I just finished buying a home with the awesome Gina Odom. From the very beginning she asked…read morepertinent questions to make sure she understood my needs. She was thorough and thoughtful throughout the entire process. She made great recommendations yet it was always driven to meet my needs. If you want a knowledgeable and seasoned professional...... Gina is that and more. She and her team were kind and generous every time we spoke or met. I highly recommend you give her a call.

From start to finish, Gina and everyone at GRO were fantastic! We needed a house that would be big…read moreenough to accommodate a family but stay strictly within our budget. With her patient guidance, Gina helped us navigate the housing market in Santa Cruz, and after a few *fun* offer adventures, we landed a fantastic house for our growing family. Even after the closing date, she and her team have been extremely helpful, connecting us to local contractors and providing guidance to us as new home owners. Thank you Gina!

I thought selling a house would be stressful. It was not. Dave, Marvin, and all of Anderson…read moreChristie made my two recent house sales easy and seamless. They'd call or email if I had to make a decision, e.g., the amount of pre-sale work. The rest was well in their hands and I didn't have to think about it. When offers came in, they negotiated to obtain and to preserve the highest price possible. I look forward to working with them again. SHOUT OUT to Fantasia Bailey, who is managing my rentals. Again, it is seamless for me. Other than major decisions, I leave everything to Fantasia. There are no worries, with Fantasia.

My wife and I can't speak highly enough about Fantasia Bailey at Anderson Christie. She found us…read morewhat we considered to be the "perfect" applicant for our Condo. We are conservative business people who require the utmost in professionalism,..Fantasia Bailey is exactly that! Good communication, everything in a timely manner, courteous, professional and kind is Fantasia's way. We tried to compensate Fantasia for worked performed when she was in the process of helping us find our second tenant, my wife's mother had an emergency health issue and was forced to return to the Condo. This left Fantasia unpaid for a months worth of work trying to fill our vacancy,....she refused to be compensated for this. Professionalism and kindness,..it still exists. Rest assured that you've hired the best if it's Fantasia Bailey. Sincerely - Aaron D. ,.... Naseem N.

In June 2025, my sister and I made the decision to sell the rental property we jointly owned. Since…read morewe had never sold a home before, we were on unfamiliar territory. We interviewed four different realtors, and honestly, they all appeared to be trustworthy and knowledgeable individuals who could guide us through the sales process. After narrowing down our choices to two realtors, we requested proposals for selling our house from each of them. These proposals included information about the costs of necessary repairs and upgrades as well as estimated selling prices. During the interviews, it became evident that we were entering a buyers' market, which may limit our ability to achieve the desired selling price. In the end we chose Kaelin. Her proposal kept us within our budget for repairs and upgrades, and she was confident that she could sell the home for its fair market value. Our other 'finalist' was not so positive on achieving those goals. One of the daunting aspects of preparing to sell a home is finding reliable and trustworthy contractors to undertake the necessary work to prepare the property. Once you have these contractors, you need to ensure they begin work as soon as possible. Additionally, you must closely monitor the progress of the work to ensure it is completed on time and in the manner you desire. This becomes particularly difficult for owners selling a home that is located far from their primary residence, making it challenging to meet with contractors and monitor the progress. Kaelin truly shines in this role. She already knew the contractors we needed and managed to get them to provide us with quotes. Once approved, she swiftly put them on the job and ensured timely completion of the work. Initially, the ambitious goals we set together at the project's beginning seemed a bit too demanding, but we managed to meet them. When a buyer wanted to make an offer before the house went on the market, she made sure it was a strong and compelling offer that aligned with the high end of the sales price range she had specified in her original proposal. She also didn't hesitate to incur the cost of staging the property (she pays for this), as this demonstrated our readiness to proceed with other offers if theirs wasn't satisfactory. Long story short, she made it happen. We ended up putting in less money than we planned in repairs and upgrades and sold the property right at the high end of what she said she could do. We found Kaelin very easy (even fun) to work with over the 2.5-3 month timeframe as we went from planning and starting repairs & upgrades to closing escrow.

