LOS ANGELES I BUYER & SELLER

8 years ago we used Eli to buy our place in North Santa Monica. At the time we had a great experience. He found us a great, large, 3 bedroom townhouse north of California, and negotiated us a fantastic deal. At the time it was the lowest per square foot price in that area for almost a decade.

Flash forward 8 years, we had moved to the Bay Area and our family has grown to the point where, even if we were to move back to LA the place would no longer fit our needs. We decided it was time to sell. We went back to Eli for the sale and the result was as good as when we bought the place.

First, he helped us move the tenants who had been renting out our unit for the last couple of years. He had some members of his team help them search and find new places to live, even driving them around and getting them in contact with new potential landlords. Second, he helped get the place cleaned and lightly renovated for the sale (this included redoing the floors and kitchen counter tops as well as a few other items). He managed all of the renovations for us since we were remote and worked through several issues. The renovations were reasonably priced and of reasonable quality. It was amazing how much of a difference they made. When we initially considered selling we had some investors come in and make us an offer on the non-updated place. The difference between the non-renovated offer and renovated offer (even after backing out the price of renovations) was more than 6X the cost of the renovations.

LOS ANGELES I BUYER & SELLER

When we went on the market Eli talked us carefully through pricing strategy. We decided on event pricing and a week after going on the market we had multiple offers. The price ended up 10% over the initial listing price and in our "delighted" range.

In the closing process Eli proved his worth again. The first part of escrow was easy, but during inspections we discovered some mold in the kitchen that needed to be remediated. Eli had a remediation team ready to go and helped manage both the remediation as well as the buyer. In the last couple of days in escrow we were still pushing to rebuild the kitchen after remediation and looking at a delay in closing. He worked with the buyers agent and the buyer, who had been considering a remodel in the kitchen. They reached a solution where we left some of the kitchen pulled out so she could get a start on her renovations. This saved her the cost of demolition, saved us the cost of rebuilding, and we closed on time. Everyone won!

Throughout Eli was always with us in the process. We had many late night calls and long e-mails and he was always quick with his response and helped keep us clear and understand what was coming next. When we move back to LA and are looking for a new place we will reach out to him again and are confident he will do another great job. You can't go wrong with Eli!

SANTA CRUZ I BUYER

Let me begin by saying that I am an avid and, I believe, accurate reviewer. My Yelp, Amazon and Goodreads(book lover) accounts are full of my honest, fair and accurate reviews. I believe strongly in the practicality and usefulness of crowdsourced reviews.

With that context in mind, I hope you believe me when I write that Eli Karon is a beyond-exceptional real estate professional and a stellar human being as well. My wife and I mistimed our window of opportunity and began the search for our Santa Cruz dream home just as prices began their meteoric rise. For two public high school teachers, this immediately rattled both our hope and our budget. However, we remained optimistic and met Eli through a Zillow listing.

Eli's local knowledge expertly navigated us through the homes which matched our wishlist and avoided the false starts. He listened to us. He paid attention not only to our current home and lifestyle goals but the ones we had for the future as well. He was patient.s here

SANTA CRUZ | BUYER

This is a rare blend of qualities in an industry that deals daily with million dollar (and then some) negotiations. Above all, Eli was optimistic and opinionated. As prices continued to rise, my wife and I frequently faltered and thought about giving up. We would never find a home within our budget. Eli always, always, always remained optimistic and reassuring. We also very much appreciate Eli's willingness to offer his opinion. He was clear when he felt a home was not right for us and upfront with the challenges of this negotiation or that deal or this home or that tear down. We looked at everything. With this objective yet caring approach, Eli led us to our dream home. When we saw it, we loved it but were prepared to be outbid by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Eli simply said, "I'm going to get you this home." And he did. Eli again used local knowledge, connections, professionalism and negotiation skills to land our dream home. It was a hair outside our budget but it is our dream home.

Eli is a family man and a stellar human being. He values community, neighborliness and equity. (He also has a keen eye for renovations, remodels, additions and interior design.)

SANTA CRUZ I SELLER

Eli Karon, with Karon Properties, is the best Real Estate agent my husband and I have ever worked with. We’ve sold 5 homes in the last 35 years of our marriage so we’ve had some experience in the market. Eli is a man of integrity, true to his word. We also found him to be very kind helping us in ways we would not have expected like making sure our cat was cared for when we couldn’t be there ourselves. He is by far the best agent we’ve had the pleasure of working with. He kept us promptly informed during every aspect of the sale. He was enthusiastic about his role in selling our home. He maintained a positive and encouraging attitude throughout the transaction. His professionalism was top notch. He was able to sell our house within 10 days with multiple offers and counter offers as a result of this enthusiasm and of course the market conditions supporting it. We were so blessed to have him on our team and will absolutely be referring him to our friends in Santa Cruz County where he now works with his Father Steve Karon, another gem of a human being.

