Drakes Estates

Roger was fantastic and so helpful throughout the process of finding our dream rental home. He was attentive, responsive, and answered our questions or came up with a solution every time! Highly recommend hiring Roger as your realtor if youre in the market to rent or buy! You wont be disappointed. He truly goes above and beyond, and cares about how you settle in after you sign the contract and lease.

"Roger helped me through this difficult transition in my life. I've lived in this home 'that I still love', with my late husband for over 36 years, so as you can imagine, leaving it now is very hard for me at 87yrs of age. Roger has been here helping me through every step of the sale and move, like a son helping his own mother, I can't say enough about his compassion, work ethic and professionalism.
He helped my daughter and son-in-law sell a few years ago, so they referred him to me, and he didn't disappoint, I highly recommend him if you're selling a home."

I worked with Roger on my first home purchase which as you can imagine, was a very big deal to me. From the first conversation Roger was informative and always emphasized the importance of me understanding what I was doing. He said "only this will calm the nerves, and give you confidence". He was very patient and walk me through each process. It was a roller coaster, but he got me a great home and price, and even as I submit this review, the home has already increased in value. Roger is an experienced Pro, who just cares about a great outcome for his clients. worked with Roger on my first home purchase which as you can imagine, was a very big deal to me. From the first conversation Roger was informative and always emphasized the importance of me understanding what I was doing. He said "only this will calm the nerves, and give you confidence". He was very patient with me and walk me through each step of the way. It was a roller coaster, but he got me a great home and price, and even as I submit this review, the home has already increased in value. Roger is an experienced Pro, who just cares about a great outcome for his clients. Highly recommend working with him.

Roger Drakes is awesome! My husband and I were looking to sell our condo and buy a house. Thankfully we've got to know Rager through my brother. He is such an easy and patient realtor to work with and he is always available. He is extremely helpful, transparent, and reliable through the whole process, he really cares about us and understood our needs. It’s like having a friend on the “inside” that is helping you. We would definitely work with him again!

We have known Roger for years, and didn't think twice to choose him as our realtor once we decided to pursue this emotional road of a first-home purchase. Step-by-step Roger kept us informed, at ease, and encouraged. There were moments where the journey felt a bit hopeless (mainly the times we loved a gorgeous home, overbid, and still got outbid by an all cash buyer, hate those people lol), but being able to lean on the experience of our Realtor provided us the reassurance that one day soon we would be turning the keys of the door of our own home. And truthfully, for my wife and I, that was all we needed to get up the next day with another list of viewings, throw the kids in the minivan, and hit the road. Thanks Roger! I've heard plenty of horror stories from family and some friends about their experiences with some less than capable agent, but we're happy to say, that we don't have one. AND to top it all off, you handled this during the COVID times (as history will reference it), double kudos! Be on the look out for the housewarming invitation, coming soon!

Worked with Roger on the sale of my NOHO house. I am a broker myself, and chose to go with him because I felt he had what it takes to get the job done.... and I can attest that Roger indeed demonstrated strong market knowledge, along with motivation and responsiveness to everything I brought up, and created excellent marketing that resulted in 30+ showings for the short time the house was listed. He gave weekly updates and kept me abreast of each viewers feedback. We decided not to sell due to other circumstances, but I had to write to say, it was amongst the most professional approach to marketing and listing a home I've experienced (and I say this as a seasoned investor and licensed Broker myself). I'll be working with him again. Call him - he'll get the job done.

Roger Drakes helped us purchase our West Hollywood condo. Coming from the UK we really appreciated Roger's expertise, guidance and patience throughout the buying process on our first purchase in the USA. Even through Covid-19 he was able to help us navigate the process with ease and was always on hand to answer our questions. Very responsive and would highly recommend.