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David Makarechian

Helen Pastorino is one of the Bay Area's leading real estate entrepreneurs. Her advice leverages more than 30 years experience in the real estate industry. In my professional interactions with Helen I have found her to demonstrate the utmost in...

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Mike Continillo

Pertria has managed our family's investment portfolio for three generations. My grandfather made the initial decision to work with Pertria. He was very pleased with the firm's understanding of how to optimize our investment value by obtaining q...

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Laura Reback

Pertria has been our management company for nearly 10 years. My husband and I are so appreciative that we have Qadria Bokhari as our personal property manager. She is extremely knowledgeable, professional, efficient, and she always maintains ou...

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Randle Suttkus

I am the third generation of my family with responsibility for our investments in 14 units, 10 units, duplexes, and single-family homes. We have had a successful history with Pertria for 19 years. Qadria Bokhari has managed our investments for ...

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Greg & Jessica Wallace

Thank you EJ and Helen for negotiating the purchase of our new home through multiple counter offers and for making escrow and closing such a painless experience for us. It far exceeded our expectations, and we're excited to see the planned impr...

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Victoria Danganan

Thank you for going above and beyond to complete the leak repair. Your proactive approach, prompt responses and energetic personality—you're AWESOME!

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Cynthia Sandberg
Love Apple Farms

I had a serendipitous moment years ago when I was introduced to Helen Pastorino. Little did I realize she would change my life on so many fronts. There was a time during a cold winter when I reached out to her to let her know I had made a decis...

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Nicolaus Darveau Garneu & Tara Garnea
Google

We were referred to Helen Pastorino by a colleague at Google. We were purchasing our first home in Los Gatos. In addition to my Google responsibilities, I travel extensively and have board of director responsibilities. My availability was limit...

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Lou Pambianco
Startup Sandbox CEO

Sailing is one of my serious passions. My Heartbeat racing sailboat sails out of the harbor weekly with me at the helm and the crew in the pit. I intended to move to Santa Cruz from Saratoga and had a long-time, well-known broker who had always...

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