July 21, 2008

Dear Michael,

Thank you for all your support and efforts in finding us our new house.  Since the beginning of our search, you were extremely helpful in consistently sending us information on prospective homes.  You were attentive yet not overly aggressive.

When we finally made our decision, you went out of your way to make things happen quickly and efficiently.  Your efforts were well over 100%, whether it was driving to Reggie’s work or the courthouse during jury duty, to keep the ball rolling.  And through your efforts, the purchase of our house went smoothly and closed within the month.

We are grateful to you and Michelle for your help.  And we would gladly use your services again.

We look forward to continuing our friendship.  Thank you.

Best regards,

Reggie Lopez and Nancy Tom

Pasadena, CA

2/17/08

Dear Mike,

Diana and I wanted to give you our sincere thanks and provide you with a referral letter so that future potential clients can understand what a terrific Realtor you are.

Diana and I were in desperate need of a home upgrade due to family additions since the purchase of our first home. Mike quickly developed a specific plan to help us get our home in good condition to sell, developed an aggressive marketing plan, and reacted quickly to sentiment during open houses to keep our home priced competitively in a bad and falling housing market. We often wondered why Mike kept working so hard to keep interest up in our home even when we went into our first escrow, but quickly understood when we fell out of escrow. Mike had us in a second escrow in a matter of days. We cannot thank you enough for your hard work and know we would still be sitting in our first home, chasing the market downward, with a lesser realtor.

Secondly, Mike kept up the hard work taking us to countless homes to find the one that would be our next home. Mike got to know our family and provided us with excellent council regarding which homes deserved another look, and while homes were unworthy of serious consideration. Once we found the right home, Mike helped us get the best possible price on an over priced home, leveraging the slow housing market that was previously our enemy.

It is so rare anymore to come across a professional who takes their profession seriously and works as hard as Mike does. We believed that he felt personally responsible for finding us the right home and was willing to perform any task to see it through (including driving home from vacation to write the offer for our new home). Mike, we cannot thank you enough for your efforts.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bob Maruna &

Dr. Diana Kobashigawa-Maruna

Greenhill Rd. (Lower Hastings Ranch) Pasadena Ca.

Mike Paris September 6, 2006

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Dear Mike,

I wanted to write to express my sincere appreciation for your incomparable help in selling my home in Sierra Madre. From the beginning, after speaking with a variety of realtors, you stood out in terms of your initiative, thoroughness, creativity and resourcefulness in preparing to sell my home. Your review of comparable properties in Sierra Madre was exceptionally thorough and your marketing skills reflected considerable experience in advertising the home. I felt you tag line on the advertising workup was really smart and summed up the property attributes perfectly. It demonstrated you put a lot of thought into the proper marketing of the home.

Early on when the first issues arose, you demonstrated a “can do” attitude in addressing them. You observed that although permits had been taken out for upgrades to the property many years ago, they had not been signed off by the city inspector, and as a result, the real habitable space of the home was considerably undercounted in the assessors’ office records. You quickly interacted with the city inspector in Sierra Madre, and were able to have him sign off on the permits with some minor issues taken care of. As a result, we were able to market the property with considerably more living space than would have otherwise been possible, resulting in a purchase price considerably higher than if this issue had not been effectively addressed. I strongly doubt based on the cursory evaluation of the home by other prospective realtors that they would have been as proactive in addressing this or nearly as valuable in making it happen. You didn’t miss any detail of the property and helped me prepare the home to best present it to prospective buyers.

You were also aggressive in obtaining a large number of realtor walk throughs and in conducting an open house that attracted a surprisingly large number of interested buyers. Your experience in helping me address issues that arose upon the buyer’s official inspection report was also greatly appreciated. You negotiated which items to address with the prospective buyer’s realtor and achieved a good balance of fairness in the process.

The results speak for themselves. Despite the downturn in the market, you were able to attract a buyer that yielded a strong price for the home nevertheless. In reflecting on the quick sale of the home in about one month despite the lagging market, it was the exceptional advertising outreach of Coldwell Banker that attracted the eventual buyer from the Wilshire District of downtown Los Angeles. No other realtor that I interviewed was able to provide the exceptional visibility and reach of your advertising.

Because of your enormous help, obvious experience, capability and total integrity throughout the process, which can be stressful, I am deeply appreciative and would not hesitate to recommend your services to any prospective seller. You may use me as a reference any time.

