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July 2024 by Rachael Griffen
Ryan was exceptional during our home-buying process. His work ethic impressed us and he was always quick to respond, even outside of normal business hours. By asking insightful questions, Ryan grasped our needs and preferences, which led us to find our ideal starter home after unsuccessful attempts with a previous realtor. Without a doubt, we'll seek Ryan's expertise again when we're ready to upgrade.
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May 2024 by Carly C Sousa
Ryan handled both the sale and purchase of our new home expertly and we couldn’t be happier with choosing him to represent us. Ryan was incredibly professional, knowledgeable and responsive. Buying and selling a home at the same time can be an stressful but Ryan made the whole process extremely smooth and relatively easy. His knowledge and professionalism took the worry out of finding our new home. If you want a realtor that gets things done, knows the ins and outs of the real estate market, is well networked and has strong negotiation skills - Ryan is your top choice!
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February 2022 by Kate Halper
Ryan & Vanessa from Flat Rate Realty are a dream team. They saw what felt like a thousand homes with us over the course of 6 or more months and never made us feel like we were taking too long. Ryan's practical and logical approach to properties pairs well with Vanessa's ability to imagine your family in any home and paint that picture with you. They are responsive, caring, and operate with immense integrity. When we found the perfect home for our family, Ryan worked hard to help us write the best offer and get it in front of the sellers. His great reputation, work ethic, and the relationships be builds enables his success in this market. When you pair their expertise with their great rates and approach to business, you cannot beat working with the Fontana Group at Flat Rate Realty. We have nothing but wonderful things to same about our experience.
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February 2021 by Mary Park
We recently completed a transaction with Ryan Fontana from Flat Rate Realty. As a former realtor myself I have worked in full service and discount realty. I see no difference between these business models and this confirmed it for me many years later that that the only difference between the two is the amount of money you pay in commission. Liken it to a Charles Schwab for real estate. All of the bad rap given to discount real estate just isn’t true. You still get full service at a discounted price. With any sale it is important to price the property correctly from the start. Asking too much puts you in a vulnerable position especially if the property sits on the market for a long period of time. Proper pricing should result in multiple offers. The market will dictate the price! I would not hesitate to recommend Ryan to anyone. He is bright, motivated and can complete the sale with the highest net proceeds.
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February 2021 by Jacklyn Todd
Being first time home buyers, we were a little intimidated at first. Luckily we found Ryan and Vanessa Fontana which made the process much easier than we had been anticipating. Any questions we had were answered quickly and efficiently. We both are very happy with our first home and couldn’t have been more pleased with the service. We thank you guys so much for the time and effort you spent with us, making our first experience as easy as it was! It was such a joy working with them. I definitely recommend The Fontana Group to anyone and would not hesitate to use them again for ourselves.
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October 2020 by C A.
Ryan is a great real estate agent to work with. He is knowledgeable, reliable, and friendly. His commission is very reasonable especially in the California real estate market. We worked with him to sell our condo and buy a single-family house. Ryan managed to find the right buyer for our condo and close the escrow on our new home within a short time frame. In my opinion, the communication is very important when it comes to buy/sell property. Ryan always answers his phone or returns calls in a short time. He even went above and beyond our expectation by working remotely, when needed, even though he was on vacation.
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September 2020 by Mary P.
We recently completed a transaction with Ryan Fontana from Flat Rate Realty. As a former realtor myself I have worked in full service and discount realty. I see no difference between these business models and this confirmed it for me many years later that that the only difference between the two is the amount of money you pay in commission. Liken it to a Charles Schwab for real estate. All of the bad rap given to discount real estate just isn't true. You still get full service at a discounted price. With any sale it is important to price the property correctly from the start. Asking too much puts you in a vulnerable position especially if the property sits on the market for a long period of time. Proper pricing should result in multiple offers. The market will dictate the price! I would not hesitate to recommend Ryan to anyone. He is bright, motivated and can complete the sale with the highest net proceeds.
