Farrah Wilder – Pacific Union

My husband and I worked with Farrah and her partner Gulrukh to buy our first house, and we are extremely satisfied! They both went above and beyond with helping us find our house before it even hit the market! They wrote a strong offer, got the offer in very quickly, and ultimately were hugely instrumental in our offer being accepted. During the house hunting process, they took us to any house that we were interested in, created a spreadsheet of listings we liked, and once we were ready to put in an offer they even worked through their dinners to make sure our offer was written just right to be highly competitive and submitted on time. Farrah’s excellent reputation and strong ties to the East Bay real estate community and Gulrukh’s quick follow-​up time with any questions or needs we had along the way made them the perfect team to guide us through this process. They also provided amazing referrals to lenders and inspection service providers who were reliable and moved as fast as they did to make sure that the closing process went very smoothly. After we finally closed on the house, they even gave us a personalized basket of hand-​picked items when we picked up our keys! We feel so lucky to have worked with Farrah and Gulrukh and highly recommend both of them to anyone looking for a realtor in the Bay area!

I worked with Farrah and her partner Gulrukh Lindsay and they were fantastic. I was approaching the market as a first time buyer and a little nervous. I work in the non-​profit activism work and so my attention is pretty focused there. It was important to me to work with someone willing to make sure I got the support I needed to fit my budget and home goals.
This market is tough and one of the things I loved from them both was just real talk on what to expect and when my expectations weren’t right. This market is moving fast and while looking the number of rooms I was looking for had to change because I was priced out. They were both willing to prod me into looking at a few homes i wouldn’t have originally considered.
Because of that and their hard work I am writing this from my new home. Which feels like an amazing feat in the bay area at this point.
I don’t think you’ll be disappointed to work with them and send me a message if you have questions.

I can’t speak more highly of Farrah. We recently closed on a house in Oakland and couldn’t be more satisfied with how she helped us through the entire process. She is very knowledgable about how to craft a competitive offer and make sure you are not overpaying. Lastly she is super responsive and always ready to help. If you are looking for a real estate agent, don’t hesitate — call Farrah now!

If you are looking for a realtor Farrah is it! She and her staff were so amazingly helpful in me finding my first home. I love it. Farrah is very knowledgable and has connections that benefit the buyer. I can’t thank Farrah enough for all her hard work in making it possible for me to finally be a home owner.

Farrah is an incredibly professional, personable, & business savvy agent, while being equally honest and highly ethical. She was very direct and honest with me and always offered a realistic viewpoint. I worked with a different agent for 6 months with no luck and then bought a wonderful home on our first bid together! She is a dream.

This was my first experience taking a leap and doing something out of my comfort zone (buying a house on my own). I am soo thankful many of my friends recommended Farrah. She is super knowledgeable, took her time to walk me through the entire confusing and frustrating process of buying a house and didn’t miss any of the details (which is important when you are on a time crunch to close!). There were many times I thought I would not get the house, but her honesty and go-​getter personality was super refreshing and made sure we stayed on course. Throughout the process, she was my counselor, my advocate, my sales woman and just a total rockstar. If you aren’t working with Farrah, you are missing out!!!

Farrah helped us purchase our first home more than 2.5 years ago and made the entire process as painless as homebuying in the bay area could be. We had been in an endless search for a home in every neighborhood from the peninsula, to SF to the east bay. When we embarked on our east bay leg (our final destination as it turns out) we found Farrah while viewing an open house she was helping to show. She was so friendly and easy to talk to, we ended up tracking her down after that open house to see if she could help us with our Oakland search. WOW, were we glad we got in touch with her. She was the most compassionate, caring and understanding agent along with being no-​nonsense and completely up front. We trusted her from the very beginning and was rewarded with amazing service, help and ultimately a home! You cannot go wrong with working with Farrah. She truly was/​is a joy to work with. We’ve recommended her to all of our friends and they’ve all had the same positive experience with her. If we are ever lucky enough to be in the market again we would never consider working with anyone else but her.

We had been to a few classes for first-​time home buyers, but the process was still intimidating and we weren’t sure it was our time. On a friend’s advice, we met with Farrah to get some more information. Within six months she had us in our first home in a nicer neighborhood and for less money than we had originally thought possible. Yes, there were twists and turns along the way. There are more variables in the Bay Area housing market than I expected. What you need in an agent is expertise, confidence and encouragement, and Farrah gave it through every step — from offer to inspection to closing.

Farrah is a wonderful agent. As a first-​time homebuyer, I bought a small house in the Fruitvale. I never felt like I got less attention from Farrah because I was buying a modest house in a «less desirable» neighborhood (more desirable to me, but that’s another story). I also felt like after looking at just one or two houses, Farrah completely understood what style of house I was looking for, as well as the specific pros and cons I was considering.
Farrah was always very fun to spend time with, professional but relaxed and true to herself. She also was always on the ball – if I asked her the status of an issue, I could be sure that she had already checked into it.
My loan process was not easy – I was participating in Oakland’s first time homebuyer program, which has lots of requirements and restrictions, and I bought the house from a bank, which was a real pain in the neck – mostly for Farrah! She never complained and stuck with the process because I loved the house.
I feel like the whole 4 – 5 month process could have been very difficult or even impossible, except for Farrah. I recommend her as a saavy and diligent RE agent, as well as being a very nice person and easy to work with. Thanks, Farrah!