You will NOT find a better broker.

This is the third time working with Jim, this time to help us find our "forever" home. Jim is patient, listens to your needs, and spends time helping you understand the process (and what you're getting into if there are some challenges for the home).

A few examples:
- Looked at a about a dozen properties that didn't quite work for us. The day we found what would be our future home I text Jim to see if we could check out the property...and Jim had actually sent us a link to the SAME property an hour earlier, suggesting we check it out based on what we were looking for!
- Getting ready to purchase the property Jim pointed out some concerns that we would have missed. With Jim's contacts we were able to get a plumber and 2nd pest inspection done. There were some things the seller's inspection missed (including a leak) and we were able to get a nice credit because of his efforts.
- He definitely knows his stuff and his past appraiser experience shows. He was able to point out property strengths and some concerns or minor issues that we should be aware of down the road. Knowing the market he was able to help us put a competitive offer together without overpaying...I honestly don't think we would have gotten the house if it wasn't for his understanding of the market.

James is a knowledgeable real estate professional who followed through on everything he promised us. He is experienced, honest, immediate in his responses to any questions, and someone you can trust in any real estate transaction. I highly recommend James Fain for all your real estate needs!

Jim's expertise and professional but friendly manner are impressive. But even more impressive is his ability, willingness, and availability to meet your real estate needs. In my case, Jim found a residential property that met my needs and negotiated a price that met my limits. Meanwhile, he taught me about real estate; what I should be asking and what I need to pay attention to.

I'd quickly recommend Jim Amen to a friend or relative in need of a Realtor.

Jim Amen recently helped us find our new home, and I couldn't speak highly enough of his professionalism and reliability. Jim worked around my boyfriend and my busy schedules to show us several great options that fit our view of a desirable new home. As someone who has never owned a home before, I was thankful to have Jim to help make a potentially stressful house search into a manageable one, and a search that resulted in a fantastic new home! It has the external character of a 1920s Tudor, with a completely modernized/revamped interior. The home has a great location near Midtown restaurants, McKinley Park, and bike trail access. I am extremely happy with our new home. Thanks Jim!

I consider my self so lucky that Jim Amen was my agent when I was Buying a condo in Sacramento last year. Professional personal,punctual,always available to answer my questions .

I would for sure use this agent again. He clearly know the Sacramento area well, and got me a great deal on a house.

Jim helped us complete our transaction and we are so thankful for his expertise, integrity and great communication. We were selling our home from a distance to a buyer who was also coming from out of the area. Jim bridged the gap for us both and the process couldn't have been smoother from completing documents to inspections to the actual closing. He has a great team of people working with him and all were extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with. Having worked with a few different realtors, I can say that Jim knows what he's doing and made the whole process simple and straightforward. We would highly recommend Jim and his team!

Jim did everything in his power to help me sell my house quickly. I had good renters - until I put the house on the market and they turned into monsters of my nightmares. Jim handled everything with a calm, courteous manner. He is so professional in every step. I highly recommend him.

When I first heard of James affiliation with "Amen Reailty" I thought, " how sweet ", it was a spiriitual company :) I found out that Mr. Amen is the name of President of this Company. However, he is fortunate to have Mr. Fain as an Agent on his team! James is a local who knows the area well and is blessed raising his own children in such a lovely and spirtiual area. So, perhaps Amen is an appropiate title~ James is not only gifted with the knowledge of the area, but schools and activities for all ages. Not only an agant with Amen, but also a local contractor that can advise you on the soundness of a potencial property. With Jame's vision, he can share ideas and hands on solutions for any upgrades, remodels and nessessary code ajustments, etc. Most importantly I never felt pressured working with James. Kind of like the "Property Brothers" , but James wears both hats! He is honest and will not miss lead you. With integerty he lends a helping hand to many in our community without expecting anything in return. He is also a supportive, loving and engaged father to his beautiful family.

We were so lucky to find James. We were dealing with a complex sale of our rental home. We live two hours away. The house had a tenant and we needed to do some work to bring the house up to code and get it ready to sell. James wears several hats so he seamlessly acted as project manager, contractor, purchaser, realtor and assisted us in many other ways. He was always available by phone, was an excellent communicator and was completely up front and honest. His handyman business is run professionally and billing online was a breeze.He made the difference in what could have been a nightmare and turned it into a doable process with a great outcome - an escrow date that was met with satisfied buyers and sellers. We highly recommend James Fain."

We sold a home in Rancho Cordova. Jim is a very personable and trust worthy agent. No matter what we threw at him he new how to get it done. He is a very distinguished man and I will always buy or sell a house through his agency. Thank you for everything Jim.

Or experience with him was more than satisfactory. He was so on top of everything and helped us even when the first lender we went with didn't approve us. Jim and his team are the best out there and I will be recommending to all my friends and family.

Jim was superb to work with; we were international buyers, moving to the area from overseas and did not know the Sacramento area at all. Jim made himself available, was responsive, knows the area very well, demonstrated competence and expertise in evaluating properties and most of all, protected our interests at all times. We would highly recommend Jim Amen.

I really enjoyed working with Joe. When I hired Joe I had been looking for a house in Sacramento for over a year. I was frustrated because I couldn't find what I was looking for. The first day I worked with Joe he took me to a neighborhood I had not been to before. He showed me a house that had not yet been marketed, but the first open house was the next day. Joe led me through a skillfull negotiation process and I purchased my home before the open house. I love my new home! Joe did a great job in reading my needs and helping me purchase a home that was just right for me. Also, Joe was very responsive in answering my texts quickly and went above-and-beyond in providing me with names of resources in the neighborhood. Dorian

Joe showed us around Sacramento-Natomas-Roseville-Elk Grove, 3-4 weekends, until we found a place we liked. Even though the place we decided on was not the 1st choice, we kept on with Joe until we found another place, which we are happy with. We realize that no house is perfect, and all need fixed up to make it ours, and we are happy here.

Jim, you know how we feel! You are SOLID! We started looking for a home sort of on a whim, and 45 days later, we are moved and settling in quite nicely, thank you very much!! You educated us along the way, you did not let any detail slip by, you answered all our questions along the way, you took care of the nagging details that the selling agent missed, in short, we are thrilled to recommend you to others! Dear reader, if you want the BEST agent on your side, call Jim today!

JIm has been very helpful in our search for both our own home as well as investment properties. He is always honest about what he believes will be supported for values in the market and won't tell you something just to "get the sale" like too many other agents out there. He is a great negotiator and represents his clients well in negotiations. You can be sure he will get his buyers or sellers the best value.

Jim and his team exceeded my expectations. We had two sales and a purchase that had to be coordinated with an exchange and everything came out perfectly. The communication between myself and the team was exceptional. There was never a call, email or even a text that didn't recieve a quick response. Every promise and comittment delivered. Jim's advice was amazingly accurate on every piece of advice he gave from listing price to negoiations to dealing with tenants. His calm and confident demeanor put me at ease that he knew exactly what to and all I had to do was relax. I will call Jim the next time I need a broker and can confidently recommend him to friends and family.

I have purchased several homes over the years and by far this was the smoothest real-estate transaction by far. I credit this to Jim's great service and attention to detail. You can't go wrong having Jim Amen as your Realtor,

Chris Whitnack

Attentive and readily available. Jim knows the area he services well and very accommodating with client requests. We were referred to Jim and I would do the same to any person in the hunt for a great realtor.