We highly recommend Christian! He’s a dedicated realtor and his honesty cannot be matched. Several years ago, when we were first searching for a house in San Diego, California, Christian helped us find the perfect home for our family. He always had our best interests as his top priority, which helped us navigate the complicated home-buying process. The houses that we originally had our sights on before teaming up with Christian were at the top of our budget. However, Christian helped us find a home that was far better than those we had found on our own and was an incredible $150,000 under budget. With the help of Christian and the awesome team at Century 21 Award in Mission Valley, it only took 35 days from when we first toured the home to when we had the keys. He understands the military VA loan process well and is very familiar with working with first-time home buyers.For the several years that we lived in that home, Christian maintained communication with us and continued supporting us as homeowners, which is why it was an obvious choice to work with him again when we recently sold our home.Christian’s energetic personality and professional expertise helped guide us as we coordinated multiple contractors and completed several home improvements over just a couple of weeks. Having him on our team made it possible to get multiple full-price offers within 72 hours of listing and we closed on an offer 28 days later.If we move back to the San Diego area, we will definitely be working with Christian again.

If you're considering whether to contact Christian to be your realtor, here are just a few reasons why I am giving the highest recommendation for him:1. Christian provides truly excellent client service: He was timely and clear in his communications. He prioritized and responded effectively. He somehow always made me feel like I was his only and best top client, even though I knew he was busy working with multiple other clients too.2. Christian has a great skill-set: His experience in the San Diego real estate market helped me navigate a lot of unfamiliar territory, from how to assess potential new homes, to negotiating on my behalf in the transaction. Indeed, Christian did a wonderful job negotiating and presenting my offer in the best position possible; with his help, my offer was accepted even though it was the lowest out of five offers! 3. Christian is a joy to work with. He expertly helped guide the way in each step of the home-buying process. He shared in the joys when news during the process was great (e.g. offer was accepted!), and helped find solutions when the news was not great (e.g. need to address something during inspections). He made the home-buying process a fun experience, and he worked hard to make it as least stressful as possible. Dear reader, I hope this review was helpful for you. I truly hope you reach out to Christian to meet him. I definitely recommend him, and will continue to recommend him to my family and friends.

Christian is an outstanding Real Estate Agent who represented us when buying and selling our home. Both transactions were undertaken to support our military move and were under a compressed time line. On both occasions he professionally navigated us through those events, expertly representing us and our interest.To support our home purchase, he presented us with market research data and a custom developed booklet detailing our search. In under a week we found our home and were in escrow, closing on time which supported a successful move. Being new to the neighborhood, he also helped us find reputable and quality home support services such as contractors and gardeners to help us maintain our home. Our home sale went just as smoothly. Christian once again conducted market research, settling in on a selling price. He professionally arranged and marketed our home on all Real Estate websites and avenues. Upon entering into escrow, he kept all home inspections rolling, and ensured the entire process closed on time. Even though the sale of our home was during a slow real estate time of the year (Nov-Jan), he met all timelines we had, closing the sale of our house a few days prior to our planned move out date. I highly recommend Christian for all your real estate needs and will seek him out again for my next home purchase or sale.

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

Over the course of a couple years, I had encountered many agents that are more concerned about the sale of a property, then the interests of the buyer. I must say Christian is the complete opposite. He makes an effort to see what you are looking for regarding size, neighborhood, and financial situation. Unlike before, I truly felt that I had someone looking out for that perfect property and someone who would help me, from my initial questions (there were many) through the final purchase of a property. His team was also top notch making sure there were no gaps in the purchasing process. I am a veteran and with Christian’s guidance I have found a perfect home and am completely satisfied. With it now being a sellers market, it is now more important then ever to have a tactful and skilled agent. Thanks again Christian!!!