Working with us as a buyer

OUR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP:


Working for You

  • Committed to carefully guiding, advising and representing you drawing from our education and deep experience as Realtors

  • Our pulse is always on the market. We understand market dynamics by using quantitative analysis and on-the-ground insight 

  • Ethics and integrity are core to our beliefs and inform everything we will do for you

  • Sensitively personalizing our communication style to your needs

  • Our full team of licensed realtors and staff are ready and prepared to help you    


Search

  • If you’re not already working with a lender we’ll match you with several loan agents with a proven track record of success, so that you can find the right fit.

  • We’ll listen carefully to your needs and suggest the right cities and neighborhoods for you and match you with homes using online tools and personal experience

  • Extensive “behind the scenes” work previewing homes, reviewing comparable sales and monitoring the market for hyper-local East Bay neighborhoods. 

  • Too busy to visit property? We can visit property on your behalf and provide custom, narrated video walk-throughs

    Note: If you see any home that interests you, ask us about it. From “For Sale by Owner ” properties, to new developments, to properties not even on the market, we are able to best represent you in the pursuit of that property.


In Contract

  • Leverage relationships with the Realtor community to get your offer accepted

  • Proactive management of potential concerns through the closing process

  • Online transaction management and digital documentation


Your Commitment to Us

  • We will invest substantial time and effort in locating your new home, and in return we request your loyalty: a commitment that you will work with us, exclusively, in selecting and purchasing your home

  • We understand construction and the East Bay housing stock. We will review disclosures and property inspection reports with you and discuss red flags and aspects of concern with respect to property conditions. 

  • We are not paid hourly, nor do we receive a salary. We work entirely on commission, which we receive only if we initiate and conclude a successful property purchase for you.

Our goal is to give you our experience, focus, and unbiased honesty to help you purchase the home that is right for you.

  • "From start to finish it's been a very positive experience. I knew Declan from 5 years ago when he helped me find my present home. Again with finding this new house he has always been just right there to explain a process give valuable insights on both the process and the market realities. this is a man who sticks his head down into crawlspaces! He's very knowledgeable about buildings and which conditions merit pause and which are easily remedied. He's gone to great lengths to help coordinate how to get the sewer lateral fix set up and info about the waste-water agency's grant program. His Rolodex of resources must take up and entire office by itself too. So yes we're coming to the end of buying this house and I'll be having Home Factor help me sell my present house. Completely reliable plus he's quite fun to chat with!" - Danamaya G

  • "Declan and Denitsa make a wonderful team and made our home-buying experience as smooth as possible. They helped us find the properties that fit our needs and were wonderful teachers of how to weigh our priorities in which properties to offer on. As first time home buyers they took the time to walk us through disclosures the offer packet and the homes themselves. We learned a lot from working with them and would not hesitate to recommend them to other buyers." - Aleksandras C

  • "Declan and Denitsa have far exceeded what we could have dreamed for in realtors - knowledgeable friendly efficient. They have been true partners in what can otherwise be a confusing and nerve-wracking experience. We couldn't be happier." - Cyndi C

  • "We thoroughly enjoyed working with Declan and had a great experience- he was kind thoughtful thorough patient honest caring and fun to be around! As first time home buyers he spent a lot of time educating us on the process and giving us all of the information we needed to be successful." - Radha R

  • "Over the past 12 years we have enjoyed working with Declan on numerous real estate projects. He has been consistently trustworthy smart and reliable always providing sound advice guidance and skill for successful real estate transactions. Other real estate agents also have strong business experience but Declan and now Denitsa are kind and thoughtful people to work with which is another reason we always turn to them." - Mary Lee C

  • "Declan's years in the business was evident at every step. He was extremely professional yet personable and we felt he really went the extra mile - and even beyond- to work with us in finding our new home. His attention to detail and responsiveness was impressive. We highly recommend him!" - Beth C

  • "Declan and Denitsa went above and beyond to help us make our dream of owning a beautiful house come true. They actively listened to our list of wants and needs in a home and helped us find the perfect one for our family. They were so knowledgeable guided us carefully throughout the entire process and provided amazing referrals when we needed them. We can't say enough about them and how much we appreciate everything they did for us — they are incredible all around and there is no way we'd be where we're at without their unwavering help and support along the way. Thank you so much Declan and Denitsa!!!" - Tina K