TESTIMONIALS

Premier agents! We began the search for our home during the pandemic when nothing felt certain in the housing market. Casey and Tess gave us the hope we needed with their encouraging attitudes and sincerest advice. This duo is proactive, quick, and well versed in the housing market even in the most unpredictable times. We never felt like it was just another sale for them and rather truly felt their investment in finding a home for our family.

Tess is a true gem! She represented us as both buyer agent and seller agent (we bought in 2017 and sold in 2022). She is an amazing person and truly on your side! She is thorough and knowledgeable and client-centric. Tess really made the selling process so seamless and took charge. She takes care of her clients. We also recommended her to friends who had her represent them in the buying and selling process and they share the same view. Tess gets the job done and she does this effectively and efficiently! We are so lucky to have had Tess represent us on our purchase and sale of our San Carlos home.

When it came time to sell our family home we reached out to Tess and Casey from the Stern Smithgroup. They presented us with a detailed plan to update our property into the best condition possible for sale along with a timeline. It was clear that they brought the perfect mix of resources and expertise to get the job done. They managed the entire process and executed their plan flawlessly with a warm caring persona. Tess and Casey were ways available to immediately answer our questions along the way. Our home sold within days of coming to market for close to a million dollars over asking price. The Sternsmith Group is our families only call for all our Real Estate needs.

From our initial meeting through the entire home selling process Tess Salter and Casey Sternsmith provided stellar end-to-end customer experience and project management services. During our initial meetings, Tess and Casey listened carefully and captured every detail of our requirements and unique situation. Tess and Casey quickly gained our trust and confidence as she guided us through each and every step including local requirements and providing advice on home upgrades.

Tess was our primary realtor from the Sternsmith Group and as genuine and kind as she is, she knows how to hustle with grace and never misses a beat. We had somewhat of a complicated moving process because we also wanted to list our home to sell as soon as possible and not only did Tess and Casey work with urgency, but she was also a great resource for us with recommendations. Once we found the house we wanted she helped us put together an offer package that was accepted within hours. I believe

Susan was exactly the buyer’s agent we needed to help turn our search into a success. Within a month of working with her, she alerted us to an off-market opportunity, which gave us our first real shot at becoming homeowners. And when we discovered that the opportunity was going to be more work than we thought we could take on, she never pressured us to close.

We met Leila at an open house and we are so glad that we did! She helped us find our first home in the crazy peninsula market. She was very responsive throughout the process and knowledgeable about the market. She really took the time to understand what we were looking for in a home and helped us to see many homes across the 2.5 months we were searching. She was great about answering all of the questions we had before, during, and even after our home purchase. We couldn't be happier with the house we ended up buying!

We had an outstanding experience working with Tess in both buying and selling our home, especially during the height of COVID times. She was extremely responsive, ensured proper safety measures (for both our family and potential buyers entering our home), and provided great advice throughout the entire process. Additionally, she had very helpful renovation connections which we are currently using. We give Tess our highest recommendation and would definitely recommend her to anyone interested in buying or selling a home in the Bay Area!

Tess is incredible at what she does and made our first home-buying experience so enjoyable! We met Tess early on in our search and appreciated her knowledge of the market, patience with walking us through each step of the process, and expertise in helping us smoothly secure an off-market home. Once our bid was accepted, Tess had a phenomenal network of all-star professionals to guide us through escrow, mortgage loans, etc. It’s so clear from everyone we’ve interacted with in Tess’s sphere that she operates with high integrity, professionalism, and excellence...

Tess was recommended to us through a friend. From the beginning, it was clear that she has deep expertise on the market throughout the peninsula. We found her to be highly responsive as we worked together for almost a year, during the pandemic. She provided a helpful mix of open house trips and video tours that allowed us to quickly get a feel for the market. She assisted us in finding our ideal home, which was actually off-market. Tess guided us to put in a preemptive offer that resulted in us buying the home prior to its listing. Overall, we would recommend to other prospective homebuyers.