LOS ANGELES I BUYER

Eli is the epitome of who you want in your corner for any real estate transaction. His passion for and clear understanding of the Los Angeles real estate market is why I chose Eli for such a critical financial decision.

He was ready to serve us on a minutes notice by answering an important question, calling another agent, researching a property or constantly sending us updates on all the prospects that might interest us. And after the sale he was strategically guiding us through the process and helping us make the best decisions possible. In fact, he also helped recommend vendors after the sale that have been absolutely perfect for us.

LOS ANGELES | BUYER

There is a saying that “hindsight is 20/20. Meaning, you wish you knew then what you know now. With Eli, I felt like we had 20/20 vision the entire process. Even when it felt like we wouldn’t find our dream home, he assured us that the right one would come along and a deal would materialize. Thinking back...I can’t thank Eli enough for giving us his honest opinion and straightforward feedback about each property. It really saved us. We trusted Eli the entire process and he came through for us in every single way imaginable. We are extremely grateful. I interviewed many real estate agents. Save yourself the time and due diligence. Eli is truly a star and the man you want on your team.

Consummate professional who loves what he does and cares about your ultimate goals every step of the way. We got lucky when we found Eli. If you want to find the perfect home or investment property I’d highly recommend Eli. Based on my experience in real estate and working with other real estate professionals during the course of my life I’d hire him over and over again and I consider him to be in the super elite category of professionals serving the LA market and in the United States in general.

SANTA CRUZ | SELLER

Eli Karon was an absolute dream to work with when I sold my family home. I was initially cautious about selling my home, as it involved "letting go" of the past. Eli was not at all pushy. He respected that I needed time to get to the place where I was ready to sell. And when I was finally ready, I was so glad that I had chosen Eli to list my house! He made the process go so smoothly. He advised me on what I should do to the house to improve its readiness to sell, giving me options, and respecting my choices. His incredibly positive attitude helped me stay calm during the stress of negotiations. And at the last moment, when we discovered a potentially deal-breaking leak somewhere in the water line, he spent hours digging in the darkness himself to find the source of the leak. I can't recommend Eli Karon highly enough!

LOS ANGELES | BUYER

Eli has been amazing to work with. As a first-time home-buyer, Eli took the time to educate me on the process and answered many questions that I had. His communication was exceptional, which helped to manage the anxiety of my wife and me. Despite buying during an extremely competitive time and location, we were able to secure the property we wanted. I believe Eli's approach made a huge difference in getting us the property we loved. In addition to helping with a home for my family, Eli helped me find a property for my business which was a very complicated situation and process. I can't say enough positive things about my experience working with Eli and the support I felt throughout the entire process.

SANTA CRUZ & LOS ANGELES | BUYER & SELLER

We have been very fortunate to have had Eli Karon as our real estate broker for several residential property transactions in both Santa Cruz and Santa Monica and we highly recommend him for anyone buying or selling property. Eli arranged the sale of our apartment building in Santa Monica and enabled us to obtain a top value for our investment, and he made all the arrangements for the sale and the escrow process very easy for us. In a very tight real estate market in Santa Cruz, he found us an excellent off-market apartment building for reinvestment of our exchange funds and again made all the escrow process a breeze. Eli also guided us in finding a great single family home that was virtually move-in ready. Eli is backed up by a great staff at Karon Properties who are very competent and a pleasure to work with both for the buying or selling of property, or for the management of investment property. Eli is very easy to work with and was very attentive to our needs. The entire staff are knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with, and they have a very good working relationship with a series of trades people who can provide both maintenance and repair services as may be needed. We have enjoyed working with Eli, and we can highly recommend Eli Karon and Karon Properties for anyone's real estate needs.

SANTA CRUZ | BUYER

Eli has been terrific throughout our process. From the very beginning, he was extremely attentive to our needs and specifications. With his knowledge of the ins and outs of Santa Cruz area real estate, he was then highly effective at filtering and eliminating distractions, leading us to focus only on the most relevant and realistic options. He spared us a lot of effort by pre-screening based on his own quick visits. He gave us a really good sense of the market and landscape, so we were in position to identify the right opportunity when it presented itself. At that point, he moved swiftly and effectively with our offer, making it just competitive enough to close. He and his team were then equally effective throughout escrow and our renovation process all the way to our moving in, connecting us to all the relevant professionals and working with them directly for a totally stress-free process for us. Even after moving in, he continues to be extremely helpful and accessible on anything directly and indirectly related to our home.