She represented a house flipper and they damn well knew the house had rats in basement. My…read moreinspector didnt do his job correctly and I was left to remediate the problem on my dime. Unscrupulous realtor. Liar seller working together to dupe a buyer. How do you sleep at nite? Rotten to the core

A big thank you to Shanti Minkstein for being the best real estate agent on the Coastside! She…read morehelped me navigate a major real estate transition after my divorce. Shanti supported me through both the sale of my previous home in Moss Beach and the purchase of my new home in Montara, and her professionalism, market expertise, and steady guidance made all the difference for me to feel supported and grounded throughout the whole process. She was always available, always honest, and always looking out for my best interests. She talked me off the ledge quite a few times as a single parent buying my first home! Shanti is the perfect mix of knowledgeable and truly caring. If you're trying to make a Coastside move happen, she's the realtor you want in your corner. Shanti understands the unique pace and details of buying and selling in Half Moon Bay, Moss Beach, and Montara, and she kept everything organized, clear, and moving forward. I highly recommend Shanti to anyone looking for a trusted realtor on the Coastside.

Julie Flouty is an amazing real estate agent and I recommend her without hesitation. With her help,…read morewe went from just starting our search to closing on an amazing home in just six weeks! Julie demonstrated several outstanding strengths during our time working with her: #1 - In-depth knowledge of the market. Julie was very on top of the housing market in San Mateo County, constructing and updating a portfolio of homes for us to look at as she learned our taste and needs. She was able to provide knowledge of homes that would be listed soon, and was able to steer us towards desirable neighborhoods and away from houses that would have problems. Julie's knowledge granted us an information advantage, and helped to ensure that we were able to find and quickly close on the house that we desired. #2 - Connections to Agents, Brokers, and other useful contacts. Julie is well connected throughout San Mateo County, and through her network was able to get us access to tour houses outside of the normal open house hours. She also has a collection of some of the best mortgage brokers in the area, and we were able to swiftly close on our home without any issue at all. Finally, she has a strong network of skilled contractors, which has been immediately helpful as we seek to make repairs and upgrades to the house. I'm a very busy person, and dreaded having to discover all of this myself. Having Julie's connections has saved me time and money where they have mattered the most. #3 - Care for us as buyers and people. Julie showed tremendous care for us as buyers and people, seeking to understanding our hopes and dreams in order to land us in a home we would love. I came to trust her throughout the process, and knew that she always had our best interests at heart. To give a specific example- it had been 15 years since I last negotiated a house purchase and I was unsure of how to think through the strategy of making offers. Julie guided us through the purchasing process and gave us sound advice while we were negotiating, allowing us to successfully close on the deal in the face of other buyers. Without Julie, I don't think we'd have landed the house! I wholeheartedly recommend Julie Flouty as a real estate agent, and would work with her again in a heartbeat. Her knowledge, connections, and care exceed the other agents I've worked with in the past, and directly resulted in us purchasing a home that we simply love. Thank you so much, Julie!

Julie was instrumental in supporting me with the successful purchase of my new home. Her extensive…read morelocal network, industry experience and practical guidance made the process so easy and she went above and beyond to understand what I needed and plug that before I had even asked the questions! She was available, communicative and all round just really easy to work with. We managed to go from viewing the property to closing in under 30 days and she made it look so easy. Thank you Julie!

