We sold our Mountain View townhome with Rainmaker Real Estate. Their in-depth knowledge of the…read moreMountain View, Los Altos, and adjacent towns was key in our selection of Rainmaker. Another factor in selecting Rainmaker was Yao Li's diligent preparation and planning of the pre-sale process. She is awesome! Leading up to the on-market listing, Alex was super clear and explicit on what will happen and how to prepare. He also provided thoughtful advice on what listing price to select in order to attract the most buyers. We were able to go on-market, do showings, send out disclosures, and request offers in no time. Alex's support extended to a great conversation on the pros/cons of each offer, which led us to being under contract very quickly. In the end, Rainmaker Real Estate was awesome to work with. Alex and Yao provided a great product with *ZERO* drama, which is what we wanted. We will use them again, if we are in the market to purchase something in the MTV/Los Altos area.

I purchased my current home with Rainmaker about a decade ago! Alex paired me with the right…read moreperson on his team to work with. I always felt I could go to either of them with questions and concerns. Through the years, we've stayed loosely in touch. Recently I asked Alex his thoughts on a second property, sharing my concerns and parameters. He had/has really good ideas, has experience with handling different situations, and I didn't/don't feel at all pressured to purchase. When it comes, hoping the second time goes just as well!

Mini helped us sell our house and did an excellent job for us. The process was very easy, Mini…read moremade and executed great suggestions for improvements before we listed the property. The house sold at a price we were happy with, in large part due to Mini's negotiating prowess. Selling your house can be stressfull at times and Mini was always a calm presence for us. We wholeheartedly recommend her.

Mini and herteam, including her husband, Kuljeet , are absolutely wonderful!! They made the…read moreperfect and necessary improvements to my home before selling that got us the best price with multiple offers! Sold in on weekend with every part of the process as seamless and easy as possible. She listens to your concerns, confers with you and gives her advice as how best to position your house. Professional, thorough and just the right amount of personal touch that is needed when buying or selling a house.

We happily recommend Mike and his team at Troyer & Cabot! We worked with them on the sale of my…read moremom's townhome after she passed away. The first meeting we had with them we knew this was the team to work with. They have extensive knowledge of my mom's townhome community of Cuernavaca in Mountain View. From day one, everything about managing the sale was so seamless. The staging that was done was incredible (thank you Emily - from their group!) and after one weekend of open houses, the townhome had many offers, well over asking. The best thing about Mike was that he is so personable and nice, extremely good at communicating and was so patient with our many questions during the sale process. Without a doubt, if you need a realtor in their area, call the Troyer & Cabot group!

I am happy to recommend the Troyer and Cabot team. Everyone we worked with in this group was…read moreoutstanding in terms of communication and professionalism. Their advice for renovation and staging was spot on and we had several offers over asking for our condo. All paperwork was handled in a timely and flawless way. We are very happy with the sale and grateful to have worked with this team of experts.

After researching and meeting with a number of realtors, we selected Kathy on the basis of…read morereputation and Yelp reviews. Our initial meeting was purely exploratory - but by the end of it we were so convinced that Kathy was head and shoulders above others that we initiated an agreement on the spot. And we are so glad we did: from beginning to end of our sale transaction Kathy was insightful, honest, practical, efficient, and in every way the professional that we had hoped for. What we had not expected and were delighted to discover is that she is also extremely empathetic, sympathetic, supportive and a delight to work with, even through the traumas of selling a house (staging, anyone??!) What was also clear is that throughout her career she has gathered a team around herself of individuals who are as dedicated, professional, responsive and efficient as she is herself. For example, we had to re-carpet our large home; replace windows; refinish woodwork; and for each of these her team found reliable, efficient and cost-effective solutions, with all these jobs finished within a matter of days. Her office staff are equally responsive: when another realtor set off our house alarm by arriving without an appointment, Halin actually dropped everything and went over herself to sort things out for us! We particularly appreciated the pragmatism that both Kathy and her team showed (particularly Linda, for which a personal shout-out), in advising us where to commit our time and resources, and where we could scale back, in order to get the maximum from the investment we were willing to put into the selling process. Even the dreaded staging was conducted with respect, pragmatism, professionalism and efficiency; and with an added responsiveness that went beyond the call of duty, as it had to be done to such tight timelines. Throughout the open houses, receiving of offers, and coming to contract closure we were similarly delighted with the extraordinary smoothness of the transactions, and the speed and quality of results. Watching Kathy 'do her thing' during the offers meeting was a sight to behold: I have never felt more confident - and relieved - to have such an important negotiation in another person's hands. She is truly remarkably good at what she does. A personal note to end: throughout what is not the easiest experience one ever goes through, I am particularly grateful that not only was Kathy all that I could hope for from a realtor; she has also become a friend. There is no higher accolade that one can give.

Treated my elderly mother poorly. Inexcusable. My father had just passed and my mom felt bullied…read moreand belittled. We would never recommend Kathy. Be better.

