Chuck Gillooley, Realtor

 

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Ken P.

San Bruno, CA

3/31/2008

I was fortunate enough that the realtor I was originally going to use with REMAX San Carlos was on vacation, as I never would have had the opportunity to work with Chuck.

Chuck is an incredibly friendly, polite and respectful person with a very accomodating personality, which translates well into his work as a realtor.  As my realtor for my first home purchase, Chuck was not only very professional, but very thorough.  He's well adept at using all forms of technology to get any possible information you may need on a home.  Eventhough I ended up purchasing in San Bruno, Chuck's knowledge of the Redwood City / San Carlos area is incredible and allowed me to gauge what would be the best fit in my price range.  He was never pushy and rarely offered his own opinions unless they were asked for. During our escrow period Chuck was on the ball, making sure everything from inspections to the mortgage was taken care of in a prompt and efficient manner.

I've been my new home over three weeks and I have Chuck to thank for the great deal I got.  If anyone asks me for advice on a realtor in the peninsula area, Chuck will be the first person I mention, no doubt about it!!

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Howie W.

Palo Alto, CA

10/26/2009

Chuck is an exemplary realtor that I recommend wholeheartedly.  On the one hand, he's a throw-back to the old-school agent - scrupulously honest and dedicated to service and his clients' well-being. On the other hand, he's from tech industry and extremely tech savvy, and responds to texts, e-mails, and cell phone at all times.  In fact, I first found Chuck through his blog at http://www.whiteoaksbl....  

My wife and I were looking for our first home, and we had some pretty specific requirements, from aesthetics (contemporary if possible, lots of character) to location.  Chuck personally took us to about 50 properties (we were picky, and easily visited another 100+ open houses ourselves), and we were meeting with him weekly or bi-weekly for literally months on end.  He never complained about this, nor did he ever try to push us into homes that we weren't interested in -  we never felt that he was looking out for a commission as opposed to our interests.  He took us to properties in San Carlos and Belmont, but also further down in the peninsula where he is still very knowledgeable (Menlo Park, Los Altos, Palo Alto) as our needs changed.  He would even pre-visit properties we were curious about during weekdays, to determine if it was worth our time to see them with him again later on in the evenings.  Who does that??  His personality is great - low key, knowledgeable, and mellow most of the time, but he can crank out the tough negotiating intensity at a moment's notice.  It's exactly the right combination for an agent, and a far cry from the smarmy, plastic, or "phony" personalities some agents seem to have.

Chuck also knows his stuff, which is of course crucial in the Bay Area real estate market.  His pricing analysis for properties was very good, and we especially liked how he would inspect all the houses we looked at for structural and foundation issues - i.e. things that we would often miss.  Chuck especially proved his knowledge during tense offer negotiations, persistently gleaning important information from listing agents and providing scenarios to us that, later on, turned out exactly to be on target.  We ended up purchasing in Palo Alto, and Chuck more than proved his mettle in PA's unique real estate fast lane in some crazy multiple-offer situations.  He was available around the clock, whether writing offers and counters at 9am or 9pm, looking at properties during a holiday, or cajoling a listing agent at 11pm to *get in her car and make her clients sign the deal* before midnight (when our counter expired).  

Chuck paid for himself in spades.  Yes, we could easily have gone with Redfin or some other realty like that, but wouldn't have been able to tour and receive the in-depth information on the many homes all along the peninsula that we needed, as well as the in-depth negotiating skill of an agent that knows our needs, and has been there since day 1.  The main downside to finally closing escrow was that we'd no longer need to hang out with Chuck on a weekly basis, which had become one of the best parts of the whole process.  He'd become a friend.  So - if you're looking for a realtor you can trust in the peninsula, and especially in San Carlos / Belmont / RWC, it's a no-brainer.

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Robert B.

Foster City, CA

9/25/2007

I have worked with Chuck on several occasions now as his photographer. The thing I noticed right away was how gregarious he was - He's human, down to earth, and easy to talk to. Chuck is definitely not a pushy salesman, but more of a knowledgeable adviser who is willing to share valuable insight.

As a highlight, I just found out the last house he sold had eleven offers on it when it sold! How's that for an effective agent?

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