We met Joseph and we're impressed right away, his knowledge about Realty is incredible, also he knew the listing agent and that made the process even easier, he seems to know a lot of people which would definitely help him go through the process to do the very best work for us as possible, I would recommend him to anybody, he is fantastic read more

Joseph assisted my brother and me to sell my mother's home in which she had lived 65 years and where the two of us had grown up. Joseph arrived at our first meeting absolutely prepared. He had carefully analyzed the comps in the area so arriving at a selling price that the three of us were confident and comfortable with did not take long. The first open house produced success with multiple offers. Joseph is professional, communicative, timely and easy to work with - along with his entire team. Despite the challenging market, the entire process from introductions to close of escrow moved along seamlessly. Bottom line: I highly recommend Joseph and team and would seek his help for future needs. read more

It was a great experience working with Joseph Marla and everyone at true local Realty . My brother and I had never sold the house before and my parents had just recently passed away so we found her so with their house and needed to sell it so they were very patient and walked us through the whole process and I couldn't have asked for a better team to help us get us through that process they were phenomenal. But then a couple weeks after the first open house we were already going into escrow to sell the house which was amazing . We sold the house for more than asking so that made our profit margin higher which was also amazing I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking to sell their house or buy a house . Thank you again everyone for all of your help through the process best selling the house you were all amazing and I appreciate everything you did to get my brother and I threw that process . read more

True Local Realty is a highly professional team and it is clear that it's members are knowledgable, organized, and committed to helping their clients. I'm excited to be joining such a strong, client-focused team! read more

A heartfelt thank you to Joseph , Marla, and the entire team at True Local Realty Group for going above and beyond to assist us every step of the way in selling our property. Having worked with many professionals in the industry, this team stands out as the absolute best we've ever partnered with. Their expertise, professionalism, and unwavering dedication are truly unmatched. We recommend them wholeheartedly and without hesitation. read more

From the moment I met with Joseph on the prospect of him and his team selling my home, I knew I was in good hands. Joseph, Marla and the entire team were incredibly wonderful to work during the entire process. As I was already in process of moving across the U.S., I felt very comfortable knowing that I left my CA home in good hands with them. They stayed in constant contact with me, answered my myriad of questions quickly, and patiently helped me navigate all the details of the selling process. They genuinely cared about doing a great job for me, and in representing me and my interests. My home had several offers the first week it went on the market, and the whole process was handled efficiently and timely. I can't recommend them enough to anyone wanting a solid team to help with their buying and/or selling needs. You will know that they have your best interest at heart. read more

Jenny Babb took such great care of us during our house hunt. She was extremely responsive, and helped answer questions at odd hours as we battled it out in an extremely competitive market. Thanks, Jenny! read more

Joseph Arendsen - True Local Realty Group - Real Estate Agents Near Me - Encinitas, California

We had an amazing experience with Joseph, Chad, and their team. Clear and timely communication throughout the process, help make the right decisions and a very happy ending. We couldn't have asked for more. read more

Joseph sold my home for what I wanted, when I wanted. He and his team are easy to work with, great communication, and thorough. From interior design consult re:staging to handyman services and packing help, he had someone available to get me through a stressful time. Closing was on schedule, I highly recommend this professional team if you are buying or selling. No hassles. Efficient service. A great team that tells you what's going on every step of the way. read more

Being a first-time home buyer is extremely exciting, but can be very overwhelming. My wife and I were fortunate enough to have Joseph as our Real Estate Agent. Joseph eased us into the process and was available to answer all of our questions. He helped us focus our search, view any property we were even slightly interested in, and talk through next steps when we were ready to make an offer. Tracy was great with all of the escrow related documents, daily requests for information and touched base with us frequently to make sure all our questions were answered. Joseph has been in the industry over 18 years and it shows through his trusted vendors, contacts, and transparency. We were very pleased with the recommendation he gave us to work with Nick Maglio of Guaranteed Rate for our loan. One of the stressful parts to our home buying experience was finding someone to take over our apartment lease when we closed on our new house. Conveniently, Joseph has his own property management company that handled the whole process. He set us up with Marla who was fantastic with all of the logisitics. Marla posted our apartment online, communicated with potential applicants, set up showing times for groups of applicants to view the apartment, and dealt with our landlord/property management company to finalize the applicants and release us from the lease. Bottom line, Joseph doesn't view his clients as transactions, he truly cares about putting you in a house you love at a price you are comfortable with so you can build equity while still living your best life. I highly recommend Joseph to anyone looking for a Real Estate Agent. Thank you Joseph and team! read more

What can I say, other than, Ben Lucas is the BEST realtor around. He helped us traverse the highly competitive market in San Diego by showing us houses that not only fit our budget but were beyond charming. We were looking all over north park, south park and Mission Hills and with his unbelievable knowledge of the areas, we were put in a great position for success. We found the home of our dreams with his help, you will not be disappointed by this Top Realtor. read more

