Katy, from The Dave Keefe Real Estate Team, is by far the best Real estate agent we have ever…read moreworked with, and we would not have gotten the house without her. Throughout this process I also got to meet Dave and others on the team, and I have not met a more supportive, kind helpful and knowledgeable team who made the experience easy and successful. Dave is the sort of person who puts you at ease as soon as you meet, but is the perfect person to have in your corner when it comes to negotiations, or true understanding and vast knowledge of the real estate market in Mountain view and the surrounding area. (He also has a very cute dog) Katy started by learning what's important to us and what we are looking for, and really listened. Her knowledge of the area, the industry, available properties and real-estate in general blew us away, and as we were looking at places she called out areas of concern, benefits, both immediate and long term (family and future value) but kept asking questions to make sure that the next house we see is an even better fit and always shared her reasoning. she also gave us estimates on where she believes the houses we looked at will close, and was eerily accurate. Once we found the house of our dreams in San Bruno, Katy put together a plan on how to increase the chances that we will get the house while staying within our means, and I can honestly say that there is almost no chance that we would have gotten the house with any other real estate agent. From how much to offer, managing the negotiations, making sure that our letter shows who we are and convinces the sellers to go with our offer even if it's not the highest or all in cache (that's the silicon valley for you...). Finding a house and bidding on one is a stressful experience, but Katy made it enjoyable, educational and we really felt that she is running the show with 100% of our interest in mind, and fought for us (even if it means a slightly lower commission), and helped us through all parts of the process including after we moved in. Not only is she a true professional, she is now also a friend (we even invited her and her family to our wedding), and we will forever be indebted to her. THANK YOU, Katy!!!

We are so grateful to Dave Keefe and the entire team at Action Properties for prepping, renting,…read moremanaging, and eventually selling our home in Woodside. They had a clear and compelling vision of what upgrades that house needed for renting and then selling. In both cases, they were spot on and the house rented and later sold immediately. They completed the work of prepping our home at a fraction of the cost to competing bids and their vision clearly matched the market. We had no idea it could look so nice nor that it could win so much attention from potential buyers. As property managers, they took responsible care of the home and the tenant relationship. We never worried about the home and appreciated their systems of documentation and transparency around repairs or other authorized maintenance while occupied. As our selling agent, Dave continued to surprise us with the depth, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness of his home sales process. From reviewing the multiple offers that came in to the final signing, the transaction proceeded without a single hitch. My family has been in the real estate business for over 40 years and none of us have been so impressed by a sales team as this one. If you have the chance to work with them, by all means do.

Taylor did a great job in helping us with the sale of our condo. Selling or buying a house is an…read moreemotionally stressful undertaking. Early in the process, Taylor was extremely patient and helped us relax while we discussed our concerns...not at all pushy or rushing to decisions. Later, he provided us helpful information and suggestions with the property preparation and sales process. We needed some renovations which Taylor completed with his team of suppliers and tradespeople. Though he managed the work, he kept us involved by asking for our style preferences as well as frequently communicating progress with us. His final touch was in marketing the condo, with his team taking beautiful photos of the finished work, making a drone video showcasing the neighborhood and, best of all, an upbeat video tour of the condo mc'd by Taylor himself! My wife said, "It is magic!" Our condo sold just a few days on the market while other condos in the same building were still showing. All in all, a very positive experience.

We recently relocated to Michigan and worked with Taylor to sell our home in Gilroy. What could…read morehave been a stressful process ended up being seamless thanks to all his work. Taylor kept us informed at every stage and went out of his way to coordinate phone calls around our 3-hour time difference. He was always patient, responsive, and thorough in answering my many questions, which gave me peace of mind as we worked through the selling process. I cannot recommend Taylor highly enough and strongly encourage anyone buying or selling a home to work with him! PS - if you want someone who makes creative marketing videos to sell your house - he is the one! Not only did our house look amazing but it featured an imaginary dog!

Tom and Rob were fantastic! With their experience and confidence, we were able to secure our new…read moredream home in an amazing location!! We are extraordinarily grateful for the constant communication, reassuring guidance, and tireless hard work we received from Tom and Rob, and I cannot recommend them and Momentum Realty enough. San Jose is a fierce market, and you need true professionals on your side if you want to come out on top. Luckily, we were in great hands. Thank you for a phenomenal experience, and for helping make our home ownership dreams come true!

