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"Before the tour Elena sent a link with the day's itinerary, details on every property, and a year of nearby comparable sales. You could see at a glance how far below market each one was."

"Buying the house is where the work starts. Our May purchase still had a tenant in it. Elena kept following up, and the tenant moved out in November. Along the way she suggested offering the tenant $2,000 to leave sooner so the house wouldn't get run down."

"She felt down-to-earth from our first meeting. Instead of telling me how much money foreclosures make, she first asked how much risk I could handle."

"I've done three properties with Elena now. These days she mostly helps me pick the properties, and I just check the returns at year end."

"She's honest. One house had a train line nearby; she told me straight out that it would hurt the value and took it off her estimate. She tells you the good and the bad."

"Elena updates me on every step without being asked. I've never had to chase her. Communication is smooth."

"At our first meeting she didn't pitch a single property. She sat down and talked for a long time about both the upside and the risks. I only started once I'd thought it through, which is why I trust her."

"After we got the house, Elena set up the water, power, and internet. I don't live nearby, and nothing was held up. She also found a pool service that comes every two weeks — she checked several companies and picked the best value. Very thoughtful."

"In foreclosure investing, the most important thing is finding someone you can trust. Since working with Elena, I'm fully comfortable with her judgment."

"We toured four foreclosures in Orange County with Elena. Two were vacant, so we peered in through the windows. She had done her homework and could lay out the pros and cons of each one on the spot."

"Elena has a legal background. She handled the communication with the eviction and litigation attorneys for me and told me as soon as there was news. I barely had to think about the legal side."

"Elena says she feels the pressure every time she takes friends and investors into a foreclosure, because she wants everyone to make money. So she only brings out the properties she thinks are best and screens out the average ones herself."

"Elena is very straightforward and never lets us rush in. She laid out, one by one, the problems a foreclosure can run into, made sure we could accept those risks, and only then took us in."

"Elena isn't the type who's all smooth talk, dinners, and gifts, but she is careful and responsible, and everything you hand her gets followed through."

"You can't go inside a foreclosure, and that was my biggest worry. Elena combined nearby sales data with an on-site look at the exterior to help me judge it, so I went in with confidence."

"I recommend her to anyone who wants to try foreclosures but is afraid of pitfalls. Elena talks about risk before returns, keeps a steady pace, and won't let you act on impulse."

"From pre-auction research, tours, and bidding to clearing out tenants and ongoing maintenance, Elena was there the whole way. Following that many steps herself is no small thing."

"Once, past 1 a.m., I saw Elena post on WeChat that she was still out looking at properties. She visits every property in person instead of relying only on online information."

"Before the tour Elena sent a link with the day's itinerary, details on every property, and a year of nearby comparable sales. You could see at a glance how far below market each one was."

"Buying the house is where the work starts. Our May purchase still had a tenant in it. Elena kept following up, and the tenant moved out in November. Along the way she suggested offering the tenant $2,000 to leave sooner so the house wouldn't get run down."

"She felt down-to-earth from our first meeting. Instead of telling me how much money foreclosures make, she first asked how much risk I could handle."

"I've done three properties with Elena now. These days she mostly helps me pick the properties, and I just check the returns at year end."

"She's honest. One house had a train line nearby; she told me straight out that it would hurt the value and took it off her estimate. She tells you the good and the bad."

"Elena updates me on every step without being asked. I've never had to chase her. Communication is smooth."

"At our first meeting she didn't pitch a single property. She sat down and talked for a long time about both the upside and the risks. I only started once I'd thought it through, which is why I trust her."

"After we got the house, Elena set up the water, power, and internet. I don't live nearby, and nothing was held up. She also found a pool service that comes every two weeks — she checked several companies and picked the best value. Very thoughtful."

"In foreclosure investing, the most important thing is finding someone you can trust. Since working with Elena, I'm fully comfortable with her judgment."

"We toured four foreclosures in Orange County with Elena. Two were vacant, so we peered in through the windows. She had done her homework and could lay out the pros and cons of each one on the spot."

"Elena has a legal background. She handled the communication with the eviction and litigation attorneys for me and told me as soon as there was news. I barely had to think about the legal side."

"Elena says she feels the pressure every time she takes friends and investors into a foreclosure, because she wants everyone to make money. So she only brings out the properties she thinks are best and screens out the average ones herself."

"Elena is very straightforward and never lets us rush in. She laid out, one by one, the problems a foreclosure can run into, made sure we could accept those risks, and only then took us in."

"Elena isn't the type who's all smooth talk, dinners, and gifts, but she is careful and responsible, and everything you hand her gets followed through."

"You can't go inside a foreclosure, and that was my biggest worry. Elena combined nearby sales data with an on-site look at the exterior to help me judge it, so I went in with confidence."

"I recommend her to anyone who wants to try foreclosures but is afraid of pitfalls. Elena talks about risk before returns, keeps a steady pace, and won't let you act on impulse."

"From pre-auction research, tours, and bidding to clearing out tenants and ongoing maintenance, Elena was there the whole way. Following that many steps herself is no small thing."

"Once, past 1 a.m., I saw Elena post on WeChat that she was still out looking at properties. She visits every property in person instead of relying only on online information."