Matt Vance

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Matt and Peter helped me buy my first house and when I decided to sell that house 4 years later, I wouldn't have even considered working with anyone else. Their expertise in the East Bay market is incredible. With both the buying and selling process, they exceeded my expectations and I couldn't have been happier. As a first time buyer and seller, I had a lot of questions along the way and they were always available to help me understand the process. They listened to what I wanted and helped me make the best decisions for my situation without ever making me feel pressured. When it came time to sell, they knew exactly how to market the house, getting us multiple offers in a very short amount of time. I can't say it enough... these two know what they are doing!

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We are quickly approaching the 1 year anniversary of moving into our new home, and we have Matt & Peter to thank for it! Matt and Peter helped us with several different projects throughout this process. It is our dream home, but it was definitely a fixer upper. We were overwhelmed by that process and the cost of the home until Matt and Peter helped us find all the vendors we needed, including a wonderful handywoman, calculate the cost in addition to the home purchase, and help ensure we could afford all that we wanted to do. They also helped us fix up, stage, and sell our home. We thought it would take months, but within a few weeks of moving we had several offers. They helped review the offers, and with choosing the buyer. We'd never sold a home, so this was a huge relief. To this day if we need to do work on our home, I can always email them and ask for recommendations. Every person they recommended from movers to HVAC people have been wonderful. I ask too many questions about everything, and they were always incredibly patient and responsive to me. Every part of the selling, buying and moving process was made easier by Matt and Peter. They are incredibly nice, patient, and checked on us every step of the way to make sure we knew what we were doing. I cannot recommend them high enough after how much we asked of them, and how impressively they delivered.

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Matt helped us navigate a difficult market as we bought our first home remotely and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was incredibly responsive to our texts and emails, often replying within a few minutes during the day. He was also very not pushy: we made offers on a range of houses in our budget, and he never encouraged us to pay more than we were comfortable with (even when he knew we had space in our budget for it). He was very supportive of us throughout the process, even after the deal was closed, and we had been in our house for a couple weeks. Matt knew the neighborhood well, and it showed both before and after the purchase. We have already referred several of our friends to Matt, and one has already bought their own house with his help.

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Matt came to us on recommendation of friends, and we're so glad we worked with him to buy our first home! Matt helped us immeasurably by navigating the ins and outs of the crazy Bay Area housing market. He was extremely knowledgeable about neighborhoods and, for each home we saw, he walked us through potential pitfalls we could have overlooked and pointed out opportunity and potential diamonds-in-the-rough that we may have otherwise missed. Matt also understood immediately what we were looking for. He never made us feel pressured to go beyond our means and helped steer us toward homes that we could realistically see ourselves in. Matt went out of his way to make himself available for last-minute showings, and after our offer was accepted, he somehow was even more available to answer all of our questions about the escrow process. Would absolutely recommend Matt to anyone looking to buy in the East Bay, particularly for first-time home buyers.

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Matt came recommended to us by a friend and we are so glad we decided to work with him. Having just moved from the UK, we werent super familiar with all the different neighborhoods but knew we wanted family friendly, good walkability, and a yard. Matt gave great advice on the different neighborhoods for us to check out in the East Bay.Once we found the house we wanted, he coached us through the process, advised we move fast given the house was perfect and in the location we wanted, he walked us through the contract process and what we should do to increase our chances of having our offer accepted. We viewed the property, made the offer the next day and had it accepted that evening! We are so thankful we had him to help us navigate the process. We give him full credit for us getting the house of our dreams!

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We couldnt have asked for a better first time home buying experience with Matt. He was patient, realistic, and always available to answer our many, many questions. He knows the East Bay so well and actually introduced us to the neighborhood we ended up loving and buying our home in. More than anything else, we always felt we could trust Matt had our best interests in mind as he guided us through the process. We cannot recommend Matt more highly.

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Heather was incredible! I did not expect to connect with an agent on the first meeting...especially on Zillow! Within 2 visits Heather was able to zero in on the type of home we were looking for. Her knowledge of the area was extensive, not only from being a long time realtor in the area but from growing up there! She also has friendly supportive relationships with the other realtors in the area which was very helpful in getting a close on the house of our dreams in this crowded busy market.

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Heather was an amazing partner to have in the process of buying a house. As first time home buyers, so many things were a mystery to us. Heather did a great job of explaining the process to us, giving us honest but kind advice, and putting us in the best position to be competitive in a difficult housing market. I can't imagine having done this without her!

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Matt was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and responsive to our needs throughout the process of searching for our first home. Despite COVID, he arranged tours of homes that we were interested in and suggested options from outside our searches that matched our priorities. When it came to put an offering in on our top choice, he was able to explain the ins and outs of putting together an offer that would ensure we would be competitive. Matt is a top, if not the top, realtor property in the East Bay.

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Heather was the best thing that could happened to these first-time homeA buyers. Heather was key to our success in both our search and home purchasing experiences. From the start, she shared information and ideas on where to start looking always very consciousA of our needs and budget. As an East Bay native, she is a wealth of knowledge and knows everything about the different neighborhoods and communities. Heather was always extremely responsive and went above and beyond to meet us at a showing or answer one of our frequent questions.Once we found our dream house, she was there with us every step of the way. We are so grateful that she took the time to counsel us and explain every step - even the ones that didnt fall under her purview. Our closing was everything but typicalA (and in the middle of a global pandemic!), but she was always calm and that helped us a lot. When things got difficult she fought for us to help us close as quickly and as smoothly as possible.A Even our moms were very happy that Heather was there to work with us.A We (and our moms) would highly recommend Heather for everybody looking to buy in the East Bay. She is a true partner.