I could NOT BE HAPPIER with our decision to use True Local Realty Group! Being a first time home buyer seems daunting and confusing but I have never felt more reassured than when working with this team, especially Sarah! Every question was answered quickly and throughly and everything was done to make sure we were getting everything we wanted and needed! I cannot thank them enough!! read more

I am beyond happy and forever grateful to Joseph and his team. Being the trustee to my parents estate I had a huge list of responsibilities. One of which was selling their home, which needed a ton of work to get it ready to list. I didn't know how I was going to manage it. Joseph and his team assessed what was needed, managed and scheduled all the workers, paid the invoices as they came in (through their concierge service), took care of last minute issues with the home and saved me from going completely crazy. Hands down the top realtor in Carlsbad. A+++. read more

Cori is without question the finest real estate agent with whom my wife Jilliann and I have ever dealt. She is intelligent, knowledgeable, honest, thorough, responsive, and attentive to detail. Cori's genuine warmth and kindness make her a joy to work with. Cori's outstanding communication, negotiation, and marketing skills, combined with her in-depth knowledge of the real estate market resulted in us receiving an all-cash offer (with no repairs) $100,000 over our asking price within one day of listing our home. When Cori says she is a "full-service" agent, she means it. Just a couple examples of Cori going above and beyond: She successfully vetted agents in our soon-to-be home state of Oklahoma and found one who was the perfect fit for us, and she took the initiative in marketing items for our estate sale, even taking the beautiful photos herself, researching prices, and posting them on various apps. As life-long Southern California residents moving across the country, we were prepared for this experience to be incredibly stressful. However, because of Cori, we actually enjoyed the process and experienced the joy and excitement of transitioning to this new stage in our lives. Cori is everything and more than we could hope for in an agent, and now friend, and we confidently give her our highest recommendation. read more

I had a great time working with Doug Wafer from True Local Realty. He was very easy to contact and very responsive. Just very helpful throughout my whole first time home buying process! The best part was he didn't waste my time with properties that didn't meet my criteria, he focused on properties that checked all my boxes. Would definitely work with him again! read more

If you read one review here, read this one: Joseph and his team went above and beyond for us, and helped us find our dream home in an incredibly competitive market - we could not have asked for a better realtor and cannot recommend him enough. When we started the search for our dream home all our friends told us that it would be incredibly difficult to do so in the amazingly competitive SD market, amid a global pandemic that caused record low mortgage interest rates and a dwindling housing supply. We knew this would be an uphill battle, and that we would need to find a truly special realtor to help guide us through it. We found Joseph through reviews just like this one, and after reading stories of how he helped countless first-time homebuyers find their dream home, we decided to take him on as our realtor - which was probably the best decision we made throughout this entire process. From day one, Joseph took the time to learn about us, about our family, and about what we are searching for in a home. We weren't just looking to flip a house, we wanted a place that our kids and future grandkids would want to come to during the holidays. A place that the entire family would call "home". Joseph and his team worked tirelessly to surface homes to us, responding to our emails day and night, and pushed to get us showings as often and as soon as possible. Eventually, it was through a suggestion made by him that we found our new home. He told us "trust me guys, go see this one". And we did, and we fell in love with it. From that point on, he did everything possible to make sure not only that we got the home, but that we got it for a reasonable price (considering the market). He made the seemingly complex process of contracts, offers and contingencies palatable, and was with us through every step of the way, from the day we made the offer (with his help), to the day he finally handed us the keys to our dream home. He is an outstanding realtor, and he truly put his heart and soul into our search and made us feel like we were his only clients. We could not be happier with him and will gladly recommend him to anybody searching for a home in the San Diego area. Thank you again for making this happen, Joseph! read more

We just closed on our dream home in San Diego and working with Ben Lucas was awesome. After putting offers on several houses and missing out due to this crazy market, we thought it might not happen. Ben devised a strategy that got us under contract on our amazing house by beating out 25 other offers that all came in within two days of the house hitting the market. Through the escrow process Ben guided us along every step and went to bat for us during some of the later negotiation phases. I can't say enough about his professionalism and would recommend him to any family members looking to make a real estate purchase. read more

Doug was a great to work with! He was upbeat and positive throughout the whole journey to finding our home. He was always helpful and informative with each step. Doug is personable and quickly became a key member of our team. I am grateful we found him. read more

Doug Wafer was my agent, and he and his team were very helpful and detailed throughout my entire home purchase. He was able to help me out with great referrals to inspectors, lenders, and answered all my questions day and night. There were some hiccups along the way, as expected when purchasing a home, and he was patient and helpful with me along the whole process. It was a pleasure working with Doug and I highly recommend him to any prospective buyers and/or sellers. read more

