Buyer & Seller Testimonials
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Seller Testimonials
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January 2008
Greetings
Dominic,
We want to
sincerely thank you and your staff for all your help last year!
Before we interviewed agents, we decided that we needed someone
that we could trust. Our hopes, dreams and finances were at
stake. Our agent would need lots of experience in real estate
transactions, marketing, and possess a strong work ethic.
After working
with you for 9 months, as both a buyer and a seller, we have a
new, higher standard to compare other agents to. In our
opinion, you have proven yourself to be a true Real Estate
professional, something we can not say about every agent.
You spent
countless hours with us, helping us get the best possible
house. In the end, we looked at over 100 houses, most of which
you personally showed us. We put you through the ringer by
being indecisive and starting off with an unrealistic view of
what we would need to spend to get a home with all the features
we wanted. After several offers that fell through we finally
found a home that had the features we wanted most and was within
our means. I think most agents would have given up on us, but
you stuck with us through it all.
We know that
you worked like crazy to sell our old house, going far beyond
what most other agents would have done. There was a lot of work
to be completed before we could even put it up for sale. You
helped us decide what to fix and what to leave alone so that we
could still get it to market before the holidays. Your network
of professionals helped us get the jobs done. The staging
service you offer is invaluable. It was such a surprise to see
just how beautiful the right paint colors, furniture and
accessories could make it look! You held open houses for us
almost every weekend, most times both days! We are really glad
you were there, with your broad knowledge and experience.
We are very
thankful to have had your help.
Sincerely
Bruce & Cheryl
Hemp
-
September 18, 2007
To Potential Home Buyer or Seller,
We have bought and sold 3 properties in the
past 5 years. The best experience of them was the purchase and
sale of our Morgan Hill Condo with Dominic Godfrey of Coldwell
Banker. We were very impressed with how he handled the entire
process.
When purchasing the condo Dominic helped us
prepare an offer that we were comfortable with, yet was
attractive enough to our sellers to accept over other offers.
The process went smoothly and Dominic made sure we understood
every detail of the contract.
When it came time to list the condo the
housing market had drastically changed. Homes were staying on
the market longer and prices were dropping. Dominic managed to
turn the sale of our home in good time and nearly at asking
price.
Dominic has a unique quality we have not
seen in other realtors. He has excellent people skills, is very
down to earth and can negotiate tough when necessary. He has an
uncanny ability to balance the needs of the buyer and seller in
the transaction and makes both sides feel they have won.
We plan to purchase a fourth home in 2008
and wouldn’t dream of using another realtor. Dominic Godfrey is
the best and we would refer him to any friend or family member
with complete confidence!
Sincerely,
David and Marya Keegan
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September 2007
“Dominic Godfrey and his team are the best real
estate agents working in the Bay Area. When
other agents failed to get our house sold, they
got it done, even with the major housing market
slump going on. As for searching for a new home,
Dominic and his team are prompt to inform you of
new homes, and he is great at negotiating the
price in your favor. I highly recommend
Dominic.”
Mike McLaughlin
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May 2007
"Dominic,
I would like to personally
thank you for your Real Estate services in selling our home
in Morgan Hill this Spring of 2007.
In a market that is
generally considered a buyers market in the South Bay,
clearly your level of experience, networking, advertising,
professionalism, and DILIGENT work ethic resulting in our
home selling at full price in just 20 days. In addition, we
had several offers to consider...
Having sold multiple homes,
I can attest to the value of a broker that brings all of the
above to the table... Actually it is invaluable.
I often find that bringing
a house to close after the offer is a delicate time and you
know exactly what to do to bring the ball over the goal
line.
Thank you again for the
pleasant experience in what could be ordinarily a stressful
time - MOVING.
I would recommended you to
any friend or colleague as one of the best!"
Deborah Casaubon
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Dominic sold my house for me
in April 2007. My house had sat on the market previously for 6
months. I had an offer within one month with Dominic. The
website they created for my house made it look wonderful, and
I received many compliments.
When problems came up in escrow Dominic handled them with
absolute diplomacy. Every time I called he always was
completely updated with everything. It was a very stressful
time, but he was always so positive.
Everyone who works with him was always friendly and helpful.
I am very happy that he was referred to me - and would
recommend him to anyone selling a home.
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February 2007
"Dominic,
I just want to write you a quick note to thank you for your
extraordinary efforts in selling our home for us. We put
the house on the market in October 2006 in a down
market with the holidays approaching and you were still able
to sell it within 120 days at full price. When we moved in
January you and your team staged the house beautifully so
that we never missed a day on the market.
I attribute this success to you and your team's marketing
efforts, which included virtually every marketing technique
including keeping the house open on every weekend, quality
photographs, Internet and phone presence and weekly ads.
