Several years ago my husband and I were visiting La Jolla and looking at property. We found a beautiful condominium, in a wonderful area, with outstanding amenities at Regents La Jolla. We figured that we would buy it and rent it out, and move there when we retired. A grand dream!

Of course we bought at the peak of the real estate boom, paying top dollar. But we figured, it was California real estate, in La Jolla no less, how could we lose. Even if we did not live there, we could sell it later and collect our earnings! Well, the market crashed, and the condo lost half of its value practically overnight.

A few years ago, I received a mailer from Laszlo Betyar, Realtor. He said that the market was beginning to turn and that he had experience at Regents La Jolla if we were ever interested in selling. I called just to ask about the market. Laszlo took the time to talk about the property, the area, and the market with us He shared his ideas on the future of the market, and our options, for now and later. We decided we were not ready to sell yet, but we might in the future. Laszlo said he would stay in touch and for the next few years we received a message from him every month, talking about what was selling in the area and the direction of the market. He was never pushy, just informative!

Earlier this year, we reviewed our portfolio and decided that we were never going to live in La Jolla – we figured it was time to cut our losses and sell in order to better prepare ourselves for retirement. We knew we would not get what we paid for it, but we wanted as much as the market would bear. Laszlo understood what we wanted, and he knew what we needed to do to reach our goals.

Laszlo created a marketing plan that moved prices in the development to allow us to get the price that we wanted. The marketing material presented to buyers and their agents was exceptional. The plan was highly unusual, creative, and structured to get us the highest price possible for our home. We shared the marketing material with our friends and they were amazed that we would even think of selling such a beautiful home, even I began to wonder why we were selling, it was wonderfully presented! At each step, Laszlo prepared us for the tasks ahead, the possible outcomes, and the options we would have available to us.

We live out of the San Diego area and relied on Laszlo for so many aspects of this sale. We have bought and sold many properties over the years and we have never worked with a realtor who was as helpful and hands-on as Laszlo. He went above and beyond anything I would ever have expected to prepare our home for sale. We relied on Laszlo's construction experience to prepare the property for sale and to respond to buyer repair requests. Laszlo managed the repairs and saved us a bunch of money. We strongly recommend Laszlo to get you the best price possible for your home, with the least amount of hassle.

Phil and Cindy