Thoughtful, available, well-connected and professional realtor 10/10 recommend working with her. Erin walked us through our first home-buying experience in El Cerrito and patiently answered our many questions. She toured a lot of homes with us and did a great job learning our wants/needs in a home. Erin is well-connected in the industry and we often felt like having her as our partner gave us a competitive advantage. After a short few months working with Erin, we ultimately found ourselves in our dream house on a hill in El Cerrito with a beautiful view of the bay. We feel that we got a good price at a time when inventory was quite low! Thank you Erin! read more

I have worked with Erin as a seller's agent and am currently working with her as a buyer's agent. As a seller's agent, Erin came to our first meeting prepared with a binder of relevant data and comps for my house. She also made sure I understood my rights as a seller in terms of commission. She answered all my questions satisfactorily and advised me on the best time to put my home on the market. Erin was also understanding of my budget for selling-related costs and my selling timeframe restrictions. My house was on the market within a month of first speaking to her, and sold well above asking. I trusted Erin's instinct that there was room to negotiate a higher offer than what we initially received, and her instinct was correct. Overall, it was an extremely efficient and satisfactory selling experience. I appreciate how quick and responsive Erin is, which is part of the reason I am currently working with her as a buyer's agent. In one case, I dropped by an open house on a Sunday at which time the seller's agent mentioned offers are due the next day at 10am. I reached out to Erin promptly asking if it was too late for us to get through the paperwork for an offer. Erin was able to get the disclosures & share them with me, email me a summary of key items from them, and make comp recommendations. We were able to get an offer in by the deadline. I trust her expertise on what a reasonable asking/offer price is, which helps me focus my efforts on the right properties. I highly recommend working with Erin in either capacity. read more

We had a complicated sale of a family home- we worked with Erin from our residence on the East Coast. She helped us navigate the process with expertise, compassion and a strategy that resulted in top dollar for the property. We highly recommend Erin- she does great work. read more

In the last three years, Erin has successfully closed three(!) deals for my husband and me. There are countless reasons why we chose Erin over the dozens of agents we have met! After each closing, we felt like Erin went above and beyond for us and felt so lucky to have her on our side. Erin does her homework and really considers all aspects of the real estate transaction -- and then always keeps us informed of all of our options. She is so on the ball that I didn't even realize how good we had it until I tuned into what my co-workers and friends were saying about their home buying/selling experiences. When I say Erin does her homework, I don't mean that she happens to know which restaurants are in which neighborhoods. She is on top of real estate market trends, (and we know how nuanced the differences can be in the bay area market), knows what kind of staging works for different shoppers, and the various challenges that may come with purchasing a tenant occupied home. Erin is a licensed attorney, and her legal experience and resourcefulness really saved us from potential delays. We have also witnessed how her astute assessment of bid/offer situations always proved to be right, and worked in our favor. There was never any doubt that Erin had our best interests in mind -- and she always prioritized our interests over all else -- even if it meant it meant much more work for her. Erin's hard work and integrity always made us feel like we were in the very best possible hands. I can't recommend her enough!! read more

Erin Chan-Adams - Compass - Our Mountain View home Erin listed and sold for way above asking! - Real Estate Agents Near Me - Alameda, California

I could write you an essay about Erin Chan-Adams, but I'll break it down to 3 easy points: INTEGRITY and CARE: We were going to accept a counter offer from the sellers. Erin found another coming soon house she wanted us to drive by and research before we submitted our signatures. The house was sold. Erin's job was done, and she could have moved on. She cared more about us finding the perfect home than herself. PROACTIVE: Erin found our home by actively reaching out to agents and putting us in a position to win early. We were the only people to see our new home, before it was listed on any external website, staged, or any marketing was done. SUPPORT: What hasn't Erin done for us? I truthfully couldn't say. Erin has exceeded every single expectation and has handled EVERYTHING for us. From finding us month-to-month housing, to finding a way to live rent-free while we offer rent-back to the sellers, to shopping for quotes to what should be done on the house. Even post-sale, Erin continues to help us. Simply put, if anyone is not using Erin, they're foolish. read more

We really appreciate the support Erin gave us during a couple stressful months. There was some uncertainty with things outside out control with the housing market and lending conditions, but Erin helps us understand and navigate options, and then move swiftly forward to make sure we were able to close on a house we loved while the opportunity was there. We were in a unique situation, doing an off-market deal, and had the option to go without an agent (the seller chose not to use a an agent). There were so many details to understand and think through, so many considerations and requirements to navigate, and in the end we were so glad we had Erin helping us through it all! read more

