Kelly Blatt

After attempting 3 times over the last 5 years to start searching for an investment property, I found Colin who took the time to listen to what I wanted to do and lined up properties meeting my criteria. Other agents had simply put me on mailing lists with lots of properties that I had no interest in. He notified me of new properties that had just been listed, made suggestions, and played interfererance when I had issues with the bank. – – Bill Messick- Purchased a triplex as an investment, 2229 Rutgers Dr, Costa Mesa

As an lender who deals with lots of agents, I want to tell you what a fabulous job you did selling the house I lived in here in Mesa Verde.  Thanks Colin! It was a pleasure working with you, I would gladly recommend your services to anyone I know looking to buy/sell in the Costa Mesa area.  Best, Megan – Sold 2037 Mandarin Drive, Costa Mesa

Used Colin for a purchase and a sale and very glad i did.

Excellent market knowledge, well respected in the neighborhood, understands the process and the styles of the other brokers, and provides timely and attentive counsel.

I am a “difficult” client and he satisfied my needs admirably.

Unwavering recommendation. – Michael S. – Sold and bought a home with Colin

Colin did an outstanding job for me. Priced my home right and it sold within 3 days! Did a great job getting me into my new home by coordinating the closing of both escrows, my new purchase and my listing here in Mesa Verde. Very professional. – MaryLee – Sold 1800 Pitcairn Drive, Costa Mesa 

Colin is fantastic, I cannot say enough good things about him. My family was in a complicated situation, both our parents passed away in a short period of time and we had to deal with the estate quickly. I had a family member living in the house that was ill and resistant to the sale. Colin was so diplomatic and calm and kind that the family member was won over in a matter of minutes of meeting him. It was a difficult situation that Colin difused immediately, and he manuevered the escrow period brilliantly. Every step of the way, he went above and beyond the call of duty (even finding the family member a new place to live and handling the application process without charge). And I believe he really gave us sound advice and we made a very strong sale. I would use Colin again in a heartbeat. He is the best. – – Kim F. – Listed with Colin, Sold Pelican Drive, Costa Mesa

Colin helped develop a successful marketing strategy to sell our house and suggested helpful tips to sell our home, including when to try to sell and how to enhance our home to obtain the best price. I was very impressed with the entire marketing approach.  He readily agreed to meet with us at night after work and on weekends. He also worked tirelessly to help us negotiate the purchase of a new home with a difficult seller. Colin made himself available, was very personable and gave us good advice. We would definitely use him again. – Leslie & Ken Gerling – Listed 1865 Rhodes Drive with Colin

COLIN WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND FOUND ME THE PERFECT HOUSE. HE ALSO HELPED ME THROUGH A VERY DIFICULT TIME WITH THE LENDER.  COLIN WAS GREAT AT PREVIEWING HOMES AND WOULD DO ALL THE LEGWORK SO I WOULDN’T HAVE TO SEE EVERYTHING ON THE MARKET.  HE REALLY “GOT” WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.  MOST OF ALL HE IS SUCH AN EXPERT IN COSTA MESA, HE REALLY KNOWS ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER THAN ANYONE. – Joanne – Purchased 1065 Redding Avenue, Costa Mesa

John is one of a kind. He is so dedicated to our community and the happiness of his clients. Thank you John for all you do for Costa Mesa!

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06/07/2018 – katydemmer (Katy Lewis)

Bought a Single Family home in 2018 in Lake Forest, CA.

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Christie Shaia is the best! She was always available to answer questions,

look up comps, research neighborhoods, book showings… She always

came prepared to our meetings and made it a point to form relationships

with the agents whose property we were interested in. We will definitely

use Christie for any future transactions and will recommend her to

others. Oh and she always brought us snacks to keep up our energy when

out looking for houses!! She is very professional, knowledge, kind,

thoughtful and a pleasure to work with!

 

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06/05/2018 – andy j lewis (Andy Lewis)

Bought a Single Family home in 2018 in Lake Forest, CA.

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Christie is an incredible agent, but more importantly she is like one of the

family. Not only did Christie understand our needs to find us the perfect

home, she turned the buying process into a breeze. With her attention to

detail and communication skills with everyone involved, She kept us

on track to and past the finish line. Thanks again Christie!

 

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06/05/2018 – miked1566 (Mike Diaz)

Bought and sold a home in 2018 in Costa Mesa, CA.

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Christie is a great and professional realtor. She knows the market and will

bring out the best features that your property has to offer. She is not

pushy and was very patient with our listing and got us the price we were

asking for and did not want to drop the price like most realtors want to

do if it dosent move fast. Christie is a very good realtor to work with and

she worked well with the other realtor. She sold my home and I used her

on the purchase of my home because she was great to work with.

 

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10/29/2017 – andycrinella (Andy Crinella)

Sold a Single Family home in 2017 in Huntington Beach, CA.

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Great negotiating skills. Interior design background really helped get our

house ready for sale. In 2 days she had my house ready for open house. I

was really happy with Christie and the Gatehouse group.

 

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10/29/2017 – cshulman8 (Craig Shulman)

Bought and sold a home in 2015.

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Not only did Christie show us an amazing number of condos, but, with

little exception, they were just what we were looking for. Within a very

short period of time we were able to narrow down where and what best

suited our needs. The sale went well with the minimum of heartburn. We

wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Christie. Christie and the brokerage she

worked for also aided us with the sale of our home which, given the short

period of time we had, was nothing short of a miracle. Again, 5 star

service.

 

Colin was a fantastic agent to work with when purchasing our first home. He was honest about each place we saw and constantly pointed out things to look for or issues that we did not notice. I would recommend him to anyone. –  Colby and Steve – Purchased 2502 University, Costa Mesa