Success Stories

Results, Not Promises

Buyers and sellers say they want an expert negotiator. These are the stories that show what that actually looks like.

Our Negotiation Philosophy

Our job when negotiating is to get you the information, so the decision becomes yours.

Buyers and sellers say they want an expert negotiator. As Silicon Valley and Bay Area real estate negotiators, this is what that actually looks like.

When you negotiate in the Bay Area, you are often up against multiple offers. So our approach is simple: we get you the price at which you can actually win the home — then it becomes your choice to proceed or keep looking. A clear go, or no-go.

Getting to that conversation is where the work lives.

01

Condition

We understand the true condition of the home before anyone talks price.

02

Market speed

We read what sold, what is under contract, and what is still active — so we know the tempo.

03

Real interest

We track the views and how many disclosure packets are out to gauge the real competition.

04

Agent relationships

We build the connection with the other agent so we are in the conversation — never left with an email saying they went another way.

05

Game theory

With multiple offers on the table, we position to win without getting dragged through round after round.

It works the same on the other side of the table. Selling, we get you the most — while making both sides feel they have accomplished something, so the deal closes smoothly.

— Nick Roe, Founder

The Stories

Every one a real transaction

Launching, not listing: 10K+ Zillow views, buyers from overseas

Listed at $3.89M. Buyers flew in from out of state and overseas to see it. Over 10,000 views on Zillow, placement in the Wall Street Journal and across our full set of publications.

Willow Glen, San Jose Seller· 2026Read the story →

First offer, first home, beat multiple offers, appraised higher

The clients came to the showing with me. It was the first home they liked and the first offer they ever wrote.

Blossom Valley, San Jose Buyer· 2026Read the story →

How we won a Los Altos home at $1M over asking — and it appraised

Listed just under $5M, with multiple offers in play and two of them right behind ours.

North Los Altos, Los Altos Buyer· 2026Read the story →

94085 record: 100+ groups through the open house

Listed at $2.88M. Closed at $3.01M, a record for the 94085 zip code.

Snail, Sunnyvale Seller· 2025Read the story →

Secured a home the listing agent said was already sold

The listing agent told me an offer had already been accepted. Most agents stop there.

White Oaks, San Carlos Buyer· 2025Read the story →

Saratoga tear-down sold $500K over list — $600K above the off-market offers

We had off-market offers on this property around $2.9M and spent real time evaluating them. We decided to take it to the open market anyway.

Saratoga Seller· 2024Read the story →

Neighborhood record: sold $310K over list by engineering a bidding war

Listed at $1.5M. We used an early preemptive offer to set up a bidding war during the open house itself, rather than running private showings and waiting for offer day.

Blossom Valley, San Jose Seller· 2024Read the story →

Bought before the first open house, with instant equity

Listed at $1.59M. We saw it, wrote the offer that same night, and had it secured before the first open house ever opened.

Irvington, Fremont Buyer· 2026Read the story →

Fell out of contract on closing day, kept the price, never relisted

The deal fell apart the day we were supposed to close. Most agents panic, cancel, restage, and go back on the market.

Downtown San Leandro, San Leandro Seller· 2025Read the story →

Sold above purchase price in a community in litigation, while other listings sat

The HOA was in litigation, which means most lenders won't write the loan, which means most listings in the community were sitting.

Blossom Valley, San Jose Seller· 2025Read the story →

$473K under original asking, below the reduced price too

Listed at $2.0M. The seller cut the price once. We came in below even the reduced number and closed at $1.53M.

Campbell Buyer· 2025Read the story →

Community record on a Sunnyvale townhouse

Listed at $1.70M. The launch campaign produced multiple offers, and the important move was using them to set the tone and push the price to where it needed to go.

Ortega Park, Sunnyvale Seller· 2025Read the story →

Off-market interest at $2.8M, sold at $3.15M

We had off-market interest around $2.8M. Instead of taking one of those early offers, we ran the full launch campaign — and the marketing pulled a buyer all the way from New York to see it…

Willow Glen, San Jose Seller· 2025Read the story →

Aggressive on day one, appraised higher

These clients had been looking for a while. When the right one came up, we went hard the moment it hit the market and secured it at $1.24M before it turned into a bidding war.

Blossom Valley, San Jose Buyer· 2024Read the story →

Under list on a home the buyer expected to lose

The open house was packed and my client assumed it would go well over their number. Offer day turned out thinner than the crowd suggested.

Central Milpitas, Milpitas Buyer· 2024Read the story →

$418K under list, against multiple offers

Listed just under $4M. The owner was the architect and the house was immaculate, so there was nothing wrong with it to negotiate on.

Cambrian, San Jose Buyer· 2024Read the story →

Won a home the seller had already countered to someone else

I met these clients at an open house and kept sending them options. When they found the one they loved, we learned the seller had already sent a counter to another buyer and the agent said…

Pleasanton Valley, Pleasanton Buyer· 2023Read the story →

Twenty showings booked for the day. We were in contract by 6am.

The clients saw it the first day it was on the market and told me this was the one. This was 2021: the market was running well above the comps, and there were twenty showings scheduled that…

Central San Carlos, San Carlos Buyer· 2021Read the story →

Negotiation, Answered

What expert negotiation actually means

How do you win a home in a multiple-offer situation?
We do the work before offer day: understanding the home's condition, reading the market's speed — what's sold, what's pending, and what's still active — and gauging real interest through views and disclosure activity. Then we build a direct relationship with the listing agent so we know what it will actually take, and position a single strong offer that secures the home without getting dragged through round after round.
Can a great negotiator get a home under list price in a competitive market?
Yes. Even against multiple offers we have closed homes well under list by setting the anchor early, backing our number with comps the seller can see, and winning on terms — not just price. Reading where a deal actually stands, instead of where the crowd suggests, is what creates the room.
How do you sell a home for the top of the market in Silicon Valley?
We engineer competition with a full launch campaign — cinematic marketing, Zillow Showcase, and wide distribution — then use the offers that come in to set the tone so buyers compete against each other. We negotiate every offer to get the most while keeping both sides feeling they accomplished something, so the deal closes cleanly. That approach has set zip-code and neighborhood records across the Bay Area.
Do you negotiate for both buyers and sellers?
Yes — the same philosophy applies on both sides of the table. For buyers, we get you the price at which you can actually win the home, then the decision is yours. For sellers, we get you the most while making the other side feel they accomplished something too.

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