Erin was amazing to work with. I was moving my mom to a senior living facility and don't live that close, so Erin took charge and arranged all the inspections, clean-outs, repairs, making the process as painless as possible for me and my mom. We met over Zoom to fill out disclosures and by phone to suggest some negotiations on the sale, but ultimately Erin sold the condo (which is a tough market right now) almost immediately. My mom and I HIGHLY recommend Erin and have already recommended her to family who are thinking of moving. Thank you so much, Erin - you are the best!! read more

We had a great experience working with Erin! Being first time homebuyers, it was important to us that our agent would help us learn the local real estate market and find homes in areas that met our needs. She was able to recommend good areas within our price range that we hadn't considered before, point out any potential red flags with the homes we were looking at while at the same time giving us the space to review the information and make decisions on our terms. It was clear that Erin has worked hard to develop great relationships and she happily uses and shares those connections with her clients. She was able to use her knowledge, experience and connections to help us put together offers that were competitive and compelling without shooting for the moon. In summary, you can't go wrong picking Erin Chan-Adams as your agent! read more

Erin represented us as a buying agent. If you're looking for a serious agent that will have your back and put in work for you, look no further. Erin is thorough and actually cares about her clients and her work. My wife and I found this dedication rare among the many agents that we spoke to while shopping for our first home. In the Bay Area specifically, it's hard to find people who aren't trying to push something on you. My friends told me that "their buying agent was useless." For that reason, we had low hope when we found our dream place, thinking that there was no way we would be able to put in a competitive offer. Erin agreed to talk to us on Sunday when no one else was in the office, already prepared with a giant list of comps to set the price, strong sense of what would win this offer, and fantastic advice on how to proceed. She was extremely assuring with real facts when we were freaking out or nervous throughout the buying process since it was our first time doing any of this. This was the first offer we put on a place. There were TONS of other offers on the table and at the end of the day we got the place! Erin is getting us the keys tomorrow. I believe this would not have been possible without Erin's dedication, guidance and expertise. I highly recommend working with her to anyone who is a serious buyer, and doesn't want to waste time. Erin goes above and beyond every chance she gets and is an absolute pleasure to work with! This is the kind of person you want on your team. read more

Erin was great! We were so lucky to have her as our agent! We purchased a home in our absolute dream location and hope to live there for the rest of our lives. We were able to do this by only having to put in an offer on a single home. We have friends who put 5 or 6 offers on different houses before getting one. Our experience was way more streamlined, and we attribute much of that to Erin. We are going to recommend her to all our friends and family looking for new homes! read more

Erin was so easy to work with as soon as she was referred to us. She was quick to replies and told us how the process worked everytime we asked her our millions of questions as first time home owners. Erin is very knowledgeable of the East Bay/Berkeley where we were particularly Interested in and also very educated on the market and how her realtor colleagues/competitors operate. She also referred us to a fantastic lender whom we are so grateful for. Because of this, we were able to close on our home in less than a month and got our home on our first offer - wild!! We would hands down recommend and use Erin again 10/10! read more

Vetting realtors are a major pain, because there are so many of them who is telling you the exact same thing to persuade you to hire them. And all of them are "excellent" and was eventually able to get someone's in-law's BFF's future sister-in-law's dream house in record closing time. Well, I challenge you to find a fault in that... It's record closing time, which is ultimately outside of the realtor's purview as your house is already in contract! So, here comes Erin. The benefits of working with her are: * Project management: The project management aspect is very important to an inexperience buyer because you don't know the timelines and what to expect. Erin will help calendar them for you, and hand-hold you throughout the process so that you don't miss an essential deadline and lose the house to a higher bidder. And let's face it, in today's digital age, we all have access to Redfin, Zillow, Trulia and beyond to look for homes. It comes into question why we even need realtors to look for homes; however, Erin does that too as a packaged deal. * Reading the Legalese: 200+ pages in the disclosure attachment in a contract seems hefty, esp. for those not well versed in the law. Lots of people can read the document, but are the interpreting it correctly and assessing the risk properly? What are you signing the next 30 years away to anyways?! Well, Erin's past life as a real estate attorney got it covered. * Finding business partners: Escrow officers? Inspectors? General contractors? Painters? Architects? The list/ headache goes on. Erin has a network of tried-and-true partners. * Negotiation tactics: This is the *secret sauce* to getting the house at the right price. Multiple factors come into play and it's a balancing test. You have seasonality, market trends (which vary by neighborhood), timing, and so forth. Overall, Erin is a strong negotiator and has some tricks up her sleeve that are unique to her. read more

