Suzi to my wife and I would seem to be the gold standard for real estate brokers. We started our search looking across the Bay Area (and worked with several brokers); Suzi came recommended to us for Lamorinda by a colleague. Given our unfamiliarity with the area Suzi took the time to give us a broad tour of the area to introduce us and get a better feel for our taste. She is a good listener and was conscious of our time and very targeted in her house recommendations. We loved the area, and as we explored different ideas and asked for her judgment we found her to be both smart and honest to a fault, and increasingly leveraged her as a trusted advisor. We ended up coming across one property that seemed like a great fit, and Suzi was fantastic advising on bidding strategy. We went outside the box a bit with our approach, and Suzi was clear about risks and even though we were trying a new approach she nonetheless handled it very well. The bid was accepted, and when we asked her for contractor recommendations during due diligence her contacts were all top quality and very much not afraid to give bad news, which we appreciated. Throughout the entire negotiation process we found her to have a firm understanding of what us as buyers and the seller were going through, which was helpful in the negotiations. Even to the end, Suzi was willing to give us news and advice that might endanger the deal. She is thus patient and really has her customers' interests in mind.
To make a short story long, there are actually a large number of skill sets to be really good in this business, and Suzi seems to be top-notch on pretty much every dimension - she is knowledgeable, smart, honest, diligent, creative, and a strong negotiator, in addition to being a lot of fun to work with. We can't recommend her enough. read more