Brian Bernasconi and Dan Rubnitz - Los Gatos, California

Shelly M.

Brian is not only the best realtor around, but his a very genuine human being with an amazing team, Christina his wife, and Dan his partner. During a difficult time in my life, after the loss of my husband, Brian and his team were very compassionate, empathetic, and did everything they could to make the process of selling my home as well as purchasing another home possible in a short amount of time. He walked me through the process, guiding me on what needed to be done, and what the next steps would be during the entire process. Brian and his team were always available at any time to answer questions or explain what the next steps would be. His professionalism, his friendliness, and his honesty are three of his strengths.

I never dreamt in 2 short months, I would not only sell my home well above asking price, as well as purchase and close on a new home which Brian and Christian both felt was a great fit for me. Christina and Dan did an outstanding job stepping in when Brian was unavailable. The housing market is fast paced at this time, and this team worked above and beyond their call of duty to make sure my best interest was a priority.

I will not only recommend Brian and his team to anyone looking for a realtor they can trust, who will put them first, and be honest with about the best way to approach any situation. I will always be grateful to Brian for his support, encouragement, and for making such a difficult time as easy as possible. I hope to return the favor to Brian and his team someday, by showing my support, encouragement, and letting others know, they will not be sorry to hire Brian, Christina, and Dan as their realtors!

Thank you,
Shelly

Emily S.

We had the pleasure of working with Brian Bernasconi as we bought our first home and we thank him for making the experience everything that it was: clear; easy; seamless. We found Brian to be incredibly trustworthy and a gifted communicator - we would tell him our needs and he would help us translate that into the house search. We shared with him information about our finances and priorities, and had complete trust in his ability to use that information in good stead during the negotiation process, and negotiate on our behalf in good faith.
During the house hunting process, Brian would regularly tell us about houses that he knew of that were likely to fit our requirements, and despite our tireless searches for available properties online, Brian always knew of additional houses that were on the market, or soon to come on the market. His experience and network proved to be invaluable in our house search and was key in us finding the house we ended up purchasing.
While we valued Brian’s communication and negotiating skills, his trustworthiness, and his knowledge of the local housing market and the players therein, it was his advice and insight during the entire process that helped us, first time homebuyers, feel comfortable with the large financial decisions we were making. He answered all of our questions, coordinated all of the inspections and consultants that we needed, reviewed every contract with us, and made himself available for every appointment we had.

We look forward to working with Brian again in the future and make the same recommendation to you as we do to our friends and coworkers searching for a house - call Brian. Call him now.

Jeff K.

Just because it’s a sellers market does not mean being a sellers agent is easy. We chose Brian because he helped us buy our house 5 years ago and we knew he had the experience, knowledge and resources to get it sold quickly. Brian and Dan dispatched their teams and even stepped in to professionally photograph it themselves to get the home prepped, on the market and sold within a two week period. Brian was a great advocate and advisor through the frantic process and we would recommend Brian and Dan to anyone seeking a first class agent to represent them in Silicon Valley.

Nick M.

Brian is an amazing Realtor. (We as always took way too long to write this review but) it is so important to us to let folks out there know how great Brian really is. Brian helped my wife and I purchase our first home, in Sept 16'. We had a modest budget for the Bay but that made no difference to Brian he was kind and supportive throughout the process. He was amazing, he went to bat for us when needed, answered all our questions and was super friendly the whole time. As this was our first home purchase we had a lot of questions and were new to the whole process, which has a lot of steps but he kept us moving in the right direction. Honestly we had a lot of fun searching for homes with Brian we kind of miss spending our weekends with him. Brian helped us be realistic in what we could afford in this difficult market and never pressured us in any way. Finally Brian was there through some strange issues with understanding different HOA's and the waiting process between getting your bid accepted and when you finally get the keys.
5/5 we will reach out to Brian again for our next home purchase.
If you searching for your first home or just the next one, go ahead and call Brian you won’t regret it!
Not only good as realtor,, but might be the best service I have experienced in my whole life.

