The proof is in the closing.

We were ready to spend $18,000 on a new kitchen before listing. Maya put the neighbourhood comparables in front of us, kept us to $3,200 of paint and lighting instead, and had three vetted offers by Monday. We sold in five days, over asking.

First-time buyers, smitten with a bungalow. Diego spotted the ageing roof and the old electrical panel on the first tour, pulled every closed sale within six blocks, and used the inspection findings to win us $11,000 in seller repair credits.

We had one weekend to learn the valley before a fellowship move. Sam drove our real commute, showed us four neighbourhoods and steered us off a flip with drainage problems. Two weeks later he video-called us through the colonial we bought.

We nearly went into a new-build community unrepresented. Priya helped us choose a lot clear of future commercial zoning and brought an independent inspector before drywall, who found two disconnected bath exhaust runs while they were still easy to fix.

Selling the house I had lived in for twenty-eight years took longer than I expected, but Maya never rushed me. She lined up an honest downsizer and painters, and negotiated a 30-day rent-back so I moved once, straight into my townhome.

This was our third home purchase and the first time an agent handed us comparables and an independent energy report instead of a glossy brochure. Every figure Diego quoted held up at closing.