Erin is an amazing realtor with a legal background that came in handy for our home buying and selling process. She has been very kind, knowledgeable, responsive, and reliable throughout, even after the closing process. We've thoroughly enjoyed working with Erin and would highly recommend her for any new buyers who are unfamiliar with the homebuying process that need a responsive agent who is patient enough to answer tons of questions. She helped us find our dream home during the pandemic and even got a gift for our child that was their favorite animal (sloth stuffy) to help them adapt to a new home! read more

As first time homebuyers we were very lucky to work with Erin and to have her in our corner through the process. Erin was wonderful to work with from the very first meeting to navigating the tricky waters of making a preemptive offer and the many twists and turns that occurred along the way as she helped us win our first offer in the Berkeley Hills. She listened very closely to everything we were looking for and provided candid and honest feedback through the process. Erin is a very approachable, attentive and thorough professional who we felt very comfortable working with. She is extremely detail oriented. As a parent she was also attuned to the difficulties of hectic family schedules and she worked flexibly with us, communicating in a very open way, addressing our questions very quickly. In such a hyper-competitive market we were certain it would take many offers and many months of searching before we found the right home and had our offer accepted, I believe it was in great part due to Erin's tenacity, negotiation skills and sense of timing that won us our first offer for a home within a few weeks of beginning our search that we really love and that met all of our wishes and was within our price range. We are so grateful to have connected with Erin and for her warmth, professionalism and expertise, and highly recommend her for all your real estate needs. read more

We are first time home buyers, and couldn't be happier that we chose to work with Erin. During the initial vetting process, we really appreciated how Erin never jumped into any high pressure sales tactics that we had seen with some other agents we chatted with. She asked great questions to try to understand what we were looking for, and was very direct and kind when helping us keep our expectations more realistic. Throughout the process we needed a lot of help understanding the unique market here in the bay area. Erin was able to patiently guide us through the process. She was always quick to respond to our requests for information, or any questions we needed clarification for! When going through the mountains of paperwork, Erin was also able to help explain some of the terminology in more layman terms, which we really appreciated. Erin is also a strong negotiator and was able to help us get a price that we were super happy with! We're so happy to have worked with Erin and would highly recommend working with her for your home search process. read more

Erin was recommended to us by friends, and we couldn't have been any happier. With such a hot market in the Bay Area, Erin vetted all the listings we wanted to see to make sure that it is in an area we would feel comfortable living in, and within our budget. This saved us the hassle of looking at houses we couldn't afford, and made this home buying search enjoyable than painful. We are also lucky that Erin was a Real Estate Attorney, she walked us through the disclosures and the many different paperwork we had to sign. She pointed out all the important things we need to pain attention to as she knows how overwhelming it can be, especially for first time home buyers. Erin always remained neutral, and never felt that she was forcing a home on us. Our entire process took about a month - we put in 3 offers, and got our dream home on the third try. She continued to give us updates throughout the closing process, and also checked in on us after we moved in. We are very happy with her service, and would highly recommend her to everyone. read more

Extensive knowledge about the market, nimble negotiation skills, and most of all superb communication. Also, she is just a joy to work with and made the entire process so much easier. Would recommend her 100/100. read more

I was incredibly fortunate to have Erin come on board as a co-listing agent for the sale of my Oakland home. I was in a big hurry to get out of my home and get it prepared for sale before the summer season was over, and the agent who had helped me buy the house was going to be quite busy (as all realtors are in May-June-July) so she suggested we bring on a co-listing agent to facilitate the process. From the first meeting, Erin was professional but very warm and friendly, and was apparently eager to jump into the fray. She guided my neurotic tendencies through the delicate disclosures process, she climbed down into the dank underbelly of my house when a structural engineer was needed for inspection, and she threw her family into the car when my house alarm was triggered while I was 100 miles away so she could beat off any invaders from stealing the staged furniture (it was a false alarm). Erin was on top of it when an HVAC vendor needed to come out ASAP, and she cheerfully sweated through two back-to-back weekends of hordes at my open houses. Erin scouted the neighborhood, spoke to other realtors about "competitor" listings, and worked hard to develop a good strategy for my listing. I was utterly dependent on Erin and her colleague as I was out of the area through most of this process, but I always felt that my listing was getting the attention it needed and that Erin would be capable of handling any wrinkles that might (and certainly did) arise. When it came time to the final negotiations, Erin's homework and good relations with other agents paid off -- she had a good understanding of what the various offers represented and I came away with a surprising and satisfying close to my house sale. All in all I would highly recommend Erin for her thoroughness and her dedication to her clients. read more

