Off-Market Tahoe Home Sold in Dollar Point for $2.95M
148 Edgewood Drive, Tahoe City, California
4 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms | 2,289 SF
Sale Price $2,950,000
Late last year, I got a couple of calls from past clients who had received a call directly from a buyer looking to purchase a view property in Dollar Point.
This buyer was working with another agent at the time, but she had missed out on a few properties and felt like she needed to take matters into her own hands.
She identified the properties that would work, looked up the owners, and cold-called them directly.
In doing so, she ended up calling multiple clients of mine.
Every one of them sent her in my direction.
We met for coffee the next day.
The buyers decided they wanted to work with me, someone who could be more proactive in their search.
The Search
Once we started working together, I knew this would require a different approach.
The right property wasn’t sitting on the MLS waiting to be found.
I spent the next few months tapping into every resource I had: I called owners, called other brokers, and left no stone unturned as we searched for the perfect view property.
I found multiple homes off-market, but none quite fit the bill.
We kept our search going.
That’s an important part of representing buyers in a market like Tahoe.
Sometimes the property that checks every box requires a search beyond the properties currently available to the public.
That means knowing the neighborhoods. Knowing the properties. Knowing the owners and brokers. And being willing to make the calls.
Finding the Right Property
After rigorous outreach, I found the right property in May.
148 Edgewood Drive in Dollar Point.
It was an off-market opportunity that never hit the MLS.
I toured it on a Sunday afternoon.
The buyers were here in less than 48 hours.
Less than a week later, we were in escrow.
The property ultimately closed at $2,950,000, with me representing the buyers.
The Q Take
There is a particular kind of value in having an agent who knows where to look when the property you want isn’t publicly available.
This search took months.
It required persistence, relationships, outreach and a willingness to keep looking when the first opportunities weren’t the right ones.
For these buyers, the right home was ultimately found off-market, through the kind of direct outreach that happens well beyond an MLS search.
This is what it looks like when your agent knows the market inside and out, and is willing to do the work to prove it.
Who you work with matters.
Contact: Amie Quirarte
Founding Agent, SERHANT. Lake Tahoe
Founder, The Q Group
Mobile 650.290.3008
Email me at amie@realestatenorthtahoe.com
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