Arlene Finney

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Imagine you are making a difficult decision and are at a crossroad in life. The chips feel like they are against you.Now imagine a person coming in that simplifies everything like a well tuned luxury car with a lifetime warranty, it just works. It not only works, it's a fast and a smooth ride.Arlene came in during a difficult situation and made her assessment, came up with a plan, and resolved any outlier problems with grace. She explained everything easily and listened. I put my trust into her decisions and everything came out better than expected.Arlene is on my permanent contacts lists and I would recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home.

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Arlene is AWESOME! I met Arlene randomly searching on Google, true story. Before meeting her, I had worked with 2 other realtors and I wasnt feeling confident in the buying process. Little did we know, both realtors did not start off the process correctly based on our situation. Arlene quickly stated you must sell your house first to obtain the equity to put towards your new house. We did just that and sold our townhome in a week! That process went smoothly and I didnt have to worry about a thing. Arlene and her team had it all taken care of and we ended up accepting an offer that blew us out of the water, totally wasnt expecting it so we were truly thankful and blessed. Then jumping right into looking for our home, we found our dream home only after viewing 6 homes and our very first offer submitted got accepted. We couldnt believe it!!! Thank you Arlene for helping us build an excellent offer and also for ALL of your help and advice along the way. My fiancA(C) and I are so happy we met you and youve been such a pleasure to get to know and work with. I would refer Arlene in a heartbeat. If you want a realtor that is top notch, listens to your needs, truly has your best interests at heart, and is such a pleasure to be around and work with, then Arlene Finney is your realtor!!! ????

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I just sold my house in San Jose (April 2021) and had a fantastic experience working with Arlene. I interviewed several agents in the process and am so glad that I chose Arlene. She is professional, has really great insights, was always on time, a great negotiator and super fun to work with! My house needed quite a bit of work before it hit the market, and Arlene was sensitive to my budget, and only recommended the things that she was sure would have a high payback. Arlene also found great contractors and managed everything - this was super important as I live far away!I was pretty anxious as I have owned this home for 20 years and did not know what to expect in the crazy market we are in today. In the end my house sold in 5 days for $360K over the asking price! Everything went smoothly including the mounds of paperwork that followed.Simply put, Arlene Rocks! I very very strongly recommend her no matter what your real estate needs are!

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Do yourself a favor and work with Arlene. She helped my husband and I find our perfect home in San Jose. The only downside of her being so great at what she does is that we found our house quickly so we didn't get to work with her longer!She is exceptionally knowledgeable about the San Jose area. Holidays are important to us and we wanted to be in a neighborhood where people like to decorate and get into the spirit. She knew exactly where we had to be to get that, which is not something everyone would know.She recommended professionals for every step of the process, from the loan to getting repairs done. Arlene is a one stop shop for all your house buying needs and questions. I plan on recommending everyone I know who is looking to buy or sell a house to work with Arlene. She made the process fun and easy, because we knew we could rely on her for anything.

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Alene is one of the most talented people I have had the pleasure of working with. She is incredibly hard working, clever, and kind. I am so lucky to have had the oppurtunity to work with her on three separate occasions. First she helped us get into our starter home in a crazy market. Then she helped us seamlessly sell 5 yrs later and finally she got us into our dream home!

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When we were looking for someone to represent us, in order to sell our condo unit in Palo Alto, we've talked to quite a few agents. Arlene's can do attitude and energy level impressed us the most. After we picked her as our agent, her expertise in the trade has shown through. She has made every detail so smooth and effortless for us. They ranged from cleaning, fixing up, staging, engaging other agents, to determining list price, etc. She has kept us in the loop in every step of the way.Because of the strategic decisions that we've made together, we got an excellent offer far exceeded our listing price, in just a few days. Arlene again showed her professionalism in finalizing the deal. We are extremely happy with her in every respect. If you are looking for an agent that is trustworthy and hardworking, you can't go wrong with Arlene.

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Arlene is an incredible realtor. She helped my husband and I sell our home in downtown San Jose, as well as purchase a home in the Santa Cruz mountains. She was everything you could ever ask for in a realtor for both the buy and sell side. She got our home in downtown San Jose sold in 9 days, despite a dip in the market due to Covid. We interviewed another realtor who suggested we invest over 10k in our home (which was already turn key and pretty pristine) in order to get it sold. Arlene told us there was no need and instead suggested a few minor things with no real cost to them, but that had high impact. She saved us so much time and money and still got it sold within 9 days for a good price, considering the dip in the market. She also helped get us our dream home, even though there was actually a higher offer from another buyer!! But she worked her magic and made it happen. I feel confident that we would not have gotten this particular home without Arlene. She also took care of everything when it came to working with various vendors/contractors, going way above and beyond the level of service we received from working with a realtor previously. She is also very honest and is sincerely invested in ensuring you end up in the right home. I would highly recommend Arlene to anyone, for both buying and selling.

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Arlene sold our home in Campbell in October 2019. We chose Arlene because we felt that she listened to and understood our goals and timeline for the sale. Arlene was very easy to talk to and communicated with us frequently. She guided us through the process and kept us on track but without too much pressure. Arlene was very knowledgeable of the market and guided us appropriately during an uncertain time. Arlene's team was also very helpful and professional.We truly enjoyed working with Arlene as she kept a stressful process as lighthearted as possible. We wholeheartedly recommend Arlene if you are selling or purchasing a home!

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My wife and I had a fantastic experience working with Arlene to buy our first home - all in the midst of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We would recommend her highly to anyone. Our experience is completely consistent with all the other reviewers: Arlene listened to us and did not push things we did not want. She helped us articulate preferences and requirements and led us through a rapid-fire tour of the neighborhoods that best matched our preferences and our budget. She was extremely responsive, patient, and worked very hard for us. After making a couple of offers that did not work out (we knew they were long shots), we found a third home that we liked even more than the first two, and were delighted when our offer was accepted. However, we went into contract literally the day before the Bay Area Shelter-in-Place order went into effect. This situation presented unique stresses and complications and we are very grateful to have had Arlene by our side throughout the process.Arlene moved quickly to ensure we had addenda in place to protect us during those highly uncertain early days. As the industry figured out how to move transactions forward, Arlene diligently kept us in the loop and managed the entire process with finesse. Due to the evolving nature of the situation, at some points we seriously considered whether it would make the most sense for us to walk away from the offer. Throughout it all, Arlene was never pushy, she simply worked with us and supported us in making the right decision for us. Ultimately, to make the transaction work for us we needed to work through some unique changes and addenda to the contract and she handled it like a true professional.We are very grateful to have connected with Arlene. Whenever we do need a realtor in the future, Arlene will be our first call!

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We were searching for a smart, efficient, experienced real estate agent to help us find a home in this crazy market and we found exactly that with Arlene. From our first meeting, we had a great connection with her. It started with a phone call, and she made herself available that very day. She listened carefully to our criteria and quickly guided us to the possible areas for us to find our home. Her intimate knowledge of San Jose neighborhoods saved us a lot of time by avoiding houses in undesirable neighborhoods. She set the right expectations on the price range for what we were looking for and in the end we found a great house in the range she predicted.Her experience showed all the way through the stressful offer process. She predicted exactly what the house would go for and we were able to place the perfect offer to get the house. After the purchase, she helped us finding the right companies to complete a few minor repairs. It truly felt that we had a partner on our side from beginning to end.In addition, she is incredibly friendly which makes going through this adventure much easier!