Our Testimonials

Prashant Khabale | Product Manager November 3, 2020, Prashant was a client of Amar -- Nov 2020

Hello Amar and Sri, I am immensely thankful for all your help and guidance throughout the home buying process. This was our first home, and we were not aware of many things. To begin with, Sri educated us with Dos and Donts in narrowing down on the house. She made us realize all the aspects a home buyer should look at from present and future point of view. Sri was generous enough to share all past experiences, which made our decision making much easier. Certain cities in the Bay area can be very competitive, resulting in bidding wars. Your working relationship in the real estate market and several years of experience helped us win the offer and eventually get our dream home. Once the house was finalized, there was immense discipline in executing all the various steps like loan approval, Escrow, etc. These steps could be very overwhelming for a first-time homebuyer. However, your excellent cross-functional teams (Loan, Home insurance, Home warranty, Escrow) made it very easier. Given how time-sensitive each step was, the cross-functional teams worked tirelessly on the closing plan. They closed the deal in 24 days, even during the pandemic period. Covid-19 has changed things drastically, and home has gained an important place in everyone’s lives as we school and work from home. Getting a dream home in this pandemic seemed like an insurmountable task, but Amar, Sri, and their excellent cross-functional teams have helped us win it. Words cannot express our gratitude towards you. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

Saravanan Balasubramaniyan | Software Engineer, SPG at Apple October 30, 2020, Saravanan was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

It’s my first time working with Sri and Amar for buying investment properties. I had the down payment for two properties but was not entirely sure that. I would qualify for two loans if I had to buy the two properties simultaneously. It’s a unique scenario where Sri and Amar made their critical impact. Sri gave thorough guidance about neighborhoods that suited my needs. She explained in detail why specific areas are better than others. When I was bidding, Sri advised me not to go overboard and explained why. It was because Amar had used his extensive connection with the agents networking and reputation. Amar convinced the listing agent that I was the best buyer and made my offer look like an all-cash offer. He was able to negotiate the best deal for me in the face of a higher offer. The second place where Amar made the most crucial difference was in executing both the loan closures. When one of the loan agents had issues with getting the loan closed, Amar spoke to the loan agent, their manager, the underwriter, and their manager. He was able to bring the various parties involved to the table and sign off the loan within a time period he had set. I believe this was the most challenging part of the entire process. Amar personally was on top of it to make sure both the loans closed as planned even when one was faltering and getting delayed. During the critical phase, he was overseeing the loan closure, the escrow process all the way to recording the property. He was on top of every process to ensure all of them ended smoothly with minimum disruption to my activities.

Shyju Kozhukkunnon | Data Engineer – Analytics at Apple October 29, 2020, Shyju was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

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.

Kannan Jagamoorthy | Head of Business Development October 26, 2020, Kannan was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

Amar was recommended to us by a friend. We were already in the market looking for a house (put in offers for a couple of houses without success) before we switched to Amar/Sri. We put in an offer and got accepted all within 2 days from when we got introduced to them. We would not have got our house without the diligence and effort of Amar/Sri. Right from the start, we knew that we are dealing with consummate professionals. Amar and Sri are very methodical and have clearly well-defined roles and expectations. The whole process was a well-executed project with milestones/deadlines etc. The icing on the cake was us getting the house despite not being the highest $ bid. Fo buying a house in the hot bay area market, we needed an edge over other offers, Amar/Sri gave us that edge.

Vikas Das | Software Developer Engineer at Apple October 25, 2020, Vikas was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

We were recommended to Amar and Sri by a co-worker, Praveen. We highly recommend Amar and his team to anyone looking to buy or sell a property. It has been a privilege working with Amar and the team. We are a first-time buyer and not sure whether we should buy house or not mainly because of high price bay area real state and COVID situation. I talked to Sri. She understood my requirements and helped us to choose the right neighborhood in terms of school, commute, safetly, and future investimate. Sri gave us honest updates about the house, which I am interested, neighbors and surroundings of the house. She guided me in terms of the offer, max price I should be bidding, pros and cons of property, and future values. Even our bidding is not highest, but Amar used his negotiation capability and worked the whole night to win the offer in our favor. Amar walked through all disclosures and patient with me with all first-time buyer question. Best part of Amar team(Lender, Escrow, Insurance) is; even it is COVID situation whole execution from getting the offer to Recording Entire process was very smooth. Amar has been involved actively, monitoring all steps, and constantly updating me. His entire team is very professional and supportive. I highly recommend Amar’s team’s services for home buying process. We are very satisfied with the whole experience, and I strongly recommend.