My husband and I have been to many open houses over the past couple of years and met numerous real…read moreestate agents. We met Carole at an open house in San Francisco in 2013, had a friendly chat with her, and signed up for her email newsletter. When we decided to seriously start looking for a house in 2014, Carole immediately came to our mind as a real estate agent we were interested in working with. I contacted Carole about meeting in person, and she responded quickly and agreed to meet us that Saturday. Carole asked us to send her a list of must haves prior to our meeting which helped us focus on what we wanted and what we were willing to compromise on. When we met Carole on Saturday, she had already done a search using our parameters and generated a list of potential houses. She discussed the current state of the San Francisco market and what it would take to be competitive. Since I am a SF native and we had been to many open houses on our own, Carole felt we were already ahead of the game and expressed confidence in us. She advised us to check out open houses the next day and email her a summary of all the houses we would see. The next day, my husband and I went to several open houses and immediately emailed Carole when we saw a house we were interested in. She contacted the seller's agent right away to get the disclosure packages for us so we could consider whether to make an offer, and we received disclosure packages within an hour of asking for them. We fell in love with one of the houses we saw but learned that offers were due the next day at noon! We immediately called Carole about putting in an offer, and she advised us on how to make the most competitive offer. After our call, Carole kicked into high gear. She emailed us back right away summarizing our conversation on the decisions we had made to include in the offer. She contacted our lender about contingencies and the number of days to close of escrow. She also advised us to draft a love letter to the sellers to include in our offer. After a flurry of activity on Monday morning, Carole had all the documents in place and our offer was ready to be submitted by 11am with an hour to spare. Multiple offers were made on the house, and we stood out because the sellers loved our love letter. However, the sellers decided to counter offer to everyone. Carole advised us on how to respond to the counter offer and helped us remain calm during this anxious time. After the counter offers were received, Carole spoke to the seller's agent to assure the agent that we would meet the contingencies in our offer. After this conversation, the sellers decided to accept our offer. My husband and I were elated and shocked that our very first offer ever was accepted! Carole then guided us through the tedious process of closing escrow and communicated with our lender to ensure everything was proceeding according to our timeline. We had a very stressful closing process due to a couple of bumps in the road, but Carole was always available and very responsive during the entire process. When we finally closed escrow, Carole told us that our experience was the dream purchase and even she was amazed at how everything turned out so well for us. My husband and I were very happy that Carole represented us in the purchase of our first home, and we would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a knowledgeable and hard working real estate agent!!

We have so much to thank Carole for -- I strongly recommend her if you are looking for an agent in…read moreSan Francisco. Carole helped us over two years to find a home in the bay area. My wife and I were moving here from overseas for my job, and she was incredible at keeping in touch and guiding us along the way during our long move process as we waiting for a visa and to get our finances in order. Carole even found a temporary rental in San Francisco for me to use during long business trips prior to our move. Once we settled on an area and a home, Carole helped us navigate the process and get our offer accepted quickly and able to move in within a month. After moving in, she introduced us to a contractor and followed up relentlessly with him and us to make sure everything was going well.

Lisa Karson is an outstanding professional that is dedicated to her clients. We recently sold our…read morehome in San Mateo and purchased a new one also in San Mateo and could not have asked for more from a realtor. She is honest and upfront through each step of the process. Not only did she sell our home in 3 weeks (in this market!), but she guided us through a tough short sale process on our new home and made both transactions as enjoyable as possible. If you want a realtor that will go the extra mile to get the job done right and you want to hear the truth about pricing, home staging, offer quality, etc., then Lisa would be a good fit for you.

Lisa is an absolute rockstar! My husband and I relied on her considerable expertise, which she has…read moreloads of. What we especially love about her is her style: down to earth, approachable, friendly likable and warm. She is exceptional in the real estate world, where we'd had bad experiences with unscrupulous, greedy, agents. Lisa is trustworthy--what she says and how she comes through--I'd take to the bank. Literally and figuratively. Trustworthy: this is a hard to come by essential quality in business anywhere but in real estate it's oddly elusive. She was referred to us by Mark Kaprilien, who had helped us decades ago ... I was beyond delighted when I got back in touch with him. He'd enlisted Lisa to come help us out and together, they make a helluva team. We ran into a bunch of administrative, logistical bureaucratic issues ... and I had a bit of a tantrum--not my finest moment. But Lisa simply takes everything in stride. All the mumbo jumbo of real estate legalese, she breaks down in clear simple terms, which even I understand (sort of, Lol). I can't imagine doing business with anyone other than Lisa--she's a treasure.

Molly was referred to me by a well known agent in the community after I asked for someone who would…read moreput their heart and care into my search for a forever home. I could not have been happier in the end! Molly took the time to really listen and get to know us before presenting a property. She then held our hand through the whole process. She ended up finding & negotiating us into the home of our dreams. Highly recommend!!

We had the pleasure of working with Molly buying our home. My wife and I had to part with our…read moreprevious agent who didn't have the time for us, but Molly really made the effort to be available anytime we needed to view a home or answer any questions we had. We viewed quite a few homes and Molly was always eager and motivated to schedule viewings. It was really refreshing working with such a professional and punctual agent, who quickly responds. She even showed up at a property an hour away at 8 PM on a rainy night. It was due to Molly's persistence with the seller that we ended up with our home. I highly recommend Molly to help you find your future home.

