Soodo Real Estate

My husband and I were referred to Gaylen by a trusted family member and he went above and beyond our expectations. As first time home owners and new comers to the Bay Area, we had lots of questions and concerns. Gaylen always took the time to walk us through different neighborhoods and housing options while explaining the various nuances of homeownership and buying. Gaylen has impressive insights into the literal "nuts and bolts" of every house we saw and we felt certain that we knew what we were getting into when purchasing our home. Gaylen always made time for us during last minute visits to the Bay Area to see homes and coordinated schedules to ensure we saw as many houses as we needed to find the right home. Gaylen and his team are clear and quick communicators that make the processe

I cannot image buying a home in the Bay Area without the expertise, professionalism, and reliability of Gaylen and his team. After only a couple home visits Gaylen understood my preferences and provided insights to questions I didn't even know to ask. With Gaylen I never worried about not finding a house in budget and that hit all my preferences. Once an offer was accepted I always felt well informed of where we were at in the process, what actions were needed on my end, and knowing the next steps because communication from Gaylen and his team was always quick, clear, and concise. I'd recommend Gaylen and his team to anyone looking for a home in the Bay Area.

Gaylen and team were invaluable in our home search. He was incredibly detail-oriented and helped us understand the Bay Area home market. Gaylen took the time to deeply understand our thought process and preferences, and he visited many homes with us over several weekends. With Gaylen we felt we had a trustworthy expert on our side, rather than a salesperson trying to close the first possible deal. Once we found a place, Gaylen deftly handled the offer and closing process. He gave us straightforward advice on pricing, built a relationship with the closing agent, and worked directly with our lender to ensure the deal went according to plan. We will recommend Gaylen to any friend considering a home purchase in the Bay Area.

We met Gaylen at an open house and he was so knowledgeable and personable that we reached out to him and asked him to represent us. He gave us a detailed and thorough analysis to back up his recommendation on offer price for the house we decided on and was spot on. Thanks to his contacts and good reputation as well as his knowledge and experience he was able to negotiate on our behalf and won us the house! He and his team were always very prompt in getting back to us when we had questions and checked in often. We couldn’t give enough compliments to Gaylen and his team!

We could not have had a better guide than Gaylen through the process of selling our house in the summer of 2020. Several months into the pandemic and everything was uncertain, and we made the very sudden decision to move. Gaylen was an incredible partner through the process of prepping our home for sale, strategizing around asking price, talking us through our options, and negotiating a sale price we were very happy with. He connected us with other great people too to lock in a good mortgage rate on our new home. He was honest and transparent, and efficiently and quietly got things done for us as we had our hands full with our move. We interviewed several realtors and we chose Gaylen because he seemed to have the most in depth local market knowledge. This paid off, because with that local