Testimonials

Nick is THE MAN. This is a long review, but because Nick got us sitting in our dream house so quickly, we've got time to write it. We hope you've got time to read it. We were introduced to Nick through Landed, and as first time homebuyers with a budget of ~$750k in the South Bay (for 2BR/1BA min) thought a niceish townhome or condo that would take work to personalize would be what we could afford. This being a year of plague and distance EVERYTHING, we clicked through the properties in the Compass workspace Nick set up while waiting for preapproval with the credit union. Once the preapprovals were done, we were ready to begin what everyone has described as a nightmare in the Bay Area - finding someplace under a million dollars in a decent location, with a low HOA, and not falling down. Nick arranged a tour of 7 properties. This was also our first time actually meeting Nick (COVID times!), so all he had to go off of were a couple of phone chats and the workspace notes. We toured a couple of nice places with location issues first. Nothing special - Nick was seeing what we liked layout-wise, so he could show us better places the second time out. One condo seller didn't get back with a key code, so we walked around the development a little in lieu of seeing the interior. The third property we walked through was a single family home in a nice location about a mile and a half west of downtown San Jose. The layout was compact yet airy, and it wasn't a question of if we wanted to live there (when we walked in, we knew), but if we could afford it (the sellers listed low, yet still near the top of our budget, and in a Bay Area bidding war we wouldn't be able to compete). The remaining 3 or 4 properties we saw were okay, but nothing to jump on. $750k is a lot of money, but also next to nothing in the world of South Bay real estate. After the tour, we asked Nick to take the next step on the little house and get us disclosures. We got those the next day, and with no red flags it was time to make a bid. Nick worked the phones with the sellers' agent that evening to get a feel for a competitive bid price, while helping us through all the paperwork we needed to submit a bid that night. Two days after going on our first house hunting tour, we had an offer accepted (amongst stiff competition) on the perfect cottage for two thirty somethings in love. That was simple enough...now we needed to get to closing! My wife and I had everything lined up, but it was still a quick close. Nick coordinated everything between the bank, escrow, the selling agent, and us. There was never any confusion on our end as far as what documents needed to get to what office by when - when you work with Nick, he is very clear about what is happening and what he needs to proceed. If things needed to get done late at night in order to move forward, he was on the phone with us getting it done. The only hiccup was at the end, when the county clerk's computer went down right as the title company was about to file - delaying a 3 week close by two days on the literal final step. Buying a house with Nick was one of the easiest ""big"" life steps we've ever taken. My wife now has a sun-filled teach-from-home classroom and her evening baths include a jacuzzi tub. I'm a geologist who likes to cook, so why wouldn't there be fossils in the stone tile of my bathroom floor and a small kitchen garden just out the door? So much for needing to renovate before moving in. The third place Nick walked us through - on our only viewing tour - is the perfect 2BR/1BA house for us. We said we wanted it, so Nick got it for us. And did I mention we didn't spend our entire budget? Nick Delis is a real estate genius.

Nick is a terrific Realtor! My wife and I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home in San Mateo or Santa Clara county. In 2011, he helped us become first-time homeowners - a beautiful, cozy 1080 sq. ft. rancher in Pacifica. We really appreciated Nick's easy-going yet confident style during the process. He was a voice of calm during the emotional roller coaster of looking for and buying a house. My wife and I both work full-time and, at the time, our older son was just a two-year old, so we also really appreciated how accommodating Nick was with our schedules. I still vividly remember, signing our contract well after business hours in his office with our son in tow. Then in 2017, he guided us through the selling of that house ( for nearly 2X what we paid for it! ) and the purchase of a larger house in Pacifica. I assumed the process would be much easier the second time around but, in fact, it was way more complicated! Nick kept us on track through the whole process, reassuring us along the way but also helping us anticipate any potential issues. He is always super responsive and makes you feel like you're his only client when I know he's working with many families at the same time. He's also a loyal advocate. There are a lot of vendors you have to work with (inspectors, landscapers, staging companies, seller's/buyer's agents) and whenever something was amiss, Nick would waste no time in getting at the source of the problem and making things right. It was such a stress-reliever to know he had our backs. And another important quality in Nick is that he always lets you make the decision that's right for you. He's super knowledgeable and provides a lot of information to help you make an informed decision but never pushes his opinion on you. Even though we don't intend to move for a long while, Nick is still always willing to help. Just this past week, we contacted him to get his take on an estimate for some electrical work that had been mentioned in the home's disclosure form which we were finally getting around to. Nick responded in less than 24 hrs. with a lot of great advice and was even willing to schedule an appointment for us to meet with one of his go-to home inspectors. How awesome is that?! If you're like me, you read Yelp reviews with a skeptical eye, especially the ones that are over-the-top positive. But I'm honestly a real person who really worked with Nick and without hesitation recommend him to you. Thanks Nick!

