Joy & Michael Haab

All kinds of people get into Real Estate for different reasons, but what sets Joy and Michael apart is they love what they do, and it shows. They’re professional, relatable, and not only are they on top of the current market, but they also have a good understanding of historical market trends, that tend to repeat themselves.
We loved working with Joy and Michael and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone buying or selling a home.

Michael and Joy made this whole process so stress free and comfortable. They explained all the fine print easily and made sure I understood what was going on. They made themselves available to look at many properties and found places I didn’t think to look at. Even after putting an offer in at one place we continued to look… Finally when our offer got accepted they let us know right away.
Michael and Joy were always straight forward and did what ever they could to get us into our new house. I am so thankful to have worked with them and definitely recommend them to anyone looking to buy and/​or sell their house.
Thank you Michael and Joy!!!

Joy and Michael are the best realtors I’ve worked with. They are knowledgeable and experienced, and overall such a pleasure to do business with.
Joy and Michael recently helped my husband and I sell our home as well as purchase our new one. They took beautiful pictures of our home and knew exactly how to market it! I always felt a sense of urgency and priority while they were working with us, at the same time being so patient and encouraging while we were searching for our new home.
I have and will continue to highly recommend them to all of my friends and family.

Joy and Michael are a great team! They listed our house and all the advice they offered was right on target. They sold our house in less than 3 weeks, even when the market was slow. They took the time to make sure any offers that came in we’re viable, solid offers so as not to waste anyone’s time. The transaction was smooth and swift the whole way through! We couldn’t have asked for a better sale!
And now they’re on the buying end for us. Joy and Michael are both very patient when showing properties. They really listened to our feelings and thoughts about each house so they could narrow the search to find the house that suits all our needs. They’re strong representatives for our best interest and are always quick to respond to any part of the process. We’re so pleased with all they have done for our family. We would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to buy or sell. An awesome team for sure!

Joy & Michael made a very stressful process of buying and selling a new home as easy as possible. Joy was so patient with us showing us several listings until we found our perfect home. They were both so great about answering questions and keeping us updated throughout the process. They helped us sell our home and purchase another home. I felt like I was working with close friends the whole time… I would totally recommend them to anyone looking to sell or buy!

I wanted to write this review for Michael and Joy Haab (Tarbell Realtors, Menifee CA) because I recently used them for selling my existing home and buying my new home. I learned about Joy and Michael back in 2007 when I was trying to sell my home. Their signs were popping up all over the neighborhood, and many of them later had the «sold» plaque added to them. I decided to try and sell my home with them, and had almost sold it, until the buyer co-​signed for a friend on something during the escrow process (Something you should never do). About that time the market collapsed, and we kept our home until we could break even.
Fast forward six years, and we used them to sell our home in September. Both Michael and Joy are the mark to which all Realtors should be measured. I was asking for top dollar for my home, and despite my high asking price, Joy and Michael sold it in an astonishingly fast time. Furthermore, Joy and Michael provided expert advice when we were tempted to accept offers that they knew were too low. This saved us tens of thousands of dollars. We had a particularly difficult buyer, and Joy and Michael helped us through the strange requests and very difficult timeline imposed by the buyer.
Just today we signed on our new house, again using Joy and Michael as our agents. This is my first time buying a non-​new house, so despite being a previous homeowner, the entire buying process was foreign to me. Despite now being much further from their office, Joy and Michael were more than willing to accommodate any showing requests we had. We ended up making several offers, and entered into a multiple-​bid situation on our favorite home. With the excellent advice from Joy and Michael we not only got the sales contract, but we did so with an offer that was still $ 15,000 lower than asking. When Joy and Michael show you homes, they do a lot more than just walk you through, they offer real advice on the condition of the home, things to look out for, how you might arrange furniture, as well as neighborhood comps, so you can tell right away if it is a good deal.
With both the buying and selling process, Joy and Michael treated us as friends — no, more like family — and always took the time to explain things to us in terms we could understand. They were helpful in many more facets than a Realtor might normally be. This is just one example — I was second-​guessing my Lender, and wanted to check out other loan programs, but simply didn’t have the time with work, they reached out to several lenders for us to see if there were other lenders that could accommodate our difficult requirements.
I will conclude my review with this. A lot of people can rate something well, but the truth is, do they visit the place or use the service again? This applies so much more to something so time consuming, expensive, and life changing as buying or selling a home. Both Joy and Michael have worked so hard, treated my family so well, and saved us so much money, it is without a doubt that I can give them a perfect score. My neighbors were so impressed with their services, that they too listed their home with them. I consider myself blessed to discover them in 2007, and they certainly have a client for life.