KIND WORDS FROM SELLERS AND BUYERS
"We feel so lucky we found Natalie. From our first meeting to closing, Natalie was a complete pleasure to work with. This was our first home-buying experience and it couldn't have been a smoother process. Natalie is a great listener, incredibly responsive, experienced, professional, always friendly, patient and just immediately got us and what we were looking for. It was like dealing with a great friend...except a friend who happens to be a real estate rockstar.
Natalie constantly had our back and would tell us when she thought a space wouldn't work, if the value wasn't good or when a house wasn't baby-friendly. Natalie was honest and transparent and we never felt like she was selling us or being pushy.
We're new to the area and Natalie has been a fantastic resource for all things east side - especially in regard to kid things. Natalie has great taste and ideas, an instinct you trust and she'll walk you through each step of what has the potential to be an extremely stressful process (all with a smile and sense of humor). With her combination of positivity and pragmatism, we always knew we were in good hands. Before Natalie, we really thought we might never find anything and now we can't wait to move in to our first home.
Thank you, Natalie!!!”
-Mollie L.
"Natalie is INCREDIBLE! I genuinely do not think I would be a homeowner in LA if it weren't for her. Within two weeks of taking me on, she helped me narrow down what I wanted, toured several houses with me, and helped me win my dream house at a price under my budget over eight other offers! She then made the escrow period, which was only about two weeks, as easy as possible. She was incredibly responsive and essentially held my hand the whole way through. I will never be able to say enough good things about Natalie!! If you want to buy a house, use Natalie!”
-Jennifer P.
"Natalie did an absolutely amazing job selling our parents' house in Silverlake for a price substantially more than we ever dreamed of. She is super responsive, super knowledgeable about the real estate market and the Silverlake neighborhood, and she is just a dream to work with. She provided valuable advice and made excellent suggestions that were both pragmatic and practical to show the house at its best, eliciting multiple offers well above the listing price.
We can't say enough good things about Natalie and her team. She is warm and friendly, and she went above and beyond to make selling the house less stressful. We feel so lucky to have found her, and strongly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Silverlake area.”
-Carol M.
"Natalie is a fantastic real estate agent and person! My fiance and I relocated from the East coast, and we are so fortunate to have found Natalie. We would recommend her to anyone (especially those unfamiliar with the LA area) looking to buy a home!
We appreciated that Natalie took the time to understand what we were looking for in our home. She had great suggestions on where we should be looking and what would work for us. When we eventually found THE house, Natalie was why we were able to close the deal so quickly.
Natalie and her team made the entire process as stress-free as it can be. Because Natalie is so well-connected and knowledgeable, she provided reliable recommendations for all the necessary people along the way--contractors, inspectors, etc. And she and her team had everything covered; they even filmed a video showing us what key opened each door on the property after the sale was finalized.
We can't say enough great things about working with Natalie. She is friendly, responsive, knowledgeable, a great negotiator, and more. Plus, she is a genuinely lovely person. Natalie has been so welcoming, giving us great recommendations for restaurants and things to do in the area."
-Moiramarie N.
"Natalie is a dream! We just made our first house purchase after searching for about two full years. During those two years we had lots going on in our lives - job changes, family circumstances changes, budget changes, neighborhoods we wanted to live in changes, etc. We were quite the moving target as far as clients. Natalie was with us every step of the way. She was always immediately there for the houses we got really excited about and thought we *might* make offers on (though didn't in the end). She told us her honest opinion and also let us find our way. She checked in just enough (I suspect she has a sixth sense) but we never felt pressured to 'just pick something' or to make offers if we weren't sure.
When we were really ready to make an offer (our first one got accepted BTW - something I credit to Natalie!) she helped us negotiate to a price we were happy with, found amazing inspectors for us, helped us with every step of the escrow process and even recommended a contractor we are now working with for renovations! She is a real estate fairy god-mother! Truly. We trusted her 100% and always felt she was looking out for and supporting us. We feel so so lucky to have found her (at one of her open houses) and to have chosen to work together! We are team Natalie alllll the way.”
-Michelle P.
"Natalie is such a fantastic person. The real estate game like all other hot markets in our modern world, can leave you feeling, lonely, outgunned, out-"luck'd", and just generally late to the good stuff. Our LA housing market has all these marvelous qualities to a very annoying extreme. This is why, if you can work with Natalie to navigate this market, you are so incredibly lucky. She is at the highest level, and honest, caring, well informed human being, who cares very deeply about finding the very best for her clients. She understands the game here very well, and is an expert in Northeast Los Angeles. There are so many parts of the process that we go through once the buying of the house actually begins, and having someone on your side, who is honest with you, and not afraid to fight is such a blessing.
We followed Natalie's lead, got a house for an AMAZING deal. She got us a huge escrow credit (AMAZING RIGHT?), and a house for less than our maximum price. This allowed us to customize our remodel with the money we saved, and now our house is ours. It's our vision, our choices, and we made ones that we love.
Finally, I need to mention we were new to the East Side, and Natalie guided us into a killer neighborhood. It's hard to imagine that one person could help so much in the upgrading of your life, but she did!!!
I truly believe that we would not have been able to do this without Natalie. She's such a great woman!! Best of luck getting her!!!”
-Justin M.
"We feel so lucky to have found Natalie to represent us in selling our home! She is responsible, reliable, experienced, super smart, an all round nice person and has done a remarkable job for us.