Tess is very resourceful and knows literally everybody in the area! She is not afraid of telling the client what is realistic and what is not. We were able to focus on what is most important and were able to move very quickly once we found our ideal house. I like her cheerful but very straightforward manner:) It was pleasant to work with her!

Highly recommend. Tess is a phenomenal realtor® and such a pleasure to work with. We first met with Tess to discuss what we wanted and within less than a month, she had helped us find exactly what we were looking for. We wrote 1 offer and thanks to Tess and her team, we closed earlier than expected. What really makes Tess special is how much she truly cares about her clients. She took the time to help us understand each step of the process, walk through all the details and provide guidance...

We've known Tess for a few years as we have thought about selling our home. As we hired Tess for the listing, everything went so smooth and just had an overall fantastic experience. Really was a full, white-glove service, where she helped us move out, get things fixed, got the listing up and running in a good timeframe, and advised us as offers came in. Simply a 5 star experience, and we would highly recommend. We were happy with the outcome.

Tess and her Team are the best!!! Cool headed, consummate professionals with market knowledge that is second to none. Their results exceeded our expectations - and kept our stress level to a minimum by covering all the key details. Don't hesitate to work with the Sternsmith Group - you will not be disappointed!

Tess was an absolute rockstar as our realtor! She was hard-working, thorough, and displayed an exceptional level of expertise and mastery of her field. It was reassuring to have her by our side through the house-buying process. Not only did I know for certain that she would dot every I and cross every T, I was also put at ease by her positive and optimistic demeanor. Without Tess we never would have landed in our current home, which is nothing less than a dream come true. Can't recommend her enough!

Casey is professional, experienced, and has a great team. She and her staging team/contractors transformed our place and sold it very quickly despite the current macro and interest rate situation. She was also able to negotiate a great price for us. I highly recommend her as your go to for any real estate matters. (Sandy)

My wife and I came across Tess Salter at an open house and we immediately knew this was the agent we wanted representing us. Tess is well connected in the Peninsula real estate community and has a vast network that benefits buyers and sellers equally. Tess became our best friend as we navigated our search and purchase. Tess communicated often and clearly, took the time to help us understand each step and answered all our endless questions...

Working with Tess exceeded our expectations of the home buying process; she's very observant, respectful, and just made the entire process light and enjoyable. On our first day of working Tess, she selected a handful of different homes within the peninsula, and gave us a tour of each neighborhood, noting what we liked and didn't like. By the second day of our home tour, she already knew the type of homes that we were drawn to, and what was important to us. Tess is also very detail orientated, and would point out things about a home that we wouldn't have noticed...

Tess Salter and Casey Sternsmith are awesome real estate agents. They are professional, truthful, honest and friendly. They are very knowledgeable on the dynamic real estate market and will give you talk straight. They work tirelessly to complete the tasks at hand and meet all deadlines, smooth as clockwork. They have a large network of contractors at their call who do great work at very competitive prices. We were 200 miles away while Tess and Casey handled everything needed to sell our home...

Leila was very knowledgeable, responsive and patient throughout our first house hunting experience in the Bay Area. From offering strategic advice during the bidding process to explaining what all the mountains of paperwork meant (and even putting new batteries into our thermostat before we moved in) we felt that Leila was with us every step of the way. We would definitely seek out Leila’s help again if we were ever in the market for a new home.

This process was super smooth! I didn’t need to worry about a thing!!!! I would give her 10 stars!! From start to finish, Leila was right alongside me, making sure I had what I needed and wanted. She is friendly and professional, an absolute joy to work with! I got an awesome place thanks to Leila! She took care of all my paperwork, and I only needed to sign! Couldn’t have done this without Leila! In fact, it was so easy that I will buy my second place with Leila!

Casey is top notch in terms of how she reads the market and how she executes. Highly recommend Casey and her team.