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January 2024 by Erin Adams
Ben and his team at Strock Real Estate were great to work with. From the outset they were intent on listening to our concerns and needs in selling our Capitola family property. Their response was focused and professional with a short remodel turn over time, great marketing and wonderful staging resulting in a very rapid sale at full asking price. I would not hesitate in recommending Strock Real Estate to friends and family. Thank you Ben for a job well done.Erin Adams, Capitola Ca.
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December 2023 by Barbara Hall
I can't say enough about Ben and his team, they went above and beyond helping me and my niece sell my elderly brother's property when we weren't even in the same state! Lots of emails and phone calls, always keeping us in the loop of what was going on. Tiffany even went to my brother's house to personally explain and facilitate the signing of paperwork. I found that to be exceptional customer service. I would highly recommend the Strock team for all of your real estate needs.
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October 2023 by Ronald Mozingo
Over my lifetime I've dealt with many people, from suppliers to brokers to customers, etc. And I've learned: always ask a busy person; do not deal with part-timers. Getting the job done right, accurately, clean, is tantamount. For two years we've been serious about buying a Paro Dunes Unit. Four real estate brokers later..nothing. For some reasons deals could not be made. Frustrated, we backed off the market took a deep breath. Along came Kevin Bell. We talked. The extraordinary thing here is l talked he listened. Kevin asked questions qualifying us to what we were after. No anxious statements. No awkward promises. Just, I'll get back to you. Boom!! Twenty One days later here we are our own Paro Dunes Condo. Thank you Kevin Bell for an excellant job done. We enjoyed the experience. We highly recommend Kevin Bell Realtor, at Strock Real Estate Team, extraordinarily competent.Ron & Carol Mozingo
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October 2023 by Alice S
We recently worked with the Strock Team to sell our home and we were just so impressed with the innovative work they’re doing to facilitate selling homes and help the sellers improve curbside appeal for a faster sale which benefits everyone!We've been in the Seacliff area for 13 years and I remember meeting Ben Strock at an open house 8 years ago. I was impressed that he already knew me from walking my black shepherd around the neighborhood. I was so impressed that I knew that if we were to ever sell, we would go with your group, not just because of that, but also because I could tell his business was a top-notch forward thinking group with THE best marketing team which is CRITICAL to real estate.When we finally decided to sell with Strock Team this year, we were continually impressed by the business strategy that we've not seen by any other real estate group. The idea that Strock would fund updates to the house and had in-house designers and contract coordinators was already ground-breaking and so refreshing. There's no way we would 've been able to make the number of curbside appeal improvements needed without going into credit card debt. So it was such a relief that they fronted the cost with their vendors and the funds were taken out of escrow at the time of sale. Such a smart win-win for everyone so we could sell the house fast and for top $ before interest rates shifted again. We worked closely with the Strock Team members: Project Managers: Lucas, Christina, Strock team’s amazing home designers, RA Ashley and most of all Diego (landscaper/contractor, etc.) and his crew (they are amazing!!) We were just SO so impressed by the operations and how things came out. All the staff were so respectful of our place which made the emotional side of the process of selling our beloved home much less challenging. The media and marketing team produced such amazing photos and videos that we will cherish forever. All of these strategic efforts were like a well-oiled machine and the results were fit for a magazine. Their media work is industry leading, polished, and sleek. So important to capturing as many potential buyers as possible and drumming up interest.We had an all cash offer with waived contingencies within 3 days of the house going live. I think what also helped facilitate this was the fact that a home inspection was also done prior to listing and provided to interested parties. This was genius and displayed years of expert knowledge in the industry. The home inspection done in advance steer serious buyers to our place and led to waived contingencies on the offer we accepted which just sped up the process and saved $ for potential buyers. Facilitating timelines for closing is so crucial to home buying, loan approvals, relieving sellers of carrying two mortgages, etc. This was so smart to do!Strock team are innovative and top-notch experts in the industry. We have been impressed over and over again by the expert knowledge of your team, but also the administration, design and structure of this company. My mother-in-law was here during our move out process. She's bought and sold over 25 homes within her military career and she was so astounded at what you all are doing. Honestly, I have nothing but amazing things to say and we are forever grateful to the Strock Team for taking care of our home and walking us through this major life moment.
