EXCEEDING YOUR EXPECTATIONS

Team up with a trusted and knowledgeable neighborhood partner to make your real estate dreams come true. I know this area - the right pricing, the latest listings, the ins and outs and the buzz around town. From search to sale, I'll provide expert advice and unwavering support to help make your experience stress-free. Let me show you what I've got - strong negotiation skills, friendly service and a track record to back it up.

I have access to comprehensive, up-to-the-minute listing information giving me the edge necessary in today's fast-paced market. Whether it's finding you a home with everything on your checklist or helping you get ready to move, I've got you covered - advertising, financing, inspection and closing assistance, I'll handle it all from start to finish. I can even provide tips and tricks on staging and minor home improvements to help sell your home fast. Give me a call or stop by, I'm right in the neighborhood!

Selling And Buying

The Selling Process

I am dedicated to providing you with the very best in personal service and attention to help
you sell your property at the highest price possible with the best terms. Every sales process
is different and my clients needs are varying. I understand it is an important personal and
financial transaction. Listening, understanding and working together to find solutions and
making decisions together is the key to success in an ever changing dynamic marketplace.

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Getting Started + Market Strategy

● Provide confidence by providing you with a comparative market analysis (CMA) of
similar properties that have recently sold or are currently on the market, using up
to the minute local market info.
● Give my honest opinion in determining the current value of your home, and
develop a listing price strategy based on current market conditions.
● Design a marketing strategy specific to your property utilizing the most appropriate
tools; advertising, internet promotion, open houses, broker’s tours, word of mouth,
and exposure to real estate professionals and potential buyers all over San
Francisco Bay Area, Santa Cruz and Monterey, California and even internationally.

On the Market + Offers

● Work with you to make your property more attractive to potential buyers with the
least expense to you. I help manage the preparation process. I can also help
secure a loan to fix up your property for the sale if necessary.
● Give you access to RealScout, providing you with the same MLS data that I use,
so you can keep an eye on any competitive properties that come on the market.
● Work with you to prepare all disclosures and documentation to prepare the
property for sale and to safeguard your legal interests.
● Coordinate all inspections and disclosure packages.
● Review offers, prepare counteroffers and addenda as needed, and negotiate on
your behalf to maximize your sales price and optimize your terms.

Closing

● Meet your specific needs; do you need a quick sale or possibly a rent back? (stay
in the property and rent the property back from the Buyer after the sale closes).
● Coordinate appraisals, escrow, and closing. Provide a calendar of events
● Handle all of the details throughout the entire sales transaction, be available for
you, answer any questions that may arise and keep you informed of all updates or
changes.
● Provide you with all of the paperwork from the transaction in an email after the
close of escrow, or paper copies if preferred.
● Be your ongoing real estate advisor for any home related needs or real estate
inquiries you may have.

 The Buying Process

I am dedicated to providing you with the very best in personal service and attention to help
you find the right property at the right price.

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Getting Started

● Meet with you to discuss your needs, analyze your financial resources and
establish achievable goals.
● Recommend financial institutions where you can shop for the best possible
financing and obtain loan pre-approval pertinent to Silicon Valley’s real estate
market.
● Explain conditions, contingencies, customary practices, local laws, regulations and
agency relationships.
● Establish the neighborhoods and sub districts where your money will best perform
and discuss the nuances of those locations.
● Stay current on all new listings that meet your criteria and neighborhood
preference.

Viewing Properties

● Tour homes with you at least once, but preferably twice, to establish your likes,
style and needs.
● I’ll monitor on, off market opportunities and coming soon properties to assure
awareness of all opportunities.
● Once a property is identified, request disclosure documents and review these
documents with you explaining and pinpointing conditions and potential issues of
concern.
● Discuss data specific to this sub district and the listing agent’s expectations.

Offer and Closing

● Monitor interest level in the property and then draft the purchase agreement to
best position your offer for success.
● Leverage our many relationships to present your offer, highlighting your strengths
as a buyer.
● Negotiate a fair agreement based on current market conditions and performance.
Open escrow with a title company.
● Manage the escrow period, ensuring that all conditions and contingencies are
addressed promptly and in accordance with the contract.
● Help arrange and be present for all inspections of the property and review the
inspection reports.
● Further negotiate based on findings during our inspections contingency period.
Remove conditions in accordance with the contract and sale timeline.
● Coordinate with your insurance agent and the title company to make sure your
policy is in effect at the close of escrow.
● Close escrow, meet you at the property and arrange for delivery of all documents
in either electronic or print format.
● Be there with you to celebrate the purchase of your new home!

Real estate is, in the majority of instances, the most significant investment in one’s life;
being entrusted with the brokering and negotiation of such a transaction is a privilege I take
to heart.

My business model is based on core values and relationships originating from client loyalty
and trust. My long standing reputation in the community, along with my expertise and
insight, comes from over 23 years of local experience. With sophisticated, in-depth
knowledge and incomparable attention to your needs, together with my competent team of
vendors, photographers, marketing staff, property inspectors, transaction coordination's, title
and escrow officers and I help you seamlessly attain your goals in real estate

Exceptional Service

Thoughtfully connecting exceptional people with outstanding homes.

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