Meet the dynamic duo – Sarah Kellar and Wendy Means. Specializing in Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Alamo, Walnut Creek, and Pleasant Hill, they have been partners since 2017. With a combined 30 years of real estate experience, together, they have been involved in $260,117,538 in combined home sales, successfully closing deals on 104 homes in the past three years.
Having joined Dudum Real Estate Group, Sarah and Wendy officially established Kellar Means Real Estate. Their commitment to providing unparalleled customer service and unwavering support for their clients is always a top priority. Before joining Dudum Real Estate Group, they excelled as buyer specialists and managed listings for a local #1 team. Trust Sarah and Wendy to stay top-of-mind for all your real estate needs – they're here to make your property journey seamless and successful!
About Me
Realtor
Dudum Real Estate Group Lamorinda
DRE#01913149
MJ
Once I finally decided to put my condominium up for sale my next dilemma was who was I going to hire to sell it and which company do I go with? There were so many real estate companies and a plethora of agents out there, I was in a quandary as to how I was going to make my choice. So I waited knowing the right person would be coming across my path. Low and behold that is exactly what happened and Sarah Kellar appeared! I actually did not know she was in real estate initially until we started talking and then I knew Sarah was going to be my person to sell my cherished home of 30 years.
Sarah’s demeanor, personality and professionalism won me over and we have had the most amazing experiences together during this process. Her attention to detail, communication style and responsiveness to my questions via text, phone calls and emails were exceptional and Sarah exceeded my every expectation with her due diligence and service. Every step of the way, Sarah held my hand, so to speak, and walked me through the process easing my apprehensions & anxieties.
Kellar Means Real Estate are a “well-oiled” machine working with an expert title company, appraisers, escrow officers, underwriters and notary. Each person I was in contact with were friendly, professional and genuinely thoughtful, respectful and considerate. I felt very well taken care of by all these individuals, a feeling one rarely feels in today’s business world.
Additionally, every referral Sarah suggested were phenomenal companies from carpet cleaning to the moving company to house cleaner’s! Thank you so much, Sarah, it made packing up and moving less of a chore. Sarah works in tandem with Wendy Means and as a “tag-team” they both work diligently to insure the selling of your home is a smooth process with the best and most profitable experience possible for all concerned. I can’t Thank them enough!
Sarah’s demeanor, personality and professionalism won me over and we have had the most amazing experiences together during this process. Her attention to detail, communication style and responsiveness to my questions via text, phone calls and emails were exceptional and Sarah exceeded my every expectation with her due diligence and service. Every step of the way, Sarah held my hand, so to speak, and walked me through the process easing my apprehensions & anxieties.
Kellar Means Real Estate are a “well-oiled” machine working with an expert title company, appraisers, escrow officers, underwriters and notary. Each person I was in contact with were friendly, professional and genuinely thoughtful, respectful and considerate. I felt very well taken care of by all these individuals, a feeling one rarely feels in today’s business world.
Additionally, every referral Sarah suggested were phenomenal companies from carpet cleaning to the moving company to house cleaner’s! Thank you so much, Sarah, it made packing up and moving less of a chore. Sarah works in tandem with Wendy Means and as a “tag-team” they both work diligently to insure the selling of your home is a smooth process with the best and most profitable experience possible for all concerned. I can’t Thank them enough!
KM
"Working with Wendy and Sarah was an absolute joy. They handled everything seamlessly, combining their sharp intelligence and deep market knowledge to get the best value for my home. Beyond their expertise, they are two of the most wonderful people I've ever had the pleasure of working with."
HJ
Wendy and Sarah were the kind of professionals we absolutely needed when we sold our house. We were going through an amicable but bittersweet divorce and selling the house was part of our splitting of the assets. Time was of the essence and while we were motivated to sell. We had a lot of reservations and expectations. The idea of selling our home was depressing and left us questioning every move. The ladies were extremely professional and patient throughout the process. They pushed when we needed pushing. They level set with us when we weren’t thinking straight and they remained focused and action oriented all throughout the process. Looking back on it, I don’t think we would have been able to sell as quickly as we did without them. I would highly recommend them if you are looking to sell your home. They are a great team and they know the market well.
C
Wendy Means gave me outstanding representation as my realtor. I appreciated her enthusiasm and “can do attitude”.
She respected my budget and helped me wade through myriad properties.
As the reality of this challenging market dragged on, and with my list of “must haves” morphing during the nearly 10 month search, Wendy stuck by my side!
