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There is nothing better than receiving sincere thanks from my clients for a job well done. Some of my clients have shared their thoughts with you below.

"Although I have already started recommending her to several people, I am honored to write this review for Darlene Brinkerhoff. The requirement for this review must be 150 characters long, however, I can definitely write an entire book about my special experience working with Darlene. Darlene helped me buy my first home in the bay area during a very confusing transition in my life. As a single individual who had previously lived at home for quite some time, I had many ongoing insecurities and concerns. From the very start of this entire experience, Darlene provided nothing but support and patience. Because this process was so foreign to me, Darlene's professional demeanor and expertise was tremendously helpful. In addition, she is so personable and caring, which helped reaffirm my decision to purchase a home. Darlene was always very responsive, no matter what time of day or how simple or complex my question was. From beginning to end, she worked effortlessly in striving to find my dream home. Due to personal reasons, I decided to withhold my home buying from family and friends. Darlene respected my decision and embraced it wholeheartedly. With that said, during the toughest few months of my life, Darlene was not only a dream of a realtor to work with, but she also stepped in as my family, friend, and even therapist on some occasions. Darlene's support and confidence in me is without a doubt the reason I was able to buy my first home. More importantly, she has given me the opportunity to finally start my life. I am thankful to have worked with Darlene during this entire process. What I love and appreciate most is that even after we closed and I received my keys, she is still offering her help and support in any way possible."

"We met Darlene a few years back while naively scouring Open Houses to decide whether we were ready to take the plunge into home ownership. We were immediately impressed with her knowledge and expertise. She took us under her wing and educated us on where the right place would be to look for a home, what qualities make for good resale value, where to get the best bang for our buck! She made a really scary decision and time in our lives easy because we felt like we were working with someone who truly cared about us and had our best interests at heart. Our dog even adored her. She helped our little family of 3 (which of course included our four-legged son) find the absolutely perfect house. She was able to get us a price we were comfortable with and helped us navigate the complex world of escrows, mortgages, home inspection, and even more terms that we had absolutely no clue what they meant. She worked around our schedule and made it completely convenient for us eliminating a lot of stress. This house she helped us find and purchase has now become a home we cherish where our little family of 3 has expanded. Darlene is a wonderful, knowledgeable agent who brings something extremely special to the entire home ownership process. We were truly blessed to have worked with her. Jason & Meera" - Jason & Meera "I have had the privilege of working with Darlene as my realtor. She took me through my first experience as a property virgin. Being a single woman, she helped me look for not only what I wanted but what I needed—keeping my safety and needs in mind. I ended up purchasing my first townhome in an excellent safe location where I could walk my dogs late at night if I wanted to and feel safe. When it was time to expand and work on the next chapter of my life, I knew it was Darlene I wanted to work with again. So I called her up and she put my townhouse on the market. It sold in 4 days way above asking price!! This woman is amazing. Not only is she amazing, but she has dignity. She doesn’t play dirty like some other realtors do. She’s by the book, never crosses the line, and never pushes her clients to go beyond what they are comfortable with. She takes the time to get to know her clients to really see what it is they want and need and finds them the perfect home because she honestly and truly cares. She is genuine and good hearted, and her background in teaching helps in making sure you understand everything. After the townhouse sold, she then took me on my search to purchase my new home now. It was the smoothest transaction and we closed FAST. Now I will soon be moving into my beautiful new home and starting a family soon. I have grown so much since I’ve known Darlene, and she has helped me transition and grow into a future and a home that I am so excited about. I couldn’t have asked for a better realtor. That’s why I went back! And I know if I ever purchase or sell again it’s her I’m going to. She’s the best of the best—both as a realtor and as a person."

