Julie Milbrodt Listing Presentation

TEAM LEADER

A La Cañada Realtor® since 2000, Julie Milbrodt started her real estate career with her mom, Denise Johnson, a wellrespected La Cañada agent. Their award winning team quickly gained a reputation for expert local knowledge, tenacious negotiating skills, and unsurpassed customer service. Today, Julie’s team has grown to include her business partner Krista Nagan and an experienced staff who make sure transactions run like clockwork.

Julie truly loves the LCF community and all it has to offer. Julie and her husband Jeremy - both La Canada High School alumni - have raised their family in La Cañada. In 2018, Julie was awarded the very prestigious Golden Apple Award from La Cañada Unified School District as one of two outstanding volunteers. From Thanksgiving Day 5k’s and Fiesta Days 5k’s, cross country meets, track and field meets and soccer games, Julie and Jeremy can be found supporting their kids, Jaden and Jenna. They are both active volunteers and enjoy all of the events LCHS and the community has to offer.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Guest lecturer at USC since 2017

• LCF Educational Foundation Director 2016-2019

• LCF Educational Executive Board 2018-2019

• LCF Educational Foundation Endowment Supporter

• LCHS Challenge Success Building Your Path Event Committee 2016 & 2018

• LCHS Realtor Roundtable Event Committee 2020

• LCHS 7-12 PTSA Founder’s Day Recipient 2020

• Paradise Canyon Elementary Spirit Week Chair 2015-2016

• Paradise Canyon Elementary GATE liaison 2013-2014

• Paradise Canyon Elementary School Site Council 2014-2015

• Yes on Measure LCF Volunteer

• La Canada Parcel Tax Volunteer

• La Canada Presbyterian Church Pastor Nominating Committee 2014-2016

• La Canada Presbyterian Church Parent Ed Supporter

• Member of the La Canada Thursday Club

• Member of the LCHS Booster Club

Client Testimonials

The sale of our house was very complicated. Julie is the best. She recommended a price but I didn’t want a bidding war so I had her list it at a higher price (thinking we would negotiate and come down). No interest from any buyer. Then, we listed it at Julie’s price and it sold for over asking immediately. She staged the house beautifully with a mixture of her and my things. I had a lot of constraints for various reasons and we couldn’t have a sign, an open house, or all the assets of the house pictured. Even with those limitations, increasing interest rates, and our location on a hill and close to freeways, Julie sold our house. Her tenacity, persistence, expertise, and professionalism really paid off. I cannot recommend Julie more highly.

-Deb and Brian Parker

Julie was a great realtor to work with from beginning to end. She represented us as the sellers of our house. She started off with a detailed calendar enumerating the timing of every detailed step in the process and stayed with that plan. The contractors she recommended to prepare the house for sale (including the painters, landscapers, stagers, photographer, floor plan designer and window washers) were all very prompt, professional and of highest quality. Julie was especially effective during the offer negotiation process, maintaining a very calm demeanor during a challenging process. We are confident she helped us effectively obtain the best possible price, terms and profit on our sale. Without question, we would use Julie again if we were to sell another home in the area.

-Randall Scoville

We have bought and sold several homes with Julie over the last decade and are about to list another - that is how much I recommend her. Her advice, staging, and network have always got us the best price no matter the ups and downs of the market. She simplifies the process of buying or selling and has all the quality vendors to make your home look beautiful to a range of prospective buyers. Julie offers a turnkey servicewhich in our busy lives, we found helpful - and really takes care of you. She is very knowledgeable on many areas of real estate and financing; I never hesitate to recommend Julie.

- Dee & James

Client Testimonials

When my husband and I decided to sell our family home of many years, it was important to us that we make the right choice of Realtor. We asked around and a very good friend of mine recommended Julie Milbrodt We gave her the pertinent information, set up an appointment, and we were so excited after our meeting with Julie. Julie is very honest, upfront, personal, and told us everything that she would be doing and everything that we needed to do. Even when I said, “I don’t know what to do,” she would step in and give the appropriate advice...something I found very endearing. Julie was on our side through out the entire process. She always let us make the decision and when asked, she would give her opinion. Julie is extremely knowledgeable, smart, and very professional. In our case we had a situation arise and Julie researched the answer and did all the legwork. We were so happy that she took care of this situation as she saved us from all the stress. Even after the sale of the home, Julie called to check in...something that really meant something to my husband and myself. I would definitely recommend Julie Milbrodt. She is the BEST!

