Our Mother lived in her Cypress Village house for 40 years and a month ago she had to move to a local care facility. It’s time to call Julie and Joe! Yes…these are the right people to sell our Mom’s beloved home. From our first face to face meeting, we could tell that Joe and Julie are super experienced and professional real estate agents. They came to us with a fully baked plan for all aspects of the home selling process. Knowing that my siblings and I all live out of state, they offered and delivered a level of service that was truly above and beyond what we were expecting. They offered to help in any and every way possible to get Phyllis’ house emptied, cleaned, painted and staged for an open house. We realized that that point that “Above and Beyond” is Julie and Joe’s standard. The house sold at asking price, in cash and in only 4 days. We are thrilled the way things went and one month later, we were certainly not surprised to hear Julie and Joe had gone over the day the sale closed to take Phyllis out for a celebratory dinner. We could not give a higher recommendation to Julie and Joe Sanchez from First Team Real Estate in Seal Beach! Thanks Julie and Joe! We are so incredibly grateful!

Choosing Joe and Julie Sanchez from First Team was an answer to our prayers. While considering selling our house we contacted them for advice. They seemed very excited and energetic to get started. We set up an appointment with them right away. We discussed how things would be handled and what to expect in selling our home. They brought in a wonderful photographer who took beautiful pictures of our home. They also helped stage the house for the photographer and to make our house look its best for showing it to other people. In consideration of our time, they managed all the appointments of people who wanted to come and view our house. The appointments were scheduled in advance and there were no surprise visits. We can’t say enough about how pleased we were with how professionally they handled everything about the sale. It was a scary thing for us to sell our house in Whittier, after living there for 34 years. Joe and Julie Sanchez answered all our questions and made the sale almost effortless on our part. In a short time, after listing our house, we had multiple offers. They helped us understand the terminology in the offers so we could make an informed decision on the sale. We were Extremely!! pleased with the final sales price of the house. We believe in the Power of Prayer and know that the Lord brought us together. We are so happy we made that first call to Joe and Julie Sanchez at First Team Real Estate.

This letter is to inform you that we have recently sold our Cypress Village home with Julie and Joe Sanchez. We could not have chosen a better real estate team of Julie and Joe after our amazing and “pressure-free” home sales experience. They werealways available to provide solid insight, advice, and information throughout the arduous and stressful home sales process. This included them “taking on” the many advance property upgrade and service preparation activities to ensure the maximum market evaluation of our home. They were professional, courteous, and friendly, and their positive proactive engagement actions were always in our best interest. We realize the stake is critically high when it involves the sale of a home. As such, we recommend Julie and Joe with complete 100% confidence to sell your home. Regards,Gary and Tomomi RobinsonSellers of 6574 Grand Manan Drive, Cypress

This letter is to inform you that we have recently sold our Cypress Village home with Julie and Joe Sanchez. We could not have chosen a better real estate team of Julie and Joe after our amazing and “pressure-free” home sales experience. They werealways available to provide solid insight, advice, and information throughout the arduous and stressful home sales process. This included them “taking on” the many advance property upgrade and service preparation activities to ensure the maximum market evaluation of our home. They were professional, courteous, and friendly, and their positive proactive engagement actions were always in our best interest. We realize the stake is critically high when it involves the sale of a home. As such, we recommend Julie and Joe with complete 100% confidence to sell your home. Regards,Gary and Tomomi RobinsonSellers of 6574 Grand Manan Drive, Cypress

We wanted to thank you for the outstanding service you provided to us recently!We also wanted to thank you for listening to us, understand our needs and helping us successfully navigate the selling process of our Cypress home, which has been in the family for over 40 years.By following your suggestions to showcasing our home we believe the prospective buyers, had an easy choice in finding our home highly desirable in the competitive neighborhood we lived in that yielded full price offers the first day it was listed. We were so excited to get the highest sale price for our model ever.Thanks again for being a part of the successful sale of our home and helping us prepare for our retirement!  You are true professionals and we are very thankful that we chose you to assist us.  We will highly recommend your team to anyone looking for knowledgeable, ethical, and hardworking Realtors in Cypress. Kind regards,Glenn & BeverlyGlenn and Beverly CableSellers of 11450 Tilghman Way, Cypress

We are writing to provide a recommendation to anyone considering representation from Julie and Joe Sanchez in their Real Estate Transaction. A little background, my wife, Alyson and I purchased a small townhome in Cypress Village in 2008. But after having Kids, we realized that our growing family needed more space and decided to purchase a new home and sell our existing townhome.  During our time in the townhouse, we got to know Julie and Joe Sanchez, with First Team Real Estate, who specialized their business in the Cypress Village and the surrounding area. It was a natural decision when we asked them to represent us in both the sale of our existing home and the purchase of our new home as our interactions with Julie and Joe up to that point had pleasant and professional. In addition, they are very well respected in and around Cypress. We listed our home for sale, and as result of Julie and Joe’s expertise in the neighborhood, they were able to solicit a tremendous amount of buyer interest in our home. In addition to numerous private showings, they held two open houses, both of which had some of the highest volume they had seen in their careers. As a result, after only five days on the market, we received multiple offers, over asking price! Escrow went smoothly because of Julie and Joe’s knack for communication and ability to share complicated specifics between multiple parties. On the buying side, we were dealing with a cut-throat local real estate environment, with sheer disregard for agent ethics and professionalism, low inventory, all cash offers with competing bids, and homes selling before processing. However, Julie and Joe’s professionalism, personal conduct, and dedication to us as their clients allowed them to shine in a situation that would have otherwise been too overwhelming and debilitating to any client. Ultimately, Julie and Joe were able to help us secure a pre-market listing, in our desired neighborhood and in an unbeatable location. Even in the simplest of transactions, the nature of buying and selling a home at the same time is complicated and requires an extreme amount of care and coordination. However, when exacerbated by a market imbalance the level of logistics is exponentially greater. In this situation, Julie and Joe exceeded our expectations and went above and beyond for us; showing their dedication and exuding professionalism throughout the entire transaction. Julie and Joe, we can’t thank you enough for representing us in these sales. It was fun at times, challenging at others, but your expertise, wisdom and professionalism carried us through and we could not be happier with all you did for us! Sincerely, Neal and Alyson BoocockSellers of 6565 Tangier Way, CypressBuyers of 5541 Park Avenue, Garden Grove

