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Purchasing a property is most likely the biggest financial decision you will ever make. Whether this is your first purchase or an experienced buyer, this decision must be made carefully.
Are you tired of paying rent? Have you decided to pay your own mortgage and not your landlord’s? Have you outgrown your current home? Are you looking for an investment portfolio? Are you looking for a rental property? Would you like a larger yard? Would you rather live in a different area? Do you want to shorten your commute? Having a clear sense of your reasons for buying will help you choose the right property.
Property ownership is an excellent investment; whether you are looking for your dream home, a rental property, or to expand your investment portfolio. Owning real estate is one of the least risky ways to build equity and obtain a greater return on your initial investment, all while taking full advantage of the US Tax code, making your money work for you.
With us, you gain more than a real estate agent; you gain a relentless advocate dedicated to securing the best for you. Experience the difference of a partner who goes beyond the expected, ensuring you never have to settle for anything less than your dream home.
Maybe you're working within a tight timeline, or a tight budget. Maybe you're a first time buyer. Whatever your situation, we'll make sure you win in today's market. Here's how.
We work with the top mortgage lenders. We don't just email you a random lender—we're proactive in helping you navigate the process to make sure you get the best rate possible.
When you hire me you'll get my full attention. I'll do what it takes to help find your next home. I'll network on your behalf, proactively preview close to 100 homes a month to see which homes meet your needs. I'll make calls to owners in the areas that interest you. I'll research and evaluate OFF Market properties to see which would be a match for you. Schedule a home tour, and provide our honest opinion (and expert insight) of the current market value for your consideration. Because of our extensive network, there's a high chance we can get you a new home that's not even on the market.
When you think you found the one, we'll be relentless in gathering the data to help you create a compelling offer. Our relationship with other agents give our clients a strong advantage when it comes to submitting an offer that makes it easy for the seller to say yes.
Once an offer is accepted. we'll line up everything around the inspection, appraisal, mortgage, and more to ensure a smooth settlement.
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most desirable and competitive real estate markets in the world, and we understand that making the decision to buy a home here can be a particularly overwhelming experience. From mastering the home search to planning for closing costs, there’s a lot to learn.
That’s why we created a step-by-step guide to set you on the right course to owning the perfect home!
We meet via phone or via Zoom for a real estate investment conversation, in order to walk you through the purchase process and timeline, local market conditions, and many other important purchase-related issues in order for you to feel comfortable about the road ahead. We also spend a lot of time listening to your ideal criteria for your next home.
We take you out “shopping” and view homes on the market for sale. When we look at properties together, we are often able to give you valuable insight into the homes in real-time, advising on things such as the value, aspects of the home, as well as resale issues to avoid that you might not have considered.
Once you identify a property you’d like to buy, we assist in verifying the home’s value, offer strategy and paperwork, and negotiation. It’s our job to get you your home with the best price and terms possible.
We manage the transaction so that things run smoothly. We work proactively to prevent issues before they arise, ensure your deposits are always protected, and keep you informed every step of the way. Throughout the process, we make sure you have the best team to assist you by providing top-notch referrals for lenders, home inspectors, attorneys, and more.
After you’ve purchased your home, we will stay in touch and are always available. Whether you’d like advice on home improvements and their affect on resale value, or need a referral for a good contractor, we’re here to help. The best place to start is by calling us, or registering for a home buyer consultation. We're here to help.We look forward to hearing from you!
So you have decided to sell your property. Before anything else, it is a good idea to sit down clarify your motivations, and draw up a basic time frame for the selling process.
Why do you want to sell your property? Do you intend to simply find a larger property, or do you plan on moving to another neighborhood, school district, city or state? You might think your reasons are obvious, but it would do well to consider the implications of each option for your lifestyle, opportunities, and finances. Being clear about your intentions for selling will make it easier for us to determine the most appropriate option for your specified financial, lifestyle, and real estate goals.
Property ownership is an excellent investment; whether you are looking for your dream home, a rental property, or to expand your investment portfolio. Owning real estate is one of the least risky ways to build equity or to obtain a greater return on your initial investment.
When you work with us, you can be sure that you will have our knowledge, expertise, and negotiating skills at work for you to arrive at the best market prices and terms. We will keep you up-to-date on what is happening in the marketplace and the price, financing, terms, and conditions of competing properties. With us, you will know exactly how to price and when to sell your property.
Deciding to sell your property demands a serious consideration of your current financial situation and future possibilities. With the help of our qualified agents, you will be able to effectively assess the cumulative impact of these changes, estimate potential proceeds of selling your property, and plan effective tax savings and estate planning strategies. We will ensure that you not only take control of your finances, but use them to their fullest potential.
We want you to win. And we'll make sure it happens. Here's what to expect from the selling process when you work with our team.
During our initial consultation, we'll listen to what you want out of your home sale, and lay out the plan to get you there. Then, we'll tour your home to determine which features will give us the best marketing advantage when we make your home famous online.
We'll walk you through the details of our different pricing strategies. With your goals in mind, we'll put our heads together to figure out which strategy is right for you.
We'll manage every detail of getting your home ready for market. We'll bring in the top stagers, contractors, photographers, and videographers to guarantee that your home gains instant interest, attracts the most buyers, and gets the highest offers.
We'll create the most compelling content about your home and distribute it properly. We use advanced strategies on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, to target the people who are most likely to be interested in your home.
From purchase price to closing costs to contingencies to timeframe to lenders to the settlement date and more, we'll aggressively negotiate every single term in the contract to make sure you walk away with the best possible deal.
Curtis is helpful through the whole process of purchasing a new home. As first time home buyers we were a bit intimidated by the whole thing. Curtis is a very trustworthy person and helped us find somewhere we feel comfortable with. He has both a broad range of knowledge of the area as well as specific details for each home we looked at. We couldn't be happier with our results! I've referred friends and family to him already and won't hesitate to use him again! Trustworthy, transparent, and a team player. He worked within our goals and budget and really cared about what we wanted.
Curtis is clear and professional. He showed us many homes in San Francisco and the bay area. He helped me narrowed it down to just what we needed. I recommend him and will use again.
Curtis was a great asset to me while looking for property here in San Francisco! As a first time home buyer, not only did he show me a range of homes in the area, but he helped me narrow down my needs to help figure out what I really want in a home. What I thought would be an overwhelming task became fun, highly informative and something I looked forward to, thanks to Curtis’ knowledge and experience. Always willing to meet and well prepared every time, he was a huge help and was even able to work around my hectic schedule.
Curtis Tafoya is the ideal Real Estate professional. For over a year, he searched in San Francisco and Oakland for suitable properties. His pursuits were vigorous, his communications with me were straight forward, and his sense of humor was contagious. Due to our change in locale, we decided not to invest in Northern California, much to my disappointment. And although there was no monetary gain on Curtis' part for the many, many hours he spent on my request, he remains steadfast in his friendship and support. Obviously, he loves his job and is a friendly, honest man! He garners my highest recommendation!
My husband and I would highly recommend retaining Curtis as a Realtor. We found him to be very reliable and personable. He was a valuable and knowledgeable adviser who was incredibly fast at responding to our questions, no matter the time of day; important since we started our home search while still living on the East Coast. He was very patient and never pushy. He is well-connected and very well-respected around the mid-Peninsula which was critical when it came time to negotiating the home purchase.
