Testimonials

We were exploring the market for over a year before we made contact with Annalise, and she almost immediately helped us fine-tune our priorities. Her experience in the market was invaluable, spotting trends and advising us on the realities of the current marketplace. She was able to help us stay focused on fairly disparate approaches: fixers or teardowns and move-in-ready starter homes, as we were exploring both. Her familiarity with our preferred neighborhoods was essential, and here's where having an experienced, passionate agent speaks volumes; she tells it like it is. She will not shy from pointing out the long view, even if it means you end up continuing your search because the property in question was a short-term solution to a long-term problem. As an architect, I was impressed with this approach: in my profession, I am often faced with the challenge of aiding my clients in thinki…

We were exploring the market for over a year before we made contact with Annalise, and she almost immediately helped us fine-tune our priorities. Her experience in the market was invaluable, spotting trends and advising us on the realities of the current marketplace. She was able to help us stay focused on fairly disparate approaches: fixers or teardowns and move-in-ready starter homes, as we were exploring both. Her familiarity with our preferred neighborhoods was essential, and here's where having an experienced, passionate agent speaks volumes; she tells it like it is. She will not shy from pointing out the long view, even if it means you end up continuing your search because the property in question was a short-term solution to a long-term problem. As an architect, I was impressed with this approach: in my profession, I am often faced with the challenge of aiding my clients in thinking about the future, even when the budget doesn't appear to support it outright. Annalise always reminded us of this, which was especially helpful as the market grew tighter and tighter, and low inventory and higher prices were making us less optimistic about our chances. She helped us avoid the foot in the door that would require moving again when the kids were a little older, something that was driving our house-hunting in the first place. Annalise is also as connected as it gets, in an era where so many of us are doing our house hunting online. She was always quick to forward new opportunities, had advice and comments on many of the properties we inquired about even before we'd been to a showing, had her ear to the ground for upcoming homes, and was accessible pretty much 24/7, text, email, phone, in person. She was able to pull together our offers quickly and efficiently and bargain on our behalf, and we benefitted from her strong relationship with area lenders. Annalise has been a true friend as well as our agent, wanting the best for us and helping us ultimately find the right fit. We couldn't be happier.

I met Annalise in the spring of 2017 when I knew I was going to sell my vineyard property. While the 6-acre vineyard property is in the highly desirable Russian River Valley AVA and on a road with many existing wineries, the 102-year-old house needed some work to be market-ready. Before I even signed the contract to hire Annalise, she was ready and willing with spot-on suggestions on where my pre-sale money would be best spent. What impressed me most was that, unlike most other realtors, Annalise held an open house every single weekend it was on the market over a period of months, greatly increasing the number of potential buyers who could see it without having to make an appointment. The Occidental wildfires occurred while the property was on the market, and where other realtors had their clients take homes off the market, Annalise suggested I keep mine on and "let it ride". This was so…

I met Annalise in the spring of 2017 when I knew I was going to sell my vineyard property. While the 6-acre vineyard property is in the highly desirable Russian River Valley AVA and on a road with many existing wineries, the 102-year-old house needed some work to be market-ready. Before I even signed the contract to hire Annalise, she was ready and willing with spot-on suggestions on where my pre-sale money would be best spent. What impressed me most was that, unlike most other realtors, Annalise held an open house every single weekend it was on the market over a period of months, greatly increasing the number of potential buyers who could see it without having to make an appointment. The Occidental wildfires occurred while the property was on the market, and where other realtors had their clients take homes off the market, Annalise suggested I keep mine on and "let it ride". This was sound advice since the low inventory of available homes meant many who had lost homes came to look at, and consider, mine. While trying to sell the vineyard property, Annalise took the time to get to know exactly what I was looking for in a new home by sending me current listings and taking me to see properties she thought would meet my needs. She really shines as a buyer's representative - she found me the perfect home, in the neighborhood I wanted to buy in before it even went on the market. She helped me negotiate a price under market value as well as a credit for some needed repairs. And she pushed to get escrow closed in under 30 days during the Christmas or New Year holidays. Annalise was always there to answer a text, phone call, or email and was infinitely patient, kind, and understanding with my million and one questions and requests. If you need a real estate professional to either buy or sell or both, don't hesitate to contact Annalise Demuth.

I first met Annalise while at an open house in Occidental. I came at the end of the day and she was extremely flexible in staying past the open house time to answer my questions and show me the property. At the time, I was going through one of life's transitions and was also in need of an agent to sell my vineyard property. After talking to her for a while, it was clear she understood how to sell my type of property, the market conditions both for the seller and the buyer, and what was necessary to get it done. We faced many challenges during the process of selling my property, not least of which were the fires that occurred while our house was on the market. Annalise was there by my side, providing encouragement and support, always willing to go the extra mile. During the sales process, Annalise demonstrated a high level of integrity, holding the buyer's agent accountable during the pro…

I first met Annalise while at an open house in Occidental. I came at the end of the day and she was extremely flexible in staying past the open house time to answer my questions and show me the property. At the time, I was going through one of life's transitions and was also in need of an agent to sell my vineyard property. After talking to her for a while, it was clear she understood how to sell my type of property, the market conditions both for the seller and the buyer, and what was necessary to get it done. We faced many challenges during the process of selling my property, not least of which were the fires that occurred while our house was on the market. Annalise was there by my side, providing encouragement and support, always willing to go the extra mile. During the sales process, Annalise demonstrated a high level of integrity, holding the buyer's agent accountable during the process. Once my property was pending, I called upon Annalise again to help me find and buy the house that I'm living in now. Given some of the extraordinary circumstances that we were facing in Santa Rosa as a result of the fires, she again went to bat for me during the process of the offer, speaking candidly to the seller's agent about my circumstances and crafting an agreement before closing of escrow that allowed me to move into my house while I waited for my escrow to close on the property I was selling. In this disconnected day and age of "mobile" and "online" everything, having a real person on the ground that understands your needs and represents your interests with the highest integrity is a rare commodity. I highly recommend Annalise and would use her again for my real estate needs.

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 …

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.