Mehdi Safipour

May 2021

I've known Mehdi since 2018 when I got a call from him from Keller Williams Realty when I was casually looking at homes. Since then up until 2021, Mehdi has been the most patient realtor you can ask for. He was always available to show a home even though I hadn't placed an offer for years (or even got a pre-qualification letter). One of his best traits is his patience. He was never pushy and respected my partner's and my opinions, never once implying that he knew better or that we were wrong to want to place a certain offer despite us being first time homebuyers.In August 2020, an offer we made on a Santa Clara townhome was accepted. This home was a deal because it was priced at $120,000 below the market price because the home had remodels done without permits. But, Mehdi put in $40,000 of his own money to help the seller get the permits before we closed. He was 100% reimbursed for this at the time of close. Eventually, with Mehdi's peaceful negotiation between all parties, we got a 3b3b townhome at a great location in Santa Clara at $120,000 below the market price (compared to 3 similar homes sold in the same complex after our offer was accepted), we got $40,000 worth of repairs for a final passed city permit, $2500 worth of termite repairs and an additional $10,000 in the escrow account from the seller to update the balcony's wooden floor and rails. Apart from the city permits, unfortunately, the sellers' grant deed went missing which made it difficult for us to get title insurance. Mehdi found us a new escrow company and eventually, title insurance with First American Title Company. Through the 6 months till we closed, Mehdi not only put his money on the line, he navigated all the tense conversations between the seller, the bank, the city, many, many different contractors, architects and tradespeople all while he tried to get the best outcome for both us and the seller. He is a decent, honest and integrous agent. Although we feel like we got the best possible outcome finally, we saw that he never took advantage of any of the other parties and tried to help the seller and even our loan agent at Wells Fargo. There were numerous instances when Mehdi stepped up to do what the seller's agent was supposed to do, staying up nights and working weekends to close quickly. Thanks to his experience and contacts, there were contractors of all different trades who were willing to come in for Mehdi even at 10 pm to get any construction updates for the city permit done on short notice. We rarely had to struggle to find someone who would fix or inspect something before the city inspections. Eventually we got a great home in a beautiful complex, title insurance, city-approved remodels and a brand new balcony. Thanks to Mehdi, our experience buying a home in the Bay area has not been stressful or competitive like the experience of most other buyers in the Bay area. We are grateful to own a like-new home bought much below market price with a kind, persistent buyer's agent. We highly recommend Mehdi Safipour if you're looking to buy a home in the Bay area. He won't give up on you or the home you want to buy even when everything that can go wrong does.

Nov 2017

I had the opportunity to work with Mehdi recently in the Denver area. He was professional, knowledgeable, and confident during the entire transaction. I would definitely work with him again and recommend his services highly.