Raziel knows the Burlingame market intimately and he did a wonderful job negotiating to get us a great outcome in a challenging market environment.
– Tessa and Ryan Bone

Tessa and Ryan Bone

What do you love the most about your neighborhood?

Tessa

The neighbors! When we moved to Burlingame, we didn’t know a single person and our neighbors welcomed us with open arms. The families on our street have become true friends and have made this town feel like home.

Ryan

Downtown Burlingame Ave. and Washington Park. Love grabbing breakfast or coffee on weekend mornings and taking our boys to the park.

What was your journey like buying a home, and what surprised you the most?

Ryan

It was stressful searching for a home in Burlingame while living in NYC. Our offer was accepted the night before our wedding. Single largest purchase I had ever made and I needed to wire the escrow amount before the ceremony! The biggest surprise was how quickly homes in Burlingame sell. It was frustrating as a long-distance buyer but great as a seller.

Tessa

We were searching for a home in Burlingame while living in New York and it was surprising to learn there were little “sub-communities” within Burlingame. There is so much character to this town and we quickly learned to search for a house in the areas that felt most like “us”.

What was your experience like selling your home?

Ryan

It was a very smooth process. Raziel and his team made all of the prep work seamless and did a great job quickly finding a buyer at our asking price.

Tessa

Selling our house was emotional as so many of our major life milestones happened in our first home. But, it was comforting to have a team supporting us so we felt less overwhelmed and could think about selling our house as the beginning of our next wonderful chapter.

What was your experience working with Raziel?

Tessa

Organized!

Raziel has a great team and we always felt assured the right person was focused on tackling each part of the process and things progressed quickly because of it! Raziel knows the Burlingame market intimately and he did a wonderful job negotiating to get us a great outcome in a challenging market environment.

Ryan

Dedicated!

Raziel and his team provided tons of personal attention throughout the process and supported us at every step. Raziel understood our unique goals and worked hard to outperform our expectations on a relatively short timeline.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

Tessa

 Being a mom to our two boys.

Ryan

Marrying Tessa.

What was your childhood ambition?

Ryan

I wanted to be a wildlife photographer for National Geographic.

Tessa

 I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, so my dream was always to live in a major city like San Francisco.

What’s your favorite hidden gem?

Ryan

Maverick Jack’s.

Tessa

Not hidden, but Bacchaus for pastries.

What’s been your biggest challenge?

Ryan

Juggling a demanding career and being a great Husband / Father / Son / Brother.

What was your first job?

Tessa

Picking strawberries - fun fact: you get paid by the quart, so pick quickly!

Ryan

Painting and maintenance work at commercial office buildings.

What’s your greatest Inspiration?

Ryan

I don’t have any single greatest source of inspiration. In my job I’ve been fortunate to spend a lot of time with some amazing business leaders that have inspired me to work harder at supporting my family and pursuing my career.

What’s your favorite movie?

Tessa

Legends of the Falls.

Ryan

Hard to pick a favorite but can pretty much always watch Goodfellas when it’s on TV.

What’s on the top of your bucket list items?

Tessa

Spend a summer in Montana with our boys.

Ryan

Family safari in Africa. We went on safari in Kenya for our honeymoon and I’m excited to share the experience with my two sons once they are a little older.

What organizations do you love?

Ryan

Boys and Girls Club (I used to go to my local club growing up).

Tessa

Girls on the Run, Back on My Feet.

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