"Most importantly, Darcy is just fabulous to work with -- she's energetic, driven, resourceful and sharp. We trusted her completely, and knew that she was acting as if she was buying the property with us. We intend to recommend her to anyone and everyone looking for a new home in the Bay Area." 

"We met Darcy at an open house one day and it was all uphill from there! Darcy is the most professional, empathetic, knowledgeable, and computer savvy realtor that we had ever worked with. She is very generous with her time, funny AND fun to be with. She can show homes and make sense out of everything she shows you even if the client can't. She showed us homes we would never think to visit; she could transform a questionable space while you were looking at it; she knew what was going on in the neighborhoods we visited; she was knowledgeable on politics and renovations in the area; and extremely great on negotiating a solid deal. I love our home.... but would never have given it a second look if not for Darcy. Not only is Darcy a wonderful Realtor, but she became a very good friend." 

"We LOVE Darcy! I met her at an open house for one of her sellers in March 2019, nearly a year before we reached out to ask her to become our agent. My husband and I were looking very casually at that time, just to familiarize ourselves with the market. When it came time to seriously start looking, I picked her (I'd met other agents as well during open houses but hadn't really clicked with any of them).

I think in general we were extremely picky and very curious about the entire home buying process. I spent hours on the internet to learn more about the "gotchas," read through countless local news articles to learn more about the neighborhoods we were thinking of buying in, went on tons of reconnaissance missions to assess everything from the number of cars parked permanently on the street to the distance of the electricity poles and street lamps from the homes. We checked crime rates, looked at a flood maps analyzer for the next 100 years (check, the bay is sinking, you don't want to buy a house that's going to literally be underwater in 50 years), researched how much a 5g antennae lowers the value of a property (5%), and more. I know so many weird things I will probably never use again, like the lifespan of reinforced concrete (70-80 years). All that is to say - I'm probably one of the most neurotic buyers out there, and Darcy still impressed me.

You want an agent who will be honest with you, who will pull for you, and who will put your interest firsts. You also want an agent who is likable, gets along with other agents, and is friendly with the community, because this is the only way you're going to get access to the kind of critical information that leads to a successful negotiation. We've won bids $100k under list price, and $50k under the eventual sales price (we had to break contract). Towards the end of the process, we knew the difference between overpaying, a fair price, and a steal, just with the information Darcy was able to pull out of the other agents, the list price, and local knowledge of the specific neighborhood we were looking in. Which brings me to my next point - you want an agent who is knowledgeable about the specific neighborhoods you're looking to buy in, and about the area you live in in general. Otherwise, you won't know if the sellers will consider your offer an insult or a godsend, among other things.

Darcy has all of these qualities, in addition to having unimpeachable integrity. My husband even gave her a catchphrase that she doesn't know about: "My name is Darcy, and I don't gamble."

"If you value honesty, integrity and professionalism, Darcy is the realtor you are looking for. We bought our first beautiful house in a very competitive San Carlos market. Before working with Darcy, we were working with other agents who seemed to be more focused on themselves. The importance of having a trustworthy realtor on your side can not be understated.

Darcy was extremely dedicated to our needs. It was obvious from our first meeting that Darcy was willing to put in the time and effort to ensure we had a successful outcome. Darcy is very knowledgeable and a GREAT person to be around, she is up to date with what is going on around the market which was extremely important during the bidding process. Darcy went above and beyond in getting the purchase completed. Even after the house purchase, Darcy is helping us with referrals for contractors."