This was our fourth property purchase with Elena, and once again, she exceeded every expectation. Simply put, you will not find a better real estate agent. Elena is the epitome of professionalism--punctual, organized, and always ten steps ahead, ensuring every part of the process runs seamlessly from start to finish. What truly sets Elena apart is her deep knowledge and calm confidence. She anticipates challenges before they arise and offers clear, strategic advice that makes decision-making easy and stress-free. She's not just an agent--she's a trusted advisor and a true partner in the journey. On top of all that, Elena brings a level of emotional intelligence and support that is rare in any profession. Her intuitive sense of exactly what to say--and when to say it--offers a kind of "home buying counseling" that we never knew we needed but always appreciated. Working with Elena is not just a transaction; it's a privilege. We recommend her with absolute confidence and enthusiasm. She is truly one of a kind. read more

My partner and I had a wonderful time working with Elena to find our first home together. As first-time home-buyers looking to move to another area where we didn't really have too much information/experience with, we were so lucky to have Elena's expertise in what to look for/look out for in homes during our search and she was also able to narrow down our scope to focus on specific neighborhoods based on our priorities. She was also more than willing to accommodate attending over 7 open-houses with us in one day as we didn't live nearby and has provided a lot of insight at every step of the process and was very helpful in explaining terms/concepts we didn't understand. We found a lovely home very quickly. Highly recommend her!! read more

We worked with Elena Mendelson for buying our new home in East Bay. It was an absolute pleasure to work with her. We thank her for helping us on the same. One of our friends was Elena's prior client and recommended us to work with Elena, so we felt confident and assured. Elena has been working in Walnut Creek / Concord area for a long time and is one of the top agents, her portfolio is very impressive. She is very knowledgeable about the market and provided the right insights and estimates about the properties we saw. Putting the right offer price in a bidding market can be very challenging and Elena ensured that we were putting bids on the houses we liked and price ranges we would be comfortable in. We never felt pressurized in any sort and were able to work with complete faith with her. She was always responsive to our emails, calls and texts and was accommodating in checking the houses during time window of our convenience at short notice, which shows her commitment to providing the best care for the clients. We would work with her again in future. We would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a reliable real estate agent. read more

When my wife and I began our search for our first home, we knew we needed the perfect agent -- one we could trust, learn from and lean on. Since we didn't know what that really looked like yet, we started interviewing several agents throughout the East Bay. One stood out head and shoulders above the rest: Elena. Speaking with Elena was different right from the start. She immediately provided a wealth of information and never beat around the bush -- traits that can be hard to find in an agent. She started by giving us a full rundown of Walnut Creek's regions, North vs. South, how to think about schools and what neighborhoods we might start out in. She also gave us a full rundown of what buying a home looks like, from how to build a winning offer to the transparency of pricing in the area. As soon as I got off the call, I told my wife, "I love Elena" and we decided to start the home search with her. Visiting homes with Elena as a new buyer pretty much taught me everything I know about real estate. When you are making the biggest investment of your life, the last thing you want is to feel your agent is just trying to get the sale. I never once felt that way with Elena. If Elena noticed that the home's balance of layout, materials, price or condition was off, she might declare "THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE." A wonderful group of words that helped us avoid many potential real estate traps. She also let us know when she thought a house was special and described to us in detail why. She always had our best interests at heart and truly tried to find us the best possible home within our budget. When we hit the offer stage, Elena was incredibly helpful. She pulled comps and used her knowledge of the area to provide reasonable but potentially winning offers. We didn't overpay and in this market, that is incredibly hard to do. She also helped us understand when to remove or not remove our offer contingencies to make our offer more competitive or to avoid risk. In one case, she advised us not to remove our inspection contingency simply by noting a faint aroma of moisture under the house on our tour. This is a hyper-competitive market right now, and buying a home is hard. But having the right agent to guide, advise and support you makes all the difference. To us, Elena was that trusted advisor, and I highly recommend you give her the opportunity to be yours too. read more

