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Jane and David Smith

Realtor Dudum Real Estate Group Lamorinda 01476506, 02105225
Dec 5, 2023
Jane is the best! Years back, we were transitioning my grandparents from their home in Rossmoor to assisted-living. I asked Jane if she would like to help me get the condo on the market. She said of course, I’ll help you. She helped me with some upgrades and staging and we sold their condo quickly! My grandparents were delighted and it was a smooth and very easy transaction!
Oct 4, 2023
Jane and Dave sold two houses for us this year. We so appreciated their knowledge of the market, what it takes to get a house sold (especially when the market starts changing), and their excellent communication throughout the process. They are not afraid to literally dig in and get dirty to help get the place in shape for listing. They were the best real estate professionals experience we ever had!
Sep 19, 2023
To Whom It May Concern:

Earlier this year, my brother and I inherited our mother’s house. Neither of us wanted to keep the house and I did not know any realtors. My wife has friends at the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce so she asked if they could recommend a realtor. With no hesitation, they recommended Jane Smith. That, in and of itself, is a pretty healthy endorsement.

Shortly thereafter, Jane toured Mom’s house and spoke candidly about what should be done to get the house ready for sale and about different marketing approaches. We did not immediately list the property because my brother and I weren’t getting along. During the months that followed, I had many conversations with Jane and ultimately, my wife and I had a sit-down meeting at the Dudum office with Jane and husband Dave.

Here’s my take on Jane Smith:

1. Whenever we spoke, Jane was always happy to help, and I always came away feeling she knew her business well.

2. Sellers often choose the realtor who provides the highest estimate of the home’s worth. Accordingly, some realtors inflate the number to get the listing. Jane doesn’t work that way. I always came away knowing I was getting the straight story on the value of the house and the market trend.

3. Jane works! She would always answer the phone but frequently, she’d have to call me back later because she was working on an estate sale or hosting an open house or doing some other tasks relevant to the sale of a home.

As it turns out, my brother is buying my interest in Mom’s house but, had Jane marketed the house, I am sure she would have done an outstanding job.


Sincerely,

John C. Christensen
Sep 5, 2023
Jane and Dave Smith assisted my family in selling a home that needed to be sold on the quick side. They were so helpful, informative, supportive, and resourceful. What a pleasure to work with them! They were a huge blessing to my family and I would recommend them to assist anyone with buying or selling a home.
Aug 28, 2023
I was the trustee of my Aunt's estate of which a property was part of.
Upon a recommendation of speaking with Jane and Dave Smith from Dudem Real Estate group, I was very impressed with her knowledge of having dealing with trust properties. The Smith's came to our home and met with us in person and we all went over the process she would be using to sell the home. I had no doubt in my mind that Jane knew exactly what she was talking about. She had resources ready to be called in to help with any issue that maybe have come up.
I was not disappointed at all or in any way with her guidance, professionalism and overall kindness throughout the entire process. It takes a lot of navigating to manueuver through the real estate market and Jane & Dave guided us through with ease. She setup the house for sale, had everything taken care of faster than I could process. My Aunt's home went up for sale and by the end of the week multiple offers arrived in. She reviewed each off with us and made her recommendations which we followed. Her insight and advice were perfect. She worked very well with the buyer's agent as well and worked with him through the entire process. Jane also went back to the property to make sure things were happening on the schedule that was set forth in play. She kept us in the loop on everything. I never had to even go up to the property to look myself. Her descriptions and accuracy were so perfect.
I put my entire faith and trust in her decisions and was NOT let down at all. I am so glad for the recommendation to use Jane and Dave.
It is with great pleasure that I can reciprocate by writing this recommendation for these kind hearted people who WILL have your best interest in mind during the entire process.
Not one line went by that wasn't explained to me in layman's terms. I felt confidant as a seller knowing Jane and Dave with with Us and looking out for our family. Jane was in front of the challenging markets and was able to guide us through decision making. With her super powered real estate senses, I know that as a seller, and I will say even the buyer (who was represented by another company) received a great property and that my Aunt's home will have a family in it to nurture, protect and build memories.
If you're looking for an awesome real estate team, Jane and Dave Smith should be at the top of the list.
Thank You to The Smith's for doing what you do and how you do it. You'll always have my recommendation.
~Eric Findley
Jul 14, 2023
Jane & Dave provided outstanding care and service to an elderly family friend who needed help selling her home of 45+ years. They did everything--getting rid of unneeded furniture and belongings through private sales, donations, and disposal; arranging for repairs, staging, and even emergency water leakage in the irrigation system, without fanfare and always sensitive to cost. My friend received multiple offers and selected the strongest offer without restrictions and a very short closing. This contributed greatly to her peace of mind while navigating through this next chapter in her life. No stress, no worry--Jane and Dave handled it all! They are terrific, community oriented, helpful, and professional. Highly recommend!
Jul 12, 2023
I cannot begin to share with you how helpful and professional Jane and Dave Smith were in helping to list and sell my aunt's home. They took care of EVERYTHING for me, including hosting an estate sale, handling contractors for painting and minor repairs, and thoroughly reviewing all the old files on the house to pull out all data regarding home improvements, repairs, etc. through the years. The house was well staged and sold quickly. As I live out of state, Jane and Dave made selling the house effortless for me. I would highly recommend their services to anyone who asks!
May 17, 2022
Jane and Dave are the best. I have had several dealings with them and they have been great. Wouldn't use anyone else .
Mar 15, 2022
Jane and Dave were very helpful in our competitive market of Concord and Martinez. We ended up only bidding twice and won our second bid! They were great post-sale and helped set up contractor visits and with difficult decisions. Would definitely recommend them! Go Jane and Dave!