It is so hard these days to find a great realtor but Joseph exceeded my expectations. He was so on the ball and I was really impressed! With every step in the process, I knew I could trust that he would do his job. He was very responsive in any questions I had and made buying a home a super easy process. I couldn't have asked for a better real estate agent! read more

We had a wonderful experience buying our new home with Sarah and her whole team at True Local Realty! They made the process seamless and really took a lot of the work off of us, which I wasn't expecting being a first-time home buyer. Would definitely recommend this team of professional, helpful and caring realtors! read more

We had an excellent experience with Cameron as a buyer's agent for our first time buyer son. Cameron displayed a deep knowledge of the local San Diego market and worked with us to narrow down the right neighborhoods and types of properties. He was a skilled negotiator helping us navigate a hot sellers market and close a deal that we estimate saved us 10% compared to similar alternatives. Cameron followed every step of the escrow process coordinating with the mortgage processor, inspectors, title company, and other parties, ultimately helping us to go to closing in just three short weeks. I have the strongest recommendation for Cameron and would use him any time for our other real estate needs. read more

We had an absolute amazing experience with True Local! We worked with both Joseph and Ben, who were both kind and professional, but most of our communication and work was done directly with Ben. He was patient with us as we navigated this crazy housing market. Ben took his time searching for homes that were in our budget, had what we were looking for, and were in an area that would benefit our growing family. We could not have found and purchased our home without the knowledge Ben had and shared with us. We had such a positive experience and are now happy living in our first home! Thank you Ben, we are grateful for you! read more

Only 1 word is needed: AMAZING. Joseph and his team are professionals in every sense of the word: they listen, they care, they work to be of service in all their interactions with their clients and they get the job done. A wonderful experience during a stressful time. Thank you so much! read more

Joseph from True Life Realty was helpful, knowledgeable, attentive, and extremely supportive through the entire preparation and sale of our house! He is a top notch realtor and we are so happy we had him! Every time we needed something he responded quickly. He was very honest and we are so glad we had him to help us through! read more

Joseph and his team are wonderful! They took care of everything to sell our condo. Very helpful, and kind. We had a very fast escrow and the team was nothing short of amazing. Their photography and videography is very professional and just beautiful. Pick Joseph and his team as your realtor and you will not be disappointed. Thank you so much Joseph! We are beyond happy! read more

I purchased my home in 2016 with Joseph as my realtor. Through the years he continued to help me if I had an any questions about the housing market or anything else, always responding quickly. I enjoyed getting his market reports through email as well. Needless to say, when I decided to sell my house, I didn't think twice about having him and his team handle everything from start to finish, which wasn't long. They guided me through the entire process from getting my home ready for the beautiful photos taken for the MLS, Zillow, etc., listed it as coming soon, and by the time the Open House came, my house had an offer. Everything was executed so smoothly, which can only happen with a knowledgeable real estate team. I cannot say enough positive things about Joesph and him team. Thank you!! read more

I found Joseph through Yelp, and despite his excellent rating, I watched him for months with an eagle eye for signs that he was at the end of his rope with my demands or giving less than 100% towards my home search/negotiations/escrow. Well, his dedication never flagged, and he remained professional even when we (ok, just my husband) got grouchy. Throughout, Joseph was honest about his knowledge of our targeted areas, never over-inflating his opinion, and his advice always came with the deference to our wishes (unless we were about to make a huge mistake!). He is familiar with some pretty diverse pockets of San Diego County, but really made it a point to understand our tastes and needs. He drove me to countless showings, always with an organized plan, and scoured the new listings for us though we did use his helpful on-line search site too. We were implementing a 1031 exchange, so he helped us with projected rental prices, and is following through with his offer to assist in finding renters and maintain the properties (he does some limited property management for his family's company). I think one of Joseph's best qualities is that he loves what he does. Things that appear as huge roadblocks to the client are enticing challenges for him. Buying or selling, I feel confident in recommending Joseph Arendsen as a person on whom you can rely. read more

Joseph is so knowledgeable, available and generous I can't see myself ever working with anyone else. His advice was spot on in a crazy market, and thanks to him, I was able to purchase a stellar investment property at a decent price. Do not hesitate to work with Joseph on your next real estate transaction!! read more

