Frank W. Buyer 2009
"I was hoping to sell my home in Reston and buy a condo in DC late summer of 2009. I had a pretty short window of opportunity and a lot of pieces needed to fall into place pretty quickly. Koki and Meghan made sure that things went smoothly on the buying side.
Specifically, they were very efficient in understanding what I was looking for, and quickly presented listings that matched my requirements and preferences. Koki collaborated with the agent I was using to sell my home in Reston, so both could be kept very up to date regarding the progress and timing of both sides. When it came time to make an offer, Koki was thorough in his research and straightforward in his feedback. We very quickly came to an agreement, and nearly a year later, I could not be happier to be where I am in downtown DC, thanks to Koki and Meghan.
Finally, I have to say that as great as Koki is as a real estate agent, he is even better as a human being. He is very active in philanthropic activities, and is generous with his time and resources in being involved with his community. Work with Koki you will NOT be disappointed!" back to top
Colin V. Ojo-Buyer 2010
"I want to thank you and Meghan for helping me find and buy my first home. Its been a long road and we have looked at alot of houses, but you guys stayed patient with me and kept me motivated to not give up and buy my first home. Ive tried dealing with other realtors before but they were not as knowledgeable or as consistent as you guys are. I also liked the fact that you guys always followed through with any questions that I had and constantly sent me updated information. Ive known Koki for years through and Im letting everyone know that he and his team know the real estate process and I have already been recommending Koki to anyone that is looking to buy a home. I appreciate all of your help.
Dave F. - Buyer 2010
"Thanks again. You're honest, knowledgeable, and professional - all the characteristics of a great Realtor. Thanks for helping me purchase such a great home!
Rob and Svetlana Guttenberg-Bought & Sold in 2010
"Svetlana and I were extremely impressed with the way that Koki and Meghan helped us with selling our home while at the same time assisting us with finding our new home.
Throughout the whole process they were attentive to our needs without being pushy. It was very pleasant working with them.
They were always available, and they were prompt and professional in representing us throughout the entire process. We saw them as a calming influence during this very stressful experience of selling and buying our homes.
Harolyn L. Kouam -Seller 2009
"Selling a home in today's economy can seem like a daunting task. Simply having an immaculate home, with majority modern amenities, priced just right is not enough. Experience has taught me that investing in the right realtor is truly the key to success. Due to job relocation out of state I had one of two options: sell to highest bidder or rent my property.
Koki came into my life literally via a postcard advertisement honoring his exceptional ability to sell a home on my street after 1+ years of failed attempts by two other realty companies. I doubt I would have discovered him on my own. The things I appreciated most about his business approach were: 1) his willingness to expense money up-front to have home inspected and ready for sale, 2) his honesty in what my home was worth, and 3) his consummate professionalism especially in disseminating information. Amazingly, in less than one week, Koki had a firm bid on my home. The potential buyers were willing to negotiate on our terms but, ultimately, the appraisal resulted in our lowering the price. Nonetheless, I am very satisfied with the service provided by Long and Foster Realty and highly recommend Mr. Koki Adasi-Efuya for both the sale and purchase of a home." back to top
Gerard and Debra Byam- Buyer and Seller 2009
"Koki assisted us with the sale of our house in Derwood and the purchase of a house in Potomac. We have known Koki for almost 20 years; that is, from when he was a very young boy playing around with our son. Hence, it was a pleasure to observe the seriousness and professionalism that he brought to the job. It started with a realistic assessment of the value of the house in Derwood. This
is difficult because the house always appears to the seller to be worth more than the market. However, Koki's assessment was on target and, because he
refused to cave into our unrealistic expectations, we were able to sell our house very quickly in a depressed market and, more importantly,at a price that was very reasonable. His assistance and professional advice in preparing the
house for sale was also instrumental.
Koki was equally professional and thorough in helping us to purchase our new home. He helped us through many (!)house visits patiently researching those that we were interested in. He also developed a thorough understanding of our likes (and dislikes)which helped to efficiently narrow our search. Once we focused on a house, he very effectively represented us in dealing with the
seller.
