been said already? Whether you are a first-time buyer or a battle-hardened veteran, look no further - Igor is your man. In our case, we were looking to buy our first home in the SF-Peninsula area. Despite working out of Cupertino, Igor had no issue traveling to countless open houses between San Francisco and San Carlos, always accomodating our circumstances (Need to see a house late? No problem! Bringing a kid along? By all means!). Every house we saw was a learning experience as Igor pointed out non-obvious features, potential issues, and basically showered us with information (ask him about metes and bounds if you're in the mood for real estate trivia). The thing I appreciated the most was Igor's advice and opinions. I'm not a real estate pro, so I was wary of working with either passive agents, who would question none of my rookie decisions, or with aggressive ones, who would push me to close as soon as possible. I'm happy to report that Igor was neither. He informed us of options that we might not have initially considered without being pushy and he did not hesitate to tell us if he thought we were making a wrong move - again, no pressure applied. Detailed emails for each property we were interested in, informative conversations on seller psychology, insights into every step in the process (offers and mortgages are not scary after all!), and a bonus CD at the end with all of our documentation and the next steps neatly organized... we couldn't be happier! Igor is attentive to detail, punctual, professional, and knowledgeable - oh, and a really nice guy too :) read more

My husband and I worked with Igor to find and purchase our first home in Belmont. I would highly recommend working with him. Igor is incredibly patient and knowledgeable. He started by getting together with us to describe and explain the whole process in lots of detail and to find out what we were looking for. He set up several email reports for us that were a very helpful starting point for us and saved us a ton of time searching on Redfin. Unlike the spammish reports that other realtors have set up for us in the past, his were right on the money. In our search we covered a lot of ground both geographically and in terms of different types of places ranging from condos, townhomes to single family homes. Igor was always very patient and helped guide us in our decisions without ever being too pushy. He was always incredibly responsive and accessible via email and phone. He was also available to show us many properties that we were not able to see at open houses and answer our questions in great detail. He also advised us on how to handle multi-offer situations successfully. The escrow process itself was super smooth. Igor recommended great inspectors and there were no problems with any of the paperwork! Igor is a great person to work with and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy a home in the Bay Area! read more

Great guy, really seems knowledgable in what he does. Went out of his way to meet with my wife and me, and really took his time to explain us the current market trends and why or why not it would make sense to by a house at this time. Prior to the meeting he has done his research on schools and housing trends in the area that we were interested in, and over all was very prepared and helpful. Even though we decided not to buy a house right now, we would definitely come back to Igor when the time is right. read more

As a first-time buyer, the whole process could have been very stressful and overwhelming. Igor, however, made it a breeze. We spent a few month looking before we were ready to buy, and we never felt pressured to make any decisions that we weren't comfortable with. Once we found a place we wanted to buy, with Igor's help we were able to quickly come to an agreement with the seller and avoid potential bidding wars with other buyers. The escrow process was also quick and relatively painless. Igor was prompt to answer all of our questions and was always there to give us directions on what needs to be done next. The bottom line is that I'd definitely recommend RezRealty to friends and fellow Yelpers. read more

Igor was very patient and knowledgeable in my search for a town home or condo. He was excellent at finding places he thought I would be interested in, and made the process of searching for a home much easier then it usually is. I would definitely recommend Igor to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate! read more

Igor is a highly analytical, thoughtful, trustworthy and a committed realtor. I hardly write reviews, but recommending him because I found him to be an excellent thought partner and advisor during my search. + He never pushed us to bid on any house. On the contrary, he discouraged from bidding on many houses that I now realize would have been bad purchases + He brings a ton of data to the table. He took a highly analytical approach and helped us focus our search. He also helped us developed the right comps and stopped us from over bidding. + He provided very detailed and thoughtful reviews on every single house we considered + He was always available for brainstorming / thinking through options. + He has great attention to detail. He was very thorough in his application and didn't make any errors read more

There is no doubt Igor goes above and beyond helping me with several complicated real estate questions. I really appreciate all the time he took to help me! Thank you! read more