Nick is a terrific Realtor! My wife and I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home in San Mateo or Santa Clara county. In 2011, he helped us become first-time homeowners a beautiful, cozy 1080 square feet rancher in Pacifica. We really appreciated Nick's easy-going yet confident style during the process. He was a voice of calm during the emotional roller coaster of looking for and buying a house. My wife and I both work full-time and, at the time, our older son was just a two-year-old, so we also really appreciated how accommodating Nick was with our schedules. I still vividly remember, signing our contract well after business hours in his office with our son in tow. Then in 2017, he guided us through the selling of that house (for nearly 2 times what we paid for it!) and the purchase of a larger house in Pacifica. I assumed the process would be much easier the second time around but, in fact, it was way more complicated! Nick kept us on track through the whole process, reassuring us along the way but also helping us anticipate any potential issues. He is always super responsive and makes you feel like you're his only client when I know he's working with many families at the same time. He's also a loyal advocate. There are a lot of vendors you have to work with (inspectors, landscapers, staging companies, seller's/buyer's agents) and whenever something was amiss, Nick would waste no time in getting at the source of the problem and making things right. It was such a stress-reliever to know he had our backs. And another important quality in Nick is that he always lets you make the decision that's right for you. He's super knowledgeable and provides a lot of information to help you make an informed decision but never pushes his opinion on you. Even though we don't intend to move for a long while, Nick is still always willing to help. Just this past week, we contacted him to get his take on an estimate for some electrical work that had been mentioned in the home's disclosure form which we were finally getting around to. Nick responded in less than 24 hours. with a lot of great advice and was even willing to schedule an appointment for us to meet with one of his go-to home inspectors. How awesome is that?! If you're like me, you read Yelp reviews with a skeptical eye, especially the ones that are over-the-top positive. But I'm honestly a real person who really worked with Nick and without hesitation recommend him to you. Thanks Nick!

Nick was recommended to us by our last realtor (Deborah Nguyen at Compass she's fantastic!) because she only works in the city and we were looking to buy in the peninsula. Nick's knowledge of the peninsula was extensive and he was wonderful to work with. Here's why: The Nick Algorithm We didn't really know what we wanted in a house, but we knew what we didn't want. Nick picked great properties for us to visit in different cities in the peninsula and asked us what we liked and didn't like about each. This helped to feed The Nick Algorithm so he could get a better understanding of what we were looking for. (This process helped us, too, understand what we wanted!) After every property we visited, he really started to hone in on what we wanted and we were able to get much more serious about which properties we saw and the buying process in general. Super patient and approachable style as first-time home buyers, we had a lot of questions. Nick answered them all thoroughly every time. We also texted/called him a bunch (at some points in the process, we were talking multiple times a day) and he never made us feel like we were a bother. His goal was to help us through every single stage of the home buying process (including getting our loan), which was so appreciated. After we closed on the house, I actually started to miss talking to him every day, haha! HGTV-depth of knowledge Nick knows his peninsula neighborhoods and also about home design. He helped us narrow it down to the exact city perfect for us. Also, every time we visited a new property, he would give advice on how we could update the home to have it better fit our lifestyle. He knew when to say "this is something I think you can change" and "this house is probably too big of a project for you" based on our personalities. And he was spot on. Looking back, I'm so glad we didn't pick any of the bigger fixer-uppers. Well-connected after we closed on the house, we made a prioritized list of updates/renovations we wanted to complete before moving in. Nick helped to coordinate getting vendors out to the house, meeting them there to show them what work we wanted to be done, and getting quotes for us. This was so helpful and felt above and beyond! The house we ended up in is our dream house. And a large part of that is due to Nick's help!

We moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for my wife's work. Being new to the Bay Area we were unfamiliar with the housing market and were outbid on three houses and were coming up at the end of our temporary housing period. We found a house in Montara and wanted to make an offer but due to a unique for sale by owner situation, our original realtor said he couldn't represent us. We contacted the relocation company and they assigned Nick Delis to handle the purchase. Nick handled a difficult seller and we were fortunate to be able to live in a home with an amazing ocean view. Three years later we were moving again for my wife's work and contacted Nick to sell our Montara Home. Nick gave us advice on what we needed to change in order to get the best return on investment and spent a minimum amount of money on painting, landscaping, and staging. Nick's laid-back demeanor put us at ease during this stressful time. He handled the contractors as well as all the other details and hiccups that occurred with the house sale. He kept us well informed during this period and gave us sound advice regarding the sale leaving all final decisions to us. He never once hesitated to put our interests first and, as a result, we sold our house at well above our expected sale price. It was only because of Nick's kindness and generosity that we were able to purchase a home in the Bay Area in the first place. Nick is an amazing realtor and, more importantly, a man of the highest character. If we find ourselves back in the Bay Area we hope we are fortunate enough to be able to work with Nick again. From the wife: I agree with everything my husband said. Let's face it, you never get a seamless process with home buying and selling especially when relocating for a new job but with Nick, in your corner, you come pretty close. Nick's involvement in buying and selling our home enabled me to focus on the challenges of joining a new company.

We've had the pleasure of working with Nick since we moved to the Bay area from the East Coast back in 2013. We've had our share of agents when we were looking for our first home and when we got connected with Nick, we were able to make an instant connection. Since then, Nick was able to guide us through purchasing our first home in Burlingame, and fast forward, selling that house to purchase our next home for our growing family. Nick's strengths are his ability to connect with you on a personal level, being a family man himself. He often puts himself in your shoes as a home buyer and speaks to what makes sense for himself as a non-agent. He's shared many atimes things he's learned along the way as not only an agent but also a current home buyer with a growing family. Also, he knows the area very well. We've bounced around many different pockets of the Peninsula areas and Nick was able to deliver insights to help us guide our decision on where to land. He uses a data driven approach, coupled with a realistic buyer/seller eye in this market. And as many others have mentioned, he's super responsive. There have been countless times I've been on the phone with Nick at 10pm to talk through our strategy, our options, next steps, and even throughout the offer/bidding process (as a seller and buyer). Nick does not drop the ball when it comes to making sure you're in good hands. In this highly competitive market, there are agents by the dozens, trying to make a name for themselves. Nick is simply an honest, fair, good guy who truly does put your interests in front. I can say Nick is not only our realtor, but also a good friend now who is always dependable. Can't recommend him highly enough!!