TLDR; Stop what you are doing and contact Elena for your property search/sale now! I rarely write Yelp reviews, but this one is more than necessary, given the level of service and support we received from Elena while purchasing our home in Walnut Creek. I emailed Elena regarding our potential real estate search in September 2021. My family and I were moving from San Francisco to Walnut Creek and our purchase timeline was unknown. I wanted to connect with a few East Bay agents to determine best fit, so when we pulled the trigger to start our search, we would be ready with an agent. After our intro call with Elena, there were multiple changes in our plans to sell our home in San Francisco. Elena proactively stayed connected with me via email over the next 9 months, checking in, providing updates on the market/interest rates, and asking if there was anything she could do to support our search efforts. NEVER pushy, it ALWAYS came from a place of "I'm here if you need me; don't hesitate to reach out". After we decided to list our home in San Francisco, it was clear to my family that we were going to work with Elena to find our next home. We made casual weekday / weekend trips to the East Bay over the next couple months to look at homes. Elena was with us EVERY TIME we showed up to an open house. Even if there wasn't an open house, she went out of her way to make the home available to us. Her dedication and insight while touring homes was incredibly valuable. Given she lives in the area, her knowledge of each community was helpful. She was a great sounding board and really partnered with us as we narrowed in on what we really wanted/needed in our next home. When we were ready to make an offer, Elena provided her insight on best strategy and price to be competitive in the market. When our offer was accepted, Elena spent almost 2 hours with us on the phone (after she had reviewed the disclosure packet), walking us through all the property details, and carefully listing out any items that we would need to investigate during the inspection period. It was really a High-Medium-Low Risk Assessment, and for us, it was so valuable. Anytime I was at the prospective property, she was there. Visits, inspections, key handoff....she was there. She even set me up with her go to contractor to complete the work required prior to move in. A person I have since used for other projects. Such an asset! Elena - THANK YOU for making this process so incredible for our family and welcoming us into our new home. Elena will always be our go to recommendation for anyone moving to the area, and now, also a friend of our family! read more

We have had a chance to work with Elena twice - she represented us as buyers and later as sellers. Honestly saying, we would not even imagine a better real estate professional than Elena. Buying/selling a home is one of the largest and most important decisions, and it is never an easy process, especially when the house is located in San Francisco Bay Area. And what if you have to sell it in the middle of the Pandemic? We decided to take the risk anyway, because we had a professional onboard who we trusted 100% - our agent Elena Mendelson. And she made this story a success. Elena took a lot of stress off our shoulders. While knowing all the strategies and nuances of the process, she had everything under control and got our home listed and sold quickly. Great job, Elena! You are terrific! read more

We are so glad we found Elena. She is a professional. She provides great guidance/advice and listens to your needs and wants with mindfulness to your personal situation. Because of her experienced advice, we were so happy we missed out on a house but found a much, much better house at the end. Elena is a pleasure to work with and she would do a great job representing you with your best interest in mind. read more

Elena has been wonderful to work with! Elena is very professional, always punctual and extremely helpful. She made the experience easier for first time homebuyers and didn't mind explaining the process in detail and answering numerous questions that we had. She is very knowledgeable about the area and knows what to look for inside the home. Elena has a great eye for details and will point out to you if something was indeed new or just covered up by the seller for staging photos. Also, she will recommend what you can do to improve the home and can help connect you to the right people in the area to do the work. Elena has been extremely helpful during the offer process. She was very proactive (and persistent) in contacting the seller's agent to find out what mattered the most to the seller's so we could put in a strong offer. Throughout the offer process, she provided us with information and her opinion so we could make an informed offer. She walked us through the offer, explaining each page so we felt good and informed about what we were signing. The home had multiple offers and Elena spent several evenings on the phone guiding us with the counteroffers. I never felt pressured to go forward with the offer and knew I had the option to back out at any time and keep looking. On top of that, she even negotiated for us! If it wasn't for Elena, I don't believe we would have gotten the home. This was our first offer and Elena was instrumental in closing the deal on the first try! read more

Elena was amazing to work with. She was kind, smart, and helped us buy our first condo. With it being our first home purchase we were new to the process. Elena explained everything to us well, and I felt confident she was taking care of us. I trusted her 100% with the process and only have good things to say about her! Would recommend in a heartbeat. read more

We were fortunate to have found Elena through the help of another realtor who made it a point to interview a number of agents in the area. From the initial interaction, we were relieved to know we were working with someone knowledgeable, focused on our wishes and equally as important, compassionate. She was transparent, informative and patient throughout the entire process. In fact, her willingness to go the extra mile with the smallest of requests was very much appreciated. Elena was clear and proactive in her sales strategy and helped us reach a figure that was above asking. She is very responsive via all channels (text, email and phone). For anyone who may view selling a home as a daunting or overwhelming process, rest assured that the experience provided by Elena goes a long way towards alleviating these concerns. Truly a gem in a field littered with agents, Elena deserves all the praise and support from her clients. read more

