Real Reviews
Visveswaran (Vish) Sivakumar| Analytics & Data Science | Strategy & Operations
May 13, 2022, Visveswaran was a client of Amar
I would absolutely recommend Amar and Sri to anyone in the housing market! As a first-time home buyer, I was fortunate to partner with Amar and Sri who coached me and helped me every step of the way making an otherwise arduous endeavor simple and doable.
Not only did Amar and Sri help me with the buying process in a highly competitive market, but they also helped me build out a long-term strategy for real-estate investing without making compromises on the emotional part of choosing and buying a house. Amar and Sri are experts in this field with tons of experience. They are very collaborative, creative, and responsive, and their ability to execute every stage of the process is unparalleled. I’m very happy to have worked with Amar and Sri, and I look forward to working with them again in the future!
Harsha Kudoor | Firmware Engineering Manager @ Simplisafe
May 03, 2022, Harsha was a client of Amar
After talking with several selling agents, we decided to entrust the sale of our San Jose home to Amar and his team. One of the primary factors driving the decision was a great previous home-buying experience with Amar & Sri in 2016.
I want to focus my feedback on 2 aspects - the process and the results.
The Process
This was my first time selling a home. I needed some general guidance about the process. Amar was patient and gracious about answering my questions. His responsiveness is excellent, which helps to reduce anxiety in this high-stakes and high-stress endeavor. He has a tried & tested process document that lists the various steps and owners of these steps - this helps to provide a clear picture of what to expect in the weeks to come. During the escrow closing, he kept us well informed about progress and provided adequate assurance about things being on track while being an efficient conduit of information between the buyers and us.
The only part of the process that lacked clarity was the extent of Amar’s involvement with the contractors that help with home readiness. On the positive side, I was comfortable conveying this to Amar. We were able to proceed constructively following a frank discussion.
The Results
I am very pleased to say that Amar delivered on the stretch goal concerning the sale price. He runs a lean ship with a crew experienced in setting and achieving bold goals.
He generated 8 purchase offers and followed that up with an 18-day escrow closing on the highest offer. The sale price ended up being at the top of the range that Amar had given us in our very first conversation. I do think these results speak volumes about his experience and expertise in reading homes and markets.
In conclusion, my family and I are very glad to have chosen Amar & his team. This was our second home transaction with him, and I know that he will be our go-to person for any of our future endeavors in the Bay Area’s housing market.
We wish him and his team the best of everything, and I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a professional and reliable ally in home buying and selling.
Karan Sahni | Group Director Product Engineering
April 23, 2022, Karan was a client of Amar
Thank you, Amar & Sri, from the bottom of our hearts. The overall experience has been unbelievable & seamless.
The property:
This was a very unusual experience where Ashneet & I bumped into this property which was listed for sale but had very limited access ( no open houses ) and hardly any supporting documentation to facilitate the purchase/sale.
We did our due diligence to the best we could; however, we needed an expert from the Real Estate industry who could judge that this property was worth pursuing or not.
Initial Assessment:
We reached out to Amar & Sri. They have many years of experience and a spectacular reputation with their clientele!
From the day-1, Amar helped us get the nitty-gritty details of the property ( making sure everything is legit legally, clean history, and, of course, the property's condition). In parallel, Sri guided us on the other aspects of the property ( neighborhood, investment aspect, and whether it aligns with our needs/family requirements). Amar requested a detailed report from the seller's agent and handled it professionally to clarify legal matters and court judgments. The Sellers' Agent is an Attorney and son of the Seller.
Loan Process:
Amar/Sri has an army of team members they partner with, and they were able to get me the best possible loan option that was super-apt for our financial/budget requirements. Kudos to the flawless execution.
Offer ( Positioning, Negotiation & Success )
Once we were certain that this was the property we wanted to pursue, literally within 2-hrs, Amar was able to compile an offer. We submitted it around 11:30 pm that night.
We were amazed by the thoroughness and aggressiveness that Amar demonstrated.
In parallel, Amar was working his charm and convinced the sellers-agent & the seller to accept our offer within 24 hrs.
Any other Agent couldn't even handle the nature of this sale for various reasons. Amar's educational background and deep Real Estate experience made a big difference to WIN a great VALUE property.
Title, Escrow, warranty, and other misc. tasks:
The whole team helped curate this process. The entire team was very thorough and professional. All had the same level of dedication/promptness while demonstrating domain expertise in their respective segments. Amar Realtor team is a ONE-STOP-SHOP for HOME-BUYING!
We are very thankful to you and everyone else within your team. We are looking forward to working with you on many more real estate transactions !!
Regards, Karan & Ashneet.
Arundhati Tambe | Software Developer at Salesforce
April 16, 2022, Arundhati was a client of Amar
We worked with Amar and Sri to purchase our first home in San Jose in a tough competitive market. Amar and Sri are very methodical in their approach and explain all the phases of the home buying process very well. We were first-time home buyers and had been in the market for a long time as we could not get good representation from a redfin agent earlier. After taking a break from the home search process, one of our colleagues referred us to Amar. After the first meeting, Amar explained the entire process in detail. He explained how he is different from other agents and provided us with a detailed sharing of each task and responsibility. This was similar to taking up a new project and having mentors guiding you throughout the project.
After a couple of weeks of going through open houses, Sri helped us decide which house makes sense in various aspects, including future value, appraisal, locality/neighborhood, schools, potential expansion options, etc. Sri's guidance was helped us in making the right decisions. Amar is also thorough in reviewing inspection reports and all other documents related to property, walking over each detail with us, and addressing all our questions. Amar and Sri helped us decide on the offer details and helped us make the right decisions at the right time, which allowed us to win the house. We won the first offer that we put with Amar. This was possible because of Amar's negotiations, continuous efforts, and agent networking. We are super excited, and everything is going smoothly. During the closing process, we faced challenges with the sellers. The seller doesn't want to sell the home. The seller feels that his house is worth a lot more and has high buyer demand, and he wants to back off the home sale. Amar went above and beyond to get us all the help and resources from the legal side to honor the signed contract to sell the house to us. In the end, the sellers agreed to sell the home to us and closed on time. It would not be possible without Amar's vast experience dealing with such challenges.
The entire process with Amar and Sri was very smooth and exceeded our expectations. Amar has an excellent team of people working with him. Everyone stayed on top of their responsibility in closing this deal on time. We will recommend Amar and Sri to all my friends interested in buying a house in this competitive bay area housing market. We appreciate all your efforts in winning the best home for us. Thank you so much, Amar and Sri.
Rohit Venkatesh Pujar | Software Engineer
April 15, 2022, Rohit was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri,
We are delighted to pick up the keys to our first home in this country. To win an offer in the Bay Area hot market is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you for orchestrating this home-buying journey for us. This being our first home, you are now the foundation of the memories we will build over the years to come. Thank you for making this happen, and we couldn't be more excited.
To begin with, we had a great experience from the get-go. You walked us over the process, connected us to the relevant parties involved in the journey, and showed us the right way to pursue this goal. Your years of experience and domain expertise were evident throughout the process. We heard about your offer-winning capabilities before making this offer, and we now know what it meant. Come the offer time, and we could witness the craft and diligence of your trade.
We found several things unique about your approach. You took the time to call the seller and explain our offer's aspects and why it stands out. I can imagine this would instantly establish to the seller that we are serious buyers. We won this offer because of the diligent aspects of the offer you put together and how you presented it to the seller. Also, thank you for keeping your clients' best interests throughout the process. We were working with multiple lenders to secure a good interest rate. That meant quite a bit of confusion on the backend with multiple appraisals and lenders coordinating with realtors and escrow. Thank you for handling it swiftly and not letting it affect the buyers during the closing process.
Specifically for Sri – we found your opinions and suggestions extremely valuable. When we spoke, you remembered every tiny aspect of the house, and I always wondered how! Your passion and commitment are unparalleled. When I asked you questions, you not only answered them, but you addressed the source of the question and pointed us to the aspects we would have otherwise missed. So a very heartfelt thank you.
Overall, we are grateful to have crossed paths with you. As we begin to establish our roots, you will always be remembered as the ones that made it happen—our heartfelt gratitude to you and your team.
Ajith Venkateswaran | Embedded Software | AR/VR/XR | Robotics
April 04, 2022, Ajith was a client of Amar
My wife and I were already 5 months into the process of our first home search in the Bay Area. We tirelessly toured every weekend, tried a couple of realtors in the process, and put out around 5 offers within this period. We were outbid, or we lost the bid by marginal amounts. We completely lost trust in this process and our ability to secure a home by Summer 2022. We were even contemplating moving to Seattle to eliminate the cut-throat competition persisting in the Bay Area.
Fortunately, I met my relative, who has been working with Amar & Sri for almost 5 years, has bought multiple properties and was introduced to Amar. In the beginning, we were a little concerned about the switch to a new realtor since we had already done that 2 times and weren't sure if it was a good move to do it again. So, with some hesitation, we scheduled a call with Amar to see if they were a good fit for us.
As the proverb says, "first impression is the best impression" our first call with Amar was a fulfilling experience. Amar clearly explained his team's home search process, which had well-defined steps, starting from neighborhood zooming until getting the home keys, with accountability assigned to each member, including us, in all of these steps. It sounded more like a house search mission to me, and that was the level of clarity in their process. Without a doubt, both of us committed to proceeding with Amar & Sri as our realtors.
We quickly moved on to the neighborhood, zooming with Sri. She made us feel comfortable before we jumped into our priorities. Sri immediately came up with the top 3 neighborhoods to meet our needs. Something worth mentioning is her efforts in making us choose areas based on appreciation potential. Amar & Sri always did their due diligence in guiding us to make choices focused on long-term financial success. This unique skill is something I haven't experienced with other realtors. Sri was well-versed with the neighborhoods and clearly explained why we should ignore certain properties and focus on others even though their appearance wasn't impressive. In my opinion, these are the traits that add value to realtors when purchasing homes in the Bay Area.
Fast-forward to the stage before submitting offers. Once both Sri and I zeroed in on a property, the next step is a walk-through of disclosures with Amar. This is again a deal-breaker when it comes to choosing a realtor. Before submitting offers, there's always this question: "Are we sure there aren't any critical issues with the house ?". This is where Amar's support is very helpful. Amar takes 100% accountability in analyzing the disclosures and reports for the property. He comes back to us with a clear summary of the existing issues and guides us in deciding whether they are worth pursuing or not.
Once we are confident about the technical aspects of the house, we move on to the offer submission step—both Amar & Sri have a good network in the realtor community. In that case, they proceed to the most interesting part, the offer negotiation phase. Amar again takes complete accountability here, and in our 2nd offer, the situation was relatively unique. The property seller was out of the country and couldn't go to the US embassy. The seller agent wasn't completely aware of the additional logistics involved in closing the deal with the seller's signatures. Amar took this to his advantage since he has dealt with a similar situation from the seller & buyer's side multiple times. Even though our offer was one of the top offers, the seller agent desperately sought support from buyer agents who could help her close the deal without any issues. Amar quickly started helping out the seller agent by putting her in touch with a reliable escrow officer since her attempts to get support from her escrow contacts were in vain. The key was to shift the listing agent's focus from best price to successfully overcoming logistical challenges. Since we were not aware of these conversations between Amar and listing agents, Sri made sure that she regularly updated us on the status of the negotiation process and what was happening.
Sri mentioned that we have a good chance of getting the offer accepted if the seller doesn't go for a counter offer. It was a nail-biting moment for both of us since we have never come this close to the offer stage with our previous attempts. I got an email from Amar, and I was in complete shock. At last, we saw the golden words "Congrats, we are in contract !!!". Amar successfully convinced the seller agent to choose our offer, even though he mentioned it as "one of the most arduous negotiations in recent times."
This is the moment both of us have been waiting for the past 6 months, and it wouldn't have been possible without the unparalleled skill and support from Amar & Sri. Their support didn't stop here. They made sure we successfully closed the loan since we anticipated a substantial appraisal gap. Sri made us proceed with multiple lenders to have a choice when there is an appraisal gap, and to our surprise, the appraisal came to the actual sale price.
Our home search process in the bay area is that having the right realtor is an important aspect of the process. Amar & Sri as your realtor is the most important.
I am looking forward to working with Amar & Sri for our future real estate investments.
Srinivas Jantali | Program Manager, Privacy at Google
March 30, 2022, Srinivas was a client of Amar
I want to say that home buying is not simple, and it is more than complicated for first-time buyers. Having the right agent who can use their tricks of the trade-in your favor can dramatically change your experience. I had briefly worked with a couple of other agents who claimed to get me the best home for the cheapest price and was unsuccessful.
I am sure there are many positive reviews about Amar and his team accomplishing unbelievable deals for his clients (getting an offer accepted even if it's not the highest one, thus saving them money). Well, my experience is a bit different, because it is not just unbelievable but it is simply MIRACULOUS.
The story begins with me in the market for a house in the bay area with a meager budget. Yes, I soon realized that I underestimated two things: i) prices of houses in the bay area and ii) the market's competitiveness with houses going $50-100k above listing price. One of my friends told me that choosing the right agent is very important and referred Amar to me. The next day I found myself on a Zoom call with Amar, who diligently explained the details of the home buying process. The agents I worked with had not given me such detailed information even after meeting them a couple of times. Amar has an IT background, which seems to have made him a very planned and process-oriented person. When Amar explained the planned approach to different owners at different stages of the home buying process, it was easy to understand, as some IT project plans (I am from IT too).
The first step is to identify the houses on the market that you like. Then Amar and Sri will do a technical (structural rigidity, clear title, violations or litigations, or any other critical issues with the house, etc.) and value analysis (good neighborhood, convenient shopping places, cultural fit within the area, school district, community, appreciation, rentability, etc.) on the house. They guide you on whether it is a good idea to pursue the house or not. Suppose they suggest that a certain home is not a good fit, and you decide to pursue it anyway. In that case, they will decline to be your agents for that house because they know you will end up unhappy with the purchase later, and they want to always see their clients happy. This was surprising since many agents are more worried about making the deal happen to earn commission than about the client's happiness.
Fast forward to my purchase, I had selected a few houses, and Sri explained why one particular house stood out as the best place to invest from a long-term perspective as well as a short-term perspective. We decided to make an offer after our due diligence. However, my budget was still falling short of the competition in the hot market, and we went ahead and made an offer. Unfortunately, the seller's highest bid was about $30k more than mine. I was on the verge of quitting the home buying idea. The next day, Amar called me and told me that our offer was accepted! I was happy for sure, but I was filled with the questions: How did this happen? Why did the seller choose a lower offer? The answer to all that was Amar and Sri. They had created a solid profile for me, and they had worked with the listing Agent multiple times in the past. Amar showcased his confidence in closing the Relocation deal than those who made higher offers. The RELOCATION COMPANY transaction is completely different from the RE-SALE transaction in many ways. Many Agents don't have the skills to do such a transaction due to its complexity, legal nature, and documentation. This technically saved me $30k (the gap between my offer and the highest one).
All that was good, except there was a risk of an appraisal gap. The appraisal came in, and there was a gap of $30k. Let me take a pause here and remind the reader of this review. Many of Amar's clients have said that he got them the house they wanted even though their offer was not the highest, so this is something Amar has done time and again. What he did for my case totally blew my mind! Amar negotiated with the sellers to reduce the purchase price by the amount equivalent to the appraisal gap!!! Note that this is after the offer acceptance and when we are in-contract. When he told me this over the phone, I was not just ecstatic but was again filled with the same questions: How? Why? Is this even possible? The answer to all these questions was Amar's efforts behind the scene. When I asked Amar over the phone, he said, "My friend, working hard for you is my job. You relax and enjoy the benefits." God works in mysterious ways, and he worked through Amar for me. This saved me another $30k, and I was well within my budget and did not feel financially stretched anymore. This was no less than a miracle. My whole family and friends who knew about the deal were pleasantly surprised and shocked at Amar's ability to make miracles happen for his clients!
It is important to note that reducing the purchase price impacts Amar's earnings from the sale. Yet, Amar pulled off this miracle without thinking twice about his own income.
The next steps of the process were document-heavy because a Relocation company was handling the transaction from the seller's side. In such cases, there are tons of extra documentation involved. Amar took all the load and came to me just for signatures. Signatures were all I did in the entire process.
Amar has a team of lenders, home insurance agents, home warranty agents, etc., who contact you at the relevant steps of the process to get your details and make their side of the documents available to close the escrow on time. I shopped around for all these services and ultimately ended up with the ones from Amar's team because they offered the most cost-benefit ratio. They also remain in sync with Amar on the purchase's progress and ensure their side of things are aligned for a timely close of escrow.
Surprisingly, I have not met Amar/Sri or anyone from their team in person, yet they have executed a miracle!
I hope this review is helpful to those embarking on their home buying journey!
Shilpa Manohar | Software Development Engineer at Amazon Lab126
March 21, 2022, Shilpa was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri did a wonderful job in making our dream come true. Our home buying journey was hurdled. With every step of the way, with every difficulty we faced, Amar was there to help us out.
Sri's exceptional knowledge of neighborhoods in the bay area and the market history played a key role in helping us make an informed decision as this was our first time buying a house.
When we decided on the house that we wanted, we did not have a lot of room to make bids over the asking price. Amar skillfully handled the offer negotiations and we got into contract on a Sunday night at 11:30. Amar and Sri are completely committed to their clients and work tirelessly towards their benefit! I am glad to have partnered with such a team for our first home.
Mounika Konduri | Software Developer at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
February 25, 2022, Mounika was a client of Amar
We are happy to come across Amar and Sri, one of the best realtors in the bay area. We want to thank them for all the hard work they have put in. They made us owner of a single-family house which is difficult in the bay area. They explained the step-by-step process of getting a home, which was very clear and gave us the confidence to choose and make the right decision. Making a preemptive offer in our budget and getting that accepted was challenging in this competitive market. Still, it happened only because of Amar and his flawless execution. Amar and Team have been in contact at each stage of the process and explained what was happening behind them—from getting a good pre-approval letter to closing the loan. The backend team also made the process smooth and fast, which made us complete the loan process in less than three weeks. The guidance from Amar and Sri from beginning to end had made us understand what to look at while purchasing a property. Amar and Sri look at the property from a different perspective and analyze them differently. Sri gives us an honest opinion on the property. Their go-ahead was very important for us, and it gave us the confidence to put an offer. The complete process was smooth, and it made us very comfortable.
We would be happy to refer to any of our friends in the home-buying or selling process.
Sriram Venkatesh | PNR CAD Engineer at Apple
February 20, 2022, Sriram was a client of Amar
We worked with Amar and Sri to secure a great house in San Jose. Amar and Sri were great mentors and resources for helping us find our dream home! Their expertise, knowledge, and execution were impressive, and we were grateful to have them on our team.
We were first-time homebuyers trying to make sense of the Bay Area housing market when our cousin referred us to Amar and Sri. After the referral email, Amar immediately got in touch. He scheduled a call with us to walk us through the process of homebuying. Amar encouraged us to get the preapproval letter. He put us in touch with a great Credit Union to start our process. Once we had the preapproval, Amar had another very informative session with us. He clearly explained the distribution of tasks and responsibilities of each of us. This call showed us a great process and helped clarify all our doubts.
Sri talked to us about the localities in our budget the pros and cons of each area of San Jose. How we could narrow down our search and find a great house - both in terms of value and livability. This was a crucial step in helping us search for great properties and saved a lot of time. It was clear that both their experiences in this field were considerable and very valuable. Their process of doing due diligence on the structural aspects of a house and the value aspect was great and gave us a comprehensive view of the home we wanted. We were informed of all information regarding the home. We bid on a home and got our offer accepted on the first bid without the counter offer. Amar made this magic happen with his Agent networking and reputation. Once the offer got accepted, their entire team was super helpful in completing all the required steps.
Our home buying process was completed without any hiccups. Amar and Sri played a big part in the smooth execution. We are grateful to them for all the help! We would recommend availing the expertise of Amar and Sri in your home buying journey!
Aayushi Agrawal | Business Intelligence Analyst at Business Wire
February 17, 2022, Aayushi was a client of Amar
Our experience with Amar and Sri has been super amazing. Their work style is highly efficient and impressive, and they take care of all your needs and requirements.
When we got in touch with them, we were first-time home buyers, and they guided us through the whole process. They have put a step-by-step process in place that helps you focus at one level, not worrying about the future steps, as they are always there taking care of those for you. They have a great professional network and a very well-structured team, and their whole intention is to get the best deal for you.
Before meeting them, we went to random open houses, not understanding what to do. In our first call, they focused on understanding our requirements and budget. They helped us choose the best locations for our house search and suggested the best investment options. Sri discussed the pros and cons of each property that we liked, which helped us make a better decision. We finalized our dream home at a very prime location in one week of connecting with Amar. Amar's negotiation skills are top-notch. Although we weren't the highest bidder, he still got the deal for us. It's highly impressive. It's not an easy task for any Realtor to win the first offer in the Bay Area housing market within the week of home search.
Our buying experience was extremely smooth and seamless because of their hard work and constant guidance throughout the process. We would highly recommend Amar and the team to all future home buyers.
Jaya Vardhani Mudigonda | Senior Engineer at Synchronoss Technologies
February 14, 2022, Jaya was a client of Amar
We had an incredible experience selling our home so quickly on such short notice. Though we were out of state, we did not have to worry about anything. Everything was taken care of, from staging to minor fixes to closing. The home presentation, excellent marketing, and traffic to the open house and offer negotiations are beyond words. Our neighbors mentioned that they could not go for an open house because of the huge number of people who came to see the home. Also, bypassing Amar's buyer to generate an aggressive selling price without compromise shows Amar's integrity in his task. Thanks for working towards generating an outstanding offer and working in our best interest. Overall the experience was smooth and recommended to anyone(buyer/seller) who wants a seamless experience.
Srikanth Avadhanula | Senior Android App Developer at Barnes & Noble Nook
February 07, 2022, Srikanth was a client of Amar
Our Experience working with Amar and Sri in buying our home.
We were looking to buy our home and soon found out that we were in a very competitive market. We worked with another realtor before coming to Amar. We tried bidding for few homes but were unsuccessful. After going through frustration for a few months, we reached out to Amar.
Amar was very warm and professional at the same time and scheduled a video call session with us to understand our needs. He came with a proper presentation about the process and a detailed understanding of every step. One of the things that I was impressed with right away was that Amar clarified our responsibility and his responsibility. He well defined how both parties should collaborate to achieve the optimum results. Amar also gave us various examples of advising his clients and outstanding results.
After that, we worked with Sri Amar to find the home. Sri was amazing in providing us inputs related to our needs, like how kid-friendly a particular neighborhood is and the pros and cons of school. She showed us a perfect home for our needs and was very instrumental in us deciding to buy the house. Her feedback about the neighborhood, the property's value, and how she explained planning for the future helped us immensely in making the right decision. The house is perfect for us, and we are enjoying living here. We must thank Amar and Sri for bringing us this opportunity, impressing upon us about the advantages, and being very patient while we decided.
I also would like to say that Sri guided us during the loan approval process by tracking progress and guiding us every step. She spent a lot of time with us to give us detailed information about interest rates and pick the right product for our needs. The rest of the execution was smooth, with Amar at the helm working with escrow, insurance, and lenders.
Suppose you are looking to buy your dream home. In that case, I would very highly recommend you reach out to Amar for a professional and, at the same time, very personal approach to your home buying experience. I also recommend listening to their advice from a very experienced and honest place.
Himanshu Agrawal | Senior Manager, Engineering at Ivanti
January 28, 2022, Himanshu was a client of Amar
Sri and Amar are incredible. “The Best” at what they do based on our home buying experience. Sri is knowledgeable, honest, and an amazing human being. She gave us insights that we would not have found anywhere else. She walked us through all the pros and cons of each property. All she wanted was for us to make the best-informed decision. She was available for us 24x7. Amar and Sri stayed on top of everything and made sure that the buying process was as smooth as possible. It sounds unbelievable, but we got the house just because of Amar’s negotiation skills and his brilliant strategy. Last but not least, we started our journey with Amar and Sri as our realtors, but we ended up with lifelong friends and mentors. We wholeheartedly recommend Amar and Sri.
Priyanka Umesh Pandit Tailapur | Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services
January 26, 2022, Priyanka was a client of Amar
We are extremely grateful to Amar, and his team helped us make our dream home a reality. We were new to this entire home buying process. We got in touch with Amar and his team based on our friend's recommendation. They have patiently guided us throughout the process. Amar and Sri are very organized with their execution plan, always guiding us in every step. Amar is very professional and has wide knowledge in the real estate area. Whenever we liked a property, Amar and Sri helped us know its true worth and what the neighborhood looked like and helped us make the right decision. Amar and his team made the entire process smooth – from the pre-approval stage until the closing. Amar's excellent negotiation skills helped us secure the house in Bay Area despite many competitive offers. We are very thankful to them and would happily recommend others work with an amazing team.
Radhika Radhakrishnan | Modem Hardware Engineer
January 11, 2022, Radhika was a client of Amar
It was an amazing experience working with Amar to sell our house. Before listing our home, Amar visited and prepared us to get the home ready for sale. He went into detail about the entire selling process and guidance in every aspect of a home selling for top max dollars. Our home presented the best possible way with Amar's marketing strategy. He was diligent in conducting the open houses and follow-up, generating multiple offers and $238K negotiated above the listing price. We had a tight deadline for selling the home. My husband had to visit India due to a family emergency during this period. Thanks to Amar for making the entire selling process stress-free and closing the house on time!! We have multiple experiences with Amar and his team for selling and buying properties in the Bay Area. We highly recommend Amar for any real estate needs!!
Chandra Chebrolu | Principal Engineer at SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
January 02, 2022, Chandra was a client of Amar
“One and Done!” is the common phrase with one of the vaccines during this pandemic time. But for me, “One and Done!” aptly describes my home buying experience with Amar and the team. A friend of mine referred me to Amar to help me in my first home buying process. After our first introductory meeting, Amar started the process right away. Amar and Sri’s deep knowledge of the neighborhood and expertise helped me shortlist a few houses in the area of my choice. When the offer time came, Amar and Sri kept me informed of the current market conditions and offer dynamics to make an informed decision in making an offer. Amar helped me get my dream home in the first attempt in the competitive Bay area market. The right Realtor makes all the difference. Amar and Sri took care of every step personally until I moved into the home. Thank you, Amar and Sri. I couldn’t have done this without you!
Chaitanya Kumar | Software Engineer at Intel Corporation
December 20, 2021, Chaitanya was a client of Amar
We being first-time homebuyers, had an excellent home buying experience working with Amar and Sri. First, they helped us understand the home buying process and the great value of owning a home in the Bay area, then helped get a good mortgage from a trusted lender. After selecting our dream house, Amar walked through detailed disclosures/reports to ensure no red flags. Amar helped prepare the offer and convinced the seller agent to work with us without a counteroffer. Later Amar and Sri oversaw a smooth closure even though our closure had to happen within 25 days. It would’ve been impossible for us to get that kind of home without Amar and Sri’s support. We’ll look forward to working with you in the future.
Naveen B.N | Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
December 20, 2021, Naveen was a client of Amar
Buying our first home took lot of time. Finally frustrated gave up and bought a new construction home few years back. The whole process (search, bid, fail, repeat) and putting deposit for new construction and waiting for it to complete took 18+ months. I wanted to work with Amar for my first purchase but didn’t happen for some reason. Fast forward few years later, got opportunity to connect with Amar & Sri. Both of them offer very different perspectives and it gives you a really good idea on what to look for. I really like some of the conversations I have had with Sri. They have really good contacts. None of the lenders came close to the rate provided by Amar’s contact. In this crazy market, Amar & Sri were able to get us the home we liked. Still surprised to see how they made it happen. So, I believe if the time is right and if you work with right people, magic happens. I recommend others to work with Amar and Sri.
Mayoor Rao Principal Engineer | Machine Learning| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
December 18, 2021, Mayoor was a client of Amar
Amar and his team are the best things that can happen to home buyers. Being first-time buyers, we had no idea about the process. Sri and Amar guided us in every step, be it vetting the property or explaining the true value of a property and not letting us get carried away by upgrades on the house. They do not subscribe to a one solution fits all approach. Sri took the time to understand our family and our needs. This helped her point out details that we overlooked and could have regretted later. They helped us make a rational decision while buying the property. Amar’s negotiation skills and strategies helped us secure the house despite tough competition. Once the offer was accepted, Amar and his team of experts ensured the rest of the process went without any hiccups.
Manivannan Chithiresan | Software Principal Engineer at EMC Corporation
December 10, 2021, Manivannan was a client of Amar
I recently purchased a home through Amar and Sree. If you are seriously interested in buying a home, I think Amar and Sree are the best !!!
Amar and Sree have a great knowledge of the property like location, schools, property structural health etc. I liked the way Amar went on the structural report and explained each and every line of the document and providing the complete report of the property, explaining the positive and negative side of the property . Amar and Sree are good at making the offer at right price, negotiating and finishing the deal . They finished the deal at less than 40k .
My wife was India at the time of purchase, Amar closely worked with escrow and helped me getting the power attorney documents from India by providing sample apostille needed from India for recording and closure. After purchase Amar sent the document with all the utilities contact, which made my job easy for smooth transfer.
Thanks Amar and Sree for the great home !!
Shreyas Srinivas | Hardware Engineer at Apple
December 10, 2021, Shreyas was a client of Amar
Thank you, Amar & Sri, for guiding us every step of the way and helping us buy our dream home.
Amar & Sri went above and beyond in every possible way to help us secure the home.
They orchestrated all the steps towards closure was a masterclass in flawless execution.
We toured the home on a Sunday afternoon and let Amar & Sri know of our interest in moving forward. They immediately started working on it and submitted our offer on Sunday at midnight. Amar made sure all the due diligence was done and did a deep dive of the disclosure documents with us for 2+ hours until midnight. We were amazed at their commitment and speed of execution!
Next, it was Amar’s unparallel negotiation skills that made sure our offer was accepted. It was almost like magic! Amar did an extraordinary job of presenting our offer. He convinced the seller that we would close the deal quickly and efficiently.
Once we were in contract, Amar put together a timeline of different tasks involved. He put us in touch with the experts in every area (Lender, Home Insurance, Home Warranty, Escrow ). Amar introduced everyone was amazing, and we realized that Amar has carefully chosen the best of best professionals to help his clients.
Amar & Sri’s careful planning and methodical execution helped us close the deal on time. They ensured the entire process was hassle-free. Also, being first-time home buyers, we were clueless about the entire process. Amar & Sri were always available and answered our every question with utmost patience.
Thank you again, Amar & Sri!
Rohit Gottam | Senior Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
December 3, 2021, Rohit was a client of Amar
I being a first time home buyer, was overwhelmed about the entire home buying process. I reached out to
Amar looking at the online reviews and he being one of the top realtor in bay area, I felt he would work in our interest and help us as we did not know the basics of the process. This decision has paned out really well for us. After the intial conversation with Amar, we were introduced to Sri who took us over the entire process and had hand-held and took us to the end line. We were totally a novice w.r.t to what to look when buying a home and we trusted Amar and Sri would help us make the right decisions along the way.
Sri was always ready to talk and explain to us about each and every step and the background negotiations that were happening between Amar and Seller Agent. Sri understood really well about the first time buyer anxiety and has sometimes taken more than an hour explaining us on why we took the right step. The knowledge and passion she has to help her clients is really amazing. Amar was very good at looking at the disclosures and explaining each and every issue with the home and suggested us not to spend money immediately on all the repairs suggested by inspection report. Amar helped negotiate 40k worth of savings for us.
I would suggest anyone who is looking for home to go with Amar and Sri and trust that you are in very good hands.
-Rohit
Sowmya Mysore Venkatesh | Sr.Software Engineer at Cisco
November 17, 2021, Sowmya was a client of Amar
Hi Amar,
Words cannot convey how much wSr.Software Engineer at Ciscoe appreciate your expertise during our home's purchasing and selling decisions.
Amar, your warmth and interest in us took all the trepidation out of purchasing and selling our home.
You made it an absolute pleasure, as you took us through the process step by step, well documented. It was amazing to see everything come together. We are thankful for your guidance and support throughout the process of buying and selling until closure.
You are the best, Amar! We feel privileged that you were our real estate agent.
We are endlessly grateful for your hard work and expertise. If any of our friends or family are ever in need of an agent, we will be sure to send them your way.
- Sowmya Arvind
Shivkumar Venkat | Cloud services professional
November 28, 2021, Shivkumar was a client of Amar
Amar/ Sri and team are excellent , prompt best in bay area. Amar and team is isa whole echo system for real estate buying and selling. The astute expertise, prudence that he brings to the table is unfathomable. He has represented me as a buyer and seller needless to say I had great confidence that I in good hands.
The strategy , plan of execution , key milestones and updates from Amar/Sri and team makes the process flawless. Every step is a win win situation as a buyer/seller.
Amar and Sri are a one-stop solution for the house buying process. Once we selected the home, which meets our preferences and priorities, Amar and Sri helped us understand the home's value, finalizing the price to bid. Amar’s/Sri’s negotiation skills and agent networking helped get the home for us. Amar's team helped us smoothly and quickly processed things to reach the closing milestone in time. It doesn't end there. Amar and the team will help you with the things post buying the home too.
I would recommend Amar/Sri and his team if you want to close the deal quickly in this hot market./////////////////////
Nagesh Cheedella | Staff Technical Program Manager at Google
November 21, 2021, Nagesh was a client of Amar
We purchased our first home with Amar & Sri had an awesome experience end to end. After being unsuccessful with a few other realtors, we got Amar's referral through a common friend and in the first two interactions we felt that we made a good step and felt positive vibes about our first home becoming a reality in the tough bay area market. To understand the impact, we were in the housing market for 18+ months and after our first interaction with Amar, our offer got accepted in 20 days. That’s the speed at which Amar works for his clients as every moving day in the hot bay area market is tough for the buyers.
Amar & Sri are very knowledgeable about Bay Area neighborhoods, real estate trends, investment locations and they have wealth of experience in both selling and buying homes. Amar is extremely well connected with realtors and he has a lot of respect in the real estate community which is the key reason for us to be successful in the market.
Amar & Sri has changed our thinking about home buying and made us rethink from the scratch and devised a strategy after understanding our needs. If we can give our requirements, expectations clearly to Amar & Sri, as a client we just followed their lead and results were evident.
A good buyer agent is not someone who not just gets the home a client needs but who stops buyers from making mistakes. Amar & Sri certainly has this as a top quality and he protects his buyers from making mistakes. A mistake in a house purchase will become very costly and takes multiple years to recover from. Amar protects his clients from making these kinds of costly mistakes.
Here are my top reasons why I strongly recommend Amar:
(1) Amar & Sri are empathetic to their clients. They put clients' interests first and protect the clients from making bad choices. Everyone says this but after seeing multiple agents and being in the home search for 18 months, I can confidently say Amar & Sri follow this 100% to the letter and spirit.
(2) Amar’s connections and respect in the real estate community. It’s not just the $ value that helps to be successful. The behind the scenes connections between agents matter a lot. This is a key reason why we were not successful before but successful with Amar.
(3) Amar has an amazing team be it mortgage lender, home insurance, escrow etc… Even the support team goes beyond their role and helps the clients. After working with them, I realized why Amar only works with THE BEST of the BEST.
Amar & Sri - Thank you is a small word to say for what you had done for our family. We are very grateful to have you as our mentor, guide, and support system and fulfilling our wish to be a homeowner in the tough bay area market. Thank you!!!!
NISHCHITH BHANDARY | Manager - Accenture
November 21, 2021, NISHCHITH was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri,
As first time home buyers, we had questions about the home buying process, the right location, the financials, etc.,
Amar patiently answered all our questions in our first introduction call, and it has been quite an exciting journey ever since.
Sri compliments Amar’s technical experience by bringing her knowledge about the location, neighborhood, value to money, home ROI, and the list goes on. There is no sugar coating of the truth, but just hard facts and real statistics are what you get from Amar and Sri. The actual data is what makes them stand apart from the rest of the realtors.