She guided us through each step of the process reassuring us and giving us confidence along the way. We were fortunate to be able to move out of our house at the start of the process and after that she took care of everything.
Her appealing listing description and intelligent pricing led to a stream of visitors and oodles of impressive offers including the one we accepted (which was well above what we had expected) two weeks after the listing date.
We hope to buy again in the future and look forward to working with Natalie again when the time comes."
-Jack H.
"We went into this completely naive as first-time home buyers. From the start, Natalie was so patient with all our questions and brought us through the entire process step-by-step. You could sense that she was all-in, committed to finding what was best for us and not just trying to make a sale.
Something I truly appreciated as we toured house to house was how realistic Natalie was with us (red flags, sketchy areas, competition), and with that the amount of experience she brought with her. Our budget was tight and we knew we weren't giving her much to work with. She didn't let that deter her; there was never any pressure to upsell or over-extend ourselves financially. But Natalie has a good eye for hidden gems, which is why even in our situation she found really great options that had amazing potential, and still within good areas.
When we found THE house, she was aggressive and charming -- the listing agent of the house kept complimenting how much of a Rockstar she was, and it was 100% her strategy that got us the house. In this crazy L.A. housing market an agent like her is the only way to have a fighting chance.
She was there for us every step of escrow, provided reliable recommendations for all the necessary people along the way -- contractor, inspectors, broker, etc. We highly recommend Natalie, especially first-time home buyers. It's hard to find good people who you can trust, especially when you're new and don't know any better. You'd be lucky to have her as your agent."
-Michele B.
"Anyone embarking on buying or selling real estate in Los Angeles knows (or soon will) that the transaction experience here is more intense than most cities in the United States. For buyers, the competition here can make it especially tricky. You will not find a better real estate broker to work with in this city than Natalie Stern Trabin.
Natalie listens and absorbs your situation and then gets to work. She's patient and helpful in explaining the whole process to newbies. She's so far from being a 'typical' real estate broker that might rush or hurry you in making decisions you are not fully comfortable with. She'll advise you appropriately and suggest the best route to proceed with. She's amazing with negotiations; and the resources she brings to the table are just as reliable and trustworthy as she is.
Natalie provides the best of both worlds -honesty and integrity whilst ready to hustle in negotiating the best deal for you. I would not have the home I currently have without her tenacity and heart. I will never stop recommending her and using her for future transactions. I must say apart from all the business stuff, she's lovely company as well."
-Kel B.
"Natalie was absolutely fantastic to work with during every step of the house-hunting and home-buying process. This was my first time buying and she explained everything to me in such a clear way. Without her savvy I would not have gotten my awesome Silver Lake house because there were so many bids. Then, once I got the house, she really cared about making sure everything happened as smoothly as possible throughout the escrow process. She totally had my back when we had some complications with the seller and she kept my sanity by taking such good care of EVERY detail. Her legal background was such an asset. I would strongly recommend her to anyone. She knows her stuff and is so easy to work with. She sincerely cared and put her heart and tons of hard work into my home."
-Camille D.
"Natalie is the best! I cannot recommend her enough. She found us our dream home (the first place we looked at) and we were ready to put our bid in. The only problem- we still had to list AND sell our current home. Natalie was on top of it.
She put in our bid, which was contingent on the sale of our current home. Meanwhile, she helped us every step of the way to ensure our current home was in perfect selling condition. She had beautiful photos taken, and had a very professional website made for our listing, all within a few days. Although I was nervous about being able to sell our home (it had an unusual layout and was quite small) we received multiple offers the first weekend it was on the market. She made everything as easy as possible, and our offer was accepted. And during all of this we had a one month old baby! She was extremely sensitive to our new family life yet worked incredibly hard to get our current home sold and find us the best possible house out there. We are now in our dream home and couldn't be happier. When we tell our friends about our experience with Natalie they can't believe how easy it was! In this competitive market, Natalie is definitely the best agent out there."
-Liz H.
"Natalie Trabin, Realtor Extraordinaire, is a miracle worker! I've bought and sold a few places over the years but I've never had a Realtor like Natalie. She listened, strategized, problem-solved and negotiated like a consummate professional and she made me feel like I was her only client.
Natalie handled the sale of my old house, which was a huge challenge as I tried to sell it last year and failed. This time around, I needed a new Realtor and thankfully my friend referred me to Natalie. She was brilliant with her recommendations on everything from landscaping to staging and beyond. Once my house hit the market last month, there was a feeding frenzy and I went under contract with a buyer for way over asking on the very first day on the market!! What a difference!! I couldn't have done it without her!
Natalie also helped me find and buy the house of my dreams. After many weeks of going over listings with her, we ventured out into a weekend of open houses. I had my eye on one place in particular and, after I saw a bunch of contenders, nothing else stacked up. … Natalie and I scrambled to put an offer together and I threw my hat into the ring. The next day we heard back that the sellers were going to go with a different buyer but Natalie and I weren't going to take "no" for an answer. I don't know how she did it, but Natalie moved heaven and earth, and probably called in favors from a few minor deities, to negotiate our way past the other buyer and snap up the house at almost-literally the very last second. There probably isn't another Realtor on the planet who could have done what she did, and I feel like the luckiest guy on the planet for having her at my side to pull me over the finish line. Yet again, as before, I couldn't have done it without her!!"
-Kavi G.
