Buyer Services

The Peninsula market is competitive for buyers looking in the most desirable areas, which is why it is important to have the right Realtor on your side who can ensure you buy your home at the best possible price. Please read below about what Raziel can do for you…

Your purchase is the largest you may ever make and we treat it as such.

We’ve structured things this way so we can always go the extra mile for you and make sure you receive our full attention.

If we don’t know the answer to your question, we always know how to find out the right answer for you.

Extensive local knowledge and experience

Raziel is an expert in the Burlingame, Hillsborough, and San Mateo markets. He likes to joke that he knows the streets almost as well as the firemen and his GPS…try telling him an address and see if he can tell you the cross streets for the home! Working together, Raziel will get you acquainted with every neighborhood that has homes in your price range, and we’ll help you eliminate the areas you are not as fond of and focus on the ones you do like. We’ll even be particular as to certain streets you may like.

Once you’ve identified several neighborhoods (or geographic areas), Raziel will help you understand the local market conditions, the active inventory, and what’s sold most recently. Raziel sees almost every home on the market and can provide you invaluable insight to help formulate a better idea of value. Once you or Raziel has  identified a home that could be a match for you, he’ll jump through whatever hoops necessary to get you in to see it as soon as possible (you can show up in your yoga pants, that’s fine!), and if you are unable to make it, Raziel will shoot a video on his iphone for you and upload it to a private youtube channel, or do a live ustream.tv feed for you if you can be in front of the computer. Raziel will go as far as necessary to get the job done for you — even if it’s meeting you outside the delivery room to get a signature (which we have done, though don’t necessarily recommend!).

Expert Negotiation

Raziel will advise you on what to do to write a strong, compelling offer. If you’re competing in multiple offers, he’ll help you strategize on how to put your best foot forward to ensure you are put in a position to buy the home at the very best possible price. Over four fifths of Raziel’s buyer transactions are multiple offers, and he’s proud of his over 90% success rate representing clients in multiple offers. Raziel will help you do the right things to separate your offer from everyone else’s. Winning in multiple offers much more of an art than a science (it’s not solely your price and terms). If the home appears to be attracting significant activity, Raziel will ensure your offer is presented as soon as possible. Raziel’s expert negotiation strategies have helped dozens of our buyers buy their home at the best possible price, just ask them! (Check out our Testimonials page).

Reputation

Raziel is proud to earn his reputation one relationship at a time, which is why he’s purposely structured his practice to always have a small clientele so we can provide the very best service to our clients (working with no more than 7 clients at one time). Who you choose to represent you is incredibly crucial in our high end market — agents work with other agents whom they know, like, and trust to get the transaction closed. Raziel feels this is pretty simple to do: always do the right thing, and treat our colleagues as colleagues, not competition. This enables our clients to write fewer offers to buy the home they want as they know they are receiving the best possible attention and service — Raziel’s clients on average see less than ten homes before purchasing. Raziel’s reputation is one of his most prized value-adds for his clients.

Are you a first time homebuyer? Click here for more specific information.