Jim Minkey

On behalf of my family, I want to thank Jim Minkey for all of his incredible help, professionalism, guidance, discernment and wisdom as our realtor to help us position our Foster City home for sale in May 2015. After two weekends of open houses, we received multiple offers on our home, all above asking price. The accepted offer exceeded all of our expectations. While homes are selling fast in the Bay Area, several sat for weeks due to poor decisions made by their realtors in how to place and present it on the market. in fact, one just 5 doors down on the same block was upgraded inside and out and put on the market 3 weeks before our home. But because of poor advice from their real estate agent, posted a price way too high and got no offers. Jim knows this market, and through his wisdom helped us by positioning our home well.

Jim is a great Realtor! He is honest, fun, experienced, and extremely knowledgeable about the Peninsula (especially San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, and Redwood City). We are so thankful to have bought our first home with him!

Jim is an amazing real estate agent. He was referred to us by a friend who had a great experience with him. Jim is patient, experienced, knows his stuff, and will make sure that the entire process of buying and selling goes smoothly. Working with him was a pleasure. It’s great to work with someone that you can trust to look out for you.
When we first started looking for a new home we let him know that we were just putting our toes in the market to see what was out there and we weren’t ready to buy. He took us out to open houses on the weekends and shared his expertise about the neighborhoods we were looking at. We never felt rushed or pressured to buy.
Jim sold our condo and made the process easy. After over a year of looking around for a home, we finally found a place we liked. This was the first place we put an offer in for, and he made sure our offer had the best chance of getting accepted.
Jim is the kind of old school customer service oriented person that you don’t see too often. He makes sure that everything goes smoothly by just taking care of any random issues that pop up without making it your problem. He has done this for little issues (when we bought a place the mailbox didn’t have a key. He sent a locksmith to our house to fix it while we were at work) and big issues (the house we bought had an deck problem that wasn’t in the inspection report. He and the selling agent came up with a quick and satisfying resolution with an absolute minimum of headache for us.)
I would enthusiastically recommend Jim to anyone looking to buy or sell a place in the Bay Area.

I can’t say enough about Jim’s expertise and insider knowledge about the neighborhoods throughout the Peninsula. My wife and I were recently first time homebuyers and new to the Peninsula, and Jim took the time to help us find the right neighborhood. His insider knowledge of school districts, topography, and the history of these storied neighborhoods was amazingly impressive. He quickly understood our needs and wants, and became a friend in the process. Jim’s friendly and respectful demeanor and upbeat attitude made us feel at ease in such a competitive market. We had nothing but confidence that he would find us the right house in the right spot, and he did just that in spite of continuously limited inventory. Jim’s extremely well-​connected and will be a valuable asset to your home buying or selling experience.

Jim was recommended to us by a co-​worker and we had a blast working with him throughout the complicated buying process. Jim is an extremely honest guy and will tell you when something isn’t worth making an offer on. He was always on our side and never put any pressure on us to influence our decision or make offers.
Jim is very friendly and actually fun to work with while being very professional at the same time. He has a great experience in various markets and knows all the nitty gritty details about most neighborhoods in the peninsula. He even have an active blog where he discusses the real estate market.
Jim was instrumental in helping us with our home purchase. He made sure we were comfortable with our offer and ensured that we were making a sound financial decision.
Jim is the agent you want to work with. Highly recommended.

Jim, working with you has been a wonderful experience. You were able to guide us through the selling process twice with such expertise. We found you to be extremely professional your friendly approachable manner made the process so much more enjoyable. We’re still amazed at your high level of experience with marketing, achieving and especially processing multiple offers. We wouldn’t hesitate using your services again and will highly recommend your services.
Ric Furner

It’s pretty difficult for me to say how great Jim was to work with without sounding like a total fangirl! :-) He helped me find and secure the wonderful home I’m now living in. I had a tight budget, and tight parameters re what I was looking for. Jim NEVER lost patience with me; kept his patience with some difficult selling realtors we ran into along the way; and really helped me find the type of space that I am so deeply happy in. He knows an immense amount and is probably the happiest man on the planet – just a beautiful easy-​going man, who is grounded and knowledgeable and who creates effective relationships quickly – even with tough personalities. Every day I wake up in my home I think of him and thank him for helping me get there. He’s just a gem and I’d work with him again in a split second!

My husband and I met Jim at a random open house in San Mateo. We were new to the Bay area and were hoping to buy our first home and raise a family, but we knew very little about the neighborhoods in the peninsula. Jim really struck a cord with us with his honesty and knowledge. Jim showed us houses all around the peninsula and showed a great deal of patience with us, but he was never pushy. He realizes that buying a house is a huge financial commitment, and Jim really takes pride in understanding what his customers are looking for and finding a house that is perfect. He is such a nice and easy agent to work with. My husband and I have recommended him to friends whenever we can!

