Rhonda helped us both buy, and six years later, sell, a townhouse in Anaheim. Throughout both…read moretransactions, Rhonda provided professional advice, helped us secure quality contractors for repairs and upgrades, and gave us savvy financial ideas for maximizing our real estate investment.

Rhonda Cudeback was our go-to person when we bought, sold and bought again!! Rhonda cared about our…read moregrowing family's needs when we shopped and though there were many easy sales along the way... she spent time with us, asked questions and never settled when it came time for our non-negotiable needs. If we were to buy again, Rhonda would be the one we trust yo do it all over again.

Teresa listed our condo and we had multiple offers within 5 days AND it sold for 25k above asking!…read moreShe is professional, honest, organized and has your best interest. My husband and I were extremely happy to list our condo with her. What I really liked about her was that she will sit down with you and explain everything you need to know, so expect to learn a lot. Thank you Teresa, we love you! ;)

If you don't want to read a long review, here's the gist, you can go with Teresa and never have to…read morelook back or you can go with someone else, waste your time and then realize you should have worked with Teresa. There are agents and then there are Agents. Teresa is definitely an Agent. I relocated to SoCal (from NorCal), but was fairly familiar with LA, so it wasn't like I didn't know the area or anything. After relocating, I slowly started to look around to purchase my first home (the Bay Area as you know is now just ridiculous). At the beginning, I worked with 2 agents, 1 referred to my as part of my relocation package and another I found. I can say those agents (and I saw this when looking for to buy years ago), they didn't really listen or care for what I was looking for. I had a list of non-negotiables and I swear those 2 agents were def b/c I mentioned them multiple times my non-negotiables (they weren't crazy just 3-4 things, like price and location), but every property they showed me did not contain more than 1, maybe 2 at best, of my non-negotiables. I could tell they just wanted to make a sale and get the commission. It got to the point where I said "screw it I'll just do it myself." At this point, I was at the will of just Google searches, Zillow, Redfin, etc. But this did not make my search easier. I've noticed that by the time listing got onto these sites there was already offers submitted, so I was playing catch-up. Months later, I started to work with Teresa, just by chance. Man can I say again, she is an Agent! Unlike the others, she listened to what I was looking for and only showed my what I was looking for. She didn't try to up-sell me at any time, but rather worked within the boundaries I set. I can say, I was picky on what I was looking for (I wasn't looking to buy just to buy, but rather only going to buy if I found something worth buying). With that, Teresa never once forced me to try to make a decision I wasn't ready for. She was very patient. Not only that, I could tell she wanted to make sure I was happy with my purchase. So there was nothing forced. Also, I was no longer playing catchup, but rather being one of the first viewers! During all the viewings, especially during COVID, she made she I was informed of everything, i.e. rules, etc, and made viewing place every comfortable. Not just comfortable, but down-right fun. I can say there were many inside jokes that emerged from our viewings. Once an offer was made, Teresa walked me through the process in great detail. I can honestly say she definitely held my hand through the entire process (since it was my first purchase). She answered every question, but not only that, she did it with no hint of annoyance, no matter how stupid the question. From my experience, from the other agents, I have high confidence that they would have never walked me through the entire process like Teresa. Overall, like I said there are agents and there are Agents. Don't waste your time. Work with an Agent, work with Teresa. Whether it's your first, second, third, or other home, Teresa will give you the personal touch and not the business feel. I can tell she was motivated by making sure I was happy and nothing else (which is rare these days). There is no doubt, for my next home I will be reaching out to Teresa.

As first-time home buyers, we're so grateful for Ratana at Castillo Realty LLC. She guided us…read morethrough every step with patience, knowledge, and care. Always responsive and professional, she made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Highly recommend!

I've had the pleasure of working with Ratana, and she is an incredibly diligent and hardworking…read morerealtor who genuinely cares about the people she serves. Her kindness and dedication truly set her apart.

Definitely do not recommend. Very unprofessional and even threatened is with legal action if we…read moreleft negative reviews about our experience. Don't let yourself get bullied by this agent.

Worth every penny of her commissions! Debbie helped me and my extended family navigate multiple…read more1031s to transition away from long-term rental properties into short term rental assets, which has more than doubled our returns. Behind that soft-spoken demeanor is the sharp mind of a former aerospace engineer that made sure we were well taken care of. We would not hesitate to use her again in the future.

