As a first-time home buyer, I couldn't have asked for a better realtor. She was knowledgeable, caring, and incredibly dedicated throughout the entire process. Her encouragement, patience, and constant support helped make what could have been a very stressful experience feel exciting and manageable. She always took the time to answer questions, explain each step, and make sure I felt confident in every decision. More than anything, she treated me like family and genuinely cared about helping me achieve my goal of homeownership. Her recommendation of the team at JVM Lending was also fantastic and made the process even smoother. I am so grateful for her hard work, dedication, and encouragement. I would gladly recommend her to any of my family and friends and to anyone looking for a realtor who truly cares about her clients. read more

Truly enjoy working with this Realtor. Haven't even done a deal with him yet, but he is always available to answer questions and lead me in the right direction. Very knowledgeable in the area and has helped me immensely. A GREAT resource. read more

Had an excellent experience working with Mikayla for our rental property. She was efficient, organized, and responsive throughout the entire process. Communication was always clear and timely, and made everything smooth and stress-free. Found a good tenant quickly and handled all the details professionally. Reliable and a pleasure to work with--highly recommend! read more

Mikayla was -- and continues to be -- such a pleasure to work with. She helped us land our dream home on the very first offer we made with her, which honestly felt surreal in this market. From day one, she was honest, incredibly knowledgeable, and refreshingly realistic. We never once felt pushed or uncomfortable; instead, we always felt supported, informed, and confident in every decision we made. She was extremely responsive throughout the entire process, always available to answer questions and talk things through, no matter how small. Even months after we've moved in, she continues to be a trusted resource and check-in point, which says so much about how much she genuinely cares about her clients. We couldn't recommend Mikayla more highly. read more

Jeff Weissman was an absolute professional to work with. He is knowledgeable, responsive, and deeply understands the Bay Area market. Throughout the process, Jeff was thoughtful in his guidance, clear in his communication, and acted as an advocate for our interests. What stood out most was his strategic mindset and calm, steady approach. Selling a home can be overwhelming, but Jeff brought clarity and confidence at every step, helping us make informed decisions without pressure. He was always available to talk things through and took the time to understand our priorities. When he pushed back, he did so very thoughtfully. I would highly recommend Jeff to anyone looking for a realtor who is smart, honest, and genuinely invested in getting the best outcome for their clients. read more

Mikayla was fantastic to work with!!! It was like looking at houses with a bestie who just happens to be a star realtor. She is incredibly knowledgable and was so supportive throughout the process. She is a great listener and knows the right questions to ask to help you understand what you're looking for, and encourages refinement and adjustment as you go. I really appreciated her patience and thoughtfulness - I never felt pressured and learned a ton. She notices all the details and is great at explaining why they're relevant. Having Mikayla in my corner helped me feel confident and secure throughout the daunting search, and she continues to be a wonderful resource now that I'm in my new home! Could not recommend more highly :-) read more

I can't recommend Mikayla more highly. She went above and beyond to help me prep and sell a property that was challenging, to say the least. When I first began the process of looking for an agent, I appreciated that she was frank about how hard it might be to sell, and at what price point, rather than overpromising and underdelivering like many other agents I've dealt with in the past. When we signed on, she handled everything within reason, which saved me more than a few headaches, and she stuck with it until we got the best deal we were going to get. It took about a year from first listing agreement to sale (largely because of the prep work that needed to be done), but she made it happen, and for that I'm grateful. read more

Diligent, knowledgeable, professional, amazing work ethic. A pleasure to work with as a first-time landlord looking for a tenant. She put us at ease and quickly found several potential renters. read more

Jeff was incredibly generous with his time and expertise to help me understand the ins and outs of placing an offer on a house for the first time. I am a first-time prospective home buyer and he walked me through the property and pest inspection reports. read more

We had a wonderful experience wiht Mikaela. She advised us to offer the seller what ws needed to obtain the property. She is always very responsive and a pleasure to work with. She knows the area and is knowledgealbe about the properties. I whole heartedly recommend her. read more