Erin is simply amazing! We were wowed at how efficient, organized, helpful and proactive she is when we needed to (quickly) move and sell our home. What would normally have been an extremely stressful process went smoothly. Erin was able to handle everything for us - arranging inspections, staging, painting, while we moved out of state. My husband and I are so grateful we got to work with her and we were able to sell at the price we wanted. Thank you Erin! read more

I started working with Erin in January, and successfully purchased my home during shelter in place. Erin was great to work with; she was supportive and patient as I processed various properties, and helped me find a perfect place for me! Highly recommend her and have recommended her to others as well. She had great working relationships with many other realtors in the area and that definitely helped get me an in. Thanks Erin! read more

Erin was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and thorough. Great communication, and really helped us through the process. She goes out of her way to make things easier for her clients, which we really appreciated since we had our hands full with family at the time. Completing a real estate transaction can be overwhelming, but with her assistance, it all just flowed. We would highly recommend her services. read more

Erin helped us secure our first home this year and we are thrilled with the location and value of our home. Erin was meticulous in sharing available home options throughout the year and as a result we never felt we had "the one that got away". Erin was extremely knowledgeable of the East Bay market and her relationships helped land our place before the listing was made widely available. She is someone that is attentive to your needs and will strive hard to get you the best value in a highly competitive market. We would highly recommend Erin Chan-Adams' real estate services. read more

Erin was so wonderful to work with. From the moment we started our selling process, Erin was extremely consultative with how we wanted to market our property, pricing, staging, vendors and buyer negotiations. She was helpful in providing market insights and having data to help us properly strategize. She handled the entire process with the utmost professionalism, courtesy and savvy. We couldn't be more thrilled with the level of client service she provided and would highly recommend her for any of your real estate needs! read more

We recently worked with Erin Chan Adams on the sale of our condo in Berkeley. She did a fantastic job and we highly recommend her for anyone looking to sell their property. She is very knowledgeable of the real estate market and put together an outstanding strategy for selling our property She was particularly helpful in getting our house ready to show with great suggestions and a hands on approach to help us get them done. During the sales process she made all of the right moves as conditions changed. Erin worked tirelessly thru out the process including meeting with contractors, inspectors, open houses and byer negotiations. We could not have been happier with our choice and highly recommend Erin. read more

Erin was just amazing! So detail oriented, friendly, thoughtful and thorough. Front start to finish we were in great hands! She helped us get top dollar for our home and we sold in record time! She is just the best! read more

Erin's support and expertise were invaluable to us throughout the homebuying process. As first time homebuyers we had a lot of questions, and Erin always responded quickly and thoroughly. She helped us look for and evaluate potential properties, and she also helped us to coordinate and communicate with all people involved in the purchasing process once we decided on a home. Erin made the process as easy and stress-free as it could have been for us. Erin's services came recommended to us, and we would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a real estate agent. read more

We recently engaged the services of Erin Chan-Adams with Red Oak Realty for the sale of our East Bay home. Erin was the epitome of professionalism  and knew answers to questions before we asked.  Her clear and concise explanations before and throughout process was well worth the trust we put in her.  Her legal knowledge of processes and paperwork made the transaction smooth.   With her expertise and knowledge of the market we were delighted to close on an offer over the price we originally thought we could expect.  We highly recommend Erin Chan-Adams of Red Oak Realty for all your real estate needs.  Gerald S. read more

I'm so glad we chose Erin as our realtor. She did an amazing job selling our house quickly and at a great price. I was nervous because the house was not in great shape and the housing market appeared to be slowing down in our area. Erin suggested renovations that made sense and made a huge difference. I was shocked how well the house showed and as I looked around on the day of the open house I felt like calling it all off and keeping it! Texts, emails, direct calls, Erin was quick to respond to all our questions. For someone who is not familiar with the home selling process it was reassuring to have Erin by our side every step of the way. There were no surprises, she was proactive and explained everything in terms we could understand. An awesome experience all-around. If you are looking for a realtor to sell your house or buy a home then look no further, contact Erin Chan-Adams. read more

