Maya Arechiga

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I highly recommend Maya Arechiga as the Realtor to sell your home. As the trustee owner of an El Cerrito home, I contacted Maya to help me sell my Uncles house. I was facing the beginning of a foreclosure process from the reverse mortgage company that held the first mortgage on the home. Time was of the essence, and I had little experience with the home selling process. Maya agreed to meet with me immediately, and spent two hours viewing the home and discussing the situation surrounding the home sale. It was clear from the beginning that Maya was up to the challenge. She exhibited a comprehensive understanding of the local real estate market. She was able to see the potential of the home despite its need for cosmetic repair. Within one day, she had developed a written plan to prepare the home for sale within a very tight time frame to meet the demands from the reverse mortgage company. She discussed potential repairs and provided advice on the relative value of each. Her guidance helped me decide what upgrades were cost effective and should be done before listing. She was understanding of my concerns about cost, and devoted considerable time and effort to ensure the upgrades were performed within the budget we had established.Maya also provided me with a referral to a company providing bridge loans. This referral allowed me to arrange a bridge loan that refinanced the home and removed an aggressive reverse mortgage company from the situation. This brought me significant peace of mind.Based on her understanding of the local market, Maya knew that completing repairs and upgrades quickly was important. She utilized a team of local contractors to remodel, paint, carpet, stage, and landscape the home. The quality of this teams work and her coordination of their scheduling was spectacular. When the work was complete, the 45 year old house had been transformed and family members were amazed at what had been accomplished. The home sold within 2 weeks of listing, and at a price that more than justified the upgrade investment.Throughout the process, Maya was always available to answer my questions and she regularly contacted me to advise how things were progressing. She has an engaging personality, and clearly loves her work. I always felt like her #1 client even though I know she was working with others. I definitely look forward to working with her in the future and would highly recommend her to others looking for an expert to guide them through the buying and selling of a home.

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We worked with Maya to sell our 2 bedroom+2 bathroom condo in Oakland. Maya did a great job keeping us posted at every step. She informed us of all possible outcomes and kept our expectations realistic. She is super responsive and attentive. When we had a problem with a painter, she found us a great painter to strip the problematic paint and repaint it, which saved us time and money. Thanks to her attention to detail, we took care of all the little issues to get our house listed on time. At the end, we ended up getting multiple pre-emptive offers, and we sold our condo at a value that made us happy, significantly over the asking price. We definitely recommend Maya if you're thinking of selling your place.

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If you are looking for an agent that does what they say, I whole heartedly recommend Maya. Maya did a great job prepping, marketing and selling my moms home. Within the first 2 weeks of working with her, Maya prepared a schedule outlining the steps needed to bring the house to market with estimated costs. Each task was done on time and within the estimated cost. The home sold with multiple bids and well over asking, What more could you ask for?

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We are so thankful we hired someone like Maya Arechiga to be our realtor and cannot recommend her more highly. As trustees of a property and first-time sellers as well, my husband and I were nervous about what to expect. In principle, we like to do our research when making a significant financial commitment, so we surprised ourselves when we hired Maya without interviewing anyone else. Of course we studied the reviews and sales records of several agents, but once we met in person with Maya, it was obvious we did not need to look further. All her glowing reviews couldn't be more accurate. Maya made our job incredibly easy. She knows the market extremely well, and can recommend the best strategies. Starting from her very first survey of the house, she had a plan of action for maximizing our return on relatively small expense. Maya has an impressive stable of contractors that she works with. Once we turned the house over to Maya she was able to coordinate all the necessary repairs/improvements like clockwork and we had an open house within 2 months. Only one showing was necessary and it sold within 8 days for 15% over asking. Maya was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. She's a great communicator, obviously loves to work with people, and is a tireless worker herself. We couldn't have found a better agent.

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This was my first time finding a realtor to sell a house. After interviewing a few different agents, I picked Maya based on her experience, knowledge on the local real estate market and her straightforward approach for selling houses. Throughout the selling process, Maya was able to provide guidance at every step. She was able to provide me with an initial budget on some minor renovations and stuck very close to it. She was detail oriented, she coordinated with her contractors to help fix many interior and exterior items. Finally, the house staging company she chose made the house looked beautiful!She even had to help the buyers agent throughout the offer and escrow process to make sure the lender, the buyers and the buyers agent were all on the same page. I would like to thank her again and I highly recommend Maya if you are considering selling your house.

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I've known Maya for a number of years and finally had a chance to work with her to sell a home in San Mateo. Not surprisingly, Maya handled the preparation of the property efficiently, timely, and cost effectively, through her network of flooring, painting and other contractors. Her presentation of all the offers was very professional and polished, no nonsense, and I made the decisions and counter-offers and everything was complete within an hour.Maya made what should have been a difficult situation a very pleasant one for me and I have no reservations whatsoever in recommending her to any of my friends and colleagues.

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From the moment I met her, I knew that Maya Arechiga would be an excellent person to guide us through the sale of our property. I was impressed with her extensive experience selling properties in our local area, and she explained her goals, strategies and process very clearly. Throughout the project, Maya was a great communicator, diplomatic and sensitive when necessary, and always extremely professional. She hired dependable, reliable, skilled people to clean, repair, paint, and landscape, and the home was absolutely beautiful when presented for sale. These skills coupled with her charming personality, and kind, friendly nature made our experience a pleasure rather than the ordeal it could have been. I would highly recommend Maya Arechiga to anyone seeking to buy or sell a home in the Bay Area.

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This was more than just a white glove experience. Words can't explain the dedication and hard work Maya Arechiga put in to make this the most smoothest and flawless transaction ever! Being a Realtor myself, this was one of the most important deals of my life. Preparing to sell my childhood home from out of state with my father was indeed a big job within itself. But finding Maya was God sent. She handled everything from the beginning stages of decluttering, haulers, renovations, appointments, contractors even dropping off boxes for my elderly parents for packing.A You name it Maya made it happen. I wasA nervous because I wasn't there to see things through. But after the first couple of phone calls with Maya I knew she would look out for my parent's sell and handle it the way I would if I was there. Her heart and her passion for Real Estate speaks volumes. It's in her spirit. She loves what she does. Not once did I ever worry. With her phenomenal experience we followed her lead all the way and will be doing the same again with another listing. We got well over asking and received multiple offers. The home was finished so nicely that my dad almost had second thoughts about selling. You won't have to look any further. She is very professional, efficient and communicates every step of your transaction so you are not left in the dark. Choosing Maya was the best decision we could have ever made. You absolutely won't be disappointed. Thank you Maya so much we could not have done it with out you!??

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Maya is absolutely wonderful. She is attentive to detail, working hard for you. I have worked with other realtors and I must say Maya went beyond just selling the house. She assisted me in getting the home ready for sale. She knows what buyers are looking for in the showing of a property. Its without hesitation I would recommend Maya to sell your property.

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Maya Arechiga is a very knowledgeable and hard working agent. She understands the area very well and has many good insights about the purchase or sale of properties and lots. She worked with me both as a notary and also a real estate agent. Despite various difficulties in marketing the property, we were able to successfully sell it. I fully recommend Maya Arechiga as a responsible and dependable agent in the Bay Area.