I have known Eli since middle school, so it was a no brainer when I chose to work with him as our real estate agent. I had reached out to him several times over the years for casual advice about the housing market, and he was always helpful and supportive. When the time came that my wife and I were seriously looking, we went straight to Eli and Red Oak. I was very impressed with his knowledge and experience with the Oakland area which is where we were looking. Eli entertained our inquiries into various properties and educated us along the way. He spent numerous hours with us and fielded texts and emails at all hours. As we learned from him in the process of making a competitive offer, he honed in our desires in a home - neighborhood, bedrooms, and layout, yard space etc. In the end, we found a place that had been lingering on the market, in our favorite neighborhood, the Dimond, and although our maximum budget was under asking price we asked him if it would be worth making an offer. He toured the place with us twice before making the offer, then once more before closing, and miraculously he worked with the seller’s agent to get our offer accepted at more that 50k under asking price! 10/10 would recommend Eli and go back to him in the future if we are relocating!