When I first wanted to buy a house in SF, I talked to a number of listing agents and all of them were trying to play the usual games with me. Danielle was straight forward, didn't try to upsell me on things I didn't want, and understood that I just wanted to get in, make an offer, and close the deal. She gave me great advice on the offer and helped me with a great cover letter (that I hear was received well, and was a tie breaker for another deal). At the end of the day, there were 13 other offers and Danielle was extremely responsive and helped me rapidly counter multiple times which ultimately led to me getting the place. It was a great experience, and 6 years later, I decided to work with her again to sell it now that we have a kid.
Fast forward 6 years. I decide to work with Danielle again and I have zero regrets. She continues to be professional, no-bs, and no games. Danielle knew what small improvements the place could use to make it feel more modern and sell better in this market (like new flooring). She and her team coordinated all of the contractors, paperwork, documentation, and buyer questions and made the selling process super easy. She knew what price to set the house to generate interest, held multiple effective and very busy open houses. She and her clearly team know how to navigate the fast paced SF market and know what they are doing.
Even with (what I perceive as) a softening market, she managed to collect 9 offers in 2 weeks, walked me through all of the offers, and managed to sell for an amount I was happy with to a lovely buyer.
When I look to buy a house again, I will absolutely be working with Danielle and her team.
I've known Danielle personally for over a decade so when it came time for me to hire a real estate agent to list my home, I turned to her first.
My property is outside of her service area (San Francisco) so she connected me with a top local agent in Fresno. I figured if she is a good agent here, she'll know how to find a good agent there! I wanted help to find a Realtor who I could trust to get me top dollar and take care of the house since we live 4 hours away.
Danielle did not disappoint! Apparently, she has an extensive network well beyond the Bay Area and we really enjoyed working with her referral agent. She did a great job marketing the property and got us above the appraised value. And I felt I could trust her which was comforting. Thank you, Danielle!
When I went through the process of selling my home, I decided to hire Danielle and her team. I met with 4 different listing agents (why not price shop and compare?). Initially, I was leaning towards another agent recommended by a close family friend. However, I quickly discovered in my first meeting with Danielle that she and her staff would be honest, efficient, and prioritize my needs as a seller - which were to maximize profit and sell fast.
To be clear, from a commissions standpoint Danielle does not come cheap. That said, you more than get what you paid for. I felt extremely comfortable with handing over the reigns and allowing Danielle and her team to make executive decisions when need be and keep me well informed as things transpired (literally, I received daily at times hourly email and/or text notifications...lol!). The devil is in the details, and Danielle and her team are more than capable of handling those details for you. Not only was Danielle able to negotiate a sell price well over the list price (in a buyer's market no less!), but also DOM was less than 2 weeks. Ever the consummate professionals, I will definitely work with Danielle and her team again when it comes time to buy. I can't recommend her enough!
I had worked with Danielle early in her real estate career back in 2004. The market was also bonkers at that time and she helped guide me through the process to successfully buy my first place ever, and one in craziest markets in the country. She helped guide me to get prepared, make an offer and get to a successful close, connecting me with her mortgage broker at the time to make the financing work for my situation then. Fast forward 14 years, and after quite some time casually scanning the market for a good opportunity for a new home, my partner and I found a place that we were just taken with. So I naturally gave Danielle a call and she was ready to help. The place we were interested in was taking offers in a week, so my partner and I needed to figure out if everything was right for us and would work for us. Since we were not actively looking, we needed to a) decide if we were going to put in an offer and b) get ourselves properly qualified and ready to submit a compelling offer. Danielle connected us with one of her trusted mortgage advisors Mickey @ Citi (who was also great btw), and laid out a plan for us to submit an offer in time for the deadline. In a whirlwind effort, we were fully pre-qualified, wrote a letter to the seller and got our offer in - all in a few working days time. We received a call from Danielle the evening of the offer due date that our offer was accepted and we went down the path to successfully close on the house, supported by Danielle and her team. Danielle had recommended some painters for the house at our request and we decided to work with Mario from Red Door Painting. He was super responsive, professional and quite reasonable (after getting some comparison bids) and we are happy with the work that he and his team have done. So, we consider Danielle a great buyers agent to work with for your SF property needs.
Danielle Lazier and Michael Minson, working as a team, helped us sell our home in Bernal quickly, profitably and with zero hassle. I believe they have the optimal process and experience to maximize the value and minimize the headaches. They were highly knowledgeable, responsive, and sensitive to what is always an emotional experience. We would happily work with them again and heartily recommend them.
We worked with Danielle and Sasha for about 6 months as buyers in the San Francisco market. Buying a house in SF is a terrifying and stressful experience, but working with a knowledgeable and empathetic realtor helps alleviate some of that stress. Danielle took the time to talk to us about our needs and was diligent in sending us good options based on our budget and criteria. The relationship only improved as Danielle and Sasha spent more time with us and got a sense of what we were looking for. When we were preparing our bids Danielle and Sasha walked us through each step and helped us understand the terms of our offer and made recommendations on how to make it more appealing to the seller. They even helped point us toward a good lender and we ended up getting a fantastic mortgage rate! While our bids were being looked over, they kept in constant contact with us providing updates about the status of our bid with the seller.
Danielle and Sasha are a great team we would recommend to anyone looking for a realtor in San Francisco!
Lucas and Danielle were a fabulous team! We were reluctant home hunters at first, but with these guys on our side, we felt more comfortable jumping into the brutal SF market. From the start, Lucas and Danielle won us over with their knowledge, communication, and overall approach to buying. They regularly responded to our emails within minutes and were ready to take us to showings at the drop of a hat. They kept us motivated and pulled us through the hard times when our first two offers fell short. And when we were ready to give up, Lucas prompted us to take another look a home we had previously disregarded as being out of range. We were emotionally drained and afraid to get invested in a third home offer, but with Lucas' guidance, we got our DREAM home! Thanks, Lucas and Danielle, for our perfect new place!
Danielle and Michael handled the sale of our house in Bernal Heights and were amazing! They were extremely organized, kept us updated throughout the process, and were very easy to work with. They guided us through the entire process and let us know exactly what to expect each step of the way. They work very well together as a team in both preparing the house for sale, marketing it, holding the open houses, preparing the brochures and on-line listings. Their communications were clear and they were both patient in answering all of our questions. We could not recommend them more highly, especially if you are in the Bernal Heights market.
Danielle and her team are unlike any other real estate team I have worked with. When she asked us about how we wanted our custom designed marketing logo to be made, I knew we found the right team to sell our home. You get a fully functioning real estate team when you buy or sell with SFHotlist. They handle all elements of the process diligently and professionally. I will definitely leverage them again if the need arises.
My husband and I had an amazing experience working with Debbie and Danielle to buy our first home. We started the house hunting process with a different realtor about a year ago and put several offers on houses with no luck. After being fed up with our previous realtor, we decided to give Debbie and Danielle a try and could not believe the knowledge, experience, and professionalism we had been missing out on. The first offer we put on a house with them was accepted and we moved in last week! Debbie and Danielle are straightforward and responsive and have been such a pleasure to work with. We could not have done this without them and definitely recommend Debbie and Danielle to anyone looking to buy a house in SF!