Joseph and his team are superlative! We have used his service to sell one house in Carlsbad and purchase another in Oceanside. His advice brought us a buyer for the Carlsbad property in two days at a price exceeding what we thought we would get. He streamlined the complicated process of moving, sprucing, staging, presenting and closing the sale. In purchasing our home in Oceanside, he locked in a good deal in the presence of those bidding higher on the property. He helped us secure excellent financing and saved us thousands of dollars in processing and insurance fees. Being new property, several things have needed to be corrected. Joseph has diligently stayed with us all the way with recommendations and advocacy. Throughout the years we have purchased and sold several residences, vacation, rental and business properties, and never received the easy access, outstanding service, punctuality, attention to detail, follow-through and cheerful friendliness Joseph has given us. We unreservedly recommend him as the most outstanding realtor you will find anywhere. Richard and Mona A. read more

Joseph Arendsen and his entire team are rock stars! They are professional, knowledgeable, flexible and so nice! They clearly understand how to deliver stellar customer service and they helped us find our dream house! And we weren't easy customers. We started looking for a new house 3 years before we made the big move and relocated to San Diego from Northern California. Joseph was so patient and helpful during our long journey. He even helped us vet realtors to sell our home and reviewed our buyer's contract! And when we finally were ready to find our forever house he found us something that exceeded our wildest expectations. I'll be recommending all my friends and family to Joseph and his team forever! read more

I can't fit all I have to say about our experience working with Joseph on here, so I'll keep it short and simple. My Girlfriend and I had been wanting to buy a home for a while and we finally had that opportunity this month. He was absolutely the coolest and most professional agent I have ever talked to. He was patient, kind, understanding and made us feel comfortable throughout our whole adventure. Because of this, my girlfriend and I closed on our very first home on February 8th 2016. I highly recommend his services to you, your friends and your family members. I will from this point forward continue to use him for future real estate transactions. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything you did for us. Albert. read more

I worked with Doug Wafer, he is great. Doug helped me navigate a very challenging market for buyers, and I ended up with a great property. Highly recommend Doug! read more

Joseph and his team helped are great! We actually met as he was helping manage the property we rented and eventually helped is BUY IT. The Arendsen team was super responsive and helpful in guiding us through buying our first home. Thanks again! read more

We recently purchased our first home as a new family. We have always rented and were hesitant about who to go to that we could trust to make this as easy and memorable of an experience as possible. A friend of my mom's told us about "The Arendsen Group" so we figured it would be best to go through someone who had a previously good experience with them. Joseph ended up being our agent. He was very passionate about his job in helping us find the perfect home in our price range and in a great neighborhood as well which was very important as we have a 10 month old baby. The stories I have heard about buying a home being very stressful and it being such a long process was something that I fortunately did not have to deal with. I will highly recommend The Arendsen Group for any of my friends or family in the future. Joseph in particular. read more

Had a great experience with the Arendsen Group. They were very patient, professional and responsive. I felt no pressure from them which was important to me, and they did not waste time showing properties that didn't meet my criteria. They answered all my questions and assisted even after the house closed when I reached out. From beginning to end awesome service. Highly recommend them. Thanks Sarah and Joseph!!! read more

If you are looking a true Real Estate professional, then Joseph Arendsen is your guy. He's knowledgeable, dependable, honest, and is just great at communicating and keeping me informed throughout the process. I have done three real estate transactions with him and I was amazed with his professionalism each time. I highly recommend him as a real estate agent to all my friends and family, and everyone reading this here on Yelp. I am looking forward to doing many more deals with him. read more

I highly recommend Joseph Arendsen... He recently sold our condo finding a buyer in two days, 5k over asking, and closed It in under 30 days. Joseph guided us through the entire process and always responded to our questions promptly. We no longer live in the San Diego area so he helped us greatly preparing the home for sale and made the transaction very easy from a distance. I couldn't be happier with the outcome and I would definitely use The Arendsen Group again for my real estate needs! read more

Joseph with the Arendsend Group was the Agent that helped us to buy our first home and we could not have been happier with the experience. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the industry. He was able to take the time to hear what our wants and needs were as well as give us insight on things that could be beneficial to us in the long run. He found us the perfect home for our lifestyle and budget, as well as a great investment for our future. He made the process very easy and stress free cooridinating the loan as well as the notary. I was most inpressed with how he made himself available whenever we had questions (as I am the type to ask ALOT of questions). The seller of our home wanted to close very quickly and Joseph made it happen working hard to get all of our ducks in a row so that escow would be easy and quick. I have nothing but good things to say about purchasing my first house. I expected it to be very difficult being a first time buyer, but I couldn't believe how easy it was. Thanks to our Agent. Joseph also does Property Management, so when the time comes to use the purchase of our home as an income property...there is no one else I would trust to help us put that together. Great experience! Thank you Joseph and the Arendsen Group! read more

This company has cold-called me no less than 4 times in the past year to see if "you or any of your neighbors are interested in selling". We're not OR we would have called you. Funny thins is, I've asked you not to call, but you don't care. How about a report to the Do Not Call people? Or maybe I'll barrage your voicemail with stupid cold calls. read more