Zip Code East Bay - Real Estate

The Zip Code East Bay Real Estate Team is Fantastic! We had a wonderful experience with Josh, the leader, and his team, Michael and Colleen, ... They helped us make the right decision to market, prepare and sell our house! The amazing thing was that our house sold within 24 hours - - - Awesome! Our success stemmed from Josh's great leadership with his very professional team! We highly recommend Zip Code East Bay Real Estate!

Our family moved from Albany to Chicago to be closer to relatives/friends and for new career opportunities. One of the best decision we made was to hire Josh to guide us through our first house sell during a very busy time of transitions and buying a new home. We selected Josh over others based on his amazing Yelp reviews (they are spot on!) and interview. What else can we add to these reviews except that he made a potentially stressful and emotional situation as calm and thoughtful as possible.

Josh communicated proactively and perfectly - not too little or too much. He introduced us to great contractors to get our house to its best shape/show in a very short time frame. He gave us reasonable expectations (asking price, potential number of bids) and great advice (when to sell, how many showings), and he was also just interested in how we were doing with the move and buying in Chicago. Even during the arrival of his third child, Josh worked diligently with potential buyers and their realtors leading up to the day bids were accepted.

In addition to being one of the best realtors in the Bay Area, Josh is one of the most loving and sweet family man you will meet. He will do a great job for you!

Josh was our listing agent and we could not be happier with his performance. Due to an out of state job transfer, we had a very short time frame to prepare the house, get it on the market and get it sold. To make things a bit more challenging, a relocation company was also involved with the sales of our house and required close coordination. Josh understood our unique circumstances, our objective and took on the challenge. His knowledge of the local market was a big plus as he explained what we should expect and the best course of action to take. Josh was there every step of the way and quickly responded to all our questions, even late at night.

Just after a couple of days on the market, we were in a contract. Josh was proactive in keeping all parties involved well informed and ensured that the transaction was smooth and quick as possible. Within a month, we were in closing. Josh is an absolute professional and would highly recommend to anyone who wants to sell their house!

Josh made buying our first home an incredibly enjoyable, stress-free, trusting and valuable experience. I can't recommend him highly enough! A one-stop shop for anything and everything you will need throughout your property search and beyond.

I first contacted Josh about a property I had seen on Zillow. Josh called me very quickly after and not only provided information on that property but spoke to me about what I was looking for and said he would keep a look out for any properties that I might be interested in.

Over the next few months josh was incredibly helpful, not only showing me great properties, but answering any questions I had, about particular properties, or the housing market, or the buying process in general. He was always available to jump on the phone or meet in person to talk things through.

This was my first house purchase, and naturally I had lots of questions. One of the most valuable qualities I found in Josh was his complete willingness to tell me everything he could to put me in the most knowledgeable position, and his candid approach to properties, if it wasn't a good fit Josh told me so, which I really appreciated and meant I could put complete trust in josh looking out for my true interests.

When we found the final property, Josh moved quickly and efficiently, providing superb guidance and got our offer accepted within a week, for a great price. He then brought in excellent people to help us with mortgage enquiries and to carry out the building inspection.

The process of signing documentation couldn't have been easier, and Josh would always make sure I knew exactly what I was were signing and provided ability to sign online for maximum efficiency.

Now we have the keys, Josh has continued to keep in touch, he referred us to a fantastic contractor and is always available to help us with the renovation process if anything is needed. We even got to meet his lovely family and we were made to feel like old friends rather than clients.

Throughout this whole process, working with Josh has been an absolute pleasure. I always felt Josh was acting like a friend, looking out for my best interests and taking a genuine interest in our house hunt and onwards.

I've worked with different real estate agents before, but none came close to Josh in terms of performance. Josh has truly gone above and beyond! He got us an ideal offer for our house in the Berkeley Hills area, which the average days on market is 78 days, within 14 days!! What was even more challenging about our house was the gas line was not even installed yet during the open house in rainy winter season, so the house was very cold. Nonetheless, he helped us got the offer I want. I'm totally impressed by him! It was even more thoughtful of him to send us a surprised thank you gift after the house transaction was closed-- it should have been us thanking him for helping us in a very complicated situation!

What makes Josh so great and stands out from the others?

1. He genuinely cares about his clients and wants to help solve problems. We encountered numerous problems while trying to get the house ready to go on market. Josh listened to our problems and came up with strategies and solutions that actually worked!