When we initially expressed our interest in the home to Amar and Sri, they did their best to do a background check on the property, investigate any misgivings, and give us the green light. Then, together, we pursued the home one step at a time. Considering how strenuous and stressful the process is, talking to Amar and Sri was more like a therapy session that put our minds at ease during the entire process and made the whole experience as seamless as possible.
Lastly, we cannot be thankful enough to this entire fantastic team who helped us every step of the way and made our dream a reality.
Sumath Prodduturi | Design Verification Engineer at Apple
November 17, 2021, Sumath was a client of Amar
We are happy to come across Amar and Sri, one of the best realtors in the bay area. We want to thank them for all the hard work they have put in. They made us owner of a single-family house which is difficult in the bay area. They explained the step-by-step process of getting a home, which was very clear and gave us the confidence to choose and make the right decision. Making a preemptive offer in our budget and getting that accepted was challenging in this competitive market. Still, it happened only because of Amar and his flawless execution.
Amar and Team have been in contact at each stage of the process and explained what was happening behind them--from getting a good pre-approval letter to closing the loan. The backend team also made the process smooth and fast, which made us complete the loan process in less than three weeks. The guidance from Amar and Sri from beginning to end had made us understand what to look at while purchasing a property.
Amar and Sri look at the property from a different perspective and analyze them differently. Sri gives us an honest opinion on the property. Their go-ahead was very important for us, and it gave us the confidence to put an offer. The complete process was smooth, and it made us very comfortable.
We would be happy to refer to any of our friends in the home-buying or selling process.
Sandeep Shenoy | Wireless Systems Design Engineer
November 15, 2021, Sandeep was a client of Amar
We purchased our first home with Amar & Sri and had a fantastic experience. Amar very clearly breaks down the role of each person in the home buying process. It makes the whole process very efficient and stress-free. Sri helped us qualitatively analyze the home, location, and neighborhood and gave excellent insights into the prospective homes. Amar did the deep dive and provided the structural and technical analysis of the homes we liked.
Amar and Sri both make a perfect combination and played a significant role in narrowing down our home. Amar & Sri are always available via phone and email and promptly respond to all queries. We were also introduced to a lender with very competitive rates and down payment options. Amar’s negotiation skills helped us avoid a bidding war and helped us win with a competitive offer. Our overall experience, from selecting the home to closing the home, was very smooth with no issues. I highly recommend Amar & Sri to anyone buying a home. We’ll indeed be working with them for our next home.
We recently bought our first single family home in bay area and it wouldn't have been possible without Sri and Amar's help and guidance. Amar has a very thorough step by step process with clear expectations and goals defined. We really liked their systematic approach for each and every step.
Our responsibility was to judge the houses on living aspect and whether everything inside were checking all the boxes in our wishlist. From there Sri and Amar made sure all the other aspects were covered. Sri worked on making sure of making us aware about the area and getting us value for money. Amar then goes through all the inspection reports and make sures that all the technical aspects of the house are covered. Buying a house with Sri and Amar is a one stop process. Other than making sure about your liking for the home, you have got pretty much everything covered from mortgage to home insurance to home warranty and Escrow closing. Being totally new to the housing market, we couldn't believe that we got the house in our first offer itself.
Another great thing about Sri and Amar is their quick responses. Buying a house in bay area means you are going to spend a lot and after putting that much money on the table, it's possible to get nervous about lot of things. In our case, it was too many times to count and every single time we felt that way, we either called Sri or mailed Amar and not once did they mind our queries. Both of them always very patiently explained things and made sure that we as buyers were always protected.
Overall it was an A+ experience with Sri and Amar.
Archana Subramanian | Human Resources Manager at Amazon
September 21, 2021, Archana was a client of Amar
Nobody knows the Bay Area better than Amar and Sri..! We had a dream, and you helped us bring it to fruition. At the outset, we were very skeptical of the Bay area market for obvious reasons. We did not believe any agent could help us fetch a deal or make a difference. Finally, a friend convinced us to take the initial step of talking to Amar. The rest is history! Right from the very beginning, Amar & the team did a thorough job of explaining the process and stood right by it till the end with consistent follow-ups. There were so many questions and inhibitions, obviously, as first-time home-buyers, that we had – and we were curious about so many things on so many levels. All our answers were swiftly and patiently answered by the duo (Amar and Sri). It goes to say that you are a hallmark of excellent professional agents. Also, not to mention how simple they made the process for us from start to finish and patiently got us many options before we zeroed in on our home. We have found that Amar & Sri keep their client's best interests at heart. We can always trust that they are on top of every detail, big and small, bringing great peace of mind in any real estate transaction. We could not have asked for a better team..! I have to say that Amar and Sri are by far the BEST realtors we could ever have worked. Their Outstanding attributes are professionalism, personality, attention to detail, responsiveness, proper guidance, and ability to close the deal. With the help of Amar & Sri, we closed the off-market deal in an excellent neighborhood with great schools at our price without competition. It's a virtually difficult task, especially in Bay Area, but it's only possible through Amar & Sri. If you are buying or selling a home, do yourselves a favor and hire Amar and Team!!
Sai Sandeep Biyyapu | Software Engineer at EMC Datadomain
September 20, 2021, Sai was a client of Amar
We reached out to Amar (from a friend's referral) after unsuccessful attempts to get home due to outbidding while working with another agent. After reaching Amar, he played out a plan of execution and perfect strategy. He is a one-stop solution for the house buying process. Once we selected the home, which meets our preferences and priorities, Amar helped us understand the home's value, finalizing the price to bid.
Amar's negotiation skills and agent networking helped get the home for us. Amar's team helped us smoothly and quickly processed things to reach the closing milestone in time. It doesn't end there. Amar and the team will help you with the things post buying the home too.
I would recommend Amar and his team if you want to close the deal quickly in this hot market.
Sreekanth Ramakrishnan | Program Director, IBM Z AIOps
September 13, 2021, Sreekanth was a client of Amar
Thanks to Amar and Sri, we can proudly call ourselves owners of our first investment property in the highly competitive Bay Area. The total time from meeting Amar on a Zoom call, not knowing where to start the search process to a smooth closing and having keys in hand was a total breeze. Right from the first conversation, Amar is very personable, and he spends the time listening to you and your needs. Not only does he clarify all the questions we have on things to consider for an investment property, but he also uses his depth of real estate experience to coach and guide us in our thinking on attributes to look for in an investment property. Once he understood our needs, he introduced us to fabulous team of lenders, who wasted no time in getting a thorough pre-approval of our loan. As part of the next process, Sri comes along to guide us with her extensive knowledge on real estate ranging from areas to consider and what to look for and not for in a home. With every phone call and prompt communication, she shares enough information on the homes we identify, but what we appreciated the most was that Sri would never overwhelm us with information. She always kept us focused on our task. Amar and Sri are so well respected by other realtors. It was apparent whenever we went to an open house. The seller agent would take us seriously when we mentioned that they are our agents. After a quick swift efficient search thanks to Sri, once ready to put in offer, Amar jumped back in and worked his magic to make our offer get signed next day – all of this within 16 hours of us seeing the home. Amar then looped in his army of amazing folks, from the lender to insurance agent to title company to warranty. They worked diligently to get our home closed successfully in 20 days. Amar and Sri were in constant touch with us all the time through this process via email, but they were just a phone call away in case we needed. To net it out, we could not have done our first investment in real estate without Amar and Sri. Having worked with other realtors in the past, we are confident that we could not have done it this fast without anyone else. We hope to have multiple successful ventures with them in future.
Giribabu Bikki |Devops Architect at VMware and Certified Yoga Teacher
September 13, 2021, Giribabu was a client of Amar
It was an amazing home selling experience with Amar and the team. Before we did talk to Amar, we were distressed due to a failed attempt to sell the house and were anxious to sell the home. Our situation is virtually a difficult task for any Realtor because the home is in the market for a long time before and price reduction in the history in the online portals.
From the beginning to end was flawless, and the perfect deal was done in just three days of being in the market. Amar took the time to explain the execution strategy and executed the entire home selling process smoothly. Amar's fantastic marketing and execution are beyond our expectations.
I know it was so hard behind the scenes but, you made it so simple for us. It was an eye-opener for me to learn that we need the right Realtor who can help irrespective of market conditions, location, and house quality.
I would refer any of my friends in the market to buy or sell with a five-star rating.
Thank you very much and appreciate all the help selling our home.
Venkatesh Rajendran |Hardware Systems Architect at Apple
September 12, 2021, Venkatesh was a client of Amar
We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Amar, Sri, and his team for helping us buy our perfect home. We were super impressed by the whole process – very structured & methodical with well-defined roles and responsibilities. Sri is very knowledgeable in recommending the neighborhoods/schools / potential values. Amar is well connected with lenders to secure pre-approvals and has the right strategy to negotiate the deal. On top of it, Amar follows through personally on each step through the process to ensure smooth execution and support after closing the contract. In our case, Sri helped us lock in the neighborhood, and she walked us through the key aspects to look for when selecting a home considering our family needs/likings. Sri worked behind the scenes to get the first showing on the house as soon as it hit the market. Once we all agreed that this was the right fit, Amar started a pre-emptive offer & negotiation to help secure the deal. Given the highly competitive market with each house getting multiple bids well over the asking price, it took several rounds of negotiation to win — not an easy task. This is a key moment, and Amar’s experience, network/reputation with lenders & peers, and strong negotiation skills helped secure the contract. We won the contract amongst multiple competing offers (and ours was not the highest), with high open interest in this particular house. Amar ensured that the entire process was executed smoothly, working with lenders, seller agents, escrow, home warranty, insurance, and we closed on time. I highly recommend this team for all your home buying needs. They are real experts in their field & truly dedicated to providing best service for their clients
Manu Basil | Design Engineer at Texas Instruments
September 9, 2021, Manu was a client of Amar
We were first time home buyers looking to buy a house in the red hot seller’s market of mid 2021. Based on our friend’s recommendation, we got in touch with Amar and Sri. From then on they patiently and deftly guided us through the process with their detailed execution plan. We conveyed our Open house favorites to Sri who vetted them and gave a very clear picture of the pros and cons for each property. Once we found a house we liked, Amar started with the offer process. Amar was able to win the house for us with the right strategy and negotiated a very good deal for us. Both Amar and Sri has been personally involved in all areas of the Offer process and the following Closing process. Amar connected us to his network of great professionals for Mortgage loan, Insurance, Warranty etc which reduced the closing time significantly. It has all been smooth sailing thanks to Amar, Sri and Narayan
Nupoor Kotasthane | Sr. Software Engineer
September 8, 2021, Nupoor was a client of Amar
As first-time home buyers, there's excitement as well as nervousness. There are expectations, but there is the reality of the Bay Area real estate market. We entered the market with a dream house in our eyes and a ton of questions. Amar and Sri helped us navigate the path to our dream house. They answered our numerous questions on day one and continued walking right beside us on our journey. Every client's journey is unique, but being the experts in managing their clients, Amar and Sri know precisely how to achieve their end goal.
Due to the market's competitive nature and the task's difficulty, there were unexpected highs and lows in the process. Due to the depth of knowledge Amar & Sri possess and sensitivity towards their clients, we were able to see the positives in light of the lows and genuinely enjoy the highs. Undoubtedly an immense delight was seeing our dream house and finally getting it. It's excellent value property.
Sri's tremendous knowledge of neighborhoods and her timely advice, Amar's winning strategies and attention to detail, and their agility as a team are the recipe to guaranteed victory. Thank you, Sri and Amar, for supporting us through this ride, one we will forever remember!
Padmavathi Duvvuri | Sr Engineering Program Manager at Adobe
September 6, 2021, Padmavathi was a client of Amar
Amar helped us close a beautiful home in BayArea. The diligence in digging into the disclosures was timely in relieving us. The strategy in negotiations helped us get our dream home in a very quick time.
The recommendations for future plans w/ the property helped us see the future value. Finally, the communication with the other party helped us stay on track and deliver the closing dot on time.
Thank you, Amar.
Vikash Raja Samuel
September 1, 2021, Vikash was a client of Amar
It was a wonderful experience buying a home after choosing Amar & his team as our Realtors. The thing that sets them apart is that they have a clear notion of who is responsible for each step in the home buying and closing process. Amar & Sri have a wealth of information about the locality that saves you time and effort by eliminating shortlisted homes. Under normal circumstances, the whole process behaves like a well-oiled assembly line. At each station, the personnel responsible for that station take good care of the requirements. Because they have a wealth of experience, they can also dissect the inspection reports, fair value of the house, etc., and choose a suitable location/home. Bonus points for negotiating with the Seller's agent and getting the job done in a highly competitive environment which had multiple competitive offers. We highly recommend Amar & the team for your Real Estate needs.
Narayan M
March 11, 2021, Narayan was a client of Amar
Faced with challenging market conditions (due to low inventory and heavy buyer competition), challenging financial constraints (tight DTI ratios, down payment constraints), and challenging personal situations (unexpected emergencies causing delays), only Amar and Sri can pull off such an excellent investment property purchase for us in the Bay Area.
Buying a property as an investor brings in a unique set of hardships that I did not experience when buying our primary home.. Once we zeroed in on the right property to purchase with good appreciation potential, Amar got into action to negotiate and close at a great price in a short time. With the contract in hand, Sri and Amar advised us on creatively putting together our downpayment, connected us with the right lender that funded the purchase with the great rate (before rates went up) and communicated with all parties involved including the seller side right till we got to the finish line. Sri and Amar even went the extra mile to recommend all cosmetic updates to be done to be rentable and uplift the property value.
The buying experience has been eye-opening for us and we cannot imagine having bought this without their guidance and help. Amar and Sri are truly Power Players with a humble attitude and we highly recommend them to anyone looking to buy their right property in the competitive Bay Area.
Narayan M
April 19, 2021, Narayan was a client of Amar
Sri, Amar, and his team are superior market knowledge, deep negotiation skills, strict process adherence, and professionalism all combined in one package. Sri and Amar know the bay area market extremely well at the granularity level of block-by-block and the appreciation impact our investment will have over the next few years. Our situation was unique due to Coronavirus where shelter-in-place was starting to come into effect while we were looking for an investment property and the property we were interested in allowed only for online bidding. Sri and Amar were quick to adapt their approach to suit these unprecedented times. Amar knew the right price for the property, was able to bid online along with others to win the bid at the right price below market value and establish immediate connections with the seller to close the deal. Amar has a strong team of professionals ranging from loan agents to insurance agents to guide the buying process to completion with complete certainty. Though the property had some personal litigation issues pending, Amar and his team took care of it completely with no involvement of mine to get closure on it and get the loan funded.
While Sri, Amar, and their team have a well-established process in place that they execute to perfection in the home buying process, I'm very impressed with their adaptability to the COVID-19 situation. When sellers were pulling back properties from markets, buyers were backing off deals, and lenders were tightening their mortgage lending standards, Sri/Amar got me the home I wanted below market value in a breeze. We highly recommend them for buying your first home or investment property.
Bala Ramachandran
March 23, 2021, Bala was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri were true and trusted partners and advisers in our successful home-buying experience. They have great insights on the bay area real estate market and helped really narrow our search to meet our specific home-buying objectives. Both Sri and Amar are extremely systematic in their approach to helping their clients by providing clear accountability at each stage of the home-buying process.
Sri provided deep insights into the value of specific homes and correlated it to various aspects such as neighborhood, schools, location, the scope of appreciation, rentability and helped provide a convincing and objective comparison between the various options that fit our specific criteria. Once we identified the home, Amar worked diligently with us, even taking time outside office hours, to go over in great detail the disclosures and ensuring that there were no red flags on any of the technical (foundation, structure, etc.) or the legal aspects of the home and also helped us estimate any repairs needed in the short term.
When it comes to putting together a winning offer and negotiation, Amar demonstrated his excellence as one of the best in the industry! He was able to negotiate a convincing offer and help us magically win the home amidst an extremely competitive situation with multiple offers.
Beyond the buying process, Amar and Sri also work with an expert group of professionals that we could leverage for various associated needs like home insurance, warranty, property management, etc. They go above and beyond in clarifying every aspect even after purchasing the home forming a long-lasting, trusted relationship with us.
Overall, Amar and Sri are an awesome, winning couple and one of the very best we have seen in the industry, and strongly recommend them for your home-buying needs!
Shinoy Bhaskaran
April 5, 2021, Shinoy was a client of Amar
Thank you much, Amar Sri and the team. This entire process has been highly seamless and so quick that I have to pinch myself to realize we are HOMEOWNERS now :).
Sri, I should appreciate your patience and providing compelling answers to all our questions. I am sure Amar has put in double the effort to crack this deal, making it all look so easy for us.
I don't know if I can call all this a blind trust and faith we had in you. I am so happy and highly recommend your Real estate Services.
Thank you team for making our first offer the last.
Parth Shah
May 18, 2021, Parth was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri make a fantastic home buying team. Amar is an excellent negotiator and closer. Sri gives incredible insights into all things leading up to choosing a home. For first-time homebuyers, especially in a fast-paced market like the Bay Area, it was superb having both on our side. We felt confident in the home searching process. We still remember having thousands of questions that both answered truthfully with accurate data, hand-holding us all the way.
Amar was able to negotiate $40k worth of savings and discounts on our new construction home! Both Amar and Sri went above and beyond to get our home which checked all of our requirements. We are extremely grateful to have found them for finding and buying our first home!
Sub V
June 8, 2021, Sub was a client of Amar
We had been looking for an ideal home for over 2 years and met Amar through one of our family friends which significantly changed our house hunting approach. There are several great things that I have seen and experienced in working with Amar. He was very focused on sending us only listings that have been very relevant to us. He has an excellent network with builders and other realtors which helped in getting information beforehand. His deep relationships and credibility with builders and lenders have helped us in getting deep discounts, free upgrades as well as very competitive rates.
He has been a ONE STOP shop for us right from house hunt to finish (Lender, Home insurance, Home Warranty, and others). He has helped us not just as a realtor but also helped us in making the right decisions by presenting clear facts when we were undecided at times. He gave us ample time to make thoughtful decisions and never hurried or pressurized us into making quick decisions.
His negotiation skills, guidance, and his team bar none. He is available ALL the time over the phone or email or during personal meetings. He stays on top of every process to give THE BEST home buying experience.
I would definitely recommend him anytime for any real estate needs. Thank You and Awesome job Amar !!!
Hemalatha Marimuthu
June 18, 2021, Hemalatha was a client of Amar
Amar and his team made our dream of buying a house real. Because of their hard work and team effort we could buy our dream house. Amar got the BEST DEAL in the market. He is PERSONALLY involved in ALL areas (Loan, Escrow, and closing). He helped us to select our perfect house for our family's needs.
We just showed Amar the house we liked and rest of the things his team took care.His team stayed on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure the end goal is accomplished as smoothly as possible.
The whole process of buying house happened in few weeks peacefully, now we enjoy our stay in our new house. We really want to thank Amar and his team for making our dream house real.
Chandra Chebrolu
August 22, 2021, Chandra was a client of Amar
"One and Done!" is the common phrase with one of the vaccines during this pandemic time. But for me, "One and Done!" aptly describes my home buying experience with Amar and the team.
A friend of mine referred me to Amar to help me in my first home buying process. After our first introductory meeting, Amar started the process right away.
Amar and Sri's deep knowledge of the neighborhood and expertise helped me shortlist a few houses in the area of my choice. When the offer time came, Amar and Sri kept me informed of the current market conditions and offer dynamics to make an informed decision in making an offer.
Amar helped me get my dream home in the first attempt in the competitive Bay area market. The right Realtor makes all the difference.
Amar and Sri took care of every step personally until I moved into the home. Thank you, Amar and Sri. I couldn't have done this without you!
Lakshmi Karunya
August 22, 2021, Lakshmi was a client of Amar
We worked with Amar to sell our investment property, and we couldn't have been more pleased! Amar brought in a fabulous photographer and videographer to showcase our home online, which created more foot traffic and brought in serious buyers. He also brought in a designer to help stage our home, which helped make it more appealing to a larger group of potential buyers. Their marketing team is top-notch and can't be beaten! Amar was excellent in keeping the transaction moving along and getting to closing on time. He was always available to answer our questions (and the buyers!). We had a great experience working with Amar & team!
Shivkumar Venkat | SCloud services professional
August 21, 2021, Shivkumar was a client of Amar
Amar, thank you so much for helping me sell our home. I am incredibly grateful that we chose you to list our home. Before we decided to sell the home, Amar spent time with us to understand our circumstances, financial ability, and requirements. The initial assessment was an in-depth session during which it was clear that Amar was an expert in his area and is one of the best in his business. We walked away with clear next steps and referrals to financial experts who could help us decide based on educated facts. I was blown away by your knowledge and talent for negotiation, and we couldn't be more pleased with how things turned out.
Strategy planning & execution: Getting the home on the market once we decided to sell the home, Amar was "on the job." He walked through the house again and developed a plan with clear timelines on the right strategy to attract potential buyers. He listed out the pros & cons of the house and drafted a plan to get max dollars. He gave us a list of work/upgrades on the home to increase its market value. He also went out of his way to recommend service experts.
Generating the best offer: Amar used his extensive network of realtors and extensive marketing to market this home. He ensured that there was a lot of traffic both online & in-person viewing the home. As a result, it generated much interest in the house with potential buyers in record time!
Home Selling Experience Conclusion: Amar is the epitome of success for the real estate in the bay area. His execution strategy for sale was impeccable, with astute moves that made it seem like a dream come true with the best price negotiated from the buyer. Attention to detail and flawless execution combined with the rest of your incredible team made it look perfect end to end. I would highly recommend Amar Realtor Services to everyone thinking of buying/selling a home and would love to work with you again in the future for my real estate needs.
Charan Teja Pullareddygari | Sap Data Analyst at Exelixis
August 20, 2021, Charan was a client of Amar
My name is Charan Theja, and I am a client of Amar.
When we say the name Amar he is not just a Realtor, he is someone who guides us in the whole home buying process as a friend and as a well-wisher.
As a first-time homebuyer, I was so clueless about where to start and how to start. Amar guided me in this whole process, just like a teacher to a kindergarten kid. He explains all the steps in the process in a straightforward way which makes you feel you are an expert in the home buying process.
I met Amar over a Zoom call, and the way he explains things is phenomenal. My wife and I had so many questions that Amar answered one by one with so much patience.
When I went to see my home, Amar reached the place 30 minutes early, and he had inspected the home in and out and the neighborhood. Amar explained what the home has gone through over the years and what we might have to do as an add-on later. Amar also shared how much will be re-modeling costs in detail, giving us a clear view of our future expenses and a clear idea of where to start and where to end in the bidding process.
One thing I like most about Amar is “Team Work.”
Amar and his wife Sri make sure that we have the right expectations regarding the property and neighborhood. They help you decide whether the home is suitable for your needs or not. They stop us from making the wrong decisions. I am a live example of experience. Amar and Sri have stopped me from overbidding for a home. I have to mention this here. Even though I was ready to bid more for the home, Amar stopped me from over-bidding.
The Great news is I got the same house for the number I bid with Amar’s expertise.
Amar’s team goes very far to get you your dream home. I recommend Amar to my friends for any real estate needs.
Kavinmozhi Caldwell | Senior Test Engineer at Stryker
August 7, 2021, Kavinmozhi was a client of Amar
We started looking for a house for multiple reasons.
1. Good investment
2. Place of our own to start a family.
3. Why pay rent when you can pay the same mortgage amount and have your own house?
We got Sri/Amar’s contact from one of our friends who had recently bought a house (the place looks fantastic now) and set up a couple of calls. I liked how these calls went: there was a process: and the process was outlining what we were looking for in a house and what Sri and Amar would bring to the table for that. It set up clear accountability in terms of how the house vetting process would go. It especially made clear that whatever house was finally approved would need everyone’s seal of approval (Is it safe? Is it a good investment property? Are there any structural issues/foundational issues we need to look out for?). There was no way we would budge on quality.
That’s the kind of confidence you want starting, clarity and clear standards were established early on, and we knew that we were in good hands. They were responsive and helpful throughout the process (What areas are coming up soon? Best zip codes in the areas we are looking for? etc. etc.) and understood the mind of first-time buyers such as us.
The process was smooth, and in the end, we walked away with a 25k discount from the builder.
Amar/Sri, thank you for your dedication and sincerity. Teamwork makes the dream work!
Gaurav Gupta | Senior Technical Lead at Cisco
July 9, 2021, Gaurav was a client of Amar
SAGAR RATHOD | Software Engineer – SDN & Virtualization at Ciena
June 9, 2021, Sagar was a client of Amar
I want to thank Amar and Sri for making the home purchase dream come true for us. As first-time home buyers, Amar and Sri guided us with every step of the process and made us feel informed and comfortable with all the decisions. We got in touch with Amar through a friend. In our first meeting, Amar walked us through the entire home buying process and answered all our queries. Sri’s knowledge about the Bay area neighborhoods is unmatched. The ROI for a property and guidance on what things to look for in the house as a buyer helped us narrow down the search. Sri swiftly followed up with new information on a property we share, which is a big plus in this time-sensitive and highly competitive market. She also provided her honest opinion about the property. Collaborating with Amar for a detailed walkthrough of house disclosures helped us make an informed decision. Winning the offer for our house was exceptional. Amar was able to negotiate a deal against all odds and win us our dream home. Even though our offer was not accepted on the first attempt, Amar’s negotiation skills and persistence in talking with the listing agent helped us reconsider our offer. It was unbelievable to know that our offer got picked even though it was not the highest. It was great to have Amar and his team on our side. After our offer was accepted, Amar had the whole process streamlined. He was personally involved in getting us through the escrow, insurance, loan, and closing process. Amar and Sri were on top of every activity and ensured all stakeholders completed the tasks on time. We feel fortunate and happy to have worked with Amar and Sri for our first home purchase. We strongly recommend Amar and Sri to anyone looking for a house in the Bay area.
Gayathri Thirugnanasambandam | Senior Threat Researcher
June 7, 2021, Gayathri was a client of Amar
We chose Amar and Sri to buy an investment property as they had previously helped us with the purchase of our primary home. We expressed our interest in purchasing a property, and within 3 weeks we signed a deal. Sri led the way by going through the things we should look for in an investment property as well as the zip codes. Sri’s insights were extremely valuable as we were unfamiliar with the area . She provided feedback on whether a property was worth pursuing, as well as pros and cons, for each one that I sent her way. She also made sure that we stayed within our budget. It was overwhelming at first because we didn’t have any clear requirements on what we wanted, and the market was crazy post vaccine. Sri’s valuable inputs helped us in pinning the house quickly. Amar’s extensive knowledge, negotiation skill, and realtor network helped us secure a good deal. We got the keys in 25 days, just like the last time. We are very happy with our purchase. Having a great realtor is the key to buying a house in the hot sellers’ market. I highly recommend Amar and Sri!
Manjushree Shetty | Java Developer | Master Of Science in Computer Science
June 8, 2021, Manjushree was a client of Amar
Dear Amar and Sri,
First of all, we would like to thank you for making our home dream come true now. As we move on to live this dream, we just wanted to share our experience to help other home seekers.
As first time home buyers, we had a zillion questions about the home buying process, the right location, the financials, etc.,
Amar patiently answered all our questions in our first introduction call, and it has been quite an exciting journey ever since.
Sri compliments Amar’s technical experience by bringing her knowledge about the location, neighborhood, value to money, home ROI, and the list goes on. There is no sugar coating of the truth, but just hard facts and real statistics are what you get from Amar and Sri. The actual data is what makes them stand apart from the rest of the realtors.
When we initially expressed our interest in the home to Amar and Sri, they did their best to do a background check on the property, investigate any misgivings, and give us the green light. Then, together, we pursued the home one step at a time. Considering how strenuous and stressful the process is, talking to Amar and Sri was more like a therapy session that put our minds at ease during the entire process and made the whole experience as seamless as possible.
Lastly, we cannot be thankful enough to this entire fantastic team who helped us every step of the way and made our dream a reality. We hope to stay connected with you both and work together again in the future.
Narayanan Suryanarayanan | Systems Engineering Manager
June 2, 2021, Narayanan was a client of Amar
This dates back to 2015, and the bay area housing market was no different from 2021. It was crazy!! We were driving through a community in Milpitas near the foothills, and we liked it. My wife & I said to each other – the next time a house becomes available here, we should give it a shot! To our luck, a home came into the market the following week. We had read about Amar’s success stories before, and we reached out to Amar. It was one of our best decisions ever!!!
We visited the house over the weekend and just loved it. The house was beautiful, and naturally, several others loved it as well. Offers were scheduled to be reviewed by mid-week, and we had to make up our minds on the price.
While it was a crazy market, we didn’t want to overbid crazily. Amar & the team worked with us closely to come up with the right price. Amar had also figured that it would be a very competitive situation. He worked with one of the established banks to showcase our financial strength and negotiated for a very fast closing.
Amar also suggested we write a personal letter to the sellers describing why we love the house. There were 11 offers in total ( 3 cash), and Amar helped us win the house even though we had to take a loan. There was a ton of negotiation, and Amar knew exactly how to win the home. He mastered this process and knew how to execute it flawlessly.
Once all the process was over, our sellers shared with us that we won the house because 3 reasons: - Very competitive offer + backing from the bank - Very responsive Realtor (Amar). During the offer reviewing process, quick responses were required, and Amar responded in a matter of minutes every time. - Sellers were touched by our letter While our offer was accepted, there was plenty of work in the following weeks. Amar & the team were very methodical and had lined up everything. From the mortgage application to appraisal to Escrow to the final walk-through, they baby fed us the entire process, making it super easy.
Fast forward 6 years, Amar still gives a ring and checks in every once in a while. He shares the latest market updates and the do’s and doesn’t. Amar has not been a realtor but a fantastic real-estate partner to us.
Udhaya Rajeswari | Preschool Teacher at KinderCare Education
May 31, 2021, Udhaya was a client of Amar
Great Thanks to Amar, Sri, and the Team
We have no words to express our gratitude to Sri and Amar, who helped us find our new home. We never imagined buying a home in this competitive market. Sri helped find us our new home. She helped us in every step and made us feel very comfortable in finding the best home. She cares about what’s best for us and feels like they are part of our family.
Regarding Amar, he was the one who helped us to make the closing process go smoothly. We just gave our offer price. That’s it. Amar and his team did the whole process, and we have nothing to worry about. Within 25 days, we got the keys. We have no pressure in finding our lender, or Home Insurance, or Home Warranty. Everything was taken care of by Amar’s team.
On the whole, both of them are honest, professional, knowledgeable, and friendly people. We have an excellent experience working with them. We highly recommend them to anyone who has any idea about buying a new home. Subbu & Udhaya
Devaraj Kavali | Principal Member Of Technical Staff
May 30, 2021, Devaraj was a client of Amar
I want to thank Amar and Sri for their efforts in helping us get the perfect home in a pleasant and right neighborhood with great schools. I want to share my wonderful experience working with Amar, Sri, and Amar's team. We are first-time buyers. Amar helped us to win the first offer with the best deal. It was pleasant talking to Amar when we met the first time. He explained the process very clearly and the steps involved, and Amar and Team executed the perfect execution. Amar is a great negotiator. He went above and beyond negotiating with all stakeholders to get the best deal for us. He has developed the best strategy dynamically based on the situation on the offer day and made our dreams come true.
Amar has come up with different stages and timelines in the entire process. He flawlessly executed all the steps way before the timelines we have put upfront. Amar is involved in all the stages starting from loan pre-approval and underwriting, escrow, insurance, warranty, and closing. Sri has always been there, guiding us throughout the entire process, explaining all the aspects, and suggesting what is best for us. Amar connected to the team to get the loan approval, who promptly responded and provided the best interest rate in the market and excellent additional benefits with Amar's influence. Amar helped to get the best insurance quotes and made us close the deal with less closing costs.
Amar and Sri are always available to guide us throughout the process and make the home buying process very smooth. I would highly recommend contacting Amar for a great home buying experience with the best deal.
Home buying in today's market is a tremendous challenge – wherein you have to cross multiple obstacles like choosing the right home, location, competing in the markets, putting the offer, and more. Yet, once you win the offer, there is a long series of tasks leading up to you becoming homeowners. So it's a super-sonic journey with many parameters to fall in place for you to be a homeowner.
This is where Amar, Sri, and his entire team come in as saviors. Amar and his team were recommended to us by our relatives. We had a very peaceful experience in crossing all these obstacles. Amar and his team are very professional and work in a very time-bound manner. They make sure that all the owners of each task execute their tasks on time as timing is very important in this home buying journey.
Amar and Sri have been in this industry for several years. They are very sure of what they need to do and ensure that we as clients have a successful, peaceful, and excellent home buying experience. I would highly recommend Amar and his team to any home buyer's going forward!
"Always an engineer at heart, I appreciate it when expertise and well-defined processes followed in moving forward continuously, towards achieving an end goal. Amar and Sri did exactly that in our goal of hunting down a home. Right from engagement, I knew what the whole process was and the stakeholders for each milestone.
Milestones take much guesswork out of the already frustrating process of buying a home in the bay area. Our only job was to identify a place we like based on our preferences and priories as a buyer. Sri made sure that our home search was well directed by vetting suggestions and identifying potential areas to search.
After the sign-off, Amar works his magic, leveraging his years of experience, all the time maintaining an excellent feedback loop. Long story short, we got our offer accepted rather quickly without too many disappointments before the offer's due date. It's a terrific task in the bay area housing market.
I sincerely believe it was Amar & Sri's experience that contributed to it. I can, without any doubt, recommend Amar & Sri in helping achieve anyone's homeownership goals."
Raghavendran Hanumantharau | Senior Director Software Engineering at Salesforce
Hi Amar:
First of all, we'd like to thank you and Sri for your utmost professionalism and competency that helped us close our home. While we have been working with other realtors, the reason we chose you for our current property is (a) your strong recommendation by word-of-mouth from friends and family (b) your utmost rigor and structured way in executing the deal (c) your timely updates and (d) your expert market awareness.
Your due diligence in sharing the disclosures, painstakingly going through the disclosure documents page-by-page with us, walkthrough of every aspect of the property, representing our interests to the client in a timely manner, following all procedures and generating correct documentation despite the speed of execution etc. all helped us close the deal.
Thanks again for all your professionalism and support!
We decided to work with Amar after looking at his great reviews on Zillow. He exceeded all our expectations. We were proud homeowners within a month of our house search. As first-time home buyers, we had a lot of questions about the process, location, and price. Amar and Sri patiently answered all our questions. In the first meeting itself, Amar came up with a clear plan on handling the entire home buying process. He helped us understand that there are many aspects of the house that we need to look at other than appearance. In this market of multiple offers, getting the offer accepted is one of the most challenging things.
Sri helped us in getting quick appointments to tour the houses that we were interested in. When we informed Sri that we liked one of the houses, Amar went through all the inspection reports and disclosures to ensure no red flags and massive repair costs after buying the house. They provided their honest opinion on every property that we selected. Now comes the most challenging part of how much to offer for the home. Sri helped us a lot to suggest a price that will improve our chances of getting the offer accepted and ensure that it’s within our budget.
With multiple offers on the house, including cash offers, the seller was planning to go for counteroffers which could have raised the price of the house even higher. At one point, we already lost hope. But Amar was able to convince the seller’s agent that our offer was one of the best, and it was accepted. I don’t have words to thank Amar for his hard work and effort. Amar and Sri had been very friendly, responsive, and handheld us throughout the home buying process. We made the right decision to work with Amar and Sri.
Uma Maheswara Rao Gangumalla | Principal Software Engineer at Cloudera
Dear Amar and Sri Amar,
We are incredibly thankful to you both for your extraordinary efforts in winning our house in a very tough competition. We realized that to win an offer needs deep knowledge in the market, connections, the right strategy, negotiation skills, and you are at the top in all of those aspects. Within two months, we could win the house, and that’s just my second offer.
