Andy Poryes

My wife and I met Andy at a random open house in Fremont years ago before we were ready to buy our first home. He was warm, friendly, and professional. First impressions are often lasting impressions and flash forward 3 years later when we were ready to buy our first home, we contacted Andy. Originally we thought we thought we’d settle in Pleasanton and it was very helpful that Andy is a local who gave us insights on all that this city has to offer.
He was patient with us as we towed around 2 toddlers with us on our house tours, watching to make sure the little ones did not get in to too much trouble as we looked at homes. As first time home buyers, we needed a lot of advice and hand holding. Initially we felt a little overwhelmed with the prices of the homes he showed us, but when we told him we were not comfortable with looking at homes at the top of the price range we were pre-​qualified for, he was able to adjust and fine tune the homes to match the criteria we requested. As a family, we disagreed and changed our minds several times during our search about the size & type of home we wanted and Andy was patient, flexible, and honest in managing our expectations. There were a few instances where we wanted to look at short sale or foreclosure homes and while Andy advised against them, he showed us the homes so we could decide for ourselves.
We also appreciated his keen eye in pointing out any defects (or nice accents) the home might have. He was not shy about verbalizing any downsides or concerns to the homes or neighborhoods. He was generous with his time, we would often drive around the house/​neighborhood several times and he never rushed us with our decisions (unless he felt it was necessary to do so.) While we often found additional homes to look at through our own searches, Andy was extremely quick to contact the seller’s agents to get us an appointment to view the home. One of the things we really lagged on was getting all of our paperwork together for the loan/​pre-​qualification process and Andy was direct in letting us know that it was an imperative first step. Being newbies to this process, Andy gave us several reality checks that we needed. While he is professional and collegiate with other agents, when the situation called for being aggressive in advocating for something in our favor, Andy had our backs.
We put in several offers before we finally settled on buying our first home. We didn’t end up buying a home in Pleasanton, but Andy was comfortable with the entire east bay area and had many contacts in the insurance, contractor businesses, etc. Andy was encouraging and worked tirelessly throughout the whole process. He was easy to get a hold of via cell or e-​mail. Almost all of the documents we needed to be signed were done via e-​mail so we didn’t have to keep going into his office. He called frequently when we were in escrow to give us updates. Sometimes he’d call just to check in with us and how the kids were doing just cause he cared about us (even after we had moved into our home.) And the cherry on top: after seeing how dirty the home was when we got our keys, he gave us the best housewarming gift we could hope for– a deep cleaning of the home before we moved in! We felt very fortunate to have Andy as our agent, he made what could have been a very stressful and nerve wracking experience a smooth one.

It took over a year and countless offers but Andy never gave up to find the perfect place for me. I almost stopped looking, it was the most frustrating experience. Thanks to Andy’s encouragement I am now living in the most peaceful and perfect home.
Thanks Andy for being my realtor. Could not have done it without you.

After two-​year frustrated experiences with other agents, we finally found our dream home in Pleasanton with Andy’s help. Andy did a great job to put the deal together in a very short of time. He lives in Pleasanton and knows the area very well. I definitely would recommend him if you are looking for an agent in the Pleasanton.