Ketaki Haldipurkar | Sr UX Designer October 7, 2020, Ketaki was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

We were recommended to Amar by a co-worker. My co-worker’s actual words were, “If you are looking for a home, Amar is the guy! He will make sure you will get the best home”. That feedback held true. We brought our first home with the help of Amar and the team. It took us literally one weekend of shows, and two days later, we had won our first bid ever. Amar is extraordinarily detail-oriented. He has a step-by-step process charted out, which he will explain+share with you after the first time you meet. It was beneficial for us as we were first time home buyers. It helped us understand the different milestones in the process we were going to cover. He also helped us finalize our zip code. We had five other towns we were interested in, and they all were in different counties. Amar’s real estate investor experience is precious here. He gave great insights, which led us into nailing down to only two towns. Before meeting Amar, this same elimination process was callous, confusing, and even bad choices, I feel, from an investment perspective. From there, Sri guides with the pan out view of how great these homes you narrowed are, and which ones you should place bets on, also which ones you should let go. Sri is in constant touch during this process. For us, we were lucky. We spoke to Amar Thursday, Friday we sent a list of our top 5 homes. Sat/Sunday, we viewed 3 of our top 5, and Wednesday, we bid and won the bid. If you reside in the Bay Area, you must know how challenging the home buying process is. It’s expensive and very competitive bidding wars. We did not have the most substantial bid. But by Amar’s magic, we won the bid. Amar and Sri are a great team – very aggressive, dedicated, focused, and passionate real estate agents. He gives his best and gets the home you love. You can rely on Sri and Amar. Amar also lines up the Escrow and other technical details like home loan and insurance after winning the bid. They are the best deal you will get. We learned that doing the homework of scouting it for ourselves and realized the best value is what Amar had lined up. Lastly, we brought our home during the lockdown. Sri informed us of all the protocols to follow to make it safe. All in all, it was a smooth home buying sailing process.

Deepak Karkala | Member Of Technical Staff, Engineer at PayPal September 6, 2020, Deepak was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

We got in touch with Amar through Zillow, and that was the turning point in the house hunt that we were in for some time leading up to it. Amar and the team were very proactive from the get-go. They enthusiastically walked us through the milestones and the expectations for the entire home buying process. Amar did not let the ongoing pandemic situation come in the way of the process. He set up frequent video calls to keep us up on the proceedings and was available for text/call/email at any time of the day. I always felt that the whole team was still on top of things and understood our requirements and preferences. They provided invaluable tips and suggestions regarding the red flags while visiting a house. Their intricate knowledge of the neighborhoods and localities assisted us immensely. Amar and the team have been in this business for quite a long time, and it shows in the network of contacts they have in the Realty business. Once we liked a house, both Amar and Sri would get into action and dig deep into the disclosures and lay out the details in layman’s terms in front of us. They were making it very easy for us to budget for the move-in expenses if any. We ended up buying a house with the first bid that we created with Amar and the team. The house had more than 10 bids, and ours was not the highest bid for the house. But Amar and the team negotiated relentlessly and used their connections with the selling agent to pull it off for us. They ensured that we stayed in the loop throughout the negotiation process and let us make an informed decision. We are pretty sure we would not have won the bid if not for Amar and the team. Later, Amar was personally involved in connecting us with the lender, escrow, home insurance agent, and others at every stage through the closing process. He would follow up with each of the parties individually to ensure that we were on track for the closing date. He would frequently send us the updated tracker of the milestones throughout the process. It was a delight to have an agent who always had our back, which took much load off us. He made the entire home buying experience a walk in the park. Even after we moved into the house, he has been in touch with us, calling us frequently to check if everything was right. Post-move-in, he provided contact with his contractors for some home upgrades we wanted to do. Every communication that Amar has provided us has turned out to be extremely professional. That shows the dedication and hard work that the entire team has put in through the years to build a strong network. We highly recommend Amar and the team to anyone looking to buy a property, be it a first-time buyer or not. It has been a privilege working with Amar and the team. We look forward to our continued relationship in the future. Thanks, Amar, and team. You are the best.

Anurag Chitnis | Software Development Engineer October 6, 2020, Anurag was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

I found Amar’s contact from Zillow and reached out to him to ask about the home details. Amar helped me get in touch with the Lender, who got me the pre-approval and the best rate that I could get at that time. We visited houses and immediately liked one of the places. After that, Amar went through the disclosures/reports and everything in detail. We decided to go ahead for the home to put the offer. As per Amar, there were multiple offers. I thought it might not happen as other offers were up to 10K higher than what I offered. I think Amar’s internal contacts and convincing power made a difference here, and I could get the home that I love. I am very grateful for Amar’s service and fortunate to have found him as my Realtor®.

Sakthivel Srinivasan | Principal Member Of Technical Staff October 1, 2020, Sakthivel was a client of Amar -- Oct 2020

I have heard excellent reviews for Amar and Sri over the years from some of my close friends. I finally got the opportunity to work with Amar and Sri when I was in the market to buy an investment property in the bay area. They had been very supportive and available throughout the process. Sri patiently explained the pros and cons to us for each neighborhood that we were interested in, and she helped us zero in on the location. They are very knowledgeable in the current market in the bay area, and their comp research is the spot. Their expertise helped us get the property that we were interested in, a highly competitive Milpitas neighborhood. Both Amar and Sri are very detail-oriented and have always gone above and beyond, explaining every bit of information that a home buyer should know. They were very flexible and still available for any questions or concerns we had throughout the process. We highly recommend Amar and Sri as a great Realtor® who can work to your needs and find you a great home in the bay area.