Judy and I want to sincerely thank you and your team on an
outstanding job.
Thank you so much."
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December 2006
"Hi Dominic,
We were first time buyers when we purchased our condo.
Dominic explained all the details along the way. When we
were ready to sell, we decided to list with Dominic because of
his expertise and excellent work ethic. We had an offer at
FULL price in just 5 days of the listing. That is a
blessing in a slow market.
Thanks to Dominic's dedication and persistence, we had a smooth
transaction. We want to thank Dominic for his honesty and
hard work. We are very satisfied! We will definitely
come again to Dominic when we are ready to buy a house."
Kind regards,
Jaspreet & Kamal
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November 2006
"Thank you Dominic for making the process of selling our house in
Hollister so easy. We really appreciate the fact that you
were there every step of the way and always made yourself
available for our questions and/or concerns. This was of
the utmost importance to us, and unfortunately we witnessed
firsthand that this is not how all agents do business.
The free home staging by Isabel really impressed us by how much
better the house was presented. This service made all the
difference regarding curb appeal and I'm sure it helps buyers
remember our house. With so many homes in the market these
days, we feel this is a required service.
Thanks again for your professionalism and knowledge of the
market. We definitely will refer you to our friends and
family."
Edgar and Renee De Santiago
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January 2006
“Dear
Dominic,
On behalf of Elaine Klein and
the rest of our family, I want to thank Dominic Godfrey and the
rest of his realtor team at Coldwell Banker for doing such a
superb job of selling her town home in Morgan Village in Morgan
Hill. Although the home went on the market at a time when the
real estate market had slowed considerably (Fall, 2005), Dominic
assured us that he understood how these changes in market forces
would work, and he gave us excellent advice on marketing
strategies and pricing.
Then he and his team
(including especially Isabel Villa and Angie Branco) provided a
huge array of services that helped sell the house. After Mrs.
Klein completed her move to Oakland, they staged the home
beautifully; found and supervised excellent moving, cleaning,
construction and painting services that were needed to update
the home; held numerous open houses; and marketed the home
aggressively. When the right offer was forthcoming, they managed
the closing smoothly.
Dominic and his team enabled
Mrs. Klein to realize the full value of her home and complete
her move, always in a cheerful and helpful way. It was really a
pleasure to work with them, and we are very grateful.”
Mitchell Klein
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October 2005
“We had to write to thank you
for your hard work in the preparation, marketing, and sale of
our home. The expertise, professionalism, and personalized
attention we received from you and your team enabled us to
receive an over asking price offer in only 2 days, which really
impressed us since one other agent had recommended listing at a
lower price!
The home staging service provided by Isabel was a huge benefit;
it not only enhanced the best features of our home, but also
gave us decorating ideas for our new home. Your office
assistant Angie was great with all the behind the scene details
and transaction coordination, which allowed for a smooth
transaction. Together these aspects of your services definitely
gave us an edge. We certainly appreciated your expert handling
of a complicated relocation transaction, which made us feel very
comfortable through the entire process.
We were
referred to you by some close friends, and we will definitely
refer you to any of our friends or family who are considering
buying or selling. “
Best Regards,
Jim & Katalin
DeBord
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October 2005
"We want to thank you for
facilitating the staging and sale of our home in Morgan Hill.
We never expected the procedure to move along so smoothly and
quickly.
Jackie's interior design skills
shone brightly as buyers were impressed by her efforts; a huge
factor in the sale of the house.
Dominic's attention to detail
and negotiating skills were evident as our well-marketed
property sold in a timely and efficient manner.
Jackie and Dominic, we want to
thank you for promptly answering our questions, listening to our
concerns and being available to us just about 24/7. You really
did what you said you'd do to sell our house. In this day and
age, that is so refreshing.”
Sincerely,
Joe and Fran DiFalco
-
May 2005
“Aloha
Dominic,
Thank you
very much for your sincere support !
Your
thoroughness and expertise towards helping us prepare the
property for sale, and your serious attitude towards your
business made our house sold in 10 days with the right price
for everybody's happiness !
We thank
you very much and waiting to see you in Hawaii where we are
moving to.
Mahalo,”
Makoto
‘Mike’ & Setsuko ‘Susan’ Matsuzawa
(of Holiday Lake Estates in Morgan Hill)
-
January
2005
"We had halfheartedly decided to put our house up
for sale. We got a proposal from a real estate agent and just
sat on it. About a month or so later, we decided to get
serious. We were told that the proposal we received was rather
low. So we decided to interview one or two other agents.