Bottom line - Elena is by far and away the best realtor I have ever worked with. Long list of reasons why. Here are just a few; - Responsive to email, text, & phone. Elena was very quick to respond each time I reached out to her. - Leverages technology. - Professional, sharp, knowledgeable, current, and EXPERIENCED. - Strong and precise negotiating skills. - Sophisticated and engaging. - Reliable, dependable, and punctual! - Committed and dedicated. read more

Elena is an amazing agent! She's professional, transparent, responsive, patient, and thorough. As a first time home buyers in summer 2017, she made our first foray easy. She knew the ins and outs of the industry and helped guide our search as she became familiar with what we wanted in our home. She communicated clearly, providing us with the information we needed to make the right decisions and we were pleasantly surprised at how quickly she responded to our inquiries over email/sms/voice. Even if we forgot some aspect of the purchasing process or something came up with the sellers, she was patient with us and made sure we understood what we were signing and prevented us from becoming discouraged. We couldn't be happier with Elena or our home, thank you, Elena! :) read more

We sold our house with Elena in April 2022 and the level of her service is still as impeccable as it was 5 years ago when we bough it with her. We were moving to another state and had vacated the house before it went on the market and Elena did a great job taking care of the house as if it was her own one. She was very transparent with the process and was always there for us when we had any questions. We can't think of a single thing that could have been improved and my only regret is that we won't be able to continue working with her in the future as we moved out of the area. Highly recommend Elena as your real estate agent! read more

Elena is phenomenal! Extremely professional, amazing at what she does and incredibly thoughtful. Would recommend to anyone buying a home in the East Bay area. Aside from being a great buyer's agent, she also goes above and beyond in every little detail of the home buying experience. Go Elena, you rock! read more

It was not my first buy/sell "adventure" in the last 20 years. But I can definitely say that it was the EASIEST and the least time and energy consuming experience during real estate transaction that I ever had. Elena was available 24/7 to answer any of my questions and concerns. She was ahead and on the top of every step of the process. I can't say enough how secure and well taken care of she made me feel. I am a full time working mother. Caring the least amount of stress and not being bothered with numerous real estate transaction troubles was very important for me. Elena took it all on her shoulders. The house was sold way above asking price and closing was fast and painless. I will definitely use her crevices in the future. read more

Elena was our Agent and helped us through out the entire process of buying our first home. She is extremely knowledgeable and very professional. She also has a very good eye and is able to give you the right information and the right guidance. Her priority was to make sure that we were happy with the whole process and that our needs were taken care of. She also knows the right people to get things done for fast closing and for anything else during the whole process and after. She will for sure be our first choice when it comes to real estate again. Thanks Elena! read more

Elena guided us through the entire process, from loan prequalification to searching for houses to making the offer and closing the deal. It was our first home search and we were so fortunate to have her as our agent. Her knowledge of the local market and her key contacts in the community helped us in our search for our house. She' is super quick to respond when you need help and have a question. Honestly, I was so impressed with Elena's negotiation skills and I am pretty sure in our case we would not be at our dream house without her business savvy. She is very professional and I highly recommend Her... read more

Elena showed some outstanding professionalism. We were first time buyers and felt a little intimidated to go through the process of buying a house in the super competitive market in Bay Area. She navigated us with patience and much understanding. She took her time to understand what we were after (while we were not so clear on that) and took charge of the hunt till the very end. She communicated her ideas and moves with clarity and much knowledge and was quite convincing to win our trust. We are very thankful for the job well done by her. Kudos. read more

After Elena helped us buy the perfect home a little more than a year ago, she was always available and approachable for any of our home related questions and concerns. Because of our amazing first-time home buying process with Elena, there was no question regarding who would help us sell our home when the time came. We had to move out of state for a new job and we were worried that the Holiday season wouldn't be the best time to sell the house. However, with Elena's positive attitude, her extensive knowledge and preparedness, we were comfortable initiating the selling process. We accepted an offer within three days of the house being on the market and we are quite sure that we have Elena to thank for it. Even though we had to leave California in the first few days of the Escrow period, Elena was on top of everything and took care of each and every aspect of the home selling process until closing. We can very easily say that Elena is the best at what she does. We had an excellent experience with her, both while buying as well as selling our home. We would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a reliable and professional realtor!!! read more

