Our experience with Brian was great. My wife and I wanted to test the waters of the market because we were thinking about moving back to the east coast. But we were apprehensive because the housing market wasn’t doing well. Laura knew Brian from years ago when he was a commercial producer. Brian has a keen eye for architecture and recognizes good lines so he knows a gem when he sees one. And we had a gem. Brian thought we could get a good price for the house and in fact, we did. He thought he could sell it in a day with minimal work on our end. Brian researched the house, which was designed by the architect Edward Flickett. He found out that the first owner was a composer for Disney so Brian developed an interesting marketing plan. He said we could start with a low price and sell fast, or a higher price and it would take it longer, or try to bring both markets together with a price in th…
Our experience with Brian was great. My wife and I wanted to test the waters of the market because we were thinking about moving back to the east coast. But we were apprehensive because the housing market wasn’t doing well. Laura knew Brian from years ago when he was a commercial producer. Brian has a keen eye for architecture and recognizes good lines so he knows a gem when he sees one. And we had a gem. Brian thought we could get a good price for the house and in fact, we did. He thought he could sell it in a day with minimal work on our end. Brian researched the house, which was designed by the architect Edward Flickett. He found out that the first owner was a composer for Disney so Brian developed an interesting marketing plan. He said we could start with a low price and sell fast, or a higher price and it would take it longer, or try to bring both markets together with a price in the middle. The guy with the lower number would try to come up with more, and the higher guy with more money would try to outbid the others. Then Brian brought his creativity from his days as a commercial producer and for the first open house, he hired a Cordon Blue Chef and made it a memorable event. We had 6 offers in a day. A bidding war ensued and it sold for well over the asking price! Brian really brings his experience as a producer to real estate. When doing a production there is no “no.” If something needs to be done and it seems impossible, you adapt and find a way to do it. I was an art director and my wife was a producer. As an art director, I had done a number of things to the house and Brian added his creative input. He was best telling us what not to do – we were going to spend money on fixing the walkway and bigger projects like that, but he said people will overlook little flaws, and focus on other things instead. He stopped us from wasting our cash on fixes that wouldn’t increase the sales price. Brian followed up all the way through to the end. Whenever something came up he had his army of people to call upon. Even after the sale, he helped us rent a place for the summer. He won’t make money off of that—he was just being helpful. I am thinking about moving to New York and Brian is going to put us in touch with people there. I can’t think of a negative aspect of the whole process. We’ve recommended Brian to a number of friends and I will keep recommending him. Some people don’t want to listen or take his advice, he probably wouldn’t necessarily take on that property. He may not be the right fit for every property – he won’t just take it on to have a lot of listings. He feels a certain passion either for the property or the person.
Brian is the ultimate when it comes to realtors. I’m a realtor myself and have been for 35 years. For me to say all this about another realtor is big. I didn’t have a million-dollar property. Brian deals with multi-million dollar properties as well as properties like mine, but he gave me the same level of service as if I had a more expensive place. Thanks to his excellent marketing, the property had multiple offers and sold for more than I was asking. I consider myself very fortunate to have found Brian! He sold a house that I inherited from my dad. I live in South Orange County and needed someone who knows LA. Brian knows how to incorporate what buyers enjoy about a particular neighborhood into the home’s description. His background in advertising really informs the ways he markets property. He described the house better than I could have and did a great job setting up the open house. H…
Brian is the ultimate when it comes to realtors. I’m a realtor myself and have been for 35 years. For me to say all this about another realtor is big. I didn’t have a million-dollar property. Brian deals with multi-million dollar properties as well as properties like mine, but he gave me the same level of service as if I had a more expensive place. Thanks to his excellent marketing, the property had multiple offers and sold for more than I was asking. I consider myself very fortunate to have found Brian! He sold a house that I inherited from my dad. I live in South Orange County and needed someone who knows LA. Brian knows how to incorporate what buyers enjoy about a particular neighborhood into the home’s description. His background in advertising really informs the ways he markets property. He described the house better than I could have and did a great job setting up the open house. He is well-known and respected by other realtors. 70 people came to the open house! As I learned more about Brian and his past as a commercial producer, as well as the level of people and companies he has worked with, I realized that I was working with someone who has special skills and is appreciated by many people. He was great about communicating with my tenant while the property was for sale. He was also great about getting back to me with feedback from open houses and other real estate agents. You want that communication to be there with your agent. I appreciated that he was always on time for his appointments. He also gives helpful advice, from the pricing of the property to how you should approach certain issues that may arise during the transaction. He suggested good people work on the house. Mine was a tricky property on a steep hillside.
