This recommendation is long overdue, but as you know, we have been quite busy between selling our home in Los Angeles, moving up north, purchasing a new property, and helping our son and his new wife buy their first home with you. It was time to send you our collective and heartfelt thank you.

Initially, we intended to work with the agent who had sold us our home, but your stellar reputation, endorsed by two colleagues, compelled us to meet with you. We immediately clicked. From the moment we decided to put our home on the market with you, your professionalism and expertise were unmistakable. Your understanding of recent sales in our neighborhood and your distinctive approach to selling a home impressed us greatly. What also distinguished you was your firm stance on dual agency. You made it clear that you would not represent us and another buyer at the same time. We greatly appreciated your unwavering commitment to prioritizing our interests exclusively.

We particularly valued your strategy of providing inspection reports upfront and your meticulous guidance in helping us understand the importance of completing the disclosures accurately. Thanks to your thorough preparation, nightly updates, and clear communication, we sold our home swiftly and over the asking price.  And we were thrilled when the buyers did not request any repair credits, as you had clearly communicated the needed repairs upfront to them and their agents. Your support did not end there. When we purchased our new home in Napa, despite not being our agent for that transaction, you consistently took our calls and provided invaluable feedback. Let me just say that our Napa real estate agent was quite challenging to work with, and we truly missed your guidance. Your willingness to assist us, without any financial incentive, really touched us.

When it came time to help our son and his new wife purchase their first home, there was no question that we all wanted you by our side. Once again, you exceeded our expectations. Leveraging your relationship with a developer and his real estate agent, you secured an off-market property for us. You and the listing agents were able to negotiate a substantial six-figure credit for us as the home needed significant repairs. We loved the fact that you were not afraid to ask for a credit and that you always had our best interests at heart. Thanks to your efforts, the kids moved in this weekend, and they are beyond thrilled.  They told us that we should use your favorite expression “U Rock” to express our gratitude.  Mission accomplished!

Thank you again for everything!
Warm regards,

Ed

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Moving to a new and unknown city is difficult. We are very thankful and grateful to Magali for her incessant support throughout the process, from clarifying the best sequence of steps to successfully closing our new place. After Magali helped us find a nice temporary home, we started looking for a permanent place on an aggressive schedule. Magali was quite clear with us about what we needed to do to keep our schedule, starting from getting immediately pre-qualified. It was also very important that she understood what kind of place we were looking for at the first interview; that allowed us to focus on visiting only relevant places without wasting time. At all steps of our search, Magali was always there to give us very valuable advice that prevented us from going after potentially bad choices. But we really grew to admire Magali’s skills and dedication after finding a place we liked and making an offer. Magali’s quality of support through all the closing steps far exceeded all my previous experiences with real estate agents. We felt that we were guided by a very competent and professional friend. As a result, we successfully completed negotiations, closed without a problem within our schedule, and we are now very happily settled down in our new place.

Dr. Dario Boffelli PhD, Research Professor at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Tomoko Asagami, MD, PhD, MBA, Lead Researcher at Globizz Consulting

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We just wanted to let you know how incredibly grateful we are for all your hard work in getting us across the finish line! We can’t imagine anyone else with whom we could have had such a smooth and seamless experience. Nothing was left to chance. We have always admired your attention to detail when we first worked with you a few years ago, and it surely shined again throughout this process this time around. We also appreciate all of your recommendations that proved to be beyond useful and for being always available and on-site for all the extra little things you did which gave us such peace of mind 400 miles away. And who does not like a 10-day close of escrow? 
Thank you again for everything Magali!

Jason

Dear Magali,
You haven’t seen the last of us.  You have been unbelievably helpful from when I first called you from out of state six years ago until now.  We could not have done this without you, and we wouldn’t want to work with anyone else in the future.  You are a true professional, and we are very grateful to have made the connection.
Thank you so much.

Dr. Melissa Robert & Dr. Stephen Robert / Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Cedars Sinai hospital

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I have known Magali since 2003 when I first purchased my property.  She represented the seller and the first thought that crossed my mind was “Magali is a force of nature – I sure wish she represented me in this transaction.”  16 years later when it was time to do a 1031 exchange, Magali was the only person I called.  Not only did she remember me, she remembered my mother!

