If you're buying or selling in Serene Lakes, Donner Summit Properties is the best thing going…read more Carrie Hoyt has been in that market for more than 20 years and provides the most complete and accurate assessments for buyers and sellers. I have been on both sides with Donner Summit Properties and would highly recommend them and their team.

From the owner: Delivers unmatched customer service as a REALTOR® in Truckee, Donner Summit and Lake Tahoe areas…read more Sharing knowledge and educating clients in the process of purchasing or selling real estate and over 20 years of experience are invaluable when guiding clients through the hurdles that can occur in a real estate transaction. Selling or buying a home should be an exciting and memorable process, not a stressful one. Offering a positive, helpful partnership and always providing exceptional service.

Krista was my agent buying a home in Carnelian Bay. I can't say enough about how good she is at…read morewhat she does. She clearly knows the great Tahoe area very well. She gave me informed input on my choice of house, pointing out the pros and cons. She steered me to the right people for financing and inspections, and I was kept very well informed throughout the process. Closed escrow in 30 days. If you're interested in Tahoe area real estate, look no further than Krista and Serene Lakes Realty.

From the owner: Specializing in: - Real Estate Agents…read more- Real Estate Consultants - Homes For Sale - Land For Sale - Donner Summit Real Estate

My husband and I worked with Christy and her amazing team on four different transactions over the…read moreyears. Her industry/market knowledge is great and her team offers the perfect balance between service and a bit of tough love to help make the right decisions. Integrity, "above and beyond" attitude and attention to detail make her entire team stand out in our eyes. We look forward to working with Christy when the next opportunity presents itself.

Working with Christy and her team was a great experience. Their experience and professionalism was…read moreobvious right from the start, and they were always readily available to help with any requests or questions we had. It made the process of selling our house much easier than I every imagined it could be.

I highly recommend Team Blair not only for their responsiveness, professionalism, and also their…read morewillingness to go above and beyond. My husband and I purchased an investment property in Homewood and had several furniture deliveries that we could not be home for. Kelly and her team have always been available to help open the door, move boxes in, give referrals, pass along helpful information, I can't tell you how amazing she is! Thank you, Kelly for also making buying this home so easy and efficient. She is VERY knowledgeable about this area and I could not imagine working with anyone else.

If you are a seller BEWARE accepting an offer from Team Blair…read more Do you really want to do business with people who lie, cheat and try to censor honest reviews? Look at their unrecommended reviews. They create fake profiles for fake 5 star reviews which were reported and removed and they lie to try to delete negative ones. They are so desperate to censor negative reviews because their entire customer base is Bay Area people no one here will work with them. I PAID their commission and I SIGNED their agreements. That constitutes working together in CONTRACT LAW. That they represented a buyer has nothing to do with the fact that we worked together. They also have not responded once to the emails on their agent Matt Smith breaching the realtor code of conduct, being unethical and directly lying. Article 1 of their realtor code of conduct is to be HONEST with all parties, whether representing a buyer or seller. They also don't know that censoring honest reviews is actually illegal and enforceable with the FTC. They were paid on the sale of MY home because I accepted their offer and I want to share my story so you don't make the same mistake. 24 hours after acceptance we were advised to delay our sale due to an unforseen 84k tax liability. We learned fast they didn't care about a win win, our family, their clients, only when they would be paid. True character is shown during times of trial. I wouldn't wish these liars on my worst enemy. They involved their lawyer immediately (see attached email) to threaten us to keep a bad deal going! They made negative statements about our financial situation with others copied, lied in legal documentation and gave us no notice that their clients couldn't close after we were forced to move with an infant in four days. Their behavior cost their clients tens of thousands of dollars in penalties because they couldn't close on time. They also used unethical tactics to try to get information from my contractors and lawyer, who told me everything. It was awesome after forcing us through a bad contract they had to turn around and plead for goodwill and flexibility (see attached letter) their clients had to pay us $10k to keep the deal going because they broke the contract. That's the ONLY reason this escrow closed. Instant legal karma my lawyer called it. Look, they are STILL lying in their response and no response to the actual facts and I've posted emails and documentation of all my account. Do business with good honest people. Team Blair really are dishonest, unethical, exploitative, selfish - despicable in the current times. Don't worry Team Blair, I won't be bullied or censored by a group like you. People should know how you do business. Beware Tahoe!

