Troy Staten

Troy was fantastic. Great attitude, and an awesome sense of humor. Troy knows Alameda like the back of his hand and I strongly recommend using a local agent in this town. He was very accommodating and was willing to meet with us, and show homes afterwork, early saturday, or pretty much whenever we couldn’t make it to an open home. He’s well connected and works with a great lender who like Troy, was extremely professional. Troy also came up with an awesome bidding strategy for both homes we bid on, and we were able to find an even better home on the second house we bid on (which was accepted and are moving into now). I strongly recommended hiring Troy as your realtor.

Troy is the best. He handled a very tricky steeply sloping lot that I was selling in the Montclair Oakland Hills area. He was relentless and traveled tirelessly to every possible buyer with me inserting all of the necessary information to provide the best sale of my property as possible. I highly recommend Troy, give him a try and I am sure you will not need to use anyone else again!

As a local lender here in town I have worked with Troy on both sides of the transaction. Troy and I have helped first time buyers as well as investors buy and sell property. i have seen Troy work with buyers together FOR OVER 5 YEARS!!! Troy got the job done then and has been great on some challenging transactions with high end multi family properties. Troy Staten will get it done and he will stay calm throughout the process!

Troy Staten was the listing agent on a property that just closed in Alameda. I am the mortgage loan office who did the financing for the Buyers. My customers used a different Realtor from Alameda to represent them. As the original closing date started approaching I was getting nervous as I wasn’t sure if I was going to get loan approval on time. Troy and my Buyers agent worked out a five day extension. When it was evident I was not going to be able to close the loan by the end of the 1^st extension date I started to call and communicate that I knew we were going to get there but that we simply needed a tiny bit more time. Troy was so understanding and helpful in calming me down as by this point I knew my Buyers were VERY concerned. He was able to negotiate a second extension that gave us enough time to get it done. I got final loan approval as promised and the deal closed one day early of the second extension date. He handled the whole process like a pro’s pro. He has a great demeanor under difficult circumstances and is the kind of guy you want on your team when involved in a real estate transaction. He handled the pressure that always comes at closing time with ease. I really enjoyed working with him and even though I live in Seattle, if I lived in Alameda or anywhere nearby, I would not hesitate to use him to represent me in a purchase or sale transaction.

Worked with Troy three years ago to buy a home on The Island after moving back to the Bay Area from Sacramento.
Found Troy by chance… he was hosting an open house. After talking with him for some time, decided just liked the guy and so, asked him to work with me.
Troy was very knowledgeable about Alameda and all the various neighborhoods. It took me four months to find a house, looking every weekend. Troy was patient and thoughtful about helping me define what I really wanted. Ended up in a Rancher off of Shoreline, which is totally what I thought I didn’t want initially. (I have always lived in Victorians or prewar bungalows). We even looked in the Oakland Hills a bit. Being close to the beach and the park is cool thought, as is the simple living that a Ranch house provides.
Troy was patient while I searched. Personable and funny. Helped me submit multiple bids for multiple houses, which we lost. Then we got one! Great at keeping the closing process moving forward. Very helpful in getting quotes for some repair work needed on the house. He’s been great at keeping in touch too; periodically sends me an email just to check in.
I would work with Troy again, definitely. Problem for him, though… Happy where we landed. Will probably stay put for a while.

Troy Staten of Gallagher & Lindsey is an excellent real estate agent. He has it all: years of experience, thorough knowledge of the area, strong negotiating skills, a great personality, contacts with local tradesmen, and endless patience. For example, he showed my wife and I a very hot property that needed a bit of work. We knew that other people planned to bid on the property within the day, but we needed a firm quote regarding the cost to renovate. Troy called a local contractor with a great reputation. The contractor came right down to the house and we had a professional estimate within the hour. I strongly recommend Troy. He deserves every star of this five-​star review.