Read Tina Chen real estate testimonials from satisfied clients. Discover how Tina’s expertise and dedication have helped buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals in the East Bay.
Tina was extremely personable, attentive and responsive. She was able to quickly hone in on the things we liked and her recommendations were always timely and relevant. Tina was versatile, showing us things in the city as well as the east bay. She worked with us through multiple offers and helped set us up with the right lenders and home repair professionals after we successfully bought a home. Tina not only listened carefully to our wants and needs, but helped us to prioritize, so that we ended up with a home that truly suits us in the right neighborhood for us. We always felt that Tina had our best interests at heart and we are so glad to have found her.
Tina takes time to understand her clients needs and preferences in buying a property. She is extremely honest about the fit and both positive and negative aspects of the properties she shows. This was very useful for me as a first time buyer and I appreciated it greatly.
I started working with Tina a few months before the pandemic and finally closed on my house recently. Throughout this entire process, Tina was so patient, generous with her time and give excellent advise.
Since there were no open houses during the pandemic, Tina had to quickly scheduled tours and personally show me the houses. She would always give me her honest expert opinion of each house. When I was interested in the purchase, she did her research, communicated with the listing agents and then helped me construct bids.
It’s a tough market, especially for first time buyers on a budget. I missed narrowly on my first two bids, and then again on a third, but she kept my spirits up. We must of seen over 150 houses (which sounds crazy, but we saw on average two homes a week over a year and a half, and in some weeks six or seven!). Tina was both a great coach and a cheerleader throughout this crazy process, and I’m so grateful to have finally bought my dream home. I was very particular in what I was looking for and Tina has the patience of a saint! I say this with all sincerity, I could not have dealt with me and what I was looking for.
If you are lucky enough to work with Tina, I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you Tina!
My husband and I are first-time home buyers and are so grateful we found Tina. She has deep knowledge of the East Bay real estate market (especially Oakland and Berkeley) and keeps her ear to the ground for new developments. She was communicative with us as well as other agents. Most of all, Tina is patient, supportive, and fun to work with. We ended up buying the house of our dreams within our budget – something we never in a million years thought was possible given the crazy Bay Area real estate market. I will absolutely be recommending Tina to friends and family in the future!
Tina Chen of Golden Gate Southerby’s recently worked with me and my family to secure our new, and forever home. Shopping for a new home can be a very stressful process but was easy and fun because of Tina. Tina is on top of it. We would send her a listing and she would immediately book a visit (pretty important during COVID house hunting as appointments were limited). She was prompt in getting all paperwork necessary to entering the property to us via Docusign and was always on time to our appointments. After looking at houses every weekend for a month together Tina is no longer our agent, she is our friend! She is so fun to shop with. She tells you what she thinks without holding back but she also listens to your point of view. Her insights are hilarious and she really had our family in mind while we shopped. Sometimes things would get overwhelming and decision making would become difficult but Tina was there to advise. I don’t know how many times during this process I found myself unsure about something then after hearing what Tina had to say I would simply respond, “yup, that sounds about right.” Tina works so hard for her clients as well. If I texted her on Sunday night she would respond. She also knows how to talk to people. When we found the market to be more competitive than we expected and had to discuss our options, Tina was able to talk us through raising our budget a little bit to get what we wanted. Buying a house is hard because it requires hustle, decisiveness, an eye for detail, and a good understanding of people. Tina excels in all of these fields. We were so lucky to have her as an agent and while we hope that we won’t need her services again any time soon, Tina will always be welcome in our new home as a beloved guest.
