"We would like to commend your staff and in particular your agent Vikki Landes for the outstanding service they provided to us in arranging for the purchase of our home in Oakland. Since we began working with Vikki about six months ago, she helped us refinance our old place in Hayward.

• helped us arrange the loan for and purchase of our new place here in Oakland.
• helped us sell our old place in Hayward at above the list price.

She advised us how to make the old house presentable, and went so far as to lend us some of her own personal property to improve the appearance of it.
During all that time she was perfect about meetings, returning phone calls, and in general doing exactly what she told us she would do, if not more.
At no time were we in the dark about what was going on, or what contingencies to anticipate. She did all this with wonderful patience and, although recognizing the seriousness of her work, a pleasant sense of humor.
We feel thankful to have had her for our agent, and should a friend or colleague ask us to recommend someone, we will enthusiastically recommend Vikki. For her competence and her graciousness we thank her."
- From Dan & Lishan Jurca

"I've worked with Vikki on her escrows for 13 years, and she has always been a true professional. I'm confident enough with her expertise to enjoy watching her in my office while she explains her clients' closing documents to them. She is thorough, competant and always returns calls immediately. Her clients are never surprised with unexpected paperwork in what is already the most stressful part of an escrow. They leave my office excited and happy, ready to enjoy their new home, or move on to the next one."
- From JoAnn Garvin, Manager Fidelity National Title Co. Montclair

"I really want to thank you for one of the most pleasurable and easy escrows I've had for a very long time. You were very pleasant throughout what could have been a very difficult escrow, and performed every detail in a timely fashion, even under difficult circumstances, as this was only a 14 day escrow."
- From Sandy Vogel Grubb Co.

Hi Vikki, "I just want you to know that you are still the best agent that I have worked with this entire year. I need to clone one hundred of you."
- From Nate Brooks at Remax

"Buying or selling a home can be a rewarding or traumatic experience depending on where you live and who your agent is. The Bay Area housing market is always high and can be downright cut-throat. On my sister's recommendation I called Vikki and found the best real estate agent in the East Bay. She had my condominium sold (in escrow within a week) and we found the "perfect" house in a short period of time. Our escrow literally closed in less than 30 days. Vikki is willing to go that extra mile for her clients. She gives good tips on things one can do to help sell your property, she called after every open house (brokers, public) to update me on the turnout and interested visitors, and she follows up on all calls from various real estate agents whose clients want to view your home. Vikki is well connected in the Bay Area, she is well known and well liked by finance brokers and title companies and that goes a long way in obtaining a loan and having it close timely and efficiently. After hearing many horror stories about real estate agents or deals gone sour, I would not hesitate to highly recommend Vikki Landes to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Bay Area."
- Ode to Vikki, from Liz Richardson & Victor Harris

"I first worked with Vikki 10 years ago when she helped me sell a house. Since then she has helped me buy another one and sell it, too. She has been very helpful and understanding in what has been a less than desirable relationship situation between my co-owner and myself during a sale. Needless to say, I don't have any jurisdiction in these matters, but after one particularly delicate and adept maneuver on her part, I jokingly nominated her for Sainthood ( and I wasn't kidding). Her advice has always been sound, and I have found her to be consistently efficient, fair, friendly, and extremely timely in answering my questions and returning my phone calls. I would not hesitate to recommend Vikki to anyone wanting to buy or sell property."
- From Janet Parkins

"On January 9th, 1995, you listed my property for sale. I was truly amazed at the transformation that took place as a result of your staging.........Your insistance on getting rid of the years of accumulated clutter, your rearrangement of some of the furniture, and your creation of a family room from one of the bedrooms was a stroke of superior judgement. Within three weeks we had an offer to pruchase and with very little negotiation, the full asking price was obtained."
- From Joe Reich

"Thanks so much for your help selling Dad's condo. Everything went very smoothly & quickly."
- From Steven Joseph