Elena is hands down the best realtor in the east bay. We worked with Elena to buy our first house in 2015. When we decided we needed a bigger place a few months ago we contacted Elena. She had been amazing in 2015 and had kept in touch, offering housing advice to us more than once. Our selling experience was wonderful. On her suggestion, we had some minor work done on the house to get it ready to sell. She organized all of it and even got us a light fixture we needed and power washed our fence! The sale was a stress-free experience because of her, which was good since I was heavily pregnant and delivered my baby in the middle of the process. We got an excellent price for our home, far beyond what we expected. My husband and I are so thankful to have Elena as our realtor! You will not be disappointed putting your trust in her. read more

We highly recommend Elena! My wife loves moving from place to place. I hate it! What's made our moves bearable is Elena's expertise. She has made the process so easy we've moved 4 times within the last four years. I don't think you'll wanna move as much but if you want simple and painless, talk to Elena! I have a wife that will testify to that!! This might sound like a commercial, but there's nobody better for the job. :) Thanks Elena! Dennis read more

Elena could not have been more professional and thorough. She made the difficult job of selling a house much easier with her responsiveness, knowledge, expertise and hard work. We give her our highest recommendation for selling or buying a property. 100% at the top of her game read more

Elena Mendelson is a true professional. Her personal and professional qualities deserve highest respect. It is very hard to find someone dedicated to their craft, but with Elena you will not be disappointed. From the moment of our initial conversation with Elena, and until our closing day, my wife and I never felt being pushed to make a rushed decision. She was extremely responsive to our phone calls, texts and emails, and was always on top of all the hurdles during the process and would follow up immediately. Home buying is very stressful, and thankfully Elena was by our side to take the edge off through her confidence, knowledge and responsiveness. In the end we got what we wanted, in the price range we wanted, with the loan and rate that we wanted. I couldn't ask for more! I would recommend Elena to anyone who is looking to buy a house and needs help. I know I certainly will use her services again in the future. read more

Elena is awesome! As first time home buyers we were looking for someone who would be available to help us along throughout the whole home buying process. Elena is friendly, easy to work with, and reliable. We contacted numerous agents, that were referred to us, with no luck, especially when they found out we were looking for 1 bedroom condos. We found Elena on Yelp and she met with us immediately. Despite some of the obstacles we faced in this market, Elena stuck with us through numerous "bidding wars" and eventually she helped us find the best home that was also within our budget. Elena knows this area very well and we can't wait to work with her again! :) read more

Great real estate agents go above and beyond. Exceptional real estate agents, like Elena Mendelson, go higher than above and farther than beyond. For our recent home sale, Elena connected us with Compass Concierge program that provided us with a 0% loan to complete our house remodel. Elena handled every aspect of our remodel project from beginning to end. In record time, she managed to secure a great crew, which is really hard to find these days. She selected and shopped for all of the materials and oversaw the entire process. In a matter of three short weeks, our old and dated townhouse turned into a beautiful modern dwelling. We got a great offer, well above the asking price, after 2 days on the market, and closed 25 days after accepting it. Elena made what would otherwise have been a very daunting and complicated endeavor, a completely painless and very positive and experience for us. Elena's professionalism, knowledge, boundless energy, can-do attitude, and great communication skills make her one of a kind. If you are searching for a top notch real estate professional, look no further. read more

Elena is a true professional! She took the time to understand our needs and wants to help identify our perfect home. She provided expert guidance throughout the buying process and has an in-depth understanding of the East Bay market landscape. Beyond her industry knowledge she was thoughtful and responsive throughout our first home buying experience, turning what can be a stressful time into an enjoyable experience. We can't recommend her enough! read more

My wife and I had the task of finding a home in the San Francisco East Bay area. We were not fully prepared for the exceptionally competitive landscape in front of us. We found Elena on Yelp as one of the highest rated real estate professionals, and that inspired us to contact her. She was fantastic from day one. She lives in the area, which I felt was very important. I highly recommend Elena because she is thoughtful, gives you the input you need to make a decision, is known and respected in the business, is almost always reachable, is a good negotiator and puts together clever offers, and she is super nice to boot. All of those factors make what can be a very stressful process much easier. read more

Elena helped us in a relocation to San Francisco. She has been very responsive to our request and worked over the weekends to fit our travel schedule. She also facilitated, coordinated and arranged all associated tasks so we can close the purchase remotely. read more

