I recently came to Santa Barbara and leased a home for 8 months. I had lived here previously for over 20 years. My intent was to consider relocating for the summer. However, on a whim, I put my home on the market in another city. Surprisingly it sold in 2 weeks. So good fortune put me into high gear to find a permanent home here. I solicited help from Patrice Serrani with Berkshire Hathaway. First, she engaged in a process of educating me on the market which was totally different from when I had left 6 years ago. We looked at all suitable neighborhoods in the area and prioritized two. Then began the home search. This was very challenging given the t...

Patrice is a wonderful real estate agent and person. She treated us with care, intention, and dedication. She listened to us, guided us with her many years of expertise, and ultimately found us our dream home. We couldn’t recommend Patrice more highly!

We’ve known Patrice for years as a neighbor, and this summer, we asked her to help us find a second property here in Santa Barbara for a family member. The market was challenging. Inventory in our price range that fit our criteria was low and demand, despite rising interest rates, was still strong. Patrice did an outstanding job. She quickly understood what we hoped to find and recommended properties that were of interest to us. She did an excellent job of representing us with the seller and seller’s agent, recommended inspections we needed to do prior to lifting contingencies, and negotiated credits based on those inspections that exceeded our expe...