Karthiga Anandan – The Grubb Co. Realtors

Karthiga helped us sell our house in Rockridge and was the consummate professional throughout the process. She guided us, advised us, and worked hard to make sure our house looked great, was marketed well, and that we got the best price possible. She was friendly, a great communicator, and a pleasure to work with!

We can’t recommend Karthiga enough, she’s one of the best!
We were first time home buyers who knew next to nothing about the process or challenges of the Albany/​Berkeley market. Karthiga treated us with care, respect and professionalism as she earned our trust and answered our endless stream of questions. Karthiga went above and beyond for us over and over, patiently taking calls at any time of day or night, offering frank and objective advice about the homes we were looking at and always managing to keep us feeling positive during our journey.
When we saw the ³⁄₂ in Albany that was to become ours we didn’t think we’d be able to afford it but she pointed out why this one in particular was within striking distance. Thanks to her excellent understanding of the situation and market conditions we were able to put together a winning bid. I was particularly impressed with Karthiga’s ability to keep our deal together despite negative tactics from the seller – she’s an expert negotiator and shows grace under pressure – I’m sure this deal would have fallen apart without her!
I would not hesitate to recommend Karthiga to my friends and family and will be calling her again for our next real estate transaction… it’s truly been a pleasure working with her!

Karthiga helped us buy a house a couple years ago in the crazy Berkeley-​Albany market, helping us competitively bid on multiple houses against cash buyers. She gave good advice about neighborhoods and schools, how much money would be needed to fix potential issues, and when to hold off. With her guidance, we ended up with a house we love in a great neighborhood for a «Bay Area-​reasonable» price. I have also recommended her to a friend selling and they had only good things to say about their experience on the other side. You will have a good experience with Karthiga – she’s hard-​working, detail-​oriented, knowledgeable about the local market, and just nice to be around.

Karthiga was an absolute pleasure to work with. We initially were looking in an area she didn’t represent. Once we realized we were looking in the wrong area for what we wanted, our real estate agent reached out to Karthiga and made the connection. Karthiga took the time to explain the differences (and similarities) between the San Francisco and East Bay real estate market. This helped us narrow down our search to a specific area so we could be more productive in the search. We ended up buying in an area that was not on our radar, but because of Karthiga’s knowledge and intuition, she recommended we look into it, and sure enough it was exactly what we wanted.
Another huge advantage was her patience. As first time home buyers, we didn’t know what to look out for when reading disclosure reports. All we knew was we had 90 pages to sift through. She helped us demystify these reports and zero in on what was actually important and what was standard documents that were included in all reports. This made our job as diligent buyers more efficient. It was a huge weight off our shoulders to know we had someone like this on our side that we could rely on. We would without a doubt work with her again when the opportunity comes up. She didn’t just help us buy a house. She helped navigate our growing family in the direction we wanted to go in, and for that we couldn’t be more grateful.

Karthiga rocks! She helped my wife and I buy our first home, which was a year-​long torture test/​emotional rollercoaster. Her supremely rational approach to the process helped us avoid buying the wrong house more than once, think about issues related to maintenance and resale value that we would otherwise have ignored, and ultimately end up with the right home at the price. She talked us out of giving up on our search when we were in a pit of despair after being forced out of contract on our dream home (long story), and once we finally made it into contract again she was on top of every detail to make sure the transaction closed on time. We’ll definitely be talking to Karthiga when we’re ready to move again — although, I hope that won’t be for a long time!