Kelly Blatt

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

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

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!

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 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

As an attorney and a real estate broker I was estatic at what a good job you did selling our family home. We had a very challenging probate sale transaction, and you handled it very smoothly and very professionally.  I enjoyed working with you and appreciate your professionalism and focus for such a small property.  Happy New Year.

–Ernie L.  – Colin listed my family home on Royce Lane in Halecrest

Colin listened to our needs and offered recommendations based on what we were looking for. Made us a priority throughout the entire process and keep us well informed on what was going on. Was aggressive with the other party when we needed him to. Never thought we would be in our dream house, and Colin made it happen. A true professional. He found just the right home for us, so much that the home we bought was not even on the market. He knocked on the owner’s door, and convinced the owner to sell on our behalf! Very insightful and understands the Costa Mesa real estate market. Forever grateful – Brian & Lisa Lord, 1841 Tahiti Drive, 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!

 

Highly likely to recommend

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.

 

Highly likely to recommend

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.

 

Highly likely to recommend

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 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

Working with Colin Delaney was a wonderful experience. He is very familiar with all of the neighborhoods in Costa Mesa and it was a great asset to me while I was shopping for homes in the area. Colin was quick to respond to my many questions in both email and over the phone and was patient and willing to educate me on the process of buying a house as we moved along. My particular deal was a messy short sale and he stayed on top of all of the paperwork and deadlines that we had to meet in order to close the purchase. I would certainly recommend Colin to anyone looking for a good agent. – Randy H.- Bought 3165 Sicily, Costa Mesa CA 92626