Best Regards,

Steve Albu:  Sierra Madre Ca.

Mike Paris
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Co.
15 E. Foothill Blvd. Arcadia Ca. 91006

Thanks again for being such a great realtor and newfound friend. 
Without your help we would have never been able to close the deal on either end of the transaction. Your professionalism and 'can-do'
attitude was great. You made all the right moves to ensure a smooth transaction in a declining market, and facilitate our multiple levels step up purchase in Sierra Madre.  You kept our spirits up when we had to back out of several deals due to our buyers backing out. You kept us focused on our purchasing goals and ultimately helped us close on our purchase of a really awesome historic house at a great deal. Your solid advice, strong drive, and genuine caring exemplified what we were looking for in an agent.  We are extremely pleased with our purchase and your services.  The house is everything we wanted and a fine example of historic Sierra Madre.

Thanks,

Alex and Kathy Campbell
240 Adams Street, Sierra Madre Ca.

November 3, 2006

Mr. Mike Paris

Coldwell Banker

15 E. Foothill Blvd.

Arcadia, CA. 91006

Dear Mike:

Today is the closing on the house you sold for me in Sierra Mader CA, and I feel so fortunate in having made so many correct decisions, the greatest of which was listing with you.

I had a number of difficult problems in the sale of my house in Sierra Madre, California when I lived in New Mexico and had legal problems to deal with first.  My local attorney suggested I should list with a responsible realtor located near my property. I had received approximately 50 contacts from realtors to sell my house.  Most realtors had submitted numerous offers, which made the problem more difficult.  Yours, Mike, was clear and concise with only two contacts.

I chose yours and immediately asked if you had a lawyer with which you dealt. You did and I accepted your recommendation and we were off to a good start.  You have kept me constantly informed and helped me make many minor decisions about the sale. I still find it difficult to believe you took your own power washer and washed the accumulation of dust from the outside walls.  I could never have asked for more consideration from any broker.  I shall look forward to the opportunity to heartily recommend you to anyone who has a house to sell even if there are difficult side problems.

I am so happy to say thanks and to understand how you can proudly report “Multi-millions in sales”.

Sincerely Yours,

Reed S. Clarke

501 Richmond Drive SE

Albuquerque, NM  87106

July 26, 2007

Re: Letter of Recommendation

To Whom It May Concern:

I met Mike Paris in 2003 at which time he coordinated the purchase of my first home.  Four years later, I again called upon Mike to help me sell my home and purchase a new one.  Little of this process would turn out to be routine and the ultimate successful outcome would not have occurred had it not been for Mike’s vast knowledge of real estate procedures.

Based on Mike’s market analysis, we strategically priced my condo in such a way as to garner an immediate, above list-price offer.  At the same time, Mike helped me find a new property.  We began concurrent escrows and Mike worked out the details so that we could complete concurrent closings.  However, the buyer of my condo inexplicably back-out, forcing me to cancel my offer on the new property.  Fortunately, Mike had already begun working on another offer on my condo at full list price, but the property I had initially wanted sold to another.  Recognizing the need for timeliness, Mike arranged for viewings of every several properties, probably about 30 homes total.  I eventually found the home I wanted, and that’s when Mike’s expertise really became evident.  Not only was he successful in coordinating concurrent closings, but he was able to do this within an extremely short escrow period – something like 10 days.  Moreover, Mike helped negotiate a below-list-price deal on my new home.

I presently live in a beautiful home and feel that I received the best outcome in both the sale of my condo and the purchase of my new home.  I would estimate that Mike and I talked no less than three times a day throughout all of this.  He was always available to field my sometimes rudimentary questions and explained things in terms I understood.

I highly recommend Mike Paris to anyone invested in receiving quality service.  He is straight forward, honest, and knowledgeable.  He knows what he is doing in a field seemingly inundated with novice realtors more concerned about their bottom line than their client’s best interest

Kevin Rice

                                                                                                July 21, 2007

Dear Mike,

Kris and I wanted to thank you again for all your efforts in helping us find our Sierra Madre dream house. We really appreciated the fact that early on you were willing to help us find a rental property if the right house did not come along.  We thought it was going to require a lot of driving around over the course of a year but you helped us find it over just two house-hunting trips.  Your experience and prep time certainly played important roles.  Also, your suggestion to use Larry Butler as a lending broker was a good one as we structured the financing quickly and in a way to meet our short-term needs.