Three years ago we started searching for a home. Brian was representing one of the houses we saw and we called him for the address. Instead of just giving us the address and sending us on our way, he said, “Why don’t you come to my office first?” We looked at his inventory and we were impressed that he redirected us, in a gentle, non-aggressive manner. After about a year I became pregnant and we put the house search on hold for a year. Brian kept us informed the entire time, checking in with updates on the market, and new listings and keeping us interested. Brian has a professional, easy-going, non-confrontational manner. He was never pushy, but assertive in the best possible way! He showed us a lot of homes and there were many times I was ready to just jump in and go for it. He would educate and advise me to wait for what I really wanted, the right one. When we seriously started looking…
Three years ago we started searching for a home. Brian was representing one of the houses we saw and we called him for the address. Instead of just giving us the address and sending us on our way, he said, “Why don’t you come to my office first?” We looked at his inventory and we were impressed that he redirected us, in a gentle, non-aggressive manner. After about a year I became pregnant and we put the house search on hold for a year. Brian kept us informed the entire time, checking in with updates on the market, and new listings and keeping us interested. Brian has a professional, easy-going, non-confrontational manner. He was never pushy, but assertive in the best possible way! He showed us a lot of homes and there were many times I was ready to just jump in and go for it. He would educate and advise me to wait for what I really wanted, the right one. When we seriously started looking again, it took almost another year because we found a short sale. I must have spoken to him every day for that year. When it was time to sell our home, it was not easy. Brian was patient and persistent. He found a buyer in the first week, during the recession! Our house had a number of small repairs. I said my husband would take care of it, but Brian helped us find a handyman and we got it all taken care of. I referred him to my neighbor and he sold her home, too. Since then he has sold a number of homes in the Silver Lake area. He is just great and we became friends in the process. I am an interior designer and deal with tradespeople all day. In three years, we did not have one problem with Brian. That’s amazing! I can’t say enough good things about Brian Ades.
My husband and I were first-time homebuyers and we had no clue what we were doing. We were doing it completely on our own at first—didn’t know how to find a good realtor. As with making any major purchase, you feel like someone is going to take advantage of you. We found Brian because we were looking at a condo he was representing. He had such a warm presence, not imposing, and was so willing to be accommodating. We talked in detail and hit it off. I asked him if he could show us other properties. Patience is a big requirement for me—I read the fine print and ask hundreds of questions and a lot of people don’t like that. Brian was just incredible—so kind and patient with us. He explained everything. He helped us not only search for a home, but once we decided on a home, he helped us ask the right questions, and protected us from getting taken advantage of by the other side. I know realto…
My husband and I were first-time homebuyers and we had no clue what we were doing. We were doing it completely on our own at first—didn’t know how to find a good realtor. As with making any major purchase, you feel like someone is going to take advantage of you. We found Brian because we were looking at a condo he was representing. He had such a warm presence, not imposing, and was so willing to be accommodating. We talked in detail and hit it off. I asked him if he could show us other properties. Patience is a big requirement for me—I read the fine print and ask hundreds of questions and a lot of people don’t like that. Brian was just incredible—so kind and patient with us. He explained everything. He helped us not only search for a home, but once we decided on a home, he helped us ask the right questions, and protected us from getting taken advantage of by the other side. I know realtors work for the commission, but I never once got that impression or pressure from Brian. Our deal didn’t require any follow-up but Brian checked in on us as a realtor and as a friend to make sure everything was still good and we were fine in our new place. My husband and I have talked about this—if and when we sell our condo in five or six years we hope Brian is still a realtor because we will go back to him in a heartbeat. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. He was perfect.