Simona Giuffrida with the Gyldan Group is a passionate and dedicated realtor. She has been able to perfectly understand our needs and guide us in the research of the perfect house. Very expert of San Marcos area, she found a perfect investment property in only 1 week, managing with extreme professionalism all the process from the offer to the Escrow closure. We are really grateful for her help.

My wife and I were represented by Simona Giuffrida and the Gyldan Group for the sale of our house and we could not have been more pleased. Simona is a tireless worker and a true professional. She was honest and realistic with us throughout our entire transaction. All of her recommendations were spot on and her team of professionals were very competent. She is organized and her system is a proven success. She is also just a really nice lady. We highly recommend her.

We were very fortunate to work with Simona for our relocation from South Carolina to San Diego at the beginning of 2020. Starting our search right before Covid-19 hit, came with its challenges and was unpredictable for everyone. However, Simona supported and advised us through these unprecedented times in a very professional manner. She was knowledgeable, very responsive and on top of every step in the process. Although she has multiple clients, she always made herself available and gives you her full attention. As important as her professional skills, Simona has a great personality, which made it fun to work with her. She made sure that we got a new home that was a perfect fit for our family. We highly recommend Simona and would definitely use her again in the future.

Simona Giuffrida is an amazing realtor. She was very responsive, knowledgeable and honest. As first-time homebuyers, my wife and I were clueless about the home buying process and what to look for during our home search. Simona was able to clearly explain the whole process to us in great detail and used examples from her experiences to help us understand certain situations. Since open houses were not allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Simona made sure to get us into the scheduled private viewing of houses as soon as possible. She was very involved in scheduling inspections and viewings, and provided many different resources to help my wife and I make decisions. We are so grateful for everything Simona did for us and the amount of experience she brought to our home buying endeavor.

Simona is the best Realtor we've ever had the pleasure of working with. She is very knowledgeable, organized, thorough, and responsive, everything you could want in a Realtor. Even though you know she has multiple clients, she makes you feel like you are her only one. She helped my wife and I buy our first home together during the first major COVID lockdown which added extra complications to the home buying process. Simona helped us work through the new COVID policies and paperwork as they were still developing and changing. She was always on top of the schedule and timing and really picked up the slack that the listing agent let slide. We would highly recommend using Simona as your Realtor.

Simona was AMAZING in getting things done! I am so glad she was our realtor. She was incredibly organized and always made herself available to show us homes. When it came to escrow, she was knowledgeable about which services were required to complete our due diligence and she always stayed on top of things. Even when I wanted to close escrow early, she made it happen. I strongly recommend working with her; she doesn’t disappoint.

We were so fortunate to have found Simona Giuffrida when we started looking for our dream retirement home. It took over a year to find our home and Simona was with us every step of the way. She always answered every call, text or e-mail no matter what time of day or night it was. Her professionalism, mentorship, knowledge, honesty, and hard work ethic are much respected and appreciated. We never were felt forced to make an offer and when we finally found the “one” and ended up in a bidding war Simona walked us through every step of the negotiations. I now consider Simona a friend and would highly recommend her and the team at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Simona Giuffrida did an amazing job with the listing and sale of our home. From the beginning to end she was organized, helpful and knowledgeable about all the details of selling a home. When we were contacted to show our house 1 week earlier than planned, she was helpful in getting our house staged and ready to go and even brought us staging pieces that really helped our house pop. Our first showing ended up being the buyer, and even though it was a tough negotiation, Simona persevered and fought for what was fair. She went up against a tough group of people, but showed true professionalism in each conversation and email exchange. We felt informed the entire time and were in daily contact through the negotiation process. Simona even came to our house multiple times to help with our dog during inspections to make sure he wasn’t scared. She really went above and beyond for us! If you are looking to buy or sell a home, you need someone that will be organized and communicative, and Simona more than demonstrated that. We are so grateful for her hard work and heart for real estate! We are so happy we worked with her and sold our home!

We had an outstanding experience with Simona when selling our home in San Diego. Simona's easy-going, honest, compassionate, and friendly personality sets her apart from others. She was extremely knowledgeable, prepared, and professional when first meeting, blowing her competition away. Simona successfully navigated the complicated process of a sale through a relocation company smoothly, even supporting us after we moved 3,000 miles away. She went above and beyond what is expected of a realtor, including checking on our home when we could not. Simona was available all hours of the day/week and made us feel very valued and supported. Her work as a realtor exceeded all expectations. She was committed and devoted to our journey. I would have taken her with us East if I could have. She is a true gem.

