Janie is a true professional. She helped make sure the house was ready to sell, brought us multiple offers, communicated regularly and we were able to close ahead of schedule and well over our initial asking price. She exceeded our expectations and was terrific to work with.

We met Janie through a mutual friend and very happy that we did. Janie was successful in reaching our goal on selling our home for the highest price in a very short time. She provided expert advice and followed through on every detail that was needed in order to get our smooth escrow closed. Janie’s The Best!!, she even offered to help us get packed up. We would highly recommend Janie for all your real estate needs.

Thank you, Janie, for all of your help. From buying our first home back in 2003 to buying and selling last year. The knowledge, the ins and outs of realty, the professionalism, you are LEGIT Janie. There are very few people that we allow into our little world, so again, thank you for the hard work and always giving us your best. When we deal with you, it's top of the line service.

Janie has put in a tremendous amount of effort in order to get us the house we wanted. We are extremely grateful to be referred to Janie. We felt very comfortable with Janie from the start, as she guided us during our home search. Janie made sure all our expectations were met while looking for in a home.

Dear Janie,

I want to thank you again for the guidance, dedication and support you showed me while navigating the home selling process. This is the third time you have assisted me in purchasing or selling a home, I could not be more happy! I especially admire the fact that you genuinely cared about what was important to me as a home seller. You did such a superb job again of helping prepare my Newport Beach home for a quick, smooth and highest price sale in my community and all within a five weeks being on the market!  I am so thankful to you for a successful sale, I could not have asked for more.

As a professional in today’s real estate market, you were up to date on the conditions of an ever changing California market. Selling a home is not always an easy task, but you made the process easy.

Your professionalism and dedication to your clients is more than I could have asked for or expected. I want to thank you for making this transaction a smooth and positive experience!

I am more than happy to refer others to you if they are looking for an advocate, that goes the extra mile, to sell, purchase or lease.  “You are my real estate consultant for Life!”

Sincerely,

Dr. Deirdre McTeggart

It is with great pleasure to give the highest recommendation of our realtor extraordinaire Janie Merkle in finding our dream home on the harbor in Newport Beach! Our dream, as passionate boaters, was to find the perfect waterfront home. Janie listened to what was important to us and did not waste our time. It was not easy, as there were not very many waterfront homes on the market, but her knowledge of the area, tenacity, and diligence found us our dream home. Janie was professional, honest and meticulously responsive. She kept the entire purchase process moving along seamlessly and was involved every step of the way. Janie negotiated our purchase and represented us to perfection! “Going the extra mile,” was her standard practice all the way through the transaction. -- Sue & Gary Grant

I am very pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Janie Merkle. Janie represented us in the sale of our lot in the exclusive section of Crystal Cove where lots are valued at $5 million and up. She demonstrated creativity and professionalism and sold the lot at a premium price. Janie’s resourcefulness was instrumental in putting the deal together. Her approach was to seek developers in this section of Crystal Cove where multimillion dollar, high-end homes, are built. The builder introduced us to an investor and the lot was sold in a matter of days. — M.N. Mansour, PhD

I selected Janie to handle the transaction after talking to a number of realtors. She was there through every step of the process, with her experienced insights and professional dedication to make it happen. From preparing and marketing the home before it was listed…to staging, to listing, to closing, she was on top of each item. This dedication was validated by the results achieved. The final selling price was significantly above the listing price and the closing occurred just four weeks after the listing date.

Moves are generally complex in nature, and international moves come with additional strain; especially when the new location is unfamiliar. You were recommended by a friend and from the very first phone call from Singapore, it became clear to us that we had found the right person to get the best results when the time was of the essence.

You were easy to work with and flexible with your timing, which helped us greatly while dealing with two opposite time zones. Even after our arrival in California, you were easily approachable as you kept the line of communication open throughout our search and we felt informed every step of the way. You displayed a lot of experience and grasp of Orange County and Southern California real estate and rental market, which came handy as we were narrowing down our choice and finalizing the place in Irvine that met all our criteria.

We are so happy and grateful that we decided to list our home with Janie Merkle. She was the consummate professional and guided us in virtually every aspect of the selling process, ensuring that nothing was left to chance. Janie’s extensive expertise regarding the steps to take in order to staging our home properly, as well as where to spend our limited funds properly prior to our home’s listing, resulted in our home receiving 8 written offers within a few days of our first open house. -- Brad and Susan Stephens