About Dan

We met Dan a bit at random when we bought a house in the Lamorinda area, but his thoroughness, cheerfulness, and intelligence of the situation - this with no bluster nor waste of anyone's time- very much impressed us, so we decided to hire him to be our agent in that purchase. When we were ready to sell our home in the Oakland area, naturally we hired him for that job too. He put all the necessary parts in place in no time. The stager, cleaners, photographer and gardener he hired on our behalf did a splendid and reasonably priced job. We quickly got several offers. Our house was special and in great shape, but it was an older house with quirky deta...

Over the past year I have had the great pleasure to work directly with Dan Walner of the Compass. We needed to sell three properties as we worked towards the settlement of an estate. From the very beginning Dan showed a great ability to listen to what the client wanted to do. We had three very different properties. He is able to offer creative selling options and ideas inside and outside of the typical house sale scenario. He went above the typical agent duties by advising us, when asked, about how much fix-up to do to prepare houses and providing calm guidance in working with contractors and subcontractors. Dan is very easy to communicate with and...

We worked with Dan for about 6 months before closing on a house in Moraga. While the process of buying a house, especially in the current rising market, is always a challenge, working with Dan has been a great experience. Dan is very knowledgeable with the Lamorinda neighborhood, and was always available to answer our questions (and we had a lot of questions). He gave valuable advice on several occasions so we didn't get too crazy trying to win bidding wars; in the end, Dan did great a great job in helping us getting the house we wanted while staying within our budget. He was also tremendously helpful after close of escrow, he made himself available...