Amar Amarnath

This guy does not even deserve even 1 STAR.
Check the filtered review in the Unilocal section below and go through each of them carefully. All of them look similar as if the same person is editing each of them. Also all the reviewers in filtered section have at most 1 review posted. It rings suspicion bells in my mind. Hence Unilocal did a good job of filtering them.
Anyways Amar is only interested in up-​selling houses by jacking up the bid prices. Amar doesn’t give any cash back while most realtor give approx. 1% cash back. Amar told me he doesn’t give cash back as he negotiates well. Come on Amar, negotiation in bay area prices, everyone knows that sellers don’t negotiate in bay area hot property market. I moved away from his non professionalism quickly, Check Redfin realtor or any other realtor who gives a cash back. Also he is too pushy and tries to override your thinking by ranting unnecessary stuff.

If real estate agents were martial artists (and they really are), Amar is a seventh degree black belt. I have owned homes before in other parts of the country, but the insanely overheated Silicon Valley market was a complete revelation. It is not for the faint of heart. Amazingly, Amar made it the easiest process I’ve ever been through. This was despite the fact that the place I was targeting was a probate sale.
He has an expert knowledge of EVERY aspect of real estate transactions. He is the shrewdest negotiator on the market. He saved me over $ 30K in buying the condo I had set my heart on in Mountain view. How he pulled it off in an overheated market I have no idea. It was pure magic. What makes it a true testament to the steel strength of his character is that I was actually perfectly willing to pay the higher price, but he wanted to save me money to use towards remodeling!
I wouldn’t dream of buying a house in California through anyone else, and I wouldn’t let that happen to my friends, either.
His work ethic is unbeatable, his diligence is admirable, and I’m convinced he never loses.

I could give him no star if possible. We were out in the market to buy our first house in us last year. We were looking for recommendations from friends who had recently bought houses. One of our friend recommended amar. We googled his name and got his number. This was around memorial day in 2014. We called him one day before the holidays to start. Our call went straight to voicemail. My husband left him a voicemail saying that we are first time buyers and would like to sit down with him. He was the first agent we spoke to. We left our contact numbers so that he could call back. We were in no hurry. We expected he would call back after the long weekend and we were OK with it.
We got a call from him the next day, which was a Saturday. A holiday. He started with a few basic questions. My husband explained our whole situation to him, like the reasons we want to buy a house, our budget, needs etc. The moment he got to know our numbers, and that we are not in for a «big buy», his tone changed completely. He was downright condescending. He had the guts to say to our faces that we have no place here and that our numbers are not enough to buy us even a 1bed 1bath condo. My husband got very upset and mentioned to him that he was sounding uninterested since he heard what our budget was. He then went ahead and said that you are lucky I even returned your call, that it is a long weekend and he was busy with his personal things. We should thank him for that. «People like you are the ones who are a complete waste of time» is what he meant.
Being first time buyers and not knowing the process, we were completely discouraged by his attitude towards us. I don’t understand, is he really in for business or just to make money?
I surely will tell anyone I know what kind of a person he is. The friend who recommended amar is also very upset about our experience with him.

I had been looking for an excellent buyer agent for a while. I am very particular because I have heard very stressful buying experience from my friends and families. I had been asking reference from others and carefully heard the process that they had gone through. Finally, I decided to go with Amar to represent me and I am so glad that I made an excellent choice.
Amar is very patient with the buyer and always help the buyers to fully consider all other similar options in the market before making an offer. When we decided to make an offer, Amar followed up with the seller agent proactively in a very professional way. Amar able to win the deal in hot market in multiple offers situation at list price with his proven strategy and attitude in Mission San Jose district. The whole offer and counter offer process was very transparent to us. My wife and I clearly know the whole process. Because Amar did a lot of research and background work, the decision that I had to make is pretty straight forward which is very important to me considering my day time job is already very demanding.
Amar is so hands-​on and followed up every single detail from Loan, Inspection, Escrow… etc. It really removed tons of stress from us. More importantly, considering the seller had moved out of the country, the closing process was quite challenging from time to time due to remote communication. Amar shielded all of the seller side challenges from me. In the hot market like the current one, it could be quite stressful on the buyer side for any possible bump during the close while the deposit is locked in the escrow. However, my wife and I were quite comfortable because Amar had successfully worked with the seller during the offer process and we are very confident that Amar can handle the close professionally. The closing process is so smooth and Amar saved over 5K towards closing.
My wife and I had a great buying experience. We are happy and proud to share the facts with my family and friends. We love to work with Amar again if we are back in the market later.