Sara is the best realtor you could ever ask for! She was there for us every step of the way and…read moreensured we got our dream house in a highly desirable neighborhood and on a budget that we were comfortable with. Sara is extremely knowledgeable about the real estate market and very thorough with disclosures. She helped us identify key information that allowed us to decide quickly. She is also very responsive and always available to answer our questions. In the past, we showed interest in homes where we faced several competing offers. Sara and her team helped us navigate through the offer stage, staying in touch with sellers and getting us as much insight as possible to allow us to decide on counteroffer or back away. Sara also helped us close a 15-day escrow! Everyone I spoke with was surprised that I got it done so quickly. But Sara made it happen. She is a true professional and we highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. Here are some of the things that we loved about working with Sara: She is responsive and always available to answer our questions. She is a skilled negotiator and helped us get a great deal on our dream home. She is patient and understanding, and she made the home-buying process as stress-free as possible. She is a true professional and we highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. If you are looking for a realtor who will go the extra mile to help you buy or sell your home, then Sara is the person for you!

This week, my wife and I celebrated our first anniversary being proud home owners. We were first…read moretime home buyers living out-of-town at the time. Sara and her Rainmaker team went above and beyond supporting us and made our dream come true. We were very impressed by Sara's outstanding communication skills when she showed us homes both in person and virtually, facilitated several inspections on our interested property, and negotiated a really good price for us. We would recommend her to our friends and would work with her again in the future with no reservations.

I can't say enough great things about Denise. She's a very kind person who genuinely cares and took…read morethe time to fully understand my needs. Although this was not my first time selling a house, this was my first time by myself since I lost my husband. Denise went above and beyond by walking me through every step of the process, made sure I was aware of every detail and truly made this easy and painless for me. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her and couldn't image going through this without her. Denise's expertise runs deep and her network runs wide. Her, along with her team of contractors and designers helped me to sell my house in an efficient and timely manner. Not to mention, we stayed on schedule and on budget. She is savvy about real estate and she listens to her clients because she truly cares. She is passionate about what she does and it shows because she is good at what she does. Thank you, Denise! I can't wait to work with her again.

Buying a house in the peninsula isn't easy... with crazy prices, fast turnaround times and…read moreconstantly changing inventory, it's so hard to keep up with all the chaos while staying motivated. We were also very picky about picking a realtor, and interviewed many people in the area to find someone with the right experience and personality. We were referred to Denise by a family friend and wow- she made this whole process seamless. We went from almost giving up on getting everything we wanted - a nice neighborhood, 3+ rooms, not break the bank, good schools... but we were able to get that and MORE all within our budget! We were able to close on the VERY FIRST offer we put in within 30 days of our first conversation with her. One of the BEST things about working with this team (outside of their amazing work ethic), is the connections they have. From off market showings to having a direct line to a rolodex of contractors, we felt so lucky to have access to everyone we needed - from electricians to architects to sellers agents. Everyone has been great to work with, and she's constantly been in touch with us even after closing on the home. Denise said to us "I do this because I love doing it" multiple times during this process. It really does make a difference to have an agent that loves what they do. She was made for this industry and I can't say enough good things about her. And I'm always for more girl power!! Stop your search for an agent right now, and give the Laugesen team a call ASAP!

I used Julia for my mom's estate sale and I wish I had vetted more people. I would not let them…read morebring other items from outside to your sale and I would be very clear on what they can take at the end of the sale when they do the "clean out. I trusted this company. I wish I had used someone else. I would also make clear what they will pay and what you will pay. Will the costs of the sale, the cashiers, the square fees and clear out fees come out of their split or your split. All questions that need to be addressed when hiring an estatesale company.

Julia's Helping Hands (Julia in particular) saved us. My Aunt was downsizing from an 5000 sf. house…read moreto a 1900 sf. house and had several things that needed to happen. From identifying and facilitating antique furniture to be sold, to helping us with art sales, to identifying what needed to go to an estate sale v. what needed to be donated or hauled - Julia and her team handled it all. She is unflappable and has a very positive attitude. She is also practical yet empathetic which is a good combination during such a stressful process. Julia had all the resources and facilitated the entire process. I would recommend Julia for any job, big or small - she is a miracle worker.