Client Testimonials for Kinoko Real Estate

We couldn’t be happier about our experience working with Soomin as our realtor. As first time homebuyers, the entire process felt overwhelming at first but Soomin patiently guided us through every step from the pre-approval to closing. From our very first meeting, Soomin took time to truly understand our priorities, lifestyle, and long-term goals to see which properties would be the best match for us. She thoroughly reviewed all the available properties on the market that met our wants and needs, including off-market listings, to give us the confidence to move forward with an offer. Throughout the entire process, Soomin was incredibly responsive, proactive and strategic. Whether it was a quick question via text or a more detailed discussion over the phone, she was always attentive and promptly guided us to a solution. She anticipated potential obstacles and prepared us with multiple stra…

We couldn’t be happier about our experience working with Soomin as our realtor. As first time homebuyers, the entire process felt overwhelming at first but Soomin patiently guided us through every step from the pre-approval to closing. From our very first meeting, Soomin took time to truly understand our priorities, lifestyle, and long-term goals to see which properties would be the best match for us. She thoroughly reviewed all the available properties on the market that met our wants and needs, including off-market listings, to give us the confidence to move forward with an offer. Throughout the entire process, Soomin was incredibly responsive, proactive and strategic. Whether it was a quick question via text or a more detailed discussion over the phone, she was always attentive and promptly guided us to a solution. She anticipated potential obstacles and prepared us with multiple strategies. We truly appreciated Soomin’s honesty and transparency. We had no doubt that she always had our best interest in mind and she made sure that we felt comfortable at every step. She genuinely celebrated each milestone with us. Finding a skilled realtor you can trust can be difficult to say the least. We are extremely grateful we found Soomin.

I would absolutely love to work with Soomin again when buying another home in the Bay Area. As first-time homebuyers, we didn’t know where to start or how to navigate the process. We were specifically looking to buy a place in San Francisco, and we were fortunate to meet Soomin. She knows the area incredibly well and helped us understand the unique characteristics of each neighborhood. With her guidance, we found and purchased a condo in the perfect location for us. Thanks to Soomin’s expertise, we were able to act quickly when we found a home we loved, allowing us to avoid competition and secure the deal at a great price. She provided valuable insights on making a strong yet reasonable offer, which made a huge difference. During escrow, we ran into a few challenges, but Soomin was always by our side, offering guidance, support, and strategic solutions. Her professionalism and deep under…

I would absolutely love to work with Soomin again when buying another home in the Bay Area. As first-time homebuyers, we didn’t know where to start or how to navigate the process. We were specifically looking to buy a place in San Francisco, and we were fortunate to meet Soomin. She knows the area incredibly well and helped us understand the unique characteristics of each neighborhood. With her guidance, we found and purchased a condo in the perfect location for us. Thanks to Soomin’s expertise, we were able to act quickly when we found a home we loved, allowing us to avoid competition and secure the deal at a great price. She provided valuable insights on making a strong yet reasonable offer, which made a huge difference. During escrow, we ran into a few challenges, but Soomin was always by our side, offering guidance, support, and strategic solutions. Her professionalism and deep understanding made the entire process much smoother—not just emotionally, but also in terms of negotiations and decision-making. Buying a home can be stressful, but Soomin made it as seamless as possible. I highly recommend her to anyone—she truly understands her clients' needs, advocates for them, and ensures the entire process is efficient with clear and prompt communication.

My wife and I recently purchased a single family home in Burlingame, and we'd like to recommend our agent, Soomin Hwang from Kinoko Real Estate, and our loan officer from BMO, Vivian Lin, for anyone who is in the market for a home in Peninsula or SF. As a first time home buyer, we were worried about finding a home that met all our requirements (e.g. newer build, open kitchen concept, turnkey with lots of natural light... etc), and getting our offer accepted in the competitive Peninsula housing market. We came across a home that checked all the boxes by chance at an open house on Saturday, and called Soomin to see if she could come and take a look the next day. Soomin accompanied us to the open house on Sunday and built a strong rapport with the listing agent. The house was extremely popular and ended up receiving a pre-emptive all cash offer over listing price and 5 other offers just tw…

My wife and I recently purchased a single family home in Burlingame, and we'd like to recommend our agent, Soomin Hwang from Kinoko Real Estate, and our loan officer from BMO, Vivian Lin, for anyone who is in the market for a home in Peninsula or SF. As a first time home buyer, we were worried about finding a home that met all our requirements (e.g. newer build, open kitchen concept, turnkey with lots of natural light... etc), and getting our offer accepted in the competitive Peninsula housing market. We came across a home that checked all the boxes by chance at an open house on Saturday, and called Soomin to see if she could come and take a look the next day. Soomin accompanied us to the open house on Sunday and built a strong rapport with the listing agent. The house was extremely popular and ended up receiving a pre-emptive all cash offer over listing price and 5 other offers just two days on market, but our offer got accepted as Soomin was able to connect with the listing agent all throughout the offer day to get a signal for a 'strong offer'. We didn't leave any money on the table, as our offer was just over $10,000 higher than the next best offer. We had a lot of questions throughout the process, and Soomin was responsive and calm throughout the process. Not only that, but Soomin introduced me to some of the best loan officers from BofA, Wells Fargo and BMO who were able to get me pre-approval letters within hours. We ended up working with Vivian Lin from BMO as she offered competitive rates and her bank's underwriting team valued Big Tech RSUs more favorably compared to more conservative banks. When the listing agent and sellers were doing due diligence on our offers to make sure that our loan would close, Vivian hopped on multiple calls with them and assured them that our financed offer was 'just as good as a cash offer, just higher and closes in 21 days'. With this dream team's help, my wife and I were able to purchase our first home with just one offer! If you are looking for an agent or a loan officer, please feel free to reach out to Soomin at [email protected] (Instagram: @soomin.homes).