We should highlight that Sri Amar helps explain and clarify all our doubts in the process. Right from winning the offer, you executed the plan quickly, and we never felt stressed anywhere in the process. Our strong recommendation to any of our friends is that, if you are serious about buying a house, don’t waste time. Just go to Amar. He will win your dream home for you.
Rishit Lakhani | Lead Staff Sales Engineer for SD-WAN
March 28, 2021, Rishitwas a client of Amar
We are so happy to write this review for Amar and Sri! We contacted Amar when we decided to buy the house, and we met in his office. Right away, we knew that he is the best realtor we have spoken to. He was very thorough in his process and explained to us all our options. We started seeing houses regularly, and Sri helped us understand the pros/cons of each of the houses.
Finally, within four weeks of our house search, we put an offer which got accepted! Not just that, he negotiated $48k below the listing price through his exceptional skills. I had never heard of a single-family house going below the listing price in the bay area. Still, Amar made it happen so that we don’t go beyond our budget. He also provided extraordinary support during the closing process.
We were first-time home buyers, so everything was new for us, so he gave us a step-by-step guide on what needs to be done. I don’t think we could have had a better experience anywhere else. Amar and Sri are genuinely the most honest and best realtors I have seen.
Thank you, Amar and Sri, for the WOW experience in our buying process. I hope to work with you again in buying or selling more houses.
Wow!!! Amar and Sri are the best realtors. I am a first-time home buyer in the bay area with minimal knowledge about the real estate market. I started off very vaguely with the budget being the priority.
First virtual meeting with Amar itself was very comfortable, he explained each step in detail, listened to what I needed, gave me pointers to what and how to decide about a property. Within a week we were able to get an awesome property in a good area, good neighborhood, good schools, and all this within our budget.
Amar and Sri were very active in closing every step on time and with absolute transparency. Amar and Sri are a great team who are honest and true professionals with a personal touch. They have good knowledge about the bay area and are experienced.
I would highly recommend Amar to everyone who is thinking of buying a home. If you want a peaceful, transparent, honest, and happy home buying experience Amar is the guy.
Thank you, Amar and Sri you made our own home dream come true.
Firstly I wanted to thank Amar and his team for their efforts in helping us procure the right home in the right neighborhood ...
Overall it's been a fantastic experience ...
Amar closed us the BEST DEAL...
I didn't felt stressed out throughout the process... Amar handled everything for us...
1. Perfect execution
2. Wining the home with RIGHT & BEST Strategy ( we were able to seal the offer with a lot of competition)
3. He involved in the process personally from the beginning; once I said to him I want this home and Liked it very much
4. Overall, he lists down the steps to buy houses how much his(agent) responsibility and our (buyers) responsibility everything is methodically is organized.
If any out there looking at this, I am not exaggerating ... you will definitely know once you start working with Amar
Thank you Amar and team for going above and beyond a mile for helping us a place that is a home for us.
NIKITA SINHA | Sr Software Engineer
February 25, 2021, NIKITA was a client of Amar
February 22, 2021, Vinod was a client of Amar
Sandeep Naidu Balaga | Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs
February 6, 2021, Sandeep was a client of Amar
Durgamallesh Sunkara | Principal Data Architect at Salesforce
January 30, 2021, Durgamallesh was a client of Amar
Ravi G | Data Engineer at First Tech Federal Credit Union
January 26, 2021, Ravi was a client of Amar
Hansini Venkatesh | Lead Internal Auditor at Silicon Valley Bank
January 11, 2021, Hansini was a client of Amar
Akhil Choran Balan | Lead iOS/MacOS Developer at Apple
December 13, 2020, Akhil was a client of Amar
Sri explained to us in detail about the market and how we should select the homes. She had an excellent understanding of the location and knew the value of homes in that particular area. She also explained to us how the value changes over the years. Sri helped us in narrowing our search. Sri made us realize that we shouldn't just look at the home's interior, but it is equally important to look at other aspects of the home.Once we found our dream home, Amar was at the forefront, making a strong case for our offer, whereas Sri was working with us and walking us through everything that we needed to know. Given the number of offers that home had, we weren't expecting to win the bid. But to our surprise, Amar called us and informed us that our offer was accepted. The Seller accepted our offer. It's all because of Amar's strong persuasive skills and internal connections with sellers.
Sheetal Gupta | Senior Revenue Professional with SaaS expertise
December 1, 2020, Sheetal was a client of Amar
Satheesha C.H Gowda | AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Mulesoft Certified API Designer and Integration Professional, Cisco Security Ninja
November 27, 2020, Satheesha was a client of Amar
Prashant Khabale | Product Manager - Saas NX Platforms at Nutanix
November 3, 2020, Prashant was a client of Amar
Saravanan Balasubramaniyan | Software Engineer, SPG at Apple
October 30, 2020, Saravanan was a client of Amar
Kannan Jagamoorthy | Head of Business Development and Customer Success|Wharton MBA candidate
Maggie Rangan | Senior Program Manager - Personal Systems Strategy
May22, 2017, Maggie was a client of Amar
Initial strategy session: Before we decided to sell the house, Amar spent time with us to understand our circumstances, financial ability, and our requirements. This was an in-depth session during which it was clear that Amar was an expert in his area and is one of the best in his business. We walked away with clear next steps and referrals to financial experts who could help us decide based on educated facts.
Shyju Kozhukkunnon | Data Engineer - Analytics at Apple
October 29, 2020, Shyju was a client of Amar
Anurag Chitnis | Software Development Engineer at Amazon Lab126
October 6, 2020, Anurag was a client of Amar
Sakthivel Srinivasan | Principal Member Of Technical Staff
October 1, 2020, Sakthivel was a client of Amar
PRAVEENKUMAR KADABGERE | Senior Engineer at Apple
September 21, 2020, PRAVEENKUMAR was a client of Amar
Yashwanth Bommakanti | Technical Marketing Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
September 28, 2020, Yashwanth was a client of Amar
Thank you for everything.
Tanmayee Potluri | Senior Product Manager, Partner Payouts at PayPal
September 9, 2020, Tanmayee was a client of Amar
Finally, I got my new home only because Amar and I and my family are always grateful for Amar Sri. Whoever is in the market now for home buying, I would strongly recommend Amar and team. He is a one-stop-shop and will go to heaven and earth to make it happen.
Sindhu Tatimatla | Business Strategy, Planning and Analysis - Marketing and Sales | Wharton | IIT-Madras | B2C and B2B Technology
September 8, 2020, Sindhu was a client of Amar
Deepak Karkala | Member Of Technical Staff, Engineer at PayPal
September 6, 2020, Deepak was a client of Amar
Prakash Ramadass | Entrepreneur| Investor| Strategist | Marketer
August 18, 2020, Prakash was a client of Amar
Vinodkumar Lakshmipathi | Sr. Full Stack Engineer at Netflix
August 16, 2020, Vinodkumar was a client of Amar
Amit Gupta | Sr. Manager Firmware Validation at SK hynix memory solutions inc.
August 15, 2020, Amit was a client of Amar
Aravind Ramakrishnan | Powertrain Business Development Manager @ Vitesco
August 11, 2020, Aravind was a client of Amar
My wife and I had the pleasure of being introduced to Amar in Feb 2020 by an acquaintance of ours who had previously worked with him. Even before the first discussion, we got a really good feeling regarding his expertise by glancing at the numerous glowing recommendations on LinkedIn. During our first meeting, Amar took the time to patiently explain the home buying process and the current housing market situation. The key process steps and responsible stakeholders were defined early on!
As first time home buyers with a young infant, this was invaluable for us and helped us save valuable time. Then we were put in touch with Sri Amar, who has a wealth of information regarding locality and background information. While we had to put a brief pause in our house search due to COVID-19, Amar and Sri were super understanding and emphasized that safety was first. They helped us to focus on the right area, which met most of our criteria.
As we restarted the process in June, they were responsive and provided a lot of guidance. We did many drive-around (due to Covid-19). Sri Amar provided almost instant feedback on the choices homes we were interested in. She guided us in aspects that we did not even think about – like avoiding busy areas because we had a young one!
The offer process itself was a unique experience. We were able to get a private viewing of our future house 10 hours before offers were due! With a lot of timely discussions with Amar and Sri, we were able to pull all of the info needed to get a good offer in!
The fact that our offer was accepted when there were better/cash offers on the table is a testament to Amar's negotiation skills (total of 13 offers). He fought for us so passionately when even we had given up hope, exhibiting his professionalism at the highest level. Even Amar remarked that this was one of his toughest negotiations in recent times, and he came out on top! (It was a Relocation transaction and very challenging in many ways).
When we saw the email at around midnight congratulating us on our offer being accepted, we could hardly believe it! Our future home awaited us, where we would see our son grow up! If all of this was not enough, Amar's most reliable trick was saved for last. His amazing network of crucial people for the closing process is mind-boggling! He was able to introduce us to the right Mortgage Agent, Insurance Agent, etc.
Amar personally oversaw the process and ensured all of the points of contact reacted accordingly so that we could close on time! He and his team also ensured that we were kept in the loop for all decisions, really ensuring that we worked together. Even after closing, he continued to support us with key contacts for the locksmith, utility changeover, security, etc.
In the end, it worked out for us that we were able to work with Amar! I would highly recommend him and his team to anyone looking to buy (or sell), as they get the job done! We will certainly be returning to Amar for our future need.
From our very first conversation with Amar, we could feel the difference between him and other agents we have been working with. Amar came across somebody who has in-depth knowledge of the Bay Area real-estate market and knows how to win in pressure situations. He was very very cooperative in understanding our requirements and guiding us through various areas. With multiple set-backs, we had very little hope about buying it in this aggressive market.
Amar assured us that he would try his level best and there is nothing to be worried about. He has a calming presence which soothes the buyers and gives them this peace of mind. Couple of days after submitting our offer, to our surprise Amar came back to us with our offer accepted!!! We are the winners of fierce competition (10 offers) and our offer is not the highest offer.
Amar worked really hard behind the scenes and added that personal touch in negotiating the deal for us. Besides, he was at the fore front of each and every stage of the home buying and saved lot of money in the process. Staying at top of things, he also made us understand the various aspects of being a home owner. He worked with the loan officer, escrow officer, selling agent, appraisal officer, insurance agent and a whole bunch of people to close the deal in less than 15 days.
The speed at which Amar works is truly unbelievable. With him around, one does not need to worry about a thing. Sometimes, I feel that one has 24 hours in a day, but Amar has 30 hours in a day. The amount of stuff he manages to get done is remarkable. One has to meet and work with him to truly understand and experience it. Basically, Amar is a really nice person and lovely to work. He has his heart in this profession and brings the human aspect in the things he does. I can't recommend enough about Amar's contribution in fulfilling our dream of being a home owner.
He is a ROCKSTAR!
Amar & Sri are a great team. They are the best Realtor® if you are serious at the housing market in the competitive bay area. We have worked with them multiple times now, and every single time they beat their performance!
Sri is very knowledgeable about the housing neighborhood and always comes up with excellent locations. She has spent several years in the prime market and has a great knack at suggesting areas.
Amar is very professional and through with the whole home buying and selling process. He takes the stress and anxiety in this process, especially in such a hot bay area market. His negotiations are unbelievable. He has always got us the deal, and that too at a price favorable to us.
Amar & Sri are family to us, and we would keep going to them for any advice and help with our home needs. We strongly recommend to anyone who is looking to find their home and make their dreams come true.
We started looking to buy a new home last September, and the first step was to search for a good or rather best Realtor® in the bay area. Looking for an excellent, aggressive Realtor® as we did not have a pleasant experience with our prior Realtor® when we bought our previous home.
I spoke to Amar, and we instantly connected. Amar has in-depth experience in every aspect of home buying. As soon as I started the conversation, we were able to discuss many things as he would understand buyer's requirements very quickly. He would make strong recommendations on how we should proceed.
Also, Amar was very proactive in suggesting how we should rent our previous home and was very helpful in understanding the rental market. These suggestions are unbiased in any manner. I still remember our first meeting with Amar. We discuss many things which would take several meetings with any other Realtor® ( in my opinion and experience).
Once we decided on the budget and location with Amar's inputs, the formal and professional process started from Amar's team, which first started with Sri Amar. Sri Amar is immensely down to earth and understands every aspect of home buying, just like Amar.
Sri Amar makes sure to filter the homes based on our preference. There were instances where I would ask Sri Amar if a particular home is worth visiting. Sri Amar would make sure to get into the details and see if the house is worth visiting. She said NO to many such homes before we found our home.
Sri/ Amar had to make the offer to our current home very aggressively during holiday times (December). We are traveling internationally. Sri/ Amar ensured to work very closely with the sellers and us, negotiate it very aggressively, and get us a good deal. After winning the offer, the next steps executed an optimal way until we got the keys to our new home.
I must say Sri and Amar are great at what they do and are very professional with a personal touch to everything they do 🙂 🙂 It was a great pleasure working with Sri and Amar. If anyone wants seamless home buying experience - now you know whom to go to 🙂 Sri and Amar Realtors®. Thank you, Sri and Amar.
Amar and Sri helped us buy our first home. We were lucky to have their guidance and expertise. They stayed on top of every activity throughout the process, ensuring that we successfully get the house of our dreams.
Amar is a great negotiator. Because of his negotiation skills, our offer was accepted even though it was not the best offer for the seller. Amar used the right strategy focusing on our strengths, and as a result, we were able to win the house. Both Amar and Sri were easily accessible, and just an email/call/text away.
Being first time home buyers, we needed much help, and they always kept us informed and helped us make the right decisions. There are many complicated steps in the process: loan approval, home insurance, home warranty, escrow, and closing.
They were personally involved in every step. They helped us get the best possible service. With their help, we were able to get a low-interest rate from a well-known lender. They even helped us get the best possible insurance and warranty policy. The escrow process also went super smoothly.
They worked tirelessly in the background for our success, ensuring that we do not have to worry about anything. In my opinion, it was a perfect execution, and I would highly recommend Amar and Sri.
SAMARPITA SARKAR | Senior Research Associate at RubrYc Therapeutics, Inc.
August 2, 2020, Aathira was a client of Amar
Thank you, Amar & Sri, for helping us get our dream home. When we first contacted Amar in May, we were clueless about the home buying process. Without his help and guidelines, we could not have reached this milestone. We were doubtful if it was the right decision to buy a house amidst the pandemic and Shelter-in-place.
After talking to Amar about our concerns and expectations, he gave us a clear picture of the process. He explained all the steps and how he and Sri will be involved in each step. He connected us to a lender who could close the sale in 21 days. We realized this is important for sellers to close the house in as little time as possible.
Sri helped us find our perfect home. She guided us to find a home that fit our current need and will also be a good investment for the future. We realized that there is much more to a home than newly remodeled cabinets and kitchen. It is all about LOCATION! There were many evenings when we talked for hours about different properties. She gave us clear insight into why some properties are not right for us.
Finally, we found a property with everything that we looked for, and Sri gave us the green flag. Amar explained the disclosures of the house very well to us. He presented a clean offer to the seller and negotiated a good deal for us by working around the clock. We got the house with new furniture all at list price, which was 30K less than what the seller expected.
Even after moving into the house, Amar and Sri continued to help us to sort out everything. We are grateful to have known them, and we appreciate all their efforts in helping us land in a beautiful home.
Manohar Bhati Mura | Database Analyst at Catalyst Family Inc.
July 23, 2020, Manohar was a client of Amar
My name is Manohar; I never thought I could have my dream home in the Bay area with a 5% down payment with good neighborhood & schools. Then my friend introduced me to Amar & Sri. Amar walked me through his 5 steps process; I was very much impressed with the process. After a few weeks, we liked a home in a great neighborhood & Schools; I had no hopes that the seller would accept my offer as there were higher offers with a 20% down payment. Then I received a message from Amar & Sri saying that the seller has accepted my offer. Amar & Sri had done superb negotiation with an excellent strategy to get our offer accepted. Our whole family is very much thankful to Amar & Sri. We want to give 5 stars Rating to Amar & Sri work in the below areas: 1. THE BEST DEAL Negotiation by ALL possible means 2. PERFECT EXECUTION of the process 3. Winning HOME with RIGHT STRATEGY 4. PERSONALLY involvement in ALL areas of home BUYING 5. COLLABORATION in informed decision making 6. PROCESS GUIDANCE throughout Home BUYING PROCESS 7. Staying on TOP of EVERY activity in the whole process to make sure the end goal accomplished as smoothly as possible. 8. FOLLOW UP after we moved into a new home to check if we need any help.
SAMARPITA SARKAR | Senior Research Associate at RubrYc Therapeutics, Inc.
July 20, 2020, SAMARPITA was a client of Amar
My husband and I had a great experience working with Amar and Sri. We were looking for our 1st home in the Bay area. Being a first time home buyer, we were extra cautious looking for a Realtor® who could help us in our journey to find our dream home. That’s when we came across Amar and Sri. We just contacted them through Zillow and immediately we got the confirmation of our first e-meet.
Amar’s first email started with a line, “HOMEOWNERSHIP is the partnership and commitment between the Realtor® and Buyer.” This resonated with us a lot. That’s when we realized we have picked the right people to work with.
Amar walked us through the entire home buying process step by step. He put together an extremely organized strategy with his Real Estate partner Sri. He was thorough with the entire process starting from market research until closing. He emphasized on TEAMWORK and ensured everyone’s contribution was on time to close on our dream home.
Sri would discuss every house we came across in the market and point out the pros and cons of them. She was always so cheerful yet very technical. She patiently worked with us to choose the right home in terms of its value. She went deep into knowing what exactly we are looking for and intersected with her vision of what we should be looking for, in terms of value of a property, its locality and other technical aspects.
Amar and Sri did a wonderful job explaining the initial disclosure and eventually helping us put together a good offer. He did a fantastic job negotiating with the seller thereby keeping everyone happy. They were personally involved in all areas viz. Escrow process, Loan, and closing. It was sheer teamwork and their experience that helped us to finish the entire process from finding the right home until close within 22-23days.
We thoroughly enjoyed working with Sri and Amar and we would highly recommend them.
It has been a great experience working with Sree, Amar and their team. Starting with making us comfortable by easing into the process and ensuring to adjust to work with our pace,when needed thrusting the necessary force to make things happen says a lot about their team’s experience in how to ensure the clients are treated uniquely and still deliver.
A lot has been said in the recommendations about the negotiations skills that Amar brings to the table, I can conform to that but also add the thoughtful planning he goes through giving that necessary time and effort that brings out multitude of options from his playbook to ensure the best to your client.
Ranganathan Boovaraghavan | Software Test Director at Nokia
July 05, 2020, Ranganathan was a client of Amar
My recent home selling experience with Amar's services was remarkable. Amar's team helped through the entire selling process from initial selling consultancy to closing. The team suggestions were valuable and guaranteed the returns with a higher selling price.
Amar provides end to end service and helps that is hard to find. The team put dedication to details on Staging, photography, 3D Walk-in-Tour, Floor plan, Premier Videos, etc., which would give the buyer more confidence.
Due to the fantastic efforts, the team pulled off an excellent offer in just a few days of listing. Without the Amar’s extraordinary marketing reach and agent networking, it would have been impossible to get multiple incredible offers, particularly during the pandemic time.
Amar negotiated offer price is way above my expectations and extremely happy for the results. Till the close of the sale, it was seamless with a precise tracking at every step throughout the process. I never thought selling a home would be so simple. I recommend other sellers to experience it for themselves.
Vinayak Namjoshi | Senior Software Application Engineer at Workday
July 01, 2020, Vinayak was a client of Amar
Amar has been very clear in the process of home buying. In our first meeting itself, he explained every step in detail. We loved his work ethic, where we established that Sri, Amar, and we all need to agree to go ahead with the offer. Amar and Sri were always available to have a word and answer any questions that we have.
They made sure we completely understand and are satisfied with the answers. We were impressed by Sri’s knowledge of the neighborhoods and the investment perspective she gave us. She poured her heart to make sure we were buying the right home for the best price. It gave us so much confidence in our decision to buy home. We were stunned by Amar’s negotiation skills, and because of it, we were able to beat the cash offer and win our dream home.
Amar has an excellent team. Everyone stayed on top of their responsibility in closing this deal on time. I will recommend Amar and Sri to all my friends interested in buying a house as they will be in safe hands. We sincerely appreciate all your efforts in winning the best deal and home for us. Thank you so much, Amar and Sri.
Our home buying experience was excellent with Amar, Sri, and their team. From the time of our first appointment, Amar explained to us the whole home buying process and we knew who the stakeholder is at every point. After finding a home that we liked, Amar and Sri helped us navigate the whole process right from visiting the house in a safe and timely manner to closing home.
We trusted Amar's team while moving forward with the loan process, warranty & insurance and all the steps involved. Each person Exceeded our expectations in helping us through the process. It was a one-stop solution all Real Estate needs. We were able to buy our first home within a time of 4 months, and we thank Amar and Sri and his entire team for the fantastic help !!!!
Nithin Dev Bandakka | R&D ENGINEER SENIOR STAFF AT SYNOPSYS INC
JUNE 17, 2020, NITHIN DEVWAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
I met Amar at an open house a couple of years back when I was casually looking around houses. He came across as a very simple down to earth person, very approachable. At the beginning of the year 2020, we got serious about home buying and decided to go with Amar as our agent. I am glad I got to work with Amar and Sri. Sri guided us a lot in particular with location, feedback about the positive and negative of every house we looked at.
Our home buying process was during the Covid-19 pandemic, and for every tour, we did Sri made sure we had a safe slot to tour the houses. This was particularly important for us as we had a toddler. Amar able to WIN the home before the offer due date without competing with other offers.
Amar has a well-structured set of milestones defined for a buyer to follow through on, which helps us anticipate what to expect next. They also ensured that once closing is done, we finished the transfer of utilities etc. Overall, I am glad we chose Amar and Sri as our Realtors® and looking forward to working with them in the future.
Maitri Patel | CLINICAL PROJECT ASSOCIATE AT GILEAD SCIENCES
JUNE 15, 2020, MAITRI WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
We cannot express how thrilled we are of having Amar and Sri by our side in this fantastic journey of buying our first home. Being the first generation in the US, we were clueless about the essential steps to consider before entering the market. We are glad that we met Amar during one of the open houses. After meeting Amar and going through various stages, we felt completely relaxed knowing that there will be an expert who can provide us with the right guidance.
Sri has guided us various times in helping us make the correct decision in choosing the right home in a prime location where home value is appreciated. Amar has helped us in going through the disclosure documents and explained to us thoroughly.
There were many higher offers than ours, and we completely lost hope, but Amar has negotiated well and helped us win the home of our dream. Amar and his team were always available to answer any questions. They were a great help throughout the home buying process, including getting the pre-approval to getting the house key.
Buying a home is a big decision, and going through the entire process could be tedious. However, Amar has made the whole process very smooth. We felt like we had a family member by our side in this journey rather than a Realtor®. We will recommend Amar and Sri to everyone.
Tapas Mohapatra | SR. MANAGER, SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEERING, CLOUD AND DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE
JUNE 11, 2020, TAPAS WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
This is about Amar and Team who were instrumental in making our dream come true to be the proud first time home buyer in Bay Area. In my whole review process, I want to highlight the dates as it’s highly important to look at the effectiveness, planning, process-driven, speed of execution, and the result-driven team that any buyer would like to wish for it.
It was on Dec 14th, when I first found about Amar from a listing and decided to hit the button to reach out, and to my surprise, in no time he responded and we had a brief conversation about my home buying situation. It was then the Christmas Holiday week where no one works, Amar was kind enough to work late on a Saturday (Dec 22nd) late evening to meet us for the first time and explain the home buying process literally from A to Z as we knew nothing.
On Sunday, Dec 23rd, without caring about the holiday or Christmas break, he drove all the way just to be with us to see a home that I sent him a message the previous night. We liked the home and decided on Sunday, Dec 22nd night to offer and informed Amar by email on Sunday, Dec 23rd late night. From here on are the most amusing part about how Amar and team made this happen and all these during the Christmas Holiday.
Home Offer and Acceptance: Unlike other agents, Amar always puts himself into buyer situation and does thorough analysis/inspections before saying to yes for any offer. He formed a dedicated team and performed all necessary checks such as location analysis, comparable in the area, direction, litigation and all sorts of technical evaluations, discussed all of that with us and defined a clear plan and execution process so we got it all completed and decided to offer on Monday, Dec 24th. He worked closely with us, guided us thru the market around the area, value of the home in 6months vs 3yrs and so on and we were amazed with the level of knowledge and information he provided to us in deciding the best offer number.
In this whole offer preparation process, while he has a quite different style of making then offer, he always made sure we have a plan B and plan C to act on which gave us a lot of confidence. Amar negotiation skills are phenomenal as he continued working with the seller agent after submitting the offer and negotiated the whole deal and convinced effectively to the seller side to accept the offer and he made it happen for us.
Yashwanth Konduri | DATA SCIENTIST AT IBM WATSON MEDIA AND WEATHER
JUNE 7, 2020, YASHWANTH WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
Thanks for your great work in helping us find the right home Amar, Sri, and the team. Sri has helped assess all the homes and help us understand the pros and cons of each house we were interested in. Thanks for establishing a safe environment for visits during this pandemic.
Amar, you were absolutely fantastic in negotiating the house price to get us the home 30K below the highest bid price. Thank you both for guiding us throughout the entire home buying process. You were available at all times on any day necessary.
Thanks for clearly establishing goals for each individual and driving the strategy to achieve them. It has been a pleasure working with you and hopes to work with you again soon.
We started looking to buy a new home last September, and the first step was to search for a good or rather best Realtor® in the bay area. Looking for an excellent, aggressive Realtor® as we did not have a pleasant experience with our prior Realtor® when we bought our previous home. I spoke to Amar, and we instantly connected. Amar has in-depth experience in every aspect of home buying. As soon as I started the conversation, we were able to discuss many things as he would understand buyer's requirements very quickly. He would make strong recommendations on how we should proceed.
Also, Amar was very proactive in suggesting how we should rent our previous home and was very helpful in understanding the rental market. These suggestions are unbiased in any manner. I still remember our first meeting with Amar. We discuss many things which would take several meetings with any other Realtor® ( in my opinion and experience). Once we decided on the budget and location with Amar's inputs, the formal and professional process started from Amar's team, which first started with Sri Amar. Sri Amar is immensely down to earth and understands every aspect of home buying, just like Amar. Sri Amar makes sure to filter the homes based on our preference.
There were instances where I would ask Sri Amar if a particular home is worth visiting. Sri Amar would make sure to get into the details and see if the house is worth visiting. She said NO to many such homes before we found our home. Sri/ Amar had to make the offer to our current home very aggressively during holiday times (December). We are traveling internationally. Sri/ Amar ensured to work very closely with the sellers and us, negotiate it very aggressively, and get us a good deal.
After winning the offer, the next steps executed an optimal way until we got the keys to our new home. I must say Sri and Amar are great at what they do and are very professional with a personal touch to everything they do 🙂 🙂 It was a great pleasure working with Sri and Amar. If anyone wants seamless home buying experience - now you know whom to go to 🙂 Sri and Amar Realtors®. Thank you, Sri and Amar.
Nithya Shivamani | SOFTWARE ENGINEER
APRIL 26, 2020, NITHYA WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
When we decided to purchase the home, we had lots of questions related to the purchase. We met Amar at the Palo Alto office. Amar guided us through the steps of the home buying process and gave us everything we needed to get started with the process. He has an excellent team that works tirelessly throughout the home buying process.
As a first time homebuyer, we are always curious about the process and had a lot of questions. This is where Sri Amar comes into the picture. She patiently listened to all our concerns and advised accordingly at each stage of the home buying process. These questions ranged from how zip codes attract a premium, Sri duly answered school districts and bidding process, etc.
Amar and Sri Amar would let the clients do the survey of the property independently. They never forced any opinions on the house and very patient until we are functionally like the house. Once we like, they go through all the disclosures and patiently explain everything in detail. On the offer date, Amar worked with the lender and put forward a competitive offer on the table and got the property that we call our home at a great deal. These were the times when "Shelter-in-place" was announced in CA.
During "Shelter-in-place", there were delays associated with appraisals and Amar kept the seller agent and others in the loop. We were in the housing market for less than a month and Amar helped us to get the property we would call it our home. We were more than happy about closing the deal. In the whole process, we had some great interactions with Sri Amar, who would provide valuable insights.
We are extremely pleased with our home buying process and our association with Amar & Sri Amar. We would definitely recommend Amar and Sri Amar to our friends and family. Thanks for making this come true so early and we appreciate all the efforts put by this efficient team.
Ranganathan Boovaraghavan | SOFTWARE TEST DIRECTOR AT NOKIA
APRIL 25, 2020, RANGANATHAN WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
Amar and team, First, our heartfelt gratitude for helping us with the purchase of the new home. Beyond our friendship and closeness, the professionalism you and the team have shown amazes me. Knowledge of how the home-buying process works is key to avoiding many misunderstandings in the lengthy and complicated process. Your articulate walk through of the process and clear definition of roles, responsibilities, periodic updates helped us all be on track.
Amar, you always put the team first and that is a great attitude of a leader. I have observed how you firmly view success is not just an individual effort but rather a concerted effort of a team to satisfy customer. The testimony of the execution was very visible even as we made our first bid. By the way, there was that only bid as we sealed it. Seeing your persistence, I was very sure the deal was ours to win and at a well negotiated market price. I have been greatly benefitted by the end-to-end support of this wonderful team. The business staff, the loan team, insurance folks all of them have gone that extra mile to make it happen.
It looked daunting at first to agree to a 21-day closing and the team pulled it through seamlessly. To sum up, my home buying experience was awesome and in my opinion it couldn’t have been better. Thanks again Amar and Team for this great work. I would 100% positively recommend you to any of my friends for your total professionalism and commitment.
Nidhi Mittal | INTERNATIONAL TAX SENIOR AT DELOITTE
APRIL 20, 2020, NIDHI WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
We met Amar in his Palo Alto office for the initial consultation on a Friday afternoon and got enrolled to the website portal. In our initial consultation he read our mind and knew what exactly we were looking for.
Sri and Amar are incredibly amazing at what they do. For each property that we were interested in, Sri gave us insights that we would not have found anywhere else. She walked us through all the pros and cons for each property we were sincerely thinking of bidding. All they wanted for us to make a best informed decision. They both made themselves available 24x7.
Amar was personally involved in all the areas right from the beginning till we were finally settled in our new home. He stayed on the top of everything and made sure the buying process was as smooth as possible. It sounds unbelievable but within 2 weeks we bid on the house and with his sharp strategy we got the house too. His coordination with the banker was incredible which made sure that we not only got our offer accepted but also the loan process was smooth.
Last but not the least we started our journey with Amar and Sri as our Realtors® but we ended up with life long friends. We wholeheartedly recommended them.
Alok Aggarwal | MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF AT LACEWORK
APRIL 12, 2020, ALOK WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
After six months of fruitless home search and many unaccepted offers with another agent, we came across Amar. Amar noted our requirements and gave us a clear picture of the market. He shared home buying process and encouraged us to stick to the process. Amar clarified our doubts about property selection and busted some of the myths.
We were looking in Milpitas and we found ourselves in a very aggressive market in the first quarter of the calendar year 2020. But Amar and Sri know the market very well. They have a great network in Milpitas area. Amar helped us win the deal amongst many offers. A few were even higher than ours. Amar used his top negotiation skills to make sure we get the deal.
After offer acceptance, Amar and Sri guided us through the closing process. They have a strong network of connections ranging from lenders to insurance providers to contractors. Amar led the whole process and drove his team to complete the closing, keeping us closely involved throughout. Amar made sure he stayed on top of the process.
After closing, Amar and Sri continue to help us with their contacts so that the house move-in goes smoothly. The contacts they suggest offer very competitive prices. We are very happy with the deal we got. We strongly recommend Amar and Sri for people’s real estate needs.
Susan Larsen | SENIOR MANAGER AT CISCO
APRIL 2, 2020, SUSAN WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
I had an investment property that I needed to get on the market and sell quickly. The property was a difficult property to handle because it had much deferred maintenance and had been neglected for many years. Amar took on this property, creating a far-reaching marketing campaign, presentation, and showing schedule that worked exceptionally well to drive buyer traffic to the property. I needed a cash buyer, and Amar delivered, with multiple cash buyers offering funds, significantly above the ask price.
I’ve bought and sold many properties over the years, but I can honestly say, that I have never worked with an agent who was more attentive, professional, technically versed, and market-wise in his development of strategy and execution. Amar was present, and accessible at all times for all that I needed, from the simple, to the complex questions, and he demonstrated the ultimate respect, know-how, and professionalism that one would want in their real estate agent.
I am grateful to Amar, for taking on my project and I would hope that if you need an agent to make a difference for you in your next project, either in selling or purchasing, you’d consider Amar. He’s my five star agent of choice!
MARCH 31, 2020, ANIKET WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
We were fortunate to find Amar and Sri for our home buying process. We were first time home buyers with very little knowledge about how to find the right place. As my wife was pregnant, we were in a desperate need to find a home to welcome our daughter and start a new life with her. It was such a crucial time for both of us but the entire process of home buying was priceless.
We came to know about Amar from online reviews. We first had a one on one session with Amar (highly recommended) where he explained the entire home buying process to us. Sri was very much involved with the initial shortlisting and gave us reasons for choosing a property vs not choosing it. She gave several insights which we otherwise would have struggled to get. This included critical viewpoints of some houses which we shortlisted.
After identifying our dream home within the first month, Amar and Sri put an aggressive offer to the seller on our behalf at a price we were very comfortable with. It was Seller’s first open house, they had many offers and weren't entertaining anyone until they met the price they wanted. But Amar had the perfect strategy planned out to win. Amar and his team literally worked day and night to win us the offer by convincing the seller.
Amar and Sri were personally involved in all areas like Escrow process, loan and to closing the deal. Their guidance was really helpful as not once we were skeptical about any decision that we took. They were always available any time of the day, whether after office hours or during weekends. I remember receiving emails at 4 am in morning with highly informative process updates.
Thank you Amar, Sri and the team for helping us secure our dream home and start a new phase of our life with our daughter. I would highly recommend you to anyone I come across who is in need of a buying agent for their home. Once again, thanks a lot for all your efforts, we are proud owners of our dream home now.
Arun Kulathumony | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AT NETGEAR
MARCH 15, 2020, ARUN WAS A CLIENT OF AMAR
We came to know of Amar from a few references and online reviews. We first had a 1:1 session with Amar when he explained the whole home buying process. Sri was very much involved with the initial shortlisting and gave us reasons for choosing a property vs not choosing it. She gave several insights which we otherwise would have struggled to get.
This included critical viewpoints of some houses which we shortlisted. After identifying our dream home within the first month, Amar and Sri put an offer on our behalf. The seller had many offers and wasn’t entertaining anyone until they met the price they wanted. However, Amar was able to get information from the seller on what they wanted. It’s critical information to make informed decision.
The seller were a bit adamant on the price they wanted but Amar was able to negotiate to a level which was a win-win for both sides. After our offer was accepted, Amar and his team helped to close the deal within the stipulated time we had put in the contract. When I had to travel abroad, he worked with my wife to ensure things weren’t left on the wayside and make progress and close the house on time.
Overall it was a great experience working with Amar and Sri and we recommend them to aspiring first-time home-buyers.
Renuka Radhakrishnan | Technical Solutions Engineer at Akamai Technologies
December 14, 2019, Renuka was a client of Amar
We were fortunate to have worked with Amar in our recent selling of our home in Milpitas, our experience was priceless.
CONSULTATION: Our journey started with an initial walk through of the house with Amar and he suggested changes, modifications and renovations that could help the selling process. Then with Amar’s help we could hire the right contractor for the job. PREPARATION:Amar always checked-in during this process and guided us in every step, many a times helping us to make the correct choices when we were lost or confused. I am not sure any other agents would go this deep in the preparation process with the sellers. “ failure to plan is planning to fail “ - I feel other Realtors® fail here, but NOT the case with Amar. Amar and his team manages a listing strategy spreadsheet. This gave me an overview of the home listing and selling process which helped everyone to be on the same page.