We would certainly be happy to recommend you to anyone buying or selling a home.

Best Regards,

Nick Siegler & Kris Kaul

Sierra Madre, CA. 91024

June 15, 2006

Re:       Michael Paris, Realtor

We have worked with Michael Paris twice now, and have never met a better realtor.  The first time we met Michael was over the Internet.  We were living in Texas at the time, and look to rent a house in the North Glendale/La Canada area.  We needed to find a website that would allow easy access to the MLS, and wwww.mikeparishome.com was the best by far.  We were so impressed by his website’s organization and ease of use, we decided to call him and ask for some assistance.  He was friendly, accommodating and made sure that the one weekend we were in town, tours were set up and he found us a house.

The second time we used Michael was when we were ready to stop renting and buy our dream home.  With three children and a physician husband, I needed all the help that I could get.  I simply called Mike and told him what we wanted and, that day, he sent me several listings by email and was working on setting up tours for the following weekend.  On that tour, Michael found us the gorgeous La Canada estate that we now call home.

In all transactions Michael was organized, thorough, and personable.  He offered us an objective viewpoint on each house we toured, thereby helping us with our decisions.  We found him to be knowledgeable about aspects of realty that surpassed just the legalities of buying and selling properties, and furthermore we were consistently impressed by his willingness to research questions he couldn’t answer right away.  He was always expedient in returning our calls, searching for properties, and setting up tours.

We would (and do!) recommend Michael to anyone, without reservation.  No matter how large or small the transaction, he is dedicated to making his customers happy.  He is also a wonderful husband and father, and we are proud to be able to call him a friend.

Sincerely,

George & Nancy Rappard

November 23, 2005

Dear Mike,

Thank you for all you did to help us sell our home. We had two difficult experiences with previous realtors and were quite leery about the prospect of working with another one. From the first day we felt comfortable with you -- your ethics, knowledge, willingness to listen and your commitment to helping us sell our home.

I, Patti, especially want to thank you for holding my hand through inspection and ensuing repair process. It was an incredibly difficult time for me and it was so reassuring to know that you were willing to climb into the attic, get on top of the roof, and even bring in the trash cans on days I just just couldn't get home to do it!

While the home selling process is not easy, your involvement certainly made it much more tolerable. And what better evidence of your professionalism and success than the fact that our home sold! Thank you. We have already recommended you to a friend who is moving. Please feel free to have your potential clients contact us for a referral.

Warmly,

Herb and Patti Stroh

865 Skyland Dr. Sierra Madre

July 26, 2005: Please find attached the subject letter of recommendation. You did a great job for us and we really appreciated the effort you put into the sales procedure. Much success in your career.

Dear Mike: We are finally getting settled here in Texas and slowly things are starting to fall in a routine. Thinking back to the sale of our home in Sierra Madre, we would like to let you know how well we thought you handled the whole procedure with  all the details. It was done in a business like and pleasant manner. You stuck to your plan and it worked out perfectly. Thanks so much, Mike.

Ron and Inge Smith
Sellers: 273 Sturtevant Dr. Sierra Madre Ca.

July 7, 2005: To Whom It May Concern:
"Michael Paris acted as the listing agent for us when we recently put our home in Sierra Madre up for sale. He was extremely professional, diligent and provided excellent service.  He was also very helpful in navigating some very complicated building permit issues.  We highly recommend his services for anyone requiring assistance in buying or selling a home"

John & Ann Shin 314 Old Ranch Rd. Sierra Madre

Dear Mike,

Today my mother's home closes escrow, and I wanted to let you know how much my sister and I appreciated the way you handled the sale of her home in Sierra Madre. First of all you managed to get us an amazing price, $25,000.00 over the listing price, and the sale went quickley even though tthe townhouse went on the market over the holidays. You were extremely helpful in handling many extra details. Perhaps even more important to my sister and me is the fact that you were sensitive to the grief and sadness we were going througt over the loss of our mother. Selling her long-time home meant painful finality for us, and you clearly understood the care she had put into it. You were kind, calm, reassuring, and very patient with all of our tears. Your calm professionalism made this painful time much more bearable than we had thought possible. We are very glad that we chose you to be the agent to sell our beloved mother's home. Thank you again for all your work and helpfulness.

Judith Todd, Ph.D.         Sierra Madre CA. 