Dec 30, 2021
Jane and Dave are wonderful people and AMAZING realtors. Their knowledge of the market, excellent recommendations, and endless contacts guided me to great decisions as we readied the house for sale. The time and effort they put into making everything just right before listing it was over and above anything I would have expected. Jane and Dave made selling a home a very smooth experience with a successful, and quick, outcome. I have experience with them buying homes, selling and even renting, and I wouldn’t even think of using anyone else.
Nov 26, 2021
Jane and Dave are hard to beat as partners in your real estate journey. We worked with them for 11 months to find a new family home in Lamorinda. They ensured we were one of the first to view homes we were interested in, they helped uncover less obvious structural home issues, and they used their extensive network to help us remain competitive in a crazy property market. They also acted as coaches to us to better refine what’s important to us, and ultimately helped us close on the best home we’d seen. They were outstanding partners and we could not recommend them more highly.
Sep 27, 2021
Great great hard working people. I really have enjoyed working with both of you . Was so lucky to have you guys not only as realtors but also as great friends . Love

Raghad
Aug 30, 2021
retired teacher
So easy to work with. Incredibly informative about the Walnut Creek area. Fun, friendly and such hard workers...always available for my questions
Aug 30, 2021
We have known Jane for over 10 years, and she helped us sell two other homes prior to the home we just sold with her help and the help of her husband Dave Smith.
We completely remodeled our home in Walnut Creek prior to listing it and both Jane and Dave were available and very helpful in consulting with us on various upgrade decisions along the way.
When it came time to list, they helped us in any way they could and met with contractors for some final items before we staged our home since we relocated to Southern California.
During the listing and escrow period, they looked after our home, even added water in our pool when needed, so it looked its very best for showings. They also went above and beyond meeting with various people at the home during the listing and the escrow period.
Our home sold above list in one week and we were very happy with the whole process. We wholeheartedly recommend them. They are real estate professionals you can count on to do the best they can for you.
Aug 12, 2021
Retired
Dave and Jane were very professional from start to finish. They were there with us every step of the way. Very nice and friendly. Sold our home in record time. Jane is a perfectionist. Both Dave and Jane went above and beyond helping us with packing.
We can't thank them enough.
We highly Jane and Dave Smith.
Jul 23, 2021
I can not say enough positive things about Jane and Dave Smith. They were transparent throughout the whole process of selling our home. The pitched in and helped with moving things around to get it on the market.
I would highly recommend Jane and Dave Smith to anyone.
May 7, 2021
Jane and David are AWESOME! They helped me both buy my house, and then when the time came, they helped me sell it. Both times I was very happy!

