ZillowVERIFIEDThis OUTSTANDING evaluation of Gil Suniga, from First Team Real Estate, is long overdue and proof of how much his work ethic, abilities, and patient efforts are appreciated and valued. We closed the sale of my mothers Cerritos house on January 31, 2023, but since that time we have had a series of noteworthy and yet, uncontrollable challenges; i.e. car theft, worsening dementia of a parent, etc. However, through it all, one item that has NEVER left my aEURoeTo Do ListaEUR? was communicating how proactive, thoughtful and insightful Gil Suniga was in selling this property for our family! Within a short period of time in 2021, my mother had a tidal wave of medical issues diagnosed; a broken hip, cancer, pneumonia, among others. My focus was on her health, but I knew I needed to start remodeling her home in prep for sale as she could no longer live there. I had known Gil as a child but actually never thought to use him until I mentioned him a few months earlier to my employer, who was looking for a local realtor to sell a rental property in Los Alamitos, CA, which is about 25 miles away from our offices. Gil did an outstanding job for him, found local handymen to complete some finishing work on the property at a cost lower than expected. (Which is saying a lot considering that my employer owns approximately 30 properties in So. Cal and is very familiar with costs and property sales overhead.) So, Gil was hired by our family as well, after being evaluated against 2 other local agentsaEUR|.and are we ever so pleased we hired him!! Gil Suniga not only alleviated our stress while remodeling the house by helping us determine the best remodel investments, but he brought sub-contractors to bid and evaluate our changes. He was able to meet with these same individuals when we were not able to travel there. While this may be common in this industry, it is uncommon to have your realtor negotiate prices as deftly as Gil did, saving us lots of money in the process. Even after we had to go to court a couple of times on estate issues for the house, he was patient with us and kept us abreast with market changes and fluctuations. He was completely honest too. We did not need to sell the house to financially accommodate our mother and when the markets volatility was evident, Gil had us hold off in order to time the market better. It took about a year and a half to put the property on the market due to the remodeling and estate issues; however, during that time, Gil consistently followed up with suggestions and market updates. He even watered the lawn and fruit trees during the hot months to prevent the vegetation from dying since travelling 25 miles to do so was often time prohibitive for us. My family and I cannot put into words all the intrinsic value that Gil Suniga, and his First Team Real Estate office, brought to the table. He provided an additional quality of life to our family during a terribly challenging time. While we were Dory (aEURoejust keep swimming, swimming, swimmingaEUR?), he was our Captain Nemo, proactively setting a course for us to reach our goals and not lose anything of value along the way. Thank you Gil for being you and setting a standard that all other realtor should abide by. My family and I HIGHLY recommend Gil Suniga at First Team Real Estate!