"We met Darlene a few years back while naively scouring Open Houses to decide whether we were ready to take the plunge into home ownership. We were immediately impressed with her knowledge and expertise. She took us under her wing and educated us on where the right place would be to look for a home, what qualities make for good resale value, where to get the best bang for our buck! She made a really scary decision and time in our lives easy because we felt like we were working with someone who truly cared about us and had our best interests at heart. Our dog even adored her. She helped our little family of 3 (which of course included our four-legged son) find the absolutely perfect house. She was able to get us a price we were comfortable with and helped us navigate the complex world of escrows, mortgages, home inspection, and even more terms that we had absolutely no clue what they meant. She worked around our schedule and made it completely convenient for us eliminating a lot of stress. This house she helped us find and purchase has now become a home we cherish where our little family of 3 has expanded. Darlene is a wonderful, knowledgeable agent who brings something extremely special to the entire home ownership process. We were truly blessed to have worked with her."

"Although many people are extremely grateful for a job well done by their Realtor I would venture to guess many do not take the time to share their home selling/buying experience with others. I am taking this opportunity to extend our thanks, again, to our dedicated Realtor Darlene Brinkerhoff. My sisters and I lost our beloved Mother on August 6th, 2010. We have maintained her home, garden and stayed in touch with her neighbors this entire time. We have been fortunate as there has been no urgency in selling her home. In March 2013 we decided it was the right time to place our childhood home...our Mother's home, up for sale. Our hopes were to find someone that would care and love this home as we have for over 60 years. This has been a difficult and emotional experience for all of us but we felt strongly the timing was right. We contacted Darlene Brinkerhoff with the Saratoga Intero office to discuss our desire to sell our home. Without her compassion, understanding, honesty and focus we would not have been able to accomplish what we were setting out to do. Darlene is a professional. She has the perfect blend of intelligence, perseverance and personality............but most importantly....she has integrity. She took into consideration the emotional and sentimental concerns the sale of this home would bring. She was patient but extremely helpful with her guidance. Although our planning and timing could not have been better for placing our home on the market we were not seeking the highest offer. Darlene led the way and educated us throughout the entire process; strategizing and scheduling perfectly the posting of the first "Coming Soon" sign. She knew exactly how long to wait until the "For Sale" was posted. She had done her homework by visiting countless homes in the general area, ran comps and more comps to provide us as much information as possible. Her efforts, both professionally and physically, proved to be invaluable and were greatly appreciated. I had major cervical spine surgery during the process of selling our home which rendered me physically useless. I could walk and talk and "direct traffic" but the physical part of this move in the last month was only accomplished by my sisters, my husband and son and also with Darlene's help. She went above and beyond what many Realtors would do when she continued to show genuine compassion, offer her hands and time in the physical packing and moving process. She endured and understood our momentary "meltdowns" when our grief would wash over us as the sale of this home was the last piece of our childhood memories. There is no way we could have prepared and sold our home if it were not for Darlene. My sisters live in Santa Rosa and Reno and I live locally. We had a strategy in picking up where the other left off. One would pack and label a box and the other...........would reopen it, read and re-read old letters and look at photos. It was a tedious, painful and sometimes joyful process but again...Darlene was with us the entire way. The point of my letter is not to share yet another sad story of a family selling a treasured home but rather to share how very important Darlene was through the entire experience. The new owners, with their first baby due on Christmas 2013, have found great joy in the purchase of their new home.....their first home. My sisters and I have found great joy and peace in knowing that our childhood home will now see new memories being created. From the bottom of our hearts...............we thank Darlene and all of her hard and caring efforts. On behalf of my sisters Cindy Zinnamon, Susan Chauncy and myself, I thank Intero for providing us our Realtor, Darlene Brinkerhoff. "BRINGING HOMES AND HEARTS TOGETHER".....that is, indeed, what Darlene has given us. With great sincerity, Jan Robinson"

"Darlene was the perfect realtor to sell our Cupertino home! From the very first day she was professional, patient, and took the time to answer all our questions. She had great ideas for making small improvements in the home before putting it on the market. She works with a great contractor who completed all the updates in the home right on schedule. Darlene spent many hours researching the housing market in our area, deciding on the best price and when to hold an open house. She explained how she came to those decisions so we would clearly understand the process. We were very happy with the results! I would highly recommend Darlene to anyone who is looking for a realtor who is caring and experienced in the process of selling homes. She was terrific!"