Simona Giuffrida is the best! She really took the time to make sure that I was comfortable with the entire selling process. She is friendly, doesn't make you feel rushed and conscientious about her job. Thanks to her I was able to get the selling price I wanted. Thank you ... Simona

Simona is the best! Since it was my first time buying a home, there were so many questions that I had and my worries were off the charts! However, Simona’s expertise and reassurance was very comforting and was an absolute professional. Simona was reliable, responsive and was always punctual. Despite all the paperwork to be signed, Simona answered all our questions, asking for our behalf for a fast response. From the beginning, she laid out a specific timeline and agenda for what is to be expected. We finished right on the dot. Finishing earlier was an option as well, but due to some hiccups on my part it did not happen, but it was greatly appreciated that it could have ended sooner as well! Moving forward, I will absolutely contact Simona again for my business. Thank you so much for having this as pain free as possible. Simona is amazing!!

Simona will be the only agent we ever call in San Diego. Her expertise guided us through an extremely difficult sale and a less skilled agent would have been a disaster. Highly recommended.

Simona went far above and beyond the normal duties of a realtor for my husband and me. Living out of state, she took on extra duties like watering the lawn and garden, meeting contractors at the property, doing some of the cleaning and staging herself, etc. She was always on top of things, anticipating the next need and proactively prompting us for what to do next. She is also a tough negotiator, letting the other agent know when expectations start getting unrealistic. I give her my highest recommendation!

I recently purchased a home, and the transaction was getting quite contentious with a he said/she said situation between the seller's realtor and my original agent. I wound up having to escalate at a very late stage in the process, and Simona was the anointed savior :) Although there was very little opportunity remaining to get things on a better track, Simona literally worked around the clock to ensure that I had seized any advantages remaining in my corner, and ultimately, to make sure that I was a happy customer. At the end of the day, I can whole heartedly say that when it comes to real estate, getting the right agent matters 1000% percent, and if in doubt about who to select, Simona acts with such integrity and grit, you can never be disappointed in her service. A+ all the way.

Simona worked day and night to help my wife and I buy our first home. She made herself available every chance we had to look at available properties all over north county San Diego. She is very friendly, and made the complex process of buying a home very understandable and simple. Any concerns or problems were addressed immediately and Simona helped guide us and educate us on buying a home. Thank you Simona for all your hard work and for helping us become home owners!

What to say about Simona? She is all you wish for a realtor to be: she is very professional and attentive, has a lot of experience - she has worked for many years as an appraiser so she is able to tell you whether the price of a property is fair or inflated - and demonstrates a thorough knowledge of San Diego real estate market. She really follows the buyer in each and every step of the purchase and she is always helpful when you have some questions or doubt (she has been really patient with me!). But above all, what really makes Simona the realtor you want beside you in the exhausting quest for a home, is her honesty, integrity and good heart. I really admire her and I’m proud to call her a friend. I am sure she will continue to grow professionally, as she is highly intelligent and determined. Wish you all the best!

We would highly recommend Simona as one of the most professional, ethical, honest real estate agent. Simona went above and beyond helping our family relocate and find a wonderful new home, getting us well acquainted with the area with amazing care, attention, warmth, and compassion. She is highly knowledgeable, persistent, attentionate to her clients’ needs and responsive, always acting in her clients’ best interests. Most importantly, she is an exceptional person, investing herself personally and genuinely in her clients.

Simona recently helped me buy a home in San Diego, CA. This was my very first time buying, and Simona’s expertise, patience, and advices were invaluable. Simona made the tedious buying process a pleasant experience. To begin, she found a lender for me, and went with me to every meeting, asking questions and fighting for me. When things went wrong with my lender after we made an offer, she pulled that ace she had up her sleeve and made a horrible dead-end situation into a better deal – I ended up with lower payments and better interest rate going with a different lender Simona knew. One of the first listing agents we had to deal with was unprofessional and sleazy. I felt bad that Simona had to deal with him, but she was tough and made it all sound like a comedy show even though I just wanted to cry. Simona had all the best people lined up and ready to go for inspections and services. Needless to say, she helped me find the best place, a real gem, and a real home for me and my son. She was there for me throughout the process, beyond patient and helpful, always ready to go. I thought that buying a home would be a terrible experience, but with Simona’s help, it was a breeze. She is one of the rare realtors with ethics and integrity, not easy to find. Kind of like finding a good dentist. I cannot recommend her enough!!!

I would recommend Simona without hesitation. She recently helped and guided me through the stressful and complicated process of purchasing a home. She is always helpful and cordial. She will go above and beyond to make sure all the transactions go as smoothly as possible. Her ethics are exemplary and her professionalism is impeccable. I would definitely use her services again.

