Amber Melenudo - Top Producing Capitola Realtor

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Phone:(831) 566-2263
Email:ambermelenudo@gmail.com

627 Capitola Avenue
Capitola, CA 95010

As a Santa Cruz County resident for over 23 years, and SF Bay Area native, Amber can understand and meet the needs of a diverse group of clientele. With a focus on luxury properties, beachfront homes, and ocean-view estates, she has extensive local knowledge of the neighborhoods of Santa Cruz, Capitola, Soquel, Aptos, and Watsonville.

Her former years as an elementary school teacher served as a great foundation for real estate, cultivating the skills and characteristics that now serve her well… boundless energy and enthusiasm, great communication and an excellent ability to negotiate for her clients.

The cornerstone to Amber’s business is her commitment to integrity and operating under the “Golden Rule,” which has brought her tremendous success and professionally recognized reputation. Amber has become one of the most sought after and successful Realtors in the area, and is in the Top 1% of Producing Agents in the county.

The prestigious Institute for Luxury Home Marketing has recognized Amber for her performance within the Luxury Market. By earning the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation, Amber has proven to not only have specific, upper-tier market knowledge, but also an understanding of the unique needs of affluent buyers and sellers.

Amber’s passion lies in meeting the needs of her clients, and surpassing their expectations! She makes deals happen, always trying to be a part of the solution, facing challenges headon, focusing on the positive and providing tailored, hands-on support. Her success is not accidental, it is a result of her dedication to delivering truly remarkable service.

Amber’s family time is invaluable to her. She enjoys beach time with her husband and two sons, searching the shoreline for sea glass, ocean fishing and boating with family and friends, baking sweet treats, learning new and innovative culinary skills and watching her sons play baseball. Amber loves being active in her children’s school and in her community and sponsors many local community events.

Testimonials

We have been SO pleased working with Amber in the sale of our home! She was given a 5 Star recommendation by our friends--and it held true for us, also. Her capable handling of all the many details of the sale of our home went far beyond our expectations! We moved out-of-state, and Amber handled everything--and our confidence in her capable management of all details was confirmed. We cannot have had a more positive experience --and Amber left NO detail unattended. So very pleased, she blessed our lives with her excellent skills and her friendly concerned attitude. WOW!! Kathy and Mel White

My family and I first met Amber at an open house and immediately had an incredible connection with her. We knew we wanted to use her in our house hunt. Once we decided on the house we wanted to make an offer on, Amber was with us every step of the way and more. She was in constant communication with me and answered so many questions and concerns that we had almost immediately. She was always on top of everything and if she didn't know the answer to our questions, she sure found out the answer quickly and got right back to us. Since we are first time home buyers, Amber offered to go over the buyers contract with us in full detail. We have two very young children so she came over to our home which was much more convenient for us than going to her office. She spent over two hours with us going over the entire contract, definitions, answered all our novice questions and just made us feel more than 100% comfortable with what we were signing. We got into a "bidding war" and she made amazing suggestions on how we could make our off look the most desirable for the sellers. With all of Amber's suggestions, the seller chose our offer! Even after we closed escrow and received the keys to our new home, she has been in touch with us ensuring that we are comfortable and answering additional questions that we have. I can't recommend Amber enough. She made the entire buying process very stress free and enjoyable! We couldn't have asked for a better person to represent us in our buying process!

Amber is an exceptional real estate agent! When prepping for the sale of my home in Pleasure Point, Amber was there to help in every way she could (and every step of the way)! She is very knowledgeable, dependable and professional. Amber's communication is fantastic, she always responds promptly to your inquiries, and in a very professional manner. I received multiple offers on my home, and was able to sell for top dollar thanks to Amber's efforts. In addition to selling my home, Amber worked tirelessly to find me my dream house in Capitola (and it wasn't even on the open market yet)! Her number one priority was my needs, and they were not only met but surpassed. I highly recommend Amber Melenudo to any one looking to sell or buy, and would use Amber for any real estate needs I have in the future. Amber goes above and beyond for her clients!

