# Real stories. *In their own words.* Altadena Real Estate Company Full page: https://360realestategroup.com/reviews ## Business details - **Phone:** +1-626-240-5020 (tel:+16262405020) - **Email:** Steve@360RealEstateGroup.com - **Address:** 2591 Fair Oaks Avenue #102, Altadena, CA 91001 - **Service area:** Altadena, Northeast Los Angeles, Northwest San Gabriel Valley, Claremont - **Rating:** 5 (18 reviews) - **Website:** https://360realestategroup.com [![Altadena Real Estate Company](/img/altadena-logo.png)](/) [Let's Talk ↗](/#contact) Client reviews Eighteen client reviews—eleven on video, seven in writing—on difficult negotiations, failed listings, competitive purchases, foreclosure, and life-changing transitions. ★★★★★ ### Don’t take Steve’s word for it. Good results matter. So do responsiveness, judgment, patience, and how a client feels while the work is happening. Press play to hear the difference directly from the people involved, or read on. 01 ★★★★★ ### He handled tricky negotiations professionally A former mortgage broker and Realtor trusted Steve to handle a transaction under the scrutiny of someone who knows the business from the inside out. **Steve’s note:** This testimonial is special to me, because besides being my friend, Roger is a former Mortgage Broker and Realtor. He understands the business from the inside out. When a realtor chooses another realtor to handle a transaction, there are dozens of opportunities to fall short based on a unique scrutiny that only an agent can apply. I’m proud to say that in the end, I passed the test **Roger V.** North Hollywood , California October 31, 2023 02 ★★★★★ ### I have something to say about Steve A heartfelt thank-you from an Altadena client who valued the person behind the professional. **Steve’s note:** I was honored to have met such a powerful and loving person as Dr. Sandra Thomas. It was a true pleasure to work with her. **Dr. Thomas** Altadena , California October 31, 2023 03 ★★★★★ ### $500K more than the last agent—in 17 days After another agent could not get the property sold, the right pricing, preparation, marketing, and negotiation created a very different result. **Steve’s note:** Shirley introduced me to a friend that had been working with another agent for 6 months, and couldn’t get their property sold. With the right pricing, preparation, marketing, and negotiations, we got the property into escrow in exactly 17 days. It was a pleasure working with everyone involved. **Shirley** San Marino , California October 23, 2023 04 ★★★★★ ### The last agent failed. Steve delivered A difficult property situation became eight offers in fourteen days—and a sale well above the asking price. **Steve’s note:** I met Dr. Lenore Coleman of “Healing Our Village” after a failed attempt to sell her home in Altadena. Besides dealing with an agent who didn’t market the home properly, she was also working with a shady group of investors/contractors who had misrepresented their services, and done a substantial amount of work to the property without permits, and not to code. It took some doing to get through the mess that other people had created, but we got through it. Once the property got to market, we received 8 offers within 14 days at well above list price. It was a real pleasure to finally close this one, and I am honored to listen to the generous words she had to say. **Dr. Lenore Coleman** Altadena , California September 23, 2020 05 ★★★★★ ### I’ll use him for my next home—and the one after that More than 300 open-house visitors, 30 offers, and an all-cash sale above list for a home that needed work. **Steve’s note:** When I helped Mia to sell her home, she was concerned at first whether or not there would be a market for it based on it needing a little work. Well, we had over 300 people show up to the open house, stopped accepting offers when we received 30, and sold the property for all cash at well over list price. I’d say it worked out! **Mia Mankins** Los Angeles , California September 4, 2020 06 ★★★★★ ### I’m so happy we chose Steve Prepared first-time buyers opened escrow on a home they loved in about three weeks, even in an intensely competitive market. **Steve’s note:** Ryan and his fiancee Polly were first time home buyers in a red hot seller’s market, where most buyers are used to losing bidding wars for 12-18 months before successfully getting an offer accepted. They were the ideal clients in that they prepared for the buying process exactly as I requested, and as a result, we opened escrow on a house they loved in about 3 weeks. **Ryan Dumlao** Alhambra , California September 4, 2020 07 ★★★★★ ### Patience, kindness, and professionalism A visually impaired buyer describes the care and practical accommodation Steve brought to every property tour and document. > I had an amazing experience working with Steve. I am visually impaired, and Steve really went above and beyond in my accommodations with documents, checking out properties – by hand for me, palming through properties, feeling properties with my cane and my feet. We went through several places, and I was humbled by his patience, his kindness, and his general professionalism. I highly recommend Steve for being your real estate agent. I am forever indebted and grateful to him, and very happy about everything that went on in the real estate transaction. **Buyer testimonial** Greater Los Angeles , California May 12, 2020 08 ★★★★★ ### Hugs and gratitude to Steve Aranda An out-of-area daughter needed help selling her father’s home. Steve coordinated the work and found a strong solution quickly. > “Most people dread the idea of having to sell a house. You put it on the market, it sits there, you don’t know what’s going to happen, when someone finally puts in an offer they want to negotiate…it’s just a big headache! And for me personally, I had this additional headache in that it was for my dad. I was trying to move him across country to be with me. So not only was I having to sell his house, but I wasn’t even there to help with it. And my mom had passed away a few years back and the house was not in the shape it should have been in. So I was a little nervous. But I worked with Steve and he was a SUPERSTAR with this. We had an offer for the house before it even went on the market, and it was an incredibly fair offer for the condition it was in. It was unbelievable… With Steve’s connections and his expertise, it was done, and it was done fast, and I could not be happier. So thank you so much Steve, and if anyone is thinking if Steve is the right one for you, I would highly, highly recommend him. Thanks so much! **Kimberly Maska** Duarte , California January 23, 2020 09 ★★★★★ ### We