I had an incredible experience working with Mikayla (and Jeff) to buy my beautiful condo. They made the entire process enjoyable and stress-free, always bringing positivity and a sense of fun to every step. Mikayla really listened to what I was looking for and helped me find the perfect place that checked all my boxes. She was approachable, responsive, and took the time to work with my family as well, making sure everyone was comfortable and informed. I was so grateful her patience with me and my nuances. She's already working with my sister, so you know I highly recommended her and Kindred Realtors. To anyone looking for a knowledgeable and caring realtor, call Mikayla and Jeff! :) read more

Mikayla is absolutely amazing & I could not be happier or more grateful that we had the privilege of working with here & Kindred Realty on buying our home. Indeed, we would not own our beautiful house today if not for Mikayala's dedication, perseverance & extraordinary care. She is simply the BEST. 10/10, I recommend her for all things real-estate related! read more

We worked with Mikayla to find a long-term tenant for our single-family home in Emeryville, and she was amazing! She really listened to what we needed, stayed on top of all the communication, and made sure to keep the house showings moving. Thanks to her, we found a great tenant in just two weeks. Mikayla really knows the NOBE area and the Berkeley scene, and her local connections were a huge help, especially since it was the slower winter season. If you're renting out a property in NOBE or nearby, I can't recommend Mikayla enough! read more

We contacted Jeff in November to explore possibilities for selling our home of 18 years in the Redwood Heights. We were feeling the need to downsize yet weren't sure of how to get the process moving, and how to prioritize all the things we would need to do. I had been impressed with Jeff's involvement in our neighborhood email communications, and knew that he lived in the area. I was especially pleased with our first face to face meeting. Jeff and his daughter/business partner Mikayla had done their homework and presented us with a clear outline of the possibilities. They helped us all along the process in making good informed decisions that enabled us to sell our home in a reasonably quick time. We maintained a lively email and texting stream, and our questions and concerns were quickly addressed. It was great to partner with Jeff and Mikayla, and I highly recommend them. read more

Mikayla helped me through the rental process for my house in Richmond. Mikayla was organized, responsive, communicative, knowledgeable of the bay area housing market. She helped me set the rent amount that was competitive and desirable for the potential renters and me as a landlord. Mikayla was super easy to work with and very savvy. She helped me get the property rented out just after a week on the market. We came up with a plan together and she was collaborative and professional yet personable. Mikayla worked hard throughout as if I was her most important client. I get a feeling that she treats every single client the same. Thank you, Mikaya for your service and a great professional experience. read more

It was great to work with Jeff and Mikayla. After months of searching, they helped us close on a dream house in Oakland. From the beginning, Mikayla set me up for success with helpful tips and knowledge for touring homes and reviewing listings. She and Jeff have a very strong understanding of the East Bay market and the various neighborhoods. I definitely recommend! read more

This is our third purchase/sale with Jeff and it has always been efficient and convenient for us. He is well versed in the area where he works and knows how to properly interact with other parties to the transaction. read more

In my opinion Jeff Weissman is a spectacular real-estate agent. I could not be happier with how I have been treated as a client. Jeff helped me purchase a home, that my family loves, in Berkeley, at a time when I was very busy with work. Not only was he extremely helpful and insightful on making a winning offer, but following the purchase continued helping me enormously with numerous aspects of my home. More recently, he was extremely helpful when I was speculating to acquire a rental property. I enthusiastically highly recommend that you select Jeff as your agent. He has a lifetime of experience in real-estate and is exceptionally nice, bright, and knowledgeable. Hal read more

Mikayla is organized, responsive, knowledgeable and friendly. I am new to the Bay Area and Mikayla educated me about the local real estate market and area neighborhoods. She spent a day driving me around and showing me a variety of properties including single-family homes, condos, and multi-family homes. She helped me understand the local rental market and how city ordinances would impact my ability to rent out part of a multi-family property. I was lucky to find the perfect property during our first meeting and Mikayla was very helpful when it came time for me to review all the different disclosure documents. She explained the details of the reports and helped me put the information into context. When someone else made an offer on the property with a very short timeline, Mikayla dropped everything to help me quickly make an offer and expertly assisted with negotiating the terms until an agreement was reached. Working with Kindred Reality also means you get the expertise and experience of Mikayla's business partner and father Jeff. Mikayala and I consulted with Jeff regarding my offer price and terms which was very helpful and reassuring. This whole process happened much more quickly than I expected and Mikayla didn't miss a beat, making sure to advocate for me while also helping me be realistic about the local real estate market. This transaction was handled with me living out of state and Mikayla made the process easy and uncomplicated. Mikayla has also been very helpful in terms of referrals to local contractors and insurance brokers. I'm confident that even though my transaction is complete, Mikayla will continue to be available to offer support and answer questions. I highly recommend working with Mikayla and Kindred Realty. read more

