I highly recommend Janet. I've worked with her twice and appreciate her extensive knowledge of the area and negotiation skills. I felt supported through the process and would 100% work with her again. Thanks Janet! read more

Regarding our experience with Janet Romanowski, who is affiliated with David Lyng Realty, we have only the most positive things to say about every phase of our partnership. Working with an experienced realtor like Janet gives you such peace of mind from the very first meeting, starting with pricing, home preparation, gorgeous staging, and her market knowledge, which is always current. Because we moved out of state before closing, the care she provided to our home during open houses and the entire time in between when we were not there, was exceptional. Most importantly, was her knowledge of the history of Pasatiempo, current market data, her marketing expertise on all the positive aspects of the community, in addition to the positioning of our own home. We always knew we were in the best hands with Janet. Finally, she earned our complete respect and awe throughout our home sale journey, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. She was right by our side every step of the way (her great sense of humor intact), and we are truly so grateful. Thank you, Janet! read more

My project manager referred Janet Romanowski as the best real estate agent I could possibly have And I consider myself lucky getting her She was on top of every single detail Especially all the documents that was needed to get the house ready for sale as well as various repairs and upgrades Janet has great people skills as well as following up on every obstacle and every detail Every transaction was smooth because of her real estate knowledge and her work ethic Nothing was left to chance or too small for her to deal with After the house was staged and ready to show she had an open house We got an offer immediately and over the asking price She is a true professional in every sense , incredibly knowledgeable and I highly recommend her You'll be lucky to have her for your agent read more

We worked with Janet for more than five years to find the perfect vacation/second home for us in Santa Cruz County. Living out of state and without an urgency to buy our second home, we had the luxury of time. We met Janet at an open house early in our search process, and she took the time to get to know us and what we were looking for. Janet shared with us both MLS listings and potential off-market homes that fit the criteria we were looking for. Janet undoubtedly took the long view with us, and her perserverence paid off. A house was coming on the market that she thought would hit the mark for us, and it did. We put the house under contract five days after it came to market. Janet's negotiating skills and creative thinking enabled us to convince the seller that selling to us was low risk and would result in the fastest possible path to closing. We would not have known about or purchase what is going to be the home of our dreams without Janet. We could not recommend her more highly! read more

Janet was very compassionate and handled a very complicated situation where she and her team oversaw every aspect of the renovation, construction, removal/shipping of personal items due to my father passing away and l am in another part of the state. She knows what's she is doing and has an eye for detail. Everything inside and out was done to turn this home into a modern day masterpiece that was ready for the new owners to move in the next day. We ended up selling the house for almost 30% higher than asking and was the highest price ever paid for that area with the same layout and square footage. I can't say enough great things as this really should have been on one of those amazing home TV shows. She negotiated fairly with multiple offers, which ended in a 2 week escrow with no contingencies. Listen to her advice and you won't go wrong. This is not my first home sale, so I can tell you, there is no comparison. On a rating scale of 1 to 5 stars, she is a 10! Thank you so much !!!! read more

I would recommend Janet to anyone looking for a great realtor. She is hard working, dependable and extremely knowledgeable. She has tons of experience which helps makes the buying or selling process go much more smoothly. read more

Janet helped us sell a property which was sorely in need of extensive maintenance and repairs. She has worked in the area for a long time, has good relationships with local contractors, and was able to locate several who did fine work at reasonable prices, and were available on a timely basis. The repairs and upgrades came in costing about what I'd estimated, and the work was completed on time. The property looked great and sold quickly for a good price. Janet's knowledge, enthusiasm, tireless effort and good humor made her a great person to work with. I recommend her without hesitation! read more

I highly recommend working with Janet when buying a home. She took the time to get to know me, was thoughtful with her recommendations and consistently went above and beyond to make sure I had what I needed to get to closing. To complicate matters a bit, I was buying my home from 3,000 miles away as I am relocating, and Janet was always available to run an errand and do the legwork I just couldn't do from a distance. She has a large network of professionals that she made available to me, which has made every detail of the purchase incredibly easy. Her expertise and professionalism made the home buying process painless. This is my third time purchasing a home and definitely the best experience yet! read more

