MEET NICOLE
Nicole was born and raised in San Jose. Before becoming a licensed real estate professional, Nicole spent a decade working in high-tech (Google and Facebook) in engineering recruiting and recruiting management. She recruited the mostly highly sought-after engineers and research scientists in the world, in the fields of infrastructure, machine learning, data science and artificial intelligence. Her corporate training and experience with negotiating salaries and offer terms, closing strategies, and people/process/client management are 100% transferable to real estate!
Nicole and her husband Nicholas (who is a general and electrical contractor based out of Fremont) purchased their first home together in Alum Rock, and later moved to Berryessa where they currently reside and raise their four children. Together, they have bought, sold and renovated multiple properties. Some projects they have undertaken include:
- designing and installing an entirely new septic system
- designing and building a pool
- designing and building a standalone garage with ADU
- designing and building a pool house
- designing and building multiple pergolas/outdoor living spaces
- completely gutting and rehabbing kitchens and bathrooms
- adding on bathrooms
- building retaining walls and driveways, including installing automatic gates
- installing a basketball court
- landscaping entire yards, including fencing, sod, planting plans
- installing whole house generators and whole house fans
- rewiring whole houses
- repainting whole houses, including removing popcorn ceilings
- refinishing hardwood floors, LVP floors and carpet
- installing new roofs
- ...in addition to property management!
Very few agents can claim this level of first-hand, personal experience with real estate. These projects have given Nicole a keen sense to what rehab endeavors cost, and what features add value to a property. Her past experiences have also allowed her to network and build out a list of trusted contractors and subcontractors that she utilizes in her real estate transactions.
Nicole considers herself an expert in the San Jose market. To say that she is a real estate fanatic would be an understatement! She would love to be your go-to agent, and promises to give you a boutique-brokerage, high-touch experience where you are informed at every step of the process.
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