Case Studies

Although each real estate transaction is unique, transactions have many common characteristics. Below are several selected actual transactions in which I represented my clients, as their seller's agent or buyer's agent, and helped them achieve their real estate goals.

Helping Sellers Sell Their Home

Selling to Upgrade to a Larger Home

The owners’ family was growing and needed to sell their current home so they could upgrade to a new larger home. Knowing that the market was rising, I advised my clients to list their home higher than recently-listed homes.

List Price

$519,900

Sold Price

$525,000

Result

I listed the house for a higher price than other recently-listed homes.
Received 8 offers within 7 days of listing home on the market. Home sold $5,000 above the list price, which was already higher than the market price.
I also helped the sellers find, negotiate, and buy their new home.
Sellers leased back their current home until their new home was completed.

Selling to Upgrade to a Larger Home

The owners’ family was growing and needed to sell their current home so they could upgrade to a new larger home, which was being built.

List Price

$535,000

Sold Price

$545,000

Result

Received 12 offers within 7 days of listing home on the market. Home sold $10,000 above the list price.
I also helped the sellers find, negotiate, and buy their new home.
Sellers leased back their current home until their new home was completed.

Selling to Upgrade to a Larger Home

The owners’ family was growing and needed to sell their current home so they could upgrade to a new larger home, which was being built.

List Price

$539,000

Sold Price

$539,000

Result

Received 4 offers within 3 days of listing home on the market. Home sold at the full list price.
I also helped the sellers find, negotiate, and buy their new home.
Sellers leased back their current home until their new home was completed.

Helping Buyers Buy a Home

Buying a Home for a Growing Family

My clients were seeking a larger home for their growing family. I helped them find, negotiate, and buy this 2,909 square feet home for $75,000 below the market price.

List Price

$549,000

Purchase Price

$500,000

Result

I helped my clients get their VA offer accepted: $500,000 with no downpayment and $7,500 concession toward their closing costs.
The home was appraised for $575,000 at time of purchase.
This was a short-sale listing which my clients purchased for $75,000 below market price.

Buying a Coastal Dream Home

This 3,702 square feet home built in 2007 is an ocean-view home that was listed as a short sale.

List Price

$2,600,000

Purchase Price

$1,700,000

Result

I helped my client get his offer accepted and the short sale approved.
My client was able to buy this home for below market price.

Buying a Short Sale Executive Home

This 4,720 square feet home built in 2006 was a highly upgraded home in excellent condition that was listed as a short sale.

List Price

$824,900

Purchase Price

$815,000

Result

I helped my client find, negotiate, and buy this home for $815,000.
This home had previously sold four years earlier for $1,027,500 as a new home without full landscaping and hardscaping.

First Time Home Buyer

This was a 2,084 square feet home with a swimming pool. I helped my client negotiate a purchase price below the listing price.

List Price

$495,000

Purchase Price

$480,000

Result

I helped my client find, negotiate, and buy his first home.

Buying a Brand New Executive Home

This 4,993 square feet upgraded brand new home was built in 2009.

Purchase Price

$945,000

Result

I helped my clients find, negotiate, and buy this brand new home.