Meet the Wilkas Group

 

Lenore Wilkas

Lenore Wilkas

Real Estate Advisor | License ID: DRE 01343201

Lenore Wilkas grew up in Palo Alto before it knew it was the Silicon Valley and spent the major portion of her life in the Bay Area. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in TV-Film and a minor in Music. She spent 30 years in the broadcasting industry doing on-air, production, and sales in the San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Washington, DC markets. From there she migrated into the infancy of the Internet and worked for four start-ups. Real Estate was always an industry she knew she would enter, and she did so in 2002, in Burlingame and downtown San Mateo (in San Mateo County) where she worked with her husband, Alex.

The Wilkas’s moved to North San Diego County in 2015 and are excited to join Engel & Völkers in Carlsbad Village.  Lenore is a member of the board of directors of NSDCAR, our local Board of Real Estate, and is currently serving as Treasurer. She is also a Director of the California Association of Realtors.  She is a big advocate for affordable housing and in assisting Seniors with their real estate transitions.

Lenore has the following education designations:  GRI, SRES, SFR, RCS-D and has taken an additional 60 hours of education around the legal issues of divorce, and Elder Real Estate issues.

Outside of real estate she volunteers with The Assistance League of Inland North County and was a member of their board of directors for two terms. She is a board member of Pacific Lyric Opera. She sings with two choruses, Escondido Choral Arts Choir and Pacific Coast Choral.

Lenore & Alex live in San Marcos with their dog, Baxter, and two cats, Rolo and Ellie.  They have four grown children and two grandsons.

Alexander Wilkas

Alexander Wilkas

Real Estate Advisor | License ID: DRE 01355442

Alex grew up in Momence, Illinois a rural area south of Chicago and moved west as soon as he could, landing in the LA area first and then ending up in Northern California’s Bay Area.; He spent his career around contract manufacturing including at Max Factor and Shaklee Corporation, where he was director of contract manufacturing. He over saw the production of pharmaceuticals as well and cosmetics. From there he was director of manufacturing for Power Burst. He earned a BS in Business from the University of Redlands.Alex joined his wife/partner in real estate in late 2002 where they worked together in Burlingame and then San Mateo (San Mateo County). He has the SFS designation to assist families going through short sales.;The Wilkas’s moved to North San Diego County in 2015 and are pleased to become Advisors with Engel & Völkers in Carlsbad Village. Alex volunteers with the local board of Realtors NSDCAR on the Grievance Committee.He sings, along with Lenore, with two choruses, Escondido Choral Arts Choir and Pacific Coast Choral.Lenore & Alex live in San Marcos with their dog, Baxter, and two cats, Rolo and Ellie.; They have four grown children and two grandsons.

REVIEWS

  • The Donovans
    Lenore went far above and beyond the norm in terms of her very knowledgeable and personal support of our house hunt. Very impressive level of service! We really appreciate her time and patience in helping us find the perfect match for our needs in this difficult market environment. Thank you so much Lenore!
  • The Ambroses
    Lenore and Alex have been absolutely wonderful. They clearly understand the emotional and logistical aspects of home buying from the buyer’s perspective and they are the generous and warm people you want to help you negotiate the process. They also have the experience of seasoned Realtors, homeowners, and local residents to help even someone new to the area and home ownership navigate the waters. Lastly, they understand what is a very competitive and now fluid market well enough to help their clients make the most of their investment. And, in such a competitive market, what’s better than one great Realtor on your side? Of course, two great Realtors committed to each other and to you.
  • The Glenns
    After meeting and visiting just a few homes she had a good understanding of what we were looking for and was able to focus on visiting houses that matched our living preferences and style. When she saw the house we ended up buying, she knew we would love it and called me right away. She asked the broker to please stay 30 min longer at a viewing so that she could swing by pick me up and take me to see it. We loved it and moved on the house right away. We had some back and forth on the price but quickly settled and closed in 30 days. Lenore really knows the area, the schools and neighborhoods so was very helpful in getting us up to speed on the best places to live. She also knew when we saw our house with our view that there weren't many houses out there with that view and we should move on it. She was extremely responsive and available and helped the paperwork process go smoothly. I highly recommend Lenore and Alex, they were such a pleasure to work with!
  • Peter Brahms
    I am a seasoned homeowner and knew what i wanted. Lenore took me out to look at properties that fit my description, in terms of location, amenities and price. We saw everything! However, she also took me to a few places outside of my description, based on her evaluation of me. This was where we hit the bell! She did everything you could ask of a good Real Estate Agent, and then some! She was highly responsive, flexible with her time, had always prepared our trips, so that there was no wasted time, and I got to know the area quite well, including shopping, nature and other activities. Lenore also found me a local lender, which made the process a bit easier, rather than finding something online, who also matched the best online offers in terms of cost and rate. Lenore also put my old place on the market, and scored me a good price, as well as timed everything so that there was minimal overlap, and thus cost. I can highly recommend Lenore: You will be very happy you went with her!
  • Amy Rose
    My condo sold in TWO days at way over asking price, thanks to Lenore & Alex. They helped me for months on my remodeling; Lenore took me around to find everything I needed.
  • Joe Barro
    Lenore is very pleasant to work with. She understood what my needs and parameters are proceeded to show me homes that could potentially meet my needs and parameters. Once we found a property, she worked with the listing agent so we could present an offer that provided us with a high level of acceptance. Once our offer was accepted, she worked with my lender to get the appropriate preapproval letter and confirming that we are able to do a 15 day close. We encountered a problem with the title company, and she did everything she could to make things happen. She also helped correct an error made on a closing date and was able to get me a small refund for the real estate tax and HOA charges. I am now moved in and very happy with my purchase.
  • Carol
    I was not new to the area but new to the community and needed some help getting to know it. Lenore and Alex very quickly got me educated because of the breadth of their knowledge of the area. They were open to my opinions and gave me valuable guidance that got me my home with which I am extremely happy.

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