What Our Clients Have To Say
Cassandra was professional, knowledgeable and thorough from the start. We contacted her a year before we were going to actually make the move from out of state and she immediately mapped out the area and gave me homes to look at to get an idea of where we wanted to live. We made two more visits in the interim and she always made herself available to take us on home tours. If we were unable to make the trip she would take video tours of homes we were interested in. When we finally purchased a home she effortlessly led us through the piles of paperwork and was extremely helpful in recommending contractors and such for inspections and repairs. During the purchase process she was a strong advocate for us with the sellers' agent. She was also very good at being a calming influence when we were freaking out during this very stressful time. Overall, we can't say enough good things about Cassandra and will definitely work with her again and recommend her to anyone who asks!
After deciding to move into the north San Luis Obispo County area, my wife and I began looking at properties listed on Zillow. We soon realized we were going to need the assistance of a realtor in the area. After reading some reviews, we decided to contact Cassandra Merrill. We soon discovered that her great reviews were not wrong, and ended up purchasing a home through her and her company. She listened carefully to our needs and tailored the search accordingly, saving us time and money. She was friendly, very knowledgeable of the area, and responded promptly and intelligently (and patiently!) to our many questions. We would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to buy or sell a house in the area.
Cassandra has the expertise and know how to sell your house and navigate through all of the finite details in getting it done. She was very instrumental in helping us make critical decisions and accomplishing our goals of selling our house for a fair and equitable price in an extremely quick amount of time. She knows how to set priorities, outline a plan of action and keep her clients informed on all that they need to know. Cassandra has spent years building industry relationships which are invaluable. She was willing to give advice as well as listen to our opinions to structure a solid deal. I highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home!
We just closed on our first home a few days ago and couldn’t have been happier and grateful to have Shonda Merrill from Merrill and Associates Real Estate to guide us in the process. Shonda’s level of knowledge, commitment to the process and negotiating skills are certainly way above your average agent. She was very tentative and always available to answer any question we had, she made sure we understood every step of the process. Her experience was key in the whole process of selecting the perfect home for our family, getting a wonderful deal and being so happy with our purchase and the process itself. If you are looking for an experienced agent who places you before anything else, who knows her stuff and guides you through the process effortlessly, and has the heart of a teacher so you have the peace of mind that if you miss anything, shell be there to point it out.. look no further, Shonda is the perfect fit.
Cassandra was an exceptional agent in representing us as both the sellers of our property, and buyers of our new home. She was prompt, professional, and provided so much wisdom that only comes from years of local real estate experience. We were never waiting on her, so the complex transactions were, overall, surprisingly quick and painless. She kept the process moving along seamlessly, and when we encountered any hiccups, she laid out all options and helped us deal with things swiftly and correctly. We'd recommend Cassandra Merrill to anyone!
Our move from Los Angeles to the Central Coast required many months of research, including visits to numerous properties. Cassandra was with us every step of the way, patiently helping us to see representative properties in a number of cities in SLO County… Her detailed knowledge of virtually every property (and its surroundings) that we inquired about was impressively extensive and useful. When we finally found "the house," she expertly handled all the inspections and negotiations, helping us to get a great deal, while making sure that all necessary aspects of the sale were handled quickly and correctly. Cassandra radiated a calm confidence and displayed practical expertise and natural friendliness throughout the process. If you're looking to buy a house on the Central Coast, you can't go wrong with Cassandra Merrill.
My family recently sold our home through Cassandra Merril and she went above and beyond our expectations. So detail oriented and knowledgeable. She always responds promptly to any questions you may have! We will be going through her for any future real estate transactions. She is the best of the best on the central coast!
I have so many great things to say about Michelle I don’t know where to start. Michelle has been by far the BEST agent to work with. As a first time homebuyer I had been looking on Zillow for nearly 2 years for the perfect home. I reached out to many agents and let me tell you none of them agents helped me as much as Michelle did. Michelle went above and beyond every single time to help me find the perfect home. If I messaged her at 5am or 10pm about a home she would get back to me within minutes! Not only was Michelle able to help me find the perfect home, but she was also able to lead me to one of her trusted lenders to get me a much better interest rate and closing cost than any other bank I applied to. Her trusted lender was also able to qualify me for $45,000 more than all other banks I applied to. She truly has a passion at what she does, she’s very intelligent and professional…
Cassandra is extremely knowledgeable and did a great job of keeping us informed while helping to reduce the stress of selling a home in the current market. The Real Estate Industry has been facing unprecedented times due to the Global Pandemic and Cassandra really helped make the whole process a lot easier.
She did an amazing job listing our house and selling it. She is very knowledgeable and thoroughly answered any questions we had. We highly recommend her and will be using her again.
My husband and I started viewing homes on Zillow in the summer of 2018, at the time we were living in south Orange County. We were interested in moving up to the Central Coast where our daughter currently lives. We were not familiar with any real estate agents in the area, so we chose the agent on Zillow with the most sales, which was very fortunate for us! We found Cassandra Merill. Cassandra was the Professionals professional. Cassandra is knowledgeable, personable, responsive and above all ethical. Never pushy always thinking of our needs. Cassandra never for one moment nudged us toward a buy but gently pointed out what was right for us based on the information she received from us. This was not our first.
I can't speak highly enough working with Cassandra Merrill at Merrill and Associates. It was my first-time selling a home with very little knowledge about how it was going to work. She is honest and very pleasurable to work with and kept me informed with weekly reports that gave me information with how many people viewed the house with comments that gave me an idea of how they felt about it. I never felt forced to accept an offer and she would counter offer with my best interest in mind. Cassie walked me thru every step of the negotiations and gave me the best advice a realtor could, she is very professional every step of the process and truly the best, Thanks Cassie it was my pleasure honestly.
