If you're looking for a trusted real estate agent in the San Gabriel Valley, I highly recommend…read moreJulie Lai. Whether you're buying or selling a home, Julie delivers exceptional results. From the very beginning, Julie made the home search process easy, stress-free, and enjoyable. She took the time to understand exactly what we were looking for and guided us through every step with professionalism, patience, and expertise. What impressed us most was Julie's exceptional negotiation skills. In a competitive market, she was able to secure favorable terms and negotiate the best possible deal for us. Her knowledge of the local San Gabriel Valley real estate market gave us confidence that we were making the right decisions throughout the process. Julie is reliable, responsive, and truly cares about her clients' success. She was always available to answer questions, provide honest advice, and keep us informed every step of the way. If you need a top listing and buyer's agent in the San Gabriel Valley who will work hard for your best interests, Julie Lai is the one to call.

Julie Lai was an exceptional buyer's agent throughout our entire home-buying journey. We had been…read moresearching for a long time and honestly started to feel like finding the right home so close to our family might not even be possible. But Julie made it happen--she found us the perfect home just a few doors down from our parents, and now we are neighbors, which means so much to our family. What truly impressed us was Julie's negotiation skills. In a highly competitive multiple-offer situation, she successfully negotiated the best price and terms for us, and amazingly, our offer was chosen over several cash offers. Her strategy, market knowledge, and ability to present a strong offer made all the difference. Julie was extremely communicative throughout the entire process, always keeping us informed and making sure every party involved stayed on track. She was responsive, professional, and always available to answer our questions, which gave us a lot of confidence during such an important purchase. Most importantly, Julie made sure our escrow was smooth, stress-free, and successful from beginning to end. We are incredibly grateful for her dedication, persistence, and expertise. We highly recommend Julie Lai to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, trustworthy, and hardworking real estate agent who truly goes above and beyond.

Nelson and the entire focus property team are some of the most caring, responsive people I've ever…read moreworked with. They are extremely timely with any issues, they care about you and whatever situation you may find yourself in. Really thankful I can trust and depend on this group. Thanks guys.

NOBODY move to any of the apartments that this company 'Focus Property Services' rents out…read more (Speaking from experience) - I will list below all of the things that are terrible. 1. Get ready to be treated nicely and receive communication from all management at the beginning of your lease but get ready to be fully neglected the longer you stay. They only want you for your rent money. 2. All agents are terrible at communication. Siurabe, Nelson, Kevin - the entire property as a whole. Get ready to send emails/phone calls/text messages and receive no response if you're in need of any type of assistance. 3. All of their properties are poorly made (construction) meaning you will be able to hear all of the residents residing around you way more than living a comfortable life. If you love hearing the toilet flush from your neighbor, perfect for you. 4. When maintenance is being done in another residents unit- get ready to NOT be notified that they are shutting the water down and who knows for how long. They won't answer if you call the office- as I've said, they only care if you pay your rent. Overall these apartments are incredibly terrible, communication deserves a -0000.1, I would grant this a negative star if it was an option instead of "1 star". Nobody move here if you desire to have peace, a comfortable living, if you want to be happy and not stress. You will be neglected. The most unprofessional management to exist.

Professional representatives Knowledgeable employees…read moreVery easy process Good communication

Amazing and professional experience with their services. They managed to fill a vacancy at my condo…read morein one week.

Bought second property and Eric financed our loan. We close in 28 days!! Eric is fast at responding…read moreand directing, not to mention, great rate !!!Highly recommending him.

As first time home buyers, we couldn't have asked for better support with navigating getting a home…read moremortgage loan and securing a favorable rate. Very quick and responsive over email and phone, which was great in a competitive market and they were very helpful in our preapproval process, even when we weren't guaranteed to go with Uni First Investment and were still shopping around for quotes. If you need to close escrow fast, you can count on these guys to help get you there from a loan perspective. Shout out to our amazing loan officer Emerson for staying on top of everything to help us close our first house in around 3 weeks time, from securing a lower mortgage rate to dealing with the endless back and forth with lenders as we raced to the finish line on paperwork! Loan was successfully funded and we were able to close ahead of when we anticipated at the end of the day. I appreciate that they are truly here to help and did not feel haggled on at all. Please reach out to them for your mortgage needs!

