Vinicius Brasil – Coldwell Banker

My wife and I recently bought our first house with Vinicius.
We met him by chance when we stepped into a house he was selling. We were so impressed by his honesty that we decided we want to work with him as our agent.
Vinicius is one of the most honest persons I have ever met. We saw dozens of houses with him and spent long hours during long night phone calls trying to make up our mind whether to buy a specific house or not. Each conversation with him was a pleasure and educational since he knows so much about the bay area and the different neighborhoods in each city. Other than that he is also very knowledgeable regarding renovations fixes and costs that might come to play after you buy a house. And he always considers those things before giving his candid opinion on a house. We looked for the right house with him for close to 5 months and he was always very patient and never tried to push us to a deal. Vinicius was always (and still is:-) available during the whole process and I see him today much more as my friend then a realtor. Vinicius is highly regarded (from my experience) by other realtors in the area. I have already recommended him to friends of mine and definitely will recommend him to anyone else!!!

Vinicious did great job helping us find a home around Santa Clara. He knew the ins and outs of every Santa Clara neighborhood. He was always available to us and was very straight forward No BS. He could always tell when something wasn’t right on the layout of a house. And the great thing is he knows the history. Thank you for helping us find our home for life!

Vinicius made selling my condo extremely easy. I live out of state so selling can be a pain but Vinicius made it easier than I ever thought possible. he knows the market and knows his business. He is one of the most friendly and straight forward people I have ever met.
I was updated and kept current as things developed which was key since I am 1300 miles away.
My previous experiences with real estate agents have been a nightmare at best. I actually had an agent set appointments to view retirement homes (I was in my late 20s). And that is just a small part.
If I ever deal with real estate in the bay area I will be calling up Vinicius.

Vinicius definitely deserves a five star. He was referred to us by a friend when we decided to sell our house in Willow Glen. He is very professional and results oriented. He knows the bay area market very well. He had the right contacts and took care of everything from staging, landscaping, and other house repairs. He gave us a lot of advice on what is needed to be done to help sell our house. Sure enough, we had an offer the first day plus multiple offers when he put our house on the market. Bottom line is he sold our house within a week above asking price and the results is what counts in the end. We would definitely recommend him to our friends and relatives.
Dr. Victor Wu and Christine

I definitely recommend vinicius as a real state agent. He is legit and does not lie about his properties. Every house buys and sells are in excellent condition and you don’t have to worry about any surprises in future such as mechanics Lein or nothing. He pays every contractor that work for him which puts an ease on my mind about buying a house from him.

After the deaths of our parents, six months apart, we were left with questions about what to do with the family home. Refurbish? Rent? Sell?
Vinicius Brasil handled our situation with a comforting combination of empathy and professionalism. He arranged for the appropriate repairs and upgrades, offered to facilitate either a rental or sale, and even found folks to handle the yardwork and cleaning. When we decided to sell, Vinicius listed the property, arranged staging, held an open house, and actually brought us an offer the first weekend on the market. Although two potential buyers backed out, Vinicius continued to work hard marketing the property and always kept us informed. Within a few weeks we had another offer on the table, and for more than the previous offers! The escrow process was smooth and easy.
No detail seemed too small for Vinicius, no question went unanswered. He gave us excellent advice and throughout the process we felt like we were dealing with a friend. We recommend him wholeheartedly.
Thanks «Vinnie»!!
Rick and Dave

** Disclaimer ** I don’t usually write anecdotal reviews for anything or anyone. However, in V’s case, he was worth an hour of my time to ponder and write a review for.
Two years ago, my wife and I started looking at houses in the South Bay. I asked my friend who had recently purchased his Santa Clara home for a buyers agent recommendation and his answer was: Vinicius Brasil.
We looked at our first houses in the South Bay with V in January of 2008. Before V took us out house hunting, he made us sit through this cheesy (sorry V) Coldwell Banker slide show. It was all very professional of course, but I’m an engineer. Marketing presentations aren’t really for me. All I could think about was getting out on the hunt. Little did I know how long that hunt would take and how honest, helpful, and hard working V would be for us.
Going out house hunting with V in the South Bay is an awesome experience. He knows the neighborhoods well: names, school districts, and general quality. I didn’t even know neighborhoods had names, but apparently they do: Birdland, Kilarney Farms, Forest Park… V was our tour guide through them all. He has a keen sense for what to look for in a house, where the problems likely are, and definitely steered us away from more houses than he could have. One such house, my wife and I found on a weekend Open House hunt without V. When we asked him to show us the house again mid-​week, V happily met us there but had an unusual frown on his face. He covered his nose and said, I just want to prepare you… this house has a bit of a smell in it. It only got worse from there. All of the quirks that we overlooked or underestimated about the house were quickly brought into view thanks to V. As we left the house, he said, I like you guys. I don’t want to sell you a crummy house like this, you guys are nice people, you deserve a nice house. I will find one for you.
Fast forward two years later, by the time we found the house we ended up purchasing, we had been in failed contract twice (one for unexpected foundation issues totally 20% of the value of the house, and the other was a missed appraisal and a crazy seller). V had the connections to prevent us from making a bad decision. He knew quality inspectors, had a good knack for negotiating, and in all took a tremendous amount of his time to sit down with us and go over every inch of the 3 houses we were in contract on.
Honestly, I didn’t know how much of a superstar agent V was until my housemate overheard V going over the disclosures on one of the houses we were about to put an offer on. My housemate explained that in his experiences with agents, they simply send you the paperwork and documentation and you’re left mostly on your own to figure things out. Not so with V.
After putting up with us for 2 years, V kept his word. He found us a house in one of the neighborhoods we thought we could never afford. Part of it was luck, part of it was skill, but all of our satisfaction with how the transaction and house hunt went came down to how thorough, patient, and knowledgeable Vinicius is. Thanks Vinicius!
For any of you considering V as an agent, look no further. He will treat you well, he wants clients for life. He has certainly earned our trust, friendship, and a five star Unilocal Rating!

Vinicius Brasil did a five star job selling our Santa Clara home. He handled everything, including all the renovations, which was a huge help to us. Vinicius did what he said he would do and on time. He is extremely professional, great communicator, provided regular photo updates and much more. We highly recommend Vinicius to anyone looking to sell or buy a home, as he is simply excellent to do business with.
Dr. Mark Maine