Janet recently represented us in the purchase of an investment property in the Capitola area. Having invested in real estate over the last 15+ years, we found Janet to be one of the best agents we've worked with. She is responsive, reliable, experienced and professional. We are out-of-state buyers, and as such, we heavily relied upon Janet's decades of experience in the Santa Cruz area. As an investor herself, Janet was able to understand our objectives in finding a suitable investment property and supporting us in completing a successful 1031 exchange. We closed on our purchase a few weeks ago and since then, Janet has been our eyes and ears on the ground and has been instrumental in connecting us with contractors to get the property prepared to rent. We would definitely choose to work with Janet again. read more

A friend recommended Janet for the sale of my townhouse condo. The sale just closed, and I could not be happier with Janet's assistance in getting this done. I've bought and sold property several times in the past, and she made this the easiest and most pleasant experience I've had with any real estate transaction. What was so great? First, Janet really knew the Santa Cruz area market, what else was for sale, and who the likely buyers would be for a place like mine. Second, she provided valuable advice and coaching on things like how to prepare the property for market (not going overboard with improvements but doing things to maximize value) and later how to weigh various offers. Third, Janet's marketing approach was amazing, getting my property maximum visibility within the likely target market. Fourth, she was willing to work hard - I was amazed at the extra work she put in to get us ready for market. Finally, Janet's communications were first-rate; she answered all of my questions promptly and clearly, and kept me well-informed as we went through the process. I would not hesitate to recommend Janet Romanowski to anyone else looking for a great agent in the Santa Cruz area! read more

We worked with Janet to sell my parent's house and are so happy that we did. She was super hands on, which was helpful as I live on the other side of the hill. She was able to provide referrals for any services we used and all of her referrals were excellent. She priced the house well and was able to sell it very quickly. It was a very painless experience and we were very happy with the final outcome. I would recommend her without hesitation. read more

Janet helped prep my home for sale by connecting me with service professionals/workers etc who quickly got a host of tasks completed. Janet is very experienced with the market, what needs to be done or not done, and contracts/negotiating. She is very responsive with technology--texting/email, and docusigning. She is well known in the local real estate arena: people know and trust her. She will get the job done: creative, focused, energetic, and loves her job. Can't go wrong using Janet to sell your home! read more

My family has worked with Janet for decades to buy and sell homes. Recently she helped me sell a home on the Westside of Santa Cruz and buy one in Bonny Doon. Selling our house she helped us with so many of the details and tasks to get the house on the market and shown well. She's always on your side working to find you the right house/buyer and get you the best deal and looking out for you. Highly recommended. read more

With realtors words are just words - and they often are no more than hot air. Janet was recommended by a close friend in the biz as someone very special, and she really is. Janet deals in action, well considered opinions and suggestions based on years of experience and near supernatural insights, and she gets results. We marketed, sold and closed on our home sale in three weeks and I believe nobody could do it better. Beat down Janet's door to sign with her. You won't regret it. read more

I could write pages on Janet's skills, abilities, ethics, professionalism, and her simply being a good human being. We worked with her for about 1 year (really). At first, we were looking for the perfect house in the perfect place, as our current house (in Bonny Doon) was wonderful but we wanted to be closer to town. Then on August 20, 2020, our house, along with many others burned down in the CZU fire. We were left with nothing but the clothes on our backs. We found a temporary place to live, and slowly, very slowly, tried to get our lives back together. Janet was there to assist in any and every way possible. We looked and looked for months without finding the right house. Janet helped us every step of the way. Finally, last month we found our dream house, and Janet's strategic abilities and negotiating skills combined to enable us to win the bidding war and we move in next week. You absolutely, positively will not find a better person to assist you in any real estate transaction. My wife and I now not only have the house of our dreams, but we've made a new friend as well! read more

Janet Romanowski is the one to get your house sold. Do you know folks that say, "I'm gonna go get my real estate license and sell a house once in-a-while"? Real Estate Sales is not like that, AT ALL. For most people, selling your house is the biggest and most complex transaction you will ever do, and you will have no experience, and no understanding of the tolerance and time it will take to get the process completed. You need someone with the tolerance and experiences, someone who will stand by you thick and thin, calm you, advise you, negotiate for you, be straight with you, and stand right there by you, no matter what it takes to get this done. Janet is that person. read more