The bottom line is that at the end of any sales transaction, the risk is that either the buyer or seller feels that the price was too high or too low. In this case, we worked with Koki as both buyer and seller and, at the end of both
transactions, felt very pleased with the purchase and sale prices.
Koki takes his profession very seriously, and this is good news for his clients.
Chris & Vina Gorres- Buyers 2009
"I first met Koki at Sport and Health. He would come in to play basketball and he stood out from the rest of the guys. As a personal trainer who works with athletes everyday, and a former collegiate athlete myself, it?s easy for me to recognize someone?s hardwork and dedication. By watching Koki, it was evident that he spent time practicing and perfecting his movements on the basketball court.
When I found out he was a real estate agent, I knew right away that he was the person to help my wife and I find a house. Even though I had other friends in the business, I knew that if Koki worked that hard on the basketball court that he would work that hard for us. That kind of work ethic is engrained in someone and it applies to everything they do.
I am very happy to say that I was right about Koki. He went above and beyond the call of duty to help my family settle into the right home. It was a long and very frustrating search, mostly because we were dealing with other selling realtors who were less than professional. It was thru this experience that we gained an even greater appreciation for Koki. He encouraged us to be patient and was always optimistic even when we were just about ready to give up.
If you would like to work with a typical real estate agent who won?t answer your calls and doesn?t really care about anything other than the commission, than Koki may not be the right person for you. However, if you want someone who is engaging, professional, diligent, and will give your family the treatment you deserve, than I highly recommend Koki Adasi.
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Anu- Seller 2009
"Koki went above and beyond when selling our home. We had a difficult situation as our property was a short sale with two lenders. Koki did everything in his power to expedite the sale and his patience was outstanding dealing with the bank delays, our frustrations with the short sale process, and keeping the buyer's agent informed so we did not lose the deal. It was a long process due to the bank delays and Koki was always available and was a great resource for us. I know some Realtors will not even work with short sales and we are so glad Koki was able to assist us during this tough transaction. Koki's dedication to his clients is unmatched and we whole heartedly recommend him. We can not thank him enough for all the work he did to help us get our home sold as qucikly as possible.
Mikelle & Nina Mayfield- Buyers 2009
"Koki is the consummate professional. He has an extremely positive attitude, displays great integrity and is very knowledgeable of the housing market. With his help, my wife and I were finally able to purchase our first home after months of frustration and angst due to other less resourceful real estate agents.
During our journey to home ownership we traversed many valleys to reach the peak. In the end it was Koki and his dedicated team that were right there at the top of the mountain extending a hand to pull us up into the joy of home ownership.
After months of pushing towards the purchase of our first home we were left with a bitter taste in our mouths. Our prior agents were doing their best but just weren?t able to accommodate our family?s needs regarding price, location, size, etc. We had all of our business in order and were right at the gate to home ownership, but we didn?t have the key to open it. Then we were introduced to Koki.
Our first meeting consisted of a presentation in which he went step by step through the services that he would provide for us, how we would benefit and the time frames involved for each. Prior agents just didn?t seem to show this same type of vested interest in our successful purchasing of a home.
From that point until we closed on our home, Koki was in constant communication with us and he didn?t mind us being in constant communication with him. We explained our needs and wants and he was able to regularly show us large lists of inventory until we found the one that worked for us.
Once the property was decided upon he provided more assistance with the enormous amounts of paperwork and procedures to close on the home. He literally walked us through the whole process, from the first meeting to the closing day.
If and when you decide to purchase or sell a home, Koki is definitely the key!
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Jeff L. -Seller 2009
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As for describing my experience using you as my Realtor, Koki is the MAN!!!! With 2 prior Realtors that I had to measure you against, you were the most efficient and well organized which allowed you to stay on top of everything that had to do with selling my house. You always made me feel like a top priority, even though I'm certain my house was not
the biggest in your inventory of homes to move. That really made a huge impact with me. You took care of everything the house needed such as the fix up work as well as a preliminary inspection before being listed.