I contacted Nancy for her opinion on sell & buy, vs. remodel decision. She gave us her honest…read moreadvise, to recommend us to remodel, instead of sell & buy. She even comes to our house to give me additional advise on remodeling. She is trust worthy. I definitely recommend her if you are looking for a real estate agent. James

Nancy is a top notch, full service realtor. We recently purchased a home in Los Altos, and we…read morefound her expertise invaluable. She is very knowledgeable, honest, straight forward, reliable, and not in the least bit pushy. She really is a pleasure to work with. Nancy combined her understanding of our desired home features with her knowledge of Los Altos neighborhoods, schools and city building codes, ideal lot dimensions, home remodel-ability, etc. to give us great advice. The market was in a newish downward trend at the time we were looking. Nancy recognized this and suggested we bid under list. We did, and we got the house we wanted at a fair price! Once we closed escrow, Nancy continued her quality service by organizing estimates and booking services such as new carpet installation, roofing and tree trimming services and a handyman. She has great contacts that provide excellent and reliable service. This made our move in process seemless and very low stress! Highly recommend working with Nancy to find your next home!

Kathy, David, and their team were amazing to work with. They were always very responsive and…read morereplied to us quickly, no matter what time of day it was. Throughout the whole process, they were professional, attentive, and truly supportive. What we appreciated most was how much they helped us along the way, including assisting with repairs before closing. Even though we had a very demanding buyer and some unexpected challenges, Kathy and David handled everything calmly and professionally, always working hard to find the best solution. We strongly recommend Kathy, David, and their team to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Bay Area.

When we started the search for our first home, we had no idea where to even begin. Thankfully we…read morefound David and Cathy who walked us through every step of the way and truly went above and beyond what we expected from them. They worked tirelessly through late nights, even holidays to help us close on our home in San Jose. They even helped with all of the renovations we needed, even before we closed- from recommending vendors to scheduling meetings. They know the market extremely well and helped us navigate everything--from making strong offers to negotiating--without unnecessary stress. The whole process felt smooth because we trusted them completely. We are so grateful to have worked with David, Cathy and the whole team and will definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking for the best team to help navigate this crazy Bay Area market!

This realtor... what a disappointment of someone to be involved with…read more This subpar realtor represented the seller in a housing transaction, in which disclosures that should have been made were not. Why not? Who knows, maybe this subpar realtor didn't think they should be. Maybe the realtor is incompetent. Maybe this maybe that. I don't know, but as the realtor he is sort of supposed to know, you know, how to sell a house. So this house is sold, and there's some major lack of functionality. The buyers notice this because it's glaringly obvious and you'd have to either be stupid beyond reason or willfully ignoring it not to see it. And rightfully they demand the seller fix this. Nickolas French decides to do this, but in the most unprofessional and frustrating way possible. This incompetent realtor calls an incompetent plumber, and my guess is says something along the lines of "please do a really slow, frustrating job, don't communicate, and have bad results". And again, how I envision it happening, the incompetent plumbers agree with this incompetent realtor Nickolas French and do just that. There are so many realtors in the area. So, so many. Do yourself a favor and don't be involved with this one. And if you are buying from sellers represented by this realtor, well, all I can say is do your due diligence to a higher degree than you'd normally expect to, and keep your eyes open for anything shady. Also note the "not recommended reviews" include this realtor doing the same thing. Sounds like the playbook is well established.

Nick was recommended to us by an office colleague when we were already exploring houses…read moreindependently and had just recently engaged with another real estate agent to begin our home buying journey in 2019. I still remember the first meeting we had with him where he not only came across as an astute real estate professional but also somebody who we could be friends with for a long time. He listened to each of our requirements very patiently and assured us that he will do his homework in surveying the market for the most suitable houses. We loved his phased approach where on each of our visits, he showed us houses with different characteristics which helped us build a lot of clarity on what we really wanted - e.g. single family home vs townhouse, neighborhood, community, commute, budget etc. This is really helpful as first time home buyers and helped narrow down our preferences to the home that we felt super confident in buying. We loved the way he could walk into any home and quickly pinpoint the pros and cons of buying it (as if he already knew all the homes in the area) - also telling us ways where the cons could be mitigated if we wanted to really buy the place. Time is a precious commodity and he made sure he optimized it to its last drop where we could still make an informed decision by extensively covering all dimensions but also not wasting a lot of time in homes with repeated characteristics. I still remember what he said to us: "The last thing I want is make you buy a house which you regret later, so we really need to sleep over any decision that we make, with all the data points at hand." We ended up buying a place which always makes us wonder: "Thank God we bought this and moved in! " Another benefit with Nick is that he has a great network of people who can help with fixing things in your home and that helped us get our home ready to move in super quick. He is still a friend who I can reach out to for any questions I have about the real estate market and definitely the only real estate professional I can trust for buying/selling property in the future. Thank you, Nick!