We were lucky to have Janet as our realtor when we recently sold our home and then bought our new home. Her enthusiasm and creativity got us through the hard parts of staging our home. The end results were very satisfying and gave us an edge in the market. She did an excellent job of marketing our home through digital media, and even took out an ad in the Santa Cruz Sentinel that featured a large colored photo of our home. And then when we were responding to the offers on our home, Janet's great negotiation skills were evident. Finding a new home took a lot of patience and Janet was very supportive of our search. And when we needed to move quickly, she returned early from a family visit in order to help us gather the information we needed in order to make an offer. Janet is energetic, reliable, a great networker, and listens to what her clients want and need. She's easy to reach and is very responsive to questions. read more

I've known Janet for 15 years and she always does a fantastic job! She knows the market extremely well, and is professional and prompt at all times. Janet was very helpful with pricing my home, managing the reports needed, organizing the staging, and making sure I was kept abreast of all details throughout the process of the sale. I cannot say enough positive things about Janet, and will use her again in the future if the need arises. read more

Long story short - Janet is outstanding and I'm not sure you can find a better realtor in the Santa Cruz area. I found Janet via realtor.com, and I feel incredibly lucky to have stumbled on her profile. I decided to reach out because when I looked at the actual houses she had bought and sold, she's worked across the entire Santa Cruz area both above and below my price range. This was my first time buying a home and Janet was the quarterback of the entire process. She is extremely knowledgeable about the market in Santa Cruz having worked in the area for so long. This was very beneficial when it came to the offer and negotiations. Janet gave solid advice on how to approach the offer and what to do during the counter offer stage. I'm very confident that I ended up with a great price because of Janet's strategy and approach during this phase. And that's a great price during a sellers market, which is very unusual. Once we got into escrow, having Janet who is known in real estate across Santa Cruz and had already established relationships made the entire process seem seamless. Janet coordinated all 10 different people involved in getting the process done and was aware of what was happening every step of the way, resolving numerous hurdles that were generally unseen by me. Whenever I had questions around documents or terms, Janet was willing to deep dive in and either explain or go and find the answer to my questions. After we closed, working with Janet has still been paying dividends. Janet's name carries weight across the Santa Cruz area. She seems to know everyone... and I mean everyone. She has an extensive list of people that she recommends working with and when you mention you were referred by Janet, it's like you're moved to a VIP lane. Janet's connections have helped me get a strong first start in a new community and I feel extremely connected before even moving in. I am so happy I stumbled across her profile and that I got to work with her through this process. Janet sets the bar extremely high for realtors and I hope I get to work with her again in the future! read more

It pays to go with the best. We know we made the right decision to have Janet Romanowski sell our home as she was much more than our realtor. She is experienced, competent and has excellent communication. Our home had been a rental before it went on the market, needed attention and Janet had great advice on how to address those issues. Janet really was a project manager and got contractors, with good pricing, to make repairs when most contractors weren't readily available. Our home sold within a week of being on the market for $100,000 over the asking price and we are so thankful for Janet's help. read more

I've worked with many realtors through the years and Janet is one of the best! She's professional, responsive, easy to deal with, and extremely experienced. She carefully listens then puts together a strategy to maximize the selling price. It works! Her advice was terrific. She got us a higher price than we originally expected, and the home closed exactly as predicted. I can highly recommend Janet. read more

Janet was a great help with my property purchase. We were initially denied funding and Janet helped us find additional funding options that were essential for us to complete the purchase. I would strongly recommend her to anybody looking to buy any type of real-estate. read more

Janet is adept at the intricacies of real estate transactions. She goes beyond to make sure there is a solid understanding of the exact situation and potential ways to proceed as a buyer. She is careful to keep expectations in line and carefully gives caution if she thinks there are better choices that could be made. She also makes the whole process fun, is low pressure, and is awesome to work with during the transaction. As far as I can tell she seems to love dealing in real estate. When we were looking at properties, we never felt pressure to make an offer. In fact, she steered us away from properties that she believed didn't fit us well. I truly believe she gets pleasure out of finding the perfect fit between a home and her buyer(s). I don't think I would ever consider buying or selling a house in Santa Cruz without Janet's help. read more

I agree with the other reviews. Janet is a true professional, and a hard act to follow. We worked together to sell my families 9 units on the West Side of Santa Cruz, she was picked due to her integrity, great communication, and her ability to get things done. Thank you Janet for all your hard work. I look forward to working with you again. Rob read more