STAGING/PRESENTATION: Amar made the process incredibly easy like having a pro come and give us staging tips, having professional photographs/Videos/3D Tour taken, high quality flyers and a lot more. When we saw our listing we were blown away. His hard work and knowledge of what it takes to sell a home really paid off - our listing looked amazing and knocked out the competition.
MARKETING: Amar unleashed the immense social networking contacts and strategy that with-in couple of days we were the “#1” home in Zillow for similar homes in Milpitas, 4K+ views and 200+ favorites and 7K+ views in Redfin - it was soon to be “HOT”. We watched from a distance that the marketing is showing very positive results.
OFFER: This was really stress free for us as sellers but a very long day for Amar. We had 21 offers, most of them way over the asking price and many with no contingencies. Amar could later drive the multiple offer situation with ease, while being completely transparent, He negotiated the best offer over 10% above the asking price in a not so great market.
CLOSURE: It does not end here, Amar’s work is incomplete until we reach the finish-line. We constantly keep in touch and Amar informs us of the development in the closing process. Amar was always there to answer our questions and elevating our concerns. Bottomline, Amar “OWNED” the transaction and put immense focus on it. Amar is a smart and genuine real estate agent. He is like a family and works as hard as he can for you. Throughout the transaction Amar was transparent and professional. I would HIGHLY recommend Amar and his team, especially if you want someone who will go above and beyond for you, someone who truly knows what they are doing, and someone who truly cares about you as individuals. He has a truck load of experience, immense confidence, highly talented in his job - he is the companion you are looking for if you want to do any real estate transaction in bay area.
Karthik Suresh | Product Manager at Walmart eCommerce
December 10, 2019, Karthik was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri came highly recommended from our friends who had just bought a house and I am glad we decided to work with them. Me and my wife both strongly believe that they made the impossible happen for us.
Amar and Sri got our dream home for us. The entire process was seamless and smoothly executed. Right from the very first meeting we could sense that they had our best interest in mind and were genuinely interested in helping us get the right home. Amar and Sri helped formulate a winning strategy and guided us through all the steps including what to look for in a prospective home & neighborhood, what to avoid, how to approach the seller’s agents etc. A fact we appreciated was that they advised against any house/neighborhood that was not right or safe. After we liked a house they had an indepth discussion with us to make sure we are interested in the property for the right reasons.
Once the ground work was done, they helped us come up with a winning bid and negotiated the best possible deal. We could reach out to Amar or Sri anytime to discuss anything throughout the process including but not limited to shortlisting and reviewing properties, deciding a winning bid, reviewing disclosures, navigating the escrow process, getting a loan and eventually closing on the deal.
We have already recommended them to all our friends and look forward to working with them if we decide to buy another property.
Vijay Kumar Vasantha | Principal Engineer at Broadcom Limited
November 26, 2019, Vijay was a client of Amar
We were first time home buyers and we came to know about Amar & Sri from a close friend. Our home buying experience was a breeze just because Amar and Sri put their heart and soul in this whole process. From wanting to own a home to owning a home took just three weeks.
On one Sun morning we met Amar and explained our requirements and limitations in buying a home. Being an expert Realtor® Amar quickly understood our requirements and guided us by providing valuable feedback on type of house we should target for our budget, areas we should target considering future market appreciation etc. On Mon evening we talked to Sri in detail.
Sri with extensive knowledge in Bay Area neighborhood explained areas good for raising a family, areas with great neighborhood and good houses in market. On Wed Sri guided us to a house, this house met all our requirements, and the neighborhood was impressive. We quickly expressed our interest in this house to Sri.
On Thu Amar took charge and guided in the bidding process. There were 11 bids for the house already. Being an expert strategist, Amar helped us bid 5% less than the least offer and negotiated to make this deal happen. So as a buyer we realized that a good buyer’s agent was not someone who can bid highest and win, but someone who can bid least, negotiate and win. On Fri, it was Diwali eve and we couldn’t be any happier, we had entered into contract with the Seller. On Diwali my friends told us that we were lucky in getting a good house for a lesser price. For an outsider it was luck since they did not see us work hard, but as an insider we attribute our good luck to Amar’s & Sri’s hard work.
Without Amar’s homework on quality of construction, Sri’s understanding of our requirements and guidance to right home, neighborhood & area, and most of all Amar’s negotiation skills in bidding phase, we could not have owned this home. Next the loan processing had to be completed in just two weeks. Suited for our financial and closure situation, Amar guided us to the best lender for Escrow and Bank Loan process. The whole process of Legal and Bank work was executed by Amar, Sri and Team in a quick, effective and smooth fashion. By the end of three weeks, we had the keys to our new home and we were proud owners. I think we got lucky to work with Amar and Sri.
Amar and Sri were not only our buying agent but also our mentors and friends in this whole process. Looking forward to getting guidance from and working with Amar & Sri. Vijay Kumar
Chandrasekharan Gopa Kumar | Software Engineer @ Google
October 28, 2019, Chandrasekharan Gopa was a client of Amar
Amar & Sri represented us as buyer’s agent. We were looking to buy our first home, and we wanted someone with experience and good negotiation skills to represent us in the competitive bay area real estate market. We chose Amar based on the reviews on various forum and it turned out to be the best decision.
We had initial consultation with Amar and he suggested neighborhoods based on our needs & budget. Sri educated us various aspects of selecting a property and helped us to prioritize the aspects that matter to us most. Based initial discussion with Amar & Sri we shortlisted few properties. Sri was really helpful in this and helped us understand pros and cons on each of the property. This helped us rule out certain properties. Once we selected the property Amar was instrumental in drafting the offer and getting it accepted. The property we selected was sold by a relocation agency on behalf of seller and Amar’s expertise & previous experience in dealing with relocation agency helped to navigate this un-usual home buying scenario.
He negotiated hard for us and was able to get the offer accepted less than the list price. After the offer was accepted, Amar & his team’s work was excellent. We got the regular update regarding the various milestones and all the items were executed on time. Finally, on the auspicious day of Dhanteras we got the keys of our first house. As a first-time buyer we were very nervous but with the help of Amar & team our home buying experience was positive.
More than buyer’s agent Amar & Sri were like mentors & friends guiding us through each phase We hope to work with Amar & team again in future.
Satish Morampudi | Software Engineering Manager, Camera&Photos Release at Apple
October 8, 2019, Satish was a client of Amar
When we are not completely sure if we are going to purchase a home soon, we had met Amar for an initial conversation. Amar had completely changed our perception and walked us through the entire process.
His attention to details is remarkable. We were convinced to start looking around for the interested homes and visiting open houses. However one day we came across this house in South San Jose, which we really liked it. We had let Amar know about the interest, the first question he had asked us is to go to the house to check the surroundings the next day and also think about the neighborhood thoroughly. Only when we had confirmed that we really liked the neighborhood, that’s when he started the ground work on his end. Within few hours on a Monday morning, he sent us all the documents relating to the house, with thorough summary to make sure there are no surprises.
Amar, Sri and their team worked above and beyond to get all the information to make sure it is eligible to make an offer. Amar is really strategic to make an offer and really worked wonders until it was accepted by the seller! Amar and Sri were communicative for every information they had received during the process, it seemed like the notifications were through an automated bot but it was Amar :). They consider every client as their first client and personally get involved in every step pre, during and post closing of the purchase. They are thoroughly involved and helping for taking the right actions.
Now we have a trusted Realtor® team in the bay area and I’m really confident for my next purchase with Amar, Sri and their team! Thank you!
Mani Bharathi Pandian | Staff Engineer at Qualcomm
September 21, 2019, Mani Bharathi was a client of Amar
It was a pleasure working with Amar and Sri for our first home purchase. They made the entire home buying experience a smooth and memorable one for us. In our first meeting, Amar stressed on team work which includes us, the buyers as well. At the end, it was the complete team work that won us the home. Amar's team is a "one stop" shop for home buying. Everyone in the team (Amar/Sri - Realtors®, Narayan - admin, Nicole and team - home loan and Millie - Escrow) played their role to perfection and their professionalism is of the highest quality.
Each member is highly experienced, collaborative, resourceful, and always alert. Whenever a challenging situation presented itself, they knew the corrective course of action and quickly implemented it. They all went above and beyond call of duty to take us to the finish line on-time.
We highly recommend Amar/Sri and their team to anyone who like us are serious about winning competitive bids and close the sale on-time. Amar's excellent negotiation skill and Sri's straight to-the-point advises deserve a special mention. Sri was in constant touch throughout the home search process. Sri educated us on what the target list price should be, which localities we should aim for and made sure we were putting our time and effort on property where our chances of winning was realistic. Sri and Amar reached out to us at key junctures, patiently explained the pros and cons, and readily shared their point of view: all of which greatly helped us with the decision making.
Amar won us a very competitive bid without multiple counter offers and successfully negotiated to have the seller pay a major portion of the closing cost - a perfect deal for us. Few days later the bank appraisal came in and the home was valued above the sale price - a true testament to Amar's extraordinary negotiation skills. Post the offer acceptance, the team worked very hard to close the sale on time.
Personally, we felt it was a huge advantage to work with a close-knit team as they collaborated among themselves to get majority of the work done. This allowed us to give all our time and attention to our son who at the time of purchase was barely a month old. A big thanks to Amar, Sri and team for all their help and care. We will be Amar/Sri's client for lifetime! Oviya and Mani
Amit Gupta | Sr. Manager Firmware Validation at SK hynix memory solutions inc.
September 11, 2019, Amit was a client of Amar
Hi Amar and Sri, I want to take this opportunity to thank both of you and your wonderful team for making this possible for us. To say the least, it was a breeze working with you. I really appreciate you going above and beyond to make it possible for us, even to the extent of guiding selling agent, who was a newcomer in our case.
You really helped lock this deal for us. Even after we were ready to give up on this house, you kept close contact with selling agent and presented our case in a way that we won this house. Also, your team made the whole process so painless that we didn’t even feel a bit of stress while signing biggest deal of our life.
I would recommend you to anyone I come across who is in need of a buying and selling agent. Once again, thanks a lot for all your efforts, we are proud owners of our dream home now.
Thanks and Best Regards
Saurabh Deulgaonkar | Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer at Fitbit
September 7, 2019, Saurabh was a client of Amar
A big and sincere thank you to Amar, Sri and team! We met Amar in his office back in May and he gave us a very detailed overview of the entire process. His knowledge about the market is extremely good and accurate! Since we were first time home buyers, we had very little knowledge how an offer is made but Amar with his exceptional negotiation, put in the right strategy to win us our home.
Since it was our first experience, we had many questions. Sri answered all the questions properly with patience. Amar and his team are very professional and created a project plan during the execution phase. His team for other processes like Loan, Insurance, Home warranty etc. is excellent and professionals and helped close the deal in three weeks! Kudos to his entire team! From creating a strategy to end of closing, Amar and Sri were personally involved in each and every step from answering our questions to following up on the stake holders in home buying process. Their guidance was really helpful as not once we were skeptical about any decision that we took. They were always available any time of the day, whether after office hours or during weekends.
The most important thing about buying a home, is that you have to be comfortable in making a decision and thanks to Amar and Sri, we were very comfortable in going ahead with our decision. This is exactly what a first-time home buyer looks for and Amar and his team are the best in making sure that the buyer is comfortable. Thank you, Amar, Sri and Team, for helping us secure our dream home!
I would highly recommend them for anyone looking to buy a home. -Tanvi and Saurabh
Hrishikesh Kulkarni | SRE @ LinkedIn
September 7, 2019, Hrishikesh was a client of Amar
We worked with Amar & team in buying our first home and we felt that it was the best overall experience! Rewinding the clock back, we met Amar first time at his Palo Alto office few months back; thats when he explained how the home search/ buying process is going to be, various steps involved etc.
Looking back, I think we made just the right decision by going with Amar! Now the first step - home search - was when we met Sri Amar, I must say she is extremely dedicated and very knowledgeable about Bay Area real estate market. Sri is the one with whom we interacted the most throughout this entire home buying process, she was always available for us by all means of communications. I remember, after we finalized on our home, that's when Amar took over the command & his team swiftly got into action in doing the market study, preparing the right offer in a timely manner. We went through all the disclosures, home inspection reports with Amar (I must say that this is a very important step) and we were greatly benefited by his experience in this field.
I think the offer preparation was the challenging part - as that's when you need to make a right financial decision - during this step, Sri Amar was constantly in touch with us guiding, answering our questions & helping in offer preparation. One last thing to note is, Amar has a solid team & excellent networking skills.
His team consist of a real strong loan officers; this immensely helped us in closing the house in a very short period of time. We were kept in the loop at every step and I personally liked Amar's way of communication - template emails perfectly outlining execution steps, point of contacts of each step followed by periodic status updates. We highly recommend Amar & his team, for his collaboration in making an informed decision, right deal negotiation & perfect execution of the process.
Thank you Amar and Sri Amar! You are the BEST!
Nitesh Kumar Shrivastav | Senior Engineer at Qualcomm
September 2, 2019, Nitesh Kumar was a client of Amar
A big thanks to both Sri and Amar for putting a great show to win the home for us.When I first met Amar at palo alto office. I had lot of hesitation with respect to home ownership and I am glad that you helped me in taking the right decision.
We are very fortunate to have Amar and Sri for any future real estate needs. We really appreciate your efforts you put during entire home buying process. Sri has great knowledge about all the neighborhood and understand the market well and individual needs . I highly recommend Sri and Amar for their genuine and honest services during home buying process.
Amar is really good with negotiation and put sincere effort to win the home for the clients
AJAY VASAGIRI | Principal Software Engineer at Walmart eCommerce
August 10, 2019, AJAY was a client of Amar
Amar, It has been a great experience working with you and your team throughout the home buying process. This being our first home we obviously needed a lot of guidance and coaching on deciding what is right for us.
Sri has been extremely helpful and patient in answering all of our questions and guiding us make the right decisions. And when it came to the offer, I don’t know how you pulled it off with all the competition we had for this house. Really appreciate you keeping me up to date on the status of different activities for closing in a timely fashion.
THANK YOU for helping us find our first home
Tushar Patel | Member of Technical Staff
August 9, 2019, Tushar was a client of Amar
As a first-time homebuyer in Bay Area, the whole process of buying a house, bidding can be very overwhelming and stressful. But with the help of Amar, Sri and his team, it couldn't have been easier and quicker.
When we began our home-search, from Yelp we found that many buyers in Bay Area are in similar condition greatly helped by Amar and his team. We met Amar at his Palo Alto office where he explained the entire process, his custom search engine for homes and also answered the questions we have about bidding and closing on home, how to consider property valuation.
Amar also introduced us to his wife Sri who works with him and also to his lender (Risha), who was quick enough to get us a pre-approval letter. They have amazing modus operandi where home buying is divided into tasks and executed meticulously. We never though that we will end-up being homeowners so quickly. Amar worked really hard to get our offer accepted. Amar got all the paperwork ready to put in an offer for the house by making an informed decision on the offer price. He worked till midnight for negotiating with seller agent and got our offer accepted. Ever after offer got accepted, Amar and Sri worked with loan officer, insurance team to make sure we will close in short span of 21 days.
Thank you, Amar and Sri, for being so cooperative, kind and humble to us in the whole process and making us the proud owner of our first home in Bay
Melissa Daoud | Associate Marriage & Family Therapist & Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Hi Amar and Sri, Thanks a lot for your exceptional support. The home buying experience was pleasant for us. Everything happened fast. I still remember how you walk through all the reports/disclosures around mid-night and explained things in short notice, when we asked you to prepare an offer for the house.
Also, your team and your coordination with home loan, home insurance, home warranty and escrow people are exceptional. That makes our life easy as first-time home buyer. You are updating the Key Milestones progress regularly and your availability on the phone if we have any questions/clarifications. Thank you for your support throughout this process. Your support still continues after closing the deal, in terms of guiding us on registering for all utilities, ADT security and even priest for house warming. I’m already start recommending you to our friends.
I’m sure they will have the same pleasant experience with you. Without you, we may not get this house and be a homeowner today. Thanks a lot!!!
Giribabu Bikki | Staff Engineer at VMware
July 2, 2019, Giribabu was a client of Amar
Amar is like a power house with great negotiation skills whileunderstanding the needs and sentiments of home buyers. If youare seriously shopping for house, I would highly recommendedAmar as your Realtor®.
He helped us to get our house on our veryfirst offer..
Gaurav Yadav | Engineering @ Snowflake
May 22, 2019, Gaurav was a client of Amar
When me and my wife started to consider buying a new home, Amar’s name came up as a highly recommended agent through multiple friends. In our first meeting, Amar went through all the steps of home-buying process and explained different parameters which we need to look at when analyzing any home.
Whenever we were interested in any house, Amar’s wife Sri was extremely thorough in finding out all the pros and cons of that house in a quick time. If not for Sri, we may have ended up bidding for a house which was attractive from outside but had certain health hazard issues. When we decided to bid on the house that we are currently living in, Amar made sure to get the house within our price limit and did not ask us to raise the price during the bidding process.
Also, the entire process from bidding to escrow and closing was completely smooth and there were no delays at any point from Amar’s side. He always tried to keep all the parties involved on their toes and prevented us from any stress. Overall, I would recommend everyone to consider Amar for an honest and smooth home-home-buying experience.
Radhika Radhakrishnan | Modem Hardware Engineer
April 30, 2019, Radhika was a client of Amar
We were looking for our house in a very short time frame since we had to move out of our rented house unexpectedly. My sister gave Amar’s contact details and he gave us an appointment immediately. We met at his office at Palo Alto.
He was very friendly and explained to us the whole home buying process in Bay Area. He immediately gave us the access to the tool which allows us to filter the listings as per our requirement. He also introduced us to his wife, Sri Amar, who was very diligent in evaluating the value of the property. She also gave us the idea of whether the properties we are looking at is in good neighbourhood and of good value. She took out time and came to show us a property which we really liked and put offer.
Amar did a fantastic job in finding the best deal by his awesome negotiating skills. The offer price was strategically decided and Amar and his team worked late night in putting together the bid for the property. He introduced us to his loan officer. We had a very short closing time of 21 days and Amar orchestrated with various teams, Escrow officer, Loan officer and helped us in getting it closed within the given time frame.
Sri and Amar was personally involved in all areas and stayed on top of every activity in the entire process to make sure that we got the perfect home in time!
Raju Balakrishnan | Principal Data Scientist at Orkus
April 30, 2019, Raju was a client of Amar
We are repeated home buyers with Amar and Sri, and working with them again is sufficient proof for how happy we are with the team.
Having worked with multiple real estate agents both for investment properties and our primary home, I am always amazed my Amar and teams ability to make the deal happen.
Amar and team is outstanding in their ability to move fast and put the perfect offer, follow up with excellent negotiations with the sellers agent, and get the property under contract in shortest possible time.
In a fast moving real estate market like bay area, his excellent negotiation skill and impeccable execution will help you to get you the house.
Prasanjeet Das | Lead Application Engineer at Cadence Design Systems
April 19, 2019, Prasanjeet was a client of Amar
" The young guys are all fascinated with the shining stuff, they forget that it is the land that appreciates and not the house" - Amar. I was always for a single-family home to raise a family and the above words of wisdom from Amar re-enforced the value of a single-family home.
Selecting a Realtor® is the foremost important thing in the whole buying experience. It is as critical as the doctor you select for your child birth. Some says the first house is like the first child - exciting and scary at the same time, hence you need a trusted alley to share your worries and joy with. For my first home I started looking into online portals and as well connecting with friends about their experience with Realtors®.
One particular review on Zillow caught my eye where the lady mentioned about how Amar and team helped over the "vacation period" of late December and early January to close a house that they liked. Coming from a technical sales consulting background I knew such a heartfelt customer review can only be from someone who has truly felt a superior experience and I decided to drop a mail to Amar. “Yesterday the chance of you getting the house was 0.01%, today it is 5%.
We will do our work and if this house is in your fate, you will get it” - Sri while discussing the counter-offer. It all started towards Early March and by March end we have our first ever offer accepted on a five Bedroom house in a prime locality with good schools and view of the hills. To be very frank the house that we eventually now own, we never thought that we can even think of bidding on something like that. Just as a dry run to understand the process, we asked Sri (Amar's wife) for her opinion. From that day both Sri and my wife Swati were equally excited about the house.
Amar did all the heavy lifting, but Sri was the calming yet excited influence that made all the difference. We were looking for a Realtor® but got a Realtor® family instead. Not to mention the super competent team of lender (Sara), insurance (Gail) and so on. The truth and trust in the whole experience is what mattered the most for me. House hunting is curious event, I was even enticed by other Realtors® to switch for extra closing credits. But when you are looking to bid on houses that are even older than yourself, you can’t be penny-wise pound-foolish. You need a wise experienced person and who better than a X high tech executive who now works passionately to make people dreams come true. I am not going to parrot all the qualities - negotiation, execution, collaboration ... that one can get in any other review for Amar. Just consider this – “being a PhD myself I revere in reading documents. But since Amar was involved and was providing crisp and concise summaries. I did not read any of the huge reports - inspection, title, appraisal ...”
If you want a pleasant no fuss home buying experience, then I can say without any prejudice Amar and team is the way to go...
Narendra Munagala | GE
April 11, 2019, Narendra was a client of Amar
We never really had any idea about the steps or terms in purchasing a home. I was a bit reluctant to meet a Realtor® initially but my wife wants us to understand the process to better prepare for the buying process.
We contacted Amar in Feb 2019, he patiently explained to us the whole process of home buying all the ABC’s. He sent us the action items he will take from his side and what steps we have to take from ours. Amar took his time to explain each and every question we asked. He advised us on area and the kind of home would be better for our young and growing family and what qualities we have to see in a house. He used to send the home details he thinks might best fit us. After we take a tour of the homes and share our experience, he would provide valuable suggestions on how the home will fit our needs in the future and any potential issues with the home after going through the disclosures.
In less than a month we zeroed on a couple of homes and his team swung into action to get the required documentation to get the offer ready and going. Even though there is a good amount of competition for the home, he was able to get the seller accept our price. He was able to negotiate a fair price for the home and his team (especially Sri Amar) was in touch with us the whole process.
They were on top of each step and prompt to get the required information and documentation. Amar and Sri made the whole home buying process as easy as possible for us. I highly recommend Amar and his team to anyone looking for home in Bay area. We are more confident after meeting him about buying the home. Thanks a bunch Amar, Sri and his team!!!
Dinesh Tadepalli | SoC Design Manager & Investor
April 8, 2019, Dinesh was a client of Amar
Here’s our scenario. We decided to sell our home expecting a home sale downturn in the near future and as we were planning to go back to India.
We first spoke to a Redfin selling agent, who hurried us to place it on market asap without suggesting any modifications/house updates. We were skeptical and checked with another local agent (who is well known in our community). She/He did not sound very confident and hinted that there’s a possibility that we have to rent it out due to market being slow since the start of 2019.
Fortunately, we remembered Amar from one of the Linked In posts and tried to give him a try as he has got multiple 5 star reviews from other home owners. He visited us and explained all the details about home selling and was patient in answering to all our concerns and questions. Even though we are a 2 bed 2 bath town home in a community that dominated with more than 3 beds, he took it up as a challenge and we never had to look back. When we decided to go with Amar, there are about 5 town homes (4 of which are 3 beds or larger) and without much traffic to them.
As per Amar’s suggestions and our intuition we upgraded the home with the needed and made sure it’s comparable to a new home that are being sold nearby. Amar then discussed and convinced us on the price that made sense to any buyer who is searching for a home. With his extensive marketing skills, our town house was able to become a Hot Home on Redfin in just 3 days and many people visited in the first open house weekend. We got our first offer the mid of the week after and with his amazing negotiation skills he was able to get the home sold it for more than the listed price, where nearby homes are struggling to get offers for the listed price in a record time of 10 days.
His steadfast execution didn’t stop there – he was able to close the escrow in the next 15 days and by the end of 28 days the home got closed without any issues and in a breeze. Even before handing over the keys, he noticed that the staging company made some dirt due to rains in the entrance and he himself cleaned it without complaints.
I believe Amar will be a valuable agent to anyone looking to sell the home or buy a home in this every changing market in Bay Area. We sincerely thank Amar for achieve this home sale in record time and making it a breeze for us.
Venkata Duvvuri | Data Science Analytics Machine Learning
April 2, 2019, Venkata was a client of Amar
We met you the first week of September for your guidance to buy a new property and sell our existing one. Your out of the box suggestions helped us when we first approached you to help us with sale of our property and a subsequent purchase of another one in San Jose. Your suggestions helped us decide to go immediately for a purchase of a San Jose property believing the market was moving towards a buyers’ market and later consider a sale or renting of our older one.
Additionally, we did see our current (new) home immediately with you in early September. Your advice on a property in Trestlewood ln. was timely. It helped us avoid pursuing a property despite its apparent appeal. This helped us understand your integrity.
Later, your first and subsequent offers over Belington st. property was convincing and correct. You understood our financial limitation as well as capacities. You did not chase the markup of the property in spite of us wanting the property. It helped us avoid a hyper bidding scenario when I believed in a real estate slow down during that timeframe. This convinced us about your negotiating capabilities and patience.
Finally, when we were about to make an offer for our current new home, your due diligence in figuring out the logistics in spite of it being a convoluted transaction due to ‘abstract judgement’ convinced that you were the person we would go with for the offer and contractual engagement for our new home.
Nizar Mankulangara | Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn
March 26, 2019, Nizar was a client of Amar
It was a great pleasure working with Amar, Sri and team. As we all know home buying process is very stressful and in my case it was very smooth thanks to highly professional team of Amar.
Following are some of the key highlights I noted throughout the whole process The best deal - Negotiation by ALL possible means Perfect Execution of the Process Winning Home with right strategy Personally involved in all areas (Escrow process, Loan and Closing) Collaboration in informed decision making Entire process guidance throughout home buying process Staying on top of every activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible We really liked you organized home buying process in to several stages Perfect example of your professionalism.
Sri was awesome in going through the neighborhood and the details surrounding the area giving us the all the Pros and Cons.
Arvind Amogh | Sr.professional services at Netskope
March 26, 2019, Arvind was a client of Amar
First of all, I want to start with a BIG THANK YOU note to Amar & Team for getting us a wonderful home. This was our first home buying experience and Amar and his team made it a pretty great one.
Amar was the initiator and he explained to me how this whole process works and what his strategy is. Then, his wife “Sri” answered all queries and gave all the necessary timely suggestions. Once we liked the home, “Sri” also visited the home and provided more detailed information about the home. Amar meanwhile was personally involved in all the aspects and collaborated very well to get the disclosures, inspections and reviewed them with me in detail.
Amar and Sri worked on the offer price which would win us the home and submitted an offer. Amar worked hard to win this. Once the offer was accepted, Amar and Sri walked through the next steps always ahead of time, starting from Loan, Insurance, Escrow to Closure. We are very thankful to Amar and Sri, without them home buying process would not have been any easier.
We definitely would recommend Amar, Sri and their team for anyone who is looking to buy or sell their home as they stayed top of every activity during the whole process for perfect execution.
Arun Kumar Umayi Kalyanaramudu | Apple Maps Triage and Tools Engineer
February 25, 2019, Arun Kumar was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri have been thoroughly professional in guiding us through the home buying experience. May it be the idea of writing a letter to the seller (which I learnt later proved to be one of the unique points of our offer), or guiding me in what a good offer price would be, or suggesting a lender who would adhere to the 21 day closing contract.
Amar was instrumental in orchestrating the entire Escrow, loan and closing process with stringent timelines. He referred me to lender for the loan and they were able to beat interest rates offered by other lenders. Amar put in a lot of effort during the offer negotiation phase. His negotiation skills came to the forefront when he prevented the seller from going into the phase of presenting counter offers. His reviews on yelp and LinkedIn tell you the truth about him and how he goes about getting what his clients need. Amar has always been reachable and promptly responds to all phone calls and emails. This built a great amount of confidence in us that we are in good hands during the home buying experience.
We are a family of four and this is our first home buying experience. It certainly relieved us that Amar and Sri are working for us and we can go about our daily routing without losing sanity thinking about the home buying process. His proactive point of execution and status update emails meant we need not spend time calling someone to know in what stage of the process we are in. Sri has, from the beginning, been giving us honest updates about the house, locality and surroundings of the house. She has always been approachable and been more than a friend in letting us know the process updates and also appraising us about the next steps that would come. Both of them have gone out of their way to recommend us ways and means to improve the home in a cost-effective way.
This relationship with Amar and Sri will definitely continue for our future home buying process and I would recommend Amar to anyone who talks to me about a Realtor®.
We went to Amar with a house in mind which was listed well below market rate. Although the house was fixer upper, we asked Amar to evaluate it potential and if there are any risks. Amar and Sri did a detailed evaluation of the house and provided us a report and walked us through it.
Next we decided to bid for the house, Amar help us won the bid among many potential house bids. Also we were not the highest cash offer but still he was able to get us the house. There were some delays on our loan process but Amar was able to convince the seller agent to keep patience and continue through the process. Amar managed to get our house for us in peak housing market in a good area.
We would strongly recommend Amar for buying/selling needs..
Amith Kumar MC | Director Of Engineering for SAP Service Cloud, SAP Customer Experience
February 7, 2019, Amith Kumar was a client of Amar
I am very happy and thrilled on my new home purchase in Milpitas, CA. We got introduced to Amar through a common friend and instantly he was able to connect with us and understand our needs.
We were primarily looking for new communities and he was able to guide us on asking the right questions to the builder. He would provide various details on different new communities coming up and discuss the pro & cons of it. This helped us narrow down on the right ones. Once we secured our home and paid the advanced for the booking, he followed up continuously until the delivery and helped clarify on various processes involved until we got the delivery.
It was a great experience working with Amar and looking forwarded to get his help in future as well. I have recommended Amar to many of my friends and have got the same feedback. Thanks for all the help.
Jaya Chitti - Rangavajhula | [email protected]
February 4, 2019, Jaya was a client of Amar
It is pleasure working with Amar and team. Home buying process is very stressful and it turned out to be interesting and smooth because of highly professional team of Amar. Amar, Sri and rest of the team work cohesively and communicate on- time and as needed.
Amar and his team are very responsive and explains even minute details and go over whole process of home buying , pros and cons and risks involved, depending on client’s situation. His team is proactive in identifying issues , if any and help in resolving them. Amar is very honest, straightforward and understands client needs. He actually works for the best interest of the client.
I highly recommend Amar’s team’s services for real estate needs.
PRABUKUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAN, CSM | Business Intelligence Manager at Actelion Pharmaceuticals Inc
February 3, 2019, PRABUKUMAR was a client of Amar
When it comes to customer service, Amar you are the best we have seen so far. Top star rating for you and your team Following are few of the highlights in our Journey - We liked really the way you organized the Home buying process in to multiple stages.
First meeting was very great, where you explained all the steps to me and assured that you will be part of our journey till we get the keys - When you had some commitments, you immediately assigned it to one of your best team member - No questions asked when we asked Alicia to guide us on visiting the homes multiple times. She was available whenever we requested her to accompany us for the home search. Wonderful person to work with.
Your team is extremely knowledgeable in the Home selection process be it recommendations or the details of the houses - Sri was awesome in going through the neighbourhood and the details surrounding the area giving us the PROS and Cons - Highlight is your contacts with respect to home closing. Your team is the best when it comes to making the life of Buyers smooth and easy o Sara and her team Sheila, Ozzie are the best lenders from BOA team. They were backing us at every stage and helped in closing the loan faster. Sara helped us in many ways in terms of applying the closing costs to the loan and also arranging for the best interest rate. She also spoke to the seller agent to give the confidence to the buyer.
Notary even praised the BOA team in putting the documents neatly arranged o Gail and Andrea did their job in making sure all the best warranties are available to us. I did not have to research on this and spend my time. Overall my experience was awesome and anytime I will recommend you and your team for any future home buyers. I can be of reference if you need my inputs for any of your future.
GOPIKRISHNA SARIPURI | Senior Software Engineer at ePlus inc.
January 3, 2019, GopiKrishna was a client of Amar
This recommendation is about our experience working with Amar on purchasing a property. We’ve been to few open-houses and everyone starts asking If we are working with an agent.
When I said no, they try to offer the service. But we were not sure whom to trust. We did our research about the local Realtors® and reached out to a few of them. Few of them reached out to us and offered their services. But we were not satisfied with their responses. My wife was researching and she sent a message to Amar.
We immediately received calls from Amar. He basically enquired about us and has set up an appointment to meet on the coming weekend. We met Amar on the following weekend. He listened to us very patiently and started explaining about the entire process. We were really impressed with the details shared with us. We’ve shared the property details that we liked.
He shared the plan of execution that is very detailed. This includes all the different stages and responsible parties in each state. He was very quick in reaching out to the listing agent and reviewed all the disclosures. Also shared the summary of the details with us. Then he explained to us the strategy to win the offer. He prepared the very competitive offer. Amar came up with perfect execution and involved loan officer also to provide confidence to the seller/agent.
Once the owner accepted the offer, he personally involved in the escrow process, closing loan, title company. Every day he started sharing the status updates via email/phone calls. Without his extraordinary efforts, we wouldn’t have been able to close the deal in two weeks. We've never imagined we'd be able to close the deal in this very short duration.
Thank you, Amar, for the outstanding efforts. I'd definitely recommend him for my friends and colleagues.
KARTHEEK PASAM | Cisco Systems
December 30, 2018, Kartheek was a client of Amar
Amar and his team recently helped me buy my first home. We are very satisfied with the whole experience and I strongly recommend Amar to anyone looking to buy a home. Here are some major milestones where his team’s experience and expertise made all the difference.
1. First meeting with Amar: Amar understood my requirements, walked me through his process and introduced his team. All I had to do was to visit open houses. I knew that I can leave other considerations about the neighborhood specifics and disclosures/inspection reports to the experts in his team. This clarity accelerated my home search process.
2. Open Houses review phone calls: His partner Sri listened patiently to my opinions, preferences and shared her detailed feedback about every home on my list. Her inputs helped me to narrow down and rank my preferences. Sri was very proactive in making things happen when we just had hours left before the offer deadline for a particular home that we were interested in.
3. Offer Process: Amar provided a clear and crisp summary of all disclosures and Sri had an elaborate call with me to help me decide on my offer price, terms and conditions. It would have been impossible for me to make a decision in such a short span if not for their expert guidance. They both did a fantastic job by walking me through all steps until the offer was accepted.
4. Execution: I had to travel out of the country during the closing window and I was concerned about being away during the execution process, But Amar, Nicole and rest of the team were on top of the game and provided timely updates to help me gauge on how we were moving forward. The whole team worked like a well-oiled machine in bringing this to closure.
Once again, we are really thankful to Amar and team for making this possible with their professional execution. We would rate his team a perfect 10.
VISWANATH RAVINDRANATH | Cryogenic engineer at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
December 23, 2018, Viswanath was a client of Amar
Right from our first meeting, Amar has always been very detailed and gave us deep insights about the trends and practices of home buying in California. Being first time home buyers, it was a big challenge for us to buy our dream home in the bay area. But with Amar’s immense experience and advise we were able to execute our plan step by step.
Both Sri and Amar explained each and every process that is involved in home buying in a very detailed manner and were always available to help us with our queries. Thank you, Amar and Sri, for helping us in getting our Dream Home!
DHANANJAY PRABHUKELUSKAR | Senior Network Engineer at AppLovin
December 18, 2018, Dhananjay was a client of Amar
When me and my wife decided to buy a home in one of the most aggressive and expensive markets in all of California, Amar was a godsend. Me and my wife decided to go with Amar after reading reviews online and met him at his office in Palo Alto where he explained to us the details of the home buying and ownership process.