Kaelin is an outstanding real estate agent. She knows the market and can guide you in what to do…read moreand what not to do in preparing your house for sale. I can't speak highly enough of her integrity and doing whatever needs to be done to sell your home. In our case, we were not able to do the upgrades, as we had left the area. Kaelin jumped in and lined up contractors, supervised their work, and beautifully staged out home. She was always present at the Open Houses, followed up on leads, regularly communicated, and kept our best interests foremost in her thought and actions. I highly recommend her and her team. They kept us appraised the dates for the work, Open Houses, and any bills. Simply a wonderful, warm, and engaging agent with a dynamic team who will work with and for you!

Greg is great to work with--super professional, easy to communicate with, and really knows the…read morerental market. He put in a ton of effort to help me find the right tenant and always made sure I was in the loop. You can tell he cares about doing things the right way. I'd definitely recommend him to any landlord looking for reliable property management.

Great service! Greg Flowers was always on top of it whenever my roommate and I needed something…read more Very professional and friendly and will definitely be using Authentic Real Estate again

All responses and site visits have been professional and thorough. Rick and Jo's years of…read moreexperience are very apparent in every encounter. I can't recommend Cal Weat Appraisal enough!

I needed a date of death appraisal. I first hired an appraiser from San Jose who was obviously…read moreunfamiliar with the Santa Cruz real estate market. I then switched over to Cal West Appraisal Services. They were easy to work with, showed up on time and did a very thorough job. I have recommended them to the estate planning attorney who we are using for administering the estate. We will also let our real estate agent friends know about their services.

Blue Sky 'managed' my property from 2022-2023…read more DO NOT USE BLUE SKY for your property management needs. There are plenty of other reputable firms in the area. The entire team (except Cory) has shown incompetence time and time again. We initially engaged Blue Sky to manage our property in April 2022 for a short-term summer placement, then a long-term placement from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Issue 1: In the management contract, they are required to get approval for any spend or repairs greater than $500. In the first three months, Margaret authorized a total spend of over $2,600 without so much as an email or call to let us know what was happening. Furthermore, $500 of this was for towels and a set of sheets that we already purchased. Get this, when we asked them to return the towels and bedding at the end of the short-term lease they were unable to account for them... Issue 2: They are unable to provide monthly statements that tie to their cash flow report. I'm an accountant by trade and I spent hours attempting to reconcile the statements they were providing and 24 emails (!!!) between David P. and his bookkeeper. Ultimately they found and corrected only one of the errors I brought to their attention. Quote from David, "Ryan, we did have a double payment charged for this work order but it was changed to just labor on 6/22/22." Issue 3 (See attached image): The most recent issue is: Our June statement's ending balance was $500. On the July statement, the opening balance is -$492. How can your closing balance not match the opening balance of the next period? I don't know and Blue Sky can't provide an explanation either (see statements attached). Their accounting is atrocious. The combination of all these factors (and more) has earned them 1 star. I can't reiterate this enough, DO NOT USE BLUE SKY. There are plenty of other companies who will treat you better without the headache and expense.

They managed my partners property. Chaz was not a bad guy who tried to coordinate logistics for us,…read morebut Margaret was the one in charge. She thinks she is a "know it all" but really knows nothing. One example was with our AC that was fixed with new thermostat, but the company did not test the heat (one thermostat for both functions). When fall came, heat did not work and Margaret was giving wrong information to the contractors and warranty company that required is to get involved. We ended up having to work directly with warranty and contractors because she had no clue how to coordinate issue or that it was possible that the thermostat was still to blame. Another example was a water leak on the fridge at the place where you fill up cups on door. It did not shut off properly and dripped down to the floor. The tenant confirmed this when I personally went over and looked. Margaret kept insisting that leak was at valve behind the fridge, but I confirmed via testing and visual checks that it was not leaking there. She denied my assessment - basically accusing me of lying. I feel as though she did not like me suggesting that tenants were responsible for not notifying her of the issue since the water damage was so severe at this point that it damaged about 100sq foot of flooring (maybe they did and she did not convey to us - based on other reviews?). She insisted that she bring in her people to rip up the floor and assess the damage when I already did that via close visual and measurement checks. I told her that we should buy the material first so we can get it all done in one day and not have a kitchen with ripped up flooring. She basically called me "stupid" (in other words) and said that there was no way I could assess the damage properly. She never visited the house, nor understands my background or experience in this area. It seems that she just wants to be in charge and drive things (poorly I might add). I won't accuse her of suspected motivations - but I have my ideas. To me, she should be supporting us and not discounting or arguing with us over everything. Remember - she did not even bother to go and take a look! I would not recommend this company at all. esp with her working there. Dave should do a better job of tracking his employees performance and make changes when need to be a top notch business in this area.

