Veronica Sykes – Zephyr Real Estate

First time home buyer here. If you’re looking to buy in SF, your first call should be to Veronica.
From our very first conversation she was incredibly patient with all of my first-​timer questions and was able to help me get a feel for the market and what my money could buy in different areas. She’s very knowledgeable and straight forward, something I really appreciated throughout the process.
SF is an incredibly competitive market, and Veronica made sure that we saw homes matching our criteria as soon as they were listed, got feedback on them, and continued to incorporate that feedback as we continued the search. When we found the home we ended up purchasing, V was able to expertly advise us on our winning offer based on comparable homes in the area, and worked hard to communicate to the seller how committed we were to closing quickly.
Not only that, when our offer was accepted, she was able to perfectly quarterback a very complicated transaction with multiple parties on both sides (including two very demanding parties on my side) and was able to refer a great lender who helped us get everything done on time. She did a lot of work behind the scenes and really busted her ass to take care of us.
When I first considered buying in the city, it seemed daunting, but Veronica was incredibly organized, communicated well, and made it a very smooth process. Every interaction with her and the rest of the Zephyr team was excellent. Hands down will be working with Veronica when I’m ready to upgrade to my next place here!

Veronica was amazing to have on our side as my husband and I bought our first home! She is genuine and friendly, and we really felt like she had our best interest in mind. She is very knowledgable and a good communicator. Honestly she felt like a friend through this whole process, not a realtor.
It took a couple months to find our dream home, which isn’t bad in this competitive market. Veronica set us up with our own private MLS listing portal, customized for our checklist. We were able to see homes that fit our criteria as soon as they were listed, and could like or dislike them, and Veronica was able to monitor so we could go from there.
When we were ready to make an offer, Veronica was great at explaining the important points of (daunting) disclosure packages, reviewing comps, and coming up with a solid offer.
Bottom line, Veronica helped us land our dream home and we are over the moon! Couldn’t thank her enough!

Buying our first home was a breeze with Veronica Sykes. If we had any money left, we’d do it all over again. :)
I’ve always heard that purchasing a home will be the most stressful time of your life. San Francisco is a cutthroat environment for anyone wanting to buy property, but Veronica did an amazing job of minimizing all that stress.
Veronica is an excellent communicator. She works quickly, is patient, and thoroughly explained every single little question or confusion we had.
We changed our minds a few times on where we wanted to live, what our desires were for the home itself, and even the budget that we were willing to spend. Veronica never flinched. She kept providing us with options. She worked around our crazy schedules, accommodating us at every turn.
Veronica’s dedication and determination to finding us the perfect place landed us our dream home. She took us on an early tour of our home, before it went up for Open House (we had been going to Open Houses which got 30+ offers in one night, something we couldn’t compete with). We saw the house, then went back to see the house again in the same day.
She and her team did a lot of work behind-​the-​scenes to make sure that the sellers & the selling agent understood what a great fit we were, both personally and financially, for the house. All of her extra work made it so we didn’t have to compete with everyone else. Our offer was accepted that night & we began our 21 day escrow.
Everything moves so quickly, but Veronica was right there to answer all our questions so we didn’t feel confused or in the dark. She would take on tasks on our checklist, just to take some weight off our shoulders. Veronica even gave me amazingly detailed gardening pointers on how to take care of our front and back yard since I had never gardened before.
We loved working with Veronica, Zephyr, and the people/​companies they recommended to us. We felt completely taken care of through the entire event. I would highly recommend Veronica Sykes for any first-​time (or any time) home buyers! We’re so happy with our home. Veronica helped our dreams come true!

I have known Veronica for many years, going back to when she was in high school … she came up to me and offered to help coach field hockey to 6 – 12 year old kids who were discovering this new sport… just because she loved the game and wanted to give back to the community. You don’t often hear that from a teenager, but Veronica stayed true to her word and came out week after week until she left for college. It was a pleasure to watch her grow and mature throughout college, and now as a professional. I still see the same commitment, integrity, willingness to help make her neighborhood a better place. She will go out of her way to help others and strives when getting people to work together. If I ever need to buy a house in San Francisco, I know who to work with! Christine C.