Easy to work with, warm, calm, patient and super organized are just some of the words I would use to describe them. Jane always spent as much time as I needed to talk through the process and any questions. She had great ideas. From the moment I reached out to her when I was looking to buy...i was an immediate fit. I highly recommend Jane and David.
Apr 29, 2021
We are so grateful for all of the hard work Jane & Dave have done to not only help us sell our home, but to help us along in our next step into our new home as well. Jane & Dave make a great complementary real estate team. They navigated us through the pre-sale work - decluttering, staging, documents, web design, right through the open house. Even with the rigid constraints of the pandemic and work-at-home schedules an offer came quickly. Behind the scenes Jane & Dave continued to work through details to see us through the final close. We are endlessly grateful to have Jane & Dave as our agents and couldn't be happier with the way everything worked out.
Mar 1, 2021
Financial Advisor
I have known Jane and Dave since 2010 and can't speak highly enough about them. They helped me buy my first home in 2016 and maintained a great relationship with me over the last 5 years. When it came time for my wife and I to upgrade at the end of last year they were the first people I called. Not only did they help us find our new home, they were extremely helpful in preparing us to sell our condo for over ask.

Loved working with them!
Feb 11, 2021
Amateur Photographer, Husband, Dad, Papa and Real Estate Broker depending on whom I'm with.
I've been in the real estate business since 1977. I have represented hundreds of buyers and sellers over the years. I retired a few years ago. With my wife's retirement in February we decided to move to the retirement community of Sun City, Lincoln Hills. We, of course, needed to sell our Pleasant Hill home. I had never had an agent before but decided that the move from Pleasant Hill to the Sacramento area had enough challenges without adding all the complexities of brokering my own home. So we decided to use Jane and David, who had represented both our kids in the past. Okay, that's the back story and here's the recommendation. If you want a trusted advisor who knows the business, who has all the right recommendations of contractors to put your house in perfect selling condition, who has expert negotiation skills, and who is a real estate agent who will answer the hard questions you have honestly and competently, then Jane and David should be your first choice. Jane and David sold our home with multiple offers, ( I think 10). Due to their marketing efforts, our home bid up over $100,000. They brought us an all cash, non contingent offer and it closed in 12 days. The whole thing was effortless for my wife and I. We moved out and gave them a vacant, well lived-in home which they transformed into a very desirable, ready to sell home in about 2 weeks and found us a great buyer willing to close with basically no questions and definitely with no hassles, with a closing about 2 weeks after we put the house on the market. I highly recommend Jane and David Smith if you need to buy or sell a home!
Jan 19, 2021
Jane and Dave were the sellers' agents for our property. They sold our Lafayette home in record time - from the time we contacted them to close was under 2 months (during Covid). They worked hard to have our house staged, inspected, and repairs made so that the buyers had a ready to move into home.  Throughout the process we had many questions, and they are always available to step us through.  Selling and moving can be really stressful, but Jane and Dave did their best to take care of all the details, and have an impressive list of contractors to take care of anything that might come up.  They really care about their clients as well as the whole Lafayette community and neighborhood.  We always felt like we were in good hands.
Nov 1, 2020
Jane and Dave Smith are the best realtors we could possibly imagine for selling a home. They spent weeks helping us prepare to move. They are so down to earth and commonsensical about everything, and they don't shy away from getting their hands dirty. They put their own skin in the game for us, and knew exactly what to do at each step along the way. They are the experts, and we couldn't have sold our house so successfully without them.
Sep 18, 2020
The tandem of Jane and Dave Smith was great for our family and the sale of our house in Pleasant Hill. They did a great job of knowing the data and the houses we were competing against so that we could make the right business call. The sale and the close of the sale went great.