As first-time home buyers, we were extremely lucky to work with Elena! In our first 10 minutes of our first meeting we knew we are dealing with a top-level professional who has our best interest at heart. Elena was extremely helpful and patient throughout the process, always providing all the necessary information, always responding fast to our calls and messages, always ready to answer any questions and address any concerns. For every property we were seeing, we were immediately able to see a much broader picture, not only the property itself -- Elena would quickly add a ton of relevant information, all thanks to her vast experience and knowledge of East Bay cities and neighborhoods, school districts, shopping centers, etc. While looking at homes, she would always point out important things to consider, be it noise levels, parts of the house that definitely needed renovation or something else -- things that we wouldn't think of on our own! Elena did a great job guiding us through all the steps of the process, and helping us become happy homeowners! We highly recommend Elena for any East Bay real estate business! read more

Elena is an excellent agent and a professional! I can sign my name under all the wonderful reviews that are left here for her. I would like to post one of many examples of her dedication and work ethic that helped me personally: after the deal was done and, technically, Elena was "free", she was still helping me. I wanted to remodel before moving in and hired some help for it. Since I was on another side of the Bay Area and it was inconvenient for me to take off work in the middle of the day to let the workers in and out, Elena, with no extra charge, was there to oversee their work and send me pictures of the progress. I feel blessed I worked with Elena. Her integrity, problem solving mindset, responsiveness, engaging personality, knowledge and understanding of the housing market make her an excellent agent to work with! read more

My husband and I are very lucky to have Elena as our agent for buying our first mutual home. Elena is very experienced and patient. She educates, but never pushes for decisions. She is committed to doing the best job for her clients. Elena took the time to learn what is important to us and used her experience, and out of the box thinking, to advocate and get the most for us. This brings a sense of comfort during what typically is highly stressful times. We never thought it was possible for us to find and get our house so quickly, especially in this complicated Bay Area real estate market. If you're looking for a trustworthy and brilliant real estate agent to help you buy or sell. Look no further. read more

I found Elena via a random search for a real estate agent in the East Bay. My wife and I were first time homebuyers and I contacted Elena a year in advance of when we actually wound up buying. At first I was just gathering information and learning the process. She was super helpful, patient, and helped me understand what we needed to do in order to be in a position to buy. She also intro'd a great mortgage broker who was very helpful. As my wife and I worked to build our credit and save money Elena helped us learn the market and sure up the details of what we were looking for. We just closed on our house and got an amazing deal. Elena is super organized, leverages technology, and is great at expectation setting. A few highlights of working with Elena are: -very responsive via email, phone, text -aggressive w/ negotiation w/ other parties, vendors, agents, etc. -Expert understanding of local market, rules/laws, and strategies for all elements of home buying/selling Overall working with Elena was absolutely amazing and I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Bay Area. A+ read more

My wife and I highly recommend Elena. We are first time home buyers and we think it's very important to pick the right real estate agent. Elena showed up on the top of the list. I contacted her and she got back to me right away, and scheduled the introduction. After the first time talking to her, we knew right away she is the best agent we can find. She took care of everything from making sure our offer stood out from other buyers, to scheduling inspections, to making tough negotiations, and making sure we were completely happy with everything before we moved in to our new house. She is extremely hard-working, professional, responsive, intelligent, detailed, and works very fast. She made our home buying experience stress free and thanks to her, we got a house with very good price in a very competitive market. We will definitely come back to her for future buying or selling, and will recommend her to all our friends. read more

We've worked with many real estate agents through the years, both on the buying and selling side, and Elena Mendelson is by far the best one we've found. She is knowledgeable, thorough, organized and objective. Many times her advice was to walk away from one deal or another even if it meant losing the commissions, because she thought we could do better. And her advice has consistently been spot on. We are not easy clients (just ask any of our previous agents...). Elena is the first one we've found who has answers to our questions even before we have a chance to formulate them. She does an incredible job of spotting potential issues before they arise and navigating around them. Elena is an expert at turning what can be an incredibly exhausting and emotionally trying process into one that's smooth and stress-free. We would highly recommend Elena, and will only work with her in the future whenever the next need arises. read more

