If you had asked this first-time homebuyer a month ago what an interest rate was, I'd have replied…read morewith a blank stare. Thanks to Allison, I now know exactly what it is! Allison and team were introduced to me by my local Realtor as I was preparing to purchase my first home. Interest rates are high and I didn't feel that I'd be able to swing a mortgage payment with the current rates. I'll admit that I felt a lot more at ease after my first phone call with Allison. Her initial professionalism and vast knowledge of the escrow process impressed me, and she conducted this ethic all the way to the finish line. During the escrow process, there were a few speedbumps (entirely from my end, not hers). I feel that Allison and Mario from Homebridge did a superb job patiently guiding me through every step. They made themselves available after hours, were easy to reach via phone and email, and did a good job cheering me on as I made the largest purchase of my life. I'm very grateful to have received wonderful service from Allison and Mario. Thanks for all you do!

Sarah Nielsen, broker and owner of Independent Realty Group represented my husband and myself in a…read morenew home purchase. We started working with Sarah over a year ago in Chico. She guided us through the local real estate market, provided expert assistance in our purchase, and helped manage the sales process all the way to the closing. This was unexpected, since this was new construction and the builder also had an agent to work with us. We feel Sarah consistently went above and beyond her job responsibilities. She was always available to help us with every small detail, or question. Sarah is an outstanding agent, and we highly recommend her!

My wife and I were looking for a house in Chico, and we accidentally stumbled across Sarah Nielsen…read more(the owner and operator of Independent Realty Group) when looking at a property on Zillow. Wow. I'm glad we did. It's no stretch to say that Sarah is awesome at what she does. She is courteous, professional, and knowledgeable about the real estate market here in Chico. Above all, she is honest and friendly. She knows her stuff, and will aggressively work for you during the process of finding a home, negotiating for your home, and closing. I will recommend her to everyone I know; she made the process of buying our first house incredible!

We worked with SaraLyn to buy our first home. She was wonderful and really considered our price…read morerange, and did a great job of helping us find inspectors, and navigating the complicated process of buying a home. After our first day of really looking at a range of houses, I feel like she had a very good idea of what we wanted in a home. Future suggestions seemed more catered to what we wanted, rather than blindly showing every house in the price range. She was willing to show us anything, but didn't try and push us in the wrong direction. We ended up in a home we loved within a few months. We feel like we got the best possible house in our price range, totally move in ready. Love it.

Sue Soeth is the nicest person and a consumate professional, an unusual combination that made our…read moresearch for a new home a real adventure. We were looking for our 2nd home purchase in 28 years, having retired and relocated from the Bay Area. I suppose any realtor can bring you around to homes, but Sue singled out those homes that piqued our interest. She asked the right questions of us and narrowed down the market for an efficient home search. She kept us informed during the purchase process to insure that inspections and documents moved forward on time. No hard sell or pressure from Sue, she was a pleasure to be around and to have in our corner.

Peggy Gaddini is very experienced, knowledgeable, efficient, and skilled! She goes above and beyond…read moreand is very responsive and detailed oriented! I have worked with a few different realtors and she is hands-down, the best!!! She looked for exactly what our family needed and wanted! She walked us through the whole process with closing and even educated on the process every step of the way. Peggy is such amazing person to work with even after closing, she still helped us with details of the town. I've told my family and friends that I definitely want to adopt her as our family member. She is so amazing! Every time there was a problem, she already had a solution. She definitely took the pressure off of our stressful situation. When the selling agent refused to fix things Peggy found away to get it fixed for us. If you are looking to work with competent and skilled realtor Peggy is your lady. I will highly recommend her to everyone!!! Peggy deserves a reward for her amazing worth ethic!!

I was very satisfied and pleased with Christina Souther's efforts to help me buy a house in…read moreParadise. Compared to five other local agents in town I had dealt with, Christina was excellent in all aspects of my purchase, including helping with my own due diligence by visiting town hall and searching public records on my behalf. As an out-of-town buyer that was very important to me, essential even. She also had the utilities turned on for the inspections and scheduled them. I was happy with her recommendations for inspectors. As well, she was timely and exact in replying to my many e-mails. Christina is a local girl, born 'n breed in Paradise. She can tell you things about neighborhoods unknown to agents who migrated in since the year 2000. I'll tell you about a few other agents I worked with so you'll understand what a jewel Christina is. The first one showed up at our first meeting without her special realtor's key to open lock boxes. I had to wait around until she went home and got the key. We looked at 10 or 15 houses that day, all ones I myself had found on the Internet. When we get back to the office, this kid asks if I want to make an offer on one of the places we looked. I'm thinking, "What a twit! I'm brand new to town, this is out first meeting, and already she's putting the pushy, hard-sell on me." On my second visit to look at more houses, she sends me an e-mail telling me this one place could be by "retreat". Another pushy sales technique to win a commission without doing much work. After the third trip to town I was ready to make an offer. Funny thing, it was on a house I had seen on my first visit. The kid brings in an experienced agent to assist in writing the offer. The sellers countered with a list of complicated conditions with grammatical and typographical errors. Rather than go back and forth with an offer, counter-offers, and counter counter-offers, I proposed writing a new offer. The experienced agent refused to do that. She said it would make her look unprofessional to write a new offer. Another agent worried more about herself and her commission than about helping me buy a house. I dumped them both and got on the Internet to find a new agent. One guy--you see his photo all around town--took two days to reply to my e-mail. Another sent me a kidde text with misspellings and the address wrong. Christina's reply was honest and well-written. She wrote a new offer on the house. That deal feel through when I came to believe both the sellers and their agent were dishonest with their disclosures. No matter, I bought another house. The purchase went very smoothly. Christina keep everything on track. Something I learned is how much work a buyer's agent must do after the contract is signed. For example, keeping an eye on the other agent, informing her own client, working with the lender, setting up escrow (which went perfectly) and a ton of other stuff.. All went well and we closed two weeks early. In summary, my experiences with Christina over almost two months convinced me that I made an excellent choice to help me find and buy a house.

