Kathryn Bedbury

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We could not recommend the Bedbury team more. This is a relationship we plan to continue for years to come. In a time where things are full of uncertainties, my wife and I wanted buying a house to not be one of them. A big ask, as buying a house is challenging and stressful no matter what. We turned to Team BobKat. As first-time homebuyers, Bob was incredibly patient with us through this process. From house showings in the time of COVID, going through offer letters, financing and after a few months, closing on our first home. Team BobKat's experience in real estate and in-depth knowledge of the Bay Area was an incredible resource in finding the right home for us. Believe us when we say we knew nothing about how to buy a house. The Bedbury team provided so much education to make sure we really felt secure in the decisions we were making. From how to choose the neighborhood, what to look for when touring homes, what things are deal breakers versus nice to haves, as well as a phenomenal mortgage broker they typically work with who was as educated and patient as everyone else on the team. It also should be noted at no point did we ever feel pressured to do anything or adhere to any sort of timeline. Also, the team's guidance and support did not end with an accepted offer, they continued to be there for us through moving day and beyond. We're so happy to have had this incredible team's guidance and be officially Home for the Holidays. We strongly recommend them for anyone looking for their first house, their third house, their forever house, anything.

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If you're looking for a dream team, look no further...Bedbury Group is the one. My husband and I entered the home buying process wondering if we could even find a home in the ultra-competitive Bay Area housing market. Luckily, we were referred to the Bedbury Group and now truly believe that with Bob and Kat Bedbury, any of your home buying dreams are possible. After our interview with Kat, we just felt that her confidence, her emphasis on the importance of relationship building, and her morals fit with what we wanted in our realtors. She didn't pull any punches...she said that when you find your home we will win it for you. She was right!We used to think buying a house was just about having a strong offer. While that is partly true, we learned that there's an art to a purchase and the magic is with your realtor. Like most prospective home buyers, we struggled in the beginning to find a home that we liked. Bob took us to see several homes that on paper fit our criteria, but in reality fell short. Not once did we feel any pressure to settle, or put in an offer on a home that we were not 100% excited about winning. Then one Friday afternoon my husband came across our house and said, "I think I just found our home!"The home in San Mateo had not been on the market for more than 30 minutes, yet we were inside viewing the property by 10am the next morning. We instantly fell in love, and knew that this was the place for us. Based on the market we were in, we knew that making this our home would be no easy feat. Thankfully, we had the Bedbury's on our side. Every step of the way we kept being pleasantly surprised by how easy the process continued to be. A lot of this had to do with Kat and Bob's knowledge of the market and their innate ability to build relationships, as well as their incredible work ethic and responsiveness.When the sellers initially waited nearly two weeks before taking offers, Bob was there continuously talking to their realtor and building that relationship. When we had questions about the inspection report, Kat took an hour out of her day to walk through every section of the report (and there were a lot of sections) to make sure we were comfortable with everything the inspector found. When it came to the offer, Bob used his knowledge and expertise to win us our home in a multi-offer situation! Between BobKat, their amazing internal team, and their referrals to an incredible mortgage banker and escrow officer, we had the smoothest home buying process we had ever seen or heard of. We sometimes forgot we were even buying a home. It really felt that easy, and that was because of the wonderful team and relationships the Bedbury Group have in the industry!When that wonderful day came and we were handed the keys to our dream home, we were elated. In most cases, this is the day most people lose contact with their realtors. Their job is done. This was not the case with the Bedbury's. Team Bedbury made sure we had food delivered to the house the day we moved in...knowing that the last thing we would want to do that day was cook. When we need a referral for anything to do with the house, we know we can count on them to know the best people. With the Bedbury's, you don't just have realtors for life you also have friends for life!From the very first meeting with us, Kat continued to tell us, "Your dreams, non-negotiable." And they are serious! What makes them so good is their deep care for their clients and their clients' needs. We are so grateful to have met the Bedbury's, not just because they helped us win our dream home, but because they are just genuinely good people. Thank you Bedbury Group for everything, we are truly grateful!