Jacqueline G.

Brian Bernasconi helped us sell our first home and buy our second home in a brutal market. We are picky buyers who knew we wanted an old home with tons of character but not a lot of work to be done. It took a good seven months to finish both deals and during that time Brian was not only our agent but he was also our rock. He is calm and injects great humor into every situation. He always had OUR best interest at heart and went to bat for us over and over and over again with great enthusiasm and optimism. He also never rolled his eyes at my crazy ideas.
After we closed the deal of the house we purchased, I wanted to redo the kitchen, baths and floors... Once again Brian came through with tons of references and even helped us manage the job. To this day, Brian is our go to guy for everything real estate, finance or home improvement related. I can't think of anyone who will work harder or be more dedicated to finding someone their dream home than Brian.
He is simply the best.

Myrna N.

After a phone call to Brian on Thursday about me relocating to San Jose, he called on Friday about a property on sale. We went to the open house on Saturday and our offer was accepted the following Thursday. Pinch myself, IT TOOK ONE WEEK! That is how incredible Brian Bernasconi is, he deserves 10 stars.
The place had all the features we were looking for, double that, it was a duplex. He knew the best offer to assure it would be accepted. He was so excited, you would have thought he was purchasing the property for himself. The selling agent shared with the owner of Brian's perseverance and tenacity and felt that we needed to be the new owners.
He worked above and beyond his working hours to stay on top of everything keeping us on tract and in the loop. Brian followed up on all the approval transactions up through the closing.
I am grateful and appreciate his knowledge, thoughtfulness, expertise and outstanding job, always going the extra mile.
Thank you, Brian, for all that you did and continue to do, and for the open invitation to reach out when we need to.

Kristin E.

It was an extremely enjoyable experience working with Brian and Dan! I first contacted Brian and he was the one who walked me through the experience of selling my home. Dan was readily available as well and answered questions and assisted me right away when Brian wasn't available. Through every step of the way, Brian was right there for me. He was knowledgable about the market, knew what would help me sell my home for the best price, advised me on staging and readying my home for the open house, contacted inspectors and was available whenever I had a question. I couldn't have asked for a better experience honestly. From the beginning stages of readying my home to listing and to the sell and close, I am so grateful I chose Brian and Dan. Many thanks to this incredible team for such excellent service!

T V.

Prior to meeting Brian, my wife and I reached out to several agents who wouldn’t give us the time of day until we were pre approved, most of them were rude even. We were financially ready, but we were young, first time home buyers who didn’t know the process, so no one took us seriously. Brian was instantly helpful in providing a few contacts of local loan officers who he had worked with in the past.

We had a property in mind and he made sure to get us scheduled right away. He immediately made himself available and was super flexible on scheduling. It turned out he was the listing agent for the property 8 years prior, so he was very knowledgeable about the home and the original owners. He grew up in the area and knew the in and outs of properties in the Los Gatos/Santa Cruz mountains.

We decided to put in an offer and Brian walked us through every step of the way. Knowing that we had no idea what we were doing, he made sure to educate us on the process and every document we looked at. He was very transparent about everything and made sure we knew what we were looking at through the disclosures, offer, counter offers, contingency period, and closing. He was happy to walk us through everything and truly cared that we knew what everything was.

To a first time home buyer, the real estate market is daunting. It was incredibly reassuring to work with someone who cared about you and your family and didn’t just see you as money they can make if they sell you a house. He was never pushy, always talked us through our decisions, never told us what to do, and made sure we knew all the details and possible outcomes of our decisions.

I would highly recommend Brian and his team to anyone buying or selling a home, especially in the 95033 area. He has an amazing network of local people including financing, insurance, contractors, home inspection, flooring, painting, etc. His network made us and our offer very competitive based on how quickly everyone moved (especially the loan) and how much we had learned about the house.

We are now moved into the home and are incredibly happy with the decision. No surprises, no buyers remorse, and will be happy to work with Brian some day again!