AG Realty

My wife and I recently closed on the purchase of a house in Orinda and we were represented by Alex. I met Alex in a Sunday open house for a house he was selling. At the time, I had been going to open houses for several months, almost every Sunday. I used these open houses not only to check out the houses, but as a way to “interview” agents I would want to use for the purchase of our house. When I met him I had narrowed my list to two other agents, but had not made any commitments. After talking to Alex for about 20 minutes and getting a feel of his personality, expertise, and ethics, I made my decision and commitment right there and then. It turned out to be an excellent decision! Alex is a long time resident of Orinda and knows the history of the city and its neighbors very deeply and gave us good pointers along the way. He always made himself available and accommodated our schedule when we wanted him to take us to see a house. While we were touring houses, his other talents such as a grasp for design and architecture became evident. He gave us ideas about things we could do to improve the houses we saw and on ways to prioritize our improvements. He was always honest and straight forward, not pushing us to make any offers -we’ve heard of other agents that only point out the good things about a house, not its flaws, as they want you to make an offer so they make their money and move on to the next client, but not Alex. A few times he flat out told us he would not recommend a certain house, while always saying we were in charge and if we wanted, he’d be happy to make the offer for us. During the escrow process he was amazing. He was able to negotiate various repairs and considerations from the seller before removing contingencies. This was impressive, considering this is a market where buyers often have to waive all inspections in order to get an offer accepted. Also while in escrow Alex helped me immensely by going to the house multiple times and meeting with inspectors, contractors, repairmen, etc., while I was at work. Even after closing he made sure we were okay and kept emphasizing to call him if we needed anything or had any questions. In short, he is a wonderful, knowledgeable, personable, funny… a good, honest agent. I highly recommend Alex if you are buying or selling a home.