We could not have chosen a more exceptional and amazing realtor to work with than Maria Cuadros! My…read morefiancée and I were on the market to purchase our very first home in this incredibly hot and competitive market in Orange County and needed someone who had the experience and knowledge to help us navigate the process. Maria and her team made that possible by diligently working to getting us into house showings, being flexible with our work schedule, and by ensuring we felt comfortable through the process. She exceeded all of our expectations and we recommend her to all of our friends and family. We are extremely thankful for all your hard work and making our dream possible!

Maria is an amazing person to work with when purchasing a home. When we decided to buy a house, she…read morewas always readily available to show us properties. Our search lasted a couple of months & her patience never faltered. Maria is an honest, hardworking and passionate about her job. She was a PLEASURE to work with. I would recommend Maria 100% as an agent for anyone.

Michelle is not only incredibly good at her job but an amazing human being with a giant heart. I…read morewould recommend her to anyone. Michelle was always professional during every interaction. She's one of the most organized people I've ever met; she's resourceful and knowledgeable; knows how to help her client stay on track without being too pushy; tenacious, yet reasonable in her negotiations; most importantly, she's ethical, trustworthy, reliable and honest. She helped me out of a very difficult situation that seemed like it was going be impossible to fix. I truly believe a different agent wouldn't have been able to do it. She went above and beyond what is expected from a realtor. She was supportive to me and showed compassion that I did not expect. She was a wonderful partner and I hope to be able to work with her again some day.

Michelle worked with a buyer I was doing the loan for she did a spectacular job finding the…read moreproperty and negotiating the best terms, I would highly recommend her. She has excellent neighborhood knowledge

We truly cannot say enough wonderful things about Elizabeth. From the very beginning of our home…read moresearch, she was kind, patient, incredibly knowledgeable, unbelievably flexible, and completely honest every step of the way. We had a pretty tough wish list and went through some challenging searches, but Elizabeth never once made us feel like we were asking for too much. She gave us honest feedback when we needed it, encouraged us when we felt discouraged, and somehow kept the whole process moving forward without ever making us feel pressured. She stuck it out with us and remained just as committed from day one to closing day. What meant the most to us, though, was how she treated our family. She was so sweet and engaging with our two young kids, always making them feel included instead of in the way. Somewhere along the way, she stopped feeling like "our realtor" and started feeling like a friend we'd known forever. And in the end... she found it. The house that checked the boxes we thought would be impossible to check. Our perfect fit. The whole time, we thought we were looking for a "for now" home, but thanks to Elizabeth, we found our forever home. We're so grateful for her hard work, her heart, and her dedication. If you're looking for someone who will truly stick with you and care about your family like it's her own, Elizabeth is the one

I have worked with Elizabeth on multiple real estate transactions over the years, and there is no…read moreone I trust more. In fact, I have referred family members to her because I know she will take care of them the same way she has always taken care of me. I happened to find the ideal single-story home before it hit the market and immediately called Elizabeth because I knew I wanted her in my corner. Elizabeth quickly jumped into action, developed a strategy, and helped me evaluate my options so I could move forward with confidence without first having to sell my current home. She put together an exceptionally strong and clean offer and successfully secured acceptance before the home ever went on the market. In a highly competitive market, that was no small accomplishment. One of the things I appreciated most was Elizabeth's ability to coordinate both transactions at the same time. While I was in escrow on my new home, she was preparing, marketing, and negotiating the sale of my current home. Her pricing strategy and negotiation skills were exceptional. We received three offers within the first week, and my home ultimately sold for $50,000 over asking price and more than $100,000 higher than a similar home across the street had sold just three months earlier. What sets Elizabeth apart is how fiercely she protects her clients' interests. I jokingly call her a "pit bull" because she is incredibly tenacious when it comes to protecting her clients' interests. Once she's representing you, she treats your goals as if they were her own. She is strategic, knowledgeable, responsive, honest, and an exceptional negotiator. Both transactions went incredibly smoothly, and I always felt confident knowing Elizabeth was looking out for me every step of the way. This was not my first transaction with her, and it certainly won't be my last. I recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking for a Realtor who will work tirelessly on their behalf and consistently deliver outstanding results.

