Alain Pinel Realtors

I worked with Connie Williams.
Connie came to me highly recommended and she was even better than I expected. From the beginning she showed an interest in me as a client and in making me feel comfortable though out the process of selling our family home. She was prepared from day one and kept me up to date during the entire process. Her recommendations for staging the house for sale were spot on. She transformed a sixties house into a modern show piece and she did it below the the budget we agreed on. She showed a knowledge of the market and priced the property right. We got immediate interest and she was able to negotiate a great deal. All the way she kept me informed. I highly recommend Connie.

My husband and I wanted to purchase a place on the peninsula but were concerned that we wouldn’t get the best attention since we aren’t the average million dollar home purchaser. How surprised we were to have had such a positive experience with Ensy Afdari. She was very attentive and communicative throughout the whole process. She knows the business and does her best to look out for her client. We truly appreciate the Alain Pinel customer treatment, especially getting a wonderful binder with all the documents related to our transaction to keep for our records. So much paperwork organized in a manner I would never have had the time or desire to do! My husband and I are excited about owning our own home and feel that Ensy’s guidance helped to set the stage for a positive homeowner experience.

Where do I begin in raving about Dan Walker, our real estate agent from Alain Pinel of Los Gatos, who helped us find our big, dream home? We first met Dan when we drove around the Los Gatos area on a Sunday to see some open houses. He was doing an open house close to Steve Wozniak’s (Apple’s co-​founder from back in the day) house on Madera Ct. We decided to go in and check it out. Dan introduced himself and asked us questions about what we were looking for. At the time, we were just browsing — not really ready to commit to anything. That was September 2012. Dan was not pushy nor was he annoyingly persistent like some other realtors. We kept in contact and over the course of a few months, we felt the housing market in Los Gatos was just too «hot» and expensive. We wanted a big, big house (5−6K square feet) but it needed to be under $ 3M. But in Los Gatos, those big homes typically go for $ 5−6M. It was out of our range. Then Dan told us about an exclusive listing he was representing. We took a look at the place and fell in love with the massive house and ALL the intricate details that was put into the architecture of the house. We were sold!!! Over the next 45 days of closing escrow — our bank gave us so much problems and headaches. But Dan was there every step of the way, obliterating any obstacle that came in our way. Since I was 9 months pregnant, Dan also went beyond the call of duty to arrange for EVERYTHING to be scheduled and work to be performed on our newly purchased home before we wanted to move in. From chimney cleaning, to multiple inspections, to tenting, to gardening, to house cleaning, to carpet cleaning, to pool service, to moving, etc. My husband and I were very picky as far as the house had to be serviced top to bottom before we moved in. He even gave us information and reminders on enrolling the children for school. It took time, patience, persistence, endurance and grace to pull all the major and minor details off — and Dan Walker was the best in the business!!! Along the way, he treated us with respect, kindness — on a professional and personal level. He is truly very detailed and the best realtor we have ever worked with. I highly, highly recommend Dan!!! Work with him and you will know what I’m talking about! Most importantly, listen to his advice. A few times I thought he was trying to «upsell» us on using his financing people or whatever… but I was in a world of hurt for not listening to his suggestions. I had to learn things the hard way I guess. He truly is looking out for you. Listen to him — trust me, you will be well taken cared of. And things could go wayyyy smoother for us had we taken up his advice on using certain companies and people for loans instead of doing things «our» way with our choice of bank — we totally regret not listening to Dan. But in the end, it all worked out thanks to Dan!!!

Dan Hunnicutt from Alain Pinel Realtors worked with us to get us our new home in Campbell and sell our old home in Cupertino. We had a fantastic experience. Dan not only sold our old house in a couple of days for more than the asking price, he got us our new house in a reasonable price. He planned the transition smoothly and we got out from our old house and got in the new one without any ‘black –out time.’ Not only that, we got a great service from the financial advisor and the recommended insurance agent. We admire the professional attitude of everybody we dealt or interacted at Alain Pinel Realtors, and whole-​heartedly recommend them for anybody who is looking for a new home in the bay area.
Sanjay and Rina Mathur
Campbell

I had the misfortune of listening to Ed Dee’s sales pitch regarding a bank owned property listed on RealtyTrac. In a ten minute phone conversation, I heard nothing about what he could do for me, and mostly evasions in response to simple questions that any realtor should be able to answer regarding modifications to potentially historic homes in Saratoga. In itself, this would be just a waste of my time, were it not for the petulent attempts at intimidation that he presumed to make in a subsequent email exchange, to wit: 1) There are no easy straightforward answers in Real Estate. Anyone who tells you there are is either lying to you or simply lacks understanding. 2) Only a desperate realtor with little to no business would be willing to dig in without some possibility of an end result. 3) Without a change in your approach it will be a very long and fruitless road, as you have experienced thusfar. The phrase «long and fruitless» aptly summarizes the experinece.

If you are looking for a home to purchase or to sell, I have the perfect person to contact: Michelle Thompson with Alain Pinel Realtors. Her clients come first; she fights like a tiger to get you the best deal. She works constantly and consistently — on the weekends and late evenings! Call her for your next home!

When looking for a home in the Bay Area, Alain Pinel provided solid professional service, and no issues or concerns along the way. I worked with Michael Riese, and we spent months trying to find just the right place. I was not in a hurry, and most concerned about value and getting some features that are difficult to find in my price range. I was able to find a suitable place, and, looking back, I don’t think the purchase would have happened without Michael’s efforts.
Here is the key point: Not only do you have a find the right house, but you have to be the one who buys it. Be sure to keep that in mind if you are surfing web site listings on your own. Sure, do that, but make sure to be prepared when it’s time to make an offer. In my case, Michael and the Alain Pinel office in Los Gatos provided great support.
One area that could use some improvement is the Alain Pinel web service. I don’t know how it compares to other traditional real estate company sites, but it lacks the flexibility that buyers need and can find for free at other sites. If its goal is just to help the agent inform you of new listings, then it does that well enough. For more advanced and buyer-​friendly features, look elsewhere. This wasn’t an important issue for me.

I’ve worked with Susan Kuramoto and she made magic happen! She sold our place within a week so we could buy a bigger place to accomodate our growing family. I didn’t think it could happen, but she made it work. Susan is always willing to show us new properties any time I get a crazy idea in my head to move! She’s a fun person to work with. When our place closed, she brought us the nicest gift basket with personalized ornaments and Christmas presents for the kids. Very nice touch!

I used Jeanne Martin from this office and she is wonderful.
She is very prompt, friendly, and professional. She is the best agent you can get if you are a buyer.
We were first time buyers and had interviewed over two dozen agents and unable to find someone we were comfortable with until we met Jeanne.
She was very helpful in getting us into our first house.