This review is long, and specific. The TL;DR is: hire this guy for your REI needs…read more
This is a review for Kenan Shahla. After much disappointing work from my old long-time agent team, I started looking for a more modernized, more put together alternative. Preferably without the 6% pricing. I got all that, and more.
Digital signatures sped up the process dramatically, and were available within minutes, instead of days. Moreover, the documents were formatted correctly. No more filling stuff out 3x to "get it right". As an added benefit, I was able to offer buyers (I am primarily a seller now) a comprehensive home warranty, at about half the cost I had been paying previously. Transaction coordinator and Escrow was a flat fee, pictures are included in the listing fee. I ended up selling the rest of my houses with Kenan. Not only did he have his stuff together, his transaction coordinator, photographer, escrow officer, etc were all PROFESSIONAL and timely. I cannot stress enough how pleased I was with not only Kenan's ability to execute, but also the industry pros around him that he chooses to work with.
I sell in-depth flips, often times including teardown to the studs and insulation. Kenan himself does flips, so it was great to be able to talk shop and share resources with a realtor who understands not only the selling aspect, but also the buying and overhaul, and networking for other opportunities.
Communication was good, calls were either answered or returned in a timely fashion. Offers were filtered so instead of me reading and email and digging through the details on 10 items, I was presented with the summary and needed only review in depth the winning candidate offers. This saved me a lot of time.
Negotiation was excellent, even in the face of questionable appraisers (which can be bullheaded and overly defensive). Kenan was aggressive to address issues, but respectful with other agents.
Altogether, I have ran over a million $ in listings with Kenan. I was able to save about 25k over the cost for a traditional agent arrangement.
My single greatest disappointment is that I had not found Kenan sooner. It would have saved me a lot of time, hassle, and money.