KRISTINA

We worked with Kristina since February 2013 until August 2013, at first just "shopping around" and then, after we got pre-approved, thanks to Kristina's advice, we became more aggressive in our search for a home. Kristina was very supportive in our desire to explore various locations, although she is a true area expert of the "other" side of the tunnel homes (Walnut Creek, Moraga, etc.). We currently live in Oakland and looked as far as Martinez, Hercules and Castro Valley. We looked at numerous amounts of homes with Kristina all around, and bid on three, but got outbid, with our bids being on the lowest side. We agreed that the housing market was very competitive then. When it came to bidding, Kristina always reminded us that the house is worth what we think it is worth, and that it is wise to listen to your "gut feeling" and not to fallow the race, where it is a sellers' market and one, as a rule, must bid much higher to get the house. We are first time home buyers with a small..