There are many brokers out there who are professionals with great communication skills.  Magali takes it to the next level.  Not only does she know Beverly Hills inside and out, Magali has a steely determination to close the transaction at a price that is fair to both the buyer and the seller.  I certainly didn’t make it easy for her – I lived out of the area and added an extra layer of complexity with the 1031 exchange structure.  Magali presented a renovation strategy to maximize the sale price while minimizing the expense.   The repairs could not have occurred without Magali, her team of professionals and her laser focus attention to details coordinating all of the moving variables.

Magali’s clarity and precision are just a few of her many attributes.  Never once during the transaction was it unclear of what was happening.  I highly recommend Magali to anyone who is serious about buying or selling a property.

Julie Ha

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We moved to LA with little knowledge of the local market. We fortunately were introduced to Magali through the organization I was being recruited by, and she made the arduous process of buying a home as painless as possible.

She was a consummate professional every step of the way and helped us navigate the search. She provided candid advice whenever we asked (or didn’t ask) and was clearly always looking out for our best interest. Besides her intimate knowledge of the market, her relationships with other real estate agents provided insight into how best to approach pricing and negotiations.

Ultimately, the stringency by which she conducts her business was truly revealed during the closing process. She walked us through every document and anticipated every possible outcome to ensure that we purchased our house with no issues.

Simply put, Magali was just an absolute pleasure to work with, and to this day, we still consider her a trusted advisor and friend.

Dr. Peter Chen & Jenny Chen

From the beginning, it was clear Magali was in it for the long haul and that she was going to be by our side until we found the right house.

Purchasing our new home was truly a labor of love and Magali made it possible. From the moment, we walked into the home, we knew it was the place where we would plan to raise our children. But, the logistics of the impending purchase appeared be too far overwhelming.

With that, Magali Bergher sprang into action. It was an amazing sight to see because she went above and beyond the call of duty each day as we worked toward the purchase.

Utilizing her numerous connections, associates, and amazing perseverance, Magali accomplished something that appeared to be impossible.

Magali speaks many languages including “builder-speak, buyer-speak and lender-speak”. She was our most valuable player in the two projects we did together. As a developer, it is critical to us that our sales representative understands all the complexities and challenges of closing multiple units in a very compressed time period.

Magali has proven she can seamlessly coordinate the buyers, our construction people, multiple lenders, escrows and even the movers!

Robert D. May

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Every time we reached out to an inspector, or contractor or craftsmen, they expounded on the greatness of Magali Bergher. Everyone was willing to do whatever they could to help to expedite the inspections as well as our new renovations.

Honestly, it felt like Magali and her associates had our best interests at heart the entire time. That’s a true testament to Magali. She is a wonderful and warm person who will do everything to help you accomplish your goal of purchasing a new home. More importantly, she becomes a true family member throughout the process and we are really appreciative of that.”

Milton T.M. Little, MD & Erica Little | Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon | Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center

Many thanks also for your absolute professionalism. It’s becoming more and more difficult to navigate the high seas of the Los Angeles real estate. In your case it was a massive pleasure to see the attention to detail, care and concern you applied to making everything perfect for your clients, outstanding ! I only wish our brokerage had 20 Magali’s.  Let’s stay in touch and do more deals, I like your style. 

Maurice Woolf, CEO Californian Estates

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Magali and I met as a result of the passing of a very dear mutual friend. She helped him find and buy his home. He always had wonderful things to say about Magali, specifically how professional and knowledgeable she was about the real estate market and how easy she made the process. Naturally, I reached out to her for help with the sale of his home.

During the listing meeting it became clear to me that all the wonderful things my friend had told me about Magali were indeed true. Magali came thoroughly prepared to discuss her qualifications, the current real estate market, including recent sales, pending sales and current listings. She made several recommendations to make the home more marketable, including the staging of certain rooms, painting and taking care of various repairs.

She presented a marketing plan which was implemented and resulted in multiple offers to purchase the home within the first week after the first open house.

I have worked with many real estate agents and brokers over the years in various parts of the US, including New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Omaha. In my opinion Magali is the “best of the best.” She is the consummate professional. Magali identified every potential issue at the start of the process and suggested how to resolve those issues. Nothing was left to chance.

She constantly followed up on every step of the process. She kept me up to date on what was taking place. I never had to call her to find out what was going on. She called me.

With Magali there was never any doubt that the transaction was going to close. Magali was caring, compassionate and empathetic during this difficult time. She was also very direct and persuasive when it was necessary.

These are qualities and skills which, in my opinion, make her an outstanding real estate professional.

I would recommend her to anyone requiring her services without any reservation. On a personal note, I will never be able to thank Magali enough for the wonderful job she did for our dear friend.

Robert Ruiz