Vabrato Real Estate - San Carlos, California

Encore Staging Services

Mark and Viv are BEYOND the gold standard in real estate.

Mark is witty and personable, clever, and a very intelligent Realtor and Broker. What I appreciate about them is while he's hard-working, he works smart, and will come up with great solutions in a short amount of time. He's technology-driven and an early adopter of automation and social media marketing.

You can bet when he says "Consider it done," it's accomplished with quality and class. The level of quality in anything Mark and his team do is beyond industry standards.

As an owner of a home staging business, I work with hundreds of agents, many of whom are in the top 1% of Silicon Valley and nationally as well. Together, my company and our agent clients transform properties into beautiful homes; many get sold well beyond the list price.

Because I see lots of behind the scenes from A-Z, I can tell you that there's a difference in workmanship and service. I can tell you who stays on top and abreast of their clients and their needs and who meets deadlines. I can tell you who respects their vendors, and who treats their staff with respect. I can tell you who understands that what they put out there is what they'll get back tenfold, without ever expecting anything in return.

Mark keeps it real. He's human and he's not out to outsmart anyone. You'll sense it from him from the first Hello.

I've seen the transformations he's made on many of his listings, many of which he personally insists because he wants to put the very best product out there, regardless of property value or price point.

This is the 5-star level of care and value he provides to all clients. You won't see the quick turn and burn transaction from him.

Mark and his team are genuine, respectful, and will see you through the sale or purchase of your home, a process that's not much fun, but will seem effortless with his guidance.

Give Mark a call. You'll see what I mean... And check out the photos below. He knows how to showcase and get homes sold!

Lisa Williams

I highly recommend Vivienne and Mark for any of your real estate needs! They were professional, courteous and communicated every step during the process of selling our condo. We live out of the area, however, they handled everything to ensure we received top dollar for our property. I would definitely use them again!

Sally Piehl

Vivienne and Mark are terrific. Full service with outstanding results. Our townhouse needed considerable work to attract buyers. Vibrato Real Estate handled everything. Couldn't be happier.

Debra Reynolds

Vivienne and Mark did a wonderful job selling our mother’s house, where my brother and I grew up. They were sensitive concerning how attached we were to Mom’s house, and yet were clear that anything they did to “spruce up” the place was done in order to help the house sell. They know their clientele, obviously, as the house sold within a week! What a relief it was to have everything go so smoothly and quickly during all phases – the cleaning, painting and repairs, staging, open houses, and finally the paperwork.

I highly recommend the team of Vivienne and Mark for selling your property.

Kathy Nelson

I highly recommend Mark and Viv for any real estate needs. From the moment we met with Mark to the end of escrow, we were treated with professionalism, courtesy, and, most important, constant and open communication. We appreciated their ideas to improve the property and the execution of these ideas. We feel that these upgrades, in turn, brought us a better return. Not to belabor the point, but what seriously set them apart from other agents is their ability to listen to us as sellers, our wishes, and respond to our questions in a timely manner. Mark and Viv exceeded at this aspect in our sale.

Paul Delzio

Very knowledgeable, professional and full service real estate agents and services. Provide remodel, repair, improvement, market analysis, staging and presentation. Full turnkey company. I received more than my expectations and price goal.

David Galeotti

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to Mark Martinho and Vivienne Kelvin at Vabrato Real Estate Services for their exceptional assistance in selling my mother's property. Their professionalism and emotionally intelligent approach in high-stress situations made the entire process smooth and manageable. The excellent communication throughout the transaction kept me well-informed and assured. I'm genuinely pleased with the outcome, and their use of technology ensured a seamless long-distance transaction. Highly recommended, and now I understand why. Thank you, Mark and Vivienne!

Amisha Sud

We don't even know where to start on everything that Mark has done for us in our recent home search. We are first time home buyers and were naturally a bit nervous about the whole process. We met Mark at an open house and instantly liked his honest and data-driven approach.

He spent a lot of time understanding our requirements and came well prepared with market research on the neighborhoods we were interested in. Not only that, he also recommended us specific streets in those neighborhoods that once again reflected his knowledge of the area. We saw a few homes with him and he made note of the things we liked in a house like open concept, storage space, etc. Over the next few weeks, he gave us feedback on every home that was available in the market based on our requirements. But most importantly he gave us good estimates on how much the house might end up selling for or how much repairs would cost (if any), so we could be efficient with our time. He saw a lot of homes himself and often times shot a video of the house on his phone to supplement his feedback (those were super helpful and saved us a lot of time to narrow down options). When Mark looked at houses, he truly looked out for us and imagined our day to day living in that house when giving us his genuine feedback.

When it came time to put our first offer, Mark patiently walked us through every single document and answered all our questions. Mark also worked closely with our mortgage broker and Escrow officers at every step in the closing process. When we got the keys, my husband moved in the same day with very little (our stuff was still in storage), and Mark stopped by to give him essential items so his first few days can be comfortable. We were truly touched by his thoughtfulness. Mark continues to help us with immediate fixes around the house and we're brainstorming several remodeling projects with him as well.

His background in law, engineering, finance and the SF bay area market was super helpful as we navigated this home purchase. But most of all, he is such a pleasure to work with! This was a stressful time for us but working with Mark eased us a lot. I would recommend Mark to anyone looking to buy/sell a home! He truly goes above and beyond!