Testimonials

Ryan B.

"We have zero hesitation recommending Isabelle and her team. She sets her self apart in three key areas: effectiveness, trustworthiness, and excellent taste. Isabelle and her team worked diligently to maintain a glide path for us during our sale, minimizing the impact of what we all know can be ..."

"We have zero hesitation recommending Isabelle and her team. She sets her self apart in three key areas: effectiveness, trustworthiness, and excellent taste. Isabelle and her team worked diligently to maintain a glide path for us during our sale, minimizing the impact of what we all know can be a lengthy, expensive, stressful process. She's a diligent communicator, an effective delegator, and even when it seemed like we might not hit certain key timelines, everything was still completed on time, within budget, and to a very high standard. Isabelle also established herself as a trustworthy partner. We welcomed candid, even difficult-to-hear feedback, which she thoughtfully provided. Her assessments were sound, and her advice was solid. Trust also flows both ways, and we were easily able to work together in areas where we felt the need to ask that she follow our lead. Finally, Isabelle has excellent taste, and she uses it to her advantage when preparing a home. Taste is an intangible factor that can be hard to assess or interview for, but it's absolutely essential to properly market and show a home. Caring for all the little details never became burdensome, and the home never looked better. We appreciated the care and attention Isabelle and her team put into our sale, and our partnership yielded strong results."

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Dan C.

"This is the third time I've worked with Isabelle Grotte and her team. I'm a repeat customer because the experience and outcomes are excellent. Isabelle is truly expert and her steady communication, attention to detail and nuanced guidance make a world of difference in a stressful and complicated ..."

"This is the third time I've worked with Isabelle Grotte and her team. I'm a repeat customer because the experience and outcomes are excellent. Isabelle is truly expert and her steady communication, attention to detail and nuanced guidance make a world of difference in a stressful and complicated undertaking."

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Lily Fesler

"We were grateful to work with Isabelle Grotte to buy our first home in San Francisco! First, she has a deep understanding of the market that extends beyond the typical broker knowledge. From the nuances of house construction, to street desirability, to anticipated future resale value, she counsel..."

"We were grateful to work with Isabelle Grotte to buy our first home in San Francisco! First, she has a deep understanding of the market that extends beyond the typical broker knowledge. From the nuances of house construction, to street desirability, to anticipated future resale value, she counseled us on advantages and pitfalls. She was also very patient as we asked (many!) questions and when we sometimes wanted to see individual houses multiple times. Most importantly, when we finally did find our dream home, Isabelle gave us great advice to successfully land the house. From there, she made the closing process seamless. We highly recommend working with her!"

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Michelle Kaplinski

"Isabelle is an awesome real estate agent. She is wonderful to work with and she made our house buying experience as pleasant as it can be. She is very knowledgeable and well connected. She will give realistic estimates for what a house will sell for and what it is worth. Even with the harsh reali..."

"Isabelle is an awesome real estate agent. She is wonderful to work with and she made our house buying experience as pleasant as it can be. She is very knowledgeable and well connected. She will give realistic estimates for what a house will sell for and what it is worth. Even with the harsh reality of the real estate market in the Bay Area, she was there to help guide and educate us early on, so we were able to search for and buy a house within two months. She is always available and is happy to discuss houses in detail to help you reach a decision, even if that means not putting in a bid because it is not the right fit. She will never steer you in the wrong direction. She is extremely detail oriented and will point out both positive and negative aspects of a house (retaining wall issues, foundation issues, street noise, etc.). Even after we went into escrow, she remained involved in every step of the process. She also has a great team (Scott, Marianna, etc.) to help if she is away and during the closing process. She made sure we closed on time and kept track even on the day of closure. We feel extremely lucky working with Isabelle and hope to work with her again in the future!"

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John Y.

"My wife and I selected Isabelle Grotte from several top agents that we interviewed. I sought her ought specifically because I’d noticed Isabelle recently representing several luxury homes/sellers in our Noe Valley neighborhood. I noticed on her website that she was very experienced in the $2-3MM ..."

"My wife and I selected Isabelle Grotte from several top agents that we interviewed. I sought her ought specifically because I’d noticed Isabelle recently representing several luxury homes/sellers in our Noe Valley neighborhood. I noticed on her website that she was very experienced in the $2-3MM price range and also had significant success above that range (>$4MM). It was also appealing that a significant number of her recent sales had been successfully conducted off-market, indicating that she had built a strong professional network and client list. From our first interaction to the last, Isabelle exuded professionalism, experience, personalized service, responsiveness and a motivation to exceed our goals. As first time sellers, we had a ton of questions, no doubt some of them rather basic and some of them particular to our unique needs. She responded to every one of our myriad questions patiently, generously and comprehensively. Isabelle loves homes and treats her job like a vocation. She appreciates design, understands seller and buyer mindsets and motivations, and strives to execute transactions that are much more meaningful than a simple exchange of capital. We were very pleased that all of her guidance for us was offered with an openness to feedback and cooperation. Though she is an expert, she did not force our decisions or demand that we follow a prescribed path. For instance, she offered trusted vendors but was open to working with vendors we had worked with before. Similarly, she offered options around timing and sequencing of tasks, while guiding us to make decisions that best suited our needs. Though Isabelle can expertly lead all dimensions of a sale on her own -- She and her team worked with us as true partners; where all parties were comfortable, values were aligned, skills were appropriately tapped, and goals were well defined. And the results speak for themselves: Isabelle helped us to meet or exceed our goals on every aspect of the sale. I give her my strongest recommendation, especially for sellers of higher-end homes in the San Francisco market."

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E. Umberg

"Highly recommend Isabelle for both buyer and seller representation! Isabelle helped us both purchase and sell our home in San Francisco within two months (and during a crazy market time). She and her team (big shout out to Matthew!!) worked extremely hard, long hours to get our home ready (includ..."

"Highly recommend Isabelle for both buyer and seller representation! Isabelle helped us both purchase and sell our home in San Francisco within two months (and during a crazy market time). She and her team (big shout out to Matthew!!) worked extremely hard, long hours to get our home ready (including repairs, paint, bathroom uplift, etc), listed, and sold within two weeks time. There were numerous contractors needed for getting the home ready to list and Isabelle and Matthew coordinated seamlessly, often making multiple trips to the house each day. Saved us a tremendous amount of time and stress knowing that they were handling everything so professionally (and reasonably pricing everything). In addition to being great at what they do professionally, Isabelle and Matthew are a pleasure to work with. Extremely helpful and knowledgable maneuvering some stressful bumps in the road and just good vibes all around. Will definitely reach out to her if we make another move."

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