Tom is always there to help, when I was trying to sell my condo, he not only helped with…read morerenovations (reasonable prices from handyman he recommended) he himself was also helping us with minor fix up too. The condo was staged very nicely for free, definitely brought more interests for the property. As a seller that lives out of state, his dedication definitely made the whole selling process smooth and easier and I'd highly recommend him to any of my friends or family in the future (:

We had a fantastic experience working with Tim as our listing agent. He made the selling process…read morefeel surprisingly smooth--even when things got tricky with a super difficult buyer who kept pushing for unreasonable things and caused delays that cost us thousands. Tim stayed calm, professional, and really looked out for us the whole time. The home staging he arranged was beautiful and made our place shine. It brought out all the best features and definitely helped generate a lot of interest during showings. If you're looking to sell and want someone who knows what they're doing and actually cares, Tim is your guy. So glad we had him in our corner!

Dale and Helen are truly in a league of their own. They are two of the hardest-working individuals…read morewe've ever worked with, and they pulled off a sale that most thought couldn't happen. They hosted open houses every week while the property was on the market, carried and staged furniture themselves, and always stayed in constant communication with us. When repairs came up during the listing, Dale and Helen took care of them right away. Their dedication and hands-on approach were absolutely key to making this sale happen -- especially during one of the toughest times to sell as a homeowner. These two are pure magic. If you need your property sold quickly, efficiently, and for top dollar, we 100% recommend them. My wife and I have bought and sold several properties, and without a doubt, Dale and Helen stand out by leaps and bounds above the rest.

I recently met with Dale Warfel to discuss a potential listing in Sunnyvale, and I was immediately…read moreimpressed. Dale is a Bay Area native with a deep understanding of the local market, and it shows in the way he approaches real estate. What stood out most to me was how attentive, honest, and caring he is. He really takes the time to listen, explain options clearly, and provide thoughtful advice. There's no fluff or salesy pressure. just straight, genuine guidance from someone who clearly knows his stuff and truly wants the best outcome for his clients. If you're selling a home, I would absolutely recommend Dale, he's the kind of agent who will work tirelessly to get you the best result. And if you're buying, I'd honestly hope he's the listing agent, because you'll know you're getting straightforward communication and professionalism. Dale is the kind of realtor you can trust, and in this market, that's priceless.

Bret was a pleasure to work with. Professional, knowledgeable, and patient. Bret sold our property…read morefor a great price, & steered us through updating the property, & the escrow. I highly recommend Bret.

I am an engineer working in sf and just bought my first house in Foster City with Bret and his…read moreassistant Lulu's help. I am writing this review two weeks after the deal was closed so that my excitement will not overwhelm my rational mind. I started looking at open houses with my fiancee from the beginning of June. Bret showed up almost every weekend in the following 3 months and tirelessly introduced every house to us. He helped us to read through the disclosure (they are not short at all) of every house we are interested in and very carefully reminded us the problem which may cost us a high price to fix. At the end, he helped us to get our home in a very competitive neighborhood by a pre-offer with a right price to avoid multiple-offer situation. As a buyer agent, not like some others who want to finish their job on the buyer side as fast as they can, he never pushed us to offer. In contrast, he always honestly pointed out potential problems when we were thinking about an offer. Someone has said, the most important job of an agent for a first-time buyer is not to win a bid among 20 offers, but to educate the buyer to get an idea of what type of property he/she wants to live in. Bret, in this perspective, is an excellent teacher. He grew up and lives locally on peninsula for so many years. From Millbrae to San Carlos, he can tell stories for every city. We just moved to bay area for half a year, but with his help, we aimed our target at Foster City and Redwood shore very quickly within the first month. We are native Chinese speakers, Bret sometimes could not catch our points very well. But his Chinese assistant Lulu did excellent translation between us. My parents visited us from China in the summer and went to most of open houses with us. When Bret were talking with us in English, Lulu translated to my parents and took are of them very well. Overall, if you are looking for an honest and efficient agent, you SHOULD visit Bret. If you speak Mandarine but are still looking for a native agent, you MUST find Bret and Lulu.

We puchase a condo with Roberts help. He is very knowledgable about buildings, their state, and…read morerepairs needed. He communicated well with us, effeciently and clearly. I would highly recommend him as a strong advocate for us and as a solid advisor. -Rachel

Robert is the best and he actually made the two day "as is" sale with four potential buyers,…read morechoosing the one that was the best for us and the neighborhood rather than the one who would have benefited himself more with two commissions. This is integrity and sincere concern for his client.

