As a first time home buyer, I recently had the good fortune of working with Joe. I genuinely enjoyed my experience thanks to the great service he provided to us. As an agent, Joe is great: he's great to work with and he really knows his stuff. Joe is passionate, good natured, and enthusiastic - it was always a positive experience working with him. But even beyond that, Joe really cares about finding great deals and opportunities for his clients; he would often give us really insightful opinions about what was good/bad about a given location. Like I mentioned, this was the first time I went through this home buying process (as it will be for many, I assume). And with that comes a lot of (1) questions, (2) not knowing what to look for, and (3) the thought that you may get taken advantage of. Joe really helped in all three of these areas. 1) He was always happy to dive into any question, and provided great explanations for what mattered and why. The guy is passionate and it shows. 2) He would, on his own, dig deep into disclosures to flag potential issues - even going so far as checking out listings on his own in person to see issues that may not have shown up on the reports or pictures. 3) He really looked out for our benefit! When it came time for us to make an offer (that we eventually closed on), after being outbid a few times we were prepared to bid against ourselves with a higher starting offer just for a better chance of closing. This would have been a positive for Joe - he would have made more on commission and it would have increased the likelihood of a sale. But to his immense credit, he encouraged us to offer a value that was much more reasonable. This saved us money and made less of a commission for him - but it really speaks to his integrity. My only regret on closing on this home is that I won't have the opportunity to work with Joe again in the near future. I strongly recommend him.

Working with Joseph was a great experience. Being a Bay Area local, Joseph has a deep understanding of the intricacies of the Bay Area housing market. His instincts on closing prices and bidding were on-point. Joseph was able to keep us realistic when we weren't, and motivated when morale dipped. We also really appreciated how comfortable he made us feel, especially as inexperienced first-time buyers. Joseph put a monumental amount of effort into figuring out exactly what we were looking for and was overall very proactive. He also does a terrific job of making himself extremely reachable to his clients. Joseph was really on top of things when it came to market research, quick outreach and comms with selling agents, and back-and-forth strategizing with his experienced team. Thanks for making the home-buying process survivable!

Our realtor Joe went above and beyond for us. We were shopping for a house in a difficult market with rising interest rates and we changed course several times as rates went up and we had to shift our priorities. Joe never stopped working hard for us, he continued to send us reports every week, and he checked in with us on a regular basis. When the time was right and we found THE house, he made sure every detail was addressed and we closed in record time. We would definitely work with Joe again and highly recommend him as an agent!