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Ken has helped us for many years both with managing income property and handling sales. He has always accommodated our needs and served us in a prompt and professional manner. After all these years, he's a friend. We would highly recommend Ken to our friends and family.

Judy C.

Pleasant Hill

Ken has helped us for many years both with managing income property and handling sales. He has always accommodated our needs and served us in a prompt and professional manner. After all these years, he's a friend. We would highly recommend Ken to our friends and family.

Judy C.

Pleasant Hill

We worked with Ken to sell a detached single-family house in an HOA community in Walnut Creek that we inherited after the passing of a family member. Ken was very responsive throughout the process, from the first time we met him through the ...

Josh & Tracy L.

Walnut Creek

We worked with Ken to sell a detached single-family house in an HOA community in Walnut Creek that we inherited after the passing of a family member. Ken was very responsive throughout the process, from the first time we met him through the closing, which spanned almost one year. He did a thorough and persuasive market study for the home to help us understand our options, leading us to decide to renovate the home prior to listing. Ken supervised the entire renovation, including presenting us with options for the scope of work, finding contractors, and keeping the work on schedule, ultimately completing the renovation under budget and on time. He then listed and sold the home in one weekend, after multiple high-quality offers, for over the asking price, even though it was the middle of winter. He was totally fluent in the California probate process and seamlessly managed the additional hiccups that introduce into a home sale transaction. I cannot say enough good things about Ken's consummate professionalism, kindness, common sense, attention to detail, and communication. I have worked with real estate agents in three different states to buy and or sell three homes, and Ken is the best. If you're with Ken, you are in great hands and you've made the right choice.

Josh & Tracy L.

Walnut Creek

Our experience with Ken was the best experience we could have ever hoped for! Ken is such a knowledgeable, experienced, patient, and trustworthy agent. We were first-time homebuyers who decided to buy in CA’s toughest market when it was molt...

John H.

Walnut Creek

Our experience with Ken was the best experience we could have ever hoped for! Ken is such a knowledgeable, experienced, patient, and trustworthy agent. We were first-time homebuyers who decided to buy in CA’s toughest market when it was molten hot due to the pandemic, sending people out of the city and into the burbs. We could not have been more clueless, but Ken coached us and gave us the space to learn what it really was we wanted; never rushing or pressuring us into decisions. Every time we were met with disappointment and every time wanted to give up, Ken reassured us it was going to work out. It did, and we are glad we listened to him. Thank you, Ken!

John H.

Walnut Creek

Ken managed my condo at 1036 Oak Grove Rd. for about 7 years. During that time I had about 4 different tenants. Ken always got good tenants for me and made sure they paid their rent on time and obeyed the CCR's. When a tenant moved out it di...

John A.

Concord

Ken managed my condo at 1036 Oak Grove Rd. for about 7 years. During that time I had about 4 different tenants. Ken always got good tenants for me and made sure they paid their rent on time and obeyed the CCR's. When a tenant moved out it didn't take him long to find another. He always kept me well informed by email about what was going on with my property. If something broke he would get someone in there to fix it promptly at a reasonable price. When it came time to sell my condo it only took 5 days for him to sell it. Overall I was very satisfied having Ken manage my property. I felt lucky to have him taking care of my property especially after trying to manage it on my own at first from 800 miles away. I would highly recommend Ken Jacobs to anyone in the Contra Costa Area who is looking for someone to manage their property or to buy or sell. He is a no-nonsense guy who works with his clients one on one. No secretaries or a different person every time you call his office. You deal with Ken all the time.

John A.

Concord

From our first meeting with Ken and through all of our dealings with him up to the sale of our home, we found him to be highly professional, calm, extremely responsive, and very knowledgeable. It was some four months from our first meeting w...

John & Ludy C.

Walnut Creek

From our first meeting with Ken and through all of our dealings with him up to the sale of our home, we found him to be highly professional, calm, extremely responsive, and very knowledgeable. It was some four months from our first meeting with him until we listed as we waited and watched prices go up. Ken dutifully provided us updates every time there was a new listing or sale. When the prices were where we wanted them, we listed with Ken without giving a second thought of going with someone else. We were in contract within three days of listing and Ken’s excellent service and responsive updates kept us informed through our buyers’ loan approval process and the evitable last-minute hurdles that arose. In the end, we sold our home for more than we could have imagined. While selling a house and moving to a new one is always stressful, the anxiety was made less by Ken’s calm nature and business-like approach.