We would like to thank Julie and Joe Sanchez with First Team Real Estate for doing such a great job selling our home in Cypress Village!  They held open house every weekend until our home sold for the asking price, which was top dollar.  They made our home look more inviting by bringing in home decorations to add more color so our home looked its best. When our home went on the market it looked so much better than the other homes in Cypress Village, because Julie and Joe use a professional photographer.  It was also very helpful that they had a good handyman and cleaning lady for us to use.  This meant a great deal to us because we moved out of state to retire even before our home went on the market.  We felt very confident leaving the state and letting Julie and Joe take care of all the details.  Julie and Joe were recommended to us by a friend in Cypress Village who had the same first class experience. They worked hard for us and they will work hard for you.Great job Julie and Joe!! Lou and Gloria LiberatoSellers of 6945 Orangewood Avenue

We wanted to send a thank you note to both of you for all the hard work you put in on our behalf!  We had been looking around for a few years at the prices of the homes in the area.  You knew we were planning to retire and wanted to get "the most bang for our buck,” so to speak. We never considered anyone else for this deal because we saw how you dealt with your other Cypress clients as you were selling their homes.  In fact, we kept an eye on the other realtors in the area and noticed their homes on the market did not sell quickly.  So when we were getting near to our retirement, we asked you two to come over.  And you guys came and met with us and broke down all the details of what it would cost and about how much we could expect to sell our home for.  We loved the nice binder presentation you put together for us.   A few months later, we went shopping for our retirement home. We happened to find a home and then we all sat down again.  You told us what we would need to do and then we started the planning. We tried hard to follow every single thing you mentioned for us to do. It was not the easiest, but we knew that if we followed your guidance, we would not regret it.  And we're here to tell you that we did not regret doing all that you asked because when it came time for our pictures and then our Open House, you made us shine!  The pictures were gorgeous and our home attracted many potential buyers. In fact, we only had one Open House!  We ended up with an offer the very next day....and for $15,000 over what we were asking!  And after that, 2 more offers came in!  We were not expecting that, but it felt great! Our first offer ended up being the one that we went for and within one month of our Open House, we were able to move into our retirement home!   Your professionalism was perfect.  Both of you make a very great team.  If anyone asks us who we dealt with, we give them your information.  We feel you are the best real estate team in the Cypress Village and surrounding areas!   Again, we thank you for your hard work. We really enjoyed working with you and knew that you had our best interests at heart at all times! Sincerely, Larry and Karen MichnowiczSellers of 6571 Tangier Way

We cannot thank you enough for your time, work, and dedication regarding the sale of our Anaheim home.  You guided us step by step through the entire process and we truly appreciate your sincerity and honesty through the transaction.  We also thank you for your flexibility and willing to step in and do what needed to be done since David was in Colorado.  We were thrilled to sell our home for the highest price in our neighborhood and you all worked hard to keep things moving forward smoothly!  You are all a wonderful team and I will definitely recommend your team to any of our family or friends looking to buy or sell.  Take good care and thank you again from the bottom of our hearts! Sincerely,David and Donia Garcia3056 Glen Holly Drive, Anaheim CA

Two years ago my husband and I decided to expand our family and realized that our current home was too small.  We were trying to decide if we should add on to our current home or move to a new one.  We contacted Joe and Julie who walked us through the pros and cons of both scenarios. When I was 8 months pregnant it was clear to us that the best decision was to sell our home and buy a new one.  Selling and buying a home at the same time is no walk in the park, especially while 8 months pregnant but Joe and Julie were with us every step of the way.  They:·         advised us on a lender that would pre-approve us so we knew exactly what we could afford·         walked us through the process of selling and buying a new home·         advised us on home improvements that would increase the value of our home·         showed us comparables in our area so we knew how to price our home·         talked us through the process of finding a new home in an area that we would be happy with and a home that we would love for years to come·         meticulously went through all the documents necessary for buying and selling a home until the very end They were there for us in every way imaginable.  Everything from getting our home ready for pictures and showings to what to expect and look for when viewing other homes.  They made a very stressful situation, when I was so far along in my pregnancy, as stress free as possible.  They constantly walked us through the process and paperwork so we knew what was coming and could prepare to make things run smoothly. But most importantly they provided the emotional support needed for this process. We cannot thank them enough for all the support that they provided.  We would recommend that everyone use Joe and Julie for all your home buying and selling needs! With Much Love and Sincere Appreciation The Modrak FamilySellers of 5891 Orange Avenue, CypressBuyers of 7714 Park McComber Avenue, Buena Park