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October 2023 by Dawn Bail
What an amazing team at Strock RE. We met with Pam Kimmel & Ben Strock when considering our home sale. 8 weeks later our home was sold with every detail managed by the Strock team in a professional, easy manner. Choosing a local team with knowledge of our area and a strong network served us well.
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September 2023 by Aaron Slosberg
We worked with Rose Wood on the recent purchase of our home in the lower westside neighborhood of Santa Cruz. For those of you in the Santa Cruz housing market, you know that supply is limited and much patience is required. She stuck with us for 1.5 years of house hunting, multiple offers, and much learning as new home buyers. Throughout it all, Rose treated us with the utmost care, patience, and support. She was trustworthy, transparent, thoughtful, highly skilled, deeply knowledgable, and the perfect fit for us. We always felt that Rose had our best interests at heart and was an amazing advocate and teammate throughout. As first time home buyers, Rose would answer every question we had, no matter how big or small. She is incredibly good with people and also incredibly smart and gifted at her job. If we ever texted Rose with a question, she'd promptly respond with a phone call to make sure the question was answered and that we understood all the angles. If we wanted to see a house, she'd show up in-person to walk through it with us and in the rare event she was unavailable, she'd make sure we were very well cared for. Every listing agent we met would ask, "who's your realtor?" and when we'd say we work with Rose, they'd all look impressed and say, "oh, Rose is the best!" I'm embarrassed to admit, but we actually felt an undeserved pride just in our association with Rose, like we had won the realtor lottery. We know Rose has other clients, many of which were probably "bigger fish" than us, and yet, Rose always made us feel like we were the most important ones to her. When we finally found the right home, Rose deftly navigated the behind the scenes conversations inherent to hot homes with multiple offers and got us across the finish line in first place. After we closed, the listing agent even wrote us to say, and we quote, "Hats off to your realtor. Rose is top-notch, you picked a good one." We could go on and on about Rose, but suffice to say that we loved working with her, and would rate her 11 out of 10 if that was possible. We could not have hoped for a better experience with a realtor and if we ever are in the market again, Rose will be our first call.
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September 2023 by Katrina Sherer
Ben and his team are fantastic. They are super professional, take care of everything and great to work with. Each and every person we dealt with was highly capable, helpful and on it. Would not consider using anyone else!
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June 2023 by mark enright
We have bought and sold several houses over the years but have never had a realty team like Strock Real Estate. And I do mean team, because it takes more than just one broker to provide the expertise and efficiency that got us top dollar in such a short time.A little background as to our situation ... We left our house in Soquel almost 3 years ago, rented it out and moved out of state. So when we decided to sell, we realized that there was going to be some stress involved.But to our relief, the team was able to provide every extra service that we needed.Besides handling all of the typical marketing and selling, they also cleaned up after the tenants moved out, assessed what repairs and what remodeling could be done to show the house in its best light, and arranged for all of that work to be done (and btw, they fronted the money for all the work)Although they started with a lovely, airy and bright house, the work that Team Strock did prior to the sale refreshed and elevated our house to show it in all of its glory. And the proof was in the extremely quick sale at a very pleasing price.We wholeheartedly recommend Team Strock. They give concierge service that will ease the stress of selling, and they will get you the price your home deservesWith deep appreciation,Mark and Rachel
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June 2023 by John Diab
Just purchased a home in Salinas, CA. My wife Margo and I couldn't have had a more amazing experience. Daniel Fitch made it all happen. He's been, with out a doubt, the most patient, caring knowledgeable, professional and enthusiastic person we've ever encountered and he was pleased to work for us. "I strongly recommend him" doesn't really cut it. He's going to be a family friend from now on. Oh... and Ryan and his team were sold as well. To all the wonderful people at Strock, Dennis, Linda thank you all so much. Daniel you are a champion, God bless you. Get ready to meet many people from Margo and I.