Igor deserves a medal for patiently working with my husband and me during one of the worst markets for home buyers. We've been searching for a house for nearly a year and there have been times when we were close to giving up, but Igor was always there to reassure us and keep us going. Never did he push us into something that we weren't comfortable with. In fact, there were times when he'd be the first to point out a flaw with the house or the neighborhood that may not necessarily have been obvious to us. We had a weekly ritual of attending a bunch of open houses over the weekend and emailing Igor for additional information and comps afterwards. Igor would always promptly come through with very detailed information at various times of the day and night. There were quite a few instances when the offer deadline would be a day or two after the open house, so Igor would get us all the needed info on very short notice. He even worked on obtaining info for us as well as submitting our offer while he was away on vacation. He is extremely patient and friendly, making an otherwise stressful process easier on the buyer. We finally bought a house in a neighborhood we love (Sunnyvale). Thanks, Igor! read more

Our experience with Igor was great (but I should note that we were probably his easiest clients ever). We had been looking at houses for awhile on our own, and we came across a place in a location we liked that fit our budget. We decided to make an offer, and we called Igor to help us out. This was our first house in the Bay Area, and Igor coached us through the buying process. He pointed out the pluses and minuses of the place, he helped us figure out a reasonable valuation for the place, and advised us on bidding. We thought the place was a great buy, so we bid near the upper end of the range he suggested, and we got it. We were particularly pleased to discover that we were just a few thousand dollars over the next few bidders, and sales in the neighborhood afterwards have reinforced our belief that Igor helped us land a good deal. We've been making a lot of improvements to the place, and Igor has provided some really useful advice about how much value different options would add to the sale price down the road when we're ready for the next place. And when that happens, we'll be giving him a call. read more

Igor was an excellent Realtor that I highly recommend. Pros: Very patient -- we probably looked at 40-50 places before finding the perfect house that we ended up buying. Never put pressure on us to buy a place we weren't 100% sure about. Insightful -- Offered his own useful insights into each place we looked at. Personable -- very enjoyable to work with him, great personality. Made the entire process from start to finish as pleasant as possible. Cons: --There were a few questions we had on the final contract related to the 1st year insurance policy that he didn't know off-hand but followed-up on fairly quickly (always under 12 hour turn-around, usually less). --I would have preferred that the comparables report that he generated for us went back more than 1 year. read more

We purchased a house with Igor. Igor was super patient and super knowledgeable on the process. Transaction was smooth and fast. Igor not only served as our Realtor but also as our therapist. Buying a first home adds a lot of stress and creates a lot of questions. Igor was very accommodating to all our demands while searching, recommended great places, and we were able to narrow down on the place we want. Once we narrowed down the place, Igor told us exactly how much to bid in a multi offer situation in order for us to win, and at the same time not to overbid. Overall fantastic experience, and I highly recommend Igor. Our next sale/purchase will only be with him (that's if he would want to deal with us as probably biggest pain in the ass customers he had ) :) read more

Highly recommended - Igor is all things that you want from a real estate agent - expert advise, data driven, super responsive, detailed oriented, great at following-up (with you and others e.g. seller's agent), states the facts and never pushed us to make offers, accompanied us for every house viewing, shared pros and cons for every house we evaluated and went extra mile in every aspect. He made the overall buying process (which can be stressful at best of times) for a first time buyer like us as smooth as possible by keeping us informed at every stage. read more

My wife and I worked with Igor to purchase our first home in Willow Glen. He was extremely patient, very professional and highly knowledgable. When we found homes we were interested in, Igor would create a detailed report with comps, schools, and neighborhood and house information. These reports were invaluable in weeding out homes that didn't meet our criteria. We never felt pressure to place an offer and he always made himself available to show us homes. When we finally found the house we wanted, Igor spent the extra time to ensure our offer was totally organized and complete and unique from the other offers. We got the house and when we met the sellers for the first time they said "Your offer was lower than the others we received but your realtors attention to detail, professionalism, and personal touch made us choose you. Your realtor got you this house." I don't know how our great choice in realtors could have been more clear. I'll refer Igor to friends, family and coworkers from here on out. read more

My wife and I were first home buyers and Igor was a great help. Igor was patient, detail oriented and knowledgeable. He exactly let us know what to expect at each stage of the process and took the stress out of first-time home buying. I highly recommend him. read more