This office has a better review with the girls there! But I got JAMES HE. He seems to be O.K…read more but, lacks PROFESSIONALSM. Rushes to get things finished. I've had a lot better experience with others. As a part-time real estate agent, I kind of know what steps should be followed and what a GOOD ESCROW officer should help and advise his clients as to if this is the way they want it. He should completely explain to each side what is in the escrow and make sure they understand it. JAMES just seems to skip many steps to wrap up the transaction s soon as possible. This FIRM was asked for by the borrower, so I agreed to them. I shouldn't have done that and used my regular ESCROW. JAMES lacks in DETAILES and fully explaining what each item is and how it affects the paperwork. Is not very professional in how the paperwork is signed and the proper steps in getting " ID " and having both sign at the same time and making sure each party gets the same paperwork.. I got my paper after escrow closed and the other party got hers before. My copies did not even match the borrowers. SOME white-out spaces, some retyping spaces. Not very PROFESSIONAL We should have each gotten copies as we signed them. I think he just wanted to make a QUICK buck on a quick transaction.

Yelp ratings for 2 stars is "meh, I've experienced better." In this case it is true. I've gone…read morethrough several escrows transactions and usually I don't have complaints. My past few transactions, I used the escrow services that my Loan Broker recommends, which is usually an inhouse escrow agent, but this time they had to outsource it. I figured, I've hadn't had a problem with her recommendations before so why not. My broker said this was their first time using Precise Escrow. My escrow agent was James He. The point of having an escrow agent, besides it being the customary practice of having one in a real estate transaction, is for him to handle and obtain the documents necessary to get the transaction completed that is within his ability. I was charged $400 for settlement agent fee, and $100 document preparation fee, $50 for document messenger fee, $20 wire fee, and $175 for Mobile Notary Fee. My frustration is that the services provided should be delivered with good work ethic for the fees. The scheduled closing date was supposed to be a Monday the 13th. The Friday the 10th, before that Monday, James called me asking if I have a contact at AAA (aka my home insurance). He said that he faxed them 2 days prior a request for insurance information and did not get a response. Mind you, this is during the COIVD19 pandemic and most people are not working in the offices, let alone to get faxes; the agents were working remotely (I know because I confirmed with AAA agents that I spoke with over the phone). Generally, time is of the essence in closing escrow. Why did he wait the last day of the week prior to closing to try to get the documents and why did not pick up the phone call earlier to call AAA to get someone on the phone? He even acknowledged that it may talk awhile on hold to reach someone at AAA. Well he did not make the effort. Just pure laziness. If the closing deadline is missed, why would he care, it doesn't affect him, but me! The cosequences of missing a closing date can be $$$ on my end! So I took matters in my own hands to request the necessary documents from AAA. It took me 30 minutes on hold of the 800 number that you can find online. While on the phone with the agent, I was able to have the agent email the PDF document immediately, which I forwarded to James. Why am doing his job that I am paying him to do. His excuse was that he doesn't believe my closing date would be on time because the lender was backed-up due so that's why he wasn't in a rush to get it done. So what. My philosophy is don't give the lender an excuse to say YOU missed the deadline. Instead work like the deadline is a hard deadline so YOU are not the one who can be blamed for missing the deadline. If the lender missed the deadline, then it is on them at least not on the you/me. The lender missed the deadline and extended the closing date because they were backed up. However, my next gripe was that it did not have to be extended much further but for the lack of urgency from James. I get an email from James, the following Friday the 17th, AFTER the initial closing date was extended, indicating he needed another insurance document from AAA. I told him why can't he call AAA (I was busy with my own day job and needed James to handle it for me; that's what I'm paying him for). I get did not get follow-up from him until the next Monday the 20th. Where he emailed me saying he had called AAA that Friday and that the agent he spoke with was suppose to email him the documents. However, he did not get it any documents. Well hello McFly....why don't you immediately follow-up the same day and not wait over the weekend to realize it. Every day I extend the closing date is just extra interest and $$$ that I am paying for at a higher rate. On that same Monday, it took me 5 minutes to get an agent at AAA on the phone and it only took me 10 minutes to get the document from the agent to email it to me, which I subsequently forwarded to James. Clearly, it was not difficult for him to do if he had just put in an ounce of effort. My advice to others you can find better. I have experienced better escrow companies that have provided me with less stress and let me focus on other day job while they handle the services that I am paying them for. If you want to close escrow on time, choose someone else.

Mike and the Chou team was great to work with. They are friendly, thorough and very diligent with…read moretheir work. We love how organized they are with the entire process. My client couldn't be happier with a speedy and Smooth Process with them. Thank you Chou team for giving my client this opportunity to be a first time home buyer.