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February 2020 by Clifford Bast
My wife and I highly recommend working with Ryan and Vanessa Fontana of Fontana Group when selling your home. We had interviewed several traditional and discount realtors and selected Fontana Realty based on their deep knowledge of the local real estate market, their genuine commitment to customer service and their clear explanation of what to expect during the end to end selling process. The support we received was amazing and included helping us determine a realistic listing price; connecting us with an excellent, reasonable cost staging services contractor; scheduling home and termite inspections; arranging for photographs, highlighting the most significant features of our home and community in the listing description; arranging for and hosting tours by interested buyers, qualifying interested buyers and facilitating negotiations which involved a counteroffer and 30 day close of escrow agreement; and ultimately exceeding the net proceeds objective we had hoped to realize from selling our home. Ryan and Vanessa communicated extensively every step of the way making for a very positive and low stress experience!
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February 2020 by Cathi Mickow
We are so happy we decided to use Ryan Fontana for our sale of our home and would highly recommend he and Vanessa Fontana to all of our family, friends and neighbors. They made it a smooth process from start to finish. Open houses were scheduled and in a timely manner. They were on top of all scheduled inspections, reports, etc.. They were highly recommended to us from our long time CPA. It was one of the best recommendations he could have given us other than the great financial advice he has given us for over 25 years! The best move you could ever make is using Ryan Fontana and Vanessa Fontana at Flat Rate Realty. Cathi and Marty Mickow
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February 2020 by Diane Johnson
Ryan Fontana of Flatrate Realty, helped us sell our house in record time before ever making it to the market or even the open house as planned. It was sold well above our asking price as well. What a great experience, not one we were expecting, but delighted with. Thank you Ryan Fontana
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February 2020 by David Adair
Ryan just handled our 12th real estate transaction and we are quite happy. Have tried everything -- full service, FSBO, flat rate listings, even talked to a few "ugly house" folks. Learned a few things:1. You can't really fight the MLS monopoly. Anyone who tells you otherwise expects to pocket at least 10% from your mistake and likely much more.2. CAR forms are worth having. 90% is CYA nonsense but in a major transaction CYA is a good thing and you want contracts that protect BOTH sides not just the other guy.3. What you get from a sellers agent is good advice, a good photographer, and access to the MLS. They deserve to get paid for this but I am too cheap to think it is worth 25K or more.Ryan provided the same level of service as any more expensive agent while saving us at least 1%. His pricing and marketing plan was sound, the photographs great, and negotiation effective. Our only possible complaint was that things moved a little faster than we would have preferred -- Ryan is quite enthusiastic and does not waste any time getting things moving :-)
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February 2019 by Brooke Haskins
We recently worked with Ryan and Vanessa to sell our home in Santa Cruz. We couldn't be more pleased! They were professional, timely, and provided excellent service. Our house was listed and sold within a month! Their attention to detail in getting the home listed, and advertised was amazing. They were responsive and knowledgeable about the market. Plus, you get all this service for less than 1/2 the cost of a regular realtor's commission. We definitely plan to use Ryan and Vanessa again, when we purchase and/or sell our next home. Highly recommend.
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February 2019 by Carly Canepa
Ryan and The Fontana Group handled both the sale and purchase of our new home and we couldn’t be happier with choosing them as our realtors. Ryan was professional, knowledgeable about the market and the area and responsive. Buying and selling a home is a pretty stresssul process but with Ryan and his team managing both transactions for us, the experience was smooth and fast moving. Thank you Ryan and The Fontana Group for helping us through this crazy process. Without you and your team, we wouldn’t have been able to make this happen. If you are in the market for a new home or looking to sell your current home, Ryan is the number one choice.
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February 2019 by Near Nova
5 Star Service from Ryan and Vanessa! I listed and sold a home within a month - close of escrow 30 days after the first open house! Why use the OLD model of paying up to 6 % for a local "realtor"? Ryan will work for you. Don't get fooled into thinking that you need to pay a crazy amount to sell you home. Hire Ryan ... he helped as I moved out the day before the first open house. Ryan made sure my home was secure and worked hard to help with incidental issues until the home was sold.
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February 2019 by Kelli Runge
They are the absolute best! So professional and efficient
