Lan Liu Bowling

Lan was incredible in buying our home in the South Bay. She is tenacious and if you want it, she will make sure you get it. She knew the area well and her experience and relationships helped seal the deal. I don't think we would have been able to get our home without her. She has a rolodex of contractors and was also able to help arrange light renovations to start immediately after closing. Couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Mar 20th, 2024

It was my first time buying a house at Bay Area. The market here is challenging for buyers. I was very lucky having Lan helping me. She gave me good suggestions. She wanted me to buy a house that I can be happy for long term. She always points out issues about the house layout or location if I didn't notice. This is super important and helpful. She also acts very quickly and she is very good at communicating with other agents. I would highly recommend Lan if any of my friends need an agent.
Apr 9th, 2023

I had the pleasure of having Lan as my real estate agent. I was so fortunate to meet her many years ago and she helped us purchase our first home in an extremely competitive market. She was so amazing in her methodology of helping us purchase and secure our first home that when we were ready to purchase a new home, we called Lan right away. The market was competitive as usual but Lan, who is so determined to help her clients get their dream home, was on top of the purchase and bid process every step of the way. You are in amazing hands with Lan!
Feb 18th, 2023

Weve purchased and sold several homes over the years, but have never had to do so during such a turbulent time in our personal lives. Not to mention also during a dramatic softening of the housing market. Lan and John were there for us the entire way. Always listening, always working, always supporting. Not sure how this wouldve looked without their partnership. Happy to say that we sold our home within our target price range, and within our expected timeframe. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lan and John, we will forever be grateful! Highly recommend Lan and John to anyone looking to purchase or sell a home, no matter how challenging the circumstances may be!
Jun 14th, 2022

I originally listed my property with another agent a year ago but was not sold.  When I decided to re-list, I was very much in distress due to prior year experience. That was when I met Lan and John.  They listened very attentively to my expectations and worries, as well as get a full understanding of why my home did not sell the first time.  Then they strategized and developed a go-to-market plan which catered specifically towards my needs.  Long story short, they were able to quickly put my home on the market within 3 weeks of our first meeting and secured multiple and competitive offers within 1 week of listing date!Over the past years, I had interviewed, interacted, and worked with many agents, however, no one compares to Lan, not even close.  To summarize, the following attributes are what impressed me the most about Lan and John:1)  Knows the Market and Superb Pricing Strategy:Lan has a keen eye on the Palo Alto market and knows when/how to grasp and ride the market momentum.  For example, Lan planned way ahead to allow the flexibility in our listing date.  Her strong network amongst agents equipped her with the right "insider information" on the market to enable her to make the executive decision on pushing our listing date 1 week earlier which turned out to be the best strategy.  Additionally, her pricing strategy is logical, clear, and right on point.  We all know that even in this hot market, if a property is not priced right, it will just "sit" in the market.  Her pricing strategy struck a perfect balance amongst my (seller's) expectation, current competitors' pricing, and overall market level.2)  Strong Marketing Strategy and Exceptional Negotiation Skills:In today's competitive real estate market, how to market a home competitively has become one of the most important factors in securing a successful sale.  Lan had demonstrated her strong competence across all aspects of property marketing:  Staging, Photography and Listing.  I had a very disappointing experience with staging during my previous year sale.  After hearing my concerns, she worked very hard with her designer/team to ensure my house gets a complete make-over!  Her photographer is also exceptionally good, who knows how to capture the best light exposure while accentuating strong attributes of my house.  Lastly, when Lan and John developed the marketing verbiage, they know how to emphasize on my property's unparalleled/inherent competitive advantages, not the plain vanilla laundry list of attributes that every house might already have.When it comes to negotiation, Lan struck a perfect balance of pull vs. push strategy.  She is a natural strategist who knows how/when to leverage.  That is exactly why she successfully secured multiple, highly competitive offers for me.3)  Always Put Seller's Interests and Expectations First:  Even though my property is on the lower end of Lan and John's typical real estate portfolio, they probably ended up spending more time in helping me strategize and getting the property ready.  John worked tirelessly in helping to pull all disclosures/documents together and I found him to be extremely reliable and responsible.  I always feel like as if I were the only client to them, since all my questions, concerns, worries were always addressed very promptly regardless how late or inconvenient it might be.  For example, even though Lan had a dental surgery already scheduled weeks before, she still decided to pull up our listing date which ended up causing herself more inconvenience since she had to work through the dental surgery while in pain!  When she learned that I had bad experience with open house last year, she purposely strategized and organized in such a way that significantly reduced foot-traffic and only attracted people who are serious buyers.  Finally, she worked so meticulously that she even caught the mistakes made by the buyer agent when reviewing offers, which saved me money!Overall, Lan and John make a great team that any seller can possibly have.  Throughout the whole process, I had no doubt they have my best interest in mind, and that they will fight the battles for me, regardless.  All because Lan takes a strong pride in what she does and sets an exceptionally high bar for herself. To Lan, their commission is only a very small piece compared to the property value she is representing.  In essence, she is competing with herself, her past records.  I have no doubt she will deliver great results.  I also found Lan to be very humble and grounded.  She is the embodiment of "under promising but over delivering".  I consider her not only as my agent, but my trusted advisor in all aspects of real estate needs.  I will recommend Lan and John to all my colleagues and friends unhesitatingly.
Mar 22nd, 2022