Testimonials

"Dan is fantastic! We met him at a house showing over a year ago and he took time out of his day to describe the home buying process to us. In the following year, he helped us view over a dozen houses, and he was always very responsive and willing to make time to help us and answer our questions. Once we found the house we wanted, he did a great ..."

"Dan is fantastic! We met him at a house showing over a year ago and he took time out of his day to describe the home buying process to us. In the following year, he helped us view over a dozen houses, and he was always very responsive and willing to make time to help us and answer our questions. Once we found the house we wanted, he did a great job of guiding us through the process of making an offer and closing on the house. We feel very lucky to have met Dan, he made the process much less intimidating for first-time buyers like us!"

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— Hans W.

"Daniel and Steven of Ascend were my agents for a home sale in San Francisco. As the home was sold as-is, off-market, it was a very smooth and easy process. In particular, Dan and Steven did an excellent job of coming up with a good “as-is” price. They did a thorough analysis of the comps and scheduled contractors to get estimates for renovation ..."

"Daniel and Steven of Ascend were my agents for a home sale in San Francisco. As the home was sold as-is, off-market, it was a very smooth and easy process. In particular, Dan and Steven did an excellent job of coming up with a good “as-is” price. They did a thorough analysis of the comps and scheduled contractors to get estimates for renovation projects. Using these numbers, they proposed an off-market listing price which I thought was very reasonable and fair. Despite not listing on the MLS, they got a full-price offer on the first day of showings. The virtual staging of the home on their website was excellent. The escrow period was over 2 months but it was never stressful as both Dan and Steven ensured all documents and inspections were conducted in a timely fashion. This is the fourth home I have trusted Dan and Steven to sell, and I would definitely recommend them to others."

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— Adam L.

"I recently worked with Dan in identifying and purchasing an investment property in San Francisco, and he made the process incredibly easy, following up on my wide range of questions – from mundane to curiosity to detailed property issues – promptly even going so far as meeting contractors on my behalf prior to close to make sure I was ready to g..."

"I recently worked with Dan in identifying and purchasing an investment property in San Francisco, and he made the process incredibly easy, following up on my wide range of questions – from mundane to curiosity to detailed property issues – promptly even going so far as meeting contractors on my behalf prior to close to make sure I was ready to get work started right away. On a number of occasions, he met me on the peninsula and worked through a snag in the 11th hour on close, while I was out of town, but that probably should have had me in town. He also made great recommendations on both loan officers and insurance agents that saved me a lot of money. It was a great experience, and I hope to be able to work with him again on my next investment property!"

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— David W.

"Throughout Dan’s representation of me in a recent transaction, I really felt as though he had my back. His thoroughness and follow-through and, above all, communication and availability were SO key in this transaction, as I was not able to have been as personally available as I would have liked. I had a lot of questions, some rather nit-picky bu..."

"Throughout Dan’s representation of me in a recent transaction, I really felt as though he had my back. His thoroughness and follow-through and, above all, communication and availability were SO key in this transaction, as I was not able to have been as personally available as I would have liked. I had a lot of questions, some rather nit-picky but important, and he did not drop the ball once; always coming back to me in a timely manner. I also felt that I was not being “worked through some real estate machine”, he stayed on top of things, to the point of making me feel comfortable enough to pass the helm to him to carry the transaction through to successful completion. I could not have been happier with Dan in my home search. Everything was taken care of for me. He did so in a timely manner. He was extremely reliable, everything he said he was going to do, he followed through on. He was very direct when dealing with selling agents. He was also very patient with me, even when I was rather indecisive at times. And when I was indecisive, he would offer advice and positive vibes! And never pushy. He gave me great recommendations for all related services as well. Thanks, Dan!"

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— Andrew H.

"Worked with Dan’s associate Steven. We could not be more pleased with our experience. Steven was friendly, knowledgeable, and most importantly patient with first-time home buyers. He taught us the whole process step by step and stayed within our budget. We ended up getting our first offer accepted, a rare feat in the SF Bay Area. Our sellers end..."

"Worked with Dan’s associate Steven. We could not be more pleased with our experience. Steven was friendly, knowledgeable, and most importantly patient with first-time home buyers. He taught us the whole process step by step and stayed within our budget. We ended up getting our first offer accepted, a rare feat in the SF Bay Area. Our sellers ended up being difficult but Steven continued to help us to the end all while remaining professional. I would recommend him to anyone and would absolutely use him again."

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— Phil B.

"Daniel and Steven are the best real estate agents I’ve seen. They’re diligent, knowledgeable and great to work with. We were introduced to them through a common friend and found the perfect house with their help."

— JC L.