Carissa Brown

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Carissa was amazing to work with! I represented my buyer client and Carissa represented the selling party. This was one of the easiest and well put together transactions I have been a part of. From received and reviewing initial seller disclosures, clear communication about property condition, property access, ease of communication to make sure buyer and seller needs were met during the escrow period and even specific HOA requests my buyer had. Everything went very smooth. Thanks again for the great realtor to realtor experience and I look forward to another transaction sometime in the future!-James Roddenbery

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Carissa was fantastic throughout. She knew our neighborhood and had worked with others to buy and remodel homes in the area; this let us see examples of what our house could be in the future. She responded to my _many_ inquiries and was a calm and helpful influence throughout. She helped set a good negotiating price, worked us through the process, helped us close the deal and then followed up with trusted contractors so we could chat with people for move in. Carissa's patience throughout the whole process was stellar and she was a positive upbeat presence through our process.In other words, Carissa was great, and I'd recommend her without hesitation!

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Darlene is someone you need to have on your side when buying a house. She is extremely thorough, honest, and helpful. Of all the realtors I have worked with, she is by far the best and works to find what is best for you. I was buying from out of the state and she made multiple trips out to the house to make sure everything was in order and answered all my questions promptly and honestly. Most realtors just want to make a commission, but Darlene wants to make sure you find the perfect home for you. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase and will definitely use her again when I need to sell.

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Darlene was relentless and diligent in my home purchase. She worked tirelessly to see our transaction through fruition. She is the real estate professional you need when going to battle in this crazy market of bay area real estate. Professional and detail oriented!

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My partner and I started our home search with a gentleman who was referred by a family member. Unfortunately, his availability didn't align with ours and our personalities clashed a bit. Eager to view a listing when that realtor wasn't available, I reached out via Zillow to schedule a viewing, and, serendipitously, we were connected to Monica Chang!Monica made herself available for a remote viewing the following day, kept me updated the listing, and let us know about the offer deadlines all before I heard back from my original agent. We gladly made the switch! Although that listing didn't work out, Monica was more than willing to work with us outside of her normal area and helped us purchase in Oakland.The search for our home was overwhelming, confusing, and foreign, but Monica did her absolute best to guide us through our options, explain some of the basics to us, was responsive, and flexible with her availability. At times, she even served as a bit of a therapist, listening to me vent about the process. I always felt comfortable asking Monica clarifying questions because she exudes patience and warmth while also balancing realistic expectations. Even when times got tough and frustrating due to delays out of our hands, she remained positive and kept us moving forward.Working with Monica felt a lot like working with a family friend which is what we NEEDED working on such a tight deadline. I would happily recommend Monica to a friend or family member in need of an agent.

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Carissa is incredible, and helped us find our dream home! We found her through friends who purchased a home in an area we were interested in (Walnut Creek, CA). She's very knowledgeable of the Bay Area real estate market, and in our first meeting gave us the nitty-gritty of what the market is like around here (i.e. kinda insane). She's experienced in RE and has lived in Walnut Creek for a long time. She knows the school districts because her own kids have all gone to these schools, too. She was upfront, direct, and very patient with answering all of our questions, and not pushy. Communication (text and email) was a breeze, and she happily took time out of her weekends to help us view homes and plow through the paperwork. We know that's what all real estate agents do, but Carissa was really gracious throughout the process. We put down an offer on the house we really wanted (after seeing many many others online), we did what Carissa told us to do in order to get the house, and within 2 days our offer was accepted. We're very happy with our home, and Carissa was instrumental in helping us get it.

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My husband and I highly recommend Darlene Lizotte as an agent. We worked with her on the sale of our condo in Oakland and were very happy with the outcome. Darlene pulled all stops to help us get the condo ready fast and successfully market it. She made the process easy and we knew we were in good hands.

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Carissa was a fantastic resource for us. She was patient, always available, and supportive. It took us a year of looking! She was always insightful with the prescient information that first time home buyers would be lucky to have. Thank you, Carissa!

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Carissa was incredibly knowledgeable and responsive. She was great at explaining the entire process step by step, as this was my first time purchasing a home. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone.

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Carissa got the job done for us big time. We were wanting to relocate to a better school district and had to buy and sell close to simultaneous. With her excellent understanding of the hot hot east bay market pricing we were able to be top two bidder on our now new home! (Writing a letter helped us beat no.1 bidder) and then with her excellent contacts and partnerships we were able to get our home cleaned, staged and sold a week after we went into contract for the new house. A lot of moving parts and moving quickly to get the job done but Carissa was responsive and on top of it! She was super fun to work it and we still keep in touch! This is our forever home hopefully but if we ever need help buying/selling again Carissa is our gal! Plus her excellent loan contacts were able to get creative in order to not require a bridge loan, which is expensive. So all around great process!