We had the pleasure to work with Elena as both Buyer and Seller agent and we couldn't have been more pleased! As first-time homebuyers with very little knowledge about how to find the right place, we met with a couple of realtors before Elena, but we knew instantly that she was the one for us. She is honest and hands-on and has been there every step of the way. Elena has always answered every call, text or email no matter what time of day or night it was. Her professionalism, mentorship, knowledge, honesty, and hard work ethic are much respected and appreciated. I never felt that Elena was just trying to sell me a house, but that she was a mentor to answer my questions and help me to make the best decision for my family. As Buyer agent, Elena quickly mobilized her resources and walked us through every step of the negotiations. Most notably, after several conversations with the lender over a weekend, we secured the coveted loan pre-approval through the expedited process and were able to come in with a strong offer to ultimately secure our dream home. As Seller agent, Elena brought in a fabulous photographer to showcase our home online, which created much more foot traffic and brought in serious buyers. She also brought in a designer to help stage our home, which helped make it more appealing to a larger group of potential buyers. Her marketing is top notch and can't be beat! Although we received multiple offers, we ended up working with nervous first time buyers. Elena was wonderful in keeping the transaction moving along and getting to closing in a timely manner. She was always available to answer our questions (and the buyers!). Ultimately, the condo sold for asking price within 7 days of being listed. I now consider Elena a friend and would highly recommend her to anyone that is searching for a new home. read more

Elena Mendelson is the best! I highly recommend her to anybody looking for a friendly, knowledgeable, professional real estate agent!

Elena is the best in the business! My husband and I spent over a year looking for our first home together. Not only was Elena patient and extremely knowledgeable, but she provided her counsel and thoughts to help us navigate a very complicated and competitive market. When we finally made an offer on our home, she was there to support and guide us every step of the way. We now have our dream home and it's due in large part to her. She will have our business for years to come. read more

Elena did a small miracle last spring when she helped us sell our house and move to a larger one. The market was more than just a bit on the crazy side at that time, but she firmly guided us around all obstacles and made sure we stayed sane along the way. She assisted us in coming up with the right selling price, worked with us on staging the house, she went with us to a thousand showing, never trying to hurry us in our decisions, always being very observant and attentive to details that would have escaped our attention if not for her. Elena is a very tough negotiator - she negotiated a lease-back for us with the buyer on conditions right for us, even though the buyer was not quite excited about that, and helped us in our bargaining over the price of the house we were buying. At the same time Elena's networking skills are fabulous and saved us a lot of time and likely a sizable chunk of money - it looked like she personally knew every agent we ever met on showings or open houses, and she was able to learn details about the houses we considered buying we would otherwise just have kept guessing. Selling and buying real estate is really stressful, but Elena was there for us 24/7, listening to us with more patience and attention than any shrink. Another thing we really liked about her is how tech-savvy she is. All the paperwork, and there was a lot of it, was made available for our e-signatures practically in instant, which was very convenient and time-saving. We highly recommend Elena as a true real estate professional who is also a pleasure to work with. read more

Elena helped us find and buy our house. She was awesome throughout the whole process. She was very personable and easy to work with. She is a good listener, was responsive to our needs and got things done in a quick and proficient manner. Elena is also a great negotiator. The sellers were dragging the close of escrow and Elena kept them on a short leash. At the end, she got us a very good deal on our house. Not only is Elena highly professional, she's also a wonderful person. We are grateful to have had Elena as our agent. I highly recommend her! read more

Elena was the best decision we made in buying our home! As first-time homebuyers, the process is obviously daunting. From the moment we met Elena, she was informative, supportive, and extremely prompt and thorough. I was intimidated in buying a starter hone in the million dollar east bay market, but Elena helped us find exactly what we needed with no judgement and lots of support. I thought realtors are mainly to help with the home searching process, and Elena was helpful for that, but her services are really so much more. She described the timelines to us (multiples times), answered all of our questions, and when we put a bid in, it was clear that she knew exactly what she was doing. We got the first house we put an offer on, beating another offer, with patience and persistence from Elena. Based on the less-than-stellar experience with the selling realtor, we could see what a gem we had in our realtor! In her communications with us, the seller, and our mortgage broker, her experience and skill shined through. Our mortgage broker even complimented her in an email chain he was on. She had answered our question about setting up water/power at our new house, and our mortgage broker was so impressed at her response, telling us that most realtors do but go above and beyond to the length that Elena does. She's great with email, and will also call for more detailed discussions. We give our strongest recommendation for Elena and we will use her for all future realtor needs! read more