Jim Minkey is a consummate professional. He knows the business inside and out (like no other realtor we dealt with), but he is genuinely client oriented. He is patient and gives solid advice, even if it means not closing a deal right away. Jim wants to see people in the right houses at the right price and does whatever he can to facilitate a positive and beneficial transaction for his clients. Before we got a referral for Jim, we had dealt with pushy realtors that didn’t really seem interested in what we needed but just wanted us to close a deal — any deal — as quickly as possible. Buying a house is the biggest and scariest financial transaction most people ever make. Knowing we had Jim Minkey on our side really gave us the confidence to follow though on the right purchase and we are happier than we have ever been. His knowledge, understanding and instincts for real estate proved to be spot on in every instance. We recommend Jim enthusiastically to anyone looking to buy or sell a house in the SF Peninsula.

Wow… there are some people who were just BORN to do what they do… and Jim is one of them! I’ve used Jim as my agent 3 times now and he’s just simply the best in the Peninsula, thats just a fact… and NOT just because he’s friendly, because lets face it, many people in service industries are «friendly» until the transaction is over… and its not that way with Jim. He’s THERE FOR YOU — every step of the way. He has this «calm» demeanor, because lets face it, buying or selling a house can be So overwhelming and stressful! You call him, he answers! Or calls you back before you can even Start to stress! He is knowledgeable, has a great network of professionals that help you put your place on the market… we just sold our house in San Mateo and I can honestly say I can Not imagine going through this process without him.
I feel like once you work with Jim, he doesn’t think of you as a client but almost like family — he’s really That good. Trust me on this one, if you’re Buying or Selling in the Peninsula area, call him, you will be glad you did!

Experienced, professional, connected, patient and kind! That’s how I would describe Jim Minkey.
I have known Jim for more than 20 years since he came knocking on the door of our apartment when we were newly married. He was nice, smart and hardworking, so when we were ready to buy, he found us the cutest house in Sunnybrea that we could afford. Perfect for a small family and at a great price.
My son, who is now 23, grew up there, and when it came time to sell my empty nest, I called Jim again. He was compassionate, helpful and got me the best price that could be found in a recession market. It sold in less than 2 weeks, at a time when some homes were sitting for months. Jim found the right person to stage the house and the right couple to buy it. It’s always easy working with Jim!
I consider Jim the best professional on the Peninsula! I never recommend anyone else.

Jim’s an outstanding professional. We became first-​time home owners in this hot market thanks to him — he helped us to buy off-​MLS without the maddening multiple-​bids! His knowledge of Foster City & the Peninsula area helped us to focus on the right types of properties and avoid ones that wouldn’t hold up in value. Throughout our interaction with Jim, he was calm, courteous and kept us grounded in reality. Most home-​hunting sessions can be a drag, but Jim keeps it fun and we’d actually look forward to spending time with Jim. That’s the kind of person he is. He breaks down the client-​agent relationship and becomes your trusted aide. Even after closing the deal, Jim continued to remain in touch with us and lent us his vast network of professionals — which made a huge difference.
I highly recommend Jim if you’re looking in the Peninsula, you’ll be thrilled working with him.
Thank you Jim — very grateful for all your help!

Jim is still AWESOME. He recently sold my house that I bought from him 13 years ago. Jim is still very professional, and very knowledgeable about his job. Jim did not oversell us and kept his exceptions very realistic, in the end we did MUCH better than expected. I cannot say enough positive things about Jim.

I wish I could give him 100 stars, but I can only give 5. If it’s not him, we could never get our dreaming house. He was so responsible and professional. And he is always able to fig out the good solution for both seller and buyer parties.
Before buying a house, my bf and I were two people with a dream to buy a house. With Jim’s professional help, we realize our dream to set up a family in today’s CRAZY real estate market.
Thank you, Jim. We appreciate your help!!!

Though we certainly weren’t in the market for a million-​dollar home, my boyfriend and I felt like we got the million-​dollar treatment from Jim Minkey. We were first-​time home buyers and were searching and viewing almost every home in at the bottom of the price bucket in San Mateo until Jim happened upon an opportunity he thought we might be interested in. It turned out to be exactly what we needed and we were immediately on board.
Jim had to hold our hands and walked us through the whole grueling home buying processes, of which there were several bumps through the way. However, despite my many upset moments, I always knew that I could count on Mr. Minkey to walk me through it and even lend an ear to me so I could vent.
I cannot express how grateful I am to Jim Minkey for making our first home buying experience (and certainly not our last with Jim!) a bearable process. I highly, highly recommend Jim to any future home buyers or sellers.

Jim is not your average real estate agent. He manages to actually make the whole process fun. I had such great experiences using his services to help me buy and sell property in the Bay area over the past 12 years that I finally went to work for him as his office assistant. Seeing him in action on a daily basis, watching how thoughtfully he treats each and every client, and knowing how much his clients trust his advice and judgment has only added to my original respect for the way he runs his business. He currently writes a blog (www.
) specializing in Foster City, but it has lots of fun stories and useful advice for anyone.

I have worked with Jim as a photographer shooting his listings for him. He has always been fun and a pleasure to work with. He really is a «people» person — laid back, relaxed, and good natured — he always has a smile on his face.
I have to say, he must really know what he’s doing, because I have photographed a lot of homes for him in the past two years!