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Get a positive, helpful partner for buying or selling a home:
- Trusted resource for answers about the process
- Innovative marketing strategies
- Expertise about neighborhood features
- Ability to target home searches
- Strong negotiation skills
- Support through the closing and beyond
My entire business is structured on functioning as the premier value added Real Estate provider from Pleasanton to Walnut Creek, Lafayette (Lamorinda). The long-term interests of my clients have paid off handsomely, for them, for me.My clients are buyers and sellers, executives, relocations, investors. They are knowlegeable people who've bought in up and down markets, and have reaped solid appreciation.
A great example:
February 2007 and home came on the market for $2,200,000 in Alamo, CA. My client saw it the 2nd day on the market when there was an accepted offer by another agent. I suggested writing a back up off, which we did. We were in BackUp at $2,100,000. The first offer backed out. Now we were in first position. I immediately negotiated the price down to $1,900,000. We closed. Three weeks later my client decided he didn't want the property. I listed it for $2,400,000 and managed to sell it for $2,300,000! My client made $400,000 less commissions and closing costs in less than 8 weeks. And this was in a down market.
Access to real time information technology is the critical market tool through which I enable the client to take timely advantage of unique opportunity windows. I have a 20 year value added Real Estate result practice: ready to protect your interests. My CRS professional designation identifies me amongst the top 4% of Realtors nationwide. I have been on the Legislative Committee for the Contra Costa Board of Realtors. I am a member of the Estates Division of Pacific Union, Christie's Great Estates,Pacific Union´s Relocation Team, Women´s Council of Realtors and the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. I have a CDPE designation which means I can help owners of distressed homes avoid foreclosure. In addition I have received my SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) designation for dealing with Senior Citizens, and my e-PRO certification for technology.
As the seller, or buyer, you require proactive representation by the strongest Real Estate specialist. I offer an unblemished record of excellence by results.
Specialties:
CRS, Certified Residential Specialist SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist e-PRO ASP, Accredited Staging Professional Member of the Institute for Luxury Marketing Member of Pacific Union Estate Division Graduate of UCSF Course on Negotiations Member of National Association of Realtors Member of California Association of Realtors Member of Contra Costa Association of Realtors Member of Women's Council of Realtors, CDPE Certified Distressed Property Expert.
Sell that home quicker! Tips for agent & sellers to bump up that curb appeal.
In a slow market, sellers need to do everything possible to help get their home looked at. Here are some basic tips.
1. Beware of grand gestures: Exterior improvements should be in keeping with the scale and proportion of your house and fit in with the neighborhood. So as lovely as a formal colonnade might look on the front of your boxy Colonial Revival, it may seem over the top when viewed in context with the simple salt box next door.
2. Don't stand out like a sore thumb: When picking paint colors, it's best to match the intensity of your neighbors' shades. If pale blues are the norm, try a creamy yellow. Contrast that with a more saturated accent color for shutters and doors, and a lighter one for windows and trim.
3. Be a tree hugger: If an old maple is obscuring the front of your home, don't cut it down. Hire an arborist to trim it instead. Eighty-three percent of Realtors say that mature trees enhance the value of a home.
4. Plant for all seasons: Your landscape should be eye-catching year-round, even in the dead of winter. So choose a mix of plants to provide four seasons of interest-spring and summer flowers, bright fall foliage, and colorful berries or showy bark in winter.
5. You can have too much of a good thing: Over-improving your facade can mean recouping less of the cost when it comes time to sell. Gauge how much to spend on renovations by checking home values to see what gussied-up homes are going for in your community, and stay under their bar.
6. Do sweat the small stuff: New house numbers, a special light fixture, and potted plants are inexpensive and go a long way toward dressing up an entry.
7. Preservation pays: Before you apply stucco over those weathered clapboards for a clean, low-maintenance look, consider that restoring architectural details may offer more bang from your renovation dollar. In some areas, the value of homes in historic districts where preservation is required has risen up more than in non- historic areas.
