Kat Gelberger

It was a lucky day for us when our neighbor, Kat Gelberger, approached us because she heard we wanted to sell our house in Lake Forest. She asked for a chance to show her ability to sell our home. We interviewed other agents who failed to listen to our requirements or questions and did not understand the area well. Kat provided realistic concepts and solutions to work within our required timeline. She answered our questions honestly about what was happening in the market, our time frame, and how we could put the property in the best light for a quick sale at the best price. Kat gave us confidence in what she could do as our agent and made us comfortable with the process by answering innumerable questions. She convinced us to market the house using her tools and knowledge about what worked best for the neighborhood. Upon her strong recommendations, we agreed to stage our house and hold an open house, even though we were reluctant to do so. We had multiple offers within a week of the listing. She provided close support throughout the sales cycle, which included recommendations for vendors to make needed repairs. She provided exceptional guidance and was consistently available to answer all questions. Her efforts were above and beyond what we were expecting. She was able to make the sale as painless as possible. By selecting Kat as your real estate agent, you will have a valued person on your side. We highly recommend Kat.

Have you ever found yourself in a real estate transaction with an incredibly accommodating, open, and warm agent on the OPPOSITE side of your transaction? One who made it easy to get all the information you wanted and even facilitated dialogue between parties? Yeah, neither had we until we were the buyers of a property represented by Kat Gelberger. She was so professional, timely, and helpful that we said to her, “If we ever sell this property, we want YOU to be OUR agent!” But, long before that would happen, we became good and immediate friends with her and her husband. We just clicked. Buy a house, get new friends! And, as promised, 4 years later when we decided to move we hired Kat. Once again, she completely exceeded all expectations. She booked the best photographer in record time and marketed our home with such fervor that we had 9 offers in 3 days and closed in under 21 days for the highest sales price our neighborhood has (as of this review) ever seen! She and her team were simply incredible just as they were when we were on the buying end. We closed on the sale of our CA house one day and the purchase of our NV house the very next day and her team had our funds in perfect order and wired exactly on time. It was the smoothest transaction ever. She is, in our opinion, hands down the BEST agent we can imagine in the area and a friend for life! (FWIW, we have been through 14 real estate transactions in our lifetime so we have a little experience.)

Kathy was a delight to work with. She patiently showed us at least 30-40 homes in Big Bear on 5 trips up there. She is a joy to spend time with and she was meticulous with our contract when we did find the perfect cabin! No detail was missed!