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meet Our team members
Julia Bernal
Vanessa Kunkel
Vanessa Kunkel
- Team Assistant
- Pre-licensee
- Fresno & Clovis specialist
Vanessa Kunkel
Vanessa Kunkel
Vanessa Kunkel
- Team Assistant
- Pre-licensee
- Sonora & Tuolumne specialist
Irene Muller
Irene Muller
Irene Muller
- Washington State
- Tacoma, Olympia, Rochester
- Farm & Ag properties
- First-time buyers
- Designated Broker REAL
Melissa Ross
Irene Muller
Irene Muller
- Bakersfield & Kern County
- Listing agent
- First-time buyers
- Licensed since 2023
- DRE #02198878
meet Our team leader
Anna James Miller
- Founding CEO, Coastal Living Elevated
- M.A. in organizational leadership, Gonzaga University
- Certificate in neuroscience-based trauma-informed care
- Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards - Real Estate Agent of the Year 2024 & 2026
- Acquisition International - Best Real Estate Businesswoman, San Joaquin Valley 2023
- Broker★Agent Advisor - Five Star Certificate of Excellence 2023 & 2024, Seven Star Certificate of Excellence 2025
- Wenatchee Business World - 30 Under 35 in 2012
- Puget Sound Business Journal - 40 Under 40 in 2015
- Specialties: pre-foreclosures, investor buyers, seller financing, distressed properties, commercial properties, nonprofits
- Focus areas: Monterey, Fresno, East Bay Area
- Languages: English, limited Spanish, French, German
- Personal production total: $35M lifetime
- Mentoring and coaching women of color, LGBTQ, and single moms in real estate
about our team
Our Why
We transform lives through home ownership. With hearts for service and generosity, we are a faith-centered team offering values-aligned new and established agents the opportunity for fellowship, growth, and advancement. Powered by Rise Realty our team includes agents in California, covering Sonora, Bay Area, Central Coast, Central Valley, Bakersfield, Los Angeles County, and Escondido. We recently expanded to Washington State, under designated broker REAL. We actively support and sponsor women of color and single mothers who want to build generational wealth and stability through real estate. Our team was recognized as BUILD Magazine's Most Client-Centric Real Estate Brokerage, Fresno (2023) and Most Trusted Real Estate Agency, California (2024). Contact AJ to learn more.
Core Value: Service
We make faith-centered, five-star service to our clients, partners, and community our top priority. By listening, anticipating needs, and always going the extra mile, we truly want to help.
Core Value: Generosity
Our agents give generously of their time, talent, and treasure. We offer full service listing packages and gladly assist our buyers who are in need of down payment assistance and subsidized loan options.
Core Value: Inclusivity
We love teaching and encourage asking questions. We celebrate and honor our unique differences, creating space for individuals from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, cultures, abilities, genetic factors, identities, physical and mental capabilities, and industry experience levels to thrive. Our team proudly represents three generations of immigrants. We believe our circumstances do not define us; everyone deserves a chance to shine.
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