The whole process was incredibly smooth and painless. I now know why you are considered one of the top 30 Realtors under 30. There are not
many people who can move homes like you do in one of the worst economies in history. I think that you will go far in your career and I will always seek your help when either I am selling or buying, or someone I
know needs help. There's just not enough good things I could say about my experience with you. It was an honor to meet you and I look forward
to doing business with you again in the future.
Thank you for taking care of me!
Jeff" back to top
R. Haddad- Buyer 2009
"Dear Koki,
I just wanted to take a moment and thank you and your team for helping me purchase my first home! As
a first time home buyer, I was quite overwhelmed with the whole process at first. I had no idea where to
start or how I would even be able to handle such a daunting task like buying a piece of the world on my
own. Somehow I was fortunate enough to have an agent like you to guide me the entire way, which was
extremely reassuring. I always felt like I could ask you any question, no matter its complexity.
Most importantly, I always felt like I was your most important client. Every phone call and email was
returned or answered to almost immediately. Your dedication and commitment to client satisfaction
and customer service is unparalleled and develops a sense of trust between an agent and his client. I
could not have trusted you more with one of the biggest decisions I have ever made in my life. I would
highly recommend you to anyone who is looking to do the same.
Thank you again for helping me purchase my first home. I could not be happier with my investment and
I know that when I am ready to sell one day, you will be the first person I call!
Sincerely,
Rosanna " back to top
Brad and Aubrey-Buyers 2009
"We had the privilege of being introduced to Koki. As being first time homebuyers, the whole process was new to us. Koki took his time and explained everything out in detail. We were under further pressure to find a home since our lease was going to end soon. Plus, we are new parents and had time limitations of when we could meet. Koki was very attentive and flexible to our situation and rapidly gathered a list of prospective homes that fit our needs.
Koki and his team are professional and punctual, always answering any questions and concerns quickly. We never felt like we were rushed and Koki gave us all the information that we needed to make the correct choice. Koki is the only real estate agent we recommend!
D. Havlin-Buyer 2009
"I feel so fortunate to have had Koki by my side as I bought my first home. I was a challenging client - I had a small budget and a very specific area of the city I wanted to live in. As a first-time homebuyer, and a single female, I was full of questions and concerns and Koki was always at the ready with patient and detailed answers. I don't think he ever leaves his Blackberry at home! It took me about five months to find a home and Koki never wanted to give up. He was confident that we would find the perfect home for me, and eventually we did. It was well worth the wait and I'm thankful for his knowledge and encouragement throughout the process. I would never want to work with anyone else!" back to top
Nicole & Faye-Buyers 2009
"If you've found Koki, you've found a treasure to work with.
Koki helped us successfully purchase our first home and was with us every step of the way. From our first meeting to the closing, he was professional, courteous, kind and patient. An absolute dream to work with. He supported us throughout any ups and downs of this process and helped us focus on our goals.
Koki was patient with our 1,000,001 first-time home buyer questions, kept us calm when things didn?t seem to be going well, kept in contact with our mortgage broker, and kept us updated and informed at every turn. He responded to every email and phone call quickly, in fact, we sent our initial inquiry late afternoon on a Friday and received a call almost immediately after hitting send.
He took the time to show us all the houses we wanted and when some of them turned out to be real duds, he stayed professional. He is a very personable, knowledgeable and professional real estate agent. We have already started recommending him to our friends and look forward to a long association with him.
Michael E. McGreevy
Vice President/Associate Broker
Long & Foster Realtors
Silver Spring Downtown Sales
8701 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Dear Mr. McGreevy,
My husband Todd and I are writing to let you know how much we enjoyed working with Koki Adasi-Efuya to sell our home. After working with another realtor for five months last summer without success, we were looking for a new realtor who was committed to getting our home sold in a challenging market. Koki met that challenge with enthusiasm and was successful even during a difficult time of the year for selling.
