letter of recommendation from paula b
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TowhomevermightbesellingtheirpersonalrealestateintheSanFranciscoBayArea–IrecentlysoldmysinglefamilyhomeinSt.FrancisWood.Thehousesoldfor18.5%overtheaskingprice,witha14dayclose,andalloftheofferswerereceivedwithintwoweeksafterthehomewaslisted.IamcompletelyindebttoSandyGandolfoandAnnaBarbagelataofBarbagelataRealtyformytremendoussuccess.SandyandAnnaworkextremelywelltogetherasateam,providingcoverageandservice24/7.Combined,theyhave50yearsexperienceintherealestatebusiness.Behindthem,theentireBarbagelatateambringsatotalof63yearsofservicetoanyonewhochoosestoworkwiththem.IwaspreparedtointerviewotheragentsbeforechoosingtoworkwithSandyandAnna.IlearnedthatthefirmopenedasecondofficeintheMarinaDistricttosupplementtheiroriginalWestPortaloffice.Iwasimpressedwiththefirm’sforwardlookingexpansionplanstobuildtheirbusinessonallfrontsofourcity.Thelocaleconomyisdoingsowell,andtheyunderstandthatsomanyyoungerpeople;single,newlymarried,planningfamilies–liveintheNorthernpartofthecity.Theyinvestintheirclients’successbyadvertisinginprint,billboards,andonTV.Igaugedourhomeas‘medium’inaverydesirableneighborhood,andheardfromSandyandAnnathatitwasa‘premium’homefromtheirservice,supportanddedicationperspective.Thiswasextremelyimportanttome–toknowthattheywouldgivemetheattentionwarrantedbyother,morehighlyvaluedhomesintheneighborhood.Ifollowedtheirinstructions,andwasverypleasedwiththeirreferralnetwork,rather‘team’whopreparedourhouseforsale.Theyallrespondedimmediately,pricedtheirservicesfairlyanddidanexcellentjobwithinthetimeframeexpected.Mygoalwastosellthehousetothe‘highestbidder’,asquicklyaspossible.Wedidjustthat,andSandyandAnnageneratedseven‘clean’offersthankstotheirmarketingplan.Hundredsofpeopleandagentscametoseethehouseduringthe‘showing’period.Mostimportantly,SandyandAnnaneverlostsightofourgoalduringaveryintense,unexpected,andridiculouslytryingexperiencewithmypendingdivorce.Theymanagedunnecessarystressandanguishtheydidnotdeservewithprofessionalismatalltimes.SandyandAnnaareextremelyunderstandingoftheverypersonalnaturethatispartofsellingyourrealestate.Theyarethebestprofessionalsyoucouldhiretodothework.PaulaB.SanFrancisco