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June 2023 by Margo Castaneda-Diab
Being a first time buyer is scary. You hear all the horror stories from friends and family about the pain and stress involved in finding a home and then going through the loan process, but we seriously lucked out with Daniel Fitch. Talk about someone who really works for you and does whatever it takes to find you the right home without pressure or wasting your time. We knew a year in advance that we would be relocating to Monterey County (Salinas area) and met Daniel at an open house. While we had previously spoken with a realtor, that person was not motivated to work with us as it was not going to be profitable in the near future for her. Daniel continued to keep in touch and check in from time to time and once we were ready, he went straight to work. It was a great pleasure working with him EVERY step of the way and he never dropped the ball on any issue or detail that needed to be addressed. He would even check in while on vacation if there was a pending issue. In addition, he recommended the best mortgage loan originator. There are no words to adequately describe our gratitude to Daniel for all his hard work and support during our home purchase process. I fully recommend Daniel to anyone in need of a realtor in the Monterey or Santa Cruz counties.
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June 2023 by Jyoti Yadav
We (Deepak and I) started the journey of house hunting with absolute theoretical knowledge and zero practical experience of how real estate works. And today, after closing the deal of our first house in the United States, we thank our stars to have found Pam as our real estate agent. At first, we weren't sure about even buying a house which may be due to a lack of information. In the very first meeting, we were given an elaborate explanation of how things work in real estate and what will be the steps for moving forward. The credit goes to Pam for turning us into confident buyers and that's how the search for a house began. At every step and in each house we visited we were given authentic information of the things that we should observe in a house as buyers. When we shortlisted the house that we will be moving soon into :),again we were provided with detailed information regarding contingencies. She is thorough, fast and genuine. What makes her different from others is her ability to establish a human connection, which can be attributed to her inclusivity and open minded approach. She listens! She is respectful of various cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. What I appreciate about her is not having a "knowing it all" attitude. Undoubtedly she knows well of her job, but still is willing to go beyond to make sure that her clients are provided with authentic details. After having the experience of buying our first house, we have absolute trust in Pam's ability and commitment. She honors her words. I can't remember even a single time where my calls or questions went unanswered, which obviously increases the trust of the client. At every step, we felt like she stood by us without a single discrepancy. Her elegance, honesty, commitment, inclusivity, open-mindedness commands the utmost appreciation and respect as an awesome realtor.
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June 2023 by Kayleigh Limbach
My partner and I are first time home buyers, and we found exactly one house in our desired area that was in our price range. We got connected with Daniel Fitch at Strock Real Estate through Zillow, and from day 1 Daniel explained everything we needed to know about the home buying process and was always working for us. He stepped up to bat for us when we were struggling to settle on a mortgage broker and offered practical, helpful advice every step of the way.Daniel was always available for us and responded to our concerns (especially when we were just stressed and emotional about the whole thing!), and became such a good friend to us as we navigated it all. He always has a positive attitude and was able to resolve all the little road bumps we encountered in our home buying process. I feel like it can be difficult to find people you can trust, especially when you’re unfamiliar with real estate, but Daniel is a genuine, honest, and trustworthy agent that made our lives so much easier as we figured this out. When it came time to go through escrow and close, the transaction team at Strock made it easy to get through that process too.My partner and I now own our first home, which is unbelievable to say, and we couldn’t have done it without Daniel to guide us through it! I am so grateful for him and the whole Strock team for all their support. I would recommend Daniel and Strock Real Estate to anyone in the market!
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May 2023 by Amy Rice
We loved working with Rose! She made the entire process so easy and as first time home buyers, we had LOTS of questions. Everything went so smoothly from initial offer to close of escrow. We highly recommend Rose Wood for any real estate purchase!
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May 2023 by Sonia Farias
Our family worked with Sahar. Not only was she friendly and approachable, her knowledge was outstanding. She worked in tandem with her team and our mortgage to hep us find the perfect home and mortgage . Sahar’s patient demeanor helped guide us through this , sometimes, stressful process. We would, and have recommended her to our friends already. Strock realty is a top notch company.
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April 2023 by Diane Zipursky
Rose Wood is outstanding and no one knows Santa Cruz County better! We were moving from the east coast to Aptos, and Rose listened carefully to what we were looking for but also helped us understand the market and guide us in possibilities that we hadn't considered. She worked hard to find us the perfect house at a time when inventory was very low, and she found us a wonderful house that was not yet on the market. She continues to be extremely helpful "post-sale" with recommendations for service people for all that we need. She is responsive and engaging, and just a pleasure to work with.