Red Oak Realty

1891 Solano Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707

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Simon Black

Red Oak Realty

March 11, 2020

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- Raul

Simon Black

Red Oak Realty

May 14, 2018

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- Kindah

Simon Black

Red Oak Realty

February 17, 2018

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Searching for a dream house can be a very exciting but also a daunting experience. Therefore, my partner and I wanted to choose the right realtor for it. We planned on interviewing several agents, but after meeting with Simon (our second interview) we chose him because he seemed an extremely honest, refreshingly direct, and knowledgeable professional. There was a "quiet confidence" about him, which we really liked as we did not want to work with a pushy broker of a "car salesman personality". Our choice turned out to be right. Simon has the patience of a saint who really let us take the lead in any decision-making. He was very attentive to our likes and dislikes in our search. He listened and took a lot of time to find the houses that were the right fit for us. In fact, we were quite surprised how perfect his suggestions were for us. Simon's knowledge base is much more extensive than what I imagined a realtor would need to know, which added immeasurably to his helping us in our search. We did not once feel intimidated or pressured by him. He shared his knowledge and experience about the Bay Area housing situation, which is an extremely competitive marketplace. He spent a lot of time showing us houses in private showings beyond regular hours (early mornings & evenings) as we work long hours. Simon is one of the most devoted professionals we have ever worked with. We would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an agent in a tough house market and we would use him again in a heartbeat.

- Humandrive

Simon Black

Red Oak Realty

April 19, 2022

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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 :)

- Konnie

Simon Black

Red Oak Realty

October 6, 2019

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Simon was a pleasure to work with. He helped us navigate a potentially stressful property search and got us into the home of our dreams at a great price! Some positives...- Patient and supportive: We started working with Simon remotely while we were living on the East Coast. He worked around our availability and took the time to do thorough video walkthroughs of properties so that we wouldn't miss out on inventory.- Understands the market: He's savvy at extracting market guidance and formulating winning offer strategies. In fact, we secured our property for $30k under asking.- Well-networked: He has relationships with many local realtors and also lenders. After a hiccup with our loan, he was able to find us a new lender that was able to close in less than 20 days and at a phenomenal rate--much less than what other lenders were offering. Note that we ended up expanding our search and looking at homes in Castro Valley--not just in Oakland or Berkeley where Simon has expertise (hence the 4 stars for 'local knowledge'). While Simon did not have deep experience within that part of the Bay, he did have a working relationship with the listing agent which proved to be very beneficial for our transaction.

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