We'd worked with Janet for almost three years to find just the right place, being quite picky since this was a long-term move. Beyond her patience, we think she did a great job of listening to our (sometimes changing) wants. When the near-perfect property hit the market, she knew when she saw it and alerted us before it officially came on the market. Because we were ready to move quickly, we got a great place. Though contracting had to be done over a Thanksgiving weekend -- and long-distance as we were visiting family in D.C. -- she got it done for us. We're often critical consumers, so it feels great to say that we can give a whole-hearted testimonial about Janet's work and are glad to act as references. Finally, we've bought and sold four houses so far, and never had an experience where we could offer such a reference. Janet is a consummate professional and a connector -- ahead on all the coordination with the selling agent, the title company, the banker and the various home inspection people who in rapid-fire order gave us the answers we needed. In fact, we still use her Janet's List recommendations on home services, at http://www.janetromanowski.com/My_Recommended_List1/?ID=7559. read more

Janet and I just closed escrow on a piece of property and I couldn't be happier with the level of service she provided. She always followed through on promises, was timely in returning calls/email, had great ideas, and I would work with her again in a heartbeat! She's the most knowledgeable and reliable agent I've ever worked with. Our sale bogged down at one point and Janet knew how to get it back on track. She has many years of experience and it shows. I highly recommend Janet for your next property buy or sale. read more

What a pleasure it was working with Janet! We contacted several realtors (all seemed good) and decided to enlist Janet for the sale of our home. She was awesome. From her access to contractors and her helpful team, we were able to get the house ready to sell in a short period of time. She was easily accessible for questions and concerns we had. We highly recommend Janet if you are looking to sell your home read more

Janet was exceptional agent. She went above and beyond is her support of selling our home. She provided guidance and recommendations that allowed for the house to sell quickly. Her suggestions to perform simple landscape tricks that dramatically increased the curb appeal of home really made a difference. She know of the right people to contact to support the necessary improvement and repairs necessary to sell the house. Janet cared about us as people while she was working on this sale. This was demonstrated by her interactions with us and our pets at the house, during open house dates and ensuring we understood how the process was proceeding. This sell was a bit of challenge but Janet took no prisoners and she took a personal interest in ensuring we knew what was happen at each step and checking in on us as the progress moved from open house to escrow to closing and sale of the our home. With our her dedication and caring we would not have had the success that we experienced. She is outstanding. read more

Janet is a gifted professional. She represented us beautifully on every level. As a seller, we had many decisions to navigate regarding preparing our older home for sale. Janet and her partner (and fellow agent) Darrel never failed to go the extra 'above and beyond' mile on our behalf. From start to finish, Janet was a superstar agent--experienced, knowledgeable, honest, trustworthy. I can't recommend her more highly 6 stars out of 5! If you're looking for a true real estate professional to represent you as either a buyer or seller, look no further. Janet Romanowski is your new best friend! read more

Janet just helped us sell our vacation home in the Santa Cruz mountains and we were highly satisfied with her services. Since we live at a distance from the house, we needed someone who was not only a great real estate agent but also willing to take the lead in getting the house ready to go on the market and to act as our local proxy as things came in during the selling processes. Janet delivered. Once we hired her, she got our house ready to on the market in just thirty days. To the extent that I wanted to have opinions, she consulted with me and did things the way I wanted. To the extent I wanted her to just take care of things she did. Throughout the process, her responsiveness was excellent. Janet had a good understanding of the local micro-markets of the area. She also helped us navigate some tricky negotiations, advising as we lowered our initial asking prices and then managed the multiple offers that came in the next few days. Once we accepted an offer, Janet stayed on top of things, buffering us from some of the minor aggravations that occur as a sale moves towards closing. read more

