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We are thrilled to share our experience working with Realtor Gabriela Cesena of Berkshire Hathaway. Gabriela recently marketed and successfully sold our live-work property in Ojai, California, and her performance was nothing short of outstanding. Gabriela's dedication to the entire process was evident from the beginning. Her ideas about marketing the property were beyond what we’ve ever experienced with other agents, as well as her great eye for beautifying spaces. She organized countless open houses and made herself readily available to offer individual showings for interested parties to explore the property and envision themselves living and worki...

Gabriela is an exceptional realtor. When my husband and I had our initial meeting with Gabriela to discuss comps, the real estate market in Ojai, and our expectations, we instantly knew we were in good hands. She has a keen expertise and knowledge of the housing market from her years of real estate experience and from being an active member of the community. Gabi's attention to detail when we were preparing our home for the market and her consistent communication and responsiveness to our questions throughout the selling process were greatly appreciated. We particularly valued her keen negotiating skills during the offer process.

Gabriela is knowledgeable of the market, proactive, trustworthy, efficient, creative, and friendly—everything and more that you would want from a realtor. Our transaction was complicated. We were buying from out of state and had to sell in order to purchase. Our timeline to find a property that suited us was extremely tight. Gabi navigated all the complications and found us our perfect second home in California. She was always one step ahead of us and handled everything from inspections to making sure the gas was turned on. We are and forever will be grateful. Thank you, Gabi!

We could not be more pleased and impressed with Gabriela Cesena's advice, guidance, and support. As thirty-year residents of Ojai, we have worked with several local realtors over the years. When we decided to sell, we hired Gabi because of her proven track record, her clear appreciation and articulation of our home's value, and her tireless attention to detail. Gabi's performance exceeded our high expectations. She worked long hours organizing and preparing the house for sale, oversaw the production of masterful photos of the property, produced an attractive, detailed website for the sale, and generated incredible interest in our home that resulted ...

Words cannot express our appreciation for how carefully and untiring Gabriela (Gabi) and her team handled the sale of our Ojai house, which culminated with multiple, above-list price offers, after a prior, expired listing experience with another agent. Gabi and her hard-working team were honest, clear, and professional from the initial meeting throughout the entire process. Handling this emotional operation of advising best sale strategies with a personal touch and humor. Gabi has a roster of reliable resources (staging, repair, professional video or photo, advertising, etc.) who provide top-notch assistance throughout the sale process. Gabi gladly ...

What a great choice it was to have Gabriela as our listing agent when we sold our parents’ property in Ojai’s East End. She was instrumental in pointing out how to meet all the necessities that West Coast ecological-minded families expect today in an upscale ranch-style home: open floor plan flooded by natural light, French doors, and large windows for complete immersion into nature, simple lines, upscale bathroom design and fixtures, top of the line kitchen cabinets and appliances. We also followed her suggestions on how to highlight the natural beauty and privacy of the home and enhance the enjoyment of the large piece of land the house sits on. S...

When we decided to list our home, we had a number in mind as to what our house was worth, based on homes in our neighborhood. Gabriela (Gabi) looked at our home and saw a value greater than we did. Because of her attention to detail and savvy marketing skills, Gabi was able to highlight the best attributes of our home which resulted in multiple offers, all of which were much higher than 2 similar home sales in our neighborhood. Gabi was always available to answer any questions we had and set up the logistics of inspections and appointments. She had our back through the entire process and beyond. Her planning and oversight made the selling process ve...

We had some very capable realtors to choose from as we planned to sell our family home for 16 years, but selecting Gabriela (Gabi) was the best thing we could have done. Having sold other homes in the past, I thought I knew what to expect in the way of support from my realtor, but Gabi raised the bar. A lot. Preparing a home for sale can be a lot of work and I have never had so much help and expert guidance. Gabi was at our side the whole time (and onsite even when we couldn’t be there) to help manage painting, staging, repairs, etc. She comes with an amazing supporting cast that can get seemingly anything done. And she’s not afraid to roll up her s...