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The Bedbury Group is a truly professional real estate team who indeed delivered as promised. Michelle Kennedy with whom we worked closely, was thorough, persistent in pursuit of our interests and 100% focused on the needs of our family. She is an excellent listener who made us feel our interests was all that mattered. We felt that Bradbury was a true partner working with us. We are extremely happy with our ultimate purchase and the support received from Michelle and Bedbury. I would definitely work with them again.

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My partner and I purchased our first home with Michelle Kennedy of the Bedbury group in September 2020. We met Michelle via a friend referral in 2019. We reconnected to kick off our 2020 house hunt. Michelle has a lot of good energy. She really listened to feedback and didn't flood us with irrelevant listings like other agents had. She was always on top of the 50 things simultaneously going on for the deal. She was never late and very accommodating to our strict housing requirements during the hunt itself. Bob Bedbury brought some great experience and perspective to the table on the deal, his charismatic long form emails really helped calm my wife and I down multiple times during the process. He helped establish the direct line of communication with the sellers agent too.Michell and Bob Bedbury fought tooth and nail to get us a home for under ask - $100k under the final list price. Their diligence and personable communication really helped to convince the the sellers to come down in price. They also didn't balk as we continued to bid on this house over the course of two months.The first night we spent in our new home, one of our cats tragically had a stroke and passed. I had informed Michelle and the Bedbury group of this news, and the next day they had sent us a very sweet condolence gift of daisy flowers to honor our cat Daisy. That personal touch really meant a lot to us during this already difficult transition from a 1 bed apartment to a lonely 4 bed house. These are good people to have on your side.With our experience using Michelle Kennedy and the Bedbury group for the buyers side representation, I would highly recommend!

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Being first time home buyers, my wife and I were extremely intimidated at the thought of purchasing a home on the Peninsula. With the recommendation from a friend, we decided to contact Team Bedbury to represent us. Bob, Kat and Jesseca did such an amazing job of guiding us through the process of buying a home and what to expect of the highly competitive Bay Area housing market.The team's long time experience of the local real estate truly shined as we were viewing homes together and considering offers on various homes in San Mateo County. They were very understanding and patient when it came to our pacing and timeline of purchasing a home, as we spent many months browsing listings and viewing homes until finally finding one that truly inspired us when we walked in. When we found the perfect home, Team Bedbury sprung into action to walk us through all of the steps necessary to get our offer in.BobKat's invaluable guidance made it possible for first time home buyers like us to secure the house we wanted. Their expertise extends far beyond home buying; they have connections to resources for all homeownership needs such as loan officers, pest control, insurance, and more, which has been enormously helpful. They are also very responsive, especially considering the difficulties of viewing homes during shelter-in-place. If we had any questions or uncertainty, no matter how trivial, Bob was able to provide sound and clear advice to us.Team Bedbury made the home buying experience smooth and surprisingly enjoyable and we're so happy to be able to work with such a passionate team with many years of experience in the Bay Area.

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Michelle was an AMAZING partner in a very tricky real estate deal (messy title and easement issues). She was able to find a lender that could help us close the deal, after our other lender wasn't able to make it work. She was in great communication with the listing agent throughout, and pulled it over the finish line. I'm so happy we had Michelle on our side, and the experience and expertise of the whole Bedbury group.