It gives me great pleasure to share my dream home buying experience through Amar Amarnath as my realtor. It just took 70 days from the time I decided to buy a home to the close of escrow. Amar helped me in taking the right decisions in each and every step of the home buying process. Amar look at the value proposition of the property before making the recommendation to his clients. The great quality
I saw in Amar was in providing unbiased feedback when I had to decide on something. Being the president of a non profit international telugu organization ‘SiliconAndhra’, I have come across many realtors in the market but I am very lucky that I have choosen Amar as my realtor. His integrity, client-​first approach, community expertise, dynamism, in-​depth market knowledge and great negotiating skills helped not only in buying my dream home but also saved more than $ 31 368 dollars overall. His strengths described above helped me to close the deal even before the house was out on the open house for sale besides convincing the seller to accept the offer for $ 14k less than the list price in high demanding sellers market.

I am sitting down to review our home buying experience with Amar and I am completely at a loss for words. I do not know where to begin. I could just say Amar is THE BEST REALTOR you will ever find and rest my case there. However, here is my feeble attempt at the review, as I already know that words cannot do justice.
My husband and I started looking for homes with Amar in July 2012, when the real estate market was extremely competitive. The inventory was low and the good homes were going for $ 30K — $ 100K over the asking price. It was tough enough to find a home you liked, forget finding the very good school district you were looking for and forget finding a seller who would accept the modest offer you wanted to make. It was in this environment, that too in less than two months that Amar closed on our IDEAL home. He won the property before the offer deadline at $ 35K below the amount we had authorized him to quote in the offer. In addition, Amar negotiated over $ 8K towards closing costs from the seller and the lender. He basically hit our deal way out of the park for a HUGE home run!
«How did he do it?» I have wondered. While I am still figuring out all the specifics of his magic, I believe it was a mix of extreme diligence, highly intelligent strategy, flawless execution, commitment, and the good luck that only smiles on people who are great human beings.
Amar was personally involved in every step of our home purchase process — right from getting our preapproval to visiting all the potential homes with us to engaging with our lender and closing escrow. Amar saved my husband and me from buying homes that would have been an less than optimal investment. He gave every home we «liked» thorough consideration and worked way past midnight for us on many occasions. It was only after thorough research that he advised us one way or another. Amar has stringent standards on the homes he will purchase for his clients as he has their best interest in mind at all times.
My recommendation to all the home buyers out there is that you will be lucky if Amar agrees to represent you. Trust him completely, relax and enjoy the ride that will be a GREAT home buying experience.

Amar is My Realtor for life. Amar saved us well over $ 20,000 during my dream home buying process. Most importantly, the way Amar handled the whole buying process by going above and beyond is one of the greatest memory forever. Here is my experience of beautiful journey.
My situation was a unique one as I was moving to San Jose and did not have much local expertise. I was referred to Amar via another friend who had strongly recommended him as a one stop shop. I was glad to be introduced to Amar as he instilled confidence from the beginning. At the time I contacted Amar, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to complete the home buying process before the school start and I was debating between buying and renting.
On our first call, Amar assured me that buying would be the right way to go and that he would be able to get me into my dream home in 45 days and that was approximately the time I had before the school started. I mentioned all the constraints that I had for me to be able to settle down in a house but Amar still maintained his confidence. Given his confidence and the feedback I had received from my friend about his ability to close, I started hunting for houses. As the first call of duty was to get preapproved for the loan, Amar put me in touch with Yogesh Rane, a mortgage consultant par excellence. I got a taste of Amar’s networking prowess after talking to Yogesh as he was the really professional and gave me the exact set of steps to be done to get preapproved quickly. At the same time as the mortgage preapproval process, I wanted to get a feel for the homes in three areas around San Jose that I had in mind. I wasn’t sure which area would best fit my needs but Amar quickly jumped in and explained the pros and cons of all three and it was clear in my mind about which area I wanted to settle down in.
The preapproval was done really fast and once it was in, we went around looking for houses and looked at a couple of open houses on our first weekend here. After looking at the houses on the market and considering the high cost of housing in the bay area, I was getting tensed that I would not be able to meet my deadline and that my kids would have to start school late. Amar assured me that it would be okay. In the middle of the week, I found a house that met all my constraints and that I really liked. Knowing all the constraints Amar pointed out the pros and cons of the house. We also looked at a different house in the same community that met most of the constraints but not all. Here also Amar pointed out the pros and cons, Amar was really honest in giving me the true picture on every home and not give me an answer that fit my needs. I really appreciated Amar for his expert guidance. We discussed both options in front of us and decided whole heartedly to move forward with the first house.
Amar did more research into the housing market conditions, recent sales in the area etc and at the same time engaged the Sellers realtor to get a feel for the situation. I had to travel over that weekend and by that time I was able to sign the offer etc, the open house had happened and there were couple of other interested parties. Even in this tough situation, Amar was able to engage the Seller’s realtor, explain our enthusiasm for the house and was able to get the offer accepted at a price that was lower than the asking price (even with other interested parties in the race) with his exemplary negotiation skills. During the whole process, there were several times during which we almost thought that the offer would not be accepted or that we would get bumped out by other parties but Amar was on the top of the situation at all the times and involve deeply in to transaction. He was brainstorming different ideas, getting ideas from more knowledgeable parties and always keeping us in the loop. We always felt that we were the most important clients to him and we always wondered how he was able to pull it off even when handling multiple clients.
While the mortgage application was being processed, Amar was in constant communication and kept all the parties in the loop. Due to my unique personal situation, the mortgage got really complicated and we had to change the strategy more than a few times to finally get it approved but Yogesh and Amar were always on top of the situation and kept me up to date. Even in this most complex and complicated situation, Yogesh was able to get me a record low mortgage rate due to Amar’s partnership.
As I write about my home buying experiences sitting in my new Home, I can’t imagine how this would have been possible without Amar and Yogesh. The goals I had laid out to Amar were all fully satisfied and I was able to get a house that satisfied all my conditions. I first have to thank my friend for referring Amar to me and to Amar and his team for making this happen so smoothly. As mentioned above, I can’t imagine going to anybody else for my realty needs.

