Sunil Sethi

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Sunil had a terrific plan for the sale of our home. We spoke about many options on improving the home for sale. In the end we chose to spend a little less but the bang for the buck was huge. Sunil is very well connected with contractors in the local community and it all happened very quickly. Despite a couple of hiccups which always happen (not his fault) Sunil achieved a very good result for our family. Thank you Sunil!

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Sunil came recommended by a friend. We first met in 2021 when I initially considered selling my home. At that time, we discussed potential selling strategies, but I wasn't ready to proceed. In 2024, when I was prepared to sell, I reconnected with Sunil. He conducted a fresh market analysis and provided recommendations for preparing the house for sale. Recognizing my physical limitations, Sunil took full responsibility for managing the entire selling process. Initially, I planned to make only a few recommended improvements. However, as we observed recent market transactions, we decided to pursue a comprehensive remodel. I appreciated that Sunil minimized my involvement and guided me through each step. What impressed me most was Sunil's expertise. He demonstrated deep knowledge of the local real estate market and its dynamic trends. His professional leadership, hard work, and honesty made the entire selling experience smooth and stress-free. I wholeheartedly recommend Sunil to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate. He's not just an agent, but a trusted professional who truly cares about his clients' needs.

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Sunil and his team helped us buy a new home in Union City. They have been phenomenal through the entire process, educating us on various parts of the process right from high-level things like property location to the nitty-gritty details on home construction. I highly recommend Sunil and Kevin to anyone looking to purchase a new home! As someone new to this process, they took the time and effort to walk us through the entire gig. Throughout the process not only did he educate us about the process but also managed to understand our preferences as home-buyers. He picked properties that matched our preferences and were in good neighborhoods. Sunil and Kevin took the effort to ensure that we were happy with the decisions made, fine-tuning preferences and did not shy away from giving unbiased opinions as mature experienced real-estate agents. Ultimately they were focussed on ensuring that we as home-buyers were happy at the end. While we had worked with other agents initially, once we started working with Sunil and Kevin, we immediately realized the difference in expertise, guidance and their focus on long-term customer satisfaction. The home buying process can be an anxious and long journey, especially if you are a new home-buyer, so being in good hands matters tremendously! They made the entire process seamless, hassle-free and most importantly - something that resulted in us being happy home-owners at the end.

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We had the privilege of working with Sunil and his team as both a buyer and most recently, as a seller. On the sell side, we were under a tremendous amount of pressure trying to purchase a property in a competitive Southern California market while simultaneously trying to sell our rental property in Northern California with Sunil. In order to be competitive with our purchase offer, our rental property had to be under contract with no contingencies within 2 weeks of our tenant?s departure. To complicate matters, there were delays with some of the touch up work after our tenant vacated, which added more stress to an already stressful situation. Once I informed Sunil about our situation, he flipped our rental within a week?s time for an open house and made sure that the extra touch up work was completed to ensure that our home would be as competitively marketable as it could be. Instead of waiting for the weekend, Sunil departed from his usual practice and had an open house the Wednesday before, which turned out to be a key strategic move. We had the open house on a Wednesday night and were under contract by Friday afternoon for a purchase price and terms that far exceeded our expectations. As a result, we were able to make a strong offer on our own purchase, and as of the date of this review, we are under contract for that home! On the buy side, we were first introduced to Sunil in 2012 through a mutual acquaintance. Being our first home purchase, we were very anxious and required a lot of hand holding. Sunil and his team walked us through each step of the process from accompanying us to open houses to helping us close on the home loan to getting our keys to a great home that we lived in for almost a decade. There are certain qualities that make Sunil standout as the cream of the crop in his industry. For brevity?s sake, I will focus on just five in no particular order: First, Sunil is not just a good negotiator; he is a great one that has clearly mastered the tools and techniques of negotiation. He used pertinent data and timing to telegraph our ideal purchase price and terms for our rental property, which led to a great result. Second, Sunil doesn?t just complete tasks for you; he goes after results in both attitude and action. For us, he understood the importance of our timelines and pressures in getting our rental under contract and worked with us to accomplish these objectives without compromising quality or thoroughness. Not once did he express doubt that we could accomplish the task. Third, Sunil is a strategic planner but is savvy enough to adapt his strategy as needed to produce the best result for the client. Fourth, he cares about the little details. When he prepped our rental, he noticed that the faceplate on our fridge?s water dispenser was missing and replaced it before listing the home. This is indicative of a person that cares about the quality of his work product. And finally, Sunil is professional and very personable; it has truly been a blessing to have him in our corner.

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We successfully bought a house in the Bay Area in the current housing market! It took us 35 days from the time we got into the housing market, to getting keys in hand. The biggest factor to this success was that we had Sunil & Kevin on our side. Sunil had already helped multiple friends & acquaintances purchase their homes and came highly recommended. Even then, we could not have imagined the level of guidance and support we would receive. The first thing that Sunil did was setup an introductory call with us to understand our preferences and provide us with quite a detailed overview. There are so many factors to buying a dream home, two key considerations being location & neighborhood. Sunil is so knowledgeable of the neighborhoods in Union City, Fremont, Newark & the tri-valley area and explains everything that one should keep in mind. It was clear that if he suggested a neighborhood to us, it would satisfy all our criteria. Coming out of this call we knew we were in very good hands. Sunil also shared a Google sheet that provided all the financial considerations to securing a mortgage and walked through how to determine affordability. This greatly contributed to our ability to go in with confidence and also to ensure availability of funds in a timely manner. He also set up an automated notification of new listings after carefully considering all our requirements & aspirations. Over the next few days and during the following weeks as listings started cropping up, Sunil & Kevin provided their inputs on which listings we should consider. This factored all our preferences that they had noted during our introductory call. Kevin sent us disclosure documents from listings that we were interested in and walked us through what we needed to review & consider. He also accompanied us to property visits. His review of the properties were so detailed and his explanations were so succinct, that it was like an educational session. Since the first property visit we knew that if Kevin was of the opinion that a property was worth considering, it would be in great shape. Sunil also provided a list of lenders that we could approach and let us know who particularly our friends preferred. This was also a game changer as our lender was equally helpful and supportive throughout the mortgage process. When we found a home that checked all the boxes, they helped us through the nuances of making an offer, provide guidance on associated comps, what constitutes a fair bid and even helped coordinate information from the sellers agent to help make the winning bid. Once we were in contract, they walked us through the entire escrow process. Kevin was always available on call whenever requested and provided crisp & clear inputs. Their help & support did not stop with receiving the keys, providing valuable references for handymen & contractors and helpful inputs around the home. We have an amazing group of electricians working on upgrades in the house, thanks to their reference. Needless to say that we moved into a very welcoming and close-knit community. The home was also in as move-in ready state as it gets, with minimal issues identified in the inspection report. Overall, working with Sunil & Kevin exceeded our expectations in every way. If reading this review convinces anyone to reach out to Sunil Sethi real estate, they can thank us later. :)