Mariana Pappalardo – Today Sotheby’s International Realty

Mariana is a true professional, with a genuine interest in her clients and their home owning happiness. Bottom line is we wouldn’t be living in our own home right now if it wasn’t for Mariana. Her dedication to her clients is second to none. She has been there for us every step on our house hunting journey and gone way out of her way to make sure we got what we wanted. Mariana is very client focused and provides great customer service. She basically took care of every single thing for us, we didn’t have to lift a finger except to sign the paperwork. She was very attentive and responsive, and happy to accommodate us even on very short notice. If you’re looking for someone to really fight for you, to get you the house that you want and the best deal that you can get, Mariana is your best bet. She is also very well connected and happy to share her knowledge and experiences.

I jumped into the Bay Area market at one of its craziest times. I don’t think I would’ve been able to move into my first ever home today if it wasn’t for Mariana’s help. I started with not really knowing what I was comfortable with, not knowing how the process was and in general being too paralyzed by fear of the market. Mariana was very friendly and extremely helpful in helping me understand how to approach the market and to get over my fear of buying a home. She was incredibly patient in what ended up being a more than six month long process. Along the way she explained the market, what to look for and even took me for a ride to show me different places in the Peninsula that I should consider. And it helped that she was always very accurate with her predictions and estimates of how much a house would actually go for.
When it came to actually making an offer, she went above and beyond to get everything sorted out. She was always willing to talk to me to walk me through every step of the way. She helped me when my original lenders were dragging their feet by connecting me with an excellent mortgage broker who was able to provide me with a competitive loan. And despite me wavering multiple times and despite me losing out on multiple bids, she was never frustrated and was always behind me helping. This of course all in addition to putting together the bids (multiple times), providing comparables, and much more. And even after closing, she’s incredibly responsive to any questions I have.
I would wholeheartedly recommend Mariana to anyone and I don’t think I would’ve been moving into this amazing home without her help all along the way.

My wife and I recently bought a home in Redwood Shores, and there was no way we could have done it without Mariana’s hard work.
In this competitive market, Mariana’s expertise was extremely valuable. She is an easy/​fun person to interact with during the stressful process of buying a house. She kept us involved throughout the entire process and clearly articulated what to expect and how to proceed at each step.
Mariana was always available and very responsive and paid attention to our needs. I would definitely recommend working with Mariana if you’re looking for a house on the peninsula.

Without Mariana, my mom would probably still be looking for a home. This is an impossibly difficult market. Before we found Mariana, we lost out on a number of homes. She met with us and developed a plan. Thanks to Mariana’s great guidance and expertise, our offer on the first home we tried to buy with her was accepted over many other offers (which seems to be the norm now). We love the new home!

She really helped us to understand every part of the process of buying a home. More importantly, she basically held our hand, answering our numerous texts, phone calls and emails right away.
What I really liked was that she was so nice to be around and talk to. You end up having to spend a lot of time with your agent and having a great rapport with an agent is important. Mariana was the best!!! Thanks!