Gilles (Jay) Martinez

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Thank God for these two! SeriouslyaEUR| Best realtors in LAaEUR| I say this because I was working with another realtor prior to meeting themaEUR| ??Jay and Gil are incredible! I'm beyond grateful for them! They made purchasing my first home SIMPLE and painless. ??????I own a business and have little to no timeaEUR| Let me tell you- buying a home with these two will make it easy. Yessss- it was easy!!! Especially with Docusign etc ? They are extremely thorough! Whether it be text reminders- incredibly detailed emails- not some macro. They also provided me with a wonderful mortgage broker- Lindy! They actually care about their clients ??In a nutshell- I decided to go to a few open houses with my mother and just see what was out there - without representation. (As mentioned prior I wasnt too happy with my original realtor) I saw the house and thought it was perfectaEUR| I wanted to make sure that this was the home for me- He let me come back 3 times to look at it. He also showed me one other property I was interested in before I made my decision. AND I decided to go with the West Hollywood / Melrose house!!! I LOVE IT!!! I was a first time homebuyer in an incredible neighborhood- during the pandemic. I'm so blessed and couldnt have done it without them. Jay was my realtor and Gil represented the Seller. It was meant to be! I'm telling you- I cannot say enough good things about the two- especially Jay because he helped me. He is extremely knowledgeable, funny, and to quote him- aEURoethe best looking realtor in townaEUR? haha Jay- youre welcome ?? You two are a power couple ? If/when I look for my second home- you can be sure I will be working with them - you should too ??Happy house hunting everyone ??

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Jay and Gil are two of the best in the business. I met them on a whim looking at another house in the area and brought them into a house I wanted to put an offer on. Jay was exceptional at being patient in the process with an extremely difficult seller and I can honestly say had my personal interest as his true north. Can't thank Jay enough for his patients & resourcefulness in the process. Highly recommended.

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Jay and Gil have done it again! We gave them quite a challenge! Sell our place in record time, make us the triple-digit-profit promised, win a 10 person bidding war with a contingent-financed offer, and then re-negotiate after inspections to get us 100K off the final price. We are mind blown! Not only did they do it all... they made it easy, and got us more than we asked! Their marketing is top notch! They thrive under stress and make it a point to take on the stress of all of it for you. They are excellent at communication (day and night)! They never seemed bothered by complex and simple questions. They are truly invested. They fight for you. It is very clear they are the best!

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This is the second time we work with them. The first time, 6 years ago, they help us to close a condo in West Hollywood. They were very diligent and provided an excellent service. They helped us on the whole process. Since then we believe in their professionalism, experience and ethical work.This second time we contacted them to sell the condo. They were involved in all the process. An important point is that we dont live in California and the entire process was executed perfectly by emails, zoom and phone calls. They checked/visited the condo and at the next day they presented us with a plan and the budget needed to execute it. The plan involved different stages and timelines beginning from repairs/remodeling ideas and suggestions to staging, negotiating different offers and closing with the escrow company. The remodeling was remarkable, the unit look amazing with an exquisite taste. The negotiation skills were impressive. All offers were always consult and discussed with us. Jay and Gilbert are very professional, super awesome, ethical, courteous and they did a fabulous job.If you are looking for agents to sell or to buy your apartment/condo Jay and Gilbert will advise you in the whole process from remodeling, staging to closing. We had an outstanding experience both buying and selling our condo with them.

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Working with Jay and Gil to list and sell my 5 bedroom home was an incredibly positive experience. They were very efficient, communicated thoroughly throughout the process, and were essential in closing escrow. I have worked with a number of realtors in the past but Jay and Gil are definitely some of the best in the business. I would highly recommend working with them for anyone seriously considering real estate options in the Los Angeles area.

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I recently sold my condo in Santa Monica with the help of Jay Martinez and Gilbert Dirige at Compass Realty.Jay and Gilbert developed a superb marketing strategy to make sure everything would go smoothly for the launch. Effectively using their social media, networking and marketing skills, I was encouraged we would see a speedy sale. Then, Covid 19 hit, and lockdown followed. Jay and Gilbert revised their strategy to encourage interested brokers and clients to review the compelling visuals they posted on a website designed just for my condo.They persisted and made sure I was updated daily refusing to give in to what many were saying was the worst time to sell a home. They just wouldnt give up, and that determination paid off with an offer. All details from inspection to escrow close was handled expertly while still in lockdown. Jay and Gill delivery enthusiasm, integrity, and hard work for all their clients. Ive used them before, and I would use them again and can recommend them without reservation to anyone who needs to sell a property. They definitely stand out from the crowded real estate community and have worked hard to achieve the success they enjoy now.

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Jay and Gil truly helped make our dreams come true after being our agents on both the selling and buying side. They gathered multiple offers for us for our condo in Toluca Lake, and we were in escrow very quickly (we got a cash offer after the very first public open house and within 4 hours of it!). During escrow, they were able to work through some unique challenges that arose, and we were impressed by how calm and professional they remained throughout - this helped us remain calm and sane as well! We really needed all of this to happen successfully in order to buy our first home.On the buying side, we were so impressed by their dedication to showing us listings every week and sometimes, several days in a given week. Once we found our dream home, they were able to stop the seller from waiting for other offers after a large price reduction and taking our offer within 24 hours. Just as impressive, they were also able to negotiate a substantial 40K for repairs even after this large list price reduction. And finally, when we were on the verge of backing out mainly due to inexperience of buying a home and getting cold feet, Jay and Gil did the impossible, which was to talk us out of it by presenting compelling facts and appealing to our emotions toward our dream home - and boy are we forever grateful for this!

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I cannot compliment Jay Martinez enough, as our purchasing agent! Not only did we never meet in person (long cute story) but Jay never hesitated to trust in me, which allowed me to trust in him. Jay went beyond..."above and beyond" to find and represent us on our new 2nd home purchase, which we are in love with. Jay is the consummate professional whose is passionate, polished, bright, strategic and dedicated....he is such a pleasure to work with. Not only is he the nicest agent but he is an extremely charming man.I have found "my agent for life" and I am honored to also call him a dear friend!-Stacey Patterson

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We were very happy. The JM team spent much time with us explaining the selling process, how to stage our home for best results, and how they determined the listing price. When we were ready, they went through the listing price review again and we jointly adjusted the price which was exactly what we needed to get a quick sale. They negotiated positively for us the entire time and we were very satisfied. They got us a price even better than we expected! You need these guys!

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I used this team to purchase a home in Palm Springs recently. Not only did they bring the talent, brains, negotiating skills, divisive decision making abilities, but also kicka$$ communication between the sellers agents and myself.