Michele Renee Messina

My husband & I hired Michele for the closing on our new home. It was a unique contract as the owner was the contractor who was flipping the home to our liking. She had a wealth of knowledge as she’s very experienced in Real Estate. She is very detail orientated, walking us through every step of the p...rocess by clearly explaining everything in a way that was easy for us to understand & protecting us a new homebuyers. Her team was there for us every step of the way & Christina Anzelmo was very accommodating to us. Cristina was approachable & always made time to answer our questions. We are very happy with their professionalism & service. We highly recommend Michele & her team for your Real Estate needs.

We recently closed on a house that had permit issues so it took months to get a closing date. We only saw Michele twice: once when we hired her and during closing. All other times, we talked to her legal aid Shawna. We called for every update and for every status. Even when Shawna said that she'll c...all right back (which she said a lot), she never did. We would have to call back again. Even when we're expecting an update by a certain date, she would never call and again we would call back the day or days after. It seems every time we call also, it would a coincidence because she'll tell you that "I just finished talking to them..." or "I just received a call from them..." but she would never call or send a quick email with an update. When we finally had a closing date, I thought I read that it's a federal law that I'm supposed to get the total closing costs at least 24 hours prior to the closing date but that never occurred. I had to call the day of closing because I didn't know how much to get a cashier's check for and she made some excuse that she just got those totals from my bank and emailed me afterwards. Also during closing, Michele decided to write herself an amount for her service more than we had agreed and in contract for. I didn't want to bring this up during closing and when I send several emails and phone call to get a breakdown of her costs, I received no response or phone call. They even had the nerve to reply to one of my emails asking me to provide them some other information. I will be pursuing legal action towards her.

Michele is a very competent and knowledgeable attorney which I needed for this short sale purchase. I extol the same if not more of those accolades on her paralegal. I was very happy with the end results. I know lots of work and time were spent on my case - I don't doubt it for a moment. There was s...ome frustration on my part at times because I didn't feel like I was getting enough updates. Thank you to Michele and her team.

I'm a first time home buyer and Michelle Messina's office was recommended by my Real estate agent. And thank God she helped us with this as I had no idea how much work goes into a closing for a home. Michelle and her team helped us step by step and was very informative and patient with us. They expla...ined everything and was on our side the whole time. They set up our contracts and had everything we needed to be done in a timely manner. They also were in contact with us as soon as an issue arises or saw an issue that would potentially arise. I highly recommend Michelle Messina for all your home contract needs.

So how did I find this awesome lady? At a homebuyer's education workshop held by CDCLI. She presented and I told my boyfriend right then and there, oh she's ours! We're definitely choosing her to be our attorney. BEST DECISION made! She's so witty and on her game! She helped me throughout my whole pr...ocess. She gave me advice on what to do what not to do, what to ask what not to ask during my home search. She offered kind words of encouragement when I lost accepted offers to cash buyers and higher offers. She never once made me feel like the only time I could speak to her was once I was ready to sign a contract. She always let me know "any time." She answered all my questions and promptly. Then when I finally got an accepted offer that stood, and came in to sign my contract, I met her amazing staff! They are just as awesome, especially that ANNIE!! The closing table, WHOA! what an overwhelming experience! But Michele explained everything to us in layman's terms and eased our stresses. Even my father-in-law (total hard ass) was impressed with the way she explained ALL those documents. I would recommend her to any and everyone who needs a real estate attorney.