Mikayla of Kindred Realty helped us buy a home from across the country. We started talking with her back in April, knowing we were planning on moving in the latter part of the year. She is an East Bay native who can guide you through different neighborhoods. When it was time to start making decisions, she was ready for us, answering questions, and conducting Facetime home viewings with us, and helping us make informed decisions on what aspects of certain homes might be cause for concern. When it was time to make an offer, she offered us a strategy to try and get ahead of other potential bidders, and was fast and responsive. When the first bid was not chosen, she submitted the second bid in a matter of hours, and we were able to avoid the long hustle that the market is notorious for. Please consider Kindred Realty the next time you are buying a home in East Bay. You will not be disappointed. read more

Jeff Weissman helped me buy the house of my dreams. In looking at different houses, Jeff was able to assess every home accurately, and determine it's relative value. He was able to look at my individual needs and help me find a house that is beyond my expectations. I learned that your choice of realtor is one of the most important decisions you can make. Choose Jeff Weissman above all others--and you too will find the house that you, your spouse, your kids dream of. read more

**Buyer beware. ** Jeff Weissman doesn't care about his clients. Jeff Weissman cares about Jeff Weissman. Jeff is self involved, "too busy" to care, and will try to coerce you into a purchase. He will try to get you with his salesperson spiel on how he used to be a teacher. You may feel you can trust him, he's an investor himself and who doesn't trust a school teacher. DON'T TRUST JEFF. I worked very briefly with Jeff when I was looking to purchase a home. Luckily, it was early on that I discovered the type of realtor he is. Let me tell you, as a buyer you have many options. If you choose Jeff, he will not waste his time submitting offers he doesn't think will be accepted. He only submits the offers that are ridiculously over asking and will be accepted. All he wants is a sale. I'm not even going to get into the rude comments he made about Asians coming in with cash. He limits his buyers to a certain criteria and won't entertain anything outside of his guidelines. There was even a point where he laughed at my request as if it were just so outrageous to him. As a buyer, not only do I want to get into a home in this competitive market but also I want to feel good about my purchase. That, to me, is the realtor's job. The offer should be competitive for all parties involved. When I finally decided to try to cut ties amicably, he was not happy and was unprofessional in his response. Please be aware of who you are doing business with. read more

I've worked with Jeff on both the purchase and sale of a new home in Oakland. On the purchase side, I knew Jeff was great, but it was only after working with another realtor on a subsequent purchase that I realized how truly skilled Jeff was in not only getting us into a great home but making the process smooth, predictable and stress free. On the sale side, Jeff has a true mastery of the market and has strong knowledge of the steps that need to be taken both pre- and post- listing to reach a great sale outcome. I would highly recommend Jeff to anyone buying or selling in the East Bay, particularly those who do not want to be consumed by all details of buying and selling, and would prefer to rely on the expertise of a skilled advisor. read more

Jeff will work with you, fight for you, advocate for you, and makes sure you're satisfied! He is incredibly hard working and helped my wife and I get the home we always hoped for. You won't regret working with Jeff! read more

Jeff was not only extremely knowledgeable, but also endlessly patient and kind.