"Dear Potenial Buyer, This is an unsolicited commendation for Vikki Landes, the Realtor who made my perfect starter-up home a reality for me. I am a single parent with two growing boys, and I have wanted a house for our family for a long tiime. However, I never thought that I would be able to afford one. How lucky I was to get Vikki's help. She listened carefully to my needs and wants and within a short time found me an ideal home. Working with Vikki has been a pleasure, and I have very high standards to meet. She is organized, timely, helpful, knowledgeable, realistic, efficient and pleasant. She is also an excellent communicatior with great follow through. What could have been the hardest purchase in my lifetime (with all the steps and paperwork) was as smooth as coud be. I am happy to recommend Vikki to my family, friends and any other buyer who wants excellent help."
- From Taylor Williams

"To Those Seeking a Superior Realtor, Re: Vikki Landes. When we decided to sell our Montclair home of 30 years, we invited several different realtors to visit and offer their best suggestions on obtaining a prompt, profitable, worry-free sale. We were looking for someone who was not only polite and experienced, but who would be ready to go the extra mile whenever the need arose. After a few weeks of interviews, our choice became clear: Vikki Landes. From the very first day we met her, Vikki showed a level of drive and determination which the other agents never approached. Our home sale was as important to her as it was to us. Throughout the entire process, she was constantly in contact with us by telephone, fax, and especially email. We always felt fully in control of all inspections, repairs, and negotiations, even though we were soon living over 100 miles away. Even more to our advantage, Vikki also demonstrated a superior understanding of the many modern technologies now available to help in selling a home. Because of her skills, our home was among the first in the area to be added to the updated Multiple Listing Service network, and it was even prominently featured on Vikki's own World Wide Web page! When the home went on the market, it sold in only five days after a bidding competition between several potential buyers. What more could we ask? We enthusiastically give Vikki Landes our highest recommendation!"
- From Mark Orzech and Irmgard Baune

HI VIKKI, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID, YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR STUFF, MY PROPERTY WAS INVOLVED, BUT YOU DID IT AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. I WISH THAT I HAD MORE PROPERTIES TO PUT IN YOUR HANDS. THANK YOU, SO VERY MUCH, EDWARD BERRY in TEXAS

Dear Vikki: I want to thank you again for the exemplary work you did in selling my mother's house, and to recommend you to anyone seeking a first rate, "hands on" realtor. Since I travel a great deal and wasn't available to do much of the work myself, I wanted someone who could identify exactly what needed to be done and then see that it got done. I also wanted someone who was responsive, knowledgeable and who could de-mystify the process for me. I interviewed a number of realtors in the area, and selected you because you appeared energetic and knowledgeable, because you seemed able to help me prioritize what needed to be done (and when), and because you seemed committed to "making it happen". You scored 100% on all counts. 1. You worked with me to develop a specific and detailed plan for marketing the house. 2. You walked me through exactly what the house needed, and then arranged for the things we agreed upon to be handled quickly, efficiently and economically. You made repeated trips to the house yourself, to check on the progress and the quality of the work being done, which made this phase much easier for me. 3. When the house was ready, you put even more time in, showing it to prospective buyers on Sundays. 4. After the offers had come in, you took the time to go through them with me -- at a time when I was bemused at simply receiving so many -- to identify which of the competing offers were the best ones and what the best "counter" strategy should be. 5. And, last, after we'd accepted an offer, you handled the escrow so that I could understand the somewhat arcane process and so that we were able to close in a very short time. In short, I'm a happy seller. Thanks to your energy, knowledge and professionalism, I was able to sell my mother's house sooner than I expected, and for a higher price. Thanks again, Shaun Pond

Hi Vikki, Thanks again so much for your help in finding our dream house and making it such a smooth and efficient transaction. We can't imagine working with someone better. I will refer anyone who is looking for a home in the Bay Area on to you in the future and I am sure that at some point down the road, we will be working with you again. Victoria Travis