The same day we were introduced through email to Amar’s wife Sri Amar who would be the first to approve of the house after considering various functional aspects like location, neighborhood, layout, natural light, configuration, desirability, functionality and usability before we decided collectively as a team to go ahead with making an offer. Both Amar and Sri Amar were on top of everything, from forward visionary thinking to listening and communicating. They knew the property worth that we were interested in purchasing and they made sure that everything in their power was done to make the buying process successful.
Amar was tactfully aggressive with being one of the first offers when we finally settled on the home that we ultimately bought, and was able to connect with the selling agent and negotiate the finer details, price, and manage the process. Throughout the process, he and his wife kept us in the loop and made sure that we knew every step as it happened. We are more than happy with the price we paid, and are already seeing similar properties in our neighborhood selling for more; a sure sign that Amar helped to negotiate a very aggressive deal on a very aggressive timeline.The process of buying a home in this highly competitive real estate market was very daunting to us, but it made a huge difference to have someone who was so decisive, perceptive and competent on our side.
I firmly believe that we wouldn’t have been possible without Amar’s aggressive and tactful handling of the offer dynamics. We feel relieved that the house we loved at first sight is finally truly ours.
SMITA BHATTACHARJEE | Corporate Accounting at Mondee, Inc.
December 15, 2018, Smita was a client of Amar
I am writing this to appreciate you, Sri and your team for your extra ordinary services that you have given to us . As a first time Home Buyers, we were very new to the housing market which I believe one of the most competitive Bay area real estate markets. You people are obviously helped us from very beginning; correcting our credit score to Lending process and to getting the home keys.
We would like to appreciate your sure-fire negotiation skills, communication abilities and the insight regarding the real estate industry. The process happened in such well organized way which was the most turning point for winning the deal and we are highly satisfied. Thank you Amar, Sri and your team for such a lovely experience. We would love to work with you in future and highly recommend your services to everyone.
DIVYA YADAV | Software Development Engineer at Amazon Lab126
December 14, 2018, Divya was a client of Amar
We met Amar through our close friends, who had lot to say about his excellent team and meticulous professionalism . Now we totally agree with them, I like to refer Amar and his team as team ‘Magic’. They are definitely the best agents I have worked with. From the very start working with Amar, Sri and Narayan was a breeze. They not only helped us in picking up properties and also went lengths in checking out their financial as well as functional aspects.
Once we liked the property, Amar worked his magic. What seemed like a tough negotiation, actually went in our favor and we got the home. I have already recommended Amar to all our friends and would love to work with them again in future.
SRIYA RAJAGOPALAN | Software Engineer
November 27, 2018, Sriya was a client of Amar
My husband and I were always a little bit concerned as to how we could complete a real estate transaction without ever meeting the agent(s). However, we are now convinced that, with Amar and Sri, it is possible.
1. Selection of home: In retrospect, we really liked touring houses on our own and discovering what we truly wanted for our first home. We also appreciate Sri's timely advice to get us first-home buyers on the right track.
2. The bidding process: We had a dry-run when we bid on a house for the first time in 2017. So, this time when we won our bid, the process was absolutely clear.
We also appreciate Amar's aggressive bidding in getting us a great deal. He truly pulled a rabbit out of the hat. 3. Lender recommendation: We were glad that Amar introduced us to Nicole from GuaranteedRate. She was great to work with and clarified all our queries regarding the loan.
Thank you for helping us get our first home in this competitive Bay Area market!
NEHA ANEJA | Pre-Sales Specialist at Quanta Cloud Technology
November 1, 2018, Neha was a client of Amar
Home buying experience can really be confusing and exhilarating, especially for the first time buyers. Gladly we had Amar and Sri with us so it was an amazing experience for us.
We are a proud homeowner of a beautiful house in this foreign land. I still can’t believe that everything happened so fast and I was really able to buy a house in a record time. Amar and Sri played the pivotal role in it and we will always be grateful for that.
We had just started looking for the house when I contacted Amar on Zillow.
He was prompt in calling back and discussing pros and cons of that house. We went to meet him on September 28th and we got the possession of our house on October 31st. We never ever imagined that everything will be done at such a pace.
Amar was there to guide us at every step starting from getting the pre-approval for loan to getting the possession and even after that. He is a very methodological person and that makes the process so smooth.
I must acknowledge his speed and negotiation skills. He got us that deal for unbelievable $50K under the list price. The best part was that he and his team was taking care of everything. We thank him from the bottom of our heart for convincing the seller for this deal.
Amar and his team gave us assurance at every step and updating us at regularly. They were always tying on top of every activity in the entire process to make sure end process is accomplished as smooth as possible.
I must say Amar is very focused and dedicated and has immense knowledge about the market. I would highly recommend Amar and his team if you want to have a wonderful experience. He has a great team for everything. You think it, he has it.
Wishing him the all the best in helping home buyers like us, buy their dream homes, Thank you once again for everything. You all went above and beyond so that we can get our dream house.
NITIN GAONKAR | Senior Data Engineer at Shutterfly Inc. | MS Data Science | Predictive Analytics |Data Analysis | BI
October 29, 2018, Nitin was a client of Amar
We were looking for a good Realtor® for a while on Realtor® sites and that’s where we bummed into Amar on Zillow, I read the reviews which were really impressive, so I decided to shoot an email to Amar, following day I received an email with the meeting invite from Amar.
We met Amar the following day and after the meeting we were really impressed with the amount of information and understanding Amar had about the home buying process and Bay Area home market. Amar had clearly defined steps for us to follow in the home buying process, he has a great team who work day in and day out until you they find a right home for you, His partner Sri has great understanding of South Bay home market and she is really good in communicating and explaining complex home buying processes in a simple way.
Amar and his team really helped us through the entire process of home buying, right through negotiating, placing the offer, loan process, dealing with title companies, home insurance. Overall, we had a great home buying experience with Amar and his team, If you are buying your first home or if you need a great Realtor® I think Amar would be your best bet.I would highly recommend Amar for your Realtor® needs.
GRANT BENTLEY | Business Development Director @ InsideUp | 9 Yrs Meeting ROI Goals | B2B Demand Gen | Exclusive Pay-Per-Lead Campaigns
October 15, 2018, Grant was a client of Amar
My property selling experience is that Amar's outbound marketing system works and he has the professional network to handle both mainstream requirements (e.g., remodeling, home & pest inspections, escrow services) of the transaction as well as any contingencies that might crop up.
I felt that he anticipated my concerns very well and his communications regarding the process were timely and concise. I would not hesitate to recommend his services as a listing agent in the area of Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA.
PRATEEK GUPTA | Server Power and Performance Validation Engineer at Intel Corporation
September 22, 2018, Prateek was a client of Amar
Prompt response and an intelligent “decision-maker”Very diligent in follow upGives honest adviceVery experienced
UMA KUMAR RAPAKA | Leading - Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions COE
September 3, 2018, Uma Kumar was a client of Amar
We had decided to sell our house in Milpitas however we had a vacation planned around the time.
Amar stepped in at the right time and gave us assurance that it will all be taken care. From recommending the staging team, listing the home, hosting open house, promoting the listing to the maximum number of buyers, Amar went the extra mile and executed each step with utmost care and strategy.
He negotiated well and made sure we got a great price on the home. Seamlessly we were able to come back from vacation and complete the closing formalities.
We really thank Amar for all his hard work and meticulous planning and execution.
LINDA JONES | RN & Nursing faculty at John Muir Medical Center & CSUEB
July 16, 2018, Linda was a client of Amar
When we inherited 2 properties from our father, we were presented with the task of renovating and selling the properties. We were all somewhat inexperienced and felt overwhelmed by the task. We considered selling the properties 'as is', but decided to do some research and that is how we found Amar.
Amar had sold a property at one of the complexes concerned at a very surprising selling price. He also had a long list of tremendous reviews.
From the very beginning, Amar was clear in his communication. He had a great deal of knowledge about what buyers in Silicon Valley are looking for. He coordinated referrals with contractors and gave us building supply sources. He was detailed and quick to respond to every question and concern. When it was time to list the property, he clearly understood the best strategy to draw multiple interested buyers. He was very skillful in his negotiation and kept us well informed throughout the process.
In addition, he refused to represent the buyer, as he doesn't want a conflict of interest to the seller, even though that would increase his personal commission.
Amar, through hard work and determination, achieved a record price for our property, with reliable buyers, which was 171,000 over asking price!! He negotiated and executed a quick and painless escrow process, which ended in an early and successful close of escrow. We count ourselves lucky to have found Amar and give him the highest recommendation.
KUNAL SAHU | Software Engineering Manager
July 5, 2018, Kunal was a client of Amar
""Stressful", "frustrating", "tough" - these are some of the words that usually come to one's mind when one thinks about buying one's first home. We have been hunting our first home for the past 6 months, but with no luck. Multiple offers submitted, few got counters and nothing accepted. We were also waiting for our first kid to arrive this summer. Life was chaotic at best until we bumped into Amar (through one of our friends at LinkedIn).
From our very first conversation with Amar, we could feel the difference between him and other agents we have been working with. Amar came across somebody who has in-depth knowledge of the Bay Area real-estate market and knows how to win in pressure situations. He was very very cooperative in understanding our requirements and guiding us through various areas.
With multiple set-backs, we had very little hope about buying it in this aggressive market. Amar assured us that he would try his level best and there is nothing to be worried about. He has a calming presence which soothes the buyers and gives them this peace of mind. Couple of days after submitting our offer, to our surprise Amar came back to us with our offer accepted!!! We are the winners of fierce competition (10 offers) and our offer is not the highest offer. Finally, we settled in a nice corner unit in the heart of Sunnyvale. That was the first one we were working with Amar. We loved the home, its lay out and its neighbourhood.
Amar worked really hard behind the scenes and added that personal touch in negotiating the deal for us. Besides, he was at the fore front of each and every stage of the home buying and saved lot of money in the process. Staying at top of things, he also made us understand the various aspects of being a home owner. He worked with the loan officer, escrow officer, selling agent, appraisal officer, insurance agent and a whole bunch of people to close the deal in less than 15 days.
The speed at which Amar works is truly unbelievable. With him around, one does not need to worry about a thing. Sometimes, I feel that one has 24 hours in a day, but Amar has 30 hours in a day. The amount of stuff he manages to get done is remarkable. One has to meet and work with him to truly understand and experience it. Basically, Amar is a really nice person and lovely to work. He has his heart in this profession and brings the human aspect in the things he does. I can't recommend enough about Amar's contribution in fulfilling our dream of being a home owner. He is a ROCKSTAR!
Update 2017 -- we have bought a second home with Amar and our experience has not changed even one bit, if not better. If you are a serious home buyer looking for your home in today's competitive market, get in touch with Amar. He is great to work with and keeps a personal connect.
NAVEEN BACHKETHI | Manager Engineering at VMware
June 29, 2018, Naveen was a client of Amar
"I started my home search around 9 months ago and today after a long struggle and putting around 10 offers finally I own a house.
This journey could have been much smoother and fun if I would have met "Amarrath" at the starting of it. Nine months ago when I started the house search with my first agent (Not Amar), it looked like driving an uphill without any driving experience.
Experience with my first agent was a nightmare, there was a very little information that my first agent would have about the properties that I would like to see, no grip or very little grip on the market, no team, just standalone. I put continuously 9 unsuccessful offers with him but never got any of them and things went beyond the limit when in a house we put 700K and the house was finally sold in 685K but we did not the house and the comments about my old agent from the listing agent was “where did you got this agent”, That point I understood the importance of real estate agent. It’s not the highest bid you put in market, it’s not highest credit score, but it is the strong real estate agent that gets you the deal, and with my experience I can tell that Amar is THE ONE, who can get you anything you like.
My journey started with Amar after getting introduced through one of my friend and he told lot of good things about Amar, but with my experience with my previous agent was not that comfortable, so did not wanted to jump so did a lot of study on looking at Amar’s LinkedIn profile which was having lot of +ve reviews, so decided to go with him, today sitting in my new house, I feel very fortunate that I met Amar. The 1st offer that was put through AMAR was readily accepted and within 2 weeks AMAR closed the deal, it gave me an extreme piece of mind and a respect and a tremendous confidence for the man (AMAR) and his team. I referred one of my friends to AMAR and there also Amar proved that he is the best, there also his first offer was accepted.
Amar has connections, respect in market and a team which will get you the house with best price.
He has a team starting from loan officer to the closing escrow connections which makes your transaction flawless.
I can say a lot about Amar’s capabilities but here is a list which tells how he helped me:
1. The Best deal negotiation by ALL possible means
2. Perfect execution of the process.
3. Winning property in hot market with right strategy.
4. Personally involved in ALL areas (Appraisal, Loan, Escrow process, and closing)
5. Co-ordination and engagement with WFC and Escrow to ensure loan closing
6. Collaboration in informed decision making
7. Entire process guidance throughout Home BUYING PROCESS.
8. Staying on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
MAHESH GUPTA | Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Netskope
June 18, 2018, Mahesh was a client of Amar
I saw Amar profile on Zillow and instantly felt trustworthiness and sincerity. We met him and right away, he set us for pre-approval process. During pre-approval process itself, the way Nicole from Guaranteed rates and Amar was working, I felt we are in safe hands. Amar asked right question about our budget and expectation from home and gave access to a portal where listing was already customized to our requirement.
When we made an offer and got accepted, Amar and team guided us in every step to close the deal. I first hand experienced market knowledge of Amar and team when at one point property appraisal came below our expectation and within 15 minutes team challenged that with extensive data and facts and we able to overturn it. We are today a proud homeowner, it’s all because of Amar and team.
DINESH K MOHAN | Silicon Architecture Engineer at Intel Corporation
June 13, 2018, Dinesh K was a client of Amar
Amar, Sri and their staff were top notch and a pleasure to work with in purchasing our first home. Strategic, professional, and accommodating. We are glad that our offer was accepted in a competitive market. Amar’s sharp skill set helped us navigate through negotiations to influence seller to choose our offer.
Amar and Sri has been on top of things and helped us in every step of home buying experience. I also found them to be very knowledgeable of the area and able to bring back good advice and information about the properties. Their extensive experience really helped ease our stress during the hunt. Starting from first meeting till date both were proactive and responded to all queries promptly. Amar introduced us to reliable mortgage broker who helped us secure our loan in efficient manner. Amar helped us through the whole process and after purchase formalities. We are impressed with results.
Thank you Amar, Sri and team for guiding us in the right direction.
If you are looking for a Realtor® that has the knowledge base and ability to get the house you like in a smooth manner then Amar's team is the way to go!
MANI BHARATHI PANDIAN | Staff Engineer at Qualcomm
May 29, 2018, Mani Bharathi was a client of Amar
It was a pleasure working with Amar and Sri for our first home purchase. They made the entire home buying experience a smooth and memorable one for us. In our first meeting, Amar stressed on team work which includes us, the buyers as well. At the end, it was the complete team work that won us the home.
Amar's team is a "one stop" shop for home buying. Everyone in the team (Amar/Sri - Realtors®, Narayan - admin, Nicole and team - home loan and Millie - Escrow) played their role to perfection and their professionalism is of the highest quality. Each member is highly experienced, collaborative, resourceful, and always alert. Whenever a challenging situation presented itself, they knew the corrective course of action and quickly implemented it. They all went above and beyond call of duty to take us to the finish line on-time. We highly recommend Amar/Sri and their team to anyone who like us are serious about winning competitive bids and close the sale on-time.
Amar's excellent negotiation skill and Sri's straight to-the-point advises deserve a special mention. Sri was in constant touch throughout the home search process. Sri educated us on what the target list price should be, which localities we should aim for and made sure we were putting our time and effort on property where our chances of winning was realistic. Sri and Amar reached out to us at key junctures, patiently explained the pros and cons, and readily shared their point of view: all of which greatly helped us with the decision making. Amar won us a very competitive bid without multiple counter offers and successfully negotiated to have the seller pay a major portion of the closing cost - a perfect deal for us. Few days later the bank appraisal came in and the home was valued above the sale price - a true testament to Amar's extraordinary negotiation skills.
Post the offer acceptance, the team worked very hard to close the sale on time. Personally, we felt it was a huge advantage to work with a close-knit team as they collaborated among themselves to get majority of the work done. This allowed us to give all our time and attention to our son who at the time of purchase was barely a month old. A big thanks to Amar, Sri and team for all their help and care. We will be Amar/Sri's client for lifetime!
Oviya and Mani
JAGADISH GUTTIKONDA | IT Solutions Management - Business Process Architect at Applied Materials
May 15, 2018, Jagadish was a client of Amar
Hi Amar/Sri,
Following is my feedback on the home buying experience we had with you and your team.
We started off on the home buying journey with you almost 1 1/2 years back. We had gone
through 4-5 properties related offer presentations where couple of them we did not get
selected and couple of them we got them and rejected them on contingency basis. During
all this time you had been available whenever we called you and asked about any of the
properties.
Finally beginning of this month(May 1 st 2018) we closed with a successful one.
During this long home buying journey we had with you, we observed the following:
1. You are very diligent in your home analysis with respect to the ROI, Costs, growth
potential, suitability to our needs etc. Really appreciate your insight and knowledge
about all things related to home buying.
2. You are very knowledgeable about the scenarios which would fit my family’s
personal needs.
E.g. In one scenario we had a home that was well below and within our budget (price
wise). You had analysed the growth prospects for my family and gave your feedback
on what are the pros and cons of choosing that property, which allowed us to make
our decision in an informed way.
3. You had given us great advice on which conditions we should be wary of and which
we should be able to mitigate and which we should be able to address.
4. You had good external and internal team setup which basically allowed us to close
the property on time.
5. You had been on top of things that were necessary for closing the property.
6. You had given us your external business contacts for working with different aspects
of owning a home and managing it.
Overall it has been a great home buying experience. It was (and is) great feeling, working
with you and your extended team ( especially Stacey Huang).
SANKET DAVE | Media Engineer at Apple
May 7, 2018, Sanket was a client of Amar
If you are here reading this review, it is how we started our search for a Realtor® to represent us. Strong recommendations here as well as a personal recommendation from a friend and we decided to meet Amar to purchase our home.
Just like many of the other recommendations on here have already talked about the well established process Amar & his team follow, we started with meeting Amar at his office, followed by discussing our needs with Sri. Her inputs and ideas on how we could get the best value for our money and improve an existing home were very helpful. She is very approachable through the entire process. We decided to not place an offer on a property we had initially liked at the last minute, Sri was extremely supportive of our decision, regardless of the amount of work the team had already put in. The emphasis is on team work and it shows very well all through the process.
When we finally decided to move ahead on an offer, Amar ensured that our overall offer package was the strongest. Sri kept us up to date on the discussions with the Seller throughout the day. We had little hope we would win the offer as there were multiple offers and the seller could easily counter any of them. But thanks to Amar & Sri, we won the offer on a home we liked without any counters.
Once the offer deal was done, Amar introduced us to a team of experts for our loan and insurance needs. The loan was approved in 8 straight days and we closed quickly. We highly recommend Amar, Sri & team and look forward to working with them again in the future for any of our real estate needs.
HARI KRISHNA SIRIPURAM | Lead Engineer-IT (DevOPs/SRE) at Cisco Systems
April 30, 2018, Hari Krishna was a client of Amar
We would like to start with big thank you to Amar & Sri for getting us our dream home.Honestly we are lucky that we met Amar & Sri, so our home buying experience was very smooth and closed in less than 14 business days (was like a all cash closure).
We met Amar through our colleague review and also by LinkedIn references. Amar is very detailed oriented person, explained us whole home buying process, market conditions, loan process, home searching process and introduced us to Sri.
Sri is an excellent person, who has great dedication, patience and very committed towards clients satisfaction. We liked a property, and forwarded details to Sri, she did thorough research on the property and provided her feedback that about home condition, neighborhood, city developments around that property and also potential hazards around the property. Since it was our first home and very new to bidding process, Sri explained every step very patiently, actually we called many times even late nights..but Sri explained everything very in detailed and never hesitated. Sri introduced us to a bank loan officer, who is a nation No.1 ranking mortgage officer and got us approval over night with an unbeatable APR. Personally we have learned a lot while working with Sri, and definitely felt she is like our family member.
In next step Amar got all disclosures, inspection reports and went through everything with us and what need to be looked in those documents and also estimated $$ for any potential repairs as per reports.
Next big step is offer submission. Amar has excellent negotiation skills in winning bidding wars. But in our case he went beyond and above to win our offer because there were 4+ higher bids, one of them was almost 6% higher than ours, so we thought we lost our offer, but Amar used his excellent negotiation strategy to compete higher bids with out giving counter offer and able to win ours. I believe he put his soul in winning our offer.
Once we win offer, our next challenge was to close escrow in 14 business days including appraisal and loan process. Amar got a great team who works day & night to accomplish their tasks once committed. Amar & Sri got an excellent strategy on how to close escrow process in given timelines. Amar’s KME (Key Milestone Execution) process helped us a lot in closing everything smoothly with in 10 days, 4 days less than committed. I believe none would have heard closing home in 10 business days including appraisal and loan process. But Amar and his team made it possible.
On overall it was great experience in working with Amar & Sri, during our home buying process. Amar got best team and references, where nobody was able to beat estimates provided by his references. For example bank loan (APR was unbeatable), Home Insurance, Kitchen & Bath Remodel material store and Contractor. Amar & Sri comes with full home buying package, so clients doesn’t need to-do additional research and will have 200% satisfaction.
Once again thank you Sir
PUNITA DAVE | President - Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) at ApexOrion
April 24, 2018, Punita was a client of Amar
Hi Amar,
We had a wonderful experience working with you. When we sold our first home with you in August 2017, we were not sure how things will turn out. But you did such an excellent job that in February 2018 we decided to list our primary residence with you as well. We left our home in your hands with peace of mind that you will take care of anything and everything, and moved to another state.
You lived above and beyond our trust and took care of selling our home with highest price in the community ever, with flawless execution. You worked with us every step of the way, dealing with every single thing that needed to be sorted out. No other Realtor® would have executed it so well!
You have an awesome marketing strategy and sold our home in no time! We know a couple of homes in our community that were not sold for a long time after they were listed. But with you, we knew you will do such awesome Marketing that our house will be sold right away. Wonderful job!!!!!
Here are a few other highlights of our experience:
1. 255K over listed price
2. It was the best deal we could have gotten
3. It’s a record highest ever sold price in the community because of your unparalleled negotiation skills, extensive online Marketing, and round the clock work
4. Selling Home with right strategy
5. Personal involvement, co-ordination and engagement in ALL areas including but not limited to Appraisal, Loan, Escrow process, and Closing
6. Collaboration and informed decision making
7. Staying on TOP of EVERY TASK in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
We would recommend you to any of our contacts in a heart-beat!!!! Great job!!!!
Regards,
Rekha and Punita.
AARUN SAILYENDRAN MURUGESAN | Sr. Manager - IT Application Development at Intuitive Surgical
April 15, 2018, Aarun Sailyendran was a client of Amar
First of all, I want to start with a BIG THANK YOU note to Amar Realtor® & Team for getting me a wonderful home.
As every home buyer in Bay Area, I was also frustrated with not getting the ideal home, losing the bidding wars and ever increasing home prices. I stopped my home search within 6 months. After a long break, I went to an open house and liked a property. I wanted to choose an experienced Realtor® this time who can negotiate well and submit the winning offer. I read all the great reviews about Amar Realtor® online and choose him with lots of hopes.
I met Amar in his office and he spent an hour to explain the whole Home Buying process and answered all my questions with patience. He got me pre-approval overnight through lender. Next day Sri called me to understand my needs & expectations and discussed about the property which I was interested in. She explained me about the home, location, neighborhood, amenities, etc.
Amar got the disclosures and reviewed with me in detail & informed me about all the facts I should pay attention to. Amar & Sri worked on the pricing and suggested me what could be winning offer price and submitted my offer at right time.
Amar is a MASTER when it comes to offer negotiation and he negotiated very well with listing agent and got my offer accepted. My offer was not the highest one and Amar worked really hard to win it through excellent strategy.
Once the offer is accepted, Amar provided me “Key Milestones” which is like Project Plan and he executed to its perfection. He referred me a wonderful team of individuals for Loan, Warranty, Home Insurance and assisted with Close of Escrow.
To be honest, I was really lucky enough to get my first home with Amar but that would not have been possible without the efforts of Amar Realtor® Team. Amar & Sri are very helpful, easy to approach and they assist you with entire home buying process.
Try Out Yourself!!!
VIVEK RAJANNA | Senior VP Engineering at Y Media Labs
March 19, 2018, vivek was a client of Amar
When u have to buy a house in the valley you need to have all support you can get. The house buysing expereince can be daunting for the first time house buyers. When we started to look for house we were went through failed attempts to secure our house, that is when we contacted amar.
Amar bought new focus for us educating us on the market and kind of house we need to be looking out for. Within week of us working with Amar we were able to place offer that was accepted. Amar played huge role in position our offer in best possible manner and also worked through various angle to conveince the buyers agent on our bid. Once the offer got accepted he bought in his team of experts who were able to work with us on pace that was needed to close the house.
I also like the fact that Amar continues to be in touch with us and updating on the market. I would recommend Amar to anyone who is looking for house in valley. Having worked other relators I can say with confidence he is the Best that I have come across.
SANDEEP CHOPADE | Principal at E*TRADE
March 17, 2018, Sandeep was a client of Amar
Amar is the best Realtor® for all the home-buyers. Buying a house is a very tough process especially with this market condition in south bay. But fortunately we had Amar doing everything for us . He is a very genuine person who has excellent knowledge of the market with his excellent Negotiation skills, we are still thinking about how he managed to win the offer for us from multiple offers . Amar, you encouraged us to buy an independent house when we were compromising with a town house. We never thought that we will be able to get this house but with all your inputs and efforts we got it .
Amar has lots of experience in real estate business and the properties he has sold makes him stand out. He along with his team are working very hard to get the buyers their dream homes ..
Thank you so much Amar for everything, we really appreciate what you have done for us.
SUJATHA KASHYAP | 17 years of turning big ideas into reality
March 11, 2018, Sujatha was a client of Amar
Amar was my seller’s agent for my Mountain View condo. I currently live in Texas, so this was a remote sale. Amar is an incredibly talented and motivated professional – by leagues the best agent I have ever worked with. Thanks to his exceptional marketing, zeal and talent, he sold my condo for the record high price in my neighborhood, 181K over list price during the off-season!
From the moment I called him till the successful closing, he took care of every detail with the highest degree of excellence. He was personally involved in every aspect of the sale, from staging to marketing to appraisal to escrow process – everything was executed flawlessly and on-time.
Especially as a remote seller, I greatly appreciated how worry-free the whole experience was for me. I know my home sale was in the best hands possible, and Amar exceeded every expectation I could have ever had in selling my home.
SHIVA VAIDYA, PMP, CISA | IT Transformation Management Professional
February 28, 2018, Shiva was a client of Amar
Amar and his wife Sri make a formidable team. During the initial days of visiting open houses and narrowing down the right areas with good school district, Sri was an excellent guide having in-depth conversation about investing in the right locations and advising us on each home thoroughly. Since my husband and I both have hectic work schedules, Sri was able to accommodate calls after hours for any questions/concerns. Her knowledge of the market, areas and insights based on our needs was critical. On one home which we really liked and seemed good at face value, Sri was able to advise us on this not being a good investment in the long term since it might lack appreciation value, this was valuable advice since most Realtors® hesitate to tell the truth and might not stop you from making wrong home buying decisions.
The first meeting with Amar convinced us that he is a professional and has the right expertise to guide us through the home buying process in this intensely competitive Bay Area market. We were proven correct when within 2 months of home search. When we moved to the next phase of making an offer on a home of interest, Amar stepped in with his expertise to guide us on the right
offer prices while ensuring appreciation and appraisal gaps are well accounted for. Amar and Sri’s guidance helped us be the second highest offer on the table. Amar excellent negotiation skills was able to win us the offer despite the highest offer being 40K more than ours. Amar/Sri collaborated with us on every aspect of the process/strategy and kept us informed throughout on the progress.
During the escrow/appraisal process, we were concerned on potential appraisal gaps. Amar and Sri went above and beyond to personally met with the appraiser to ensure the appraiser understands the local market and right value of the home.
Our family can highly recommend Amar/Sri based on our experience. We will be happy to work with Amar/Sri if we chose to buy another home !
MANU NARUR MANJEGOWDA | Security Engineer at Apple
January 7, 2018, Manu was a client of Amar
Working with you (Amar Realtors®) was a great experience for us. Within a month after started working with Amar we found our dream house.
We had worked with 2 other bay area Realtors® before and the experience was bad. Due to our personal reasons we were in a hurry to buy a house and had almost lost hope after a long search. But once we met Amar, he and his wife Sri made this happen for us so quick which seems like a miracle!
The significant difference that we noticed with Amar and others is that Amar's home buying process along with his negotiation skills and ideas in making an offer stronger makes him unique.
At our first visit with Amar , he discussed home buying process, our requirements, budget and helped us set up right expectations with his frank opinion. We found this helpful esp. when buying home for the first time.
Additionally, the home buying process what Amar Realtors® follow is quite impressive where as a team Sri and Amar looked at various functional and technical aspects of the house and provided their insight. This again helped us in capturing some aspects that went unnoticed.
There are a lot of factors which gave us satisfaction working with Amar and have summarized below :
First of all his ideas in making a strong offer is impactful.
He followed up closely with the selling agent and negotiated very well to win the bid with multiple counter offer situation.
With his excellent negotiation skills, he negotiated 10K$ less than the offered price after the offer was accepted in Willows of Willow Glen San Jose.
The team's active involvement and coordination through out the process-escrow, loan, closing process was quick and very efficient. Good collaboration.
As an experienced Realtor® Amar's foresight is excellent .He gives heads up and immediately suggests work around in tough situations.
His encouragement and guidance in making offers irrespective of whether we make a winning offer or a lower priced one gave us good understanding of bidding process.
Overall , me and my husband are very thankful to Amar Realtors® in executing a plan to find a house as per our requirements.We will definitely continue to work with Amar in future and recommend to all our friends
SMITHA SATHI NAIR | Cisco
January 7, 2018, Smitha was a client of Amar
When we set out to buy a home, the market conditions were the most difficult for any buyer. We had unsuccessfully already put in offers on a couple of homes. But from our very first meeting with Amar, he was able to instill a confidence in us. Sri pitched in, and was giving us very insightful guidance on how to go about the whole process. Both Amar and Sri were constantly in touch with us, and we eventually zeroed in on a property.
Where most agents would leave it on the buyers to look for properties in a crazy market as this, Amar and Sri were working more than we did to select the home for us. We are extremely grateful and inspired by their approach.
After the offer went through, they guided us through every step and successfully closed the home buying process in a very short time. And all along, they made it so seamless for us, while they were working out so many details in the background. Amar and his team are commendable in their commitment and approach to the job.
SUBRAMANIAN M P | Manager - Supply Chain Apps at Apple
January 3, 2018, Subramanian was a client of Amar
Hi Amar,
Thank you so much for getting the nice home for us ! You were so amazing in business to make this deal work! Its truly showcases that you are a top notch relator in the area.
Being a first time home buyer, working with you was the best decision we made in the house hunt. Within 2 weeks after meeting you, we had our offer won, AND within a month we had the House keys! that looks like a miracle in the competitive Bay Area market!
The entire process right from the day I met you to the deal closure went extremely smooth. your guidance through the process helped us make critical decision. And more importantly our peace of mind!
You and your team had definitely gone above and beyond in making this deal work and to summarize as follows:
· The Best Deal Negotiation by all possible means
· Perfect Execution of the process
· Winning the Home with right strategy
· You guys were personally involved in all areas (Escrow process, Loan, and closing)
· Co-ordination with Escrow to ensure closing
· Collaboration in informed decision making
· Entire Process guidance throughout Home Buying Process
· Staying on top of every activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
I strongly recommend Amar ,Sri & Team for buying home and definitely the buyers will have peace of mind. I am sure we will look forward to work with Amar and team in the future.
Thanks a lot once again!
Subramanian
YASEEN KADLEMAKKI | Solutions Architect | Product Owner | Technology Evangelist
December 26, 2017, Yaseen was a client of Amar
Our home selling experience with Amar was as easy as it can get. Process started with him visiting the house and recommending minor decor changes that were required, he did a phenomenal job right from the beginning with photo shoot, pre-list marketing, aggressive open house showing and showed great negotiation skills from offer to close.
He went above and beyond his duty to make sure all aspects were taken care. I would recommend Amar as a selling or a buying agent any day.
TWINKLE AMIN | Client Services and Account Manager at Entisys360
December 11, 2017, Twinkle was a client of Amar
Hi Twinkle, can you write me a recommendation?
As a first time home buyer I am extremely pleased by you and your team for managing the process and getting us into our much awaited new home. Your guidance was unmatched and I cannot thank you and your team enough!!! You have been fantastic and I heartily appreciate all you have done, known and unknown behind the scenes. I am sure there is a LOT you have done that I am still not aware of.
I truly feel we have gotten a home with GREAT VALUE that I would not have been able to get without YOU. There are no words to express my gratitude but please know that we are grateful for your service and the commitment we have received! If I were to do it again, you would be my ultimate and ONLY choice J. THANK YOU Amar and Sri!!
- Love,
Twinkle, Paresh, Eshaan & games
RAJENDRA PRASAD GOTTIPATI | SWQA at Google
December 10, 2017, Rajendra Prasad was a client of Amar
We had started home buying process at beginning of 2017 with other agent, gave offers to few homes and lost, we won offer for the first home we had seen with Amar and baught home, we had smooth buying experience with Amar and team, they took care of every aspect of buying process right from best deal in offer to Escrow closing process etc., We even got all details about utilities contact etc.. before move.
In this competitive housing market we are able to buy home we liked because of your professional execution and process, thank you very much for your help with our home buying process. We highly recommend Amar for home buying.
ABHIJEET BHALERAO | Storage system designer -> data engineer
October 31, 2017, Abhijeet was a client of Amar
We were impressed with Amar right from the first time we met him in his office. Even though we told him we were not seriously looking at homes right now, he was onboard. Amar gave us an overview of the entire home buying process, what to look at, and in demand areas.
Sri, Amar and their entire team is usually on top of things. Sri is very responsive and gives very frank opinion about any house we ask her about. When we found our dream home, we were sure we would never get it. But Amar worked his magic and got us the house!
After our offer was accepted, Amar & team guided us in every step and have been as responsive and helping us close the house on time and without any issues. Amar’s team (lender, insurance agent, home warranty and others ) were very helpful in closing the home in 3 weeks as promised in the offer.
We are extremely happy that we went with Amar, Sri and their team. I have doubt if it would’ve been possible to get our dream home in less than 3 months of meeting Amar in his office! We have already been talking and recommending Amar to all our friends and relatives looking into buying a home in the near future.
AVINASH RENUKA | Staff II IC Design Engineer at Broadcom
October 30, 2017, Avinash was a client of Amar
Hi Amar
I would like to use this opportunity to thank you and Sri for helping me and my wife to find our dream home. You guided us in each step like a dependable friend and getting us in right direction in the home buying process.
We were clueless on the entire home buying process in the beginning, wandering in different directions with different thoughts. You not only helped us understand what we really wanted as our home but also made us realize our potential of buying a property in the bay area.. Your good reputation in the market along with your passion and dedication for work is truly commendable. It's really extraordinary that the way you executed the perfect plan by following up on every details to close the deal in 18 days without much friction.
We appreciate your entire team who works closely and swiftly to win a deal. We are truly humbled to have you as our agent. I specially thank Sri for dedicating lot of time for us and being available all the time to answer our queries and concerns. You guys would be a perfect choice for young couples like us to win a dream house. Thank you once again.
RAM ELANGO | Sr. Data Analyst/Business Intelligence Lead
October 4, 2017, Ram was a client of Amar
I would like to share my home buying experience with Amar and Sri.
