When you hire David and Yasuko Chu, you’re not just hiring a real estate agent – you’re hiring an insurmountable wealth of knowledge, experience, and wisdom. My wife and I began searching for our first home at the end of June. We contacted David and Yasuko shortly after, which we then had our first meeting at their office. David greeted us and patiently sat down with us for the next 30-45 minutes – not just to hear what our home needs were, but also to get to know us as people. As we described what short of home we were looking for, David assured us that he would do his best to find us a property in our prioritized locations. In the meantime, we had been searching on our own for homes that we liked, and would send them to David to get his opinion. With each property listing we inquired his opinion on, he was always willing to either show us the property if he approved, or let us know why he would not recommend the property to us. After seeing about 5-6 properties, we went to see a home on a Friday evening and decided to place an offer on the home. David had done extensive research over the weekend on the previous sales in the area, and also on the current state of the market. By Monday morning, he had given us a suggested price range of where our offer should land. After much discussion, we decided it was best to follow with David’s suggestion and place our offer within the suggested frame. David made sure that we felt good about making the offer multiple times, which I really appreciated. Buying a home is such a large investment, possibly the largest of a lifetime. His words were, “at the end of the day, I want you guys to feel good about this decision before moving forward. If you don’t feel good, I don’t recommend you move forward. We will be able to find another property for you”. Those words were not just comforting, but also extremely supportive! After placing the offer, and waiting about 6 days, David called us to let us know our offer was accepted! We were in shock! We attribute our offer being accepted to David’s diligence and hard work, as well as his recommendations and suggestions. Throughout escrow, David walked us through each document, answered questions, and was always available for us, sometimes as late as 11pm! He also raised concerns when he saw red flags in the transaction, and told us potential pros and cons to each decision we had to make. He always had our best interest in mind, and was truly the best advocate we could ask for. He fought hard for us, and was able to get us some credit back on our purchase for things that needed to be repaired. He made sure all our documents were signed in the correct order, and on time. Escrow moved fast, but David was always faster. He never wanted us to sign any papers from anyone without conferring with him first, and we’re so glad we didn’t! There were times where we could have signed papers without conferring him, but since we did we felt so much more confident in the process. We closed escrow recently, and couldn’t be happier with our first home. We hope to be able to work with David and Yasuko Chu again in the near future for more property. They’re not just real estate agents, but advocates looking out for your best interest. We can’t thank you enough, Mr. & Mrs. Chu!