2. He's available 24/7 and is very responsive. I sent him a text at 6:40am before, and he would respond right away! He would also informed us ahead of time when he would be out of town so we know what to expect in terms of his response time.

3. He is extremely knowledgeable and very smart. He gave us a lot of good advice and laid out very strong strategies on how to position our house in the market. Result? We were able to get an ideal offer within 14 days (where the average DOM was 78 days).

4. Great attitude and easy to work with. I feel very comfortable disclosing to josh about problems in our house. He's also very positive (when I was totally feeling negative about the issues).

Overall I strongly recommend Josh! I would rate him 6 stars if yelp allows that function.

Josh helped us sell our home and he was a pleasure to work with. We needed to sell our place for well above the prior comps in our neighborhood and we also needed to do it fast. Josh quickly developed a strategy to do just that and he implemented it perfectly. By following his expertise we were able to get significantly more than asking price and it only took one week on the market. We knew we made the right call hiring Josh to represent us and we strongly endorse him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

Josh was one of several agents that we interviewed to help us sell our rental properties in Richmond. We hired him because he earned our trust for the following reasons:

- Two master’s degrees (MBA and Engineering) – Highly educated person
- A team of top-notch marketing professionals – Tailors marketing strategies for each listing. Ensures the unique story of each listing is captured on all property marketing materials including websites, brochures, and professional photographs
- Professional signage
- He has a great relationship with the brokers and contractors. When we had unexpected problems with the house, he was able to fix them very quickly
- Exclusively represented us as a seller only
- Reasonable commission fee with the staging included
- He understands market fluctuations and dynamics
- He is very responsive and an excellent communicator
- Pricing listings in the East Bay is an art form. Given his background in engineering and his creativity, he is an excellent artist
- He knows how to create a calculated and strategic plan for each new listing. As a result, we sold both properties within two weeks and closed in 28 days. The sales price in both cases was much higher than the asking price.

Josh has truly gone above and beyond, even after the escrow closed. He continues to give me bits of advice, and we have stayed in touch long after the transactions are over. He is the awesome agent that you can trust in your life. We strongly recommend Josh Dickinson and give him a 5-star review.

Josh is the best broker in the Bay Area. We had the pleasure of meeting Josh through a family referral, and recently closed on our beautiful home in El Cerrito/Kensington hills. Working with Josh was the smoothest real estate experience we've seen. He is communicative, honest, thorough, and his relationship with us and our house has continued long past the sale. Josh's own background in structural engineering, and his understanding of the area's nuances definitely helped us measure and avoid costly mistakes. We won our dream home in just 2 offers! Don't go anywhere else.

Josh was referred to my wife and I by a good friend and he has made the crazy Bay Area house buying business so much less stressful. He doesn't rush you, patient with all of your questions/concerns, and truly makes sure you choose a good home/investment. We have been house hunting for over a year; we purchased a house in Oakland last month and couldn't be happier! He guided us through the entire process, from the initial search, to putting in an offer, and through escrow. Moreover, he has been very helpful with referrals and tips even after moving in, so your relationship won't just end once you buy a house with him. We recommend Josh to anyone who is interested in buying a house in the East Bay.

Josh just helped us buy a house that we expect to be happy in for many, many years! A house search in the Berkeley-Kensington-El Cerrito-Albany area can be really challenging and we were beginning to get disheartened after a few months, but Josh was always positive and patient. His background as an environmental engineer is a real plus when searching in an area with slide zones and fault lines. He also does a great job with disclosures, going through them thoroughly and providing a 5 year cost plan so that you can take into account total $$$ needed for repairs, not just the purchase price. Again, this is essential in an area with many old houses. Josh was incredibly responsive, responding to texts and emails in the evenings and at short notice. He is well known in the area and has good relationships with many realtors out here, which also helps in this crazy process! When we hit a snag in escrow, he worked very hard to get that turned around so that all ended well.

I really like the fact that Josh strongly believes in giving back to the community and being part of the community. Zip Code East Bay organized a run to raise money for homeless families, and after we closed escrow Josh made a donation in our name to an organization that helps with housing needs for low-income families.

I was referred to Josh from a co-worker. After what felt like endless months of searching for my perfect home, I finally found "the one." We went in strong and beat out 7 other offers. His expertise was pivotal in building a relationship with the seller's agent and writing a competitive offer.

Helped us find our forever home.