What Our Clients Say

Ben T.

"In May of 2018 my brother passed away leaving me 2 properties in Santa Clara. I live in another state, so it was going to be quite an ordeal to empty his house of all his possessions and ready the place for sale. The other house was a rental with a tenant and family living there. It was an overwhelming task and I was unsure h..."

"In May of 2018 my brother passed away leaving me 2 properties in Santa Clara. I live in another state, so it was going to be quite an ordeal to empty his house of all his possessions and ready the place for sale. The other house was a rental with a tenant and family living there. It was an overwhelming task and I was unsure how to get it all done. Luckily, a close friend of mine was also a close friend of Dale Warfel and recommended him to me. Dale and his partner Helen Gardin were invaluable in the entire process of readying my brothers house for sale. After I had removed all of my brothers important papers and personal things , I was able to hand the keys to them to take over the task of emptying the house. I simply could not have done this without them. It was painful to have to throw away a lot of his possessions and I was fortunate that they took care of that for me. Then literally from the roof to the flooring and everything in between had to be replaced and updated. They and their crew handled everything in a timely and efficient manner. They did everything within my budget and the place looked better than it ever had. They put it on the market and it sold in 1 week at over the listing price. The rental had been rented to a couple for 7 years with 5 kids and needed a lot of repairs and cleaning inside and out. Dale advised me on selling the house “as is” and it sold in a short time at a very fair price. I would recommend Dale and Helen’s services to anyone I know without hesitation, it was a totally good experience at a very difficult time for me. I could not have pulled this off without them, no way! In the process we have become friends and I look forward to seeing them the next time we visit the bay area."

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Marguerite N.

"Dale and Helen were our listing agents to sell our house in the Cambrian neighborhood in San Jose. We had lived there for 20 years and, it was a bit out of date when we bought it. We updated the primary bathroom during our time in the house, but that was it, so when it came time to sell, to say that it had really needed some ..."

"Dale and Helen were our listing agents to sell our house in the Cambrian neighborhood in San Jose. We had lived there for 20 years and, it was a bit out of date when we bought it. We updated the primary bathroom during our time in the house, but that was it, so when it came time to sell, to say that it had really needed some help. We were tempted to just sell it "as is", but fortunately we met Dale and Helen when we were interviewing realtors. They came in with a wonderful attitude and a plan to get our house into move in ready shape. We had already purchased our new house in another state, so we emphasised to Dale and Helen that we were not going to be available to manage a renovation project. Our plan was to move out, toss them the keys, and what happened from there was completely up to them. We would write checks to contractors, but that was going to be the sum of our involvement. Much to our delight, that was exactly how it worked out! The day after we moved, their contractors were on site and getting to work. Six weeks later, the house was in fantastic shape, and we were on the market. After one week on the MLS, we had 10 over asking offers, with the winner being $300K over asking! And we weren't starting with a lowball list price - it was $200K over what we would have listed the house at if we hadn't done the work. So, long story short, Dale and Helen are fantastic to work with. They make it easy and following their advice really paid off for us - we easily got 4-5 times what we invested in the upgrades that they suggested. If you're interested in selling your house, I couldn't recommend anyone higher."

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Linda T.

"This review is so overdue, but the summary is Dale and Helen did an outstanding job getting our house ready to sell and then actually selling it and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Neither my husband nor I had family in the Bay Area and so we had always regarded our time there as a temporary thing. Well, the time had ..."

"This review is so overdue, but the summary is Dale and Helen did an outstanding job getting our house ready to sell and then actually selling it and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Neither my husband nor I had family in the Bay Area and so we had always regarded our time there as a temporary thing. Well, the time had finally come - we were closing on a house in Washington and it was time to look at selling the house he had bought a long time ago. We'd kept up with all the major structural things - new pipes, updating the electric, a new sewer line, that sort of stuff - but the kitchen was still original and the primary bathroom was definitely nothing to write home about. While we finished closing on our new house, we started the process of interviewing various realtors. Dale and Helen stood out as honest, fair, and willing to give our project their attention. Moreover, at least one review said they had done a fantastic job managing the prep while the owner moved out of state. Sign me up! I am here to be another voice that they did an excellent job of managing the entire prep process and the sale itself. We met a few times before the move to go over some of the disclosure paperwork and discuss the things that might need to be done and what our budget was. The landscape work started even before the movers had our stuff loaded on the truck (and to be fair, it needed a lot of work) and I left the keys behind for the indoor contractor to start later that afternoon (along with the power brick and chair they loaned me when the power went out for my last two days at the house!). From that point, all I had to do was approve the work done and write checks and they took care of the entire process for me. I got timely updates and was happy to rely on their advice regarding what helps the house sell - after all, the whole point was that it wasn't going to be our house anymore. When the house did go on the market, they did a lot to drum up interest and hosted open houses that weekend. We had a total of five offers presented to us for our selection and were absolutely amazed by the price we got for the house (even knowing it was a seller's market!). Helen and Dale did a lot of legwork to support closing the deal, including pulling comps for the appraisal and answering questions as needed. From our point of view, all we had to do was choose the offer and sign the paperwork when the mobile notary came by our new house - they took care of absolutely everything else and we are incredibly grateful to them because navigating all of that from two states away could have been a nightmare. They were also incredibly supportive when, on closing day, a major medical complication came up that prevented us from being quite as celebratory as hoped (and indeed is the reason this review is so overdue). They called to check in multiple times after the fact and in general made it clear that we were humans to them and not just clients. I cannot say enough good things about how much it helped to have the house sale DONE while dealing with all of that and a huge part of it is because of their hard work. Other agents might promise the moon but Helen and Dale delivered for us and I never felt like just another house in the assembly line. I'd work with them again if we ever came back to the Bay Area."

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Lance R.

"Dale, Helen, and their team were invaluable to us in selling our previous home and buying or new wonderful home. The market is crazy and ultra-competitive right now, but we were able to sell our home quickly and for much more than we thought we’d get. On the buying side, we were able to beat out 20 other offers and get the ho..."

"Dale, Helen, and their team were invaluable to us in selling our previous home and buying or new wonderful home. The market is crazy and ultra-competitive right now, but we were able to sell our home quickly and for much more than we thought we’d get. On the buying side, we were able to beat out 20 other offers and get the house of our dreams. The team really shines with all the process and paperwork. We listed our old home, received and accepted an offer, closed, put an offer an a house, went into contract, and closed in about 4 weeks time. During this intense period, there were no hiccups or showstoppers at all. Please understand that no problems does not equal easy, and the underwriter had numerous requests; however, the team did as much digitally as legally possible, and were always available to explain all the asks. We would not be in our wonderful new home without them."

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