I had an exceptional experience and professional service in working with Mike Chou to sell my home…read morein Alhambra and here is why you should work with him, too! So, I actually found Mike through ChatGPT when I searched for top agents in the area, Mike came up first. After reading his reviews, I reached out, and from that very first call, he was exactly who he said he was: professional, kind, knowledgeable, and easy to talk to. I had interviewed a few other agents, but knew Mike was the right person to work with based on his track record and his kind demeanor. Selling my first home was bittersweet, but Mike made the process feel steady and manageable. His communication is honestly next level, always responsive, proactive, and patient, especially when walking me through paperwork and answering my (many) questions. Even coming from a commercial real estate background, I can say residential is a different world, and Mike handled it all with ease. Mike is a great agent, someone you trust, and someone you want in your circle. He is 100% authentic and sincere. I highly recommend him, you will not regret working with Mike.

I've been living in A Designation manage property for 6 years now and recently had a few things…read morebreak down and each time they have fixed or replaced them immediately. This team don't mess around, they just get things done without delay.

One of the best management companies I've ever come across. You typically hear about horror stories…read moreabout the lack of care from a management company when you're a tenant but not here. From Ben, Neena, Olivia and the rest of the team each person I've dealt with listen to the requests made and immediately act upon it to ensure tenants are comfortable and secure within their living quarters. I've had experiences with other management companies that won't care to follow up with requests or issues but rather blame individuals or make them live with the inconvenience and just collect their monthly rent. Great to work but even better people!!

They are great . . …read more I belong to Arcadia Association, but I always go there for our company meeting, purchase sign posts and because they are close to Yama Seafood All staff is super friendly and very helpful ;)

Pro-Tip: Their office is near the back of the complex so just drive towards the back (plenty of…read moreparking too!). The people here are very nice and they have weekly meetings that are very informational. I just got my CA Broker's License and I needed an association to join and my mom told me this one was one of the best in the San Gabriel Valley. They have a wide variety of people who come, so you can easily network with lawyers, escrow agents, brokers, etc. If anyone needs a Salesperson's, Broker's, or MLO license just send me a message. I did tons of research on Licensing schools and know where to get the highest quality classes for the best prices.

Sincere Escrow is the best I've dealt with over the past three decades. Like the others, they were…read morecompetent, honest, fair, competitively priced, and professional. Sincere Escrow was so much more responsive, hardworking, fast, detailed oriented, cooperative, and pleasant. Although they are 100 miles away I will rely on them exclusively in the future. The lady buying one of my properties convinced me to try them. She had relied on Sincere Escrow before for 1031 exchanges, and wanted experts who could handle these more complex transactions. From the start, I was amazed by their speed, knowledge, and friendliness. They never made mistakes and responded instantly. They did a perfect job and earned my highest recommendation.

Worst title company ever! The will be a lot of fees end of escrow. I opened the escrow in Feb13…read more The escrow was closed in March 21. Today June 25! I have not received my money yet!

We had the pleasure of working with Ramon to sell our condo in Downtown Long Beach, and we truly…read morecould not have asked for a better experience. We first connected with Ramon in 2025 when we were considering selling our home. After several conversations, we realized we were not yet financially ready to move forward. Even though Ramon had already invested time and effort into helping us evaluate our options, he never made us feel pressured or guilty about our decision. He remained supportive and checked in periodically throughout the year without ever being pushy. A year later, when we were finally ready to sell, choosing Ramon and his team was an easy decision. From start to finish, the entire team was incredibly communicative and professional. They created a group chat with my husband and me, which made it easy to stay informed, ask questions, and receive updates throughout the process. Ramon and his team also did an excellent job coordinating showings. They ensured we had the ability to approve or decline requests based on our schedule and convenience, which gave us time to prepare and made the process much less stressful. When we eventually received an offer, due to our personal financial circumstances we were facing the possibility of bringing money to closing. (This situation was entirely unrelated to Ramon or his team and was simply the result of not having paid down enough of our mortgage) Ramon was generous enough to voluntarily reduce his commission, which helped us walk away from the sale with money in our pockets. That act alone speaks volumes about his character, integrity, and commitment to his clients. Ramon genuinely cares about the people he represents and consistently puts their best interests first. Despite a slower condo market in our area, he successfully got our property sold and guided us through every challenge with professionalism and compassion. We are incredibly grateful for all of the hard work, dedication, and support that Ramon and his team provided!

Ramon was great to work with! He is very friendly, professional, and easy to communicate with. He…read moremade the entire process smooth and enjoyable, and I really appreciated how helpful and approachable he was. I would definitely recommend Ramon to anyone looking for a great agent.