Testimonials

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Paulo Prietto as our buyer’s agent, and I can confidently say he is the best real estate professional I’ve ever worked with. From day one, he was nothing short of amazing—patient, knowledgeable, and incredibly supportive throughout the entire process. It took us over a year to finally find the right home, and during that time, he never once made us feel rushed or pressured. Instead, he consistently took the time to carefully walk us through the pros and cons of each property, helping us make informed decisions every step of the way. We spent countless hours touring homes together, and he always remained positive, patient, and committed to helping us find the right fit. What stood out the most was his deep expertise in the Laguna Beach areas. His insights into the local market were invaluable and really helped me understand the neighborhoods, pricing trends, and long-term value of different homes. I’ve worked with several realtors in the past, but none have come close to the level of professionalism, integrity, and genuine care that Paulo brings. He truly went above and beyond, and I’m so grateful for everything he did to help us find our home. My wife and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell—it doesn’t get better than this!

I never felt compelled to write a review for anyone unless they are exceptionally good, and Sylvia Ames is THAT good. We first met her during an open house while we just began searching for a weekend vacation home in Laguna Beach. We put an offer in for that house but ended up being outbid. Sylvia has been very attentive and patient in learning the specifics of what we were looking for and a week later informed us of another house that just fell out of escrow due to the buyer being unable to secure a loan. She scheduled us a last minute private tour since we were driving in from really far and we submitted an offer right away! The house is EVERYTHING we were looking for and is much better than the first one we bid on. Sylvia is very experienced and well connected with the local agents to guide us in the right direction that eventually helped us get the house among several other offers. She is extremely professional and reliable, and went above and beyond every step of the way during escrow to ensure a smooth closing. She also personally assisted in contacting the local vendors for refinishing our floors, helping us bringing packages inside the house while we couldn’t make it for the delivery, and had her husband help us installing and programming our garage door keypad. She is super responsive anytime we have any questions and is always there to help in the best way she can. I can go on and on as there is endless nice things I want to say about her. You can trust you are in very good hands with Sylvia. I won’t want to look for another agent for any future buying or selling in Orange County when you have someone this good. Thank you Sylvia!

Mike Johnson was masterful in telling me what repairs to make prior to selling, how to effectively market the home, how to price it, how to smoothly work through the escrow process and how to make the move out and closing a piece of cake. My home had 7 offers, all above list price after 3 days on the market! He was always responsive to my questions and an extremely easy person with whom to work. I highly recommend him.

I have had over six transactions with Michael Johnson's group and I keep going back because of the caring and professional manner they conduct themselves. Michael Johnson sets the standard for his group and they are all wonderful.

Wow! That was painless, amazing! You have been so very patient, put up with my impatience, lack of time and never being there, thank you Nick!

Mike and his group have been exceptional to work with. He is easy to work with and always available. I was able to do everything remotely. They are true professionals.

Michael Johnson sets the standard for his group and they are all wonderful.

You have been so very patient, put up with my impatience, lack of time and never being there, thank you Nick!

Mike and his entire team handled the sale of our home with the highest attention to detail and service.

Mike and his group have been exceptional to work. He is easy to work with and always available.