Please enjoy some of the letters I have received from past clients...

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you so much for all your guidance and help! Your professionalism and expertise made buying our first home painless. We appreciate your honesty and thoughtfulness.  Thank you for being both patient and informative in answering our endless questions. You were absolutely wonderful to work with; we could not have had a better experience.

Jason and Emily Hinkley

*****

To Whom It May Concern-

I am extremely pleased and honored to write a client endorsement for Stephanie Garcia.

I hired Stephanie as my listing agent after my previous real estate agent (who helped me purchase my home in Chula Vista in 2003) decided to leave the real estate business and transfer from the San Diego area.  After evaluating a short list of potential agents (most who did not return my initial e-mails/phone calls for interviews), Stephanie became the obvious choice for her prompt responses and professionalism.

In order to successfully sell my home in preparation for my PCS move to the Washington, DC area in March, we decided to put the property on the market two days after Christmas in order to maximize market time.  Stephanie worked very closely with me to prepare and "stage" the house in preparation for the home sale and used effective marketing tools ("Just Listed" postcards and maximum use of the Internet) in order to advertise my home.  The sign went on the house on the 27th of December and we started receiving traffic through the property the day after the sign went up.

Because of Stephanie and her hard work, even with all of the "doom and gloom" of the real estate market, you can still sell your property with the right pricing and preparation in a "down market."  I successfully sold my property to a retired couple from New York State who had been looking for the type of home I was selling.  They are now closer to their extended family and grandchildren in beautiful Southern California.  Everything was complete within a week of me leaving the San Diego area for good.

I have now bought and sold three homes in different areas in the country, and by far, Stephanie Garcia is the best realtor I've ever dealt with.  Professional service before, during and after the sale.  I would highly recommend Stephanie to anyone who is planning to buy or sell a home in San Diego County-- you can't go wrong with her!!!

Warm Regards,
LCDR Bryan Pettigrew, USN

*****

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Stephanie Garcia. 

My wife and I put our home on the market in Chula Vista. Initially we chose a husband and wife team from another real estate company. Things did not work out with them and we decided to switch to a different brokerage. This is when we met Stephanie Garcia and she discussed options on how to best present the house and give us a realistic view of how the market was performing.

When the Navy transferred me to Raleigh, NC, I was forced to leave my home empty. This is when Stephanie showed her true value by keeping us posted on the home, ensuring the gardener maintained the yard, coordinating the cleaning of our hot tub and keeping the house in a ready state. She staged our home to help prospective buyers see the true potential before showings and ensured even the smallest details were handled with care. Even though the market had taken a drastic down turn and there were numerous foreclosures in the area, Stephanie was able to sell our home.

Her handling or our home sale was nothing less than "OUTSTANDING". I give Stephanie Garcia my strongest possible recommendation to be your agent, in closing if I had to do this over again, there is no doubt in my mind, I would call on Stephanie first. She's the best of the best.

Sincerely,

Jim Passaretti                
Command Master Chief
United States Navy

*****

Dear Stephanie,

I just wanted to take a minute to thank you again for your fine work selling our home here in IB. As I drive around and see all the homes STILL SITTING on the market I feel very blessed that we had you working for us to get our place sold.

Thanks to your efforts we just returned from a hassle free house hunting trip to the northern Chicago suburbs where we have a contract on a beautiful 4,000 sq. ft. home with a huge yard and basement.  Yippee!

We appreciate and feel blessed to have worked with you.  If we know of anyone looking to buy or sell in San Diego we will pass your information on to them.

Eric and Amy Olson

*****

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for the wonderful way you handled the sale of my mother's (Dorothy) house and the very sensitive way you dealt with my mother, even suggesting things to her that she didn't want but needed to hear, and she accepted because of the gentle way you spoke to her.

We were all so impressed with you from the very first meeting and were so blessed to have had you guiding us through the entire selling and escrow process.  No one else could have done what you did for our family.  I know from past experience that the journey through the escrow process can be stressful. You kept us completely informed about every phase in the process.  From our first meetings with you and the signing of the contract, close of escrow, and transferring of funds, everything went so smoothly.  I know it was because of you.

Thanks you again for not only the work you do but also the very professional way you do it.

God bless you,

Karen Evans

*****

To Whom It May Concern,

This letter is regarding Stephanie Garcia. We had previously listed our home on Planicie Way with another brokerage. We were very unhappy with the lack of response in various areas and canceled our contract with the broker. Since we were in escrow on another home in Washington we were interested in finding an agent that could get our home sold quickly. We hired Stephanie after interviewing her and discussing our concerns. We received an offer on our home in just two weeks after listing it with Stephanie even in what the media was reporting as a 'bad' market. It had previously been on the market almost two months with very little response. Stephanie negotiated an acceptable price and terms for us and made sure she was on top of the buyers' loan situation. We closed escrow on time and were able to also close escrow on our new home in Washington.

I would highly recommend Stephanie Garcia. She is highly skilled. We were very pleased with her handling of the sale of our home.

Sincerely,

Eric Emery

*****

To: Sales Manager, Century 21 Award

My wife, Patty, and I are extremely pleased with the performance of Stephanie Garcia while listing and selling our house. We had thought about selling our rental on and off for the last several years. Numerous real estate agents have sent us flyers, postcards, and newsletters over the years. But, Stephanie sent us specific information on her sales in our area of San Diego and that made all the difference.  We were impressed enough to give her a call.

We really didn't look forward to the process of selling since it required us to evict tenants of 11 years, making sure they would cooperate, and then doing extensive renovations in order to get the best price. Stephanie was willing to go the extra mile in helping us with our situation. From our viewpoint, everything went smoothly and she found the buyers who paid full price!

The closing on our 1031 Exchange went like clockwork with Stephanie meticulously taking care of all the details. 

As you can see by my enclosed card, I'm a Sales Manager for Coldwell Banker JME in Pensacola, Florida so keep Stephanie happy because I'm trying to recruit her!

Very truly yours,

Tim Norrbom