Donna and Barney Colangelo were our realtors selling our house in San Carlos and it was a fantastic experience for us. They were truly exceptional throughout all phases of selling our house. They are extremely knowledgeable and know the peninsula real-estate market inside and out, know how to prepare and market a house for maximum impact and sale value, have the highest level of dedication and integrity and are very personable, dynamic and fun to work with! They are very passionate about their work and it shows in the level of service that they provide. I could not give a higher level of recommendation.
In our initial meetings, Donna walked us through the entire process, reviewed all the different marketing options and offered excellent professional and personal advice guiding us through the process. On the professional side, a big part of the focus was on how to prep the house for maximum impact to get the best return on your investment. On the personal side, Donna understood the emotional attachments we had to our beautiful San Carlos home and all the stressors that come along with moving. Her consul going through this process made this transition much easier for us.
We had several improvements done to help market the house including painting inside and out, updating fixtures in the bathrooms, refinishing the hardwood floors, refreshing the landscaping, etc... Donna was an interior decorator prior to being a realtor and she was instrumental in picking out the styles, colors, fixtures to really make the house pop. She also directed the contractors doing the work, scheduling and coordinating their efforts, checking up on their work, being available to let them in the house when we were not out of town. Barney even loaned me tools and helped me in person for some of the improvements that I tackled on my own! Their level of support getting this work done was amazing.
Moving can be stressful, especially when moving out of town, with traveling back and forth and a fair amount of remote management required for both the home improvements and managing the sale of our existing home and the purchase of our new place. When we were out of town, Donna and Barney were a rock solid home team taking care of any and all things that needed to be done while we were away. The level of attention and care from Donna and Barney gave throughout made this daunting transition a smooth experience.
We had interviewed three realtors before choosing who we would work with so we had some exposure to what the other realtors were offering. We also have done three prior home sales/purchases with other realtors before moving to San Carlos, so we have a basis to compare Donna and Barney to. We are very happy that we chose Donna and Barney. They were fantastic and I would recommend them without hesitation to anyone looking to buy or sell their house on the Peninsula. read more