** Buying home is a stressful experience.
** Buying home sometime makes you go crazy.
** Buying home requires driving miles and miles for viewing open houses.
** Buying homes requires countless hours of research on internet, talking to
friends and colleague.
** Buying home requires insane amount of patience and perseverance.
Well if this scares you, then just call Amarnath. We sure are extremely glad that our path crossed and ended up helping us get our dream home.
We just had to tell Amar in which neighborhood we wanted the house.
After just couple of open houses, he quickly figured out our taste and style
The ride was bit bumpy but where’s the fun in smooth sailing.
Your perseverance alone was the key to avoid the house getting listed in the market.
Your negotiation skills are the BEST one could experience and you proved it by the astonishing sale price. Wohooooo!!!
Once we went into contract, Amar went into top gear. The post contract period was the simply put AMAZING.
He has excellent team. The house closed in less than 14 days, «UNHEARD OFF».
I did not even have to look for best rates. The lender he suggested was extraordinary. Amar went and negotiated the rate and also negotiated credits from the bank to take care of all my closing costs.
He just hit home run after home run.
In summary,
Amar’s expertise are second to none.
I would strongly recommend him. Experience his service and i assure you that you will be writing similar reviews after you close on your dream home.
Feel free to tag me if you need to discuss with me directly before picking him.
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Kudos to you for exemplifying what a realtor suppose to do. JUST NEED TO CARE.
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«The Extra Mile: That’s how we’d sum our experience with Amar. As a first time home buyer with a demanding job, purchasing a home seemed like a daunting task. We were amazed how Amar mastered knowing our needs in detail, and immediately found options that were perfect for us, both personally and financially. Within a month, we managed to make an offer, close, and move in to our first home. We’ve been thrilled with our choice ever since. Amar started with us from ground zero that is from getting pre-​approval, introducing most sought out neighborhood in Menlo Park, showing the best schools in California, detailed information about the neighborhood like safety, what the neighborhood means for the kids. Amar connected me to loan officer, Jazzy singh, in his team, who was nothing short of stellar in assisting me in the loan process starting from pre-​approval to closing the loan despite big obstacles with my specific situation, Amar and Jazzy worked hand in hand to resolve all the issues on time under stressful circumstances. Starting from making an offer, Amar thought through the whole thing very carefully, in spite of the property being in most sought out neighborhood and multiple offers on property for beyond the list price, he got the property $ 50k less than the list price, he got us the inspection with no cost done, went through the inspection reports and educated how it can be taken care, if it is not for his education and getting 80% discount ($ 8000) on the termite, we might have lost the property thinking the cost of fixing is enormous. Amar went an extra mile to not only to get the $ 50K less on the list price under multiple offer situation, but he negotiated to pay a few thousand dollars by the seller, he saved thousands of dollars at the every step of closing the escrow. He worked with loan officer to get $ 7000 credit. Above that he lined up other things for me like getting the termite done with mere $ 2500, where the same would’ve coasted $ 10,500, and also getting other inspections done without me physically there. He not only saved thousands of dollars in the whole transaction but also time, that way I was able to take care of personal life and yet got the best deal of the life. Amar is enthusiastic, energetic, powerful person, with exceptional negotiating expertise, excellent knowledge about the real-​estate, and he has huge network of people, which is required to get the steal of a deal, it is like buying a house from Costco or whatever is you favorite whole-​seller. Amar is one stop shop for home buying and owning and I will recommend him for anyone. Thank you so much Amar»