John & Ludy C.

Walnut Creek

Ken was helpful from beginning to end of the sale process. Thank you, Ken, for being our partner from beginning to closing; even ensuring the house is ready to hand to the new owners. Ken is knowledgeable and professional; very well respecte...

John & Dana K.

Walnut Creek

Ken was helpful from beginning to end of the sale process. Thank you, Ken, for being our partner from beginning to closing; even ensuring the house is ready to hand to the new owners. Ken is knowledgeable and professional; very well respected in his field. He helped us prepare our home to list by suggesting work to be done (gave alternatives), providing estimates, scheduling contractors, and overseeing the work. Ken has a very responsive and reliable network of contractors that charge reasonably for their work. Our house was transformed into a very up-to-date space with great appeal in 4 weeks. The photos were fabulous. Ken walked us through all the paperwork required to list a house including a comparative analysis to explain his recommended listing price. The house was staged at no cost to me and looked so welcoming and beautiful. My house sold in 5 days; we received 2 offers. This is late Oct when the market tends to slow down. We are very pleased with the amount we received for our home along with all other agreements. During the final walkthrough, we found ourselves really happy with the new owners. People we believe really will enjoy the house as much as we have loved it. Thank you, Ken. You are a very talented real estate agent, business owner, and partner.

John & Dana K.

Walnut Creek

Excellent knowledge was demonstrated when executing all of the paperwork and providing answers to questions about definitions and processes during the application and closing processes. The know-how was very good in dealing with the situatio...

Jim M.

Pleasanton

Excellent knowledge was demonstrated when executing all of the paperwork and providing answers to questions about definitions and processes during the application and closing processes. The know-how was very good in dealing with the situations that arose with this process including but not limited to the handling of the contingent offer with our buyer and their difficulty in working with their renter to allow for an acceptable termination arrangement with them. Ken helped the buyer and agent get through this based on his knowledge of the rental rules and regulations. He also demonstrated critical thinking in dealing with backup plans during the time that loan approval was delayed and timeframes were short with the seller. Responsiveness which was most important to me was excellent. Ken stayed on top of the market which was a tough one for us with limited inventory, he worked to identify potential opportunities that were not currently listed but potentially available, working closely with our buyer to ensure their expectations were managed given the timelines we were working under and the contingencies involved as well as with the seller of our new home. Ken was effective in keeping the process moving forward and all parties informed on the status.

Jim M.

Pleasanton

Ken was recommended to us by friends who'd worked with him, and it turned out to be a great recommendation. Ken is highly engaged, gives great advice yet always makes you feel like you're in control and bottom line - really understands the b...

Jeremy L.

Clayton

Ken was recommended to us by friends who'd worked with him, and it turned out to be a great recommendation. Ken is highly engaged, gives great advice yet always makes you feel like you're in control and bottom line - really understands the business, market, and process of real estate. In addition, Ken has a network of contractors to make life very easy for busy professionals like us.

Jeremy L.

Clayton

I am so thankful that I found Ken for my home search in the Pleasant Hill, Martinez, and Walnut Creek area! He worked with me for nearly 6 months, looking for the right home in a market that had turned highly competitive, seemingly overnight...

Jennifer C.

Martinez

I am so thankful that I found Ken for my home search in the Pleasant Hill, Martinez, and Walnut Creek area! He worked with me for nearly 6 months, looking for the right home in a market that had turned highly competitive, seemingly overnight. I was always able to count on him for practical, candid advice which was such a gift for a first-time homebuyer. He also knows the area so well and picked up on my personal preferences right away. Even little things like always being on time for our appointments or quickly responding to emails were so natural to him but meant a great deal to me. The home that I ended up closing on is the absolute perfect house for me and with Ken’s market knowledge and purchasing strategy, I was able to get a great deal on it as well. I will refer everyone I know to Ken and will plan to use him for any real estate needs in the future – but I’m not planning on leaving my new house for a long time.

Jennifer C.

Martinez

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