Mark Wong

“After purchasing our home with Mark Wong of Alain Pinel Realtors, we would like to strongly recommend him as one of the best. In everything he did, his performance certainly was no short of amazing and he never failed to place our interests first. With such a large number of things to consider when buying a house, we felt that it was easy to fall prey to others taking advantage of us. On several occasions, Mark not only protected our interests, but fought hard for us. His actions were confident, efficient, professional, and effective. There was not a single instance where he was unable deliver on something he had promised. It was a pleasure to work with Mark during this process. One possible reason Mark was so helpful was because he strongly understood our perspectives and opinions, and always kept that in the forefront of his mind. Without a doubt, we would highly recommend Mark Wong to anyone who is in need of finding a home. ”

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“Our house hunting in the Silicon Valley started 3 years ago after our daughter told us that she would like us to live nearby when she has children in the future. She introduced us to Mark, her friend's father from church. At that point, we had no idea how the South Bay Real Estate Market was, and we also did not know for sure what we needed in terms of a house. To make it even harder, we were not sure if we wanted the move. Mark patiently showed us different types of properties, including townhouses, condos, and single family homes. Pretty soon, we found that we were not quite ready to make the move, and thus we stopped looking. We started watching the market again months later, and again, Mark patiently took us to see houses, this time we knew we wanted single family homes, but were not sure what our preferences were in terms of location and other details. We did not want to trouble Mark because we knew we had too many uncertainties. Therefore we again stopped looking for several months. My husband and I just checked on houses online periodically. We visited some open houses and checked out different areas in the Silicon Valley on our own. Eventually, we figured out what we should be looking for and slowly developed a desire to acquire a house there. At that point, Mark came into the picture again and played the major role of helping us find and acquire the house we now have. The timing of our house purchase could not have been better, because it was just when our daughter and son-in-law found out and told us that we would be grandparents soon. :):) Mark's knowledge and professional skills in this field are second to none. What impresses us and our children most is his integrity in this profession, which means the most to us. We see that he is always trying to do his best for his clients-- to the point that he would diligently help us take care of business even after the close of escrow. We were thankful that Mark was our agent, and we appreciate and enjoy his friendship as well. ”

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“We would like to express our greatest appreciation for your help and service during our ten-month long house hunting journey. Buying a house is no simple task and it can get very stressful at times but your professional service has made it a pleasant experience for us. From the beginning, we had some really special housing needs. We want to find a house with a separate in-law living unit in a good school district. Within two days since we approached you, you showed us a great duplex property in Cupertino. It matched almost all of our search criteria. You quickly helped us to write an offer which was accepted by the seller during the same week. While we were celebrating in the following week, some personal matters emerged in our family that prevented us from proceeding with the transaction. Instead of complaining about the loss of the deal, you patiently guided us to cancel the contract and negotiate with the seller. We thought we would have to forfeit all our deposit but at the end you succeeded to get back a major portion of the deposit. It was like an emotional roller-coaster. We were very grateful for your sincere help throughout the process. A few months later, our family issue was resolved and we once again started looking for a house. Our search criteria remained the same and it was still difficult to find our ideal home. You have shown us many properties ranging from duplexes to single family homes with attached or detached cottages. Once you entered a home, you immediately tried to come up with a remodeled floor plan that would fit our special needs. We were amazed at your creativity and imagination. After several months and going through two dozen of houses, we finally found a property in Sunnyvale that we would like to call home. By the time we looked at the house on a Saturday, the seller was already considering another offer presented the day before. Your expertise and quick reaction gave us a small window of opportunity to present our offer and ultimately win the nod from the seller. Everything was done within 24 hours and any delay along the way would have cost us this house. We will be moving into our new home in a few weeks and it is a true blessing to our families. We would like to thank you once again for making this happen. It will be our pleasure to recommend you to our friends and families when they seek professional real-estate service. ”

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“Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Every time when I come home for supper, I always feel being blessed. Of course, it is no doubt that God in His grace has granted Mrs. Poon and 1 a condominium that is so suitable for our needs. The condo gives me a home feeling that is something I missed since coming to United States. As we enjoy our new home and counting the Lord's blessings, we also would like to express our deepest appreciation to you. With your high professional knowledge of the local market and your empathetic understanding of the needs of your clients, you guided us through the whole transaction of searching, viewing, negotiating, and sustaining the property with diligence and honesty. On top of your duty as our agent, you also helped us to secure a lender. Your caring concern extended even to the cleaning of the carpets and fixing the dishwasher. Once again, we would like to give thanks to God and to you as well for your high quality service. With no reservation we will heartily recommend you to all those church members who would need your services. ”

