About Michelle

Michelle was born and raised in Southern California. Her professional career blossomed in the research and development industry, which opened the door to join The Boeing Company as a proposal development specialist. She was a major player in the organization and coordinating efforts of major contract proposals to the Department of Defense. In this capacity Michelle polished and quickly learned the importance of the customer’s requirements, impeccable attention to detail, and follow through within the prescribed schedule. Upon her relocation to the Santa Rosa area, she fell in love with all that Sonoma County has to offer. After experiencing a great introduction into the Real Estate industry with Pacific Union, she was inspired to pursue her Real Estate License. As a new Realtor, she spent the first six months in New Home Sales before returning to her original goal of joining Coldwell Banker, Residential Brokerage in the Santa Rosa office. Michelle enjoys cooking and trying new recipes, working out, walking her collie, Ellie, cycling and spending time with family and friends. As an agent who's very knowledgeable in the local area, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise about buying and selling real estate here. It's not the same everywhere, so you need someone you can trust for up-to-date information. I am eager to serve you. Here are some of the things I can do for you: Find Your Next Home You need someone who knows this area inside and out! I can work with you to find the right home at the right price for you, including all the neighborhood amenities that matter - not to mention the essential criteria you have for your ideal home. Sell a Home When it's time to move, you need someone who will advertise your home, show to prospective buyers, negotiate the purchase contract, arrange financing, oversee the inspections, handle all necessary paperwork and help manage the closing. I can take care of everything you need, from start to close. Consult on Home Selling Tactics Very often, buyers don't visualize living in your home the way you do. I can make your home attractive to its ideal audience - which can help you get top dollar. Things like staging the home, making repairs or minor improvements, or even simply painting the walls can be the difference between a home resting on the market and one that's sold quickly. It would be my pleasure to be your Realtor of Choice. I'd be happy to meet with you to discuss your real estate goals and answer any questions you may have about the current market trends. Call or text me at 707-548-8916 or via email at michelle.mchale@cbnorcal.com or click here. Recent Client Feedback "Working with Michelle at Coldwell Banker was an excellent experience! From the initial listing to the final closing Michelle and her team were most professional paying attention to all the necessary details and helping me to achieve all of my goals. She was fully engaged each day from getting my home listed, staging it, setting up professional photography, and coordinating private showings as well as open house showings with multiple realtors. I felt too, that she was instrumental in bringing the best buyers to the table who were highly interested and qualified. Probably her most important quality was her day to day communication with me and keeping me informed. Michelle is a dedicated professional and above all cares about her client’s goals and helps to provide the necessary effort to achieve them. She is a "Five Star Realtor" and I highly recommend her." -Jim Michelle is the best agent ever!!! I moved 118 miles away from Santa Rosa, and Michelle took such great care of my house. I interviewed 3 different agents, and Michelle was the most down to earth and REAL of them all. I never felt pressured, I always felt comfortable asking dumb questions since this was my first time selling a house. And most of all, she did her homework when we first met, from research on the inventory year over year, researching the house prices on my block. She made my family and I feel important and we had her full attention, which was important to us since this is our house. She really was my boots on the ground, watching over our house and coordinating with the handymen to prepare the house for showings. -Bernard "Michelle was fantastic! She brought the perfect blend of experience, objective analysis of a property and the empathy and insight of a real estate therapist to us whenever we needed, i.e., to be kept on the path which led us to finding the perfect new home for us. It is really hard to imagine any way that she could have been more helpful in explaining the options for us while leading us to our new home." -Bob H. “Michelle McHale is a knowledgeable, efficient, and kind real estate professional. Along with her Coldwell Banker office, she helped me navigate the real estate market to sell my home for above asking price. While I was busy working my day job, Michelle went above and beyond to help me prepare the house for sale, including repairs, staging, and completing the necessary paperwork.” -Ken Ballew "Michelle was great to work with. She always got back fast to requests and took us all over Sonoma looking at homes. She helped us navigate a tough market to find our wonderful home." -Kate "Michelle was a pleasure to work with and very sensitive to my needs. She ensured I had a smooth transaction. My home sold quickly and I was extremely happy with how they handled the entire closing process!" -Kimberly "Michelle McHale handled the sale of two properties for me. Michelle was very professional and offered excellent advise on the marketing of both properties. Michelle was open to my recommendations and I always felt that Michelle had the highest degree of integrity. Michelle explained the steps required in the sale process and was always available if I had questions or concerns. I would highly recommend Michelle and I would use her Real Estate services again." -Diana "After we lost our house in the 2017 Tubbs fire, Michelle became my Real Estate “go to” person! Having made the difficult decision to not rebuild, she helped me find an existing replacement home to purchase. We were temporarily not living in Sonoma County at the time and her assistance locally was invaluable. From guiding me through the purchase logistics (I had never purchased a home on my own), to arranging inspections, to closing details, and all the thousands of details of buying a house, she obviously cared about what would help make my life easier at a very difficult time in my life. I found her honest, professional approach invaluable. I highly recommend Michelle for her caring expertise!" -Margo "We would like to thank you again Michelle for the wonderful service that you provided to us, when selling our house. You made it SO easy for us! We never had to worry about anything — you managed the whole process for us. You were prompt and up front with your reports which we appreciated. We have bought and sold many properties over the years — but never has any realtor made it as easy as you did! And the best part is that we got the price we wanted. We have recommended your services to all our friends and suggested they contact you when buying or selling their property!" -Lisa For additional testimonials click here.