When we started looking for a property in Aptos a year ago, we went to Yelp to find realtors that…read morewere familiar with the local market. Mike Bloch's reviews were great, so we contacted him. He stood out for his knowledge of the Santa Cruz market and his personality and positive, open attitude. We decided to work with him, and he and his team delivered. Within a few months, we found a property we liked, so we decided to make an offer. Even though our offer was good, the seller decided to take a different offer (the house was a duplex, half of it occupied). We continued to monitor the market with Mike's help. We narrow down our search to a very specific, relatively small neighborhood close to the beach. It took us several months, but we finally found a great property, made an offer, and we got the house! Thank you, Mike for your patience and for guidance throughout the entire process! :-) :-) :-) :-) Sincerely, The four of us

This is my second time using Mike Bloch's services. First time was like 15 years ago. So many…read morepositive things to say. First, off, we had been looking for a new house for a few year, and he was always so patient with us and never got any pressure. He is down-to-earth, very honest, straight-forward, great communicator, and just a super great guy. He did such a great job marketing our house to be sold and advising me on how to fix it up to sell quickly and for the right price. What a great partner. Thanks Mike.

Called 3 times before they remembered to send me an estimate. Decided to take my business elsewhere…read moredue to this.

Hanagan Surveying was professional, on time, and got the job done. We enjoyed having Jack on the…read morejobsite. Highly recommended, and their services come at a fair price. Thanks Jack!

Shemeika Fox has shown herself to be a very competent realtor who has guided us through the entire…read moreprocess of selling our two homes. As these were our family homes with an emotional attachment to each, she was sensitive to our needs and very professional in all aspects of the selling process. Her expertise in all phases including her advice with listing the property, staging the home, advertising, selling and closing were above and beyond. We are very happy with Shemeika and give her the highest marks as an agent. The Stelling Family 2025

Selling my Capitola home in summer 2025 was no small task -- high interest rates, lots of…read morecompetition, and plenty of economic uncertainty. I needed a realtor with a real plan, and Shemeika delivered. A friend had raved about her, and now I know why. From our very first meeting she came prepared with comps, a clear marketing strategy, and a "how-to" guide that quickly became my home-selling bible. Shemeika made me feel like her only client -- responsive, attentive, and always steps ahead. She knows the Santa Cruz market inside and out, but what sets her apart is how she combines sharp strategy with genuine care. At different points she was exactly what I needed: a coach, an advocate, mentor, negotiator, therapist, and trusted advisor. She guided me through staging, inspections, and negotiations with confidence and professionalism, making the process far smoother than I was expecting. What impressed me most was her balance of warmth and fierce advocacy -- supportive when I needed reassurance, tough when it came time to protect my interests. I absolutely adore and respect her. If you need a realtor who brings creativity, hustle, and heart to the table, Shemeika Fox is the one to call.

As a real estate appraiser, I often consult with realtors who specialize in specific market areas,…read moreparticularly when assignments involve limited comparable data. Recently, I reached out to four realtors in Seascape (Aptos), and Faith truly stood out. She provided insightful and well-researched feedback that was consistent with the data trends I had observed, adding valuable context to my analysis. Her professionalism and willingness to assist were exceptional. I was so impressed that I recommended her to my client (a trustee/executor), who now plans to work with Faith to sell their home. I would gladly consult with her again or recommend her services to others seeking a knowledgeable and reliable realtor. Stephen L. Varga, SRA @ Abba Appraisal

Thank you so much Faith for helping me get into my first home. As a first time buyer I appreciated…read morethe guidance and reassurance you gave me during my home buying experience. Faith was very knowledgeable in the real estate field and her experience made the process seem non-stressful. Faith shared a lot of information and educated me along the way. I'm glad I had Faith as my realtor!