When we decided to put our Newport Beach house up for sale, we contacted Art Rivera of Berkshire Hathaway. Why? Because about 15 years ago he acted as our realtor to sell a house in Irvine. He knew the market, and we received top dollar for our particular neighborhood. In preparing our Newport Beach house for sale, Art had all the contacts needed to get the job done quickly, and at reasonable prices. While we were working on the Newport Beach property, we decided to also put a Nellie Gail Ranch property on the market. Once again, Art gave us excellent advice as to what we needed to do to present that home in its most favorable condition. Now we had two homes, in different markets, ready for sale. Art held some "pre-" showings, which immediately resulted in interest by realtors and their clients. Both properties sold within days of coming formally on the market, and we closed escrow on both of them within just days of each other. One of the properties sold for well over what we thought it would bring! We can't say enough good things about Art. He's the best!

Dave and I want to thank you, again, for the successful marketing and sale of our home in Newport Coast. Since it had been 20 years since you sold our home in lrvine, we had forgotten how much was involved in the overall process. It was reassuring to hear your marketing strategy and focused approach to achieve an optimum sales price. You and Jane provided detailed advice on preparing our home to "show its best" with the right amount of interior and exterior renovations, as well as staging interior furniture and decorations. You had a thorough knowledge of the local market, direct competition, and probable buyers. It was phenomenal, with only 2 open houses in mid-summer, you generated early interest which resulted in 2 strong offers in less than two weeks and full price, contract shortly thereafter. We appreciated you and Jane taking care of all of the details from opening of escrow through dosing. We felt fortunate to have you as the real estate broker for our home in Newport Coast. You were great to work with and we couldn't be happier with the result.