Over The Moon Realty, Inc. - Pacific Grove, California

Joanne B.

Hire Amber to be your listing agent! She knows the Monterey real estate market, understands what buyers are looking for and how to market your house. She does her research and did an amazing job staging my house. I trusted all her suggestions on pricing and changes my house needed and I received an offer above asking within days of listing. She is extremely responsive and reassuring throughout the sale process. I highly recommend Amber and her team for anyone looking to buy or sell in the Monterey area.

Sumi

I highly recommend Amber. I highly recommend using Amber as your realtor. I interviewed several realtors and decided to go with Amber and I'm so happy I did. She did an awesome job of navigating us through the sale of our property. She always made herself available and was responsive to all of my questions. She was extremely professional and offered great suggestions for getting the property on the market. Amber put in a lot of hard work in getting the property ready for the open house with all her hard work the property sold quickly.

C. L.

Amber Russell, broker owner of Over the Moon Realty, listed and sold our house on July 23, 2024. Having sold several homes in the past, we consider this the most pleasant experience we have had. From the very start, it was evident that Amber was experienced and knew what she was doing. She gave us a lot of pointers, backing them up with explanations and reasons. She took our ideas and preferences into consideration; there was good communication throughout. It was a very well coordinated experience.

Rob, Amber’s husband, was a superb help, taking care of many of the minor repairs and replacements. We were most impressed with how he paid attention to details and was willing to spend long hours in getting our house just right to put on the market. Our neighbors took notice of this aspect of Rob and his cheerful attitude throughout, prompting them to ask for Amber's business card.

It was very reassuring to have such an efficient team. They responded quickly to all our questions and concerns. If you need a realtor, Amber Russell is THE REALTOR you want working for you.

Greg M.

This is our second time working with Amber at Over the Moon which should tell you something about the level of attention and service she provides.

We purchased a home with her in Pacific Grove, CA, back in 2018, where she provided outstanding insights into the local market, what to offer, etc. Fast forward to 2024, when we were ready to sell (and at the same time buy in another state). We of course turned to Amber to handle the listing. She had her work cut out for her because our home in Pacific Grove was actively rented, and we had a property out of state that we loved that we wanted to buy with the strongest contingency we could, which meant trying to have an offer in-hand for the CA home. There was a tiny window where we had no renter for 1 week. She dropped everything, and put together a quickfire open house that was well-attended, and got a super strong offer! But it doesn’t end there.. Unfortunately, through no fault of her own, that offer fell through (and so did the house we had targeted to buy out of state..) So the ~1 month of craziness ensued where we found another house out of state, and Amber worked miracles to get our CA house presented even more beautifully, tending to things like refreshing the flowers and landscape, deep clean, working with the rental management company and between renters.. She held several open houses in as many days, keeping us informed but not overly so (so that we would not stress), and all the while we were working the “buy” side, and found ourselves more than once dipping into her insights even for our out of state new purchase just as much as for the sale of the CA property she was responsible for. Even the agents from “buy” property stated words of admiration and appreciation for Amber’s insights and wisdom.

In the end she made the sale a success, and it occurred days before the “buy”, enabling a less complex and less costly (and way less stressful) traditional 1031 exchange (as opposed to a “reverse” exchange which would have been necessary if the sale were not before the buy). To be honest, we never imagined she could make a sale happen so quickly (and believe me it took heroics & very much heavy lifting to do it, and she absolutely put in “the work”), and we are so thankful she did. And her insights absolutely contributed to our successful “buy” as well.

She has a natural knack and instinct for the real estate world, coupled with a style of interacting that is both kind and diplomatic while also being direct. I am firmly convinced that no other person could have pulled off the rapid and strong transaction that made our sell & buy happen than Amber, and I would reach out to her in a heartbeat for any future real estate insights even if they are out of state, and I am positive she would pick up the phone, because that is the kind of agent and person she is!

Johnny M.

Amber from Over the Moon Realty recently helped my wife and I sell our home and working with her was an absolute pleasure! We met Amber almost 7 years ago when she helped us buy the same home we just sold and the level of service she provided was unforgettable. Naturally, we had to hire Amber again and, like before, the entire process was smooth and stress-free.

Her expertise and knowledge of her craft made it incredibly easy to work with her. She provided invaluable guidance on how to prepare our home for sale, coordinated all of the staging with the help of her incredible team, and presented a very compelling pricing strategy. Amber's attention to detail ensured that every aspect of the listing was perfect, maximizing our appeal and landing us multiple offers.

Throughout the selling process, Amber was answering our questions, helping us with scheduling, and providing sage advice. Her professionalism and dedication truly set her apart. Thanks to the hard work of her and her team, we were able to sell our home quickly and at a price that exceeded our expectations.

We cannot recommend Amber highly enough to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Monterey area. She’s not only the greatest realtor of all time, but a genuine and remarkable person. Thank you, Amber, for making it such a pleasure to buy and sell our home! We are over the moon with your service!

Ellen O.

Amber of Over the Moon Realty is the most amazing realtor we could have wished for. My parents passed away and my brother and I live out of state. The house was in need of a lot of cosmetic help and we needed someone who could manage fixing the house up, making decor decisions, helping to organize workers to redo the floors, paint indoors, trim back the unruly garden, and make the house look like a gem rather than a mess. Amber fit the bill to a T. We sold the house at an amazing price because of all of her dedication, good taste, knowledge of the market, and many other wonderful qualities. The thing I really love about Amber is that she is REAL. It’s a bit of an irony how in real estate a lot of people don’t seem very real, but Amber is. She’s a wonderful person with great communication skills who made this difficult process easy for us.

Lucia K.

I interviewed several real estate agents from different brokerage firms. Amber came across as honest, competent and enthusiastic. She is easy to work with, not bossy or pushy but very soft spoken and persuasive. She has good taste and staged the house to make it so appealing that I wanted to live there again. The most remarkable thing is, she hosted an open house and brought us 6 offers. We are lucky to have her as our agent.

Jim Y.

Amber is an outstanding agent with deep knowledge of the Monterey area. She takes the time to understand her clients' needs and is incredibly approachable. Without pushing any agenda, she offers valuable advice and insights, helping to avoid costly mistakes and find that perfect home. Amber's love for the area, her understanding of its neighborhoods, and her strong local connections were key in helping us find our dream home in Pacific Grove. Even after the sale, she continues to provide her expertise as we settle in. We highly recommend her!