Lota de Castro Reviews
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04/11/2013 - user75599704
Bought a Condo home in 2013 for approximately $775K in Mission, San Francisco, CA.
09/29/2012 - user7696652
Found a tenant for a Condo home in South of Market, San Francisco, CA.
The agent who helped me buy this condo has moved to another city, so I needed a new agent to consult with. I emailed a few agents who has experience with the building, and Lota was the only person who responded immediately. We set up an appointment, and she spent a good amount of time answering my questions. She knows the market of the building and the neighborhood really well. After gathering all the information from Lota, I decided to rent the unit out, and she was tremendous. She did a great job of marketing and found tenants on the first weekend after putting it in the rental market. We got multiple applications from people with great credit.
I had to be out of town during all this time, including when the tenants were moving in, and she took good care of everything. When the market picks up and I decide to sell the unit, I will not think twice; I will have Lota be my agent.
I had to be out of town during all this time, including when the tenants were moving in, and she took good care of everything. When the market picks up and I decide to sell the unit, I will not think twice; I will have Lota be my agent.
07/01/2012 - Beguec
Bought a home in 2012.
I have worked with Lota de Castro on multiple transactions. She helped us find and buy several investment properties and also managed the rental process for us. Working with Lota has been extremely productive and valuable. She is very responsive and available at pretty much any time of the day from what I experienced. She is also very knowledgeable of the specifics of the real estate market in the Bay Area and was able to provide us with very detailed advice neighborhood by neighborhood. She led all the negotiations with the sellers and with the financial institutions and her recommendations resulted in favorable terms for us. I strongly recommend Lota for any real estate needs, she is efficient, professional, knowledgeable and fun to work with!
06/14/2012 - user115902
Bought a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $275K in Tracy, CA.
I met Lota at a First Time Homebuyers Workshop and she kept in touch with me until I was ready to buy my first home one year later. Not pushing, just be very patient with me until I was ready. She was very attentive to my needs and never fell short of representing my best interest. With her help, my first purchase went very smoothly and I am sure that I will call on her again on my future real estate needs.
I approached her again two years later to help my fiancé and I find a single family home. Lota moved to a different office then and was servicing another area but she did not hesitate to help service our needs. After months of looking, we found a new development that we really liked and put an offer on it. Our house took 5 months to build and we were surprised that the developer built an underground utility structure in front of our new home just prior to our moving in. Lota was more determined to fight for our rights and was willing to do what it took for us to get our fair share. But my fiancé and I decided to move on and fortunately, after a few weeks, Lota helped us found a home more suited to our needs. Happily settled in our new home for the last two years now, we called on Lota again for help with an investment property. The process of getting this property was very tricky in so many ways. I am glad she is on my side!! We finally closed and needless to say I will definitely call her again if we know of anyone that will benefit from her excellent representation.
I approached her again two years later to help my fiancé and I find a single family home. Lota moved to a different office then and was servicing another area but she did not hesitate to help service our needs. After months of looking, we found a new development that we really liked and put an offer on it. Our house took 5 months to build and we were surprised that the developer built an underground utility structure in front of our new home just prior to our moving in. Lota was more determined to fight for our rights and was willing to do what it took for us to get our fair share. But my fiancé and I decided to move on and fortunately, after a few weeks, Lota helped us found a home more suited to our needs. Happily settled in our new home for the last two years now, we called on Lota again for help with an investment property. The process of getting this property was very tricky in so many ways. I am glad she is on my side!! We finally closed and needless to say I will definitely call her again if we know of anyone that will benefit from her excellent representation.
06/14/2012 - user026642
Bought a home in 2010.
We met Lota at an Open House when we were "just looking" and not really feeling very serious about buying. A few days later she showed us a property that we ended up buying.
As first-time buyers we were completely clueless and anxiety-prone but Lota was our fearless guide through the whole process. She kept us informed (she's NEVER away from her Blackberry), took the time to explain all the crazy legal stuff, met with us at all hours even on weekends, and handled many tough negotiations (competing offers, extending contracts, etc). She seems to be very well connected in the Real Estate world (including inspectors, mortgage brokers, etc) which helps make everything go smoothly and is completely INVALUABLE should some unexpected problem arise.
When we had a last second crisis with our mortgage broker, she completely rescued the situation. She connected us with other mortgage brokers and lenders who were able to rush through the process. She kept cool and organized through all the chaos. And she placated the seller so that we didn't lose the whole deal. Talk about earning your commission! We truly couldn't have done it without her.
As first-time buyers we were completely clueless and anxiety-prone but Lota was our fearless guide through the whole process. She kept us informed (she's NEVER away from her Blackberry), took the time to explain all the crazy legal stuff, met with us at all hours even on weekends, and handled many tough negotiations (competing offers, extending contracts, etc). She seems to be very well connected in the Real Estate world (including inspectors, mortgage brokers, etc) which helps make everything go smoothly and is completely INVALUABLE should some unexpected problem arise.
When we had a last second crisis with our mortgage broker, she completely rescued the situation. She connected us with other mortgage brokers and lenders who were able to rush through the process. She kept cool and organized through all the chaos. And she placated the seller so that we didn't lose the whole deal. Talk about earning your commission! We truly couldn't have done it without her.
06/14/2012 - pmclellan
Sold a Condo home in 2011 for approximately $1.1M in South of Market, San Francisco, CA.
I met Lota when she was selling the unit next to mine in a condo building near AT&T park. I had already half decided to sell my place and downsize my life a bit. She did a great job on getting multiple offers on the property and eventually closing one of them.
Meanwhile, she'd found a place for me to live temporarily in a short-sale property that was tied up in bank decision making. A one bedroom apartment in San Francisco for $1000/month is a steal.
Next we found a place I wanted to buy, another short sale with multiple offers, and came up with the winning strategy. So I ended up buying the first place I put an offer in on.
I would recommend her unqualifiedly.
Meanwhile, she'd found a place for me to live temporarily in a short-sale property that was tied up in bank decision making. A one bedroom apartment in San Francisco for $1000/month is a steal.
Next we found a place I wanted to buy, another short sale with multiple offers, and came up with the winning strategy. So I ended up buying the first place I put an offer in on.
I would recommend her unqualifiedly.
Lota was recommended very highly from my friend who just bought a home through her. I was clueless about the home buying process, but Lota was able to explain to me all that I needed to know, and I was able to get an awesome place! She's always responsive and answered my hundreds of questions immediately, and gave me great advice throughout the whole process. I could not be happier with the whole process, thanks to her!