We sold and bought a house with Michael Galli and his team and the experience was terrific !!…read more Let's start with the selling. We had interviewed two realtors before Michael, while both were competent and I am sure they would have done a reasonable job, they were missing the spark of enthusiasm and excitement of someone who truly loves their job and is great at it. The afternoon I called Michael he came immediately the same day. His enthusiasm for the job was infectious, he came up with a list of changes which would improve the house value. Clearing up the front yard, replanting grass in the back and the front yard. What flowers to put. What fencing to put, what interior / exterior paints to use which will resonate with most buyers. What lights etc. In a period of days and at a reasonable cost they were done and the house looked much better. Michael has a team working with him listing agent, contractors, land scapers, custodians, operations manager, stagers all of whom are super quick at their job and their vendors are all very reliable. The listing agent Bri apart from other things did a wonderful intro video to the house. The custodian Mani did a wonderful job in keeping the house amazingly spotless clean and did a lot of innumerable things like cleaning the hot tub, naming all the fruit trees, making a drawing in the chalkboard in the kids bedroom. Ola did a lot of day to day communication. She was on top of any message and had an amazing fast turn around time given any requirement. The proof of the pudding was in the selling. It was on the market for less than a week and we sold the house above our initial expectations.They kept everything in stellar condition till close and we closed on time. Won't think twice before hiring them again for the next time I have to sell. Coming to the buy side. Michael has a nose for what to look for in a house. Maybe houses which looked good to us Michael gave us sound reasons why it may not be great to live in however good it looks, and has all the bells and whistles. We zeroed in on a house which fit all our requirements and his team did a great job in understanding the demand and the pricing. Even post purchase Michael and team have very helpful advice on things which can be improved before moving in and also help us find the right vendors for the improvements we are making. I would recommend going with Michael Galli and Team for a stress free and rewarding home selling/buying journey in the Bay Area.

Michael, Patti, Anna, Jen, Ola and the whole Galli team is an absolute pleasure to work with. They…read moreare setting a new standard in what a real estate agent should do to be on your side through the process. Their relationships and their experience in helping find you a home helped us buy our dream home in Los Altos. We beat 9 other offers and only won because sellers trusted our buying team over the others in the bidding process.

We were first-time homebuyers purchasing from out of state, and working with Claire was the best…read moredecision we could've made. She made the entire process so much easier and less stressful than we expected. Claire took the time to do detailed virtual tours, answered all of our many questions, and connected us with a great network of trusted vendors. She walked us through all the legal paperwork l, house inspections, and explained everything clearly, which gave us so much peace of mind. Most importantly, she really listened to what we were looking for and helped us find a great family home in a safe neighborhood that truly fits our needs. Claire is knowledgeable, responsive, patient, and genuinely cares about her clients. We felt like we had a true partner in this process, and we are so grateful for her support. We highly recommend Claire to anyone -- especially first-time buyers.

We were referred to Claire from a mutual friend when our father moved into an assisted living…read morefacility and decided to rent out his home of fifty years. Right from the start, Claire was beyond professional, knowledgeable, transparent and personable. She had valuable information and resources and provided us all with any and all the information needed, answered any questions that came up, and did all this in a very timely manner. She gave options and suggestions, but never pushed anything at all. She got the house ready to rent, listed and rented in record time with great quality work and above asking price. I would recommend Claire to anyone looking to buy, sell or rent their home. Her attention to detail and the care she puts into her work are refreshing and a gift!! We are so grateful to have had her help during what could have been a very stressful process.

We have been involved in seven property purchases and sales in the Bay Area since 2020, and the…read morelast three transactions were with Andy and Lori. Having worked with multiple agents over the years, I can say without hesitation that Andy and Lori are in a different league. They are exceptionally responsive, knowledgeable, and effective. Throughout every transaction, they were always available to answer questions, provide guidance, and help navigate challenges. At the same time, they were never pushy and consistently focused on helping us make the decisions that were right for our family. Their deep experience in the Bay Area market, extensive local network, and outstanding reputation proved invaluable. Whether it was identifying opportunities, understanding market dynamics, coordinating inspections and contractors, or negotiating effectively, they consistently delivered results. Their relationships and credibility within the local real estate community clearly opened doors and helped transactions move smoothly. Most importantly, we always felt that Andy and Lori were genuine advocates for our interests. Buying and selling real estate can be stressful, but they brought professionalism, integrity, and a steady hand to every step of the process. We give Andy and Lori our highest recommendation and would not hesitate to work with them again in the future.

Choosing a home is one of the biggest and most difficult decisions in life, and it's so important…read moreto have professionals you can truly trust -- people who will guide you through every step, answer all your questions, and never let you down. That's exactly why we chose Andy and Lori! We are an immigrant family who had absolutely no idea how the home buying process works in the USA. We didn't know the laws, the steps, or what to expect, and honestly, we were afraid of running into dishonest people without having the right support. That's why, based on a recommendation from a friend, we reached out to Andy and Lori. From our very first phone call, we knew we wanted to work with them. We had countless questions, and our process took quite a long time, but throughout the entire journey they treated us with patience, understanding, and genuine care. They were always ready to help and answer every single one of our questions -- even the silly ones. We are incredibly grateful to Andy and Lori for helping us find our dream home. We truly appreciate all of their hard work, dedication, and support. Our home brings us joy every single day, and we couldn't have done it without them. Thank you so much, Andy and Lori!