Simona worked tirelessly to sell our house in San Elijo Hills and help us find and purchase our forever home in Escondido. The whole process was 2-3 months, and in retrospect, she made an innately stressful process painless for us. There's only so much you can do when dealing with others that aren't competent at their job, but Simona is knowledgeable, honest, persistent, consistent, clear... the list goes on. She responded to ALL of my concerns quickly with clarity. I had complete trust in her the entire time, I knew she was always acting in my best interest. She also seemed to have an endless reservoir of patience to console and reassure me when I would have mini-meltdowns. We are so happy with our new home, and she made the sale of our previous home seamless; she took care of our pups when we couldn't get home in time for tours, and she made sure that the buyer's agent fulfilled her own job responsibilities to keep us on track. I have no doubt that she is the best in her trade, and she's a wonderful person!

A stranger I met at a networking event introduced me to Simona a couple years ago. At first I was hesitant to contact Simona because I didn’t know that person and was skeptical about why she was recommending Simona so it took me a while to make the initial phone call. My first impression of Simona was that she’s very positive and extremely knowledgeable. I knew right away that we would have a good business relationship. My husband and I had been looking at homes for several months before we met Simona. We’ve met many realtors but never had we met anyone who was as knowledgeable in the industry. Simona took the time to sit with us to assess and really get an understanding of what we were looking for. We were very specific about what we wanted and we thought many of the requirements we had would be impossible to meet; however, we also knew that we wouldn’t settle for anything other than what we wanted. At one point I told my husband that Simona would drop us as clients because our demands were maybe too high and perhaps we weren’t being realistic but Simona exceeded all of our expectations. She was very honest about every piece of property we looked at and we relied heavily on her opinion before we finally made the decision to make an offer on the house we bought. If Simona saw a bad deal she gave us her honest opinion that it was a bad deal. She never tried to convince us to buy a property that we didn’t like just to make the sale. In addition to her honesty, Simona was very professional, extremely knowledgeable (can’t stress that enough), and well informed of the realestate industry trends; of all of these amazing qualities the things that impressed me most about Simona was her ability to follow through and keep us informed of all the aspects of the transaction. She would take the time to read and explain everything in details to us. Whenever she sends a document to sign, she would follow up with a phone call or text message (sometimes drive to meet us in person) to see if we had any questions and if we did she would patiently explain what we were signing and why. We’ve gotten to know Simona during our real-estate transaction and we appreciate how she went above her duties to make sure we were pleased with our purchase but what we would cherish most is the friendship we’ve developed. In a way we felt that we took longer to decide on a property because we wanted to keep her around just a little longer. A stranger introduced me to Simona and now I recommending her to my family, friends, and anyone for their real-estate needs; I say the same thing to all of them that Simona can be described in one word, the ‘’BEST’’!!!!!!

Not enough stars in the sky to rate Simona. She found our perfect home! We looked for houses for over four years without Simona but once we met her she understood perfectly what we wanted. Our family feels blessed to have met Simona.

When we started the process of searching for a home in San Diego County, we started with another realtor (not Simona). Our experience could be summed up in just a couple words.. terrible and unsatisfied. We then decided to go on the search for different realtor. Simona was referred to us and from our first conversation alone we knew that she is very good at what she does! She was outstanding in every step of our home buying process, easy to get a hold of, and really became a local friend. We got our house for the price we wanted to pay along with some other additional items we requested. Let's just say, her negotiating skills are pretty phenomenal! I can honestly say that if you choose Simona, you will not be disappointed!

From the first time we met Simona at an Open House we knew she was the kind of person we wanted to help us both list and find a new home to purchase. Simona went above and beyond our expectations with dual transactions. She is extemely knowledgeable about contracts and kept us informed daily on both our sale and our purchase. She was always available to look at properties on a short moments notice. My husband and I successfully purchased a new home and sold our current home with the expertise and professionalism of Simona. She truly made our home buying and selling experience amazing! Thank you!

Simona was incredible as she guided me through every step of my sale. She was savvy and knowledgeable about the process and made sure we stayed on the right track. She was encouraging and supportive and always made herself available for any questions, no matter how small. She was also a good and reliable communicator about showings and open houses. She's very knowledgeable about the local real estate market and provided rapid input regarding recent sales. Simona has a wonderful personality and each exchange with her was an absolute pleasure. An added bonus, she's a phenomenal cook and brought fantastic snacks for my open house. I feel so lucky that I found her and highly recommend her.

Simona was a delight to work with. Her professionalism and competence took away all the worries of searching for a new home because I knew I was in good hands. She was very patient with me and listened to my requests. She was very understanding when some personal issues arose and I was unable to purchase a home. I hope to work with her again in the near future. I highly recommend her.

Simona has been showing me and my husband properties that are right in our price zone and making us feel comfortable with buying the biggest investment of our lives. She is very knowledgeable, and not pushy at all. She has made the whole experience rather fun.