got more than we thought our house was worth A seller trusted Steve’s approach, created a bidding war, and felt confident enough in the closing to go on vacation. > My experience with Steve and him helping us to sell our house was…Amazing! We were a little bit scared of how to deal with the situation because our house needed work. But he made us believe in his approach, and it turned out to be the best thing ever. We went into a bidding war, which is the best outcome for a seller, and we got more than what we thought our house was worth. So it was a great situation. We were so confident that he was going to close the deal for us, that we even went on vacation before we closed. So if you guys need a realtor, definitely… Steve is your man! **Christy Scott** Los Angeles , California February 7, 2019 10 ★★★★★ ### Best realtor ever > I worked with Steve and it was great. He basically sold my house for much more than I originally thought I was going to sell it for. He did a wonderful job. He was able to sell my home in a short amount of time, stage it, go to market for it, and do a lot of things that a lot of other realtors could not do! It was amazing. I literally was over the moon, and now I’m in another home that I love. And I just want to say that if it wasn’t for Steve I don’t know what I would have done. He really did an outstanding job. I highly recommend him. **Elizabeth Holland** June 25, 2018 11 ★★★★★ ### Multiple offers over asking > Hello, my name is Maria Acuña. I’m here to talk a little bit about Steve Aranda and how I met him. I met Steve while he was remodeling a house on Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena, and we got to talking regarding his remodel he was doing and what his background was. We met and we talked a couple of times and I asked him to come over and tell me what he thought of my property, which was maybe 3 or 4 houses down the street. While talking to Steve, two things I liked about Steve. One of them was he was very sincere about either selling my house or finding alternative ways of doing what I wanted to accomplish, which was to retire, buy my house outright, and not have any worries regarding mortgage any more. He suggested really strong possibilities. I researched them, and it didn’t work for me, so I called him back so I called him back about selling the house itself. During the selling the house it was so quick it was unbelievable, it was great. I was very comfortable with who he brought as a seller, I was comfortable the way he processed the sale of the house. I would recommend him highly. One of the things that is his strongest suit is he’s very very honest. He will tell you whether it’s worth selling, whether it’s worth buying, how you could approach what you want to accomplish in the end of everything. So I really recommend him, I hope you work with him, and he does call back also. **Maria Acuña** Altadena , California May 25, 2018 Written reviews ### In their own words. Notes clients sent after closing — sellers, buyers, and families working through foreclosure, estates, and long-distance sales. ★★★★★ #### Steve Aranda made selling my son’s house a pleasure! > Steve guided us through the whole process of getting my son’s house ready to put on the market. He answered all our questions promptly and thoroughly. We were amazed at how quickly he pulled together a marketing plan that resulted in 100 parties or individuals attending our two open houses. We were thrilled when we learned that we had received 25 offers. Steve presented the best offers for us to consider and he helped us choose the very best offer. We couldn’t be happier with the results that Steve helped us achieve. **Anonymous** September 12, 2021 ★★★★★ #### Attention to Detail > Steve Aranda worked with us for over a year to ensure we got the correct house that was right for our family. We even had to pull out of a couple of offers because of seller issues, but Steve and his team stayed the course until we found the best home at the price we were looking for. We were so impressed we also asked him to list our prior home thereafter. We can’t say enough about the professionalism, attention to detail and extensive real estate and financial experience that Steve possesses. ![Jay Bhatt](/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/11218820_10153732904414933_3056375904285622075_n-150x150.jpg) **Jay Bhatt** May 25, 2018 ★★★★★ #### Best realtor that I have ever dealt with > Steve Aranda developed a brilliant marketing strategy to earn me more than $25,000 over that what I originally thought we could get. His prediction on forecasting a bidding war was impeccable. By far, Steve is the best realtor that I have ever dealt with. Always there and always on time. Thanks Steve! ![Marshall Montgomery](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/27332590_408064532966734_7924838507729008438_n-150x150.jpg) **Marshall Montgomery** July 18, 2017 ★★★★★ #### I highly recommend > Working with Steve was nothing short of amazing. He was always quick to answer any questions we had and walked us through every step effortlessly. I highly recommend working with Steve. **Jeff Aprehamian, South Pasadena** July 18, 2017 ★★★★★ #### Outstanding > Our experience with Steve Aranda was outstanding. My wife and I needed to sell a relative’s home and we do not live in the area. Steve and his team made this third party transaction far from our home simple. Steve was able to navigate us through situations we were not expecting and when our buyer had trouble with financing, he stepped in and helped our buyer obtain funding. Steve’s unique marketing approach allowed us to close quickly and receive much more than our asking price. **Kevin and Tammy Van Lierde** May 13, 2017 ★★★★★ #### Top dollar > Steve Aranda and his partner Bruce were able to get me top dollar during my transaction and I was extremely pleased by their skills. The buyers were extremely sophisticated and Steve and Bruce were able to expedite all necessary information to insure that the sale closed within the specified time period. ![Marc Holland](/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/69008723_2578722725492727_4966480446272569344_n-150x150.jpg) **Marc Holland** November 18, 2016 ★★★★★ #### Fantastic > Steve Aranda is fantastic. He helped us through a difficult process, and allowed us to avoid foreclosure. He was always available when we had questions and definitely knew how to make positive things happen. ![Neil Maiers](/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neil-Maiers-150x150.jpg) **Neil Maiers** February 18, 2016 Your story next ### What would a successful move look like for you? [Connect with Steve](/#contact)