I met Amar after reading reviews online and we met at his office and during my visit he explained me the process in detail and I left the place with confidence and comfort that we have met a good human being who is also becomes to be a Realtor®.
Sri used to send me open house schedule and explain me the positive and negatives of the house which helps 1st home buyers like me, she is very knowledgeable and have lots of patience to explain.
Within few days of my house hunt, I liked a house and I updated Amar and Sri on the same and what happens next is all miracle but I was fortunate to see it happen and am still not able to believe it.
This is the only home I liked and this is the only home I told Amar and he got it for me with his high negotiation skills, every task he performs I know for sure Amar puts his heart and soul and his 200% of his energy to make it happen. He has a great communication skill of how to work with various players in the transaction, he knows when to fall back or to move forward to make things happen which benefits the buyer.
I have heard many home buying experience from my friends and relatives but what happened to me is simply great. The house I got had 2 all cash offers and I was dependent on home loan but it's Amar pure excellent execution skills that I got this house.
Amar guided me throughout the process and he was on top of all key dates and he helped me get home warranty, home loan and home insurance. He is very systematic, punctual, dedicated and he is a great human being.
Amar and Sri is like a family member to me.
If you get to work with him and I am sure you will say "I am right".
You buy a small budget house or a big budget house... Amar is always the same and the end results is always SUCCESS.
God Bless Amar, Sri and their family !!!
Thanks,
Ram and Vinita
MUKESH GUPTA | Senior Director of Product Management at Illumio
September 30, 2017, Mukesh was a client of Amar
We hired Amar to sell our house in Milpitas. The process started with Amar walking through our house and suggesting improvements to the house so it shows up well. He also recommended a contractor who did all the remodeling/fixing and made the house beautiful. Amar also provided reference to a good stager for staging the house.
Once the house was staged, Amar took over completely and we didn't have to do anything except following his instructions. He marketed the house very heavily with high quality pictures, videos, brochures, virtual reality tours, social media, and by personally distributing flyers to the entire neighborhood. The results of his marketing efforts were astonishing. We ended up receiving 14 offers with one weekend of open house. He worked all day tirelessly with the potential buyers negotiating with them on the day of the offer. We ended up with the offer that was $200K+ (20%) above the list and was the highest $/sqft., not just in the history of the neighborhood but probably in the history of Milpitas.
Once we were in contract, Amar worked with appraisers, loan officers, escrow, and the seller's agent to bring the transaction to a successful closure without us having to do anything at all other than signing the papers. He is an amazing agent who takes his job very seriously and performs far beyond the call of duty to maximize the value for the seller. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking to sell their house.
SUMIT SINGHAL | Staff Design Verification Engineer at Broadcom
September 21, 2017, Sumit was a client of Amar
This was my first home buying experience and Amar and his team made it a pretty great one. The best thing I liked was working with the whole team and not just with one person. Amar was the initiator as he explained to me how this whole process works and what his strategy is. But, then his Wife “Sri” took the charge on answering all my queries and suggesting which open houses are worth going for. Once I had liked the place, they left no stone unturned to win the offer.
Amar is flawless in his execution and he enjoys the buying process, evident from the fact that he represents more buyers than sellers, giving him an extra edge in the buying process. I would recommend Amar any day.
SANDEEP NAIR | Core OS at Apple
September 17, 2017, Sandeep was a client of Amar
I connected with Amar through a friend who had provided a very positive feedback. Knowing how tough it is to get a house of one's liking in Bay Area, I think, we are few of those fortunate people who got their first offer accepted. We walked into our new home in just under a month after meeting Amar, which for me is a big deal as home buying experience in Bay Area can be very frustrating. Our home buying experience was excellent and stress free with Amar, Sri and Team.
Amar and his team are very experienced and professional. He was involved in all the areas of the home buying experience starting from loan pre-approval, home evaluation, offer negotiation, appraisal, loan, escrow and closing, and collaborated diligently and actively with all the participating parties resulting in a smooth and fast closing.
I will definitely recommend Amar to all Home buyers for a smooth Home buying experience and I would like to personally thank Amar and his team for making my home buying experience so smooth and memorable.
AKSHAY GANDHI | DevOps Production Engineer
September 8, 2017, Akshay was a client of Amar
Negotiation skills, strategy and excellent support team is what differentiates Amar and team.
Finding home is 50-50% work between buyers and an agent. When you work with Amar, he provides the value in getting the deal done smoothly and effectively. Though Sri and Amar can help and guide about finding the right house, deciding the area, researching the local market etc... it is more of buyers choice.
We liked one house and told Amar and Sri that we were interested. Amar did an excellent job advising us on home condition, value, local housing market, and overall area. Sri and Amar also pointed us in the right direction to find other relative information. Once we finalized that we want to put an offer for the house, he took over the process. Sri kept us in loop through out the process, during this time I witnessed how right strategy, negotiation skills and process works the wonder. Amar was clear and calm during the process and ultimately finalized the house for us. From the time we liked the house and told Amar and Sri about it, it baraly took a day to put an offer and within 2 days offer was accepted.
Amar and team's support continued to be there even after loan process was over. Whole loan process was smooth and fast. Here is where I saw how much difference it makes to have an excellent support team. When you work with Amar, you actually work with experianced team of professionals, where each member has a specific role and they execute on it without any flaws.
We got the house in very first offer. Ours was not the highest offer. During negotiation phase, at one point, I was willing to increase offer by 20k but Amar advised against it and followed his strategy to win the house for us. It is rare to get house in first offer in current market. Individual experience will be different but I can tell that when you work with Amar, at right time, with right strategy, sooner or later he will get you in the house of your liking. Amar is a sincere, professional and trustworthy Realtor®. He is in this occupation because that is what he likes to do. He takes pride in the deals he makes and does the transactions as his own.
PADMA ARUMILLI | Tech Lead Development at WellsFargo
September 1, 2017, Padma was a client of Amar
We are happy to choose Amar and team in our Home selling process. After having an informative talk with Amar we just followed his advice and suggestions with complete trust. The transaction was smooth and transparent.
Amar provided right guidance to get the best price that met our expectations without any hassle of open house or staging. The price is the best considering the history of the property already in market last year and delisted by another agent. We whole heartedly refer Amar to our friends or anyone looking to Buy or Sell the houses.
Amar is always the first person we consult for our Real estate needs.
KARTHIK SRINIVASAN | Director, Product Management at Dell EMC
August 23, 2017, Karthik was a client of Amar
Amar, Sri and team are top notch professionals. Their attention to detail and customer focus make them an invaluable partner in the whole home buying process. They guided us every step of the way patiently answering our questions and following up at every stage.
Amar also brings to the table an experienced extended team of loan, warranty, insurance professionals who provide great serivces and make the entire process very smooth.
All in all highly recommended !
PREETI KOTHARI | Business Analyst-Oracle(Contract)
August 21, 2017, Preeti was a client of Amar
We worked with Amar on selling our Home recently and he exceeded our expectations on pricing front. To to honest, there is this sense of tentativeness amongst many of us working with Realtors® nowadays but I can vouch that there are tangible benefits working with someone like Amar.
Amar brings a sense of orderliness to the process and works out a detailed plan with you. Yes, it’s a joint ownership of the process and he’d drive you hard to make sure you follow through which eventually would be to your benefit. There are many things that he’d take care of in the background which would help process go smoother. In all, his diligence and perseverance are big assets in my opinion.
The Home that Amar sold, fetched the highest price EVER SOLD $/sq.ft in the neighborhood/community and that’s the testimony to his selling strength, negotiating skills and above all extensive online Marketing by working around the clock.
Even in your interactions you could sense his steadfast focus towards goals whether his own or your shared goals with him. This quality of him to optimize for those goals and showing that through his results is what I feel sets him apart.
SRINIVAS GANTASALA | Consultant at Tech-NetInc
July 29, 2017, Srinivas was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri helped us in getting our first home and made Home buying a memorable experience. Amar asked us to meet him in the office to find out what our preferences are and from then he has guided us, and very responsive in every step of the process from Pricing to Loan to Escrow to Closing. Amar also saved money in home price and closing cost due to Amar’s tremendous knowledge and negotiation.
Our first time Home buying would have been nerve- wracking and confusing, if Sri would not have helped us answer all the very small doubts that we had. Sri was always there for us and guided us throughout the whole process and gave us examples how we can make proper decisions on important items. She always responded to our phone calls and answered them with lots of patience and made us understand everything and made our first time home buying experience a really pleasant one.
Amar’s knowledge is tremendous in negotiating, with the agent and in writing attractive offer that helped us in getting the house we wanted. we were looking to buy our first home for many years now. We started to loose hope in getting our home. Then we met Amar through one of our friends reference. Amar gave us tremendous confidence, and in less than a month we made an offer and bought our first home.
Amar guided us through every step of the way and made our dream come true. I strongly recommend Amar and Sri as they have tremendous knowledge and good negotiating skills. God Bless Amar and Sri.
KRISHMA DUTTA |Product Owner / Software Engineer
July 20, 2017, Krishma was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri helped us in getting our first home and made home buying a memorable experience. We started our home search this summer and made decision to go with Amar as he had amazing reviews on Zillow and Yelp. As a first-time home buyer, we were little nervous throughout the process. But Amar and his team explained us the whole home buying process very clearly. We are not easy people when it come to questions and clarifications but Amar and his team kept us amazed with their professionalism and dedication.
On the day of bidding Amar made up a point to be at the seller’s real estate agent's office to make all the negotiations. Amar's team had been instrumental especially getting loan done within 21 days and providing us with best market rate available.
We have heard stories from our friends about how it takes more than 6 months to get a home in Bay Area. I would say between meeting Amar and find our new home was all done within less than 1 month. I would highly recommend Amar and his team, if it was not for him we wouldn’t have been enjoying our new home. Overall, we are quite happy to work with Amar and Sri and we would definitely refer Amar and his team in future to all our acquaintances.
SANTHIRAJU DODDA | Manager at Invecas
July 17, 2017, Santhiraju was a client of Amar
Amar helped us to SELL our HOME for THE RECORD PRICE in our community.
In Summary, I have authorized Amar to accept 1050K offer that is 52K MORE than the LISTED PRICE. However, Amar worked NON-STOP with Agents and negotiated the Offer PRICE to 1120K. The additional 70K was well above our expectations and we didn’t expected that PRICE at all. We are extremely happy with Amar RESULTS - 122K MORE than the LISTED PRICE for the TOWN HOME.
Amar puts his heart and soul in the process to get TOP DOLLAR for the SELLER. We strongly believe, Amar RESULTS speaks for itself time and again.
Amar’s KEY Strengths to get TOP DOLLAR for HOME:
1. Extensive ON-LINE MARKETING & Market KNOWLEDGE
2. Realtor®’s NETWORKING & Online REPUTATION
3. Multiple Offers GENERATION & Sure-fire NEGOTIATIONS
4. Perfect PANNING & Peace of mind EXECUTION
5. Right GUIDANCE & Team of EXPERTS
Thanks
Santhi Raju Dodda ,
VLSI Engineer
DILIP RANGAN | FinTech Evangelist | Strategy | BlockChain | Product Management
July 16, 2017, Dilip was a client of Amar
This is a sincere, heartfelt review of our recent home selling process through Amar & his team.
Amar promosied us BEST DEAL & TOP Dollar - and boy, did he deliver!
Strategy planning & execution - Getting the house on the market :
Once we decided to sell the house, Amar was "on the job". He again personally walked through the house and developed a plan with clear timelines on what would be the right strategy to attract potential buyers. Because of Amar & his teams' rigorous planning & coordination, the house was ready to be on the market in 15 days! Again, Amar recommended and engaged the best in business to stage the house & have professional pictures taken to appeal to a wide range of potential buyers.
Getting maximum traffic & eyes on the house:
What came next was nothing but the best. During our initial session, Amar had mentioned that he would leverage best-in-class, digital age marketing techniques. At that time, we didn't know what to expect. In addition to listing on MLS, Amar leveraged his IT background to ensure that any & all real estate searches & websites pulled up our house's ad & listing.
Amar used his extensive network of Realtors® to market this house and ensured that there was a lot of traffic both online & in person viewing the house. This generated a lot of interest in the house with potential buyers.
Generating the best offer: IN RECORD TIME
The extensive marketing and the interest generated in the pool of potential buyers helped us get an offer on the house in record time! Within 36 hours of listing the house, Amar was able to solicit an offer from a potential buyer. What needs to be commended here, is Amar's negotiation skills. Gauging that this was a good potential, Amar ensured that he maximized the offer with minimal contingencies. He relentlessly went back and forth with the buyers' agent and drafted an offer that was too good to resist! Amar provided us solid advice & guidance on the different aspects of the offer. He recommended that we take the offer considering it was approx 200K more than the listing price and a complete offer with minimal chances of falling through. All this on a Sunday!
Managing the contingency period:
The mark of a good service provider lies in the follow through during the process and here is where Amar and his team excels! During the contingency period and before the closing, Amar showcased his professionalism in carefully handling the buyer requests and ensuring that the offer was executed completely.
Closing:
Amar and his team continued their excellent work and commitment by following up with every aspect of closing. Such due diligence, commitment to the clients, knowledge of the business, negotiation skills and high quality deliverable ensured that we closed our home within 3 weeks of listing it on the market for the highest per square feet price in Santa Clara till date!
LAKSHMANA CHARI VAITIYAM GUNASEKARAN | Sr.Integration Engineer
July 11, 2017, Lakshmana Chari was a client of Amar
Our HOME Buying experience was excellent and stress free with Amar, Sri and Team. It is not easy in the current market to get a single family home in Bay Area. I was very skeptical and almost lost hope, and early 2017 I put myself out of market. There came along my new to be home in market, both me and my wife liked the layout and we called Amar and Sri to proceed on it.
Amar and team wrote an excellent offer though quoted less than competition, the offer terms were lucrative. All credit goes to “Amar”.
Amar has strong negotiation skills and persuaded listing agent to accept our offer less than the competition offers. On decision day, Amar called me and congratulated me, “Our offer got accepted”.
Amar has excellent field connections, he introduced me to a lender who offered a competitive rate for 10% down, and the entire process was seamless. Being a new home Buyer, I was little panicking but Amar and team total made it seamless by doing all the heavy weight lifting for me. I was kept appraised on all the process. Amar is very efficient, and he stays top of the core process, and really makes the right move at right time.
I strongly recommend Amar and Team, if you are looking to Buy or Sell HOME.
KAPIL DHOLAKIYA(LION) | Staff Design Verification Engineer at Marvell Semiconductor
July 7, 2017, Kapil was a client of Amar
Our Home buying experience was excellent with Amar and Sri Team. Amar and Sri have thorough knowledge about the area. They guided us in making the right decision based on their years of experience in real estate. Amar has very strong negotiation skills that saved us money on the house. In addition, the house has already gained some equity on it before we moving in. Their strong connection in the field, the entire process was seamless. We were informed in every step of the process by his team and constant call with Sri although the process was running in the background.
Amar is fast, reliable and responsible. He is very efficient and stays on top of everything. Answers all questions promptly and provides great professional support. I would recommend him to anyone buying/selling their homes.
Sri stays on the look out for new listings and never stopped searching for us
It was stressful, but Sri was so understanding and more than accommodating.
I don't know how we would have got through it without their team efforts!
I would like to highly recommend them ,whoever is looking to buy/sell home.
MEGHASHYAM SRIVATSA | Senior Solutions Engineer at Riverbed Technology
June 7, 2017, Meghashyam was a client of Amar
Hi Amar and Sri
We have all been through a very busy week. But we are all smiling at the end of it. You may have been through this anxious phase many times before, but you kept the same amount of persistence and energy as you did on the very first day we met you, and you fought hard for us in getting this house. That truly shows that you do care about your clients and you do this for the happiness it brings to your clients. For me and Archana, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to go through something like this and we are glad that we have you on our team.
Amar and Sri, you have been very humble and honest with us from the start. You encouraged us when we were making the right decisions along the way, and at the same time you did not force us into any particular house. These are very good qualities in a Realtor®. You treated each offer we put as though it was your own home and put your 100% effort into it. I have seen friends who went through 10-15 offers before getting a house, but with you we got our dream house in just 3. Even though we lost 2 houses before this, we always had a confident feeling going into each of those offers since convincing a seller into accepting an offer is a skill that you excel at, and none of the other buyer agents can even come close to it.
Your advice, experience and insights into the real estate and how to create a "winning offer" is an art, and we regard it highly. I know we have a long way to go in this transaction, but we have got a great start.
Some comments and advice from us to other buyers in the market, and why we recommend Amar 100%:
We started looking for houses sometime in January 2017 with our previous Realtor®. We had put offers on 2 houses and had lost both of them. Although our previous Realtor® was good, you need somebody who can win you the battle when it matters most. Good houses (houses that matches ALL your criteria) rarely comes to market, but when it does, you CANNOT afford to lose it. Because good houses in neighborhoods like Milpitas and Berryessa get atleast 20 offers! With the interest rate rise just around the corner and the inventory being at all-time low, we did not want our house hunt to take its own due course. Instead, we wanted to shift gears and go with someone who is proven to have won against all-cash-offers! There are not may Realtors® who can win against all-cash offers or offers with 40-50% downpayment! But Amar is one of those.
So on April 1st 2017, I communicated with Amar over email since he came highly recommended by our lender. I still remember my first phone call with Amar. We were out on a hike with friends, so I told Amar that I want to reschedule the meeting since we'd be dirty and sweaty from the hike. He said "dont worry about it, this is Bay Area and you are supposed to be hiking" and invited me to his Palo Alto office on a Sunday. We met with him on the same hike-day and had a long and thorough conversation about what we were looking for, what kind of s
DEEPIKA TETALI | Sr. Software Analyst at Oracle
May 23, 2017, Deepika was a client of Amar
We are very happy to know you and to work with you. You were very personable and knowledgeable in answering our questions and helping us to make right decisions in the process of buying our first new home. We appreciate your quick response in setting up the appointments to view the houses, even with a short notice.
We were extremely impressive by your level of commitment; you continued to work with us to meet our needs and answered our questions right up to settlement date. As a first time buyer, it would have been really hard to go through process of buying a house. But with your help it went like a walk in the park.
We thank you for your hard work. And defiantly recommend you to the other buyers.
Sincerely ,
Deepika
THAYA RAJENDRAM | Intuit
April 5, 2017, Thaya was a client of Amar
Amar helped us to buy a property in Bay Area which was one of the hottest markets in the world. We provided our requirements, and he had found the best that out in the market with reasonable price and negotiated with the seller to get it secure as quickly as possible.
Amar has a group of people with wide knowledge in real estate area to execute the tasks with perfection and jet speed.
I am very much satisfied with our purchase of our house with very short time and highly recumbent to anyone.
DON BROWN | Manager at ProForma Industries, LLC
March 27, 2017, Don was a client of Amar
Having been in Rotary for the past 34+ years, I know most of the Real Estate Agents and Brokers in Fremont including top agent. However in reviewing Amar Amarnath performance and execution of selling homes in my neighborhood I chose to use Amar as our agent for selling our property. Amar knows the right strategy to extensively market the home to sell at a higher price. I could have gone with some of those I have known for years. However I am not certain they could have accomplished what Amar was able to achieve.
Example: The sale of another Home 3 doors from us that was listed for $859K and sold for $910K by Amar Amarnath. The home in my opinion should have sold for $810K as they had done nothing in upgrades to the property including kitchen and bathrooms. The carpet was from the time it was originally built in 1988 and they had not done any painting or refinishing of the cabinets. I have mentioned to Amar that I would have discounted it by $50,000 as it needed a lot of work.
The entire home selling process from the beginning to the end was perfectly executed by Amar and team flawlessly. Amar personally involves himself and deliver absolutely the best results for his clients. Amar doesn’t not represent both buyer and seller for the same transaction. This clearly shows his level of standards and ethics in Real Estate business. His constant guidance in whole process is priceless. I certainly recommend him for you to work with. Hopefully this is beneficial for you.
SHRUTHI KADAMBI | Quality Development Engineer
March 19, 2017, Shruthi was a client of Amar
It was our first home and we ventured into the real estate market with lots of anticipation. But right from the day we met Amar, we were put at ease. He answered all our queries and provided us the right insights. His team are good project managers and provided a clear and concise check list of tasks and who is responsible for carrying them out. This made the home buying process clear for us and made it easy to navigate the process. Their valuable advice helped us find our dream home.
Amar, Sri and his team are simply amazing. They provide constant timely updates, are very proactive and highly diligent. By working with Amar, you can be rest assured that you will be guided through the entire home buying process right from day one until closing.
Amar’s excellent negotiation skills combined with a hardworking and resourceful team makes them the BEST in Bay Area.
SUJATA TIBREWALA | Networking Community Manager/Evangelist
January 25, 2017, sujata was a client of Amar
Amar and his team made all the steps of home buying experience a breeze . This was our first home in US, but he and his team worked with us educating us in the process . Right from pre approval to putting down the offer to closing the escrow and closing after due diligence at home inspection his team guides us through and arranged everything so home buying was a breeze.
When we hear about our other friends putting offer at so many homes and not getting , I feel lucky to have found Amar who knew the market so knew what we exactly needed to do to get the offer , no less and no more . He also negotiated with the owners to the Max .
We still cannot believe we are proud owners of a home just after a month of seriously being in the market and got the first home we put our offer on.
SACHIN PARKHE | Spark Scala Developer at Tata Consultancy Services
January 23, 2017, sachin was a client of Amar
I would say Amar and Sri is a perfect team to get right home at right price.
In the entire home buying process, Amar did guide us each milestone inuring the home buying process and got right people into the game at right time.
This made our home buying process pretty seamless. Amar has good area of expertise, knowledge and negotiation skills.
Even after closing the deal, Amar managed to get us 5K credit from seller. We are glad to choose Amar and definitely recommend Amar.
KARTHIK KRISHNAMOORTHY | Staff Hardware Engineer at Qualcomm
January 20, 2017, Karthik was a client of Amar
5 years ago I felt buying a house in bay area would be a hard reality for me given the rise in house prices and if we need to buy an affordable house I would need to go all the way of bay area. I was still contemplating buying a house, then one of colleagues asked me to meet Amar and check with him. Me and my wife met Amar at his office and told we were looking for and boom 2 month later I was an owner of a single family home in rising Milpitas area.
Even though this sounds like a fairy tale, I should say it was the hard work and drive of Amar and his team to help pull it through.
Amar and Sri send me list of places for open house to visit and when we liked one the home,we let him know about it. I thought we were already late to put an offer as I didn’t have a pre approval. Amar pulled his strings and introduced me to Stacy for mortgage and within 24 hours and I had a preapproval and the offer was submitted.
I was told the house had around 7 offers most of them more than what I offered to pay. Amar and his team helped to negotiate and got the deal done and now within 2 days my offer was approved. I couldn’t believe they pull it off. Anyway after this is the next set of steps to start the financing for the house. In this process, I wanted to check with other lender for better rate and the bank promised that could provide a better rate than what Stacy provided. I conveyed my decision to Stacy regarding this and went ahead with other lender.
But this is where the real game started, the other lender wanted documents after documents and after a week said they wouldn’t be able to really my case through with their underwriter and they were still trying their best. I talked to Stacy and Amar after that and they understood the situation and pulled this out for me. To be honest throughout the whole process I was not still committal to Stacy whether I would go with her and it was Amar and his team who convinced Stacy to continue with my financial process and glad they did.
Iam not sure if any lender would be ready to do so much work when you are uncommitted and I am glad Stacy really decided help me. I think the reason she was ready to pursue the case was because the trust she had in Amar. Thanks again Amar for this…
They handled all the paper work, went through the house inspection report and answered any questions I asked. I know sometimes I irritated Amar by asking him multiple questions as novice buyer.
I should say this---if you are looking for energetic, aggressive and honest person to help you with your house search I would say talk to Amar…He would understand your needs and get you the right house. I am glad I reached to Amar and thank him and his team on behalf of my wife and myself to buy our first house as a couple.
Thank you Amar…Wish you more success.
JAY MUKHERJEE | Sr Software Developer at CPA.com
December 31, 2016, Jay was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri went above and beyond to make our home buying experience an absolute joy. Right from the very onset, they were on top of every activity, They thought about the client's needs and requirements and always treated that as top priority.
This gives the much needed peace of mind as a buyer. They were always available at the most minimum notice. Above all, they have the knowledge and experience that makes it a wining combination. I recommend Amar and Sri for anyone looking to buy their next home. We certainly will work with them again…
MANOJ DEVPURA | Sr. Systems Reliability Engineer at Nutanix
December 30, 2016, Manoj was a client of Amar
We hired Amar as our Agent as buyer after referral from our friend. It was great working with Amar and team. Amar is knowledgeable, understanding, honest and extremely thorough. This was our first time buying a home, and Amar’s expertise and advice was invaluable.
He was very patient and helpful, and maintained great communication throughout the entire process. We were about loose the house because of counter offers and Amar made all his effort and made sure we get this house.
We really appreciate his patience to answer our queries. I am happy to recommend Amar, especially to first-time home buyers in need of some extra hand-holding.
SHYJU KOZHUKKUNNON |Data Engineer - Analytics at Apple
December 24, 2016, Shyju was a client of Amar
Amar is a master negotiator. Once he is convinced on a price and submits an offer, he will go at great lengths to get it accepted. He is very persuasive and talks to the point.
He has a great team working with him round the clock to take the offer till closure and beyond.
RAJESH MEHTA | Data Analytics Leader
December 19, 2016, Rajesh was a client of Amar
It was a great experience working with Amar while Buying and Selling our Homes. He knows what he is doing and you can trust him for his execution. When he sends you a note with “Don’t worry, I am on top of it”, he really means that.
He is great at the execution and you can depend on him to get the best results. He is very knowledgeable in real estate business and sold our home for the best price ever in off season. I would recommend him for any of your real estate needs.
GAJENDRA SINGH | Software Engineer at Google
December 16, 2016, Gajendra was a client of Amar
We are few of those fortunate people who get their first offer accepted and that too at listed price, this wouldn’t have been possible without our Real estate agent Amar who imparted the knowledge to under difference between owning a house cost and rent.
Throughout the home buying process both Amar and Sri patiently responded our queries and made us comfortable. Amar and his team was very efficient in closing the deal and providing all the documents required for title company and lender.
ADITYA RANE | Software Engineer at Apple
December 12, 2016, Aditya was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri helped us get our very first home and boy that was a great experience! They helped us get past the "first time home buying expectations" of everything being new and shiny to actually looking at the potential and real estate value of a house when we were house hunting. Amar was very patient with us and helped us to fully consider all similar options available.
Once we decided to put an offer on this house, Amar and Sri helped us come to a price point which would give us the best chance of acceptance. Amar followed up with the seller agent all along after the offer was submitted. The sellers had some doubts about our financial situation given we had put the best offer possible and had not provided proof of additional funds to cover a situation like a low appraisal. Amar talked the seller’s agent through their doubts and assured them ours was the best and clean offer. Our offer was accepted in the first go! No counter offer, nothing! Amar has quite the negotiation skills!
Well, as the sellers had feared, the appraisal from Bank Of America came in lower by about 40K. Additionally over the same weekend the interest rates on housing loans went up, putting us in a tough spot. If we decided to go with another appraisal with another bank, that would mean getting a higher rate of interest. We did decide to go with Wells Fargo. Our agent was Yogesh Rane, who by the way was amazing as well. He got us an appraisal and loan approval within 4 days! The appraisal came in at 5K above the selling price and we were relieved. Amar used this situation to re-negotiate the price with the sellers, all in the background and brought the selling price down by 20K! Bringing the price down in this hot seller's market in the bay area is a feat only Amar could have pulled off. By the time we closed, we had already made 25K equity on the house!
While the mortgage application was being processed, Amar was in constant communication and kept all the parties in the loop. Amar coordinated the whole process of escrow and closing.
My wife and I had an amazing buying experience. We would love to work with Amar again if we are back in the market in the future.
PRAKASH GUPTA | Software Engineer, Tools & Infra at Google
December 1, 2016, Prakash was a client of Amar
Buying a home in Bay Area is a herculean task given the fact that properties are sold out by the time even you blink your eyes. However our home buying experience with Amar and his team was truly immeasurable.
From day one since the our meeting the service provided was exceptional. He helped us close the deal less than 10K among many potential interests with higher offers with right strategy of meeting personally with Seller’s agent and presenting our offer with fully backed team supporting our credit score and 21 days of closing time.
Amar real estate experience got us seller’s first choice to respond against counter offers and through his exceptional negotiation skills we got refrigerator, dryer-washer, first year home warranty for free costing another 4K 🙂
Being first time home buyers, we had lots of questions about the market, property and the deal we’re getting. This was definitely the best deal negotiation by all means as we saved almost 15K and our property was valued 100K more than the listing price, which got us 100K equity immediately.
He was on top of every activity to make sure that our home buying experience was very smooth. It was overall an amazing experience to have worked with Amar and his team who provided guidance throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend Amar to my friends and anyone looking to buy a Home.
Prakash & Sheenam.
SRIRAMA UPPALAPATI | Senior Technical Program [email protected]
December 1, 2016, Srirama was a client of Amar
Amar / Sri,
It was pleasure working with you, I tried with other Realtor® before coming to you . We are just at the edge of loosing hope . Just thought of trying with other Realtor®, by chance we met you. In our first meeting itself you gave us confidence & we believed in you. You just made the deal success with ease in the very first bid. Your strategy & your team’s close follow-up’s, hard work was the key to the successful closure of this deal .
We were very happy when you were able to convince seller in coming down the price which saved us 15K. I definitely rate you on 5/5 with no second though. I already referred you to almost every one whom I know who is in market looking for a home. A Big THANK YOU to E=MC2.
SNEHA VEDULA | Co-Founder @ Tulip Kids Inc.
November 11, 2016, Sneha was a client of Amar
My review for Amar & his team comes a little late but never the less straight from the heart.
Considering our scenario/ our expectations/ our confinement of location /our budget, if it was any other Realtor® they would have straight refused to provide their service. But Amar & team took the Challenge. And that’s where we started with our journey with the home buying process.
And I can very well say that they emerged Winners and in the deal getting the perfect abode we dreamt of.
The very first meeting which we had with Amar, he came across as very Straight-Forward & Very Knowledgeable. With his expert insight, he gave us a brief idea of the real picture of the present trends and market information. It helped us to gauge and make realistic choices.
So our home search began. A detailed insight of what we wanted in a home was taken into note irrespective of the several constraints we had. And I liked the fact that we were not imposed by their choices.
We saw few homes pointed out by the team and we liked most of them. But then came the jackpot. When I saw the home listing which literally met all our criteria, I was excited.
Amar when he realized that we were really interested, he reviewed the home in and out, top to bottom, made sure that the home had every-thing taken care of , discussed the future aspects for the property and then asked us to proceed.
It was time to make an offer. And believe me, we got the offer approved even though we were 40k less than the other offer and on top the seller gave 5k towards the closing costs. I have to add that Amar has great negotiation skills which helped us achieving the house we wanted within our budget.
But wait, the deal did not close yet. We had tough time getting through the loan process and believe me if it was not the Loan officer referred by Amar, we would never get the house we dreamt of.
But with Amar’s patience, determination, diligence & right strategy we got the house.
Overall we are very happy & satisfied with our home buying process with Amar & his team. We will be happy in recommending his services to one and all.
Our family had a dream – But it was Amar who truly put his efforts in helping us realize it for us.
SINDHU TATIMATLA | Analytics Leader
October 17, 2016, Sindhu was a client of Amar
We just bought our second home with Amar and his team and we continue to be amazed by the superlative results Amar and his team produce. We were undecided about buying another home as we were in the 3rd trimester, expecting our second child. As many people in the Bay Area will tell you, it can take months, if not years, to find a home in this market. However, after discussing our situation with Amar, we decided to forge ahead, simply because of our confidence and trust in him.
Amar will only recommend options that are in his client’s best interest. He treats every negotiation, every deal, as if it were his own. It is extremely rare to find a person who has so many talents. Not only is he a master negotiator and executioner but he is an extremely good person – honest, reliable and ever-ready to go out of his way to get his clients the maximum value.
For the home that we just purchased in a top school area in Milpitas, Amar and his team did their magic, again. They and-held us through the entire process – from finding the right location to shielding us when our bank faced delays to closing the escrow process seamlessly. Not only did we win the offer when there were competing higher offers with more than $10K differential but our offer on a great home was accepted within 2 weeks of starting our home search. Moreover, the seller paid $5K towards our closing costs. Simply mind-blowing!
A true testimony to Amar’s skills are the way he handled our need to ask for an extension on the escrow closing date due to a delay in our bank’s processing. We really don’t know how Amar managed it, but in just one day we received approval from the seller to extend the escrow closing date, by 2 weeks, without any penalties. Amar was very focussed on making sure we were completely stress-free. He wanted us to move into our new home and get settled in before our baby arrived. He went above and beyond for us, just like a family-member would. In this day and age, when many people are concerned about their own personal gains, it is truly our fortune that we have Amar on our side. We give Amar and his team our highest recommendation and wish that many more people get the fortunate experience of working with him.
I am also including a quick summary of the our first home buying experience with Amar. We had an amazing experience and Amar's strategy and execution was just superlative.
My husband and I started looking for homes with Amar in July 2012, in an extremely competitive market. With low inventory, good homes were going way over the asking price. It was tough find a nice home, with a good school district within a modest budget. It was in this environment, that too in less than two months, that Amar closed on our IDEAL home. He won the property before the offer deadline at $35K below the amount we had authorized him to quote in the offer. In addition, Amar negotiated over $8K towards closing costs from the seller and the lender. Our deal was a HUGE home run!.
IPSITA KAR
October 15, 2016, Ipsita was a client of Amar
My Home Buying Experience in 2016:
The Home Buying experience with Amar is really pleasant for us. This is the second time, we requested Amar to be our Realtor® for finding investment Home for us within our budget.
As per Amar’s valuable suggestion, we found one HOME really interesting. However, when we started putting an offer, there were already 4 offers for that Home as it was a hot Home in that area. The highest offer was almost 20K more than our offer. Amar tried his best to negotiate the deal for us. He just spent almost 2 days of his valuable time just regarding our offer to be accepted. He personally involved with our lender in collaborating the whole process. Finally, we are shocked in a pleasant way to hear that our offer was accepted.
Thank you so much Amar and your team for helping us to get our dream HOME. This smooth execution is not possible without your support.
My Home Buying Experience in 2013:
After my Home buying experience with Amar last month, I just can say, Amar is THE BEST Realtor® in the Bay area. Amar, as a Realtor® always go above and beyond to provide the exceptional service and great value for his clients . In this current market, it is really tough to deal with the seller’s agent as they are getting multiple offers. However, we are able to find our dream home last month because of Amar’s hard work and amazing execution. I would like to share my home buying experience with Amar. Amar provided us the best service anyone ever expect from a Realtor®.
Amar showed us a really nice Home in our preferred zip code.
Once we all on-board and offered our comfortable amount for that house, he immediately started working on it.
Amar almost gave all his valuable time in negotiating the deal with the seller’s agent. In that process, he established a good rapport with the seller agent and understood the seller motivations and situations for selling home.
Amar put together offer package and worked closely with listing agent to WIN the deal before offer deadline without competition and price bidding war. As results, we got very good deal. He is extremely good at analysing the situation, winning the deal with right strategy, and perfect execution.
Amar personally involved in all the areas of our home buying process(Appraisal, Loan, Inspections, Escrow, Insurance, and closing). He has great team of people to make home buying process absolutely stress free.
Amar co-ordinated with the WF lender who did our pre-approval and loan closing providing us a really good interest rate.On the top of everything, Amar helped us to recover $9,857 towards closing.
The entire home buying process starting from the beginning to end went so smooth with peace of mind because of Amar’s hard work, dedication and capability. We are 2nd time Home buyers and lot of real estate knowledge, Amar and team makes a BIG diffidence in journey of Home buying process. Thank you so much Amar for all your contributions in our Home buying process.