Jeff was a great realtor for my partner and I, who were first-time home-buyers! He helped us find good listings that we were interested in, he always gave us good advice, and he made sure we always understood what was going on and what various real estate terms and concepts mean. My partner and I were very pleased with his service and would be happy to recommend him to any potential home-buyer! read more

Wonderful customer service!! I had a very complicated situation with selling my home, and not only was Jeff personal and understanding, but he was quick and made all tasks that needed to be completed smoothly and efficiently. I would highly recommend!!! read more

Mikayla helped me sell my property while I was living out of state. Her confidence, skill and knowledge were essential to the success of the sale. She is familiar with the market and knows how to show a property to its best advantage. I dreaded having to do this long distance, but Mikayla gave me complete peace of mind. In her capable hands everything was taken care of and handled smoothly. Mikayla kept me informed every step of the way. She was a joy to work with and I highly recommend her. Thank you Mikayla! read more

There is no denying his knowledge of the real estate market, but my husband and I also needed someone who could empathize with how scary and stressful the home buying process could be and someone who we could trust. We wanted to have a successful relationship with Jeff, which is why we continued working with him, even though we were consistently seeing red flags. We wanted to purchase a place we can call home. We wanted the opportunity to refer our friends, family, colleagues to an amazing real estate. Eventually, we realized Jeff wasn't the right person. During the home buying process, we would share our concerns and feelings with him, but rather than listen to us, he got aggressive and defensive. In my previous review, I left an honest review about working with him. Instead of seeing my review as an opportunity to understand where I was coming from, he got defensive. He contacted me and his exact response to me: I'm sorry you were dissatisfied, but you clearly have some sort of irrational axe to grind. Your comments are clearly off-base, especially when compared to the 118 5-star reviews I have on Zillow. Best of luck to you. His response to my previous review accurately illustrates what it was like for us to work with him. This is one of the reason why we decided to part ways with Jeff. read more

Jeff with Kindred Realty handled the probate sale of my parents house. Jeff's knowledge and his patience throughout the process was outstanding. I appreciate Jeff's excellent assistance from start to finish alleviating a lot concerns I had. read more

We would like to highly recommend Jeff Weissman as our realtor in selling our house in the Dimond District. At a time when discount brokers are all the rage, Jeff demonstrates that you still get what you pay for. Jeff's knowledge led to a very quick sale of our house for more than we ever imagined it would sell for. Jeff was a pleasure to work with. He was absolutely hands on and stepped in to help us make critical decisions and get things done quickly. He patiently explained where necessary and marshalled the resources we needed to get the house ready for sale. He has the support of an excellent team and we think you can't go wrong with Jeff. read more

I had reached out to Jeff via Redfin for an agent in my first home buying experience. After getting pre-approval through a lender he suggested (who also hasn't been very helpful), I asked Jeff to show me a few properties in Oakland. Over a few weeks of suggesting properties that I was interested in, he repeatedly tried to talk me out of properties, or was simply unwilling to take the time to show them to me. Maybe he was just busy - but regardless, he wasn't willing to show me properties, inform me about the local market, and just seemed totally disinterested in me. Finally he got an assistant to show me one property that I was very interested in, but by the time she finally responded the house was no longer accepting offers! (and ended up being a place I would have loved to make an offer on) I've since found another realtor that I've been very happy with, who has shown me dozens of properties, patiently taken me through making offers on a few places, and been helpful and informative. read more

BUYERS BEWARE! Do not use this man, he is horrible. He forgets everything, he promises things and then doesn't follow through. He mixes up dates when things are due, he even mixes up properties! He also makes you go with his people including escrow company. He pushes his opinion on others and tried to convince people to let go of a property that they really loved, he doesn't listen to clients and pushes his agenda on others. It makes sense he works with a lot of first time home buyers who don't know any differently. He is not there for his clients, his ego is the only thing he cares about and he'll manipulate people to get his ego stroked. Stay away if you want a fair Agent for either buying or selling. Scary. I would have given him zero stars but that's not possible. Maybe he needs to retire and play memory games. read more

