Real Estate Services for Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Professionals

For many years, both my law partner and I at Merhab Robinson & Clarkson have confidently referred our clients to Paula Aragone for their real estate needs. We have always trusted her to represent our clients with professionalism, integrity, and exceptional results. However, referring clients is one thing—entrusting her with my own family’s estate was something entirely different.

After the passing of my parents, I served as Trustee of our family trust and was responsible for selling one of our family’s most valuable assets while fulfilling my fiduciary duties to my siblings and the other beneficiaries. As both a trustee and a business attorney, I understood the importance of making well-informed decisions, maximizing value, and ensuring that every step of the process could withstand scrutiny. I needed someone whose judgment, valuation expertise, negotiation skills, and integrity I could trust without hesitation.

What impressed me most was Paula’s ability to determine the property’s true market value despite the absence of meaningful comparable sales. Rather than relying solely on traditional valuation methods, she developed a thoughtful strategy based on her market expertise and recommended only a handful of strategic improvements—including fresh paint and professional staging—that significantly enhanced the property’s presentation without unnecessary expense. I was equally impressed by Paula’s professionalism throughout the transaction. She was instrumental in guiding and supporting the buyer’s agent whenever needed, helping keep the transaction moving smoothly while ensuring everyone remained focused on achieving a successful outcome.

The results exceeded every expectation. The property was listed at $2,500,000, generated multiple all-cash offers within the first week, sold for $2,688,000, and closed in just 11 days. The purchase price was hundreds of thousands of dollars over the estimated value on Zillow.

As someone whose profession centers on negotiation, I do not offer praise lightly. Paula’s ability to assess value, negotiate strategically, and execute a well-defined plan is truly exceptional. I was impressed to watch her teach the buyer’s broker how to respond to any potential negative comment or objection from the buyer. Equally important, every commitment she made from our very first meeting was fulfilled exactly as promised. She anticipated challenges before they arose, communicated consistently throughout the process, and managed every detail with professionalism, confidence, and precision.

Having referred many clients to Paula over the years, I already knew she was an outstanding real estate professional. After personally experiencing her representation as Trustee for my own family’s estate, I can say with complete confidence that she exceeded even my highest expectations. She helped me fulfill my fiduciary responsibilities with confidence, knowing that every decision was made in the best interests of the trust and its beneficiaries while achieving an extraordinary outcome.

I recommend Paula Aragone without reservation to anyone buying or selling real estate, particularly high-net-worth individuals, trustees, executors, attorneys, and families navigating trust or probate matters. If you value sound judgment, exceptional valuation expertise, strategic negotiation, and an advisor who consistently protects your interests while maximizing results, you will not find anyone better.

I have had the pleasure of working with Paula Aragone for approximately 10 years in my role as a professional fiduciary, and during that time she has consistently demonstrated the level of professionalism, judgment, and attention to detail that is so important when handling real estate on behalf of an estate or trust.

As a professional fiduciary, I have a responsibility to protect the assets entrusted to me and to make thoughtful, well-documented decisions in the best interests of the beneficiaries. Real estate is often one of the largest and most complex assets involved, which makes having the right real estate professional essential.

Paula understands that responsibility.

What has always impressed me is that she does not simply focus on getting a property sold. She carefully evaluates the property, the condition, the market, and the circumstances of the estate, and then develops a strategy designed to maximize value while minimizing unnecessary stress and risk.

Over the years, I have seen Paula coordinate everything from property preparation, clean-outs, repairs, vendors, staging, and marketing to complex negotiations and the many details required to bring a transaction successfully to closing. Her team is organized, responsive, and exceptionally hands-on.

Just as importantly, Paula understands how to work within the professional team surrounding an estate. She communicates effectively with fiduciaries, attorneys, beneficiaries, and other advisors, and she understands the importance of transparency, documentation, and keeping everyone informed throughout the process.

After working together for a decade, I have complete confidence in Paula’s ability to handle even complicated estate and probate-related real estate matters. Her experience, integrity, strategic thinking, and commitment to achieving the best possible result for the estate are the reasons I continue to value our professional relationship.

I would highly recommend Paula Aragone and Aragone & Associates to any professional fiduciary, attorney, executor, administrator, or family looking for an experienced real estate professional to guide them through the sale of estate property.

I cannot recommend Paula Aragone, CEO of Aragone & Associates with First Team, highly enough. I have known Paula for many years, and she is not only an exceptional real estate professional, but she has also become a dear friend.

As a probate litigation attorney, I have had the opportunity to work with Paula on the sale of real property in probate matters for my clients, including situations involving complicated family dynamics, conflict, and litigation. I have confidently referred clients to Paula for years because she consistently handles even the most challenging circumstances with professionalism, efficiency, patience, and discretion.

Paula understands the unique issues that can arise in probate real estate transactions and knows how to navigate them while keeping the process moving forward. She is also an exceptional problem solver. As is often the case in real estate transactions, issues can arise that require immediate attention, sound judgment, and the ability to determine the best path forward. Paula has an extraordinary ability to assess the situation, develop a strategy, and work toward a successful closing while managing the needs of everyone involved. She is a consummate professional.

Paula also handled the sale of my father-in-law’s home following his passing, making what was already an emotional and difficult time much easier for our family. She was knowledgeable, responsive, compassionate, and extremely effective from start to finish. I had complete confidence in her ability to handle every detail, and she exceeded our expectations.

Having worked with Paula both professionally and personally, I can say without hesitation that she is someone you can rely upon and trust completely. She brings tremendous expertise to every transaction while genuinely caring about the people she represents. Whether you are dealing with a probate sale, a complicated family situation, a litigation matter, or simply buying or selling a home, Paula is the kind of real estate professional you want in your corner.

Our firm is so appreciative of Paula Aragone and the Aragone Team. As a corporate trustee, we were responsible for selling our client’s residence. We interviewed several agents and were immediately impressed with Paula. She was incredibly prepared with her in-depth market analysis, had a concise marketing plan and was confident she could get an aggressive price for the home. Her team of contractors, home stagers, cleaning crew and administrative support executed the strategic and reasonable cost plan she outlined to get the home in perfect condition to show. She coordinated with the homeowner’s association and personally spoke to the neighbors to get a special broker’s preview and open house approved. Due to her professional expertise and savvy, we were pleased to receive both a full price offer and a full price back-up offer within 10 days. She told us that she would get top dollar for the property and she did, more than $250,000 higher than other brokers would have listed the property. Additionally, she is warm, caring and truly a pleasure to know. We would be the first to recommend Paula Aragone to anyone, she’s a gem!

I would like to express my gratitude to The Aragone Team for your outstanding pursuit of excellence in representing me in the sale of the Dana Point property, and for your assistance in navigating the California probate statutory framework required for the sale of this estate property. Your experience and professionalism was evident from our first meeting to the closing of escrow, and resulted in a sale under 90 days with a sales price that was $10,000 over the appraised value. The results speak for themselves, but I would be remiss not to give complete credit to all the advice you gave me, along with the adherence to “The Aragone Team’s Amazing 20 Step System”. With your guidance, we were able to get repairs done fast and economically, stage the property, and prepare and distribute marketing with a high-end look and professional photographs. To the executor of an estate trying to sell a property in the probate arena, your efforts were nothing short of amazing.

Of course it was also great working with you two. Your sense of humor and personality, both individually and as a team, along with the professional attributes described above, made for a perfect working relationship. I wish you many years of Success.