MADHAVI KATUKOGULA | Teradata Consultant at WellsFargo
October 10, 2016, Madhavi was a client of Amar
1. Amar helped us in achieving THE BEST DEAL by Negotiating ALL possible means as a result we got the house for 30K less than the seller wanted price and 10K less than what we planned to place an offer for.
2. Amar is very well aware of the entire process of home buying and hence he was able to execute the entire process perfectly without any hurdle.
3. Amar’s business acumen and RIGHT STRATEGY helped us win the home.
4. Amar PERSONALLY got involved in ALL areas (Escrow process, Loan, and closing)
5. Amar helped us in evaluating, plan and prioritize certain fixes required for the property before we move into the property.
6. He is DILIGENT and have taken care in Co-ordinating with Escrow to ensure closing in-time.
7. As a novice home buyer I took Amar’s help in COLLABORATING with others in making some key decisions.
8. As a first time buyer we are very uncertain in many of the things but Amar has always been there to give use Guidance and in the Entire PROCESS and helped us throughout the Home BUYING PROCESS
9. Amar stood on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
HEMALATHA MARIMUTHU | Senior Staff Software Engineer at Renesas Electronics
October 6, 2016, Hemalatha was a client of Amar
Amar and his team made our dream of buying house into real. Because of their hard work and team effort we could buy our dream house. Amar got the BEST DEAL in the market. He PERSONALLY involved in ALL areas (Loan, Escrow, and closing). He helped us to select our perfect house for our family needs.
We just showed Amar the house we liked and rest of the thinks his team took care .His team stayed on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible. The whole process of buying house happened in few weeks peacefully, now we enjoy our stay in our new house.
We really want to thank Amar and his team for making our dream house into real.
Regards
Dharmalingam and family.
RAJAN PATIL | SSD Firmware Development Engineer at Micron Technology
October 1, 2016, Rajan was a client of Amar
Our HOME Buying experience with Amar and Sri was great! This is our FIRST HOME and needless to say, market in the Bay area is very competitive. With Amar and team, we were confident that we would make the right purchase which would serve our starter HOME needs and also be a good investment in long run.
As the Single Family Houses that we were looking for within our budget were small older houses, having Amar and Sri's vote of confidence and experience really helped us make the right choice. Sri was very helpful in giving her opinion and insight on many houses that we saw which eventually got us a HOME in the neighborhood we wanted.
We think Amar contacts and relationships with listing agents also helps the Home Buying and offer process. Sri was very prompt in answering our phone calls during both the offers that we made and keeping us in the loop; we think that was great!. In a fast moving market like Bay area, where time is of essence, the long hours that Amar and team put in to ensures that we can close the deal on time.
We would also like to thank you that our contract had few items to be paid by sellers (home warranty, some other fees etc). We were also impressed by Sri and Amar knowledge of Milpitas neighborhoods.
We appreciate all the help and would highly recommend you to our friends.
- Rajan and Anipra.
PRASAD HARIDASS | Senior Software Engineer at Google
September 24, 2016, Prasad was a client of Amar
Amar was super awesome to work with in helping us closing the dream home we wanted. He was guiding us and very responsive in every step of the process from Pricing to Loan to Escrow to Closing. He was always available when we needed to talk to him either by Phone or by Email.
All the process went smooth with the use of high tech and we visited him just once on the planning process. In addition to closing home he also helped on bootstrapping the home after the purchase as well like linking us to the right people to take care of all the things. Highly recommend him and would definitely consider him for our next home too.
GIRISH PANDIT | Senior Software Engineer
September 14, 2016, Girish was a client of Amar
Amar and team were extremely helpful in our home buying process. As a first time buyer, we were
stranded in our search for our dream home for quite some time. But Amar and Sri guided us right from
the initial consultation to the final closing.
We contacted Amar & team; they were very helpful in explaining the process and also explain about the market conditions. We were going through some family health issues at the same time, so Amar convinced us to focus our time
on family while he took care of dealing with all the paperwork.
I’m pretty sure without Amar’s and his team proper guidance, I wouldn’t have struck such a great deal on the house.
What I’ll definitely endorse Amar for his awesome negotiation skills, his tactics before we made an offer on the house and
definitely the zeal he showed to get the house well under listing price at a great bargain. Amar’s capability executing the entire home buying process is awesome. Its still hard to believe we have the keys to the house.
Amar and Sri you are indeed really good at what you do as many of your client testimonials say but now I can too attest to it. We strongly recommend Amar and Sri to anyone who are in need of Real Estate help.
PARIKSHIT NIGAM | GPU DV Engineer at Qualcomm
September 8, 2016, Parikshit was a client of Amar
One of my friend referred Amar & Sri to us and I’m so thankful for that. They helped us in getting our new home and we were so fortunate that they were there to guide and help us on every steps.
They helped me in taking the right decisions in each and every step of the home buying process. We got our dream house with Amar's & Sri's help. It is great house and our family loves it.
This was all possible because of Amar's and Sri's hardwork. We got the best deal by all possible means. We paid less than the seller’s asking price. They saved us almost $15K through price negotiation and recovery from seller towards closing.
They made sure that the property was good and would become an asset to family. They were involved in all the areas right from preapproval, looking at the houses, arranging for disclosures, making an offer, escrow and closing.
Because of their personal contacts with lending agents, we even got the best rate for mortgage. He made sure that for 1st time home buyers the process is simple and hassle free.
Amar’s and Sri's time management, planning and making the right decision at right time is highly commendable. His knowledge/analysis to find pros and cons for any given house and providing true insight about the house makes them a unique Realtor®.
Their perfect execution made sure that we got the house we wanted at our price. After the offer was accepted he stayed on top of things to make sure that we didn't have issues till closing. It was their diligence, smart strategy, flawless execution & commitment that got us the house. We thank you for your hard work.
I would highly recommend Sri & Amar for anyone buying/selling home.
SAMPATH RAMASAMY | Camera Software at Apple
August 25, 2016, Sampath was a client of Amar
Amar and team are really helpful in our home buying process right from the initial consultation to the final closing. We saw the house in market and liked it. We contacted Amar & team; they were very helpful in explaining the process and also explain about the market conditions.
They placed our offer and aggressively on top of the status. They worked overnight (we got a call at 12:00midnight!) and made the offer that the seller cannot decline. That is the one aggressive strategy. Also they used some innovative techniques to make the buyer side look genuine and interested. We got our offer accepted. It is 20K less than the highest offer. I believe it is all because of Amar’s strategy.
Amar also provided wonderful support once the offer is accepted. He answered our questions and helped us all the way till closing.
Also, Amar and team helped us to find the mortgage banker that can process our loan faster since we are about to leave to India on vacation. By some magic, the mortgage banker approved the loan in shortest time and we signed the docs just a day before we leave. Amar also talked to the banker on our behalf .
Home buying process was really a stressful experience since we are first time buyers. Amor and team were really helpful in reducing our stress during this process and our thanks to them.
SHWETA DESHPANDE | Software Engineer at Calculi Inc.
August 24, 2016, Shweta was a client of Amar
We are so thrilled with our new home in San Jose! Thank you so much to both Sri and Amar for all that you did to help us through this process!
Bay area is a tough market for home buyers, especially so for first time home buyers. We needed a Realtor® who could help us navigate the waters without getting overwhelmed and deal with multiple fronts of price and location, negotiations, state of the house and disclosures, fitting our family’s needs and desires, handling multiple offers in a very competitive environment, that too in a very short closing time.
To get the home we want, there are lot of pieces of the puzzle that need to fit together. Effort, luck, persistence and most of all professional skills to make good on opportunities. Amar and Sri have been many pieces of that puzzle! Throughout our long search for our home, they have been patiently answering all our questions, doubts, helping us understand different aspects of home buying, helping us learn what to look for beyond our home checklist that we started with, thinking about real issues of long term ownership, weighing pros and cons.
Their experience has been very valuable for the critical time of placing an offer, particularly for setting up a strategy. We had to deal with multiple offers situation, on a nontypical offer deadline schedule, and they helped us put a preemptive offer and still hit the price range without getting overextended, which is a common risk for such preemptive offer situation.
Sri and Amar’s team has been very professional in the execution. Despite many moving pieces and uncertainties involved, every step was done on time, every small detail was followed up. They have been particularly good at evaluating disclosures, combing with a fine brush, seeking any problems and risks. Their biggest strength we saw in them was negotiating the best deal, attempting multiple approaches, persisting beyond reasonable efforts to make the deal happen. Once the offer was accepted, they were still involved in all the finer details, keeping close tabs on the escrow closure, collaborating with multiple people, the seller’s agent, title company, home warranty and insurance, keeping the endgoal in sight.
At the end of the day, it’s not the ‘cozy worry free home buying experience’, but the real learning experience that we very much appreciate! Thanks again for all the help and assistance, suggestions and guidance. We won't hesitate to recommend you to anyone! To get the home you want in this bay area market, Amar and Sri are the Realtors® you would want on your side!
We wish Sri and Amar continued success, good health, and happiness!
RADHAKRISHNA N | BI Business Analyst & Architect at Cisco
August 23, 2016, Radhakrishna was a client of Amar
It was a great pleasure working with Amar, Sri and his team, I can't say enough of how great experience it was! Amar was extremely professional, Buying a single family house in the bay area in a rising economy is not easy.
There is ALL CASH offer at $K and willing to go much HIGHER and 10 days CLOSING. But Our offer is 10K less and loan offer with 10% down. It’s one of the most COMPLEX and CHALLENGED offer for Amar. We lost all our hopes on this home, we don't know how Amar work with them, it’s very complex situation, how he convinced them. After 3 to 4 days later, he gave us a congratulation email "your offer got accepted". Still we cannot believe he work out this Home. It’s miracle. Because of Amar we got this home In Bay area. Buying a home in Bay area is our whole family dream. Because of Amar it got fulfilled. Thanks is a SMALL WORD. He spend lot of time on our transaction. we never forget this help. Really Appreciated your time and help.
We really appreciate your help in going extra mile in saving me big $$$$$ in closing costs by negotiating with the lender and the seller agent. His tie-ups and constant checking with mortgage lender helped us keep the loan processing on track with a closing in 30 days!
He was honest to me as to what was going on. Kept me updated on what was happening from beginning to the end of closing. Amar went above and beyond to help us find the right house. We HIGHLY recommend Amar to any buyer/seller. This sale of the property feels like a miracle for our family.
LOKESH BALCHA | Software Development Engineer at Yahoo
August 22, 2016, Lokesh was a client of Amar
First and the foremost, I would like thank Amar from the bottom of my heart for helping us with our Home buying experience. My wife and I moved to the Bay area in California a few years ago. Since then, we have been renting apartments at different places. Quite recently, we realised it would be nice to have a spacious home of our own, that way we can start creating memories. We started to explore for the perfect Realtor® who will suit our requirements. Through my wife’s family, we got introduced to Amar.
The first time we met Amar, He outlined the House buying process and understood our requirements well. Amar make our dream come true in less than a week. The very next day following the day we met him, we started receiving emails from Sri (Amar’s wife) and Amar regarding the listings in the neighbourhood we had requested for. My wife and I short listed and with the help of Sri, we checked the first home of our interest. Meanwhile, Amar and Sri suggested we get the pre-approval for our loan from the Bank. We did accordingly. With the pre-approval we were all set to look for our perfect home. As this was our very first home visit, we had yen number of questions. Sri and Amar patiently answered all our queries and cleared our doubts.
Amar and Sri gave us lot of valuable suggestions and advised us to proceed with this property and put an offer on the house. Further, Amar also suggested we place an offer for 10k lesser than the listed price. We did accordingly and that was the night of Thursday. Kudos to Amar and Sri’s excellent negotiation skills! They were able to impeccably sense the pulse of the seller and we got our offer accepted on the morning of Saturday with no counter offer. It was a joyous moment for all of us and we couldn’t thank Amar enough. We proceeded with the inspection on the house and it took about a couple of days for that to get done.
Amar promptly sent us the inspection reports and set up a conference call with us to explain us each line mentioned in the report with great detail. I don’t know if other Realtors® take so much trouble and go to this extent of sitting down with you and baby you with so much care. Once we discussed the report and the expenses that followed, we came to understand that there were some immediate expenses that needed to be taken care of it. My wife and I were in dilemma if we had enough funds to bear the immediate expenses on the house. He calmly listened to our concerns and believe it or not, the next day we heard the news from Sri that Amar had negotiated with the seller and made them agree to pay for the initial expenses on the house. My wife and I were speechless on hearing this news.
Amar never ceases to amaze us! We thanked him profusely for his absolutely selfless and dedicated effort. We are the proud home owners. Thanks to Amar and his team for walking us through our home buying experience in California and making our dreams come true.
SOUM CHAKRABORTY | Product Manager at Rockwell Automation
August 5, 2016, Soum was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri not only work as a team but also associate themselves with a team of highly experienced professionals from every facet of the real estate business providing a completely seamless home buying experience. This gets reflected in their execution resulting in super-fast closing and and zero last-moment surprises / hitches – something both the buyer (us) and the seller acknowledges as the topmost priority. For that, kudos to Amar and his team.
Our first time home buying experience could have been nerve-racking and confusing if it was not for Sri. Her responsiveness and accessibility at every phase of the process was remarkable. She was there to guide us throughout the whole process and always reminded us of the most important items in the checklist and their timelines. She always responded to my phone calls in a timely manner and had the answers I needed. As a buyer, that was invaluable to me.
Both Amar & Sri are knowledgeable & are ready to share their information readily. Starting from narrowing down the location to possible minor and major home renovation ideas – always eager to put their knowledge on the table and let us make the decision-making. They realized our predicament as first-time home buyers and were proactive but also very patient. Amar was on-top of each bid we put and Sri always went over the final offer and contract with me every time. That made me feel comfortable during the whole process and helped me concentrate on the big picture.
I truly believe that the services provided by the buyer and seller agents in today’s world of hectic schedules, complex laws and competitive real estate markets are of tremendous value and importance. Amar and Sri deserves all the accolades for that and more. I highly recommend them for their competence, professionalism, responsiveness and closing skills. For a job well done, full marks to Amar & Sri.
SUMITH NARAYANAN | Software Engineer
August 1, 2016, Sumith was a client of Amar
It was wonderful meeting Amar and Sri and discuss our need for a home on a Friday, the very next day we were heading to few open houses in one of the locations that we desired. Remember, it was the first open house that we visited and we had no clue about the processes, even though we were browsing quietly over few listings in Zillow and Redfin.
We liked one of the houses and called up Sri to discuss on how to express our interest to the sellers. Two days later we again visited the same house, this time with Amar and Sri and went through the details of the house once more. We made sure that it will be good for us a family and then the very next day put up an offer.
Amar and Sri called us late in the night to break the good news. So, to pre-approval to offer acceptance, it was just over 2 weeks altogether. We did not have to run around a submit offers and then get dejected multiple times, as is the case in bay area where there are always multiple offers for good homes.
Amar Relator has a team of finance, insurance and warranty guys who took us through all the process and we got benefitted because of the team work. If you really want to stress free home buying experience in bay area, Amar is the go to person. Also Amar negotiates rates for you at every process, let it be the bidding Or the closing charges Or better financing. I feel Amar can get you what you want, for the best price, really top-notch !!
Thank you Amar and Sri.
Renuka and Sumith.
PRASHANTHI RAVANAVARAPU | Merging the lines between profits and purpose
July 31, 2016, Prashanthi was a client of Amar
Amar and Sri were amazing partners in our home buying search. When we first spoke to them, they took the time to understand our priorities. When we expressed interest in a home that wasn't available they helped us find alternatives. However, when the same home came back into the market, their approach really stood out. They were aggressive in helping us arrive at a decision and getting us the home that would work best for us financially as well as for our life.
Throughout their partnership, they have been supportive with different kinds of questions we had and helped us with several aspects of thinking through how to make the new house a home for our young family.
We have been in the market for 3 years and had lost a few bids but Amar and Sri's approach has helped us close on the very first offer through them within month of first contact. The results speak for it. They ensured we got the best price and well below listing price.
Lastly, our home closing was complicated due to issues beyond our controls. Amar managed the situation very well and helped us close despite all complications. Overall it was a great experience and would recommend Amar and Sri to any of our friends and family.
CHANDRA SEKHAR DURISETY, PH.D | Vice President Manufacturing & Operations at Tivic Health
July 30, 2016, Chandra Sekhar was a client of Amar
Dear Amar and Sri,
It has been a fantastic experience from the day we met you. I would say the key learning during my home buying experience was trust: Trust in your knowledge, providing proper guidance and keeping the promise. At the end, we are just ecstatic with the results. We have been quite skeptical from our past experiences over 8 months with other Realtors®.
Once we understood Amar's capabilities, and the support from the financial institution, we had tremendous confidence that we will be making our HOME run. We are the proof that we did reach our goal in our 2nd offer within a month. The fact that there was no counter offer, clearly shows the strategy planning and deal negotiation capabilities with Seller’s agent, combined with balancing the expectations of the buyer (my wife and I).
The biggest surprise was the appraisal. In current time (mid-2016), the bids are usually substantially higher. I was pleasantly surprised to know that my appraisal was considerably higher than my bid, which shows the diligent hard-work and excellent deal negotiation capabilities from Amar and his team.
I understand the true challenge lies after winning the bid, which is co-ordinating all the players (Loan officer, home warranty, insurance, Escrow officer and buyer of course) and bringing them to sync, for a timely and smooth closure. There are a slew of unknown parameters that could go against the smooth flow, but thinking through the process, proper planning could help make this journey as pleasant as it can be for everyone.
I would say it has been an awesome experience from start to finish. For everyone, please note that this is an extremely team effort.
DINESH YAJI | Network Virtualization, Data Center & SDN
July 27, 2016, Dinesh was a client of Amar
Amar is best buyers agent I have come across. We has a keen eye to spot houses that have great value. He is an excellent negotiator and treats every transaction as his own and aims for the best outcome for the buyer.
For us, his negotiation skills resulted in huge savings in the price of the home and reduced closing costs. With Amar and his team you are assured of being in safe hands and you can expect a wonderful home buying experience.
RAHUL VARGHESE | Senior UX/UI Designer at ServiceNow
July 24, 2016, Rahul was a client of Amar
“Wow! Don’t know how else to put it. Sri & Amar just nailed it. Myself & my wife were getting ready for a 1+ year house hunt process but Sri & Amar nailed it in less that a week - Wow. This is my first home and I knew its going to be difficult from day one as you’re not sure which is the right one for us espcecially with the kind of budget that you’ve.
Believe me, Sri & Amar are just great with any type of budget. The best part of it is they become part of your family than just Realtors®. Coz what I’ve heard is most of the Realtors® just work like Realtors® but these guys work along with you as if they’re hunting for a house. Seriously not boasting off here coz my intention was to get a condo with whatever budget I’ve, but Sri & Amar wont just let you settle for that.
Like I told you they consider you as their family and think about our furture as well and make sure WE INVEST PROPERLY. They got me a single family home appraised at 750K got us for 685K with the budget I had. They wanted to make sure that I buy a home than just a condo for which the appreciation is much less. That’s when I realized these guys are not like any other Realtors® out there who are running around to make some extra bucks. I would seriously recommed Sri & Amar to everyone out there.
Here are some of the key highlights which made this a seamless experience for a first time home buyer –
1. THE BEST DEAL by ALL possible means – paid much lesser than the listing price – yup! you read that correctly. I paid much lesser than the listing price as these guys know whats the right price for a particluar home. They wont let you fall into that crazy bidding process.
2. PERFECT EXECUTION of the process
3. Winning HOME with RIGHT STRATEGY
4. PERSONALLY involved in ALL areas ( Escrow process, closing & more)
5. CO-ORDINATION with Escrow to ensure closing
6. COLLABORATION in informed decision making
7. Entire PROCESS GUIDANCE throughout Home BUYING PROCESS
8. Staying on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
So in less than a month I’m moving into my dream home tomorrow. I still cant believe this is happening.
Once again thanks a lot Sri & Amar
- Jean, Rahul & Ethan.
NARENDRA JANGA | Sr Staff Engineer/Mgr at Qualcomm
July 21, 2016, Narendra was a client of Amar
My family and I would like to thank Mr. Amarnath for being such a wonderful Realtor®. He managed to do something many of the other Realtors® could not, he helped us find our dream home. When we first began looking for houses, we were having a very hard time since the housing market was so busy. Most of the Realtors® just seemed to be interested in selling houses as fast as they could manage but Mr. Amarnath took his time to help us find a house with everything we hoped for. With two daughters, one going to the sixth grade and the other going to the ninth grade, we had to pay attention to the schools as well as the home itself. In the end he saved us up to 6k on closing costs and 10K less than the authorized offer price.
Being the first time buyers with lot of things to understand he never let us feel as first time home buyers. Once we liked the house he worked at mercurial speed to make sure we got the house, at same time he made sure that nothing was overlooked. We are really impressed by his knowledge of sellers mindset. we are also really impressed the way he treated us like one of his family members and the in the whole process he acted as though he is buying the house for his own family members.
JAGADEESH VAKA | SAP BI Lead at Hewlett-Packard
July 17, 2016, Jagadeesh was a client of Amar
Hi Sri & Amar,
I want to thank you for being my Realtor® and made my first time home buying process as smooth as possible. It was really pleasure working with you, Sri and your amazing team.
In this competitive bidding war, I still can’t believe that getting offer accepted for the first home we worked together, that too around the list price. It was an amazing and incredible speed and ease with which we were taken through the process. I still remember that it just took 12 hours from the time Sri showed us the house till we write an offer which includes getting pre-qualification letter.
I strongly believe that your aggressive negotiation skills, thorough knowledge and strategy in writing attractive offer helped us to get the house we want. I’m glad and thanks to my friend Krishna V who referred you.
Once again thank you for being one stop shop for us and providing your valuable suggestions and guidance throughout the process. I remember one of your email and phone call you mentioned “Relax… We will guide you THE ENTIRE PROCESS “. At the end I truly feel that we have experienced this and you did what you have mentioned.
Regards,
Jagadeesh
NACHIKETH GUTTI | SMB Marketing
June 15, 2016, Nachiketh was a client of Amar
I wanted to take this time to personally thank Amar and his team in helping us get the house we were looking for. Sri took the time to get away from her activities to show us the houses we wanted to see at the time that was convenient for us. Amar and team had all the knowledge required to keep us in check while going through the buying experience.
They made sure that all the properties we shortlisted were in the right neighbourhood with good schools and away from major freeways. They took care of compiling the offer with all the clauses, explaining each and every step. Amar went above and beyond expectation by negotiating with the seller agent over phone at 11pm to make sure we get a good deal. Bottom line Amar and Team helped us from start to finish from Loan Pre-Approval to closing the loan and helped save over 10K on our house.
I was referred to Amar by a few of my friends who brought their house through him. They all had a pleasant experience and so did I and my family. I definitely recommend Amar and his team for your home buying needs.
VISHNU NUKAVARAPU | Finance IT Relationship Manager
June 10, 2016, Vishnu Nukavarapu was a client of Amar
Amar was a buying agent for my first sweet and dream home!!!
He is undoubtedly a gem of a person who works on humanitarian grounds as compared to the competing commercial world today. You can stay rest assured in finding the perfect home. He has educated and guided me through out the process starting from exploring a house until deal is closed!!! It was so smooth sailing!!!
He also referred the best lender. I and my wife were so happy with the journey we had with Amar from looking for a house until we moved in last week!!! He is also helping and guiding us even after we moved in to a new house. My kids also really enjoying in new house especially in beautiful backyard. You can have 100% faith on Amar and he will help you to the maximum extent. He will think by keeping his feet in our shoes.
GANESH BHAT | Technical Program Manager | Engineering Program Manager | Agile Certified
May 31, 2016, Ganesh was a client of Amar
We started working with Amar & Sri from March this year, when we started searching for a place to call HOME. Amar patiently listened to all our needs and answered questions we had in mind. He guided us through all process and has gone above and beyond his call-of-duty duty to accomplish my Home Ownership dream a Realty. Most of the questions I have asked were responded with–in hours by Amar and his team throughout the process.
Once we identified the house we liked it, Amar perfectly EXECUTED. Amar worked round the clock to come up with a very clean and enticing offer strategy which resulted in us winning the bid at lesser than listing price in a multiple bid scenario. Amar brilliantly structured the contract in a way that seller pays 5K towards the closing.
Amar also personally involved in each and every step of the process from loan to escrow closing and was providing valuable tips throughout the process. He provided me with the status every week on the progress we are making towards escrow closing. We were able to close escrow ahead of time with him being on top of every activity in the entire process to make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
Amar had a great TEAM in place to help us with documentation, loan, insurance, security. Each one of them is highly capable and thoroughly professional. I am very confident to say that Amar is THE BEST AGENT we could have got for our home search and I am big fan of his end-to-end Execution peacefully.
ANIL KOMMA | Senior Business Solutions Analyst
May 24, 2016, Anil was a client of Amar
Hi Amar & Sri
Thank you very much for your help through our first home buying process. You helped making our first home buying experience so much pleasant and easy. I have heard many stressful stories form many of my friends during the home buying process and somehow we feel its been relatively very stress free and an easy experience for us and this was possible with your excellent guidance and care during this entire process.
I would gladly refer you to my friends and family and thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for helping us get our first home.
Thank you,
Anil & Sabitha
SANTOSH BHEEMARAJAIAH | Software Development Manager at Silver Peak
May 7, 2016, Santosh was a client of Amar
Amar did an excellent job in finding our first home. As first time home buyers we were scared and confused. We were dilly dallying for more than 6 months trying to decide if we should buy or not, the location and budget. We called Amar on a Sunday. He was kind enough to come home on the same day. After understanding our situation and talking to us for more than an hour, he was able to easy our anxiety. Talking to him helped us feel confident about buying a house.
I have made 100% return on my investment within 8 months. He has a really good knowledge on where to invest. His negotiation skills are legendary. He was able to get us $18k off on upgrades and site location. Overall we are very happy that we found him as our Realtor®. I would love to recommend him to any home buyer out there.
SRIKANTH GURRAM | Senior Member of Technical Staff, Business Intelligence Engineer at Salesforce.com at Salesforce
April 28, 2016, Srikanth was a client of Amar
First of all thanks a ton for helping me to get my desired house. I really liked that way you execute things, professional per-say.
I remember when we first spoke over the phone giving me the tips and tools to find a desired house. I was totally inclined that you are one who can get me the desired house. The very good thing that I liked about you is you help people without expecting anything from them. This is pure and unconditional service.
I wanted to write a story about my home buying experience. Trust me, for me it was a dream-come-true. All my friends and relatives were shocked as within 1 month of my house hunt I got a dream house which I wanted. This happened only because of your Midas-touch.
I have seen Realtors® placing an offer for the house knowing that there will not get it; this is like shooting arrows in thin air. You were not like that, the way I have seen. It was a perfect project executing giving you 110% hard work. I still remember your email early morning at 5:30 AM enquiring about the hazard insurance, flood coverage and suggesting me the option available. For me this is what is called as pure unconditional service.
The way I see, I think for me you are a magician with lots of confidence and you bring all the team together and execute a plan with sure shot accuracy. I have not seen any Realtor® working with the loan officer while placing an offer.
Finally I recommend your name to all my friends and family members for your excellent work.
SHIVNATH BABU | Co-founder/CTO at Unravel Data Systems
April 17, 2016, Shivnath was a client of Amar
Amar and his team were simply terrific during the entire home buying process. Starting from our very first meeting with Amar, it was clear to us that Amar would help us like a trusted friend while being extremely professional in dealing with the complex process of buying a house in the crazy Bay Area market.
We made a bid on a house together. Well, Amar has the midas touch, and we are now proud owners of this home! This house was hotly contested for. It received no less than 22 offers. I have every reason to believe that, despite ours not being the highest bid, Amar and his team’s attention to detail swung the deal in our favour. Amar’s involvement did not stop there. Amar and his team (thanks, Sri, Stacey, and Narayan!) helped us all the way through the loan process and many other things until we had the keys in hand. I cannot emphasize this enough.
Having been through the same process in the past, I can say that Amar has put together an amazing team and also established a professional network that is unparalleled. I later found out that Amar is ranked among the top 3 agents in the nation at Keller Williams Realty. Having known him professionally for over two months now, I can see why.
I have had many discussions with Amar and honestly feel that Amar’s knowledge of the Bay Area market has few equals. It is hard to find someone who is more passionate about his work. If Amar agrees to help you with the home buying process, then you will have a smooth ride for sure.
PETER HOWARD | CEO at Realtime Robotics, Inc
April 15, 2016, Peter was a client of Amar
Our experience with Amar and his wife, and their colleagues and teammates was stellar. From the first contact, Amar was there for us, and even more importantly, significantly improved the deal we got on the home, on the mortgage, on the insurance, and on the ancillary services following closing.
Some people are born with a sense for negotiation, and Amar is one of them. With his close counseling, we were able to get the home we wanted for $50k less than we were willing to pay, and even more below the bank appraisal range. In addition, he negotiated closing terms that saved us and additional $8k or so in closing costs, and even got the seller to pay for major appliance insurance on top of that..
Amar has formed relationships with key contributors to the home buying process. He is willing and able to make recommendations when you ask for them, but is not pushy about the recommendations he makes.
Our experience with his recommendation for mortgage lender was eye-poppingly amazing, saving us weeks in the closing process, and a full 3/8th percent better than any other offer on the 30 year rate, at one of the nation's largest banking institutions. Plus, they subsidized closing costs!
His recommendation for insurance agent, representing one of the nation's largest insurance companies, saved us significant cost on the home policy, but also about $800/year on our auto policies. And she has been a pleasure to deal with.
I have had the pleasure to work with truly excellent real estate agents on 15 different purchase and sale experiences, but Amar is the most effective of all, by a significant margin.
Depending upon your cultural background, Amar may come across as a bit "salesy", but don't be put off: he is the real deal. Work with him. You will not regret it.
ANIL GIRI | H/W Diagnostics Engineer at Infinera
April 12, 2016, Anil was a client of Amar
When we started our house hunting, we enquired our friends and they recommended Amar as go to person. They had purchased their house recently with Amar’s help and they had only good things to say about him. It made my decision simple.
As a first home buyer we had lots of questions and apprehensions but Amar & Sri helped us at every step guiding and helping us in choosing right homes and bidding for it. They are very professional but at the same time make it a personal experience.
Every house that we bid Amar made very serious and diligent effort and it made differentiation when finally we landed at our dream home. Kudos to them in seeing the deal go through. They made our home buying experience much simpler and smooth. But it didn’t ended just there, they helped us in our loan process and successfully closing the escrow without any hiccups. I will highly recommend their services to my friends.
Thanks Amar & Sri.
KARTHIKEYAN SUBRAMANIAN | Programmer analyst at ZL Technologies Inc.
April 6, 2016, Karthikeyan was a client of Amar
Being first time home buyers with very little clue about the
dynamics of the market and the various steps involved, it was imperative that we work with a knowledgeable real estate professional who could provide an honest and objective view of the market and also guide us in a professional manner through the various stages.We found all this and much more with Amar and his team. Right from day one, he took time to understand what we were looking for and listened patiently to everything we had to say.
Once we found a property that we liked, Amar and his
team went into overdrive and put together a comprehensive offer within our specified budget. Since it was a very competitive bid with 30+ offers and we were nowhere near the higher offer prices, we normally would have been hesitant to even make the offer. But Amar's strategy was spelt out so clearly to us that we trusted him completely and his words proved right when our offer was indeed accepted over multiple higher ones.
This happened because of Amar's proactive interaction with sellers as
well as involvement of the rest of Amar's extended team including the lenders. Both Amar and Sri always communicated with us about any updates and kept us in the loop throughout
Not only did Amar recover a significant amount from the seller towards closing but he also proactively negotiated a huge price drop post contract! This was without us even asking him to try it.That was the icing on the cake.
At the end of the day what worked for us was Amar and Sri's relentless drive and energy as they moved the process along with minimal stress to us. If it weren't for that my family would not be relaxing in our new home today.
I'd recommend Amar, Sri and team in a jiffy. Nobody knows the bay area market as well as them. Thank you team!
KETAN KOTAK | Conceiving and Realizing a vision for Software Solutions!
April 1, 2016, Ketan was a client of Amar
Amar, Thanks for your professionalism. Here is summary of our buying experience.
* Amar is very thorough in all aspects of home buying – making offer, to involving lender, insurance agents, provides contact for utility services and even for us reference to Pujaris for Housewarming Pujan.
* Amar’s lenders work very professionally and extremely collaboratively to make the close of escrow so quick beating market norms. This gives upper edge to buyer’s offer.
* Amar prepared offer for our home on very late Sunday night after we came back from visiting an open house.
* Amar has written unique offer terms with right strategy to WIN our offer at very attractive price before other offer IN.
* Amar adopted negotiation technique that suites our buying situation. His acumen in adapting negotiation skills are commendable.
TUSHAR MAHALE | Staff Engineer at ThoughtSpot
March 30, 2016, Tushar was a client of Amar
Let me start by saying this - there cannot be a better Realtor® than Amar. Period.
When we decided to buy our first home, we started looking for a Realtor® who could guide us in the right direction and help us make our dream a reality. Amar had very good and a lot of positive reviews, so we decided to contact him. And that sure was the best decision we took.
Sri is a gem of a person. She was very proactive and always informed us about any good listings whenever they came up. She’d always try to understand our changing requirements focusing even on finer details, to ensure that she’s able to find the perfect fit for us. We could ask any question to her and she’d always answer all our questions patiently and in detail, no matter how small/silly they seem. Being a first time home buyer, this helped us a lot in narrowing down our exact requirements and take into accounts aspects that we had never thought of. I think this is very critical especially for a first time home buyer.
One of the best qualities of Amar and Sri is they are not pushy. I still remember the discussion I had when I informed them that we wanted to back out of a contract. They were amazingly supportive and never ever tried to convince us to continue with the contract or to reconsider our decision. That is I think one of the most important quality every Realtor® should have and I am very glad I was working with people who are masters at such things. They patiently understood our concerns. The call was over in a few minutes and we were out of contract smoothly. Even after losing the deal and the time they had spent on the contract, there was not a single ounce of drop in the enthusiasm Amar and Sri showed showing/suggesting next properties. That is how professional they are.
And then there was the home that we had been waiting for all these months. We hadn’t even bothered to go to the open house because it was way above our budget. But one fine evening we got a call from Sri and informed that Amar wanted us to have a look at the house. We got ready in half an hour and were on our way to the house. When we first saw the house, we couldn’t believe we could afford it and were even thinking that this could be a waste of time. But Amar suggested us to make an offer and we decided to give it a try. And it was not in vain. Out of his amazing arsenal of Realtor® skills, Amar unleashed his all mighty negotiation powers and brokered a deal that I still sometimes have to ask myself if is indeed a reality or not.
We purchased the house at 63K less than the listing price in the hot market of Milpitas with good schools. Amar and Sri were involved in every step of the process, kept all the parties involved on the same page.
Amar has teamed up with professionals who are BEST in their business and they guided us smoothly throughout the entire process which otherwise could be overwhelming for the first time buyers.
SHINE MOHAMED | Load balancing team
March 25, 2016, Shine was a client of Amar
Thank you Amar & Sri!!!
I believe you did an amazing job in closing the deal in the constraints we had! We always wanted to live close to San Jose area and looking at the current market conditions, this was the perfect house. Thank you for making it happen!!
Now counting days to get shifted to our new home!!
Wish you all the best!!
VIKHYATH REDDY MARAPADAGA | Engineering @ Amazon Web Services
February 24, 2016, Vikhyath Reddy was a client of Amar
It was a great pleasure working with Amar, Sri and his team on our first home and we would like to THANK YOU for all the work you have done. From giving you a call for the first time to getting keys in hand, 60 days flat which includes a 3 week christmas break. We picked a home that we liked after looking at different properties and you got us the keys to the house in less than 30 days (including pre-approval, negotiation ~ 31 competing offers, appraisal, closing etc.).
