Lisa Ashkins – Ascent Real Estate

Simply the best!
We had such a long process looking for a house, in part because we were picky and also because of bad luck. But Lisa was there every step of the way for 6 intense months of searching until we finally found a wonderful house. We could not have done it without her – her extensive expertise, knowledge and energy were invaluable. She is also well versed in housing, construction and design, all of which helped guide us in the search for our first house. Thank you Lisa!

Lisa in an excellent real estate agent. Extremely thorough and supportive throughout the entire buying and selling process. We bought our condo as first time home buyers 7 years ago and then this year in a whirlwind of less than 30 days bought a home and sold our condo for above list price. I’ve recommended her to multiple friends and will continue to do so!

Lisa is the best realtor I’ve ever met. She helped me buy my first multiunit property. She made the process understandable clear and organized. She is always helpful upbeat and insightful and able to answer questions. I highly recommend Lisa Ashkins.

The reason Lisa is so professional, accountable, and knowledgeable, is because she truly cares — in a way seldom seen in real estate, or for that matter nearly anywhere these days.

We are so grateful to have Lisa on our team. My husband and I have always been so impressed by her knowledge, attention to detail, personal interaction, and overall ability to meet our needs — no matter how large or small. She is a true gem!!! We have always felt taken care care of. We recently bought our second home with her help. With a baby on the way, she understood the challenges we faced with both selling and purchasing a new home before our baby’s arrival. Her efforts always put our minds at ease since we know we are in such highly capable hands. We feel like we not only found a great real estate agent, but a friend as well. Thanks, Lisa!!!

I was a first time home buyer and Lisa was so easy to work with and was very knowledgeable about the market. She was very accommodating to my busy work schedule for showings and helped me understand every step. Lisa was responsive to any questions or concerns I had. She is a great person to know, and I am glad to have found a friend in her as well. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family. I will be keeping my business with her in the future. I am very happy with my first starter home.

Lisa provided one of the best customer service experiences of any kind I have ever had. My wife and I were first time home buyers, and very nervous to buy in an expensive, competitive market like San Diego. But from the first time we contacted her (nearly a year before we arrived and started seriously looking for homes) Lisa treated us like VIP clients, responding to emails within 24 hours (even on weekends) and providing very thorough responses.
We found a place we love at a reasonable price, and despite a nightmarish escrow experience (the sellers were extremely difficult) we closed on schedule, with Lisa reassuring us every step of the way and going above and beyond to help us deal with the process. We tell all of our friends who are considering buying in San Diego to talk to Lisa, not doing so would be a huge mistake!

I am about to close my 3^rd escrow working with Lisa, and I’d give her 10 stars if that was possible. So here’s 10 stars:
*1. Informative & knowledgeable. She knows the business, the process, the neighborhoods, and the market — and can explain it to you in layman’s terms.
*2. Friendly — she’s easy to talk to and work with.
*3. Organized — she keeps track of everything. If you can’t find it, she can.
*4. Scheduling — she tells you what needs to be done next and makes sure it get scheduled and handled.
*5. Available — she takes your calls or returns them almost immediately.
*6. Reminders — she reminds you where you need to be when.
*7. Referrals — she can give you a list of specialists in any field (mortgage, inspectors, locksmiths,…) with whom she or her clients have worked and had positive experiences.
*8. Moral support — she’ll listen to your concerns/​panics/​frustrations/​etc. and help you figure them out. (FYI –These have to be dealt with and they could be deal-​breakers!)
*9. Time — you never feel like you’re intruding on her time. She’ll make time for you.
*10. Understanding — having worked with her multiple times, she knows my story and checks in with it often. She’ll do the same for you if you let her!

I would have used 6 or 7 stars if it were possible. Lisa helped me and my wife buying a couple of great condos and she helped us selling one of them for great profit. Three things I like the most about her: 1) she has great knowledge of the market and she will always be very honest about what you can get. That’s professionalism and integrity 2) she is ALWAYS available, not just during the day but also evenings and weekends 3) she doesn’t just know the process, but she makes sure you understand every step of the way and that you know what’s going to happen next. It’s like being trained to be a real estate agent as well. I definitely recommend!

Sadly, we had to sell the house Lisa helped us buy a few years ago. Once again, she came through in helping us when we needed it. We had a very difficult buyer. Lisa used her expertise to seal the deal in the most expeditious way possible. Can’t recommend Lisa Ashkins enough.

We met Lisa at an open house in Kensington and our first impression was professionalism, friendliness and an honest, down to earth quality I found immediately appealing. She gave us her card when I told her we were looking for an agent to sell our condo in University Heights and help us find a detached home in a quieter neighborhood. We had already interviewed one agent, but I called her the next day to set up an interview.
We knew right away that she was the person with whom we wanted to work. Right from the start, she put her cards on the table about her methods, asked us to fill out a questionnaire about what we were looking for, then discussed the steps we needed to take and the timeline to get things done in order to put our condo on the market.
There is always stress involved in selling a house while trying to find your next home; we had bad luck with things suddenly breaking in our condo and a lousy appraiser, but Lisa was unflappable. She never lost her sense of humor, and managed to be both honest and reassuring whenever the light at the end of the tunnel seemed dim. In particular, she went to the mat for us on the appraisal and pointed out the mistakes that were made so that we got a correction. I could have kissed her! Huge relief! I’ve been telling everyone that she’s worth her weight in gold.
Now we are happily settled in a house with a yard in a lovely, quiet neighborhood. Exactly what we were hoping to find. Lisa was so generous with her time, and so knowledgeable about the entire process of loans and real estate, it really made the huge endeavor a positive experience. We couldn’t have asked for a better agent. Thank you, Lisa!