Phoebe was the realtor who sold my parents' home in Truckee, near Donner Lake. We had noticed her…read moredetailed newsletters over the years which showed a careful attention to sales and listings in the Donner Lake area. In person, Phoebe visited the home and had a genuine "real person" vibe that is so refreshing in the real estate world, bringing a careful analysis of what to expect related to the business of selling a home. Her background in biology/science leads to a unique and focused application of data analysis related to pricing and sales, but in an accessible way. True to our first impressions, Phoebe handled several challenging bumps in the road with aplomb and was always an in-person visit, email or phone call away if a problem came up. She was flexible, open-minded, and level-headed through the crazy ride of selling a house. My parents really wanted to sell this summer, and the right buyer came along for their unique but in-need-of renovation home. Our family is also unique (and a little crazy!) and our requirements were challenging for a number of reasons. Phoebe rose to the occasion, securing amazing photos of our house and creating a virtual tour through her realty company, Dickson, arranging for a Broker's Tour, and having a discussion when we needed to adjust the asking price after zero offers. Phoebe was invaluable in her commitment to our family and maintaining her professionalism and attention to details. Their house was sold, signed, sealed and delivered in a dizzying 60 days from listing, a feat considering the age and need for remodeling and the unpredictable second home market in Truckee, especially Donner Lake. We highly recommend Phoebe for her work ethic, attention to detail and knowledge of Tahoe/Truckee/Donner Lake area. She's a pro and gets the job done.

Phoebe was my agent to sell a condo in Squaw Valley. She was very knowledgeable about the market…read moreand was extremely helpful during the whole process from getting the condo ready for sale, for setting and negotiating price, negotiating other items with the buyer, navigating the various forms that are required to sell. She helped arrange for someone to haul away stuff that needed to be cleared out and for hiring a cleaning service just before close of the sale. She was very responsive to phone calls and emails. I'd highly recommend her.

Mimi has a great way of pitching herself and so called team. Her team has No Idea what's going on…read more We were assured by her that she would help us with selling everything. I gave her over $1000.00 in origami paper to be donated to a nonprofit in Nevada city that she sits on the board, we have contacted her over and over and over regarding the donation that we need the receipt no follow-through. I know she has not donated the paper because when I finally did get a phone call they thanked me for closing. I did not give me clothing. I gave her over $1000 worth of origami paper from a deceased friend of mine Daniel Brooks I would really like to know what she's done with the paper and where it is!!! I feel as if she's really taken us for a ride not explaining a lot of things to do with VA loans that when someone is buying your house with the VA loans you absorb a lot of the cost they don't. our house sold in one day, not due to Mimi because it was another agent that brought the buyer and obviously our house was in pristine condition. Otherwise it wouldn't have sold. I would advise anyone to fully research the real estate agent you're going to use because I do not recommend Mimi and her so-called teams

Mimi Simmons is a pleasure to work with; a bright, shining gem. She is a real professional and…read moresomeone with deep and lasting ties to Nevada County. Mimi is an impressive realtor with huge reserves of energy and carefully honed local connections. We recently sold our home in Nevada City through Mimi and her team. We were very happy with the support we received. She was committed to making the sale happen as smoothly as possible and did whatever was needed to close the deal. She listened to all our needs and communicated them well to the buyers' realtor. Problems seemed to dissolve in her hands (from needed repairs to the disposal of our washer/dryer) and she is flexible, yet strong in taking control and putting up with no nonsense. She is expert in the real estate laws and current market and was a perfect ally for us. We can't thank her enough for making our recent home sale as stressless as possible in these difficult days. It was delightful to work with her and her wonderful team in the office.

