“Yuqi was the fifth agent to consider selling my two houses in Oakland. The first four either balked at the obstacles presented them, bombed completely or were duplicitous. Yuqi was straight from the beginning.
It took seven months to bring the property to market. It seemed like every week a new problem popped up. Yuqi handled them all or helped me handle them with calmness and speed. He was very patient with my reluctance to sell and leave California for good and with me being ten years behind in media skills. Everything we did had to be done long range as I live near Chicago.
If you want someone who can negotiate the labyrinth of obstacles to selling a house in The East Bay give Yuqi a call. I wish I had contacted Yuqi in the first place. ”
Oren S
“Yuqi was very professional and helped us buy our dream home. With the market being so competitive, Yuqi was very persistent and we could not have done it without him. After 3 offers we made on a home that was not accepted, he cheered us up and encouraged us. Communicating with him was very easy, he always answered our calls no matter time of day. I would highly recommend working with Yuqi to buy or sell your home.”
-Briana K
“My husband and I had a great experience working with Yuqi as our buyer's agent. From the beginning he was very interested in learning about our needs and criteria for a home. He listened and asked thoughtful questions to better understand what we were looking for and why. As we started to look at homes, he was very responsive and easy to communicate with. Sometimes, he even went to tour the houses we liked before we did, because we lived over an hour away. He answered all of our questions or recommended a contractor who could. He also recommended creative offer strategies that we didn't even know were possible as first time homebuyers. As we started to make offers he was very honest about what we could offer, including when we could offer less than what we were thinking or when we could include an inspection contingency. He was very efficient in writing up purchase agreements and made a point to network and build relationships with the listing agents. In the end, Yuqi helped us purchase a home that exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend working with Yuqi!!”
-Kathryn H & Cody H
“I'm not here to mince words. Yuqi is simply the best. We went from shoppers to having keys in our hands in less than two months, and he was compassionate, supportive, and professional the entire way. Buying in the bay area is incredibly stressful, and I'm really grateful I had someone who was so kind and empathetic (but damn good at his job) to support us.
We started working with Yuqi a few weeks ago. He made sure to deeply understand our needs, our budget, and our timeline. He kept sending us emails with the subject line "2 cute homes" any time he found some houses he thought we'd like. We really resonated with all the houses he showed us, which is just a testament to how well he understood us. He was great when we were looking for houses too. We'd go to two, sometimes three houses in the evenings after work, and he was always enthusiastic about checking them out with us.
I really felt like Yuqi was on our side the whole time. When it came to making an offer on the house we did get, he privately told us he thought we could offer less than we were prepared to offer. He is literally losing money giving us this information, but he is being honest when he says he's an advocate for his clients first and foremost.
He also really knows his stuff. He was generally able to guess the prices houses were going to go for, and was really excellent about building relationships with the other agents on our behalf. He's very strategic, and helped us navigate the weird calculus that is buying a house in the bay area. And he was very responsive any time we had a question or concern, and always did his best to make us feel confident and informed about our choices. I would recommend him to anyone who's buying a home, but especially a first time home owner like ourselves.
I'm almost disappointed we ended up getting a very cute home because now we don't have an excuse to hang out with him. I could not recommend him highly enough. You won't be disappointed working with him.”
-Christina H
“I met Yuqi at a random open house. After an initial meeting with him to talk about purchasing a home, my partner and I were excited by how professional he was. He was always straight with us about what kind of situations we were in, and offered good advice about people to talk to for things like loans, financial advising, etc. He went above and beyond to talk to everyone involved in the process of home hunting, and was highly available. Whenever things got stressful I felt like Yuqi had my back. Thanks to his diligent work we're now closing on a wonderful home!”
-Andrew D
“I was impressed with Yuqi's ability to go above and beyond for us when we were looking to purchase our first home. We were really nervous about buying a house in such a competitive market. We had a maximum budget and a lot of "must-haves" and we were not sure if we could find something that actually met all the requirements. However, our second offer was accepted on a house that we are currently living in and really enjoying. Yuqi's quick communication and hard work ethic is definitely what helped us secure our first starter home. I recommend him as an agent.”
-Jaime S
“We highly recommend Yuqi to represent you as a buyer agent. Yuqi surly can make things happen. We had an eye on a house which's offer due in two days, and Yuqi connect us to find the right loans in no time and shared his knowledge around north bay real estate market to help us come up with the right offer. In this extreme competitive market now a days, we are super luck to find Yuqi on our side. He is extremely knowledgeable around the east/north bay real estate market, responsible and professional.”
-Xiang Fei X
“Yuqi helped my family and I find the perfect home in the East Bay. He was very professional, listened to all of our concerns, and was willing to go the extra mile to make sure we were getting a good deal on our new home. I appreciate that he took the time to educate us on what we needed to look for within the disclosures and also the details of the offer letter. When buying a home in the Bay Area, you are going to need someone like Yuqi. His speed and connections to other realtors make him an asset to any prospective home buyer. To top it off, Yuqi is easy to speak with and has a positive energy that is infectious. You'll find it hard not to laugh and smile with him during your purchasing journey!”
-Cody & Mia
“Yuqi did an outstanding job marketing our family house. His marketing background showed in the results of how many interested parties inquired and showed up at all (4) open houses. His partnership approach with the owner proved to be very effective. Finally, the entire process of the final sale could not have been better as he made closing escrow a very painless and efficient process. Highly recommended and a pleasure to work with.”
-Tom
“I met Yuqi a while back while I was casually visiting an open house in my neighborhood; In chatting with him for just a few minutes he immediately struck me as sharp, friendly, and very knowledgeable about East Bay real estate, so when I was finally ready to make an offer on a house I immediately called him up. Despite the short notice, he gave his 110% walking me through the process of putting together a competitive offer with patience and intelligence. Out of thirty offers, ours was accepted, in no small part due to Yuqi's insights and expertise.
Yuqi is the consummate real estate professional and I would enthusiastically recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell in the East Bay!”
-Mitch