After listing our home in early November 2008, Koki presented us with a contract offer just three weeks later. Unfortunately, the contract fell through after eight weeks because the buyers were unable to procure a loan. Although the entire situation was stressful and frustrating for both Koki and for us, Koki handled it with the utmost professionalism and focus.
A week after losing the initial contract, he presented us with a second contract on which we went to settlement Friday, February 27. His ability to present a second contract offer so soon after the first contract fell through proved to us that Koki never gave up on selling our home. He continued to work tirelessly to find a buyer even before the first contract was officially withdrawn.
We cannot thank Koki enough for helping us meet our goal of selling our townhome for a fair price in a down market. I have already told several people how much we enjoyed working with him and how successful he was even in this real estate market. Please let us know if there is any other way we can help to promote Koki and/or recognize his efforts and achievements.
Mike Boccabello
"When I hired my first realtor I was both optimistic and naive. I thought that my home would sell very quickly as it was in model home condition and was priced correctly. It took me 15 months with that realtor to find the latter was incorrect. We were always behind the curve with the price and although the house was pristine, I didn't receive any offers.Then I Hired Koki, he took the time to not only to provide me with comps but he explained the relevance to my pricing decisions. He taught me the difference between 'asking price ' and 'net price' and with his detailed market analysis I knew that what I wanted for the home (emotional) was not what homes were selling for in my area (realistic) .We worked together and within 2 months we had our first offer and it sold after four months. I am so glad that I took the opportunity to work with a forward thinking upwardly mobile professional that knew what it would take to sell my home and committed to do so. Koki deserves my highest recommendation and I would actively suggest that you give him a chance to work as hard for you as he did for me." back to top
Eric & Jessica Cheeks
"Koki stuck with us for almost a year while we were looking for the right house. He never pressured us and allowed us to wait until we had found the house that we really wanted to move into. He helped us every step of the way and even after we had moved in checked on us to make sure everything was going well with the house. He made finding a home for us easy and successful." back to top
Peter & Lisa Murphy
"Lisa and I appreciated your professionalism, honesty and straight-forward communication. You didn't hold back the "bad news" about a realistic sale price, the impact of the Inter-County Connector, or what our competition was offering for benefits and closing cost subsidies. Your progressive and varied marketing approach gained much interest in our home, and working with your "Staging" partner proved most effective. We've bought and sold several homes, and without a doubt, you were the most pro-active and effective Realtor we've worked with." back to top
Annie Watson
"Koki Adasi-Efuya was the first of three agents I interviewed to sell my condo. I was especially impressed with his professional and calm demeanor. After interviewing the other two agents, I knew my first impression of Koki was correct. At a time when real estate sales is at an all time low, Koki listed and negotiated a contract on my property within 2 weeks, and Closed in 6 weeks, at my asking price.
On a personal note, Koki is the epitome of integrity; he is committed, responsive and a genuine good guy. He seems like family.
I recommend Koki to anyone buying or selling a home." back to top
Mike & Janet
"Koki, When we finally decided it was time to buy a home, we looked at each other like deer in head lights. We were clueless, anxious and apprehensive all at the same time; could we afford or even find a decent place to live? Mike made one call to you and our worries were put at ease. Your humorous yet professional take on life and the world of real estate helped us to realize this was not going to be as painful and nerve racking as we had originally thought. Your experience and knowledge of the housing market is
impressive. You walked us through each step with respect for what we were looking for and you showed patience until we finally found "the one". Not once during the process did we feel pressured or left in the dark. You were flexible to fit our very random schedules and even drove a good distance to take us through a range of houses (some not as good as others). We encountered some interesting situations along the way yet you remained professional and optimistic. Overall we are so pleased with our home and delighted to have worked with you. We only moved about a month ago but we have already recommended you to a few people who are looking to rent or possibly buy in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to help us
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Margaret Anyuka
"Koki, I'm writting you this, first to thank you so much for making a difference in my life. When I was refered to you by my friend Ron, I really thought to my self what type of person I was going to get and if that person would work with me freelly, brotherly or sisterly. I thank God that when I saw you I accepted to work with you. One of the things I saw in you was your professional look and approach was great, you were really orderly to me. You made this process of me buying a home become so easy to me. You made me really know why I was buying a house through your questions to me when we met on the first day. You helped me find a house where exactly I wanted. You really listened to me very carefully. You told me what I can afford, you remember me saying "I don't want to keep awake at night thinking pay for my mortgage"I think you remember that. You made me get what I could afford.