-Melinda and Mike Thomas

In our move from the Bay Area, we were very fortunate to have been introduced to Julie on the recommendation of a friend. We could not have had a better Realtor help us find the home we needed. Not only is Julie an exceptionally knowledgeable and competent Realtor, with a great understanding of the local real estate market, but she has a wealth of information about La Cañada and the surrounding communities. Throughout the process of finding and purchasing our home, she was always available and was a source of considered and solid guidance. She has an easy, even, approachable manner and was endlessly patient with us as we asked lots of questions about the community. She spent the time to understand our needs and desires in a home, and worked diligently on finding homes to show us. We developed a close relationship with her during this process, and heartily recommend her to our friends and colleagues. Should the time come to move, we will definitely work with Julie to sell our home and find a new one - we couldn’t imagine working with anyone else.

-John Day and Kelli Kunkle-Day

Having been in our home for 23 years, selling it was a huge endeavor. We needed a Realtor who could be there to help us through the entire process. Julie was extremely helpful in every stage - from guiding us on making the house “show ready” to determining the best ways to market the house, scheduling showings and open houses, and helping us in the final negotiations of the sale. Julie was very professional and patient. Her associate, Krista, was a huge asset, as one of them was always available when a showing was requested or we had a question. We thoroughly enjoyed working with them and felt very good about the final sale. It was hard to leave a home that we’ve known for so long, but Julie made the process so much easier. We would certainly recommend her as a Realtor.

-Jean and Jeff Stroud

Julie Milbrodt was an excellent agent for the sale of our house in La Cañada. She knows the market well and priced the home correctly to encourage multiple offers rather than pricing it higher. We got an excellent price, above the listed price. Our home was a fixer upper and the sale was the result of a divorce. She worked well with both myself and my ex-husband. My son handled the negotiations for me and was very impressed with her professionalism, her prompt followup and advice on what was needed to best show the house. She has excellent contacts for any work that needs to be done to prepare the house for sale. She utilizes the available technology so we could sign most documents on-line through my smart phone. She was great!!!

-Catherine Mikuni

Our Negotiating Philosophy

Creating the most amount of leverage for our clients is our negotiating philosophy. For sellers this can be summed up with an acronym, CAPE - Condition, Accessibility, Price and Exposure.

CONDITION - We do our best with home staging or styling as well as managing small home repairs, painting, etc. that put the house in the best condition possible within any budget and time constraints.

ACCESSIBILITY - Buyers have to be able to see the home with relative ease. We mitigate any issues by discussing showing procedures, open houses and caravan times with the seller ahead of time. We provide the seller with a calendar of open houses and caravans and also find out any dates/times when the home cannot be shown and post them in the agent remarks in the MLS.

PRICE - This is definitely the most important component to getting the best leverage. When a home is priced correctly, buyers see all of the positives about the home and when the home is overpriced, buyers see all of the negatives.

EXPOSURE - This is Marketing! We do not leave any stone unturned when it comes to exposing your home to the market.

We Create Pre-Marketing Buzz

We are enthusiastic Door Knockers and Open House Hosts. Our database is updated daily and contains buyers actively looking in La Cañada and surrounding areas. It is exceptionally detailed, organized and contains specific information about each buyer, including but not limited to their ideal price range, timeline, features they are looking for in a home and the exact area they want to move to - often it’s even narrowed down to certain streets! We are in contact with pre-qualified buyers regularly and prior to any listing going live, we call buyers from the database who may be a match for that particular listing. This helps to create a pre-market “buzz” and gets more buyers interested in your home before it even hits the market. We provide maximum exposure, which further increases competition and demand, causing buyers to pay MORE for your home!

REBECCA