Testimonials

I worked with Valerie and her team in the sale of my parents home. From the day we met at the house and through the entire process, Valerie and her team were amazing, professional and personable. Valerie is a person of her word, she said if we followed her advise and did what she said to do, she could sell the house in a week and she did just that and at $400,000 over asking I might add. Truly amazing. She had a timeline and met every date and detail of that list. She kept in constant contact with us and her team was there everyday, rain or shine to make sure the house would be ready for the date set for the open house. My parents and I will forever be grateful for all the dedication and detail her and her team put into making the home updated and perfect for a new family to make many new wonderful memories in. If you are considering selling your home, she is the realtor you want. Make the call, she is truly the best.

What a pleasant and positive experience it was working with Alicia Duarte and Valerie Mein. They sold our Willow Glen home of over 35 years, in less than 4 days. It was exciting and very emotional for us. We are thankful and feel so fortunate that we were able to work with them. We can’t image going through this with anyone else. We definitely made the right decision by choosing them to be our partners and listing agents! In an effort to keep this short, we would like to thank both of them for their supreme talent, expertise, insight, care, patience and guidance. They are the “Dynamic Duo”.
They were there every step of the way so there were never any surprises or anxiety. The initial discussions, planning, inspections, listing, selling, to post-escrow was flawless. No matter what we needed or asked they were there in minutes with “the answer”. They have an endless supply of outstanding contacts whether you need home repairs, staging, moving, etc. They are experts on the real estate market and how to package, sell and maximize your home. Our home sold for 300K over asking (in 4 days) and it was due to their preparation, staging and savvy negotiation skills. They are total professionals with integrity, expertise, and passion for what they do. They became a part of our family and we will always be grateful for the shared experience and amazing outcome. It is an understatement to say that we highly recommend them. If you are going to sell your home, you owe it to yourself to talk with them and use them.

We just sold our home and had the pleasure to work directly with Valerie. She made the process as seamless as possible. When we considered selling our home, Valerie was the first person to come to mind. She has been our neighbor for over 15 years, and we receive monthly flyers of all of the beautiful homes she has found or sold for her clients and mutual friends. We contacted Valerie to share our news about a potential move and she was enthusiastically over the next day to guide us on how to be successful with both our sale and our new home search. Valerie really listens, cares passionately about her job, and surrounds herself with only the very best. Her professional landscaping and photography/video teams were fantastic.
Her regular communication and ongoing follow up is impressive. We would highly recommend her to anyone!

Valerie is truly exceptional. My husband and I have purchased and sold multiple homes and have never had anything close to the experience that we've had with Valerie. We have worked with her as both a buyer and a seller and she made the process so smooth that we had zero stress! She is an expert in her field and our last transaction resulted in multiple offers well above asking price. We highly recommend Valerie - you won't find better!

I had seen her signs all over Willow Glen but had never met her. She was over the next day and super nice and helpful. She pushed me hard to get the house ready to sell as the market is hot. I did everything she said and the house was completely transformed into a beautiful new looking palace. She has a dedicated crew of people to help her with every detail who are good and thorough. Her follow up is impressive and she is always friendly and on time. I wouldn't consider anyone else to list a house in the area. Oh and BTW she got me $445k over asking!

Once we decided it was time to sell our Willow Glen home, the immediate question was whom to choose as our realtor. Their expertise can be the big difference between selling the home quickly for top dollar versus watching it sit on the market for weeks on end. Bearing in mind we were in the midst of a pandemic, the market situation had to be a unique and potentially challenging environment. After interviewing several potential realtors, we chose Valerie Mein. She has a tremendous recent track record selling homes quickly in Willow Glen at or above listing price. When we met with Valerie we were impressed with her straightforward approach. She laid out how she would work with us to prepare the home for sale and what that would approximately cost. She explained if we followed her suggestions, we could get top dollar for our home, and her suggested price was indeed much higher than other realtors were proposing. Valerie has a broad team of experts who helped with getting home inspections done, with fixing anything found that had to be handled quickly, with painting, staging and landscaping. There were several times we had some questions about what was being proposed, but we elected to follow her advice. When the home went onto the market, we received tremendous interest and had an offer above asking price in less than a week. To put it bluntly, Valerie knows what she is doing and if you follow her advice you will not be disappointed! We strongly recommend Valerie to anyone who is looking to sell their home.

Dear Home buyers & home sellers, It is with great pleasure that we recommend Valerie Mein as a real estate agent for either the buy side or sell side. We have bought 3 homes with Valerie and sold 1 home, and in every sale she exceeded our expectations. Valerie met with us before the process started on each transaction to get our input on budget, style, timeline, and flexibility. She is a highly attentive agent, almost as if we were her only customers, although we know this is not the case as she has her signs up all around town. She returns texts/calls/emails within the hour if not right away, and we always felt important. She is also very personable with an engaging personality. Of course, the fact that we have used Valerie 4 times shows the confidence we have in her skills.
On the buy side, Valerie was quick to focus in on properties that met our requirements, and also gave us honest feedback on properties she did not think were a good fit. She knows the market very well, and has the experience to know what we should ask for vs. what might turn a seller away. She is great at negotiations and got us the best terms we could hope for. On the sell side, Valerie did a thorough assessment of our house and told us right away what we needed to fix up in order to maximize an offer. She did not tell us what we wanted to hear, she told us what we needed to do to get top dollar. Also, one very important aspect is Valerie has a team of people that were ready to help us immediately. She brought in her painter, gardener, home stager, inspectors, and handyman to get our house ready in a short time. This was very impressive; if we ever had an issue that needed fixing, the person was at our house immediately to get it done. A quick turnaround in situations you might not expect to happen is crucial when buying or selling a home, and Valerie delivers.
In summary, you will not go wrong with Valerie. She will not sacrifice your happiness for her pocketbook. She listens to her customers and delivers on your needs, not on hers.

Working with Valerie made selling our home so straightforward. Her attention to detail is perfection itself; she is a master of the art of selling homes. Thanks Valerie!

We knew who to contact to list our home. Valerie is a well known and respected agent in our area with many listings and clients. From the moment we called her until the day our home closed we were highly satisfied with her services. She has a great deal of experience and knowledge of what it takes to get a home ready to list and all of the contacts to get the job done. She made the process very easy and she is always a phone call away to answer any questions or concerns. Very easy going and customer service oriented. We sold our home in 3 days for over asking! Amazing job! Couldn't be more pleased with the outcome!