YOUR STORIES
Many thanks for your kind words. I am extremely grateful to have work that I love, clients who are appreciative and a profession that gives me purpose.
To all of you who have let me into your lives over the years and allowed me and my team to help you buy, sell, rent or sometimes just look and explore, I am extremely grateful to share one of life’s most significant events with you.
Thank you.
Scott & Lisa D.
"We’ve worked with Nancy and her capable team on two different purchases in Santa Barbara, and, simply put, they’re terrific.
Nancy is an exceptional advisor, with not only the very best market knowledge, but also the ability to quickly understand her clients. She brings a whole lot of integrity, commitment, and responsiveness to her role, and, when it comes to actually pursuing an interesting house, stand back. She’s in her element when it comes to negotiations, and we loved seeing her intuitive and highly effective negotiating style. Lastly, she’s a wonderful person with a great sense of humor, and it was a delight to work with her and each of her team members.
So, in short, we’re big fans, and would recommend her highly!"
Mary W.
"I initially contacted Nancy in April 2022 because she had successfully sold, for an astonishingly high price, a house in my parents’ immediate neighborhood just a few months before. My mother had recently passed away and, while I knew I must sell my parents’ home, I had no idea how to go about it. Nancy responded to my call immediately and, after hearing my desires, she mapped out a strategy. From my first meeting with Nancy, her sincerity and enthusiasm were palpable. She completely charms the people with whom she interacts. The best part is, Nancy’s interest and caring are genuine. Nancy’s help did not end with the sale of the house. When I inquired if she knew of a good moving and storage company, she gave me the name of an outstanding local company that succeeded in moving my precious household goods to Virginia with expert care. Nancy and her team are expert professionals and, more importantly, genuinely warm and caring human beings upon whose wisdom and advice I could, and did, rely implicitly."
Carolyn C.
"Nancy is amazing and has an equally amazing team. They are thorough, prompt, informed and efficient while being friendly and helpful. They are the only team I’d ever use."
Bill B.
"From the day I met Nancy and her group, I felt they worked tirelessly and intuitively to sell and market the special qualities of my property. They were always available to answer my questions and to alleviate my concerns. They brought a great variety of well qualified buyers and worked aggressively to obtain the goals we sought. I have nothing but praise."
Lisa & Heather
“When we made the decision to sell our property, we knew we weren’t just selling a building, we were selling a landmark with its own past and the history we had created for it. Both Gabi and Nancy took a great deal of time to showcase the stories, legacy and details that made the property so special to us and to a prospective buyer. We felt that we were in the right hands from the start as they brought their expertise, experience, and passion to create a beautiful presentation that honored us as homeowners, business owners and stewards inside the historic property. In short, they treated our property like a piece of art. They were professional in every way from start to finish and, working together, we finished the sale in a successful and elegant way.”
Mike H.
"We cannot be more grateful to Team Kogevinas for their assistance in our home purchase in Montecito. They have exceptional communication, attention to detail and patience throughout our transaction. They provided such a positive experience and we look forward to working again with Nancy and her entire team!"
Kendal H.
"Thank you so much for your guidance and support during the purchase of our first home. From the time we first connected, it was clear to us why your team is the best of the best. We will always feel grateful that you championed for us. We can’t wait to work with you again for our next property!"
Shirley P.
“I wanted to thank you on the smooth, quick sale of my property. It was such a pleasure working with you and your team. Nancy, I was very impressed with you from the moment we first met, your level of knowledge, dedication and professionalism, stood out and made me feel comfortable. We were amazed how quickly after listing, you and your team jumped into action, posting photographs, making flyers, beautiful brochures, advertising and holding an open house the very next day...WOW.
Throughout the transaction, you were great at communicating with me, patiently helping guide me through the process, you were never too busy to answer any of my questions, even the silly ones:) YOU ARE THE BEST NANCY!
I am grateful to have found a real estate agent with such passion and dedication as you. I would highly recommend you and your amazing team to anyone buying or selling a home."
Deborah and Stu F.
“We can’t thank you enough for all of your effort, tenacity, and sage guidance throughout the process of selling our home. I can’t imagine that any other team that could have stayed so calm in the face of insanity; I’m in awe of how you do it day in and day out with such a genuine smile. We are so happy that you are our realtor and our neighbor.”
David B.
“You guys are fantastic with following through on every detail and taking care of all sorts of obstacles. We especially appreciate that you were personally present for every showing, pre-showing, inspection and all visitations. Hours and hours of time and always encouraging feedback; we love working with you guys and have huge respect for your expertise.”
Hany S.
“Market knowledge, responsiveness, negotiations, communication, selling and buying skills, local relationships, experience – just about every real estate quality imaginable and then some.”
Greg and Erin G.
“We were very impressed with Nancy and Linos Kogevinas. They really took the time to get to know our property, gave us great suggestions on how to improve the curb appeal of our home, and put together a great marketing package. Their suggestions helped immensely to facilitate the sale of our home very quickly, which was previously on the market for several years. They are very professional, very good negotiators, great to work with and made us feel as if we were their first priority. We are so grateful to them and would highly recommend them to take care of all your real estate needs.”
Marlene B.
“Nancy and her team provided an extremely competent service as our listing agent. We highly recommend Nancy Kogevinas as a listing broker: - she was enthusiastic about our property which made us believe she was marketing us positively - she provided sound consulting/advice so we felt informed about our options at every step - she handled sensitive issues with impressive negotiating skills which kept us out of stressful situations - the Kogevinas team handled every detail from listing thru closing. There were pleasant surprises at every step of the process as the team dealt with everything from scheduling inspections to filing forms - the team was always present at the property for all showings, inspections, etc. They spent many hours on site, ensuring a safe process and 100% responsiveness to third party questions - we have bought and sold properties in the past. Nancy and her team made this sale the smoothest, most competently-handled transaction by far.”
Mark and Cherie T.
“Wow, Nancy. What a great experience to work with you and your team. This was not an easy sale - many points where the whole thing could have gone haywire - we so appreciate your unflappable, professional, spot-on guidance. People not working with you are really missing out. We simply can’t thank you enough.”
Pat G.
“We want you to know how much we valued your willingness to take us on as clients and persevere throughout the process to the finish line. We want you to know how much we valued your direction, expertise, and keen sense of knowing when to press for the upper hand in this transaction. We never doubted your advice and always felt comfortable deferring to your judgment. That’s the best way to value any professional relationship."
Katy and David
“Dear Team Kogevinas - Thank you for all your teamwork in selling our home. You all made the process effortless for us and we appreciate all of your hard work. You were all very comforting to work with, and we are endlessly grateful to have you as our agent and team. Thank you again."
Margo S.
“What can I say but THANK YOU. You are effortlessly organizing and leading a great team. Thank you for having the vision with our home. We knew it was special, but is hard for others to see the potential. We needed a visionary, and out of so many, you got us there. Thank you again for all you have done and continue to do.”
McKenna S.
"Thank you, Nancy. Despite about 14 inspections, everything was smooth sailing. What a well-oiled operation you’ve created. One of my favorite things in life is when I witness a person doing that thing that fully aligns with all their talents. I see that with you in your profession. It all seems magical but, of course, it’s lots of hard work. I feel quite fortunate to have worked with you and I know no one else could have delivered the same outcome. You are a superstar!"