My experience with Mary Ann has been very positive. She's always quick in her responses to my…read morequestions and concerns, and is definitely solution-oriented when we hit bumps in the road. She knows the Chico real estate market, as she's been in the business here for more than 30 years. She will put in the work to help you find the home that's best for you, and will always put your interests first.

Megan Page receives my highest recommendation! If you are looking for a competent, hard-working and…read morekind realtor, Megan is your person :-)

I've moved more times in the past 10 years than I care to admit. I mostly lived in El Dorado…read moreCounty and Sacramento with a smidge of South Lake Tahoe and Daytona Beach, FL. thrown in. My last move was from Florida to Chico, CA. to be closer to family. I rented until I was more situated to a new city. Both my children went to Chico State, so I wasn't totally unfamiliar. I always loved Chico charm. My daughter recommended Megan Haimbaugh to be my Realtor since she did such an awesome job for them. I found Megan at an Open House she was hosting and introduced myself. I had a 6-month lease so I let her know I was just getting familiar with neighborhoods, etc. and what I was looking for. It would be IDEAL, I told her, if I could live close to my daughter's family. Lo and behold! Megan sent me to look at a new listing, just getting on the market that day because she said it was perfect for me. It was earlier than I was thinking, but interest rates were rising and I didn't want to lose this opportunity. It was the right price, the right size, the best yard ever and only 4 blocks from my family! Megan is terrific. She is always looking out for me, friendly, professional, knowledgeable, answered all my questions and is so easy to work with. I wish I could give her more than 5 stars. My life is forever changed for the better because of her hard work and dedication.

After my father passed away, I was tasked with finding a real estate agent to help sell his home,…read moreeven though I was not local. In addition to not being local, there was a reverse mortgage on the home, so I wanted to find someone who had experience with reverse mortgages and help me determine if it was worth selling or just walking away. I did some internet searching and Sabrina came up on a few local lists. I decided to reach out to her and she immediately responded and we had a call to discuss our situation. She immediately struck me as honest, compassionate and intelligent. After she looked at the house, she sent me very detailed information about the options we had and what she would recommend. My sisters are local, and decided to bring in a few other agents after meeting Sabrina, as they wanted to ensure we were picking the right agent. After meeting a few others, they immediately let me know Sabrina was their favorite. So, we hired her! Throughout the process, she was so responsive and on top of things. We were able to sell the home quickly and efficiently, and I appreciated her communication and consultation throughout the process. She also navigated the delicate situation of me and my two sisters very well, as handling a parent's estate can be emotional and my sisters were full of questions and concerns regularly, but she was well aware as the trustee, I was the final say in certain things. I highly recommend Sabrina if you are selling a home in Chico!

I wanted to sell my home quickly to be nearer to family and I was surprised by how quickly Sabrina…read moresold it! She was prepared for whatever came up and always got back to me quickly with an answer whenever I had a question (there were many). I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a house, her knowledge is extensive, she anticipated what might need to be done next and she followed through with everything.

What a great experience! We were looking to buy another home that had a good sized yard for my…read moredog! We found a couple cute homes that were in town that we liked. JAKE LAPP was our Realtor and he was very efficient and kind! He was well prepared with other homes to show us which I thought was awesome! I sold Real Estate for years in Nevada County so my expectations are very high! Jake was very pleasant and answered my questions whether it was in a text or email immediately! I believe he serves Chico..Paradise...and Oroville areas and surrounding towns. We almost put an offer in on one home but the bathroom was too small. He has sent us more homes to consider and I know with his expertise we will find the right one! Thank you JAKE for making this an enjoyable experience! We lucked out finding this Agent to work with us exclusively! Definitely recommend him and this business! Ps. LISA B ( The Broker ) was awesome too!

Rocio is an amazing realtor who is always there looking out for her clients. Thank you for…read moreeverything Rocio!