Success Stories

Success Story #1

The Gore Creek / Vail Story

The heirloom chalet-style home backing onto fabulous Gore Creek had been on market with a local Vail realtor for nearly three years, with a mere four showings over that time. At that point, the out-of-state seller, a longtime friend in his late 80s, contacted me. He was starting to have memory problems, which made productive business conversations a little more difficult, and because he had been a realtor in a different era, he resisted the idea of staging, except for exterior beautification alongside the creek. The home was seriously over-priced from the very beginning and was getting stigmatized after its long stint on the market.

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Success Story #2

The Crestline / Bowles Lake Story

This beautiful home in a family neighborhood two doors from the private Belvedere boat docks had been on the market for more than a year. With the previous real estate firm, there had been 23 showings and zero offers. Since the owner was downsizing and had already purchased a replacement home, she felt desperate to find a solution.

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Success Story #3

The Monroe / Observatory Park Story

The 11,000 -sq. ft. home had been on the market for more than three years, listed by a firm noted for selling luxury homes. The listing agent was a friend of the sellers. During that time, only one verbal offer was received, which went nowhere. Although the sellers wanted to go forward, they were dismayed by the lack of results.

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Success Story #4

The Falcon Hills / Highlands Ranch Story

Early in my career, I received a particularly challenging listing. This beautiful home with spectacular mountain views came with one major liability: severe street noise from University Boulevard, a major thoroughfare. Because of this, I knew that if I didn’t find a novel solution, the seller would be forced to slash the price.

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