My husband and Dominic were social friends and when he heard we
were in the market for an agent, he asked to be considered. He came one night and got
the essential information from us. He returned the next night
with his proposal. We were quite impressed with his
presentation. He had all of the pertinent figures – square foot
comparisons, home sales and comp sales in the area. He
documented all our improvements – new carpets, new paint, new
bathrooms and kitchens. He understood our pride in our home and
how to price the house accordingly.
We were especially impressed with his marketing strategy. His
many years in marketing have definitely impacted his knowledge
and understanding of the real estate market. We were afraid
that he had priced our home too high. He held open houses on
four consecutive weekends and our house sold within 30 days of
the market listing at more than the asking price.
The sale of our house was practically painless except for the
initial preparation of getting it ready for the market. This
was solely due to Dominic. He completely took the worry and
stress on his own shoulders and left us nothing to do but sit
back and reap the benefits.
We would strongly recommend Dominic to represent you in buying
or selling a home. He is knowledgeable, aggressive, persistent
and thoroughly professional."
Mike and Diane Branco (retired)
-
July 2004
"Dominic Godfrey helped my wife and I sell our house
in San Jose. A buyer was secured in approximately seven days and
we maximized the selling price with integrity, closing escrow in
approximately 30 days.
Dominic was a pleasure to do business with; buying or selling a
home is never a stress free activity but we were guided through
the process with a minimum of hassle.
We found Dominic an excellent resource not only in selling our
home but also in providing advice for the purchase of our new
home even though that was handled via another realtor, in fact
Dominic was far more helpful than the realtor handling our
purchase even though he had no stake in that transaction.
Dominic consistently went the extra mile, was present at all
inspections and negotiations. Dominic was also able to recommend
contractors for not only work we needed on our sale but also for
the home we purchased.
I would strongly recommend Dominic to anyone looking for a
realtor to aid in either buying or selling a home."
Chris Spain (Director of Marketing at a major silicon
valley networking company)
-
January 2008
Greetings
Dominic,
We want to
sincerely thank you and your staff for all your help last year!
Before we interviewed agents, we decided that we needed someone
that we could trust. Our hopes, dreams and finances were at
stake. Our agent would need lots of experience in real estate
transactions, marketing, and possess a strong work ethic.
After working
with you for 9 months, as both a buyer and a seller, we have a
new, higher standard to compare other agents to. In our
opinion, you have proven yourself to be a true Real Estate
professional, something we can not say about every agent.
You spent
countless hours with us, helping us get the best possible
house. In the end, we looked at over 100 houses, most of which
you personally showed us. We put you through the ringer by
being indecisive and starting off with an unrealistic view of
what we would need to spend to get a home with all the features
we wanted. After several offers that fell through we finally
found a home that had the features we wanted most and was within
our means. I think most agents would have given up on us, but
you stuck with us through it all.
We know that
you worked like crazy to sell our old house, going far beyond
what most other agents would have done. There was a lot of work
to be completed before we could even put it up for sale. You
helped us decide what to fix and what to leave alone so that we
could still get it to market before the holidays. Your network
of professionals helped us get the jobs done. The staging
service you offer is invaluable. It was such a surprise to see
just how beautiful the right paint colors, furniture and
accessories could make it look! You held open houses for us
almost every weekend, most times both days! We are really glad
you were there, with your broad knowledge and experience.
We are very
thankful to have had your help.
Sincerely
Bruce & Cheryl
Hemp
-
September 18, 2007
To Potential Home Buyer or Seller,
We have bought and sold 3 properties in the
past 5 years. The best experience of them was the purchase and
sale of our Morgan Hill Condo with Dominic Godfrey of Coldwell
Banker. We were very impressed with how he handled the entire
process.
When purchasing the condo Dominic helped us
prepare an offer that we were comfortable with, yet was
attractive enough to our sellers to accept over other offers.
The process went smoothly and Dominic made sure we understood
every detail of the contract.
When it came time to list the condo the
housing market had drastically changed. Homes were staying on
the market longer and prices were dropping. Dominic managed to
turn the sale of our home in good time and nearly at asking
price.
Dominic has a unique quality we have not
seen in other realtors. He has excellent people skills, is very
down to earth and can negotiate tough when necessary. He has an
uncanny ability to balance the needs of the buyer and seller in
the transaction and makes both sides feel they have won.
We plan to purchase a fourth home in 2008
and wouldn’t dream of using another realtor. Dominic Godfrey is
the best and we would refer him to any friend or family member
with complete confidence!
Sincerely,
David and Marya Keegan
-
September 2007
“Dominic Godfrey and his team are the best real
estate agents working in the Bay Area. When
other agents failed to get our house sold, they
got it done, even with the major housing market
slump going on. As for searching for a new home,
Dominic and his team are prompt to inform you of
new homes, and he is great at negotiating the
price in your favor. I highly recommend
Dominic.”