As I write this review, the Bay Area is in its third month of shelter-in-place due to Covid-19…read more This is not a good time to be doing business, but Mark Richardson got the job done for us, and exceeded all expectations of a real estate agent, particularly during these difficult times. My wife and sister-in-law have elderly parents who needed a safe place to spend their golden years. We've known Mark from the school community and our neighborhood for a long time, and he had always been helpful when we needed a referral for a plumber, electrician, handyman, etc., so we wanted to work with him in our search. Now, I'll preface this review by saying that my in-laws are not the easiest people to work with. Part of me was hesitant about engaging Mark's services, because I worried that he would sour quickly to working with them. We met with him before introducing him to my in-laws to warn him of what he was getting himself into, but he assured us that he was up to the challenge. Mark was very generous with his time, and whenever a question arose about a particular home he was quick to find the answer for us. He was respectful of my in-laws and their idiosyncrasies (and they have a lot), and was tolerant of the frequent whipsawing of opinions about this place or that. They finally settled on a place that met all their needs and expectations, but the price was considerably higher than the range that we had hoped for. Mark promptly went to work with the negotiations, and came back to us with a shockingly large cut in selling price. After that, it was just a matter of ironing out the small details, which Mark attended to very meticulously. In early April we closed on a beautiful property in Palo Alto, close to University Avenue. Keep in mind that this was accomplished while the Bay Area was still in the most restrictive state of shelter-in-place, and though real estate transactions were still permitted, it was no easy feat to get all the pieces into place. Even after closing, Mark continued to be there for us and my in-laws - acting as a go-between between them and the management, and even helping move furniture. He still checks in with us from time to time to make sure that everything is working out fine. So, from start to finish working with Mark was a real pleasure. His knowledge of the local market, friendly demeanor, and personal commitment all made for a smooth buying experience. Highly, highly recommended.

As first time home buyers we researched and met with several agents before deciding to work with…read moreMark. We selected Mark because he is personable, knowledgeable and most of all ethical. From day one it was clear that the only thing Mark cared about in our buying process was that we find the right house at the right price and be happy with the outcome. He provided a perfect balance of knowledge and information with reassurance and support. Since we were looking in an extremely specific area and within a relatively limited price range, Mark worked hard to show us properties that fit our needs. We visited over 30 properties, some of which we visited several times and Mark always worked with our schedule (we went out on weekends, evenings and in the morning before work). Mark was super welcoming to my mom on one weekend excursion and was always interested in feedback on houses that we visited on our own (open houses). Mark knew intricate details about house styles, history, neighborhoods and was full of advice about the condition and worth of each property. I am an extremely opinionated and very picky person, sometimes difficult to get along with and Mark always met us with a smile, and a positive attitude. He was always early and always dressed in a sharp suit. It was so gratifying to see that our agent took our house hunt as serious as we did! Along with being crazy picky, I am also pretty emotional and high strung and on several occasions when he could sense I was upset or depressed about the house hunting Mark called me to just help me relax and put things into perspective. He has a real ability to understand and empathize with his clients emotional stress (home buying in the bay area, where inventory is low and prices are high, can be extremely stressful) while maintaining the professional care and demeanor to relieve that stress and bring calm and rationality back to the home buying process. In total Mark helped us write several offers and fought for us in 3 multiple offer scenarios. Our offers were not cash heavy and Mark helped us strategize with each contract in order to present the best possible and most competitive offer each time. Mark is so dedicated that he actual wrote and presented the offer for the house we bought (and several counteroffers back and forth with the seller) while he was away on his family vacation, simply because he knew we wanted the house and that time was of the essence in the multiple offer situation. After our offer was accepted Mark didn't disappear like a lot of agents would. He was with us at the house constantly (sometimes 5 days a week) through every inspection, each bid for repairs (so we knew what to ask the seller for) and he even met us at the house when my partner's father flew out from the east coast and again when my father drove in from Sacramento. He worked very hard with the seller's agent (who was only part time real estate and would have constantly dropped the ball if it were not for Mark picking up the slack), and was in constant communication with us about the process. I have so many stories of how Mark constantly went above and beyond the call of duty to make the process easier or to make us happy. One especially cool example, when our roof sprung a leak in the middle of the escrow process and the sellers (who were no longer living in the house) were slow to respond in the middle of a torrential rain storm Mark contracted our roofer and paid for the repair himself (or as he said, as a housewarming gift). We are so pleased with our house and feel like we got the best house at a perfect price, thanks to Mark's hard work. One final note, a lot of people say that you can tell about a real estate agent base not on customer referrals, but based on their industry reputation. Well, to this day, every single person I have talked to about Mark (other realtors, home inspectors, roof inspector, pest inspectors, termite crew, plumbers, electricians and handymen) all speak about Mark's integrity and professionalism and what a pleasure he is to work with. Our roofer says that he has worked with a lot of scum realtors and is pretty cynical but that Mark is one of only two realtors his family would ever use to buy or sell a house (the other being Dennis, who owns MGM Realty). THE LONG AND SHORT: Mark is tenacious, diligent, knowledgeable, caring and ethical. All MUST HAVE traits in a realtor. Looking back to the beginning of our home search to the realtors who didn't seem that bad but just didn't "click" with us, we are so happy and lucky to have worked with Mark on the purchase our first home and we are pleased to speak highly of him to anyone who will listen. I can't wait to introduce him to all of our friends and we plan to work with him on all of real estate related transactions in the future.