Mission Viejo CA Homes and Real Estate - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

April Brandes

My clients tell me I help them thrive in the often emotionally challenging experience of buying and selling properties. I have extensive experience as an entrepreneur and real estate investor it's been an invaluable foundation for providing strategic and practical insight to my clients. I have an effective, strategic approach to online and traditional marketing that's been a tremendous help to sellers in a competitive market.

I am forever grateful for my talented team of legal, marketing, financial experts at Coldwell Banker. My greatest satisfaction isn't a paycheck. It's knowing that I've met or exceeded my clients' expectations through professional, honest, ethical leadership.

What Others Are Saying

April is Amazing, and a hard working agent that YOU KNOW she has YOUR best interest at heart- She isn’t just trying to make a sale, she is trying to create a HOME for your family! Without telling me what to do, she helped me think through what would be both wise and “right” for our family. If April hadn’t pushed me a bit into going back for a second look at a home …

-Amber Zdrakas, Client

She helps you find good house and helps in getting the house for her client and she is like a friend and helps in choosing and also after getting the house she helps with renovation or repairs and lets you know ahead what we may expect Good friendly agent

-Jyoshna Mallampati, Client

We were fortunate to have a desirable home, well priced in a good neighborhood and our house sold in a couple of days. As always it’s the details that get you. In the 11th hour some troublesome issues came up with the buyer but April knew just how to handle the situation and removed the stress from our lives. I would highly recommend April if you need an accomplished …

-Will and Laurie Ergas, Client

April is an excellent realtor! She has outstanding knowledge of the Mission Viejo community and years of experience in all the facets of selling a home. We were very anxious at times, and April was there for us 100% all hours of the day or night. She went above and beyond, frequently doing tasks for us when were overwhelmed, and bringing in excellent, honest contractors …

-Paul and Mary Sapp, Client

April handled very well the multiple challenges of working with me. I wasn't ready to sell, having planned to possibly list my home ~6 months later than when April called to say there was a possible buyer. Hence, the house and I were nowhere near being ready for a 30-day escrow from a full-price purchaser. (I'd deferred maintenance and repairs to the extent possible on …

-Sunny Boren, Client

Get Your Home Ready To Sell

Get Your Home Ready To Sell A common mistake people make is to spend a lot of money – renovations, new roof, remodeling. While buyers will be impressed with these things, spending $5000 on remodeling will not add $5000 to your sale. Spend as little money as possible, and spend it on cosmetic, readily seen features like interior painting. The time to remodel is when you plan to stay in the house, not when you’re going to sell. If you think about everything that needs to be done to sell your house, you might throw your hands up in despair, or at least feel some anxiety. Take one step at a time, one small task at a time. Break it down to manageable-sized chores and you’ll have better …

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