I appreciated her negotiating skills and her clear and tactful communications with me and the seller’s agent.
After close of escrow, she helped me navigate an unforeseen problem regarding a misidentified water main shut off valve. She helped secure a plumbing company and remained in contact with me throughout the ordeal of getting the water shutoff installed.
I would highly recommend Wendy Means!!
She respected my budget and helped me wade through myriad properties.
As the reality of this challenging market dragged on, and with my list of “must haves” morphing during the nearly 10 month search, Wendy stuck by my side!
I appreciated her negotiating skills and her clear and tactful communications with me and the seller’s agent.
After close of escrow, she helped me navigate an unforeseen problem regarding a misidentified water main shut off valve. She helped secure a plumbing company and remained in contact with me throughout the ordeal of getting the water shutoff installed.
I would highly recommend Wendy Means!!
RK
We have had the best experience working with Wendy and Sarah on our home search. They brought us a unique, new construction off-market opportunity in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Lafayette that we fell in love with. We can definitively say that we would not have been able to find and finish our home without their persistence and support over a multi-month process.
D
We worked with Sarah Kellar and can't say enough good things. I'm super analytical and Sarah walked me through all of my questions and helped talk out us out of the wrong house before helping us find our perfect home. Sarah is so responsive and knowledgeable and would be a great asset for anyone looking to buy or sell their home.
MT
Having Wendy and her partners, Sarah Kellar & lender, Hunter Marckwart of CCM, Â in our corner was an amazing asset during the always stressful homebuying process. We knew we could put our full faith and trust in Wendy with her deep knowledge of the local market, nuances of each neighborhood, and sorting of priorities to fit our lifestyle. She was quickly able to discern our needs and desires and helped us move quickly when the opportunity arose to make an offer on our potential forever home. We'd enthusiastically recommend her to anyone in any point of their search!
NA
We had the pleasure of working with Wendy to purchase our home in Lafayette and would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking in the area! We've worked with a few different agents over the years, and Wendy was head and shoulders above the rest for us. Wendy was extremely thorough, communicative and responsive, and was available to us whenever we had questions. Additionally, she has great relationships with people in the area and knew exactly what was needed to win the house. We highly recommend her and would love to work with her again in the future!
JE
We could not have asked for a better partner in our Realtor, Sarah Kellar. She is a fantastic listener and quickly became a trusted ally in our search for a home in Lamorinda. It was clear that she wanted us to be happy with our home vs just 'getting it done'. We appreciated her calm and reasonable approach throughout the many months of searching for the right house. Sarah is BY FAR the favorite realtor that we've ever worked with, and we would recommend Sarah without hesitation. We feel so fortunate to have her on our side. Thank you,Julie and Doug Ewert
JZ
As prospective buyers coming into a very hot sellers' market, we definitely knew we had our work cut out for us in finding our perfect family home. From our very first conversation with Wendy Means, we immediately felt at ease knowing we were in good hands. Wendy is extremely personable, professional, and experienced. Her wealth of knowledge about every aspect of the Lamorinda area, culture, real estate market history helped us quickly get up to speed in terms of what to look for and expect. She drove us around one weekend and showed us past sales, potential future schools and swim clubs for our kids, and really took the time to give us a feel for the area. Wendy was extremely responsive, which we really appreciate in a fast moving real estate market. She made sure we were in viewing houses quickly after our expressing interest - also a sign that she had great relationships with agents around town. She was able to provide in depth comparative market analysis on a home we were close to putting an offer on, which really gave us that extra context to make a decision. When we did find our dream home, she helped us put an aggressive winning offer together, with thanks also to the incredible lender she has connected with. Wendy has been tremendously supportive!
KW
Wendy was great. She knows the market back and forth, down to specific blocks outside of the core areas she handles. She was great with parsing through inspections to pick up items we would miss. She had a good sense for what bid would make for a competitive offer. Also, she was critical in steering us to the right lender.
KM
Our timing in looking for a first home could not have been worse... We were mid-pandemic and at the absolute top of the housing market but we were so incredibly lucky to find Wendy during this time. She helped us navigate both the pandemic restrictions and housing market with her endless knowledge. She always did her research, always came prepared and helped us write the offer that got us our dream house despite the challenges.
LB
After being defeated by the housing market as first-time homebuyers for almost 12 months, we were so lucky to be paired with Wendy. We immediately saw results!! She was not just available, but always came prepared to showings and ready to work with us on a strategy that felt right for us...
