"Stephanie Johnson was an amazing partner, facilitator, advisor, and negotiator when we were buying our home. We were trying to buy in a very specific area so we could be near our daughter's new high school, and we were trying to close during the summer in a pretty short window so we could be in t..."
"Stephanie Johnson was an amazing partner, facilitator, advisor, and negotiator when we were buying our home. We were trying to buy in a very specific area so we could be near our daughter's new high school, and we were trying to close during the summer in a pretty short window so we could be in the house before school started. Stephanie took the time to understand our priorities, the neighborhoods we preferred and what we were willing to trade off when purchasing. She assessed the market very accurately and was able to give us excellent comps for each property we considered. She helped us see beyond the surface of each home as well, pointing out what she could see in the structural support, foundation, electrical and interior details completed with and without permits. She could give us a first assessment of many property aspects so we could determine whether it was worth bringing a general contractor to advise us further. She knows the SF real estate market incredibly well, but she also has taken the time to establish relationships with other Realtors®. Her intelligence and ease with people really showed every step of the way, and in the end, those relationships proved very helpful in understanding the timing of offers and even getting an opportunity to counteroffer when another bid was coming in ahead of us. She guided us through several offers, helping us to understand what she thought it would take to be competitive but not pushing us past a number we felt good about. She was patient and continued to give us excellent guidance throughout these failed attempts, even when she wrote offers she knew were not going to win. This helped us get comfortable with the market, since as we all know it often takes losing a few that you like before you go as far as you can when the one that you love comes along. When the one that we loved came, it was purely through Stephanie's understanding of us as clients and her business relationships, since we had an opportunity to see the property before its first open house because she knew the Realtor® and had scouted it for us. She guided us flawlessly, and we are now in our forever home in the perfect neighborhood! I just cannot recommend her enough. She is a pleasure to work with every step of the way, and her thoughtfulness and commitment to her clients are indefatigable."