About Sue Arendt

Sue Arendt

Sue Arendt

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I value honesty, integrity, straightforward communication, teaching and learning, humor and kindness. Working with clients is a collaborative process. I'm an agent who works for your goals, not mine. Your objectives are my priority.

My Specialties

Berkeley, El Cerrito, Oakland, Albany, First-time home buyers
 
I appreciate clients who know what they want, but I also truly enjoy helping the first-time buyer or seller who needs guidance and perhaps some hand-holding. For many, buying or selling a home will be the single largest investment of their lives. I want to assure you that your sale or purchase will be accomplished with excellence, and with your best interests at heart. We will strategize together on how to best achieve your home buying or selling goals.
 
I track the market and property trends, and view new properties weekly on our local brokers' tours. It's critical to me that you get the best value for your home, whether buying or selling. The Bay Area is incredibly diverse in so many ways, including home values. Micro markets do exist, and I can help you to understand and analyze areas and pricing.
 
I can advise you on finding the best resources, such as mortgage brokers, title companies, inspectors, stagers, handypersons, haulers, gardeners, plumbers, and electricians. Clients are invited to call me for any recommendations long after close of escrow. I hope to have a long-lasting relationship with all of my clients, many of whom are now friends.
 
My past experience includes teaching elementary school and college classes, Director of Development for a start-up tech company, and Educational Software Trainer. My education includes a B.A in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, a Masters in Communications Management from the Annenberg School for Communications, at USC in Los Angeles, and a Masters in Education from the University of New Haven, in New Haven, Connecticut. Lastly and happily, I'm a Berkeley homeowner.
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I value honesty, integrity, straightforward communication, teaching and learning, humor and kindness. Working with clients is a collaborative process. I'm an agent who works for your goals, not mine. Your objectives are my priority.

My Specialties

Berkeley, El Cerrito, Oakland, Albany, First-time home buyers
 
I appreciate clients who know what they want, but I also truly enjoy helping the first-time buyer or seller who needs guidance and perhaps some hand-holding. For many, buying or selling a home will be the single largest investment of their lives. I want to assure you that your sale or purchase will be accomplished with excellence, and with your best interests at heart. We will strategize together on how to best achieve your home buying or selling goals.
 
I track the market and property trends, and view new properties weekly on our local brokers' tours. It's critical to me that you get the best value for your home, whether buying or selling. The Bay Area is incredibly diverse in so many ways, including home values. Micro markets do exist, and I can help you to understand and analyze areas and pricing.
 
I can advise you on finding the best resources, such as mortgage brokers, title companies, inspectors, stagers, handypersons, haulers, gardeners, plumbers, and electricians. Clients are invited to call me for any recommendations long after close of escrow. I hope to have a long-lasting relationship with all of my clients, many of whom are now friends.
 
My past experience includes teaching elementary school and college classes, Director of Development for a start-up tech company, and Educational Software Trainer. My education includes a B.A in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, a Masters in Communications Management from the Annenberg School for Communications, at USC in Los Angeles, and a Masters in Education from the University of New Haven, in New Haven, Connecticut. Lastly and happily, I'm a Berkeley homeowner.

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  • Sue was honest, kind, reliable, trustworthy and had a strong talent for finding the home that would perfectly match us. She was also upfront about telling us why some houses would not be a good value. She always responds quickly and clearly. Other agents I have met felt like they were trying to manipulate us. With Sue, I was at ease and knew she was on our side; this made me feel relieved too. We are so happy with how the transaction went. She is super smart with a wonderful sense of humor which took away the stress of buying a home. Sue also helped us a lot after closing, going above and beyond what we had expected - we are lucky that she was our b...
    — Alison D.
  • Sue was fantastic to work with! She is knowledgeable, personable, savvy, and considerate. Her cheerful presence transformed house hunting from an ordeal into an enjoyable process!
    — Laura
  • Sue was an excellent agent. Perhaps even one-of-a-kind. Attentive, responsive, and experienced, she was insistent when it was important to be, and otherwise deferential. She was also an immense support during all the emotional highs and lows of the process. I will truly miss working with her.
    — Emmanuelle
  • Sue Arendt took us through three real estate transactions (one purchase and two sales) over the course of four months in 2010. She is energetic, enthusiastic, and dependable, a great communicator, and seems to really enjoy the process of helping people find their new home or the right buyers for the home they are selling. She is well-connected to other professionals (home inspectors, loan officers, home stagers, etc.), is extremely thorough about making sure that both buyer and seller take care of all required details in a transaction, and acts as a partner throughout the process. Sue gave us the attention and support we needed to get through a majo...
    — Jen S.
  • Sue was fantastic to work with. My wife and I were moving from Florida to the Bay area and she was recommended to us. Although her office is in Berkeley and we wanted to buy in Benicia (one county over) she happily made the trip over the bridge to help us find the home that was just right for us. She was there for every open house, house viewing, etc. and was very knowledgeable about what to look for in buying a home in California. She always quickly answered any questions we had and when the time came for us to make an offer she was there to help us through the whole process. So, if looking for a place in Berkeley or anywhere close to the Bay we st...
    — Jim K.

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Contact Details

Red Oak Realty

Phone

(510) 292-2000

Email

[email protected]

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Red Oak Realty | CA DRE# 00619098

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