We're very glad we signed with Janet to sell our house. We lived in the house while it was being fixed up, staged, marketed, etc. This was a traumatic experience for us that Janet, using her degree in Psychology and her positive attitude really helped us get through. Janet was always available via text messaging, email, phone calls, and coming over to the house. Since we were selling in the Santa Cruz Mountains, we wondered whether we should use an agent from the beach area VS an agent from Los Gatos (or Scotts Valley). Janet's office is in Santa Cruz near Capitola, but she lives near us in the Santa Cruz Mountains so she's effective and knowledgeable in both areas. Janet went over the comps to help us determine our asking price. One similar house remained unsold for 18 months - while they lowered the price again and again. We certainly didn't want that experience. Another nearby house is still unsold after 6 months. Before we signed with Janet, I looked at her recent sales (information available on the internet) and calculated that she gets an average of 3% over the asking price. (When our house sold, we got exactly 3% over the asking price!) We needed to make some repairs, and Janet knows reasonably priced repair people that she regularly works with. When a repairman's lack of availability would have delayed the process, Janet would make a call and they were able to accommodate us. Once the repairs were completed and the inspections done, Janet brought in her home-stager (free of charge to us). They made the house look fabulous for the pictures that her photographer took for the flyers and web-based listing services, and left the staging up through the open houses to the final closing of escrow. In addition to online marketing, Janet creates a brochure for potential buyers describing the neighborhood's amenities, attractions and history. Janet held a Broker's open house, which had a fun party atmosphere. It was at this Broker's open that one of the realtors who attended brought in our buyer - the very same day! Janet's skills came into focus negotiating and seeing everything through the final closing, dealing with contingencies and legal issues. We highly recommend Janet Romanowski for an agent selling or buying homes. read more

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The only reason we sold our home in 5 days was due to the skills and professionalism of Janet Romanowski. She sat us down before we hired her and went over everything that would be done and when. And it was all done perfectly according to her plan. This is why she is one of the top producers in her agency. Besides being a highly skilled agent, she is also a people person too. And no matter how busy she was, she always returned a call or email right away to answer all my silly questions. My husband and I both recommend Janet very highly read more

Janet Romanowski is a Rock Star!!! She is extremely efficient in handling ALL the details for selling your home. We were very pleased having Janet as our agent in selling our home! If you want to sell your home - call Janet @ David Lyng Real Estate read more

We highly recommend Janet to represent your real estate needs. Buying a home is a large financial obligation and we can honestly say that I really felt like she was looking out for our best interest personally and financially. We went through a complicated relocation situation that spanned through several months. Throughout the entire process, Janet was very patient and provided solid professional advice. We were impressed with her ability to fine tune our search while we were trying to understand what we were really looking for. She guided us to find a great second home in Aptos that works very well for our family. Miguel & Laura read more

My husband and I recently contracted with Janet to sell our house in Capitola. We are extremely pleased with her professionalism, her knowledge of the area and the market and especially the way she and her team marketed our house with open houses, newspaper ads and web communication. I highly recommend Janet if you are looking for a realtor who works tirelessly for you and gets you the best results possible. read more

I had a pretty impossible mission, sell my house in a month. I did have a backup plan, but luckily I didn't need to use it. I got well qualified buyers who could mean (and beat) my requirements. Janet has been very responsive to all needs, arranged all inspections and held open houses to expose the property. Got a good offer that closed in 15 days. Now I'm moving to East Bay. Thank you Janet for a great job. (and Darrel deserves credit too). read more

We would definitely recommend Janet. She was great -- professional, proactive and responsive. She helped us find our perfect Santa Cruz vacation home. After a multi-month search, we had almost given up when she showed us what turned out to be the perfect place. It was just outside our initial search area (so we hadn't seen in with our online searches) but it checked all the boxes and then some. We would not have found our place without Janet's efforts and proactivity. She had great advice about the relevant comps, market values and bidding tactics and drove the offer process with great finesse. Once we were in contract, she continued to assist to make sure everything moved along smoothly. She flagged a few areas of concern and worked hard to make sure all were resolved/addressed before closing. She also introduced us to her vast network of local service providers (property managers, architects, etc.) who provided valuable input prior to closing. Overall, Janet was everything we could have hoped for in a real estate professional and then some. It was great working with her. read more

Janet did a fantastic job recently selling my home for $20,000 over the asking the price. Janet is thoroughly professional, has an extensive breadth and depth of knowledge, experience and contacts while being a wonderful human being with a lot of heart and compassion. Every recommendation Janet made along the way was spot on and over the time we worked together I came to feel complete confidence and trust in her. As I had moved out of the area, we did it all by phone/computer and the entire process was far easier and less stressful than I expected. You will be in excellent hands with Janet - I can't recommend her highly enough. read more

Janet is the perfect balance between someone who really listens and cares about all the participants, and someone who knows how to make a sale at the best price. She is extremely experienced and easy to work with. She helped me as the trustee sell my mother's condo. A trying time for me, and Janet led the process - including asking good questions. I could trust her to follow up with all the details and be extremely responsive. I would use her again and recommend her to others. read more