I had not sold a house since 1995 and was very anxious. From the start, Annalise was very patient and established a calming plan of action for me through listening well, education from fact-based information, and from her vast local knowledge and experience. She strongly urged me to present the home in the best possible light to maximize the power of the first impression and curb appeal and walked me through my reluctance of staging, painting, new flooring, and obtaining a pre-sale inspection. She patiently walked me through the marketing plan and all the real estate disclosure and agency relationship documents, as well as enlightening me on the "buyers viewpoint" and the chronological steps to purchasing a house in California which detailed the offer, negotiating, contingency period, and any possible financial impacts and exposures. As a result of following her suggestions and guidance my house received 16 offers and sold in 7 days after the open house for $60,000 over the asking price. We closed in 17 days with no contingencies. My house sold for more than it was appraised for! Annalise was available 100% of the time during this process to answer my complicated questions and provided experienced direction and execution. She told me what to expect and really listened to my concerns. Overall, Annalisa brought me the highest number of buyers, maximized all I had to offer, and delivered the highest return possible on one of the most important financial decisions of my life.