Office Locations
Weichert, Realtors® - Preferred - Palm Desert
43-100 Cook Street Suite 104 Palm Desert CA 92211
(423) 745-2634
Weichert, Realtors® - Preferred - Hesperia
Testimonials
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"Maria Richards is the "Premier Real Estate Agent". Maria is very professional, knows the business and the area. She works her hardest to negotiate the best for her clients. Within a month, we were settled in our new home -- could not be happier. To Succeed -- Call Maria Richards."
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- Michelle M.
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"We found Maria to be extremely helpful in the purchase of our new home as well as providing valuable input on certain questions that we had regarding the sale of our other home. Her input made us make better decisions based on facts rather than making decisions based on emotional reactions. We would highly recommend Maria to our family and friends based on our experience from this purchase."
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- Marianne L.
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"I highly recommend Maria Richards. She listened to our needs and found us the
perfect home! She walked us through the process, making it a easy experience.
It was a pleasure to work with her."
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- Mary D.
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"Maria was knowledgeable, gracious and hard working, making space for me to decide, and helping along the way. She knew her job, and the responsibilities of others. Her gentle guidance and calm demeanor were important in me making my decision."
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- John T.
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"This was the most difficult property transaction we've ever had, and we were fortunate to have Maria at our side. Her attentiveness, knowledge, clarity, and professionalism kept everything on track. We were most impressed with her listening skills. She made certain she knew what we wanted before offering concrete next steps. We never felt pressured, only supported. We can't speak of her highly enough."
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- Deaken W.
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"Maria listened to our needs and wants sincerely. She suggested listings and made appts for all we requested. She had a system to help us narrow down the listings and rule them out. She was tireless in her search and always available to us. She helped us find our forever home, seeing the purchase through to getting us our keys. Thanks Maria!"
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- Sandy H.
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"Maria was a tremendous help for me buying my new house. I don't often purchase a home, so, obviously, I didn't know much about what to ask or what to look for. She was very supportive and knowledgeable. Even when I had questions that might have taxed anyone's patience. Maria knows the industry and the market here in the Coachella Valley. She was superb at teaching me what to learn, how to face what decisions needed to be made and at finding the best results. Especially appreciated since my budget was modest to say the least. I highly recommend! And now I'm moving into a very nice new house."
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- Luke M.
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"Maria, is very Professional. She is not a pushy, She knows the Real Estate
business She is sweet, and really cares about her clients. She has great followup&
communication skills. I would recommend Maria to any one”
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- Jacque M.
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"Maria made the home buying experience a great one! Communication was very efficient and effective. She was proactive in keeping me informed during the entire process. I highly recommend Maria Richards to anyone looking to purchase or sell property."
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- Ramon F.
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"We have used Maria twice and both times were an enjoyable process. Maria is willing to go above and beyond to make sure you get the property.
She is available to answer all questions while going through the process of buying."
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- Darleen N.
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"My Husband and I, feel truly Blessed, to have had Maria Richards as our Real Estate Agent, for our recent home purchase. Maria went above and beyond for us, making sure we understood all aspects of the home buying process, and had endless patience, answering all questions and addressing any worries we had immediately. I had a long wish list, and Maria found the home of our dreams for us, with everything on the list included! We had searched for months for the perfect home, and Maria tirelessly supported us through the whole process. Maria is highly experience and her knowledge of Real Estate, made us feel like we were in the best hands possible. We think the world of Maria, and couldn't give her a higher recommendation."
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- Joanne K.
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"Honestly, I been waiting for an opportunity were I can publicly let everyone
know how great of a realtor Maria is. She went above and beyond. As a first time
homeowner, we honestly looked around for a realtor that would be with us
through every step, questions, and above all HONEST. After a few
disappointment with others, we were blessed to have found Maria. She did just
that and some! I would strongly recommend her to anyone who is looking for an
honest realtor, who has your best interest and keeps you up to date in each step
of home purchasing."
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- Sharon C.
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"My experience was very positive. Maria made herself available whenever I
needed her even if it was just to answer a question. She also ensured that my
interests were protected and that I was comfortable throughout every step of the
process."
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- Melanee R.
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"Words cannot explain how GREAT maria was! She exceeded our
expectations not only with her professionalism, but with her sincere care for
us as well. She was amazing, from begining to end. She knew exactly
what we wanted, brought up questions we never thought of, and shared her
abundance of knowledge at every turn. What impressed us the most, was
how willing and available to us she always made herself. She knows what
an emotional purchase this was, and helper us stay positive. She went to
war helping us find a house! we couldn't be any happier, with any other
realtor, who we now call friend. We 100% recommend Maria! She will be
selling us our next house. Thank you sooo much Maria!!"
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- Analisa M.
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"Maria is fantastic. She helped us through a complicated purchase process, and
we even closed escrow early! She is professional, courteous, and answered our
multitude of questions quickly and correctly. We felt well taken care of during the
entire process, and give her our highest recommendation. Maria rocks!"
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- Dawn L.
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Maria is simply the best. We normally live in the Bay Area, and this was our second home purchase in the Desert with her. Even with 7 or 8 years in between purchases, she's kept up with us the whole time, and when it was time to get serious about purchasing a more permanent place, there was no question that we would turn to Maria for help. It's not often that you meet someone who still knows the value of building and maintaining long-term business relationships, and not only did that approach bring us back to her as clients, but she was able to bring her network to help us when it mattered.
I wouldn't exactly describe us as easy clients. Between the two of us, we are pretty picky, super detail oriented, business savvy, and not at all afraid to ask questions to ensure we fully understand all the details of the transaction that are important to us. Maria patiently showed us house after house after house across the spectrum of possibilities until we were able to narrow down our parameters and find the perfect home for us. In a very hot market where it is easy to overbid, she helped us look at the value of the property critically and rationally, gave us great advice on devising our offer strategy, and expertly guided negotiations to a point that allowed both seller and buyer to walk away happy with the outcome. During the escrow and close process, she worked hard every day to help track down answers to our million and one diligence questions and keep the process on track. So that was the easy part of the transaction...
Thanks in large part to our highly disorganized lender, who constantly overpromised and underdelivered, our escrow and close process started to fall apart, to the point where we refused to release contingencies on time and were ready to walk away from the deal. It was in these moments that Maria's experience and professionalism really shined. I'm sure she was under an immense amount of pressure from the seller and seller's agent to get us to move things along, but never once did she make us feel rushed or feel like our concerns were not valid. Instead she kept the sellers at bay and allowed us the space that we needed to deal with the emotional roller-coaster that our lender put us through and get comfortable with moving forward. Moreover, she listened to our concerns and reasons for not feeling confident in the lender, and this is where the strength of her local relationships really helped save the day. Since it was a local lender, she was able to leverage her relationship with them to put pressure on our lending agent to get his act together and get us across the finish line, even checking in with him daily to make sure he was doing what he needed to do. Ultimately, we ended up closing largely on time, and I have no doubt that we would not have gotten there at all without Maria's efforts.
We think that we're finally in our forever home, but if it turns out that we need to buy or sell again, there's no doubt that our first call will be to Maria!
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- Hangfen T.
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"Maria was very professional, and always on top of everything. Our house sold quickly, which we felt was a direct result of all the efforts Maria put forth in the marketing of our home. I would highly recommend Maria and her team!"
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- Molly W.
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