Working with Jana was truly an eye-opening experience into how the home-buying process, should work and how a great realtor can help you secure the house of your dreams. I CAN NOT RECOMMEND JANA ENOUGH.
My wife and I began loosely looking into relocating to Sacramento in May 2022. We stopped in some open houses and met a realtor we really liked. Not having a realtor at the time, we opted to work with her to help us find a new home. Fast forward 2 months, and a couple of open houses/home tours, we were feeling a bit worn out. Not only had we not found what we were looking for, but we also felt like we were doing a lot of the legwork ourselves. Since this was our first time buying a home, we were unsure of what the process should really be like but felt like our current realtor was less of an advocate and resource for us.
A friend of ours had worked with Jana earlier this year and I decided to reach out to her. After an initial phone call, we felt like Jana understood our needs/desires in our future home. Within days she had set up access to an MLS portal, which helped us narrow down our house types (things we liked, disliked, etc). Right away we found a unique house that we really liked. Jana worked with us to see the house before it had an open house, and provided insightful feedback during our walk-through (providing input on potential red flags/issues, advising on things worth mentioning to the owners, and more unique elements that make the house special). We decided to put in an offer and Jana was very informative throughout the whole process. Unfortunately, we were not selected for the house, but Jana was working diligently on sending us other listings.
The following weekend Jana spent the entire day with us touring 6 houses from Folsom to Carmichael. Not being very familiar with certain areas, she gave us a little tour of Folsom, emphasizing perks that were relevant to us. With each house, she was helpful in having additional information on the property (background information on the seller, time on the market, etc.) which helped us shape our thoughts on each location.
Jana went above and beyond in every instance. From talking to listing agents to gather more information to taking photos of issues/uncertainties and asking for more information, Jana was 1000% on the ball.
When we finally found another house we really loved, Jana worked with us to put in an offer. She provided helpful advice on how much to offer initially, and what our winning bid should be. Once our offer was selected, she expeditiously scheduled the necessary inspections and was onsite to oversee all of them.
Through final closing signatures, and ever after we got our keys, Jana was in constant communication with us (and our lender) to make sure we were kept informed of the schedule.
Jana truly was everything we had hoped (and then some!) out of our realtor. From the initial phone call to putting in a winning offer with Jana, it was only 18ish days. Jana was able to accomplish so much for us in less than 3 weeks that our previous realtor couldn't in over 2 months!
I will recommend Jana to every person I know buying a house in the greater Sacramento area and will continue to work with her for every future home sale and/or purchase I have! read more