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My wife and I are very happy that we worked with Team Bedbury to help us buy the house that we call home.Before working with them, I was the kind of person that thought that having an agent wasn't necessary, or even worth it. Bob Bedbury showed me how crucial it is to have a competent agent. We COULD NOT have gotten our house on our own. We didn't have enough money to outbid other people and there was no way I could have been fast enough to bid on the house. I wouldn't even have known that there was an early bid happening. And yet, DESPITE BEING THE CLEAR UNDERDOGS, we won the house after the entire team worked through the night negotiating with the seller. Effectively, Team Bedbury enabled us to be competitive in bidding on houses that were much better than what we thought we could afford when we were casually browsing online...and in a seller's market at that! Bob also gave us great advice with repercussions that will propagate for decades: We saw a house that I really liked, and I wanted to immediately place a bid on it. Bob pointed out to us that the house had several problems that we hadn't noticed (one of the rooms was a garage hastily converted to be a room) and he correctly advised us that we could do better than that house. In the end, we bought a house we love and thanks to Bob and Team Bedbury, we purchased it in a competitive market for significantly less than it was appraised for. Let me summarize why I think Team Bedbury is great:- They know their stuff!- They have a lot of infrastructure: They are familiar with and help you significantly with a lot of documents. They helped with connecting me with a lender, they can get things done quickly and on weekends if needed.- They taught me as we went: They showed me what to look for.- Never, not even once, did they push me or suggest that I should move forward.- They can react FAST: One time I needed something to happen within the hour, and their entire team dropped everything to make it happen.They know many other agents and have good relationships: This gives you an advantage during negotiations. Other realtors wanted to work with our bid because Bob was representing us and they knew they could count on him. - They are friendly, personable and great at establishing professional relationships with agents they don't already know:- This gives them an inside track and valuable knowledge to lever in negotiations. - They are honest and respectful.- They tell you that a house is bad when it is.Now that we have finished our business relationship, we consider Bob a personal friend. We recommend Bob and Team Bedbury to everyone we meet...even if they aren't looking to buy or sell a home! Bob and his team truly are consummate professionals and a pleasure to work with.

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BobKat have been our Realtors both for the purchase of our house AND for its subsequent sale five years later. When we moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2015, Bob secured our house in Redwood City on our FIRST OFFER! When does that happen on the Peninsula?!When it came to selling our house in Aug 2020, BobKat were there again to guide us through the overwhelming process. This was our first house sale in the US, and they were very patient with us! Once we had made our final decision on the sale and move, Team Bedbury set the wheels in motion. And, oh boy, those are some wheels! Kat has gone over and beyond in preparation of our house for sale. Professionally dealt with every single hurdle, most of which resulted from our oversight! Don't underestimate the power of vendor connections in the Bay Area, of which Kat has many! They have all done an amazing job at making our house look like a palace, all under Kat's supervision! And did I mention the marketing for the house?! Wow! Just wow! And it all paid off!On the "taking offers" day, Team Bedbury worked tirelessly to process 13 offers that we received on our house! When it comes to negotiation you want to have Bob in your corner! He is the master of this market, and he will make sure you will get the best price for your house! BobKat has also referred us to our realtor in Austin, TX to help us find our forever home! They have connections and contacts all over the world and we feel like we have been under the best wing possible when it comes to real estate!

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I am thankful to have met Michelle Kennedy. She was a sensible and strong hand in guiding me through the putchase process. I firmly believe that if it wasn't for her I would be still house hunting today. Her ability to focus on what really matters and intuitively know what the buyers and sellers needs are and thus broker a happy medium between the 2 opposing forces was key and critical to getting this purchase over the line and done. I am extremely happy with my purchase and I would strongly recommmend her for yours as well.

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Dear Bedbury Group, Never in a million years did my husband and I think we would be able to buy a home in the Bay Area when we moved here nearly two years ago. From the moment we contacted Bedbury, they gave us the confidence that it was possible. From my first conversation with Kat, she not only emanated warmth, but also painted a beautiful picture of different neighborhoods and areas that might be a good fit for us. We are so thankful that you brought Michelle in to show us what would become our future home. She was such a good fit for us with her balance of practicality and vision. We knew right away that we were in good hands. We were AMAZED how the whole team stepped in to help us once we were ready to make an offer. Bob, Kat, and Michelle walked us through each step to make sure that we had comfort along the way. They provided honest feedback and guidance. We had an interesting situation as we were the back-up offer on a home that already had a contingent buyer. They fought with kindness and finesse to get us this home. We've heard that California is a competitive market, but because of the Bedbury team, this has been the easiest (and fastest) home purchase we have endeavored yet. Above all, Bedbury offers unparalleled service and care. We were surely not working with an infinite budget, but with the level of service that Bedbury team provides, you would think that we had millions to spend. This team truly practices what they preach, "your dreams are non-negotiable." They make it happen. They are extraordinary.