DU
Sarah Kellar has been amazing to provide us with market insights, thoughtful tips, and critical recommendations while moving extremely fast to build confidence for us and with the sellers.
MD
We worked with Wendy Means to find a home in Lafayette in summer 2021. Despite the challenges of seeing homes during the pandemic, Wendy excelled at showing us various homes and neighborhoods to hone in on what we were looking for. She is confident, driven, and able to keep countless items in her head -- e.g., the offer/sales prices, inspection issues, and other info about recent sales and forthcoming properties -- all characteristics we found incredibly helpful. Wendy helped us appreciate the breadth of homes in Lafayette and provide us with context for the house we ultimately selected. We are grateful to have had her support to quickly find a home with which we are absolutely in love.
A
My husband and I bought our first home this fall in Orinda and couldn't have been happier to work with Wendy Means. We were looking for a very specific type of home, and Wendy helped us navigate the process with ease. The property we purchased was extremely competitive and there's no way we could have gotten into contract without Wendy's strategic guidance, flawless execution and calm professionalism!
C
Wendy Means was a pleasure to work with. Her professionalism, knowledge of the Lamorinda area and expertise in dealing with a high demand market made navigating this new experience easier. Wendy listened to what we wanted and was patient with us as we zeroed in on the home form us. When it came time to submit an offer, she explained every step of putting together a competitive offer. Because of Wendy we are moving into the house we were destined to be in and we couldnt be happier.
AJ
Wendy Means: I call her our house angel! We started making plans to leave San Francisco and settle down in Lafayette, Moraga, or Orinda almost a year before we started working with Wendy. Prior to working with Wendy, our house hunt was clearly not going anywhere which is why we had been looking for so long. We were barely finding anything in the crowded Lamorinda market that we wanted to offer on, and when we did make an offer, it was not nearly competitive enough. With Wendy, we found the perfect balance of optimism, realism, and We eventually found exactly what we were looking for and thanks to Wendy, we were completely prepared to get our Lafayette dream home. We ended up having a small wedding in our new backyard to celebrate...
MM
We worked directly with Wendy Means and we are so grateful for her help. Neither my husband nor I are natives to the East Bay, so Wendy was extremely helpful in familiarizing us with the area. She spent an entire Friday afternoon/night driving us around the different neighborhoods, answering our questions and providing insight on things we hadn't necessarily considered (i.e. school traffic patterns, proximity to amenities and hiking trails, potential unforeseen costs to consider with different types of homes, etc.) We have our (now) home after she sent us the posting for it right after it hit the market at 8:00 am that morning. She had already contacted the broker and set up a tour for 9:00 am, since she knew it fit all the things that were important to us. We were one of a few (5+) competitive offers that were submitted that day and were so excited when she called to notify us that night that we got the house. The COVID-19 Shelter in Place went into effect the same day we went under contract and I am so grateful for Wendy's help. Facing unprecedented times, we never felt pressured by her as we navigated how this pandemic could impact our personal finances and our decision to purchase a home. I really knew she was looking out for our best interest, which was very important to me. Ultimately we are very happy with our investment and Wendy's guidance through this process. She answered my calls/texts no matter what time of day and we wouldn't be here without her expansive knowledge of the area and strong work ethic.
SS
We had the good fortune of working with Wendy Means on buying our first home; she is a terrific realtor who goes above and beyond for her clients. Wendy navigated the complicated process of scheduling showings during COVID with ease and always made herself available no matter the day or time. She consistently followed up with listings that met our specifications and put together itineraries that allowed us to make efficient use of our time since we lived in San Francisco. When we submitted our offer, Wendy walked us through every step of the process which was very comforting being first-time buyers. She identified where we could push back and got us great concessions during escrow. We always felt that Wendy had our best interests at heart and it was clear that she cared deeply about making this a positive experience for us. We're so grateful to have worked with Wendy and can't recommend her enough!
KC
We worked with Wendy Means who is a buyers focused agent and enjoyed the experience from the start. The price range and the market we searched in is very competitive for buyers, so we had to be very organized with our offer package. Wendy helped us stay on top of deadlines, offer dates, new houses on the market and worked diligently day and night to find us the perfect house. I found her to great at communicating any time of day and she made sure to answer all of our questions, which is important because the period between listing and acceptance of offers is often very short. She had our needs at heart to make sure that we stayed within our budget and didn't overpay, at the same time ensuring our offer would be competitive enough to be accepted!
