Seller Testimonials

LIFE-LONG RELATIONSHIPS: The foundation of near 100% referral rate from a substantial client base.

Aleso Gourhan has been our agent for years and I can’t imagine going to anyone else. We’ve recommended her to family and friends and they’ve all been extremely happy with her work. Five stars are not enough! We just closed on our new house and Aleso went above and beyond the call of duty at every stage of the process. During escrow she did tons of research on an easement issue that it didn’t even occur to us to do but she was thinking as our advocate. Aleso has been a trusted advisor and a solid, solid person through all the decision and turmoil that can go with such a major decision. Her integrity is impeccable and that counts a lot during something as important as buying a home. Her knowledge of the market dynamics enables her to give excellent strategic advice on things - yet she’s also careful to leave decisions with us that are not hers to make. I have always felt that she has acted with my interest in mind, not hers.

—AM.V. & J.G.

Aleso, you have been just amazing through all of this. Always in contact, direct and to the point. Very motivated, thorough and efficient. Warm and wonderful aside. I was VERY impressed with Sotheby’s. You made the connection to those who would understand our unique property and your promo packets, photography and webpages were beautiful and enhanced the property greatly - grabbing highlights from magazine articles to highlight the uniqueness of the properties surroundings. I would list anything, anytime with you! (Not to mention your ability to always remain positive, even as we doubted things ourselves.)

—D.O.

Thank you for everything you did to sell my brother’s house. I never would have imagined that you could turn a house that to me looked like a dump, into a Diamond in the rough! You knew exactly what work needed to be done. You had all the right contacts to come in and do the work. And, most importantly, you never lost your enthusiasm, your energy and your positive outlook.

—J.V.

What I look for in a real estate agent, and any person I hire, is (1) expertise; (2) responsiveness; (3) integrity, and (4) likability. Aleso has all these qualities and being a perfectionist, I do not give 5 star ratings easily. We have bought two homes and sold one with Ales. With the first home it was our entry into the East Bay market. Also was patient and explained the Berkeley market well. She helped us navigate multiple offers (9 to be exact) in a Seller market and through her negotiation expertise and connections, helped us get the home. We have been bidding in SF for a year with a different agent with no avail. When it was time to sell our Berkeley home, we trusted no one else but Aleso. She went above and beyond the call of duty to help us sell our house (including house sitting when we were overseas and coordinating our contractors during the sale process). Our Berkeley home sold for a record-breaking price. Numbers aside, Also is simply a wonderful person that you would love to work with and get to know. We cannot recommend Aleso enough as a real estate agent. Just hire her!

—J.S. & I.G.

Tina Chen

Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 510.368.3580 tinac@ggsir.com Lic.# 02024174 ggsir.com