Erin Kociela Real Estate Agent at First Team Christie's International

Erin Kociela

Real Estate Agent at
First Team Christie's International

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Certifications

  • Horse Property
  • First Time Home Buyers
  • Investment Properties
  • Farm Property
  • Relocations
  • Probate
  • Vacation Home
  • Luxury Specialist
  • Retirement Specialist
  • New Construction

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Agent Highlights

Erin also has Townhome expertise - working with over 5 more townhomes than the average agent.
Erin is a SFH expert - working with over 74% more single family homes than the average North Tustin agent.

Erin's Transactions

  • 30354 Pauline Avenue, Cathedral City, CA 92234
    Cathedral City
    Single Family Home
    3 bed / 2 bath
    Buyer
    $400,000
    09/24/2021
  • 30354 Pauline Avenue, Cathedral City, CA 92234
    Cathedral City
    Single Family Home
    3 bed / 2 bath
    Buyer
    $400,000
    09/24/2021
  • 12600 Euclid St 24, Garden Grove, CA 92840
    Garden Grove
    Condominium
    3 bed / 2 bath
    Buyer
    $428,000
    05/15/2020
  • 2853 N Palm Ave 2, Orange, Ca 92865
    Orange
    Condominium
    2 bed / 1 bath
    Seller
    $399,000
    02/07/2020
  • 5130 Twilight Canyon Road
    Yorba Linda
    Condominium
    2 bed / 2 bath
    Buyer
    $405,000
    08/21/2018
  • 5130 Twilight Canyon Rd #28a, Yorba Linda, Ca 92887-3954
    Yorba Linda
    Condominium
    2 bed / 2 bath
    Buyer
    $405,000
    08/21/2018
  • 12752 Barrett Ln, North Tustin, Ca 92705-1308
    North Tustin
    Single Family Home
    3 bed / 0.5 bath
    Seller
    $810,000
    08/16/2018

More about Erin Kociela

Erin is a real estate agent with First Team Christie's International in North Tustin, California and has been in the real estate business for 12 years. Erin's coverage area includes North Tustin, Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange, Yorba Linda and Garden Grove. HomeLight ranks Erin as one of the top 1% of agents in North Tustin for successfully selling homes and as one of the top agents for single family homes. HomeLight has information on 68 of Erin's transactions since 2009, 14 of which were in the past two years. Erin typically represents the buyer (52% of the time), but has also completed 32 seller transactions during this period. Erin has been most prolific in North Tustin including representing the seller of a single family home that sold for $3,725,000 in one transaction and a buyer of a single family home that sold for $2,750,000 in another.
Education

LA Pierce College, UCLA

Other Certifications

Christie's Int'l Luxury Specialist, National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, SFR - Short Sale Certified, Military on the Move Specialist, Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Equestrian Property Specialist (EPS), Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource (SFR)

Awards

Hall of Fame 2012-2017, 5 Star Real Estate Agent 3 years , Top Performer Award 2008-2011, Nominee, Tustin Woman of the Year, 2016, Tustin Community Association "SuperStar"

License Number

01741562

Erin Kociela's Reviews & Ratings

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Erin Kociela

    • We love Erin because she pours her heart and soul into her listings and her clients. No listing is too big or too small and she is able to come up with the most creative ideas. It was important to us to be able to reach Erin when needed and she was always there. Our home was listed by Erin during the economic downturn and by the time she was finished we were in a bidding war. Because of this we were able to purchase the home of our dreams. We always tell our friends, family and new acquaintances Erin and her team are the ones to take care of their real estate needs. Thank you Erin for all you have done for us.

      - Judie and Woody Dike
    • I recently had to help my mom sell her No Tustin home of 40 years. I live in Pasadena, so it was very important to me to work with a realtor team that I could rely on to advise me and help me stage her house for sale since I wasn't local to the area. The team was easy to get a hold of (text, email, phone), quick to respond, respectful of our desires and patient with our concerns. Erin Kociela has the most amazing eye and her suggestions for prepping the house for sale were perfect in that they were very budget friendly, yet had a huge wow factor. The house showed incredibly well and we received several offers within days of it going on the market -- all at or above asking. The team then did an impressive job of negotiating on our behalf to get my mom the best possible sales price. Their attitude and approach not just to us, but to potential buyers and other agents was always professional, friendly and courteous. Not only are they excellent in a business capacity, they are truly nice and caring people so it was a pleasure working with them.

      - Ruth Kokka
    • "I have recommended Erin Kociela to all of my friends and relatives. She came into our home and gave much needed advice on how to get ready to sell (even helped with new wall color choices!). Her suggestion on pricing was perfect. Our house soldin one week!!!!! The next step - finding a new home - was even better. Erin patiently showed me more than 20 houses, until we found the perfect new home. This home had multiple offers, and thanks to Erin's negotiating skills, we won the bid! We moved in last December and love our new home. Erin made house shopping an enjoyable experience. She took away all of the stress. I highly recommend Team Kociela!!!!

      - Laurie Holden
    • My wife and I were looking for a home in the Tustin Area and went to many open houses. We were not working with any realtors and of course at each open house we visited brought a variety of realtors trying to solicit us for representation. After visiting some 20-30 homes there was one realtor that stood out above the rest. A realtor that was very knowledgeable, professional, non-pushy and just easy to talk to...that realtor was Erin Kociela. Not only did we choose her to represent us in purchasing our current home, she has become a friend. I highly recommend Team Kociela if you are looking for a truly good realtor to represent you to buy or sale a home.

      - Devin Wozencraft
    • We highly recommend Erin of Team Kociela!With their help we bought our first condo and it is better than we could have imagined.When we started looking for homes in North Orange County, we didn't realize at first how competitive the market was. We ran into quite a few tough situations where we relied completely on Erin's advice and years of experience to guide us to the best decision.We spent a lot of time together, sometimes looking at homes 2 or 3 times a week and we have become good friends with Erin and Jay in the process. Within only 2 months we found our first place, and we could not be happier as first time home buyers!

      - Yannick Lambrecht
    • My aunt and uncle passed away in 2013 and I was tasked with selling the home that they lived in for the last 36 years. Tustin is not our neighborhood, so we really didn't know who to choose to help us sell the house. My husband found Team Kociela here on Yelp and we decided to take a chance.Erin, Richard and Jay have been nothing less than outstanding. They had a vision for ways that we could upgrade the house and make it more appealing to buyers at a very reasonable cost. They handled all of the contractors, who did an excellent job. The house is so beautiful that I wish my aunt and uncle could have lived in it when it was in this new condition. They would have loved it. It makes me feel happy to know that the house is looking great and that a new family will soon be moving into it.This is the first time that I've sold a home and Team Kociela has been patient with explaining the process. They return calls and emails very promptly and even though we are in Los Angeles, I feel that we have been very much a part of the process. a process that has been painless and easy ( at least on our end, I know that Erin, Jay and Richard have been hard at work!)The house was fixed up and on the market fast. We had several offers both during "sneak peeks" and immediately following the first open house. We accepted the offer of a nice family that came to the open house.I have no hesitation in recommending Team Kociela and I would use them again in a heartbeat. They are professional, kind and a fun group of people!

      - Karen Germain