5 Stars for Catherine are just not enough. No amount of stars could do justice to Catherine's…read morework. We have tried to sell our home 3 times, and had the misfortune of picking the worst agents we could have possible picked. One of them happened to be an agent we previously used who wasn't too bad but still couldn't get the job done. The approach most agents take is "list it and forget it", they let the MLS do all the work. They say they invest a lot in your property upfront, but you can tell by the pictures, staging, brochures and flow of buyers walking in, how much time and money they have invested in your property, if any at all. I had always seen signs for Catherine near our house on the border of Brea and Fullerton, not sure why I never called her first. Finally I called her, and from the very first visit I knew she was going to be the one who will sell our house. It's the aura she had, she projected confidence and not the kind projected by used car salesman, but a deep genuine confidence. She was so excited to see our bathroom renovations that I was taken back by it, almost couldn't believe that she never seen bathroom as gorgeous as ours. I loved how well she communicated along with a motherly concern and guiding approach. The connection I felt with her on the first meeting, that I signed her on immediately and I wasn't even planning on it. I just thought I would meet her and think about it, because I had heard plenty of car sales pitches, except for homes. What did Catherine do for us, besides sell our home. She immediately brought a huge team, where everyone walked through our home, got ideas, asked me all the features of the home, which none of the previous agent ever took time to do. Brought in a stager, brain stormed ideas, and got to know our house. Gave us instructions on what we needed to do to help the stagers. Once the staging was done, she brought in wonderful photographer, we had discussed exactly how i wanted the photos to look, we went through all her previous work and pointed out which photos I liked and what I didn't like. Between the photography and staging they produced such great pictures of our house, even we thought it was unreal. Almost thought of not selling it. Catherine's team produced gorgeous brochure which we had not seen from any agents before. We kept that brochure as art work and show it to friends and family all the time. She scheduled a realtors open house, followed by public open house. Well we never even got to the public open house, some how we had multiple buyers who had sneaked in to the realtor's open house with their realtors. Immediately after the realtor's open house we got amazing feedback from the realtors and multiple offers. Now that's magic, I honestly don't know what she did or how she did it. I know all the things she did right, but my gut tells me she probably did so much more that what I saw on surface. Because to get so many buyers show up like that and get multiple offers before even public got to see the house it unbelievable. Every Real Estate transaction from now on will always be with Catherine Houston. I loved working with her and Lynn. It's sad that our house is sold and I don't get to interact with Catherine and Lynn like I did during our transaction. Their knowledge and advice was so sound, grounded, clean and honest. Based on her action and outcome, I can tell she was honestly on my side, as opposed to other Realtors who say they are on your side but really aren't. For anyone reading this review, I can't imagine picking another agent besides Catherine. Trust me when you can't sell your house, you will call her, if anyone who can get it done and get you the most it's Catherine. Thank you Catherine for everything you did, from the bottom of my heart.

I've worked with Catherine on three transactions now. She helped us find and buy our first home…read more This was in 2013. At the time, things were very competitive in our area. We had friends who'd put in offers on 10, 15, 20 homes without going to contract. So we were very pessimistic about the process. Catherine found us the perfect home and helped us put together an offer that was accepted right away. We even beat out 2 other offers from all-cash buyers. This was completely due to Catherine's personal touch and her ability to build quick rapport with the sellers. They were there when we went to tour the house, so we had a chance to meet them. When she presented the offer, she did it in person and walked away with a signature. It turns out that the seller's agent was a total novice. If it weren't for Catherine stepping in and managing the whole escrow, inspection, termite, and repairs process we might not have closed on time. I really appreciated having a professional as experienced as Catherine on my side. When we outgrew our first house and decided to move, Catherine represented us on the sale of our previous house and the purchase of our new one. Again, we beat out 2 other offers on the new house. We really had fallen in love with it but found ourselves in a bidding war. Catherine is an incredible negotiator. I prefer doing business in a "no-nonsense" manner. I don't want someone to sell me promises. I'm looking for someone who will tell me the truth, even if it's bad news, and lay out my best options. Catherine got it done when it looked like it wasn't going to happen. She also handled the sale of our previous house. We got the price we wanted and the whole process was incredibly smooth. I felt a great deal of comfort working with her because she clearly understood our wants and needs, as well as our taste and preferred style of conducting business. She was very responsive to us--we texted constantly, met face-to-face, spent time on the phone, and emailed to get our transactions done. Listen, getting the best price is hard. We all want a deal. But we live in Southern California. In one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. I've known a lot of realtors and I've heard a lot of spiels about getting me the best price. The truth is that the market is the market. Unless you are an all-cash buyer, there's not a lot you can do when it's competitive out there. I like working with Catherine because she's a realist. She doesn't sugarcoat the deals. She works hard to get me the best price and gives me her best advice about our options. One thing to consider: a huge part of this process is how your agent works with your lender. That can make or break how smoothly your transaction goes. Catherine was in constant communication with my lender throughout both purchases. She keep my deal going and ensured that they would close on time. At the end of the day, people prefer to do business with people that they like. And I like Catherine. I trust her. She cares about me and my family. I would highly recommend her to anyone.