Mike McLaughlin
-
December 2006
"Hi Dominic,
We were first time buyers when we purchased our condo.
Dominic explained all the details along the way. When we
were ready to sell, we decided to list with Dominic because of
his expertise and excellent work ethic. We had an offer at
FULL price in just 5 days of the listing. That is a
blessing in a slow market.
Thanks to Dominic's dedication and persistence, we had a smooth
transaction. We want to thank Dominic for his honesty and
hard work. We are very satisfied! We will definitely
come again to Dominic when we are ready to buy a house."
Kind regards,
Jaspreet & Kamal
-
February 2005
"Thank you indeed for your elegant and efficient
Realtor Service in connection with our home purchase in Morgan
Hill. Vasanthi and I are very happy and pleased with your
professionalism and yet persistent, resourceful help."
Raan & Vasanthi Krishna
-
“We would
like to say it’s been a pleasure working with Dominic Godfrey
because he was very pleasant, knowledgeable and if he didn’t
know the answer he would research it then call back with the
answers.
Dominic
found us our dream home and helped us come up with an offer that
the sellers would accept, and took his time to go over the
procedures so that Jim and I understood. He made sure we knew
what was going on at every stage of the process and the best
part he was always available for us by phone when we had
questions.
Dominic
went the extra mile for everything and was present at all
inspections and signing of loan papers. Also, we would like to
say that Dominic takes pride in what he does because he’s been
to our new house twice since we moved in about a month ago to
make sure were doing okay and everything is in our liking.
Lastly,
since we enjoyed Dominic so much we have referred him to our
landlord where we were renting, who now wants to sell his
property in Morgan Hill.
We would
strongly recommend Dominic to anyone looking for a realtor
because of his personality, aggressiveness and persistence to
get what you want.”
Sincerely,
Jim and
Trisha Holder (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
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April 2004
"When I moved to California from
the Marshall Islands last Fall I had the good fortune to meet
Dominic Godfrey at an open house that he was hosting.
Although I wasn't really interested in that particular property,
he offered to help me in my search for a home to buy. He
acted as my buyer's agent and discerned the type of property
that I was looking for and prescreened properties for me as I
was out of the country for the first part of my search.
When I arrived in California to stay, we worked for a couple of
weekends to find the right property to buy. During this
time Dominic looked out for my interests very well and I ended
up finding and purchasing a very nice property in Gilroy for a
very good price.
As a result, I would highly
recommend Dominic to anyone who needs a helpful real estate
professional to assist them find and acquire property especially
in Morgan Hill or Gilroy."
Paul W Savage
(Site manager for IT services at a local government
research establishment)
- January 2004
"Dominic,
I just thought that I would send you an e-mail thanking you for a
job well done. I know you showed us several homes that actually would have
met our needs, but as you already know, we believe that the home we
finally purchased was our dream home. I like the way you never backed off
on our negotiating, or for looking for just one more house. You are very
professional and a joy to work with as our agent. As you know we
have owned over twenty homes across the country, thus we know what type of an
agent we needed to help find a home and the financing to finish the deal.
You are that type of agent. Again, thank you for a job well done."
Best regards,Paul L. Ealey (VP Operations at a Silicon
Valley manufacturing company)
- November 2003
"We were first-time homebuyers and Dominic was very
helpful in making sure we understood every part of the process. When we were looking
at properties, he very quickly learned what we were looking for and got us in to see a half-dozen properties that met our requirements. Once we decided to put in an offer, Dominic helped us to make sure that the
dozens of steps happened in the right order and with the right
documentation, so there were no nasty surprises at closing. He made sure we knew what
was going on at every stage of the process, and he was always available
by phone when we had questions.
We have recommended Dominic to our friends who are considering purchasing a home in the south county area -- for us, it was smooth sailing the whole way and we couldn't be happier. "
Jarrod N. (Director of Applications at a Silicon Valley
software company)
- "We met Dominic at an open house
in June of 2003 while we were looking to buy a house in the Morgan
Hill or Gilroy area. Dominic acted as our agent in buying a very
nice house in Gilroy. He worked to help us through every step of
the whole process, from finding the right house, making an offer,
organizing and attending the house inspections, getting a
mortgage, all the way to closing. Even after we moved in to our
new home he paid us a visit to see if things were working okay.
While we were very much impressed by his knowledge, attention to
details, honesty and integrity, we were especially grateful for
him going the extra mile to help us out of a mortgage transaction
problem that came up right before closing, due to some mis-communication
within the lender's organization. Even though it took very many
phone calls over a period of several days, Dominic's persistence
paid off when he eventually resolved the issue through elevating
it to a very high level manager at the bank."
Manat Maolinbay
(Research Physicist at a Silicon Valley medical
technology company)
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