Life is a fantastic agent. We worked with him to find an apartment in Santa Monica, and while we…read moreultimately decided to stay at our current place, the search was so easy thanks to Life. He went out of his way to show us multiple locations (including one we didn't even know was on the market) until we found the perfect one. He's also incredibly sweet and so responsive. You can't go wrong here.

The agent was more than willing to show me multiple properties and kept in contact by text. Very…read morefriendly

Greatest real estate company in North America. I worked for…read morethe Franklin TN market center 2005 to 2011. They were 5th overall then, now in 2021 in 1st place for all big real estate firms! Family Reunion 2021 is online all next week 2/15 to 2.18 online this year for the first time! May the Year of the Ox be a great one!

Ian Medina is my real estate guru, and I ONE HUNDRED PERCENT owe passing the exam on the first try…read moreto his crash course. Take the course over the weekend and sign up for the test on the Monday or Tuesday immediately after. It truly is all you need. Ian takes the disjointed overload of information you receive in the long courses and boils it down to the essential concepts and teaches them so that they make sense. He also manages to stay completely engaging the whole sixteen hours and makes it easy to stay focused and internalize the info. IAN IS A WIZARD AND THIS CLASS IS GOLD

Valerie was rude and uppity. She looked down on me and treated me very poorly. She did not know…read morethat I was asking on someone else's behalf. Her loss.

Valerie Fitzgerald and her team are incredible. Friendly and ready to help with all your real…read moreestate needs.

Kim and Kristine are very professional and knowledgeable…read more Timely and responsive. Would highly recommend working with this team.

Once my husband and I decided that we wanted to sell our home in Santa Monica, we set out to…read moreinterview several agents. We were on the fence until we met Kim and Kristine. Their presentation, presence, and personalities won us over immediately. Signing them on as our agents was the single best decision we made. From there, the process went smoothly, quickly, and simply. From the very beginning to the very end they were a joy to work with, skilled in understanding both our needs and the market, and exceedingly professional. Kim and Kristine brought a unique set of skills to the table that we did not see in any other agent we interviewed. It is rare to find someone that can walk that fine line between being professional and personable.Though we worked primarily with Kim during the sale, Kristine was always ready to help. Having both of them to bounce ideas off of and attend to our listing was ideal. I often joked that we got the two of them for the price of one. But in all honesty, having them both to work our the sale meant more attention to detail, faster communication, and access to a much wider network of resources. I previously had several experiences with unresponsive agents, so my main concern from the very beginning was communication. However, Kim was exceptionally prompt in returning my calls and emails. I always felt that I was kept aware of what was going on and was reassured when all my questions were answered completely and in-depth. This allowed me to feel much more at ease during, what is inevitably, a stressful experience. My husband's main concern was our return on investment. We had several conversations about listing prices and ultimately Kim and Kristine's initial instincts proved spot-on. We sold our home for well over what we purchased it for (just 2.5 years later) which even resulted in a bidding war. It was a best-case scenario. The final sale price made him very happy. Kim guided us through the labyrinth of the house selling process with ease. From staging, marketing, communicating with buyers agents, hiring inspectors- you could see her experience and confidence at work. Both Kim and Kristine have been in the business for many years and clearly understand their market well- from both the buying and selling perspective. On a personal level, Kim and Kristine were a dream to work with. They were kind, sincere, honest, and direct. I appreciated their candor and always felt at ease with them. We put a lot of trust in their hands and and in the end, I would make the same decision in a heartbeat. I feel like we hit the jackpot with Kim and Kristine. I can't recommend them highly enough.

When my wife was selling her condo located in a prime location in Santa Monica, she couldn't…read moreunderstand why people won't flocking to her open house. Yet on that same day at another open house in a less prestigious location, that condo was flooded with people. She quickly realized she had contracted with the wrong real estate agent. So when we decided to put our Santa Monica home up for sale, fortunately she recalled the name of the agent who had the successful open house. His name is Anton Smirnov. And he made what is normally a difficult and stressful period as smooth and as stress-free as possible. He associates with the best stager, handymen, etc. And our two open houses were more events than the average open house. If you're looking for an agent to get the best price with the least hassle, I suggest you follow my wife's lead.