My husband and I had a great experience working with Erin, and she ultimately helped us buy the perfect little house for our family. One of the best parts of working with her was her follow up: she was prompt to respond to questions (via email, text, phone), and she always followed through on what she promised without prompting (not all realtors do....). We were fixated on a certain neighborhood, and Erin did a good job setting our expectations about how to win in that area, given we didn't have the strongest financial offer. She helped us look into and make strong offers for homes that we could win. She's also been great in recommending resources to fix up our house now that we're in it. It's been so helpful not to have to wade through lots of research to find the right person for the job. Overall, we had a great experience working with Erin! read more

We worked with Erin to buy our first home and were impressed by her resourcefulness, expert knowledge, and detail-oriented approach. Erin is an incredible agent with unparalleled local knowledge. It's frankly a little scary how good she is at predicting how much houses are worth at any given point regardless of how tumultuous the market is. She's a savvy negotiator who will not let her clients miss out on a house that fits their needs if she thinks she can make the deal work. I have listened to my friends complain about their random "Redfin agents," and because I was lucky enough to have a friend introduce me to Erin, I simply cannot relate. Erin is not just another agent--she's a professional working in her calling. During every step of the process, Erin worked with us to explain what was happening, what our options were, and what she would do if she were us. She prevented us from overpaying and buying bad houses that we were in love with multiple times. Even after we eventually closed on our home, Erin has continued to help us by introducing us to contractors and inspectors. I'm so grateful we had Erin guiding us, and I cannot recommend her enough. read more

Erin was great to work with. My wife and I were first time home buyers and she patiently explained the process to us, helped us work through a new process and found us the place we now call home. Erin was professional throughout, very quick and thorough in her responses and also great at knowing when to help guide us. She was great and my wife and I would highly recommend working with Erin. read more

We are really lucky to have met Erin and benefit from her real estate expertise within the Marina Bay area of Richmond. She is helpful, knowledgeable, patient and an excellent communicator. She always offered to connect frequently and around our schedule, and kept us informed on the many things we should be thinking about as a first-time homebuyer. She had our best interests in mind at every stage, ultimately helped us land the perfect home, and connected us to the right resources to move swiftly through the home-buying process. We are so grateful for her insights, connections to the market, and she quickly became someone we consider a friend. Thank you Erin! read more

Erin was the most wonderful realtor possible. She pulled together marketing information which supported upgrading our condo before putting it on the market. As we were moving from the area she handled everything to improve our place. She had a contractor and vendors to do a beautiful job. She helped down to picking out fixtures. She communicated and we had a deal in escrow less than 2 weeks after the first open house. We got a great price for our condo and would trust Erin again. read more

Erin was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and calm during our house hunt. My husband and I met Erin at an open house a year before we started our search in earnest and she made such a stunning impression that we called her a year later to help us find our first home. She listened carefully to our "wishlist," paid attention to the details when we made comments while viewing houses, and was an active participant in every step from searching for houses to little clean-up items even well after the close of our home. She advocated for us extremely well during the negotiation process and, with her help, in the bustling east bay real estate market my husband and I got the first and only house we put an offer on. She gave no-nonsense advice at every step and toed the line perfectly between giving us what we wanted and making sure we were reasonably prepared for what may happen if we took certain courses of action. I couldn't recommend her more. Professional, kind, and on top of everything. read more

We had not planned to move. Our Richmond home was well maintained and freshly painted with refinished floors. One day however, we gave ourselves permission the think about the possibility of moving. We looked online and within a few clicks we found our dream home, our Shangri-La but how could we afford it? What is our current home worth? Enter Erin Chan who pretty much told us, "no worries, I can do this for you". We followed her recommendations on showing our home. She didn't want to set the price too high and I was nervous. Erin's calm voice always made my fears melt. Within the blink of an eye the house was on the market and a flood of people poured in and were interested in buying. Erin said, "two weeks, we will leave it on the market for two weeks and then take offers". I was a nervous wreck when we sat with her to go over the nine (yes nine offers). I should not have worried as all the offers were above the asking price. We were in our dream home so fast that we hardly knew what happened. Oh yes...the best part? Erin sold our home for $101,000.00 over our asking price. Cannot say enough good things about the whole experience with Erin Chan. read more