Testimonials

Buyer

"As our agent, Sonny helped us land our dream home as first time homebuyers in the East Bay. He made a daunting process easy, straightforward, and precise. We especially found his detailed and insightful comp analysis for the neighborhood/town extremely helpful when it came time to submit an offer. (He’s a great negotiator and..."

"As our agent, Sonny helped us land our dream home as first time homebuyers in the East Bay. He made a daunting process easy, straightforward, and precise. We especially found his detailed and insightful comp analysis for the neighborhood/town extremely helpful when it came time to submit an offer. (He’s a great negotiator and knew when to and when not to put our best foot forward. Our winning bid came in 10% below appraisal!). When we had questions or concerns, he made himself available around the clock. He also knew what to look out for for the properties we looked at. Sonny’s knowledge around lenders’ competitiveness also helped us obtain really low mortgage rate. Once we closed on the house, Sonny also had reliable and dependable contractors to recommend to us during our remodel. Sonny’s a one stop shop! Can’t recommend him highly enough!"

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Buyer

"No doubt, Sonny James is your friendly neighborhood expert! He is very knowledgeable in real estate – as I am a first time home buyer, it may get a bit overwhelming and stressful. But rest assured, Sonny is a great advisor! He will take the time to educate you on the process from start to finish. He does his homework and co..."

"No doubt, Sonny James is your friendly neighborhood expert! He is very knowledgeable in real estate – as I am a first time home buyer, it may get a bit overwhelming and stressful. But rest assured, Sonny is a great advisor! He will take the time to educate you on the process from start to finish. He does his homework and comes prepared to answer all the questions you may have regarding the listings. To put your mind at ease, he will take the time to walk you through the entire agreement as well. He knows the market well so he will provide you with honest opinions. Sonny is also familiar with renovation/construction. Def a plus, if you are looking to fix up a home – he will let you know what is worth putting money into to increase the value of the home. I strongly and highly recommend Sonny!"

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Buyer

"Sonny was my buyer agent for the first home I purchased in San Jose, California. Sonny always demonstrated an amazing sense of care, prompt responsiveness, excellent knowledge of the housing market and great negotiation skills. In addition to his dedication and expertise, I was very impressed by his market acumen that he demo..."

"Sonny was my buyer agent for the first home I purchased in San Jose, California. Sonny always demonstrated an amazing sense of care, prompt responsiveness, excellent knowledge of the housing market and great negotiation skills. In addition to his dedication and expertise, I was very impressed by his market acumen that he demonstrated during the process. He guided me through the purchase process and taught me so much about homes during property visits. He always had great insight on surrounding neighborhoods, area trends and house investment tips. He would go over disclosures with me thoroughly and would bring up any red flags to my attention, he would also offer recommendations with a full explanation of how it would benefit my needs. It is very clear that Sonny has his clients’ best interest and is not looking to just close deals. Even after I moved into my new home and have been settled in for a while, I still go to Sonny for any renovation/design/construction needs and he is always more than happy to help. I highly recommend working with Sonny if you’re looking for a trusted advisor that will provide a lot of knowledge, end to end support through the purchase process and help finding the best lender.” “Sonny helped us buy home in Newark area. He’s very professional, responsive, patient, and well informed. Sonny has a very quantitative approach to determining the offer price which helped us avoid overpaying for our home. Sonny was also great at keeping us in check during negotiations which helped us avoid getting into bidding wars. Sonny’s relationships with other Bay area realtors® were crucial in us finding a home and getting into a contract without multiple back and forths with the sellers. When we signed the purchase agreement, Sonny also helped us find the RELIABLE contractors (big deal in bay area) for the stuff that needed to be addressed. We trust Sonny and would not hesitate recommending him!"

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