We were looking to buy a property in Truckee and found John through Yelp, where he had outstanding…read morereviews. Those 5 star reviews were absolutely spot on. John knows the Truckee/Tahoe market inside/out and brings an unmatched level of experience, honesty, patience and professionalism. He is incredibly responsive (often within minutes), highly organized and never pushy. We felt that he was always operating on our timeline and looking out for our best interests rather than just trying to close a deal. Since we live in the Bay Area and couldn't always see homes in person, John made the process easy by taking detailed videos and clearly walking us through the pros and cons of each property. He was also extremely accommodating with our schedule whenever we needed to come up to Tahoe. On several occasions, when we thought we found the right house, John gave us honest guidance on why it might not be the best fit and he was right every time. He knew what would work for us even better than we did. His support continued well after closing. John helped us navigate the practical realities of owning a remote home in the snow, everything from snow removal services to maintenance planning and even coordinated access for contractors and furniture deliveries when we couldn't be there. Working with John made buying a vacation home in Truckee far easier and more enjoyable than we ever expected. John comes highly recommended. Do not look any further.

We bought our house in Truckee 7 years ago and sold it today, both times with John. He provided…read moreexceptional service, was incredibly responsive and always helpful. He gave us candid feedback on our property, helped us find the right buyer and shepherded us through every step of the process in a simple and concise way. Would definitely use John if we were buying anything in the area again.

Eric Hatch knows real estate. Eric Hatch follows through with what he he says he is going to do…read more Eric Hatch is a person of his word. "Let Eric Handle It" is what he stated when my sister and I needed to place our elderly mother in assisted living. Prior to listing the home in Nevada City, an estate sale and disposal of items was necessary. Eric handled it all in a very short time. He is responsive to our questions and concerns regarding the entire process. Eric Hatch is truly one-of-a-kind.

Said he would work with me, then went radio silent despite my e-mails asking for any response.read more

Alison and the team at Elder Group are not just the best in the real estate business, they are the…read morebest professionals I have ever worked with in any industry. They're incredible. I have now bought 2 homes using their services, and also sold 2 homes, and wow I was blown away at how quickly and efficiently they worked, while being fully transparent and always keeping a positive "let's do this!" attitude. A+, 5 stars, flawless service, excellent outcomes. Over the summer of 2021 my fiancee and I made the decision to renovate our kitchen. In order to do so in the timeframe we wanted, I needed to sell my cabin in Tahoe. I synced with Alison to understand her thoughts on my home, the market in general, and thoughts on the future. She took time out of her day to educate me, and 24 hours later I decided to move forward. Alison's team quickly provided me with a checklist, we all split up tasks (including her team completing tasks on my behalf), and within 5 business days we were on the market! I love moving quickly and even I was blown away! Alison was able to move the house in less than a week (if you do not consider the week of wildfires). Her staging decisions were amazing and ultimately we got 3 offers, one of which stood out which we decided to move forward with. The buyer wanted to move quickly (cash and lifted contingencies), and in all of 10 days (!!!) we completed the entire checklist and closed. And to be sure, my cabin's value/listing price was probably in the bottom 50th percentile (maybe even lower) for her, and she still treated me as if I was one of her top clients. I cannot express how amazing Alison and her entire team is. When the day comes and I purchase my forever cabin in Tahoe, she's the only person I'll trust. If it's in 20 years and she's retired I'll knock on her door and beg her to come out one last time! The entire Elder Group team is amazing. THANK YOU!

We purchased a house and Alison was the listing agent. The process was relatively smooth, but I…read morewant to commend her for being responsive and helpful when we had questions, even several months after the sale. A prime example was we wanted to have a professional photo set of the house, but by the time we had completed the transaction and were able to get moved in, big winter storm had hit and buried the place in snow. I contacted Alison and requested if she would consent to us using a few of the photos she had done for the listing, and she replied right away with a yes. Seriously, you can't get that kind of service. Glad to have someone so responsive and helpful even when they don't have an obligation to. Those are the types of people I am glad to do business with!