Christian Van’t Vlie

From our experience with Christian, there is no other real estate agent that will care as much as he does, give you the best deal on a home as he will, and will always be there for you every step of the way. With Christian as your real estate agent you will not have any regrets. He is a family man who understands our money is hard earned and deserves to be treated as such. After your home buying experience with him, you will have a great home purchased at a great price he fought for as well as confidence he gave you in home buying. If you choose him as your real estate agent you will probably end up writing one of these reviews yourself because of how happy you are with your purchase. We love our home. Our family uses him, and now our coworkers see why he is rated so high. Need any specifics on how he worked with our schedule? fought the sellers for a better price? Feel free to ask through here. Better yet, call or stop by century 21 for yourself.

Christian helped me with my 4^th home purchase in the last 12 years. I’ve never had a realtor work for me EVERY step of the way! Christian is the reason realtors are so helpful and important in buying a house, good realtors that is. So in 12 years I’ve worked with at least 8 different realtors. Most of them revealed their weakness in just making a sale. Christian never showed that — he holds importance in the relationship and trust he builds with his clients. Chris was extremely professional, at ease and relaxed, while also being very keen and perceptive of the possible pitfalls of working on different purchase deals and with working with other realtors and sellers. OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE is the fact that Christian never pointed out things that he thought were positives about a property. Obviously the buyer can find those things that appeal to them personally. Instead, he methodically looked at possible complications in the property, whether it be zoning, foundation, termites, weird configurations, aesthetics of the local area, etc. I cannot say anything but accolades for working with Christian Van’t Vlie of Century 21. My purchase was particularly unusual in that the gas lines were found to be defective hours before closing. Chris worked tirelessly to make sure that the repairs were handled appropriately. Thanks again Chris!

I can’t say enough good things about the experience we had with finding and purchasing our new home and it was thanks to Christian! He is very personable and made the time to get to know my fiancée and I. He provides us with lists of houses that were perfect for our loan (VA) and that fit our home criteria. He is an extremely knowledgeable agent able to point out things that may have been troublesome from the obvious to the obscure. He recommended trustworthy licensed inspectors and contractors that were able to verify and/​or provide estimates on any area of concern we had. I was a first time buyer and unsure of the potentially overwhelming process of home buying and with his help and guidance throughout the process (from initial search considerations through the close of escrow) I felt confident and sure in our home selection and purchase. I simply cannot recommend him enough!

I recently had Christian van’t Vlie represent me as the seller in a seemingly routine sale of a condo in Little Italy. Because I had tried (and failed) to sell this investment property a couple of years ago due to the downturn in the real estate market, I felt I needed a «specialist» in the industry who knew how to market the property and get it sold quickly. Christian did just that – he brought us an all cash offer in less than a week! Because that was such a positive turn of events, I couldn’t possibly foresee what problems lay ahead with the transaction. These «problems» ranged everywhere from tenant cooperation issues to the buyer’s litigious demands. Simply stated, it could have been a very unpleasant experience, but thankfully, Christian’s skillful problem solving got us through it! He helped us negotiate with the tenant and helped us engage the resources we needed to deal with the buyer. His calm demeanor and ability to develop creative solutions were absolutely crucial in bringing about a successful outcome to this property sale. I commend Christian for his steadfast commitment to his profession and to his clients – he is truly a super star in my book!
Eleanor O’Sullivan

I found Christian via an informative youtube video regarding home auctions. We are planning to purchase a home at auction and since Christian seemed to know what he was talking about I called him. Even though Christian will not get any commission from our purchase of a home at auction, he spent a great deal of time on the phone with me explaining the process and even went out of his way to do some research on the property for me. I couldn’t believe how helpful he was… I had contacted many foreclosure specialist and NONE were even remotely this helpful once they found out I was planning to purchase at an auction. If this house falls through and we are back to house hunting, I will definitely contact Christian and have already referred several friends. If you read this Christian, THANK YOU! :)

I’ve worked with Christian twice now. Both transactions were total disasters. When I sold with him it was a house that I had been renting out for a long time and it had termite issues, title issues, foundation issues, and when we finally found a buyer, the buyer actually almost dropped out after our final round of negotiations. Throughout the entire process Christian and Ivana were both willing to go above and beyond what I expected from a real estate agent, and they were both able to fix a deal that was falling apart at every turn.
Because of my experience with Christian and Ivana I had them help me find a new house for a primary residence. After showing me 60 houses we got an offer accepted and negotiated successfully. This deal almost went smoothly until we were about to close. The seller’s agent failed to make some things clear, and the transition was very rocky. Christian worked with the loan officer and the seller to fix the problem creatively. Seeing the seller’s agent’s defensive retreat from the situation made me realize that Christian was the one fixing the deal. Since the transition was very rocky for us and the seller, Christian insisted on making things right and incurred some costs out of his own pocket (I suspect).
Christian and Ivana are great agents who really show their tenacity when faced with difficult problems. They are upfront and honest when bad things happen, they don’t complain, and they always offer solutions. They have a beautiful family and they definitely deserve your business.

I had the pleasure of working with Christian earlier this year. He came highly recommended by a colleague of mine, so I initiated contact. He met with my husband and I initially and explained the entire purchase process which was much needed as we were first time homebuyers. Following the same and throughout the entire process we felt as if our needs and desires were at the forefront of Christian’s attention. He was knowledgeable, respectful, responsive and cheerful. I would recommend Christian to anyone I know and if my husband and I decide to upgrade in the future, we will be calling Christian!

Christian was amazing! He is extremely patient and you don’t feel like he is trying to push you into a sale just to make commission. I looked for over a year and truly felt that he was there to help me find a home that was suited for me. He is very knowledgeable and informative, but most of all honest. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to purchase real estate. He even followed up months later just to make sure that everything was going well!

Christian and Ivana have helped a number of my friends and their families. Each experience has been professional and streamilined and I would recommend them to anyone who is looking to buy a home here in San Diego.

I was looking for a house for 18 months with a different Realtor. I met Christian through my roommate but I was being loyal to the Realtor I was working with till he fired me as his client!
I saw this as the perfect opportunity to work with Christian. He was very helpful and patient and I closed escrow in 3 months after i started working with him. I highly recommend Christian cause he treats you like family. He is well informed and dose his due diligence.

I was just chatting to a Coldwell Banker agent who is in a transaction with Christian Van’t Vlie. She was telling me how grateful she is that Christian is the agent on the other side of her listing. It is awesome to know that we have great agents representing our customers and that the reputation of Christian is outstanding and that is coming from people within our Industry. Well done Christian!!! I am privileged to be associated with you.

Christian helped us with our very complicated San Diego Short Sale purchase. He was patient, responsive and always willing to answer any questions we had. He did whatever was needed to do to get the deal done. I highly recommend him and will absolutely use him again!