Testimonials

See what clients have said about working with Linda.

Inna B.

Throughout the last fifteen years, I have had the experience of purchasing and selling a few houses and moving a lot. Thus, I have seen and worked with quite a few real estate agents. Linda is one of the best real estate agents out there. She is a real Professional. It took us a very long time to find the home that satisfied every criteria on our long list of must have and all throughout the process Linda was very patient, positive and responsive. Linda has the tenacity to pursue every possible lead. She showed us numerous houses that were not even listed yet. Linda is very proactive. Oftentimes Linda would go and see the house herself first and then report back to us with her findings and recommendations. Linda built a vast network of contacts including other real estate agents and brokers, potential sellers, interior designers, contractors, architects, etc. Linda understands all the nu…

Throughout the last fifteen years, I have had the experience of purchasing and selling a few houses and moving a lot. Thus, I have seen and worked with quite a few real estate agents. Linda is one of the best real estate agents out there. She is a real Professional. It took us a very long time to find the home that satisfied every criteria on our long list of must have and all throughout the process Linda was very patient, positive and responsive. Linda has the tenacity to pursue every possible lead. She showed us numerous houses that were not even listed yet. Linda is very proactive. Oftentimes Linda would go and see the house herself first and then report back to us with her findings and recommendations. Linda built a vast network of contacts including other real estate agents and brokers, potential sellers, interior designers, contractors, architects, etc. Linda understands all the nuances of the local housing market (we were looking in Lafayette and Orinda). Linda has always answered every call or email no matter what time of day or night it was. Her professionalism, mentorship, knowledge, honesty, and strong work ethic are much respected and appreciated. We were not the easiest buyers and the process was long and very disappointing but Linda was very positive and very encouraging. And finally, we found the house of our dreams which I honestly did not believe exist and obviously this was the house of dreams for many people. We ended up in a bidding war. Linda did her best to get us more information on the seller’s expectation and other bidders' price and work out the right strategy to win it. In this kind of situation, things could change every minute and she always kept us informed on every new detail she could find out. Softly but firmly Linda helped us to shape up the winning price and strategy and it worked. Ultimately our team with Linda as our coach won the huge bidding war and our offer was accepted. There was overall eight offers and we won. I really doubt that we could’ve won this war without Linda’s efforts. Linda is a fantastic Realtor® and a wonderful person overall.

Alana S.

Linda was recommended to me when I was looking to purchase my first house, in Oakland and I used Linda again when I sold that house. I cannnot say enough good things about Linda. She it 100% customer focused. When we were buying the house, she spent a lot of time time getting to know us and understanding what it was we were looking for, and was able to make suggestions to us that we hadn't thought of. She is a dream to work with. Her knowledge of the area was second to none, she new exactly what we had to do to ensure we made the strongest offer possible (not easy in the Bay Area market when you don't have all cash!). And I genuinely believe that we would not have won the bidding for our house had it not been for Linda. When we were selling the house, Linda was so helpful in providing us all the information we needed to decide whether we should sell or rent out in a totally unbiased way.…

Linda was recommended to me when I was looking to purchase my first house, in Oakland and I used Linda again when I sold that house. I cannnot say enough good things about Linda. She it 100% customer focused. When we were buying the house, she spent a lot of time time getting to know us and understanding what it was we were looking for, and was able to make suggestions to us that we hadn't thought of. She is a dream to work with. Her knowledge of the area was second to none, she new exactly what we had to do to ensure we made the strongest offer possible (not easy in the Bay Area market when you don't have all cash!). And I genuinely believe that we would not have won the bidding for our house had it not been for Linda. When we were selling the house, Linda was so helpful in providing us all the information we needed to decide whether we should sell or rent out in a totally unbiased way. She must have spent hours talking through all scenarios with me, and going back over all the information with me when i was flip-flopping between selling and renting. And once we decided to sell, she not only knew how we could get top dollar for the house, but also had all the contacts we needed ( painters, stagers, electricians ) but went so far as to schedule a lot of it for us and was even present at the house for those visits when I couldn't be. You will not find a better Realtor® to work with if you're looking to buy a house in the East Bay. Absolutely fantastic.

Haldar T.

There's no one like Linda! We made a cross-country move to the Bay Area. Linda helped us get acquainted with several towns in the area by showing us properties, giving us insights on schools, town culture, etc. After deciding to rent, she helped us navigate the competitive rental market and went above and beyond in securing the property for us (i.e. video-conferencing with us as she visited the property on our behalf since we were 2,000 miles away, providing recommendations on how to get our foot into the door, hand-delivering time-sensitive paperwork to tenant). During the rental period, she consistently kept us abreast of new homes that fit our criteria and market trends in the area. In the end, we found the perfect home and Linda made the process both thorough and seamless. She was very attentive to detail during inspections, astute with negotiations and was on top of it when it came …

There's no one like Linda! We made a cross-country move to the Bay Area. Linda helped us get acquainted with several towns in the area by showing us properties, giving us insights on schools, town culture, etc. After deciding to rent, she helped us navigate the competitive rental market and went above and beyond in securing the property for us (i.e. video-conferencing with us as she visited the property on our behalf since we were 2,000 miles away, providing recommendations on how to get our foot into the door, hand-delivering time-sensitive paperwork to tenant). During the rental period, she consistently kept us abreast of new homes that fit our criteria and market trends in the area. In the end, we found the perfect home and Linda made the process both thorough and seamless. She was very attentive to detail during inspections, astute with negotiations and was on top of it when it came to closing allowing us to close within 30 days! We highly recommend Linda.

Walt B.

My wife and I are firm fans of Linda Van Drent. If we need a real estate transaction, she is our go-to agent. She recently sold our condo in Walnut Creek. It was sold within days after we gave Linda the listing, and the price was more than our original estimate. She guided us as to the price, and it was better than we had anticipated. We went to Linda for this sale because she represented us in buying our house in Oakland earlier in the year. The seller was a somewhat difficult individual, but Linda worked the deals; she did it in a challenging situation as we were on vacation in Europe during the initial stages of the deal. We would not hesitate to recommend Linda for selling or buying a home. She knows the East Bay area; she knows its properties; she knows how to comp a property, and she knows other agents in the area that she can deal with to make a transaction work.

Kim V.

I met Linda when I interviewed three top selling agents in the Orinda / Lafayette / Moraga area. She stood out from her peers with her interest and sensitivity to our needs as well as thorough knowledge and expertise of the area's markets. When we were making the decision to sell our house she provided a professional Comparative Market Analysis. In addition to doing this excellent study, she had a vision of how to remodel the house (which had been a rental for years) for the likely buyers in the market. Linda has an excellent flair for design. We implemented that fantastic vision with first class contractors that she recommended who were also on schedule and budget. The end result was a beautiful house which fetched multiple offers at top dollar. I would not hesitate to hire Linda again and I highly recommend her.

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