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Gold Beneath the Surface: When a home is worth the effort, renovation is a labor of love. Even we were blown away by the value added to this inherited four-bedroom in … Read more
Modernizing a Rat Pack Hangout: Nostalgia is powerful, especially when you’re talking about a home frequented by Frank Sinatra! But we had to bring this unique home in… Read more
Keep It Clean and Simple: Sellers often assume costly renovations are needed when a much simpler solution is best. We got $519K over asking with a simply clean look fo… Read more
Hard Sell, Soft Landing: Tenants-in-common (TIC) properties, in which separate units share space, are tough to sell—especially when tenant-occupied, walls cut open, an… Read more
From Toil to Triumph: When they inherited responsibility for this house in the Crocker Amazon neighborhood of San Francisco, it meant a time-consuming burden for two y… Read more
The Sputtering Real Estate Market: We targeted buyers who would be willing to compete for the home-expanding families. They'd love the neighborhood and the home's many… Read more
The Thanksgiving Offering: Around Thanksgiving, Craig met two sisters who had inherited their 1950s-era family home. The 5-bedroom, 2-bath house, adjacent to McLaren P… Read more
No Need to Wait for Spring: The sellers had two adorable, very active small children. So no surprise, the home looked lived-in damaged hardwood floors, loud child-them… Read more
Out-of-State Sellers Face Damaged Rental Property: The owners, an out-of-state elderly couple, planned to sell this rented property in a 1031 exchange. But the tenants… Read more
The Realtor to Friend Crossover: In 2011, Craig represented these clients when they bought the duplex, in poor condition with a difficult layout. But add imagination a… Read more
Upgraded Property for Half of Budget Other Agents Advised: To sell this four-floor Glen Park home, we targeted families with children, work-from-home couples and dog l… Read more
Out-Of-State Sellers Take The Harder Route: This Daly City family home had been converted to a rental and went untouched for years. The owners, living in the Midwest, … Read more
A Neighborhood Record Sale Price: The out-of-the-area owners had rented out this home for many years. They were surprised at how tattered the property was once the ten… Read more
Time to Sell and Buy Outside the City: Craig had sold this lower-level condo in the Mission District to the same couple almost 10 years ago. Now they wanted to move ou… Read more
Distrust and a Listing Price Battle: The family trust for this Russian Hill top-floor condo was ready to sell. The unit, and the whole building for that matter, hadn’t… Read more
Hitting a Price Target So the Family Could Relocate: The sellers told Craig flat out they had to hit a specific sale price. It was a must, so they could relocate to So… Read more
Warring Trustees, Abandoned Home, Hoarded Contents: A drawn-out dispute between owners left the home abandoned, decayed and packed with three container-loads of papers… Read more
Save the Resurfacing Budget or Invest It? Bay Area-based sisters inherited the family home but didn’t have time to handle the home prepping and sale, so they turned to… Read more
Home Flippers, Go for Three Bedrooms Minimum: This two-bedroom home in San Francisco’s Ingleside had been abandoned for eight years, inherited by an East Coast owner. … Read more
Busy Professional Couple Says, “Help!” This husband-and-wife team had their hands full with a toddler, an already-purchased Oakland home and a baby on the way. They ne… Read more
Excruciating Permit Delay Frustrates Developer: The developer bought this 3-bedroom, 1-bath home in Maxwell Park, Oakland, as a distressed sale, intending to tear out … Read more
T’was the Night Before Christmas Eve: Other agents say to sell during the “magical time” of spring or summer. And we say humbug. Profits are not seasonal. They’re base… Read more
Making the Most of a Small Resurfacing Budget: The family needed to sell the property, which was rented by relatives and their two small children during Covid. The bud… Read more
Tenant, Foundation & Soil Instability Woes: Located on a pleasant cul-de-sac with stunning views of Mt. Tamalpais, a great school district and young families, so we ta… Read more
Busting Through the $2M Barrier: After her husband’s passing, the seller was in a hurry to downsize and move to a retirement community that supported her lifestyle, ho… Read more
Sometimes You Have to See for Yourself: The sellers had known Craig for years. Even so, they were uncomfortable hiring and trusting the professionals he recommended, a… Read more
Compassionate Process for Reducing Pre-Sale Stress: After 10 years of ownership, it was hard to leave! But post-Covid the couple could still work from home, so they de… Read more
Save $36,000 or Make a Couple Hundred Thousand More? These sellers, a retired couple, wanted to convert their 3-bedroom, 2-bath family-home-turned-rental into profits.… Read more
Sellers Left the Details to Us: Craig’s favorite element of this project? The sellers moved out of state and trusted most details to his team, including generating a b… Read more
Small Resurfacing Budget, Big Difference: This large rental home, 3,210 square feet, was badly thrashed. But we created a very strategic resurfacing plan, allowing the… Read more
“You Can’t List This Home at $1.2 Million!” The resident had moved in with her son to recover from a fall and left us to prep and market the home. The family agreed to… Read more
Glistening Water View Promised a Special Lifestyle: Craig had sold several Foster City properties, but this treasure was right on the water. An attorney Craig had work… Read more
In It for the Long Haul: Nearly 18 months from when we were introduced, longtime litigation was resolved and the home sold. To secure a great return for the estate, we… Read more
A Big-Budget Undertaking: Craig had a listing in the neighborhood many years ago and it caught this seller’s attention. Meticulous, articulate and very assured, he wan… Read more
When There’s a Collection of Obstacles: Craig’s favorite aspect of this project was how confident the sellers were that they knew more than he did. It seems that they’… Read more
After Resurfacing, a 17% Higher Listing Price: This home looked so good after the resurfacing projects, Craig advocated for the rare step of boosting the listing price… Read more
Helping the Developer Get His Money’s Worth: Craig’s developer client had paid a pretty penny for this home, based on its incredible views of the bay and multiple brid… Read more
A Toolkit for Developer Decision Making: Craig offers home flippers, developers and renovators what’s essentially a toolkit for decision making. His goal is to help th… Read more
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