Alan Canas - Canas Realty Team

Alan was recommended to me by another real estate agent as very good with first time home buyers. I had just fired my second agent in my first time home buying search, and was looking for someone who was good with newbies.

I spoke with Alan on the phone and he liked what he had to say, including that he had fired a number of real estate agents when he was buying his first home. When I met him he gave me a folder with papers explaining who he was, who his team was, what they were about, as well as a lot of written information about the first time home buying process. It also included a list of promises/accountibilities he and his team were committed to, which I really appreciated.

Shortly after Alan and I began working together, but after he had put some significant time into my search, my mother fell gravely ill, which led to some other significant personal problems and I needed to take a break from house hunting. He was very understanding and even told me that it was more important to him that things work out for my family than we buy a house through him. I really appreciated that as well, and it helped me really trust that he was looking out for my best interests.

When I was ready, we resumed the search. Alan was really good at understanding the specific needs of both my spouse and myself, and articulating where we overlapped and differed. This helped understand what each other was looking for, which made the whole process earlier.

When we finally did find a house we liked, buying it was a completely absurd process that took two separate offers over a period of six months. Of course, we had last minute problems in financing, escrow got extended, etc. Through it all Alan was extremely proactive in helping us get everything done, as well as extremely patient with us. He also had an incredible sense of humor through the whole thing and always expressed confidence that we would get where we wanted to be.

Alan is from the area, and he knew a lot of people in the industry, and had a lot of resources that were really useful to us.

I would recommend Alan without any reservations. I'll also certainly retain him again when I'm looking at my next real estate venture!

AWESOME!!! Great service. Very professional. Provided us with many valuable resources. Alan and his team helped by managing many details for us. We were remote to the property so we relied on Alan and Team to service many issues. They helped oversee the property and manage the various vendors and service providers. Highly recommend!

Absolutely phenomenal experience! Alan and his team provided exceptional service, demonstrating the utmost professionalism and offering invaluable resources. As a realtor based in Texas, we relied heavily on Alan and his team in the San Francisco area to manage numerous details for us. Despite being remote from the property, Alan's expertise ensured seamless oversight and coordination with various vendors and service providers. Having successfully collaborated on previous deals, I can attest to Alan's consistent excellence and highly recommend him as your go-to realtor in the San Francisco area! - Ed Eakin - Eakin Group - Dallas / Ft. Worth

Wonderful, supportive team quickly sold our home in San Mateo in October 2021.

I would recommend Alan and his team for your real-estate needs in San Mateo.

Alan was really great to work with and I highly recommend him. The only reason I was able to purchase the property that I did was because Alan and his team proactively sent a mailing to all current owners of the townhouse units in the condo complex I was interested in after I initially got outbid on a property there. Also, Alan had to be very creative, diligent, and patient with the seller during many unique twists and turns during both the bid/offer period and the escrow process. I am very grateful to have worked with Alan and recommend him to anyone who is looking for an agent. Thanks again Alan!

Alan and his team were a pleasure to work with. He helped with flipping my townhouse and made the selling process as stressless as he possibly could. I found out later that he had shielded me from some of the behind the scenes drama and I am truly appreciative of that. Gina, his Go-to person for the flip process, was a pleasure to work with and I totally trusted her judgement on what/how to make my TH look beautiful and she came in close to the budget.
Alan truly cares about his clients and tries to get top dollar for their property. He seems to know just what to say to help you make your decisions.
Would I work with Alan again? You betcha!

We bought our first home on 2016. As expected we knew very little about how things work. Jacob was recommended to us by my brother (who hired Jacob for both selling and buying a new property).

Jacob was really helpful from the get go. At the very first day he gave us an overview of how the whole process works. He gave us the suggestion to get underwritten pre approved for a loan. Which in the end turned out to be a really good idea and allowed us to close a house within 20 days. Throughout the house hunting process Jacob was always available and quick to reply on any information we needed to make decisions. All in all, the process was really smooth. We bought our place within 5 months of house hunting. And we love it :)

Highly recommend Jacob and his team.

Alan Canas and his team, including Jacob Barnes have been working with my husband and I to sell one home and buy another. They made each step in this huge process seamless and simple for us. Alan advised us to remodel our first home, used his team to do it and greatly maximized our sale. After making our home gorgeous and staging, we received multiple offers with our first open house. We were pleasantly surprised how much over asking we received.

Then it was time to buy again. Alan was on the hunt for us and ultimately found us the perfect home for our family. With his amazing negotiating skills, our offer was accepted within 24 hours of us deciding this was the house we needed. Again, so easy! Alan and Jacob held our hand every step of the way and were available any time of day, any day of the week to answer every question we had. I couldn't be more pleased and I cannot rave enough. Use Alan Canas for all of your real estate needs!

I worked with Alan to buy my first home. He was exceptionally responsive and patient with me as I worked through all the learnings, emotions, and paperwork of first time home buying. I felt comfortable with Alan the entire time. When it came to negotiation, it was clear that Alan knows pricing and strategy. He helped me through every step and taught me a lot along the way.

I highly recommend Alan Canas as a real estate agent. He worked very hard for us on obtaining an agent (in another state 3,000 miles away) for selling my late mother's estate. He did hours of research and made many calls to find the right agent for us! His diligence paid off and with the agent he recommended, we sold the house in one day!

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Alan and Jacob to buy our first home. Even though we were completely new to the process, we never felt overwhelmed by our lack of experience because Alan, Jacob, and Carol took such good care of us the whole time. I was extremely impressed with how fast and diligently they all worked to help us find and secure our home. I have already started recommending Alan and his team to people who are looking for agents in the area because I know they will be in the best hands.