January 2004                                            "Our family loves the Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village area.  We have been pleased to have owned three houses in Westlake Village and one in Thousand Oaks over the past seven years.  The Ferguson's helped in the transitions to almost every one of them.  I have bought and sold three homes with them.  They even handled an income property.  I am a single working mother with a challenging career and two active (now college-aged) kids.  Suffice it to say my schedule is BUSY!  Chris looked after me like a sister.  She made sure that all details were taken care of in a timely manner -- even many things I didn't know about!  She took wonderful care of me and my family.  And they don't forget about you after the sale.  I am now pleased and proud to consider the Fergusons dear friends and would never consider doing real estate business in the Conejo with anyone else."
Michelle Wortner
Senior Vice President, Client Services  (formerly)
Los Angeles/Woodland Hills

July 1998:                                                                                                                                             As first time homebuyers, we were terrified of the home purchase process.  We had heard many home buying horror stories.  With Chris and Jim, we felt like members of our family were assisting us with the purchase of our home.  Their honesty and professionalism made them stand out amongst the other realtors we encountered.
Esther and Shawn H
Agoura Hills, CA

To whom it t may concern                                                              September 2007

 

Recently, we decided it to put our home on the market. Upon the recommendation of a friend and neighbor, we selected Chris and Jim Ferguson to represent us as the brokers in the sale of our condominium.  This was a great choice in every respect.  They briefed us on what we might expect during the sale and closing steps and guided us through establishing the best offering and of great importance, how best to show our property.

 

 

Their familiarity with our community coupled with their knowledge of the real estate market had a great deal to do with our getting the highest possible price in a very slow real estate market.

 

Both Chris and Jim have a great deal of integrity and are very professional.  We highly recommend them to anyone seeking competent, proactive brokers. 

 

Respectfully, 

 

Jean and Warren B



Date:  September 15, 2008

 

From: Sherrill & Minoo Bond

            719 East Acacia Avenue, #216

            Glendale, CA   91205

 

To:       Aviara Real Estate

2555 Townsgate Road, Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA   91361

 

 

SUBJECT:  RECOMMENDATION FOR JIM AND CHRIS FERGUSON

 

This letter cannot fully express our gratitude for the efforts that Jim and Chris Ferguson expended while selling our home of eight years at 2758 Parkview Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA.  We are honored to provide such a recommendation since they were also the agents who helped us purchase that home. They exhibit the qualities of an excellent colleague, an astute realtor, a good listener, and a progressive thinker. Given time and similarly affable agents we predict that AVIARA’s success will grow each and every year.  

 

Their patience and understanding along with their kindness in explaining the finer points of preparing a house for sale as well as explaining the excruciating contract details are much prized. I know it’s just old hat for most agents, but they made the contract sound interesting and understandable.

 

We also recognize Jim and Chris Ferguson for their ability to work well with agents from other realty companies who were not as accommodating or were personality challenged. They were able to offer suggestions on finding excellent termite inspectors and assisted in verifying that our property achieved compliance with the home inspection report in record time. During this sale they maintained a positive forward-directed relationship with us. These accomplishments indicate personal initiative, self-motivation, and follow-through as leaders and mentors.

 

Thank you for this opportunity to recognize these outstanding individuals and know that we will send our friends their way. Aviara Real Estate was supposed to meet our expectations, but these two agents exceeded ours by far.  Please contact us for a reference at (805) 341-3130.

  

Gratefully,

  

Sherrill and Minoo

P.S. One more thing. If we had not sold our home so quickly and closed escrow on time to move to Glendale last month, Sherrill would have ridden the "ill-fated Metrolink Train" last Friday.  It was the same train route & the same exact time that Sherrill would have taken the train to come home with.  So thank you for a renewed faith that - For reasons beyond our comprehension, Life happens!!!