Daniel Deiana – Keller Williams Referred Urban Realty

We were nervous, first time home buyers who wanted a very specific type of house, in a very specific area. It was also very important to us to make a good investment. Daniel was great and very informative from our first meeting. He was always available to us, honest, helpful and friendly. He is very knowledge not only about the neighbourhoods we were considering (Danforth, Leslieville, Riverdale), but also about the structure itself of a house. He knows what to look for when viewing a house, the possible red flags, concerns, or the things that are an added value. Viewing a house with him is incredibly informative and as you’re walking around, he is looking at it with ‘professional’ eyes. He’s not just there to ‘show’ you the house, he’s actually analyzing the house. He is also an expert when it comes to multiple offer listings (aka bidding wars). We ended up jumping on a great opportunity (my reco is when you find a house you love DO NOT HESITATE!) and Daniel helped us get a house UNDER asking (WHEN DOES THIS EVER HAPPEN IN TORONTO) and got the seller to agree to pay for 50% of a small repair that we were not anticipating.
I would highly recommend working with Daniel, he is the least ‘realtor’ realtor that you will ever meet. Such a pleasant experience!

We are a young couple who just bought a our first home with Daniel’s help, and we are very satisfied with his service.
Initial home visits: Daniel always made himself available in taking us to house/​appartment visits once a property became listed on the market. He didn‘t hesitate to spend a lot of time in helping us learn about the market and was very attentive to our needs in the search for the right property. He was always available to listen to us when we had concerns or request over homes that interested us. He was very patient throughout our 3 – 4 months of home search and was a pleasure to work with.
He was able to give us a good idea of the real value of a house/​appartment, of its general condition and of the price of the work that needed to be done. He also referred contractors and home inspectors to us at good rates. He has 10+ years of experience in home renovations which is a real comfort for buyers like us who know just a bit more than changing light bulbs.
Bidding process: During the bidding process for the house we bought, he demonstrated excellent experience in handling multiple offer situations. The house we were bidding for initially had 4 offers and in the end had 7 offers. He had suggested different ranges of prices to put on the offers based on different levels of competition. We took his advice on the initial offer and stayed in the negotiation with the sellers. When the sellers‘ agent offered us an opportunity to improve our offer, we were able to improve but were very hesitant to do so because the price we offered was already at the limit of our comfort level. Daniel was able to tell based on the way the sellers‘ agent spoke with him that we were in fact the best offer and with another buyer who had improved their offer, there was a large chance that we were still the best offer. Based on that information, we decided to stay with the initial offer and won the house! We later found out that we had won the house for just $ 1000 over the second best offer.
After purchase: Daniel continued to be very helpful. He not only gave us advices on home renovations on the home we just bought but also helped us to review the rates given to us by contractors. He even went beyond that in offering to help us with fixing dry wall problems with another property, took us shopping for tools and offered us valuable advice on home maintenance & repairs.