Cassie and her team helped alleviate any stress with buying our first home! Since it was a totally new experience for us she helped answer the one million questions we had and explained the home-buying process thoroughly. There were a few bumps in the negotiation process but we felt that Cassie had our back the whole time. We would highly recommend Cassie to anyone looking for a real estate agent.
We met Cassandra over 10 years ago on a trip to the Central Coast. She took the time to show us the area and homes even though we didn't plan on moving for another 8 years. We contacted her repeatedly during those years and she was always responsive. Finally we moved and started a real search. Her patience with us was terrific since it took us 4 months of looking to find the right home. She payed particular attention to our "must haves" and we found the perfect place for us. Great staff and easy to work with.
We consider ourselves very fortunate to have had Valerie as our realtor. She was very knowledgable, sharp, supportive, and available probably more than she should have been! We learned a TON through a somewhat complex mixed-use escrow that had important contingencies attached for us. Without her help, we would have been completely lost. Valerie truly goes above and beyond. We highly recommend her as an agent.
Cassandra Merrill, did and excellent job as our family's realtor. She always made negotiations with our family's best interest in mind. Cassandra was both our seller and buyer agent and ensured a very smooth concurrent closing on both homes. We highly recommend her if you are considering a home purchase or selling in the near future. Her marketing plan is great!
We had a wonderful experience with Cassandra Merrill as our realtor. She helped us as we purchased our dream home. At the same time she helped us sell our home, which was a breeze! She is very organized and professional. We would recommend her to our family and friends!
I would highly recommend Cassandra & her team and hope to do future business with her in the future. This was a relocation from Los Angeles and after seeing a few houses together I felt comfortable knowing she knew exactly what I was looking for & she found it. She went out of her way to take the extra steps to help me get my dream house.
Jordan was our listing agent when we sold our home. His knowledge of the market, attention to detail and professionalism was amazing. I would highly recommend Jordan to anyone and would definitely use him again in any real estate transaction.
We have used Jane's as our realtor twice and are very satisfied with her performance! She listed and sold our home as well as helped us negotiate the purchase of our new home. Jane is very efficient and checked in often to update us. She was personally on-site with the termite and septic inspections, as well as the appraisal of the property. Jane is very knowledgeable about all aspects of real estate and goes "above and beyond" to get the deal closed! We highly recommend her services!!
Cassandra Merrill is an outstanding agent! This is our 3rd house purchased in the last 10 years and our experience with her was by far the best of any agent. Her knowledge of the area is extensive. Any and all questions we had were answered in great detail. We learned so much more about the central coast just by working with her. Her style is laid back yet she's completely on top of every detail, from working with our lender to working with the title company. She is non judgmental. We were about to make a deal on a beautiful and more expensive home in Cambria but decided to go with a much smaller less impressive home in Cayucos and she was equally helpful and encouraging. She already knew the house and made us feel great about our choice. We couldn't be happier! Thanks Cassandra.
I was very happy an impressed with Cassandra Merrill. She was always available to answer any questions and concerns that I had. Her experience and expertise made the some what stressful time of selling a home very smooth and an easy process. I appreciated the time she took to address any concerns or issues that I had with the property I was selling. The personal interest and concern towards the sell of your property was very refreshing in the Real Estate industry.
In the last 4 years, we have bought and recently sold a home (in record time, 1 day) with Cassandra. She has been incredible to work with in both transactions. The process could not have been smoother due to Cassandra's knowledge of the market; her communication skills; and her availability. She always took the time to listen; gave us all the details when negotiating; and answered any questions we had about the process. We highly recommend Cassandra Merrill (Merrill and Associates)! We were very lucky to find such a great realtor who knows the Paso area so well and made buying and selling painless....thank you, Cassandra! What a pleasure working with you.
We had 4 real-estate agents before we were referred to Cassandra. She was all business, highly profession, highly knowledgeable and got our home sold in a timely manor with the good market selling price. I wouldn't recommend any other real-estate agent! She is excellent at her job as agent and broker. If you are seeking an agent and don't choose her, you are making a mistake. Cassandra will get your home sold in a timely manor and with the best price based on your market.
Cassandra has a finger on the pulse of local real estate market. First meeting was a sit down to get to know our wants and needs and she was very open and honest in regards to how realistic our expectations were for our price point. She has a thorough understanding of the buying and closing process and carefully protects her clients interests.
Shonda just pulled off my home purchase in about 6 weeks, with me, the buyer, living in the UK, 8 hours ahead of California. I didn't know anything about California real estate, but Shonda certainly does. She was able to answer all my questions, or refer me to the right people if not. She knows all the documents and their purpose. She knows the process from start to finish, and helped me each step of the way. Her communication could not have been better, as she had to co-ordinate inspections between the professionals, me and and brother, who did help me out. She kept me up to date on absolutely everything and was able to give me good advice when I asked for it. I would definitely recommend Shonda, and would definitely use her again, except I think I found my forever home. Thank you, Shonda :)
Cassandra was amazing. She sold our home (during a global pandemic and a local shutdown!) 31 days from the day we listed. She was always available for our questions and worked around the clock to make showings and the closing process go smoothly. 100% recommend for your buying and selling needs.
She knows what she's doing and readily available, just a text away and promptly respond to your queries. She is comfortable to work with. We're glad that we chose her. She is highly recommended.
Cassandra Merrill was totally professional and committed to getting us a house. She returned all texts and calls promptly, no matter what day or time. We love our new house and I believe that it was the quick work, and specific knowledge of the situation, by Cassandra, that got us in!
Cassandra is simply the best, hands down! Her professionalism is on par, she returns calls ASAP, goes above and beyond to help in any way possible; her entire team runs like a well oiled machine! If you need a realtor that is going to get your house sold pronto, go with Cassandra Merrill!
