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Work with Eric, Janelle and the Boyenga Team

A real estate decision brings together a property, a financial commitment and a change in the way you live. Eric and Janelle Boyenga and the Boyenga Team at Compass help you connect those pieces with a practical plan. Our Property Nerds perspective starts with curiosity: what makes this home different, which details deserve more attention and how does the property fit the outcome you want? We bring that focus to buying, selling and relocating across Silicon Valley.

A conversation that shapes the work

Before talking about listings or a launch date, we want to understand your timing, priorities and the decisions that feel unresolved. You may be balancing a purchase with a sale, preparing a longtime family home, looking for a particular architectural style or learning an unfamiliar area. Each situation calls for a different sequence. Eric, Janelle and the team help define the questions, organize the next steps and identify where additional professional advice is needed. A useful plan should make your choices clearer as new information arrives.

Property research with a purpose

The most useful detail is the one that changes a decision. We help connect floor plans, available disclosures, condition, location and comparable properties with the way you intend to use a home. Our interest in Eichler and mid-century modern architecture is part of a broader attention to how homes are designed and how they live. That interest does not replace inspections, permit research or specialist advice. It helps frame better questions and focus the appropriate investigation before you commit.

For buyers: connect your criteria with the evidence

A strong search goes beyond matching bedrooms and a price range. We help buyers compare the daily experience of different homes, understand the information available and discuss the tradeoffs behind an offer. Financing, access, condition and timing belong in the same conversation as price. Our buyer and relocation guides explain how to start that work. When a property becomes a serious possibility, the team helps organize the transaction steps and communication so you can focus on the decisions that require your attention.

For sellers: make preparation and presentation work together

Your home deserves a plan that reflects its condition, strengths, likely audience and your circumstances. We discuss which preparation projects may be useful, what can reasonably fit the schedule and how the property should be presented. Pricing is considered alongside competing choices and relevant sales evidence. Eric, Janelle and the team help coordinate the path from early planning through launch, offer review and closing. The goal is a considered strategy you understand, with room to respond to the information the market provides.

Local attention with Compass resources

The Boyenga Team combines its Silicon Valley focus with the resources and professional network available through Compass. We discuss which marketing and transaction resources are relevant to your property and goals, including any requirements or costs before you choose a service. A larger platform is most useful when it supports a specific plan. Your conversation with the team should clarify who is coordinating each step, how information will be shared and which decisions remain with you.

Choose a team through a substantive conversation

Ask us how we would approach your property or search, what information we would want first and where we see the key uncertainties. Discuss communication preferences, representation terms, the proposed scope of work and how the plan could change. You should leave with a clearer understanding of the process and the next decision. Bring your questions and your priorities; Eric, Janelle and the Boyenga Team will help turn them into a focused starting point.

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Plan your next move with Eric and Janelle

Start a conversation with the Boyenga Team. Tell us about your property or search, your timing and the questions you want to resolve. Call 408-373-1660 or email homes@boyenga.com.