My wife and I have completed two sales with Amber Melenudo and wanted to make sure that other people looking for the BEST real estate agent in Santa Cruz County know that Amber is the one they want to work with. Right off the bat what made working with Amber different is the fact that she (Amber herself) answered the phone when we called. When you hire Amber, you get to work with her. You do not have an assistant telling you what is going on, or newly licensed agents there in her place. Your experience will be so much better when you are working with Amber, because you are her client and her priority. We had previously been working with a "team" and the head agent shows up to the listing appointment and then you just get passed along to whoever from that point on. Don't get me wrong, Amber does have a "team" that she works with, but these are the very best stager, photographers and contractors that are available immediately to make sure your home looks its very best. And Amber knows her stuff! With a family background in construction, Amber will help you decide what you need to do to get your home looking top notch without telling you that you basically need to change everything. Her contractors were amazing, and very reasonably priced. Amber has excellent communication skills, both in conversation and email to explain the process, what steps are happening when and also makes sure you never feel like you have uncertainties or unanswered questions. I have heard her speaking with the other agents as well, and she is a true professional, making sure that everyone feels respected and works together to achieve the end goal. When purchasing a home using Amber, you will be pleasantly surprised with how easy she makes this happen for you. You don't end up getting burnt out because you offer time and time again only to miss out. Amber knows how to structure your offer to protect you as the buyer, yet make it super attractive to the sellers. Amber also has excellent relationships with the other agents in our county, and they want to work with her because they know how she handles her business. We are so happy that we decided to work with Amber. She cares about her clients, wants to get to know you and your family, and is there for you every step of the way. Thank you Amber, you are a real estate rock star!

Amber is the most patient, wise and dedicated real estate agent ever! Her guidance throughout the process was spot on (even though we didn’t always heed her advice.) She knows the Santa Cruz area really well. We absolutely loved working with her!

Amber I am pleased to provide a review of the work you did to facilitate the sale of the house for which I found myself executor this last year. I selected you to contract with out of 5 local realtors. I was impressed with your credentials and found your efforts to be both professional and very high quality reflecting your valuable experience as a realtor. I was particularly impressed with the advice you provided that resulted in multiple offers and a final sale of over $30k over asking price Specifically there were several decisions needed to be made in order to maximize the profit such as landscaping work, advertising strategies and staging. Dealing with owner’s family proved challenging to say the least but your people skills and professionalism helped overcome some potential difficulties I have referred others to you and have no hesitation to work with you again if I find myself needing realtor services

Amber is a 5 Star Realtor. She did an outstanding job helping my wife and I simultaneously sell our house in San Jose and buy our home in Capitols. Being the realtor for both transactions, she handled everything seamlessly and we were able to close escrow on both houses on the same day, something that a lot of other realtors told us could not be done. She was a delight to deal with, very responsive to all our needs, and worked very hard to get us the best deal both on the sale and the purchase of our new house. I highly recommend her.

My wife and I have spent many years vacationing in the Rio Del Mar/Aptos area and decided to purchase a “vacation home”. We met Amber at an open house and we’re immediately impressed with her pleasant demeanor. We spoke to her for over an hour that day, asking questions regarding listings in the area and you could tell that she was a realtor who was definitely in touch with the market, extremely knowledgeable and willing to answer our questions with great enthusiasm! Being someone who has lived in the area for an extensive period she was full of information and provided us with objective data regarding how many homes they sell, how long their listings typically stay on the market, tons of info on comps in area and pros/cons of purchasing in certain areas for resale value. It was easy to tell that she put a lot of work into her listings. There’s a reason she is consistently one of the top producers in the area year after year! She also provided an insight on different subjects such as schools, restaurants, entertainment, etc. After our purchase she continually checked in with us to make sure everything was fine. It was an easy choice to call Amber when we were ready to sell...being out of the area, we trusted her to handle the listing and what a Pro! From staging tips to professional photographs and more. It was a seamless process and she was able to get a top dollar offer in days!!! She handled everything from beginning to close of escrow! Even paying for a mobile notary to come to our out of the area home and sign closing documents! You would be hard pressed to find a better Realtor!