We had a fantastic experience working with Jeff. We had the luck to meet him at an open house. After spending about 10 minutes chatting with him about the house, the market and "right fit" neighborhoods in the East Bay, we decided that we had met our man. The Short Story: - Super knowledgeable regarding East Bay neighborhoods - Friendly and responsive - Great eye for detail (and potential repair work) - Very Thorough every step of the way - Low pressure and easy to work with - Persistent and on the ball with all involved parties (lender, title, etc) The Full Story: Jeff has been incredibly helpful from start to finish. While we decided to pass on that particular house, Jeff was very helpful in helping us find the right fit. His website was also a great resource. In addition to sending us listings that fit, Jeff was a great help during home tours. He didn't just stand around while we checked places out. He was very engaged, checking out wiring, potential water issues, home condition and the like. He didn't just let us into places... he really was an extra pair of eyes to help us make a determination if each place was the right fit for the right price. While my husband is on house #2, this was my first purchase. Jeff helped move things along at the pace we set but ensured that I didn't get left in dust during the process. Not only did he help explain the details of the transaction, he has tons of very helpful insights on different neighborhoods, contractors, inspectors and city nuances that could effect us in the future. He also helped negotiate a very favorable transaction for us. In addition to keeping us on deadline with all of our documents, Jeff also helped explain what we were signing. I can't say enough about our positive experience with Jeff. It was a fantastic experience all around and we'll definitely be giving him a call for any future house hunting! read more

Mikayla is an excellent realtor who combines local market knowledge with excellent negotiation skills and a down to earth attitude. She got us into contract on an an usual property that we loved and didn't hesitate to jump in and help solve several unexpected issues during closing. If you want to buya home in the competitive Bay Area market, Mikayla is the one to work with! read more

Jeff was a joy to work with. He has an impressive understanding of the East Bay housing market and offered invaluable advice that helped me as a single woman in my 20's looking to purchase my first home. One thing that is good to know about Jeff is that he's a straight shooter. If you encounter a tough situation, he won't sugarcoat it and you might not like what he has to say. You will, however, discover in the long run that it is in your best interest to listen to his advice. He stuck it out with me through several offers and counter-offers over the course of ~6 months and I truly appreciated it. I thoroughly intend to go with him when I consider purchasing my next home. It's important to mention that he can be quite busy from time to time, so I also worked with his showing assistant, Susan. She is an absolute sweetheart and I loved viewing homes with her. She had a very bubbly and friendly personality and I felt just as comfortable seeing home with her as I did with Jeff. read more

Jeff was really wonderful to work with. I was a first time home buyer and very intimidated by the process. Jeff took the time to explain the process to me and answer any questions that I had, even the most basic ones. He was very responsive and knowledgeable about the process and the area. He kept at it with me for over 6 months until I found my home. He was also very helpful with recommendations for lenders, home inspectors, and repairmen needed for the home once everything was closed. He was also very straight forward and honest which was a blessing given my limited knowledge of the process. Once I found my home, he made everything as easy and smooth as possible. I highly recommend working with him. read more

I can't recommend Jeff and Mikayla of Kindred Realty enough. Working with Mikayla feels like working with a close friend who has your goals, vision, and interests at heart. Mikayla has expert knowledge as a life-long resident of the Berkeley-Oakland area. She understand the nuances of different neighborhoods and has a big picture concept of housing trends. She offers insight when asked, but also steps back and allows you to lead in terms of homes you really wish to pursue. When you do fall in a love with a property, Mikayla will do every single thing in her power to help you craft the most competitive and appealing offer. She took us seriously when we didn't really think we even stood a chance, and helped us land our dream home on the first serious offer we had ever put together. Her expertise, attention to detail, and warm approach makes working with her a true pleasure. read more

we were very happy with mr. jeff he sold our mothers home that she had been in for years.... this was a very touche deal as she wanted the best price and didn't want to to do anything to the house ... he sold the house in 9 days and handled all the paper work for her with out any problems . she was so very happy he sold it for more than she expected . what a very nice gentleman we would certainly use him again .... don't miss the boat go with jeff .....hes your realtor for sure!!! read more

Mikayla was fantastic to work with! She was extremely knowledgeable, professional, responsive, and very warm and friendly. She listened to our desires for what we were looking for in a home, guided us through the search process with ease, and made our dreams of owning a home in Alameda come true! I first met Mikayla when we were in middle school together, and it has been an honor to work with her as a professional adult and benefit from her amazing real estate skills. I highly recommend Mikayla for any and all of your real estate needs! read more