Impressive work ethic and real estate knowledge. Simona is highly responsive and always gets things done right the first time. Her local knowledge exceeds what you would expect from an agent. She is extremely patient and her only goal is to find you the right home and not push you into something you are not sure about. I highly recommend Simona Giuffrida and look forward to closing soon!

Simona has warm and friendly personality. She's professional and easy to work with. I appreciate her attention to detail and putting my interests first. I will definitely be recommending her to my family and friends.

Ms Giuffrida immediately impressed me as professional, capable and personable. she is well versed and experienced in real estate and her use of all available resources intelligently always makes her stand out. She most definitely helped me transition through the difficult process of selling my previous home and finding a new one with limited resources, knew exactly how to price my home and present it in the most favorable light and assisted me through the miriad forms and documents I had to wade through with two different real estate transactions. Now that the dust has settled I am very pleased with her performance and assistance and would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for an agent that will not only obtain results but will conduct herself ethically and truthfully. Oh, and she is tough as nails, no worries about being railroaded by other, less trustworthy agents, as I found out. She has definitely made a friend of me and I trust and respect her greatly. Good work.

Simona helped us sell a condo in Pacific Beach. She worked with us for a month to identify small things we could do to make the condo more sellable. She had a professional photographer come in and stage it for pictures that turned out amazing! When we couldn't be there to let in an electrician, she met him there and stayed while he worked. Overall, we spent less than $500 to fix it up and had an offer in hand for the full asking price on the first day it was on the market. We closed in 27 days! I could not have asked for a better agent to get us through the process...and painlessly at that! Simona is amazing!

Mrs Giuffrida worked with my ex-husband and I to sale our home. She always went above and beyond to see to our best interest. She kept both of us up-to-date with the open houses, inspections, repairs and scheduling even tho that meant twice the phone calls and twice the amount of time invested in our needs. She also saw to the request of the home buyer making sure everyone walked away happy with the deal.

I found working with Simona to find and purchase my first home to be a very positive experience. Simona is extremely thorough and was very responsive to my inquiries no matter the time of day. If you are looking for a very active professional to assist you with your purchase or sale then I highly recommend having her take you through the process. You will not be disappointed.

Simona Giuffrida is my trusted advisor when it comes to all things related to real estate transactions. She prides herself on knowing every detail related to the process of being in either a buyer or seller position and explains everything in a clearly consumable manner. [...] I cannot say enough good things about Simona. She is as honest as the day is long! Thank you Simona!

I can’t say enough good things about our experience working with Simona Giuffrida with the Gyldan Group. We needed to move from Salt Lake City to the San Diego area for a job relocation and Simona helped every step of the way—from finding an area that best suited our needs, conducting virtual tours, and recommending home inspectors to advising and executing offers that landed us the perfect house. She even stopped by to water the grass until we got here. It wasn’t ideal buying during COVID during this crazy housing market, but Simona made the process so much easier and less stressful. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable and professional, she is also kind and has a great sense of humor. It was an absolute pleasure working with her.

Simona Giuffrida was the best realtor we've ever worked with. We've bought and sold four homes and she made this home selling process the easiest one yet. We were completely impressed by her responsiveness, professionalism, knowledge and care she gave us. Before we listed, Simona thoroughly stepped us through every detail making she we were well educated. We were instantly impressed with her presentation and how she presented herself. She was always on time, organized and helpful. Her eagerness to make our home even more beautiful made her stand out. She used and bought things to stage the parts of our home that needed it. The day of staging Simona packed her car with every possible decor for me to choose from. She decorated all the bathrooms in a way that really made the space pop. Simona always considered us when planning for staging, pictures, and showings. We listed our home on the weekend and by Sunday night we had 20 high qualifying great offers. This is where Simona really shined. It takes someone exceptional to organize, call and work through this many offers. Simona kept us in the know the entire time of what was coming in. She cared about not only making a great impression on the buyers but also being attentive to us. She multitasks like no other. Simona organized each offer, typed up all the details for each buyer and then we worked it through together. She helped us understand which ones were the strongest and what would be best for us. Then she navigated counter offers seamlessly and every agent liked to work with her. Thanks Simona for the wonderful experience! Also, thank you for the incredible gift! We really appreciate you selling our 4s ranch townhome. We'd choose you over and over again if we could.

The journey to find our house in San Diego was not easy, but we were very lucky to have Simona Giuffrida on our side to go through this process. She is very professional (but fun at the same time), passionate and knowledgeable about her job so we knew from the beginning she was the right person to help us make our dream come true. Even with all the COVID-19 restrictions, Simona was always available to take us to see houses, following all the safety measures. We are very happy with our new home, and I can’t thank her enough, that’s why I highly recommend Simona to everyone who wants to buy or sell houses around San Diego.