Lorie and Jim Brakas

The Brakas Team

Business Philosophy - You're Number One! We strive to be your 'Agent For Life' and as your professional real estate advisors, we focus on client satisfaction. Our business is about service, and we're not happy until you're happy. With over 25 years in the business, we are ready to assist you with nearly every real estate need, whether it's finding you a home, obtaining the best loan or helping you get the most out of selling your home; we're here to guide you and educate you. If there is anything you need, please let us know.

Personal Creed: Work hard, work honest, sleep well.

Mission Statement: We enjoy the Real Estate profession and have created many great friendships and successful transactions. We offer 110% effort to our clients throughout the entire process and are always available for their needs.

Awards And Designations - We take great pride in obtaining Coldwell Banker's top teams sales awards every year.

•International President's Elite - top 2% of Coldwell Banker agents nationwide

•International President's Circle

•International Diamond Society

•Previews Specialist - successfully completed a quota of million dollar + properties

Team Attributes - Since we are a team you get TWO agents to offer you twice the service, twice the experience and twice the care. We pursue real estate with a true passion for the profession and a love for the people who join our family of clients. We are extremely 'hands on', offering personalized service throughout the entire process and are always available. We offer the additional support of our assistant, Kari, to insure prompt responses and great attention to detail. We would love the opportunity to work with you, your family, friends, or co-workers to help you sell the home you have or purchase your dream home.

•A top producer every year working with Coldwell Banker

•Previews Specialist, a designation earned by selling a quota of million dollar homes

•Broad experience in related fields of lending, construction and investments

•22-year residents of North County with extensive community knowledge and involvement

•A true bloodhound in researching and finding the right property for you

•Aggressive marketing strategies utilizing Internet, technology media, print and direct mailing

•Outstanding personal service and attention to detail guaranteed

•Excellent negotiation skills to optimize your results • Hard work and dedication is the backbone of our business

•80% of our business if from referrals

Complete resume and references available upon request

Marketing - We do not just take listings, we work our listings! We market to the local neighbors as well as efficiently using every available avenue to meet the needs of our clients.

•Powerful Tool Of The Internet - We use Coldwell Banker's sites which provide an enhanced presence on other major real estate sites such as Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, Yahoo, MSN and AOL.

•Networking - Coldwell Banker has a vast global reach and hosts a powerful national re-location program.

•Premier Office - Coldwell Banker Encinitas has claimed the #1 Coldwell Banker for 9 of the past 12 years.

•Mobile marketing with enhanced web sites.

•Print Media - Full use of a multiple of available publications including the View which has a distribution of over 160,000.

•Direct Marketing - Professional postcards to be targeted to strategic marketing areas.

•Exposure - MLS, Office Caravan to preview property, Broker's Open to debut to market.