We knew we picked the right set of folks to work with on our first call itself. Your follow ups with the seller, their Realtor®, banks and escrow in a 31 offer scenario is outstanding. You made that happen with flawless execution with first offer. It is very likely other 31 offers were from more experienced buyers, we being in the market for the first time *without an all cash offer* and winning the contract on a $5K less than our upper bound with seller contributing towards closing costs, speaks volumes about the hard work you and your team put in.
Your network of working with banks and other related parties makes the home buying experience much more smoother than one could imagine in the hot bay area real estate market.
We look forward to working with you on many more real estate needs to come.
PAWAN SINGAL | Principal Engineer at Dell
February 22, 2016, Pawan was a client of Amar
One word to describe Amar is amazing. We were a first time homebuyers and contacted Amar via one of web portal at around 8:00pm on Sunday evening. To our surprise he was at our door at 8:45pm that on Sunday evening. This moved us and we decided to go with him. We made a offer in 2nd week of relationship and surprise again, we got it, competing against 19 other offers. There were few hicups with appraisal as we got it lower than the bid value. Amar was on top of all these, for him, minor blocks and made sure the deal is done in 21 days.
Even though we closed our first home around a year back, he is always in touch and makes effort in his capacity to resolve any problem even after year of closing the deal.
Amar is easy to work with, open for discussion and suggestions. I highly recommend him for home buying help.
SRINIVAS MIKKILINENI
February 3, 2016, Srinivas was a client of Amar
INITIAL MEETING-PRE APPROVAL: I am very excited and happy to share my home buying experience with Amar and his team who saved us $38K and helped us get our home in 23 days from start to finish. We came to know about Amar in a casual conversion at a park from a friend who recently closed his home through Amar.
I gave a call to Amar around Noon on a bright sunny Wednesday, he promptly answered the call and obliged to meet the same evening on a short notice. The first meeting lasted for 30 minutes, and I explained him my requirement and he graciously listened my needs. In the first meeting itself I could sense there is something special in this man and got a feeling that I can completely trust Amar. He started work immediately and referred me to Loan Officer (LO) in order to get the Pre-Approval. My financial situation was little tricky and the first LO could not offer me with any loan program. Without wasting time Amar immediately referred me to a second LO and we could secure the pre-approval.
FINDING HOME: We started receiving the listings from Amar as we knew approximately how much we qualify. On our first weekend looking for home with Amar, I have visited 5 homes and liked one home which is close to my child’s school. The seller agent put the offer deadline as Wednesday which is quite normal and as expected. Amar started putting together the offer right away and started his MAGIC “Negotiations” with the seller agent. Since I had completely TRUSTED Amar I did not even discuss with Amar about the final offer price and to everybody’s surprise he was able to get our offer accepted by TUESDAY night 8:00 PM (one day before the offer deadline) and 30K less than the list price. Like the icing on the cake to top it off he negotiated with seller to pay 8K towards the closing cost, in all Amar could save me 38K.
LOAN PROCESS: Amar’s did not stop there and he started following up with the LO for the next 2 weeks. As I mentioned earlier that Amar has a very capable team, which I was able to experience by the services offered by the LO. The LO is a very nice lady, she went out of way to work two weekends back to back to meet the offer close date of 16 days.
OVERALL EXPERIENCE: I am very much honored and blessed to meet and work with Able, Efficient, Sincere and Hardworking team of Amar & Sri to secure my home. I didn’t even take a single day of time off from work during this process; every step in the buying process was meticulously planned by Amar and his associates. I was getting full attention and prompt responses and his team were guiding and pre-empting me of any challenges at every step. Amar’s believes in “Your Servant with Gratitude” and “Clients for Life” is proved one more time. It was a seamless and stress less process because of Amar’s experience and I got a feeling of “BIG BROTHER” holding and guiding me.
PRIYA KHISTI | Frontend Engineer at Castlight Health
January 20, 2016, Priya was a client of Amar
Today we closed on our home in bay area and I have to say that it would have been impossible without Amar and Sri. We literally put an offer on a house in just two weeks and then closed within a month. People take years to find and buy a house in bay area.
In our case Amar was able to put an offer on the house even before it came on market and that helped us skip the bidding war. He was also able to get the price down by 15K which is unheard of in bay area. All credit goes to his negation skills and offer strategy.
Both Amar and Sri understood our needs and budget in just one meeting. They are on top of everything and we never ever had to send any kind of follow-up emails. He also helped us with mortgage lenders and pre-approval process.
So if anyone want to buy a house in bay area then Amar is the best Realtor® you can ever get!
JOHN RHANIEL BORROMEO | Lead Network Engineer
January 18, 2016, John Rhaniel was a client of Amar
I recently worked with Amar on getting our first home here in the bay area and I would have to say that he along with his wife Sri are very client oriented. He has very good attention to detail and was always available to answer any question that came in to my mind.
He also referred us to good vendors which made the buying experience very smooth. I would recommend Amar and his team specially for first time home buyers like me.
SAMHITA PIDAPARTI | Salesforce Developer/Administrator
December 16, 2015, Samhita was a client of Amar
Amar was our Relator for our new Home purchase and current home sale, and I can say that he did a terrific job at both. He was very instrumental in bringing down the listing price for the new home, and having the seller contribute more towards the closing costs. In regards to our Home sale, I only have two words for him – Perfection Personified. We were a contingent buyer for the new home, and had a tight window to sell our current home. Looking back in time, I do not think that anybody else could have done this better than Amar.
Amar was very prompt and efficient at all phases of the sale – laying out a workable strategy to sell the home, having a 3D photo shoot done for the home, putting up our house in the market, rigorous advertising, and deep dive negotiations on the offers.
Amar paid great attention to all the miniscule details, and that certainly paid off. We got an offer that far exceeded our expectations and calculations. We moved into our new house being content and happy. ALL thanks to Amar for making it possible for us.
KHYATI KAPOOR, PH.D | Scientist II-Protein Chemistry
December 8, 2015, Khyati was a client of Amar
Thanks a lot Amar and Sri for getting us our first home and that too in the Bay Area! We had been in the market for sometime and had worked with quite a few real estate agents but to no avail since we had a limited budget. It was getting frustrating when we were introduced to Amar and his team by a friend. We had given up hope that we would never be able to own a home in such cut-throat market. From the day we were introduced to Amar and his team, it just took us 10 days to get our offer accepted. It was totally unbelievable! It was our first bid in the competitive Mountain View area.
Amar and Sri aggressively negotiated it and left no stone unturned to win us this offer and within our affordability. When Sri called us to inform us that we had won the bid, we had to pinch ourselves to actually believe it. All this was possible only because it was Amar who was representing us. We are pretty sure that no other real estate agent could have won us a deal within our constraints. The tremendous effort and confidence with which Amar and Sri drafted out an offer for us and were on top of it all throughout the process from getting it accepted and further until we got the keys, is commendable. Both of them were personally involved in the entire process and that puts Amar and his team in a different league from other real-estate agents.
Amar's excellent understanding of the real estate market and his reputation in this industry, all point to the fact that he is an experienced and a thorough professional. We would whole-heartedly recommend Amar and his team as one-stop-shop for anyone's real-estate needs.
RAJASEKAR DHANASEKARAN | New Employee at Google
December 5, 2015, Rajasekar was a client of Amar
Simply put, Amar is amazing. I am a first time homebuyer and contacted Amar via zillow. He got in touchnwith me and explained to me about the pre-requisites for home buying process. He also connected me to a
lender to help me with the pre-approval. I met with Amar after getting my pre-approval and set expectations for the home. After attending a few open houses I came across a home I liked on mlslistings. The open house for the house was over already and offers were starting to come in. Sri and Amar through exceptional effort arranged for a seeing of the home on the same day evening.
After a brief deliberation with Amar and Sri,I decided to make an offer for this home.
I had heard many horror stories about home buying in Bay Area.
I wasn’t really sure if my offer would go through as there were other competing offers with higher bids.
Amar followed up diligently on the offer over and over again, explaining the merits of my offer over other offers and convinced the sellers to accept the offer. I couldn’t believe it when he said my offer was accepted. It was one of the happiest days of my life. As soon as the offer was accepted, Amar listed out clearly what needs to happen next to complete the home purchase. He also kept all the stakeholders in sync and followed up to avoid any delays. The whole experience was unbelievably easy. Through diligence of Amar and
Team, we were able to complete all requirements even before the escrow closing date.
It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that I am homeowner now because of Amar.
Thanks Amar! you will be go-to person for even my future home buying needs.
RAM GUPTA | Senior Staff Engineer Manager at Qualcomm
November 23, 2015, Ram was a client of Amar
Hello Amar,
Thanks a lot for helping us to get out first home! You made our first home buying experience very smooth by spending significant time in background and getting involved in each and every step of process.
I appreciate your aggressive negotiation skills, thorough knowledge and effort in preparing attractive offer. I would like to thank you for all the tips after our offer was accepted. It just took 25 days to complete whole process starting from preparing offer to get the keys to my new home.
Thanks,
Ram
SASHI KONDAREDDY | Oracle Database Whisperer, E-Business Suite Charmer, Renaissance DBA
November 13, 2015, Sashi was a client of Amar
We were first time home buyers – and very ignorant of the home buying process and all forms of negotiation. When we ‘started’ out to buy a home, we thought it might take a few months to get the home we wanted. And then we met Amar, through a referral. We met him at a coffee house on a Saturday.
He set us up with the right people for financing and other logistics. We made an offer which was accepted the next Friday, closed in a little over 2 weeks and picked up the keys. The whole thing took less than 30 pleasant days instead of the 3-6 stressful months we thought it might take. The incredible speed and ease with which Amar and his team guided us through the process is amazing. They provided guidance throughout the entire home buying process: from finding our dream home, making and winning the offer, closing the deal, and post-close move-in guidance. He stayed on TOP of EVERY activity in the entire process to make sure our home buying process was as smooth as possible.
His knowledge of the real estate industry and a keen eye for details is outstanding which was very helpful to us in several phases of our home buying process. And he went way above and beyond what I’d normally expect from an agent. Here are highlights of his outstanding service during various phases of our home buying process:
Home Search: He took our overall preferences and requirements for a home at a short coffee shop meetup and showed our dream house in a few days. His expert knowledge of what to look for in a house was extremely confidence boosting and helped us make an informed decision.
Making/Winning an offer: This was an area where we were ignorant and he is a master. His expert knowledge and clever strategies helped us win the deal in a multiple-offer situation in spite of higher offers from others. (Since we liked the home very much, and we knew there were other offers, I was thinking we needed make an offer at least 10K higher than the asking price; Amar, instead made an offer 10K less than the asking price and leveraged other factors in our favour to win the deal).
Closing the offer: Amar was a lot more than an agent/Realtor® as we winded down towards the Close. He and his team were constantly and efficiently coordinating with the loan officers, insurance agents and the seller’s agents and was giving us daily status updates with the task in progress and the pending tasks. (And whenever we had a doubt, even during off-hours or weekends, we would shoot off an email, thinking we will get a reply the next weekday morning; Instead we always got replies soon after our requests.)
As I said earlier, he went way above and beyond what I’d normally expect from a real estate agent. In addition to getting our house at 10K less than the asking price, he saved us close to 10K in closing costs by passing on the costs to the seller/lender.
ASHISH CHAUDHARY | Associate Vice President at EXILANT Technologies Private Limited
November 10, 2015, Ashish was a client of Amar
We would like to thank Amar, Sri and their team for helping us narrow down and secure our home. The incredible speed and ease with which we were taken through the process is nothing short of amazing.
Amar gave us complete guidance of the current housing market situation, the things to check for and the areas and homes we should plan to target. This was an important step in our goal of becoming a home-owner. He also set us up with the right people for financing and other logistics that was extremely helpful.
In a nutshell, it was a one-stop solution for us! Amar and Sri were very patient in detailing the pros and cons of the shortlisted houses to us, while giving us the right inputs on what to watch out for. Amar, as you have said, you always strive for a partnership and client for life—you have one with us. In you and Sri we know we have great advisors and trusted friends.
ASHEESH ASTHANA | Senior Product Manager
November 4, 2015, Asheesh was a client of Amar
We were a "first-home-buyers"– not very aware of the “good value” home areas.
Home Search : Your approach was very meticulous and time efficient. You first wanted to know our choices. This was done by showing few “different” configurations one evening ( 5 different houses). This was the first very important steps to align what we wanted and what to expect within our budgets.
I was really impressed by the fact that it was not just a discussion on a phone – but actually visiting house much before the scheduled OpenHouse. Your experience about what to look in a house was also very critical – tells us how passionate you are about homes, well you understand this industry and your keen eye on details.
Within a week we liked a place and called you – from that point on-wards you were on the top of it. You has your own ways to do an independent evaluation of the home that we like.
Putting an offer : This is one area where no one can beat you – you are the best, leaving no stone un-turned. All throughout the process we got a feeling that “You are our man”. You very diligent, calculative and realistic about how to go about making an offer that would secure us the deal. Always kept us informed. Most importantly, as a first time buyers, we were very anxious – but all this time you were very confident that we will get it –You had created a complete offer.
Winning the offer: It was unbelievable to us that we won the offer. You were always confident that we will make it as we had a very nice complete offer. We were able to get the offer, despite the fact there where many better offers.. Facts speak for themselves, if we look at the amount we put in the offer and the Appraiser’s report – we have just paid One Dollar extra.
Closing the offer: Amar, you are not yet another agent – You are a leader of a fantastic Team. Your execution is flawless. You can move things fast, you can make things happen. We were on the edge , but you were the soothing figure – always confident that we will meet all the terms and conditions of the offer. Your Loan Officers, your insurance agents, your back office people – all were phenomenal. They have worked long late hour on weekday and weekdays – that tells how much dedicated this team is to work for their customers. Hats Off to this team –an example I would love to quote at my work place.
Final Move : The final move has been smooth as ever. We got access to the home 24 hours in advance. This was very helpful in our move. You are always accessible if we need any help.
Overall, I would call Amar and his team – Great understanding of the real estate market and industry. Very Intelligent Sale pitch – the seller cannot deny his offer. Awesome execution – a very professional & hardworking team.
PRIYANKA CHALLA | Software Quality Engineer
October 26, 2015, Priyanka was a client of Amar
It is really our pleasure to write a review for Amar,
As a first time home buyer, we didn’t know a lot of the details, and were a bit nervous about buying a property in this market.He helped us making an informed decision.He provided guidance and collaboration throughout the entire home buying process.Amar and Sri had patiently answered all our questions and continuously ensured that we had all the information we needed. He was involved in all areas: appraisal, loan, escrow and closing. The whole process went very smoothly and now we’re the proud owner of a house in 21 days.This was definitely the best deal negotiation by all means.
Overall Amar has a very talented team and he makes you feel comfortable in the entire home buying process.Wishing you all the success in going future for you and your team.
If you want home in bayarea just contact Amar he will make your dream come true.
SUNDAR PADMANABHAN | Technology Executive | Innovation | Banking | Fintech | Food tech | Emerging Technologies
October 16, 2015, Sundar was a client of Amar
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Amar and his team for partnering with me on a recent property acquisition initiative. When I brought this proposal to Amar, his initial response was “I am ON it “.
He truly lived up to this in terms of providing guidance at all aspects whether it is on price negotiations or dealing with lending partners and ensuring progress at all phases. The exemplary partnership he brought into this engagement , underlined by his attitude of not hesitating to go the extra mile was a key component in the successful outcome of this initiative .
He was truly a trusted partner and I am glad I had Amar and his team on my side.
SRAVYA TN | Engineering Manager at Apple Inc
October 15, 2015, Sravya was a client of Amar
Dear Amar and Sri garu,
As young first-time home buyers our home buying experience in a market as crazy as the Bay Area was nothing short of a fantasy tale! I think it was just good fortune to be referred to you by our very good
friends. We are still in disbelief that you made us land our dream home in the smoothest possible way and in an unbelievable time frame of two weeks.
Your thorough guidance about the areas to choose for a home based on our needs was spot on. We are mind-blown by the negotiating skills of AMAR garu since we had the opportunity to witness the entire negotiation process and the execution of the transaction. Your personal involvement in the Appraisal, Loan, Escrow process and Closing helped us novices gain confidence in the entire buying process.
It is by no means a simple feat to be accepted in a hot market bidding with multiple offers. With the right guidance and best deal negotiation you not only made it a cake walk for us but also helped us stick to our price point! You have been more than just a Realtor® to us. We found a great mentor, advisor and friend always vouching for our best .
We are ever grateful to you and cannot thank you enough for helping us achieve a big milestone in our life! YOU ARE THE BEST.
Thanks and regards,
Sravya
AJAY VEMURU | Business strategy & Business Development
October 8, 2015, Ajay was a client of Amar
Amar is an excellent Realtor®. We are first time home buyers and Amar and Elly made the process as smooth as possible. This team has immense knowledge of the real estate market and is genuinely interested in finding us a home of our expectations within our budget.
We had terrible experience with the previous Realtor® and Amar & team helped us overcome the bad experience and truly made us comfortable all through the process. Amar was available all the time through out the process and helped as much as possible to keep things moving.
I'm sure his teams' expertise and long term experience help the customers win any deal. Amar sure goes a long way helping his clients. I definitely recommend Amar & team.
ASIF ISLAM | Software Engineer at Google
September 26, 2015, Asif was a client of Amar
We’re first time home buyer, and Amar & Sri made the whole process very smooth for us. I've heard from my friends that they had to bid many times before wining their dream house. When we first visited the house, we were not very sure whether we’ll be able to get it as it was our first time bidding.
To our surprise, we won the bid and not only that, he made the best deal and saved us around 20K from the highest offer. With his proven strategies, negotiation skills, and high reputation, he made it possible to win the deal in less than the higher offer in multiple offers situation.
As a first time home buyer, we didn’t know a lot of the details, and were a bit nervous about buying a property in this market. He helped us making an informed decision. Amar provided guidance and collaboration throughout the entire home buying process. He was involved in all areas: appraisal, loan, escrow and closing. The whole process went very smoothly and now we’re the proud owner of a house in 3 weeks.
Amar & Sri, we’re grateful to have you as our Realtors®. Without your help, we can't imagine buying the house in this tough market at such a great price.
GIREESH SUBRAMANYA | Marketing Technology, Strategy and Insights Consultant at eBay Inc
August 16, 2015, Gireesh was a client of Amar
Amar was recommended to us from close family who were thoroughly impressed with his services when they bought their dream home. From day 1 of our home search, Amar and Sri were both very professional. They worked through the clutter of our requests, prioritizing them, and honing in on the few homes that met Criteria. Price, Location, Value were all given importance. Once the home was found, Amar was quick, focused, and importantly got the house for us.
We saved time, money and all the hassle, as he took care of every detail from close to finish. I really liked the way he has an extended team and work with the best in business with services for mortgage, title, house inspection and any help you need. Amar practices "meet and go beyond" the needs of his clients.
1. Over 20k savings
2. Personally involved in ALL areas (Appraisal, Loan, Escrow process, and closing)
3. Co-ordination and engagement with WFC and Escrow to ensure loan closing
4. Amar and his fantastic team stayed on top of every minute detail, made it a enjoyable process, and more importantly staying on TOP of EVERY activity make sure end goal is accomplished as smooth as possible.
In summary, Amar was our friend more than a Realtor® in getting us the house we wanted in this hot market, helping us with informed decision making and guiding us throughout Home BUYING PROCESS.
Thanks Amar, Sri and Team.
Regards,
Gireesh Subramanya and Nanda Vijaydev
RAJ BEHERA | Sr. Program Manager - HCM SuccessFactors Suite
August 6, 2015, Raj was a client of Amar
Amar is one of very good Realtor® in a sense of the current competitive market in bay area. I start with the word that “I recommend Amar to all my friends, colleagues and also new comers”. Let me write few words about him as what I gained from choosing him as my Agent to buy a home.
Amar has many valued personal traits such as the “Art of Negotiations” and “Flawless Execution”. That impresses me a lot!! The unique quality of negotiations in Amar brings us high level of confidence & integrity in his ability. He is very competent!!
The strength in Amar lies in understanding your requirement in full without neglecting any minor open end questions, Secondly he offers himself throughout the life cycle of home buying exercises such as selection of the right home, selection of the right neighborhood, and selection of other personal criteria such as directions of home and geo central locations.
Amar considers as if he is buying for himself and going to stay in the home, he
is very thorough in his work and puts forward his experiences insight into the
selection procedures. He is always accessible and offers high grade of
professional services, displays a pleasant, cheerful disposition.
Amar possesses the quality of knowing what has to be done, makes practical suggestions, and effectively writes the contract, offering agreement, and openness for sharing views during the home buying process.
Amar has a great network of friends in the Bank, Sellers Agents, Market Analysts, Home improvement service contractors and other affiliated organizations.
We are very impressed with his quality service & execution and I truly trust in his words & deeds.
I encourage all to take the advantage of Amar’s expertise and be a proud Home owner…Good luck!!
SATHISH KUMAR | Lead Test Engineer at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
July 29, 2015, Satish was a client of Amar
This was our First Home Buying Experience. Initially, We are not sure where/How to start. We came to know about Amar through the Zillow and were looking and reading about his reviews on his website and decided go with Amar (This was our First Realtor® too).
Later, We mailed him about for enquiring about a property/pre-approval process. He responded back the next day morning and clearly explained about the home buying process. After getting our pre-approval process done, Amar came to our house for explaining/clarifying our doubts/questions/house requirements we had in mind.
In the process of searching our houses, Amar and Team had helped us on whenever needed day/night to view the property at our own convenience. Once we liked the property, Amar started the signed procedures as promptly and followed up the Seller’s Realtor® on negotiating the deals and offer. He is very good in following up with the lenders about the Buyer’s Loaning info/other information.
After signing the offer, and our offer got selected inspite of other High Bid Offers. Amars Team Followed up daily with the lender in getting the Loan Approval/status of the loan at every step on time without any delays. He was working with the Escrow Officer in getting documents signed to close the purchase agreement on time.
Overall it was very Excellent experience for us working with Amar and his Team for their Dedication on Home Buying Experience Completlng the Entire Process Smoothly with the Winning Strategy. Our Home Purchase agreement Process was done completed within a month.
Definitely We would recommend Amar’s Team for a Smooth and Dedicated Home Buying experience.
SANJEEV TANUGULA | Senior Director of Engineering at SEPHORA
July 24, 2015, Sanjeev was a client of Amar
Buying a home; that quintessential American dream! That dream became a reality for us, thanks to Amar and his perseverance and hustle. As everybody knows/realizes buying a home is a difficult process; buying a home in bay area is even more of a gargantuan task. We started on our journey of finding our dream home a year ago and quickly realized that the term “dream home” is a relative term. Out of the 3 to 4 key drivers that guide your selection process i.e. cost, location, schools and size/type, you do have to compromise on one or more elements to find your home.
When we first met Amar garu, being first time home buyers in US, we were all over the place. He helped us wade through those waters and arrive at a combination that led us to shortlist a few good homes.
Once we shortlisted the homes we would like to pursue, what followed was purely his magic or as we say in sport talk, “Hustle” to make it happen. He would simply ask us if we are 100% into placing an offer for a home and if we are in, he would move heaven and earth to make it happen. I don’t know how many couples in bay area can claim this, but our success rate is 100% i.e. we made only offer and got that home. Once we saw the home we loved it. However it was listed at a price beyond my pre-approval limit.
Once Amar garu realized that this home checked all our requirements - great location, single family with a nice backyard and decent schools he went about setting us up with different financing options to get me past the pre-approval hurdle. In this hot bay area housing market, he managed to get us the home for almost $100k less than a competing buyer. Throughout the process, Amar was not just our real estate agent but also an advisor, friend and a guide, who had our best interests at heart.
Thanks to his fantastic relationship management skills, the post-offer-acceptance phase was smooth and issue-free.
In Amar, we not only found a great real estate agent, but a good friend and advisor, who works tirelessly to find you the right property, a place that you will call HOME. Thanks Amar garu!!
In summary:
“For a first time home buyer like us, Amar garu was god sent. His great knowledge of the market, combined with his persistence and hard work to find the right fit for you, can be a great help in that exciting roller coaster ride. Most important thing that stands out with Amar garu is if you like a home and ask him to make it happen, he will go work on it tirelessly and doesn’t rest until it is done. Even when faced with obstacles in the loan process he will go find alternatives and line them up quickly so that you do not lose the house that you want to call “HOME”.
LALEETA GOLLAMUDI | Bio Process Engineer, Becton Dickinson
July 7, 2015, Laleeta was a client of Amar
"Just like any couple, home buying process seems like a nightmare in Silicon Valley. Our journey to look for a house started with many apprehensions and qualms. We got introduced to Mr. Amar Amarnath at one of the events in Silicon Andhra.
His utmost humility caught our attention and encouraged us to work with him. Within a duration of 3 months he streamlined several issues required for home buying process, enabling us to move progressively. Despite having the challenges of multiple bids, over bids and time pressure, he went out of the way to help us buy our dream house. He personalized this experience by interacting with residents in the neighborhood to get inputs and involving every member of the family to ensure our happiness. Finally, we landed in our dream home, cherishing every moment with our family.
Our special thanks and gratitude to Mr. Amar and his entire team for making this beautiful dream come true. We would recommend Mr. Amar for his diligence, sincerity and excellent customer service……..making home buying a pleasurable experience."
Shanti & Laleeta
VENKATESH SEETHARAM | Principal SI/EMI Engineer at Avago Technologies
July 6, 2015, Venkatesh was a client of Amar
We started our home search in March 2013. We worked with 3 different Realtors® and submitted offers to at least 10 houses with no luck. Disheartened with the market and the incompetence of our Realtors® we totally gave up home search. In August 2014 when one of our dear friends narrated the story of their home buying we were thrilled to hear that such Realtors® do actually exist.
He recommended Amar strongly and said if we were to buy a house, Amar must be our Realtor®. Coming from our friend who had a great recent experience with home-buying, we approached Amar in March 2015 when we restarted our home search. We were to realize how true our friend’s words were when we bought our home. We truly believe that we would not have bought our home, if Amar was not our Realtor®.
From the very first conversation, we realized that Amar was a different Realtor® than the ones we had worked with.
His knowledge of the market and his approach to home buying was different. There was couple of houses that we were interested in and Amar rightly pointed out that those were not right for us. At that moment, we were certain that we were working with the right Realtor®. When we wrote the offer for our home, we knew that we would not be the highest bidder.
Amar knew that as well but worked his magic to win the home for us. Amar was such a difference maker: he clearly understood the dynamics of the deal and changed it to a scenario where if the sellers were to accept any offer, it would be ours. We still cannot believe that Amar was able to do this in Fremont where multiple offers are the norm for every listed house.
Amar’s acumen of what clinches a deal is exceptional and was one of the main reasons that helped us get the home of our dreams. The fact that we got a highly desired home in an extremely competitive market (in Fremont) in spite of not being the highest bidder goes to show Amar’s competence.
Amar’s contribution to our home buying did not stop after the offer was accepted. He worked with the lender and escrow agents and made sure that the escrow closed on time. Amar went over and beyond his role as a Realtor® and advised us very skillfully all along and helped us make the right decision at each stage. Amar has certainly become our Realtor® for our lifetime.
Sulabh Jain | Staff Software Engineer at FireEye, Inc.
July 6, 2015, Sulabh was Amar’s client
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your efforts and patience in dealing with us as first time home buyers. I could not imagine us owning the house in this kind of market without your guidance and experience.
I appreciate your feedback that you provided us from time to time while giving us space at the same time to decide on what we liked during the search process. I thought the ride was over when we got our counter offer accepted but then started a different set of things to deal with, but that didn’t worry us as you were there with us anytime.
Thirumala Reddy Mutchukota | Software Engineer at Google
June 29, 2015, Thirumala Reddy was Amar’s client
I feel very lucky to got to know Amar. When I first contacted him on April 18th 2015, I had no clue about buying a house in US and had no confidence that I can buy a house in the next six months. From there, in exactly two months, i.e by June 19th 2015, the Escrow got closed and now I am a proud owner of a beautiful house in this far far foreign land. I still can’t believe that all these happened so fast and I was really able to buy a house in exactly two months. Amar played a big role in it and I will always be thankful for him for that.
Here are brief list of items that made all the difference in our home buying experience …
· With the very first phone call, Amar introduced me to the loan officer Yogesh. The conversation with Yogesh cleared lot of doubts about my affordability, loan eligibility, and gave me the much needed clarity on what I am entering into.
· When I informed Amar that, I liked a house on May 18th morning, I had no confidence that I will be able get it as the house is little over my budget and there are already higher bids with the seller. But, Amar gave me the confidence to go for it, gathered everything together, prepared the offer the same day, submitted it the same night and even got it accepted the very next day. So, approximately, in just over 24 hours, I went from, “I like this house, but I am not sure that I would be able to get it” to “Yes, I got it” and that’s marvelous and unheard of before.
· Amar execution speed and negotiation skills are extremely good and I believe those are the ones that makes him one of the most successful and well appreciated Realtor®.
· Amar was able to win the bid even with 10k less than the highest bid. A very big thanks for him for seeing it through and convincing me to take the right step at the right time.
· As soon as our offer is accepted, he introduced us to his whole team of people who came forward to help us in closing the deal on time.
· Throughout the Escrow time, he was on top of everything and sending me regular updates and assurances that everything is going as per the plan and we closed the deal on on June 19th 2015.
· Even after closing the escrow, he is still calling me regularly and giving all the guidance with taking over the house and moving in. In that I just see a very great friend and well-wisher in him.
In Summery, Thanks to Amar for everything and God bless him with lot of health, wealth and lot more energy to help lot of other people like me in fulfilling their dreams.
Ramu Kurapati | Staff Engineer at Avago Technologies
June 27, 2015, Ramu was Amar’s client
Its been a really good experience to work with Amar and his team as our agent because he kept us in the loop throughout the process and was personally involved in all aspects of home selling including appraisal, loan, escrow process, and closing.
The final buyer having used a VA loan, Amar ensured that all things were taken care of right and being there personally for the appraisal process. Not just that but Amar also coordinated and engaged us throughout the entire escrow process to make sure the loan process went smooth. Thanks once again for a great experience and we look forward to working with Amar and his team as our buying agent as well.
Anjan Kumar Ojha, PMP | Engineering Project Manager @ Apple
June 24, 2015, Anjan was Amar’s client
Right from the day, I involved Amar – it has been only the best guidance and assistance which he provided me right from the time I asked him to help me in this journey to buy a home.
He assured me a lot during every stage of buying home, that we will get the best home at the best price for you. It didn’t stop at just negotiating the best deal for me on this home, but also helped at each stage starting from getting the best interest rate and benefits from bank, getting the closing done at the best possible(minimal) time and not to mention to get the keys as well in flat 21 days.
I am very happy with Amar and his team. I would refer him to everyone who is looking to buy a house in bayarea.
Thanks a lot Amar. You are really the best !
Anjan
**These are my personal views, & doesn’t represent views of the company I work or worked for.
Jasmina Simic | Supervisor at Il Fornaio
June 18, 2015, Jasmina was Amar’s client
What a pleasure was to work with Amar and his team!
Amar is a superb agent, providing us with excellent service .He is very responsive, timely, and professional.
Quick and efficient, Amar was involved in every stage of this journey.
We were looking in a very competitive area and the house had a lot of interest, so we weren’t sure whether we would be able to get it.
He helped us close the deal among many potential interests.
He got us a great price, a good discount from the lender, and brought us, incredibly smooth, to close of escrow in just 2 weeks.
I want to thank the team for all their hard work in helping to locate the perfect house in Los Gatos. With all your help we were able to find the perfect property for us.
Yogendra Srungaram | Product Manager Technology and Software
June 1, 2015, Yogendra was Amar’s client
Amar ji helped us find our dream home which met our exact requirements.Our requirements are pretty tough
I know Amar ji for a while. I know him personally. He is a good friend. But when it comes to business he is extremely focused, professional and dedicated.He left no stone un-turned to get us the winning deal. Along with his deep technical knowledge about the housing market, the biggest asset he brings to the table are his unconventional skills.
He understands our requirements and also the seller’s requirements and bridges those gaps between both the parties. Winning and closing houses are a norm for him.Wishing him the best in helping lots of home buyers like us buy their dream homes, Thanks you once again and all the best
Srinivasa Yedluri | Staff Middleware Engineer
May 28, 2015, Srinivasa was Amar’s client
When I think about Amar and experience with him as buyer, this is what struck my mind
— Great adviser for home buyers.
— Great price negotiator.
— Highly focused.
— Personal involvement in every step in the process.
— Highly skilled in real-estate transactions.
Being a first time home buyer, I was off at times on my preferences and priorities. Amar was really helpful in explaining the reality and guiding me in the right direction and also suggesting me great mortgage lender.
My transaction was not an easy one, as I have budget constraints and got into market with short preparation, however I have ambition to get good house in good school district.
End of the day, Amar and his team have helped me fulfilling my ambition working patiently on all the difficulties in the way and saving me around 20K, in this steep market; without Amar and his team it wouldn’t have happened.
I really appreciate the help and recommend Amar for any committed Home buyer.
Sudhakara Reddy | BI Architect
May 23, 2015, Sudhakara was Amar’s client
It is really a pleasure indeed to write a review for Amar. In simple words, he will see the entire process of buying home an easy and Pleasant one. The unique thing about Amar is his vast experience in negotiating with the Bank people or with the sellers. Amar’s negotiations skills helped me to get a very great price (50K less than the higher offer) in this hot and multiple offers market, that too in South Bay. Over and above this, he got us a good discount from the lender towards closing cost.
Amar was there to oversee see personally all aspects of the buying a Home whether it is Loan, Escrow or closing. Amar is simply an outstanding agent with a professional, efficient and, caring team. Moreover an excellent person to work with. He patiently answered all my many questions and continuously ensured that we had all the information we needed.
I would strongly recommend Amar to anyone looking for an edge in a competitive housing market.
Prapti Chitoor | Software Engineer at Apple
May 23, 2015, Prapti was Amar’s client
This is probably going to be similar to some of the other reviews. However we cannot help saying Amar is really really the best. He has an excellent relationship with the Bank and sellers agents. Because of Amar we got:
— An excellent rate.
— We found our home, in an area we wanted
— We were not even the highest bidder, but Amar and his team’s reputation to get things done on time, and his negotiation skills got us our home.
— We needed the proceeds from our previous home in a different location, to invest into our current home and the funds were on the same day as the closing date. Amar got the bank to approve and fund our loan for the house in Bay Area in a matter of hours.
— He is involved in every aspect and makes it a really smooth process.
In the South Bay Area where there are multiple bids, and over the top cash offers the relationships and reputation of the agent makes a difference in whether you get your home. You cannot go wrong with Amar!
Sridhar Narasimham | Engineering Manager at Maximum Integrated
May 20, 2015, Sridhar was Amar’s client
I contacted Amar based on the positive reviews that I read online. In a competitive seller¹s market, it is very important to have an efficient Realtor® who can represent you well & can get the job done.
Amar & team got on the job right away. He has a great team and I got pre-approved at lightning speed. Amar & Sri worked with us and counseled us on our house requirements, the factors to consider and the locations we should consider. With that help we identified our target homes that we wanted to place an offer on.
Amar put together a very good offer package and we got accepted, though we
were not the highest offer. Our first offer was accepted at $20K less than the highest offer. We witnessed entire Amar offer presentation with seller and listing agent. We didn¹t even get a chance to make an 2nd offer out to our second target.
Amar was able to negotiate many small components of the house closing that
added up to a BIG SUM over $7K. His team was also excellent and the financing portion etc. closed in a record time. His support team is robust to survive any hiccups during the entire process.
What continues to impress me about Amar is that he stayed engaged in the whole Home buying process and closed the HOME for us in a RECORD TIME. I higly recommend Amar.