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“I would like to write to you to tell you how much I appreciate your help in my purchase of my new home in Palo Alto two months ago. I couldn’t imagine it possible without your help. Buying a house is a major life’s accomplishment and buying one in Palo Alto which I have been in love since I studied at Stanford is my life’s big dream. Yet, Palo Alto is also one of the most competitive markets in the Bay Area and buying a house there is probably as difficult as getting into Stanford. But your professional skills make my dream come true! I still remember how quickly you were able to produce a comprehensive analysis with comparable sales report of a house on the market which I told you my interest six hours before en a Monday in December last year. The quality of your work truly impresses me. And you sacrificed the next few evenings showing me the house, preparing my offer, and explaining every detail of the transaction to me as a first-time buyer. Too bad that I wasn’t prepared to make an offer high enough to get that house! Then you patiently showed me more houses over the next few months and taught me the dynamics of the market and how to find the best deals. There came the dream home I have been looking for. And you carefully coached me through the offer process, showing me the house, engaging the listing agent, researching the right offer price and coming up with the most attractive offer terms. Then you went to great lengths to present my offer in person and make a compelling ease to the listing agent why my offer was the best deal for seller when it was neck-to- neck with other offers. I am so pleased that your efforts bore fruit to get my dream home for me! And your attention to the details gave me a big peace of mind as I closed my transaction. All in all, I am well pleased to have you as my realtor in my home purchase and I highly recommend you to my colleagues. Thank you for your service and wish you continued success in your professional career ”

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“We want to express our sincere & deep appreciation of your efforts in buying our property in West San Jose and selling our property in Sunnyvale. You have excellent professional knowledge, negotiation skills and most importantly – a willingness to listen to us and communicate with us clearly. You not only returned our calls and emails promptly, but the returned calls and messages contained answers to our questions!! When we met you during an open house that you were hosting, your professionalism and courtesy impressed us so much that we decided then and there itself that you will be our agent. You took us during weekdays and weekends to many open houses – slowly getting a better understanding of our needs, narrowing the choices and helping us pick our new home. We also like the way you followed up with us after the sale to ensure that things were in order, and took extra time to ensure that some of the minor items got fixed. During the sale of our property, we liked the way you presented the property, including helping us with the remodeling and finally the sale itself – picking the right buyer, negotiating a fair deal for both parties and closing it on time. Overall, we are very happy that we picked you to be our real estate agent. You worked hard in helping us purchase our ideal home & sell the old one. I would highly recommend you to our friends and colleagues who are in the real estate market. Once again, thanks and wish you continued success in your professional career, ”

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“I would like to take this opportunity to recommend Mark Wong as your real estate agent. I enthusiastically and unconditionally endorse Mark as a Realtor for anyone who needs a real estate professional to sell their estate residence/property. We chose Mark to represent us to sell our custom 5300+ sf house with 1600sf garage that sits on over an acre of land above Seven Springs in Cupertino. We couldn’t be happier with the results. Our house was certainly unique. In the real estate business, a “unique” house frequently means one with issues or situations that make it a challenge to sell. In our case, “unique” means a stunning custom designed hillside home with extraordinary valley views and thoughtful details that resulted from our working with an architect for more than a year to provide our home with extraordinary and advanced features and capabilities – even before we broke ground. Indeed, our home is not the kind of property typically found in Cupertino. A home such as ours typically would be found in Los Altos Hills or perhaps the hills of Saratoga or Los Gatos. Yet our property was in Cupertino. Mark devised an innovative “Marketing Plan” to ensure maximum exposure to the right real estate agents across Silicon Valley. The Broker Tour had a fantastic turn out. Mark, furthermore, made effective use of internet marketing to reach out to potential buyers both locally and across the nation (one serious inquiry came from Maryland!). One offer came in from China as an all-cash, no-contingency offer with a 7 day close! Mark is an effective negotiator. He understands the details and nuances of getting a deal done. He orchestrated all the components of inspections, title and escrow coordination, closing, etc. Mark is quite effective at protecting my interests. Make sure you ask Mark about the closing. It is a story that will be passed down from senior agents to junior agents for generations to come. ”

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“Our recent purchase of our home was such a wonderful experience that we would like to highly recommend Mark Wong to assist others in house hunting and purchasing. Before requesting Mark to help us in our house hunting, we had tried on ourselves and then with other agents for a few years. All previous efforts ended in vain, partly due to the very competitive market in the Peninsula, and partly due to our overly cautious personalities. To understand our need and orientate us to the peninsula market, Mark started with a variety of choices,, drove us to each of them and explained to us the features and uniqueness of each. Using his experience, he also indicated the expected bidding prices of those choices. Through the initial exercise, he identified our need and continued to provide us the appropriate listing. A few times we made offers, but substantially lower than what he suggested. As expected, and correctly predicted by Mark, we did not succeed in all those offers. Indeed, he used those attempts to educate us about the housing market in this area. He continually showed his expert knowledge and acted highly professionally. From the last quarter of 2015 and early this year, he indicated that the housing market had been slowing down and suggested us to make good use of the opportunity. We indicated to him our interest in a target on a Thursday night, without much expectation. To our surprise, he called us the next day afternoon, and arranged to visit the house that evening. He walked with us through the house in detail, explained and guided us the appropriate price we should offer, and helped us to secure the pre-approval. On Monday, he successfully secured the deal for us. The whole process was done in 4 days compared to the many years we had been in house hunting!!! And, we got it at a very good price!! He then walked us through the whole process of financing the home, which was another tedious step. With his guidance, we closed the deal on time and are now enjoying our home. We got a very good interest rate from the lender he referred to us. The lender became our friend too. Mark's professional skills and knowledge displayed in the whole process amazed us. His sincerity and patience also helped a lot. His connections made the whole process very smooth. Without him we probably are still hunting for a house now. We knew that Mark had been well known and successful in this business. After this experience, we have first hand experience of the reason. Mark, you really are the best and thank you again. ”

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