Yashwanth Bommakanti | Technical Marketing Engineer September 28, 2020, Yashwanth was a client of Amar -- Sep 2020

First, thanks a ton for helping us own our first home in the US in an extremely competitive bay area. We are incredibly grateful to you. Since the beginning, Amar set up multiple calls even during these COVID times. He had put in special care and effort to understand the hone owning processes and milestones even before we started the process. He was extremely patient and understanding to answer all our questions and concerns and gave us appropriate guidance. Sri has been of generous support and was extremely helpful throughout the process as well. Especially for us, since it was the first time we were undertaking a big life decision. She took the time to carefully review all the houses we sent and give feedback on why the property works or doesn’t work for our needs and helped us understand home values and factors impacting it. She was available throughout the process at all times. She scheduled visits keeping the COVID situation in mind. She made sure all the necessary precautions were taken at each visit. She was always helpful in guiding us throughout the experience. Amar is extremely knowledgeable about the technical aspects. Once we finalized the house and wanted to go ahead, he was extremely proactive in offers and negotiations. He made our dream come true even if there was a $35,000 difference in the counter-offer price. The counter offers were quick, and the most efficient part was we didn’t raise the price even in counters offers. Amar helped get us inspection reports and took the time to schedule a call to explain every page of the report patiently. Even after the offer acceptance, he was always on top of all the processes. Amar was updating us at every single step. We are extremely happy with Amar and Sri and definitely will share our experience with all our friends. We will surely recommend Amar to anyone thinking about a home purchase because they are incredibly efficient and knowledgeable agents. They are excellent people and very passionate about what they do and love to help people from the bottom of their hearts. Thank you for everything.

PRAVEENKUMAR KADABGERE | Senior Engineer at Apple September 21, 2020, PRAVEENKUMAR was a client of Amar -- Sep 2020

We want others to know the beautiful experience we had buying our home with Amar and his amazing team. They helped us buy our house on our terms. We were shopping around, not very serious when we started but we never felt pressured to buy or bid at a specific price. We also got good advice on the price point we should bid to get home. The house was a fallout of escrow at $1080000 and the appraisal at $1080000. The same house Amar negotiated for $1040000 when the listing of the house was $1048000. Amar managed to get the property below listing price. However, they had multiple offers and craziness happening in the current real estate market. Sri, on the other hand, helped us understand the Bay Area market, neighborhoods, things to consider before looking into the property. She is very knowledgeable about all the areas in the bay. Any listing we were interested in, she immediately knew the property along with its pros and cons. She was very accurate with each property that came to the market and knew exactly what we were looking for. She was there in every step, and calmly explained every question we had related to the property. Amar is a retired engineer. He had everything documented in an excel sheet with things to take care of when buying a property. It had to do what, like the lender’s responsibilities, insurance details, our responsibility, and things Amar and Sri had to do after the offer was accepted. Including selecting the best home insurance and other things. Buying a new home is a daunting process, and they made us feel comfortable, made the whole process seamless. Amar and Sri are very responsive and prompt. We would highly recommend them as a Realtor®.

Abhishek Seth | Architect at Verizon Media September 17, 2020, Abhishek was a client of Amar -- Sep 2020

One of our achievements in the process of buying our first real estate in the US was to select Amar and Sri. We decided Amar without any reference, so there was an initial hesitation to connect, but we took a leap of trust and talked to Amar. We developed trust in Amar over time by observing his ability to get our work done. We are delighted to see the results that Amar delivered to us. After the initial call with Amar, he took our problem as his problem, and that is one great thing we liked in this whole process. Amar has a predefined set of steps to follow in the home buying process, and we followed it and got the desired results. Amar himself brings in all the other players in the process like a loan officer, escrow, insurance, and warranty. I highly recommend getting the help of Amar in the home buying process. Amar remains very committed in the process and he drives it forward end to end and provides us the required results. Amar’s experience is the following: The first step of Amar is to get underwriting approval for the loan, so he connected us to a well-reputed loan officer after our initial few calls. The loan officer got the job done for us in a few weeks. Immediately after we got underwriting approval of our loan, we connected back to Amar. Amar and Sri provided their feedback on various house options that we selected on the portal provided to us by Amar. The experience of Amar and Sri helped us to reject different options and accept a few. This is where we saved a lot of time in selecting the right house for us. Within the first week of our loan approval, we, as a team, chose a home that we all liked.We visited the house on Saturday. Amar and Sri started bidding for the house on Sunday and by Sunday night, our bid was accepted. During the bidding process, Amar and Sri remained very active, since there were multiple offers present. Amar always negotiated with the seller team to make our case. In the end, we even overtook all-cash offers, thanks to constant negotiations and reassurance by Amar to the seller party. This last phase is a critical phase to get a house in a competitive market, and we could feel the expertise of Amar and Sri in this phase. It is very natural to have many questions during the whole process. This is where we found Sri extremely useful to us. Sri engaged with us over the phone many times to answer all our queries. She was very approachable during the whole process, which we appreciate a lot. House purchasing is a very big process, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of Amar and Sri. We will always remain thankful for their help in getting this house for us.