Thank you for making me know more on how to be a home owner. Thank you for being with me upto the last day of the closing, and still you did follow up how good are you!! I really appreciate and hope to work with you inthe near future." back to top
Brad Duggan
"Thank you so much for all of the help you gave me in finding and buying the condo. Its not an easy thing to do for a first time homebuyer, but you made it as easy as possible. A lot of the people that I interacted with during the transaction were blown away by your professionalism." back to top
Emily & Jamaal Stephenson
"My husband and I were looking to upgrade from a townhome to a single-family home in Maryland, and we were lucky to have Koki to help us through the process. From start to finish, Koki was professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable. He was also very patient when we needed to re-schedule appointments, or see the same homes over and over again! We highly recommend Koki, and thank him for all that he did for our family. We are genuinely thrilled with our new home." back to top
Siu Au Lee
"Koki I am very appreciative for the assistance that you gave me this past week. I thought relocating from Colorado would be very difficult, but you found a way to make the entire process feel effortless. I am so thankful to have worked with you and I will be sure to refer you to all of my friends and family." back to top
Ann Poulos
"Thank you very much for your help in finding me a rental. I appreciated very much your politeness, and professionalism and genuine efforts on my behalf. If I ever need assistance again in this, I will definitely contact you." back to top
Michael & Megan Mikula
"We always felt well represented with you as our agent and that you were definitely client focused throughout the process. Any time we needed to discuss any concerns or issues you were always available and accessible. I always felt that we were given honest and balanced advice and never felt any pressure to do anything we were not comfortable with. In terms of the behind the scene work, documents, contracts, etc.., throughout the process you always were on top of it and the purchase of our new home and sale of our existing home was a very smooth and well coordinated process. On top of all that you were there first thing to lend a hand on moving day. I guess the take home for me was, even in a marketplace where it was very tough to be a seller, you helped keep a steady stream of traffic through the house until the deal got done.
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Cesar Mesa
"A big decision made easy?.
My experience searching for a home with Koki was nothing less than smooth. I never once felt that making a huge decision on my own could be so simple. The positive energy and motivation Koki put into my search and purchase of a new home made the entire process superb and I˙m happy where it all ended ? a place I can truly call home.
Never once in my dealings with Koki did I feel pressured, unsure or uncertain with what I was looking for. Koki˙s nonstop eagerness and flexibility allowed me to view places when I wanted to, how I wanted and where I wanted. Furthermore, associates Koki dealt with upheld the same level of professionalism and motivation necessary for me to feel at ease with my decisions.
From the day I purchase my place on, I˙ve endlessly recommended Koki to anyone searching for a good, trustworthy realtor. I truly thank Koki for helping me take my life and pursuit of happiness to the next level. In Koki I trust.
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Ken & Laurie DeStefano
"Over the past year or so, Koki assisted our family with both the sale of our existing home, as well as the purchase of our new residence. Needless to say, moving to a new location can place a great deal of stress on the family, and although this transition was not without its challenges, Koki was able help manage our move smoothly due to the fact he is organized, extremely competent, and has an excellent rapport with people.
Koki is an intelligent, dedicated, and personable real estate professional, and I wouldn˙t hesitate utilizing his services again for our real estate needs in the future. " back to top
