Highly recommend working with Jodi and her group. We had a very good experience buying our first house. She took time to understand our needs and over time proved that she cared to find the right home for us.

Manolis Kounelakis

My experience with Jodi and her team at Kai Real Estate was nothing short of perfection. My brother and I hired Jodi to sell our father's house in North/Central Berkeley in Spring 2024, and from the moment we first met with her to the day it closed, everything went exactly as planned and projected. In the beginning, Jodi presented us with area comps, which was a bit of a challenge since there were barely any, but those plus her thorough knowledge and understanding of the local market, neighborhoods, even down to specific blocks, we were able to get an idea of the value of the house and set our expectations. We discussed/decided upon various updates to the home to maximize the value, and her team was able to handle all of the work such as manage the contractors, painters, ordering of materials, gardeners, and everything else that was involved which was a huge relief to us. She would present us with a few materials/colors options that her team had already filtered and we would pick one. It made the process simple, quick, and not overwhelming at all. Kai Real Estate already has established relationships with local contractors who do excellent work and made themselves available for our project in order to keep our timeline on track. For the first few weeks of the process, I should also mention that Jodi's team patiently worked around my brother and I as we finished clearing out the house as there was still quite a bit of furniture and other possessions that we had to relocate. Once the house was empty though it was game on and they went full speed ahead, and the house was staged and looked amazing exactly in time for the first open house, which was a huge success thanks to Kai's excellent and extensive marketing. Every member of Jodi's team that we interacted with was professional, punctual, highly competent, honest, and friendly, reinforcing our decision to hire Kai Real Estate to sell my father's house which was a very emotional process for me and my brother. I felt very assured that we were in good hands every step of the way, and I knew all the details were getting handled without either of us having to micromanage or inquire. That being said, when curiosity got the better of us and we sent a text or email in between their update reports, Jodi always responded quickly to answer all our questions. With so many moving parts in a short timeframe (it was about 8 weeks start to finish if I recall) it was a huge weight off our shoulders to hand the process over to a local, established, professional team that I knew was going to absolutely crush it, which they did, and for which I am forever grateful. Caroline

Caroline Stewart