She is the best! She arranged the place in a way that it was like " magic" to see what she did to a neglected property to make it look clean, presentable and ready to SALE, It sold so fast and easy that it made everyone Happy! She knows her business and is a true professional.

Edward and Renée Andrade

Via Mariposa

Laguna Hills

When Mother passed Marlene's name was given to us. Both my sister and I knew we were dealing with a pro immediately. She explained in detail, did all the necessary preparations, staging, etc. Within several days the property was sold. I cannot express the professionalism that Marlene possesses. She truly is knowledgeable in all aspects of Real Estate. I would highly recommend Marlene to all, whether buying or selling, renting, she's magnificent.

Marlene was referred to us by friends who used her as a buying agent and loved her. We were selling my mom's condo in Laguna Woods. When we met Marlene, she had a very long list of comps and she was amazingly knowledgeable about what she thought we could get for the condo, considering the upgrades we had made, the part of Laguna Woods the unit was in, the floor plan and the first floor location. She told us the average time we could expect to have the condo on the market. We had an offer after it was on the market one day and all the rest of her predictions came true! She was great at negotiating, and knew just what to do every single time an issue came up. Clearly this was not her first rodeo! The whole experience was so smooth and enjoyable, I can't recommend Marlene highly enough.. She also managed all the repairs and paid for them such that we never had to get involved, it was totally pain-free!

Marlene is simply the best. If I had more property to sell I would use her in a heartbeat. She has a casual but professional approach. Good sense of humor, and best of all she always kept me informed. I never had to call her for an update, she always was on top of it, even if she had to call with bad news. Ken Crilly

Marlene was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in the sale of my mother’s co-op in Laguna Woods Village. She gave me great inputs regarding preparing the property for sale, and she made the process easy for me as she navigated the various tasks and communications to successfully close the sale at a good price. Marlene really knows and understands Laguna Woods Village properties and the requirements that are unique to buying and selling a property in the community.

Marlene was a detail oriented, knowledgeable, and focused broker. She always responded quickly and just got things done well. I would not hesitate to work with her in the future.

Marlene is an excellent real estate agent/broker!! We sold a property in Laguna Woods Village, and her extensive experience selling these properties was invaluable in our process. She was extremely proactive and responsive...also very personable, sensitive to our needs, and nice to work with. I still cannot believe how smoothly our sale went. I recommend her without reservations!!

Marlene's work in the sale of our house was spectacular! She is super knowledgeable about the local market. She is patient, and kind, and is an excellent communicator. She was readily available to answer questions. And she worked very effectively and cooperatively with the buyer's agent, whilst advocating strongly for our (seller's) interests. Marlene helped us greatly with many "extras," such as arranging for the house to be cleaned and for furniture to be moved out of it, a huge help since we are out of the area. She has numerous local contacts whom she can call upon to help out with various aspects of things. For example, a great photographer---the listing Marlene put up on on MLS was super attractive and artistically put together. Marlene has my absolute highest recommendation, without any reservations whatsoever!

Marlene did what needed to be done to close our house and maintained timely communication and updates along the way in a difficult and frustrating process due to HOA rules and regs out of either of our control.

After doing some comparisons among realtors, we selected Marlene Bridges to manage the clean up and sale of a condo in Laguna Woods Village that we became responsible for due to a death. Neither I nor my sister live locally so we needed someone who would take responsibility to manage all the steps for getting the condo ready for sale and then handle the sale. We could happily recommend Marlene Bridges in all these matters. She is very knowledgeable of the local area and has all the contacts available to take care of repairs, upgrades, clean out of 40 years of accumulated "stuff" and just about anything else we needed. It was a pleasure working with her. She was always available for our questions and kept us up to date on all the steps she was taking to insure the condo would sell in a reasonable time at a reasonable price. It sold in less than a week for the asking price. What better recommendation could we offer.