David and I wanted to thank you very much for helping us find our first home, and we greatly appreciate your honest advice, support, and encouragement through the entire process. Thank you for not trying to sell us every home we looked at, as some realtors do. We liked the way you let the home sell itself and never tryed to push us into making an offer. We are grateful for your honesty and for looking out for our best interests.

David & Amy Horning

Liliano Place,

Sierra Madre CA.

July 22, 2005: Home purchase price of $1,110,000

Dear Mike,

Sincerely, Susan & Jim Myers,  La Canada-Flintridge

September 19, 2005

Mike Paris

I have just got my new address and would like to inform you at the very first time. Since I started to work with you from the beginning of this year, you have become more and more like a friend to me rather than just a real estate agent. I had to move my home twice during this year, and you were one of the people who helped me the most to get through the difficulties of these transitions.

Aside from the high level of professionalism and the quality of integrity that you have demonstrated through out of your work, I was most impressed with the effort you put in to understand what was that I really looked for in searching the home for my family of three. Even though I came from a totally different culture background, I did not feel this difficulty (which I usually felt when talking to many people who speaks English only) in communicating with you. This is why I decided to go with you without switching to an agent who speaks Chinese as well. As a result, you showed me the perfect house in San Marino in less than two months, kept making effort to impress the seller even when we were almost losing, and finally won the deal among 6 other competitors. It was such an excellent job!

You are not only a competent real estate agent, but also a trustful and caring person. When I had to make the decision of moving out of our new home because of some unexpected changes in my son’s preschool arrangement, you offered your help to put our house on market for lease and acted promptly. I believe the amount of time and work you had to put in equaled to those of selling a house, but you never delayed anything on us out of your busy schedule. Again, as a result, you got us a lease agreement in one week with desirable rental price. This time, it was such a kind and warm help!

In one word, thank you for being my friend in real estate business. I really appreciated your honest, thoughtful work and all your other professional qualities!

Sincerely,

Ying Ma

"I had many interviews with Realtors before you, I just felt like another number to them. You were very through and commited to your job, which made the whole process of the sale of my home a lot less stressful than it could have been. Thankyou for all you've done and for your professionalism."

Sincerely,

Scott Weston

249 Grove St. Sierra Madre, CA.

"Michael Paris is a dynamite guy, who's really been attentive to me and my impending needs. He keeps in touch with me, returns phone calls timely, has been accessible throughout and knows how to work with intense people like me."

Maria,

Sierra Madre CA.

August 11, 2005:

Great job Mike, we will recommend your services to all our friends!

Jeremy & Rose Ghattas Bizon

1600 Brigden Road, Pasadena

Dear Mike,

We have just finished the first week in our new home, and now that the dust has settled a bit, we wanted to extend our thanks to you as our realtor.

Mike, we were most satisfied with your efforts on our behalf.  Your knowledge of the market resulted in our receiving a price for our home that was substantially higher than the asking price another realtor had suggested to us, and our house sold in just three weeks.  You were courteous and professional with every encounter, and we appreciated your personal integrity.  Your promptness in returning calls was excellent.  You kept in constant communication with us, which was all the more remarkable because while selling our house your wife gave birth to your first child, and then had an appendectomy shortly thereafter.  Throughout those personal events your commitment to us never wavered.  We found that quite impressive.

It was a great pleasure working together with you, Mike.  We would be happy to give a good word on your behalf to others interested in having you serve as their realtor.

Sincerely,

Greg & Suzanne Golden

9860 Emperor Avenue

Arcadia, Ca    91007

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 
To whom it may concern: 
Michael Paris helped us in buying our first home. He was extremely professional and provided excellent service. He was highly motivated and kept right on top of things having to do with our home. Mike’s advice and thorough knowledge were very helpful in choosing the home that would be a perfect fit for us. We appreciated his honesty, patience and guidance through the whole buying process. When making such a huge purchase it was refreshing to have a realtor that we could trust rather than someone just trying to make a sale. We would highly recommend his services for anyone who needs assistance in buying or selling their home. 

Jerry and Rose Ghattas Bizon 

Hi Mike!

You're a lifesaver! thanks for dealing with all the drama of new home buyers with such grace... you were great! We are settling into the house quite nicely and Armand is already fast at work building his garage studio. We really appreciate all your hard work. Thanks again,

Armand & Sharon Baltazar: Pasadena, Ca.