Simon Black

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This is a long overdue review for our realtor, Simon Black.Our friends introduced us to Simon at the beginning of our house hunt in early 2021. We had talked to a few realtors and after our 1st meeting with Simon, we knew he was the person we wanted to work with during the craziest housing market in history. We were lucky enough to work with Simon for about 6-7 months, more than half of which we were actually out of state. When youre looking to purchase a house remotely, you know youre going to need someone who is an excellent communicator, diligent, competent and reliable. Simon always puts your best interest first. He is like a machine learning algorithm who works to understand what you like, what you dont like and continues to refine his searches tailored to your preferences. Throughout and even after the closing process, Simon would continue to check in and send recommendations our way (such as contractors, cleaners, etc). Simon has an extensive network of professionals including the best loan agents in the industry and saved us the trouble of having to find one ourselves (and the rates were very competitive during that time). We were also able to work with one of his home networking/security referrals who was super professional and had great quality of work (thanks Simon!!).Needless to say, Simon sets the bar high for realtors -- he should be the normal and not the exception. We are so grateful to have Simon as part of our house search and would recommend him in a heartbeat! You wont regret it :)

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Simon is a fantastic agent. Its the little things that count. He is extremely responsive, very honest (even when its not what you want to hear) and is very hands on. He is the type of agent who proactively calls the bank to check just how solid that buyer loan prequalification really is. In the end, he got us a great price and it was a very smooth process. I always felt like I was in good hands with Simon!

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Simon was absolutely stellar and amazing to work with. My partner and I embarked on our very first house search together this past yearaEUR"we didn't know too much of what to expect from the process. We were connected to Simon by a friend who had purchased a home in the bay area a few years ago.For those of you who are looking to purchase in the bay area, you may already know that the the market is REALLY competitive. You want your realtor to help you understand the process from a high level, be highly communicative with you and all the parties that you'll work with in your search, to be a guide and help you make your first offer, to move things along quickly so that you are set up for success in this fast-moving market. We first met Simon over a video call (we began our search during the pandemic :D) where Simon walked us through what buying a home in the bay area looked like. I knew very little about taking out a mortgage, offers, and closing aEUR" essentially, I only knew how to look at properties listed online. Well, only a month after starting the search with Simon, we put an offer in on our dream home and are now homeowners! Simon was extremely involved and organized throughout the ENTIRE process for us (the search, going into contract, closing) and was a great resource , whether it was reaching out to sellers, the lenders, discussing our options with us, recommending lawyers when there were legal questions that we needed to answer about a specific property. He always gave us his time and his honest thoughts, and knew where to point us when we needed to consult someone else.We are so grateful for his expertise, and can't wait to invite him over for dinner once we finish remodeling!

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Simon is a very knowledgeable Real Estate professional. He has a very good sense of the market and imparts that information to his clients. He has a very good network of painters, staging companies and handymen to assist him in preparing a home for sale in the most presentable fashion possible which serves to maximize the value of the property.

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Simon made my home buying process smooth and stress free. As a first time buyer I was overwhelmed with the process but Simons expertise and communication with each step allowed me to confidently submit an offer and close on my first home with ease.