Jennifer’s 5-star review:
We needed to sell our Belmont home after owning it for nearly 12 years, and like most people, wanted to get the best offer we could for it. We had 4 different realtors present to us, and all were impressive. So impressive that initially we tried working with a different realtor, who turned out not to be a match for us.
Eventually we switched to Sherri Sunahara, who we'd known and been friendly with for years. We knew Sherri to be honest, ethical, savvy, and a hard worker. She is also nice and extremely pleasant to work with. Her calmness is quality I especially appreciate, since I got stressed and needed to be around someone who was a calming influence.
Sherri sent me listings of rentals and actually showed me rentals, since she knew I was looking to vacate the house so we could fix it up and stage it to maximize the sale price. Sherri knew which areas we needed to address to beautify the property. Our bathroom had vintage salmon colored tile which likely would've turned off prospective buyers, so Sherri engaged a tile glazer for our bathroom, which ended up looking much more neutral and eye-pleasing. Sherri understands the market since she's been working with sellers and buyers for over a decade, and her recommendations were smart and showed sophiscation.
Sherri took the burden off us, the homeowners, and made all the arrangements with the different workers: gardeners, hardwood floor refinishers, painters, window guys, handyman, and stagers. She took their bids and sent them to us in a spreadsheet so we could choose. A stager who was giving Sherri a bid told me that Sherri was a rare gem, a "full service" realtor who made all the contractor appointments and arrangements (I didn't have to be there, if I couldn't meet with painters, etc.), and that I was lucky to have her as my realtor.
Sherri went above and beyond, giving our home and garden a lot of individualized attention to help it show well. She was also responsive to my questions and concerns.
Our house showed so well that we we had 18 offers and sold quickly quite a bit over asking with a very clean offer. The real estate market is crazy now in Silicon Valley, and I give Sherri credit for helping us maximize the potential of a modest house. I wholeheartedly recommend Sherri as a realtor who has integrity, experience, and skill in handling real estate needs.