Sellers

How to choose a top real estate agency to sell your home in Orange County
Fees, exposure, the broker, the record.

If you want to know how to choose a top real estate agency to sell your home in Orange County, compare the fee, the MLS exposure, whether the broker is actually involved, and a track record you can look up. I am Joe Homs, designated broker of Pellego. I will show you that record. I will not hand you a ranking of agencies I do not run.

A top agency, for a seller, is the one that will still be on the file when the offer comes in. I am Joe Homs, designated broker of Pellego, California DRE #00702131. I have 50+ years in Orange County real estate and 8 books. 350 people are licensed with Pellego, Inc.. The office is at 23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Work (949) 625-4533. Direct cell (949) 394-0149. The site is joehoms.com. I will not print a ranking of other agencies on this page.

What to compare

I would ask four questions before I cared about a slogan. What is the fee, and what does it include? Does the house get real MLS exposure? Is the broker involved, or do you meet a stranger after the first call? Can you look up the license and the office?

How I would choose an agency to sell a home
Fees	Commission and the net sheet in writing before you sign. Ask what the fee includes. I do not print a listing percentage here.
MLS exposure	Photos, the MLS, online exposure, direct mail, and showings. A limited-service listing that skips those is a different product.
Broker involvement	You should be able to name the designated broker and reach that person. A call center that hands the file off is not the same hire.
Track record	A license you can look up, an office you can visit, and years you can check. A trophy list is not a record.

Pellego, and the broker on the file

Pellego is the brokerage. I am the designated broker. Pellego, Inc. holds corporation license 02043232. My California DRE broker license is 00702131. 350 people are licensed with Pellego, Inc.. That is the headcount on the California DRE public lookup.

On a house you called this office about, the first conversation is with me. I am not a call center that hands the file to a stranger after the first meeting. The listing plan, photos, and the day marketing starts are on the sellers page. How I would choose the brokerage itself, without the seller comparison, is on best real estate brokerage in Orange County. If the fee is the question, the seller version is reduced-commission and flat-fee options for Orange County sellers.

What is on the record
Brokerage	Pellego
Designated broker	Joe Homs
My license	California DRE #00702131
Corporation	Pellego, Inc. DRE #02043232
Licensed with Pellego	350 people
Experience	50+ years
Books	8
Office	23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Hours	Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM
Work	(949) 625-4533
Direct cell	(949) 394-0149
Website	joehoms.com

The listing

Selling is price, photos, and the day marketing starts. Professional photos, worldwide online exposure, direct mail, and open houses are the plan. Commission, prep, and the net sheet are part of the free valuation. I go through them before you sign. You can request a free home valuation from the sellers page. A Laguna Hills sale, from this office, is on the Laguna Hills listing agent page. If the timeline is the point, start with sell my house fast in Orange County.

How to reach me

Work: (949) 625-4533. Direct cell: (949) 394-0149. Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM. The office is at 23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

The record

50+ years in Orange County real estate. Licensed since 1977.
600+ closed transactions.
4.9 from 63 Google reviews.
350 Pellego team members, licensed with Pellego, Inc..
Author of 8 real estate books.
My license is DRE #00702131. Pellego, Inc. corporation license is DRE #02043232.
Work (949) 625-4533. Direct cell (949) 394-0149.
Office: 23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Open daily, 9 AM to 8 PM.

Questions

What are the top real estate agencies for selling a home in Orange County?

I will not rank agencies I do not run. The way I would choose is the fee in writing, full MLS exposure, a broker who is involved, and a record you can look up. I am Joe Homs, designated broker of Pellego, California DRE #00702131. Pellego, Inc. holds corporation license 02043232. 350 people are licensed with Pellego, Inc.. I have 50+ years in this market and 8 books. The office is at 23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Work (949) 625-4533. Direct cell (949) 394-0149. The site is joehoms.com.

How do I choose a top real estate agency to sell my home in Orange County?

Compare four things. The fee, and what it includes, in writing before you sign. Whether the house goes on the MLS with photos, exposure, and showings. Whether you can reach the designated broker, or only a call center. And a license, an office, and a track record you can check. I will not pick a winner from a logo.

What should the listing fee include?

Ask what you are paying for: MLS exposure, photos, showings, negotiation, and the broker who is responsible for the file. A lower fee that drops the MLS or the broker can cost more in sale price than it saves. Commission and the net sheet are part of the free valuation, in writing, before you sign. I will not print a listing percentage on this page.

Who is the broker if I list with Pellego?

I am. Joe Homs, designated broker of Pellego. California DRE #00702131. On a house you called this office about, the first conversation is with me. 350 people are licensed with Pellego, Inc.. The office is at 23121 Verdugo Dr #100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Work (949) 625-4533. Direct cell (949) 394-0149.

Where do I start a listing?

The listing work is on the sellers page: price, photos, online exposure, direct mail, and open houses. Work (949) 625-4533. Direct cell (949) 394-0149. The first conversation is free. You can request a free home valuation from the sellers page.