Lisa is a awesome realtor! Several years ago she helped me and my ex with our short sale while we were in the middle of a divorce. She was very professional and her and her team managed the whole process. It gave me great piece of mind considering everything else I was going through at the time. I have recommended Lisa to several of my friends who have also had really positive experiences. I recently worked with her again to purchase another home and was equally impressed with Lisa’s guidance and support throughout the home buying process. We found an awesome house within our budget and her and her team helped us close in record time — 23 days! I really appreciate Lisa’s commitment to her clients and her willingness to go the extra mile to support her customers. If you work with Lisa you won’t be disappointed!

Great home buying experience with Lisa. She took the time to meet with us before actively searching to really understand what we wanted. The automated searches were very useful and helped reduce our driving around when investigating potential matches.
We found a few places to look at and she was extremely flexible with her schedule for showing.
Once we found a great property she went into high gear and made the offer process simple. End result = we got the house!
We were able close in 21 days and are now enjoying our new home.
Thank you Lisa!

My husband and I met Lisa by chance when we walked through an open house in our neighborhood of University Heights 4 years ago. We were in the beginning stages of our hunt for a condo and were complete novices in the home buying department and weren’t even sure we were ready to purchase. Lisa was easygoing and informative and never once pushed us to move forward on our search. She said she’s be ready to help when we were ready and a few weeks later when we were ready to set up a search she walked us through it with ease. 6 months later she helped us purchase a 2 bedroom condo in University Heights that we absolutely loved for 3 years.
Last year after we found out we were expecting we knew it was time to look for something bigger and without a moment of hesitation we called Lisa. She helped us purchase a home in Allied Gardens to raise our family and we couldn’t be happier. She was honest with us all along the way which we greatly appreciated especially when we were determining whether or not to sell our condo (we kept it and rented it our). Lisa is genuine and caring and has her clients best interest at heart.
There wasn’t a doubt in our mind to call her back after our initial run in with her at a local open house and we’ll most certainly use her again if we ever move or sell! Lisa is hands down a unique one of a kind real estate agent and we are so luck to have found her!

Lisa is simply the best. She is a strong and compassionate advocate for her clients. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend he to anyone I know who is looking to buy or sell a home. I’m so glad we chose to work with Lisa for our first home-​buying experience because she helped make it easy and as pain-​free as possible. I appreciate her honesty and knowledge. I promise you won’t go wrong with Lisa Ashkins on your side.

Over the years, I’ve seen Lisa in action with her clients (both buyers and sellers). She takes the time to understand her clients needs and emotions. She is also very conscientious and thorough when it comes to the procedural and legal aspects of real estate.
When it came time for my Mom to sell our family home in La Jolla, I referred her to Lisa Ashkins for all the qualities listed above. I knew my Mom would be in good hands with Lisa.
After living in that home for more than 40 years, there was a lot of clearing to do, improvements to be made, and more emotions than we had anticipated. Lisa was very good with my Mom in giving her the space she needed but also knew when to nudge her toward the goal of putting the home on the market.
The home sold after the first weekend of open houses. My Mom was so happy that all her hard work in getting the home ready for sale paid off so quickly.
If your parents (or you) are looking to buy or sell in San Diego, I highly recommend Lisa Ashkins!

Lisa is a great ally and agent that will listen to your needs and do everything possible to get you into your perfect home. She is attentive to detail and extremely honest, while still bending over backwards to do her best for you. I highly recommend her skills and services.

I have been working with realtors since 1998 when I was a Marketing Manager for Coldwell Banker and eventually in Marketing for Alliance Title. Overall, the expectations I have had for the industry of «real estate» and agents in general was very low. Having worked with hundreds of agents over the years, the lack of integrity, follow through and general ineptitude left me thinking I would never work with an agent that I’d worked with or for as my own agent. However, I was fortunate enough to meet Lisa when she was forming a business networking group. I knew from that experience she was the opposite of what I had come to know of most realtors in general. She was SMART, PRECISE, EXACTING and METICULOUS. Fast forward to 2014. I have been wanting to sell my condo for over five years now. I asked Lisa’s advice. Not only was she very aware of the market conditions (keep in mind I’d been consulting her for a few years regarding selling) and when the time was right, Lisa gave the green light. Not only was she considerate and empathetic to me wanting to sell but she was completely patient and smart about when to do so. Like all real estate transactions there’s the inevitable bump in the road. However, when I got to my «bump» Lisa handled it with finesse and such skill that I didn’t have to worry or contemplate the «what next» because she was three steps ahead of me. Lisa was exactly what I thought she’d be as an agent; completely on top of her game, knowledgable and by far «above and beyond» what I’d learned of an industry that left me far from feeling secure. I highly recommend Lisa. She genuinely cares about her buyers/​sellers, what’s best for you and LISTENS and knows how to see a transaction through to the triumphant end.