I am not sure if this review will properly convey just how amazing Anton was in helping my partner…read moreand I find the perfect place during our recent move to Santa Monica, but I will try. My girlfriend and I were planning to move to Santa Monica from the bay area. The week before we drove down with all of our stuff, we had reached out to a few places to line up viewings. The entire process was overwhelming: keeping tracking of craiglsit, zillow, westsiderentals, and the numerous listing agents, apartment owners was very stressful. We had also not spent much time in the Santa Monica area so we did not really know what neighborhoods were best for us, or what a realistic budget should be. Meeting Anton was the best thing that happened for our move. We had originally reached to see a listing he was showing that had gone off the market days before we were actually going to move down. Anton followed up and asked if we would be interested in having him help us manage our search. Within a few hours - he had lined up over a dozen viewings for the next day. His knowledge of Santa Monica was paramount in helping us understand exactly where we wanted to narrow down our search. We ultimately came across a listing for a house that we immediately fell in love with. The only problem: it was listed for sale, not for rent. Anton offered to reach out to the realtor and the home owner and see if they would be interested in tenants. He spent the next few days going back and forth with them not just convincing them to rent to us, but also negotiating rent down to much less than we had expected. After giving us the good news that the place was ours, he moved fast on organizing an immediate move in date, getting the documents signed and keys in our hands. He was responsive, helpful, and instrumental throughout the entire process. My partner and I could not be happier with our new home as well as the help Anton provided. I could not recommend Anton enough - he is beyond solid at what he does.

Ian provided personal service with complete commitment to the preparation and sale of our historic…read moremid-century family home. His understanding of the architecture and as importantly, our family, enabled him to provide curatorial preparation and staging, a sale over asking after just 3 days on the market and a 21 day escrow. Ian Brooks is one of a kind!

Ian was truly superb. He went absolutely above and beyond to work for us. Our mother had a…read moredebilitating stroke, and it was necessary to sell our childhood home to pay for her care. Ian put in the extra time and energy to make sure that our mother's property got the best bid possible, so that we could pay for her care, enabling her to age with dignity and comfort. He was rock solid, dependable, and reliable - with endless energy and host of knowledge! He helped us navigate many really tough situations with good humor, determination, and excellent referrals to service providers, handling anything from squatters to hoarders to renovations and yard work. Ian even gave himself a blister cutting back our overgrown yard! He was tough with negotiations, but tender with my mother. When she was mournful about leaving her house, Ian was there with gentle advice and charm. He helped calm her down so we could move her into a new space, and was able to share personal advice about caring for elder family. He is absolutely the best, and I would recommend him in a heartbeat.

I normally only leave Yelp reviews for restaurants, but Louie Dane is such a great representative…read morefor the HOA at my house. He's super prompt and professional with his responses via email, even though HOA issues are notoriously frustrating. Our HOA management company changed a couple years ago, and we much prefer working with J&N as opposed to the company we had before. One wishlist item that would make me even happier is an automatic deduction for our HOA dues and water fee every month, but I do like that Louie emails us every month as a reminder.

Just moved into one of their properties. I can't even get the gate code to get into the building,…read moreand I purchase a condo. These people will not get back to you and when they do get back to you it's in an email that has nothing to do with what you asked for in the first place. All I asked for was the gate code to get into the building where I purchased the property also so that people who are dropping off packages that I have ordered to make my place more comfortable can get in when they call me and tell me they're dropping off the packages. These people are horrible at communication and they seem to really lack customer service skills. The Better Business Bureau took their accreditation And if my very short experience tells me anything, they're not worth your time. Find a company that can be accommodating to your needs willingly and happily.

Initially we had Zebra Construction do an SB721 inspection and provide a report. We had so much…read moreconfidence in them that we went ahead and had them take care of our balcony which included waterproofing and railing issues. They are extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and made sure we were satisfied with their work. Michelle is top notch at her profession. She was very attentive, extremely nice, not to mention funny with a great sense of humor. Kevin was very charming and on top of everything. Yousef was very communicative and also a pleasure to work with. Together they make a great team that care about their clients and the quality of their work. I would highly recommend Zebra Construction. They are a company that is honest and very trustworthy. They will ensure everything is done correctly and will make the whole process easy. I will definitely use them again in the future for other projects. Thanks Michelle, Kevin and Yousef!

Michelle and her entire team took great care of our soft story retrofit. Very attentive to all the…read moredetails. Communicated perfectly and consistently. Though this is an expensive job, their price beat the competition. If I owned another property in need of such work, I wouldn't even think of turning anywhere else.