Client Testimonials

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To be a homeowner (as a single woman-of-color-immigrant-lady boss-first-time-home-buyer) has always been a vaguely ludicrous, perhaps even completely unattainable dream. But, in 2017, Chris Picket helped turn that dream is reality. I had been searching and putting in offers in the LA area for 1.5 years before I met Chris. I would also making it to the top tier of the offers, but was inevitably muscled out by cash buyers. I felt I had no business calling Chris has he handles multi-million dollar properties and A-listers within the Hollywood community. Nevertheless, I called up Chris out of the blue and explained my situation. He said first-time homeowners were his favorite and that he wanted to help me find the right home. Chris is the type of business partner who listing agents really enjoy working with - he doesn't nag, he doesn't try to manipulate you and he's fair. He's calm, organized and doesn't lose his cool. So he's great to work with no matter which side of the table you're sitting on. Fundamentally, he helped me structure a winning deal that the buyer couldn't say no to and he's known as a closer. He and his staff were prompt and attentive to all my questions - which really helped move things along. Chris also happens to be exceptionally talented and a kind Real Estate Agent, who provided a quality experience and a good humored one. I wasn't traumatized, rather when I closed, I felt empowered.

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We have known and worked with Oliver for the past 9 years. During that time we have bought a home, rented a guest house, rented the home, and recently sold the home with Oliver. We continue to work with Oliver on investment property over the greater LA area. He has a combination of good personal sense and business sense. He has worked with integrity and speed. We highly recommend him as a realtor and expert on local properties and markets.

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Oliver was fantastic and really understands the Los Angeles real estate market. Having been to many open houses, we choose Oliver because he was personable and intelligent and I felt like he really engaged well with potential buyers (so many other agents are not as friendly and I wouldn't want them selling my house). He made the whole selling process from start to finish seamless. We had a lot of balls in the air and Oliver was great at juggling our needs- both financial and family (we did not want to uproot our family without a place to go). Additionally, Oliver and his team helped set up our home for showing and a photo shoot and did a great job marketing it. Oliver was also very strategic but ensured that both my husband and I were comfortable with the strategy. Within the first 48 hours after showing, we had 12 offers. We have local aggressive real estate agents on the buy side and he stayed very professional and maintained effective working relationships with everyone. In the end, we got 14% over asking and on got more dollars per square foot basis compared to other homes the same size in our proximity. The other benefit to working with Oliver is that he responds to you directly over phone or email- whatever you choose. He is easy to reach and you do not need to go through assistants to get to him- which is not the norm. He did a great job on the sale of our home and even helped advise us on the buy side. We had already committed to another agent for the buy side of our transaction. However, the transaction was very complicated and Oliver was able to help us navigate through to maximize our benefits and minimize our risks. I would wholeheartedly recommend Oliver without reservation and would definitely use him in our next transaction.

Compliments for Mark Douglas

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My family and I have used Mark for several real estate transactions (7 to be exact). Each property had unique circumstances and covered areas ranging from Sacramento, Culver City, Westchester and Pacific Palisades. In every situation, Mark knew the landscape and how to negotiate. He had contacts and connections at every location and guided us through several contingencies and multiple escrows in order to close deals that were fair and beneficial to our family. Many of these transactions were achieved while our family was dealing with significant unforeseen circumstances, and Mark not only acted in our best interest, but also as a friend during some difficult times. Without reservation, I would recommend Mark for all of your real estate needs and witness for yourself the level of professionalism and integrity. Whether selling or purchasing a home, Mark has proven time and again that he is up to the task and will provide excellent, personal and knowledgeable service

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Tressana is a great agent. Unlike other agents I used prior to Tressana she personally showed my condo to prospective buyers rather than just having the buyers agent show it. I would highly recommend her if you are serious about wanting to sell your property. I'm sure she will be just as professional and dedicated if she is representing you as a buyer.

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Rachel was an above-and-beyond agent. She held our hand through many offers before we finally found our next home. Throughout the process she was always skilled and thoughtful in our approach to each decision point. She was also extremely responsive, answering texts immediately, and urgently jumping on tight windows to arrange house visits. The whole time it felt like we were her only clients. In the end she navigated us through a competitive bidding process and helped land us the house that we prayed we would get. To be clear -- we are a high anxiety pair, full of detailed questions and requests for assurance. Rachel was always a step ahead of us, and so reliably on point in her ability to address our concerns. This was our second time buying a home and we have a stack of complaints about our first buyers agent, but we don't have a single one about Rachel. She was so fantastic and I will recommend her to everyone I know.

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Always available, always on time for meetings. She was always responsive and looked out for my interest. She negotiated well. Punctuality is very important and with LA traffic situation she was always on time.

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My husband and I had always dreamed of having a second home in Maui, however with the market being 2000 miles away it seemed too daunting — until we enlisted Amy. Not only did she locate our dream property, she handled all of the logistics, which can be challenging given the complexities of real estate rules and laws on the island. Amy handled everything, making what proved to be a rather complex process a breeze for us. We’re grateful for her.

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Lori has handled several real estate transactions for me over the past 15 years both on the buyer and seller side of the transaction. Each transaction was handled with great professionalism and integrity. Lori is very motivated and wants to get nothing but the best results for her clients .

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Patience and good humor. When we didn't know exactly what we were looking for. Discernment. Steven figured out what we were looking for before we did. Success. When we all understood and he found it.

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Tressana helped me purchase my first home. I would have been completely lost without her. She goes above and beyond for her clients and always has their best interests at heart. She is honest, hard-working, and genuine. She was always available when I needed her and responded in a timely manner. She has a lot of knowledge and expertise of the west side and could pinpoint the weaknesses and red flags of a property. Once my offer was accepted, she was even there during some minor inspections that I was unable to go to because I was out of town at the time. I would recommend her to any friend and will definitely be calling on her in the future for any other purchases or sales.

Compliments for Ernie Carswell

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Ernie is truly the best. He and his amazing team made our selling and buying experience seamless. They were there every step of the way to help answer questions and put our mind at ease. They took amazing photos and had our Loft sold 5 days after it hit the market… and for above asking price. We closed in two weeks!!! The whole process took us three weeks… who does that!!!! Ernie and his team were just as helpful in finding our dream house. Within two weeks we put an offer in on our dream home, closed three weeks later and moved in.. The whole process took us less than 7 weeks from sale to purchase to move in.. Amazing…. Ernie is not just a realtor but a friend for life….