Dawna Davies and her assistant Jodi Blanchard did an exceptional job in helping us sell our home in San Luis Obispo. Dawna’s intelligence and knowledge of the business made the whole complex process easy for us to understand and navigate. What seemed like counter-intuitive advice at the start—that we should be extremely thorough in discovering any possible problems with the forty year old house and present them in advance—turned out to streamline the final transaction by building trust in potential buyers and removing the possibility of unpleasant surprises and uncertainty for us. Her contacts with a wide range of local business people who carried out many preparatory operations quickly and economically offered another unique benefit. Her tact and amiability made our numerous interactions pleasant rather than wary. And Jodi’s work in converting the box full of documents from our files into a coherent house-maintenance-history binder meticulous and creative. From start to finish our involvement with Davies Company was personally as well as financially rewarding.
- Evaluate your rents on your rental property. Are you getting market price for the property you are providing to your tenants? If rental market prices have increased substantially in the past year, you may be missing income.
- Go green or sustainable? If you are making upgrades, consider going green or sustainable. This may be attractive to desireable tenants or buyers, and could reduce operation expenses.
- Are you paying too much for property taxes? If so, request a reassessment of your taxes from the County Assessor’s office. Contact us for some helpful insider tips about this process.
- Check your insurance coverage. Call your insurance adviser to get an update on your policy, especially if you have bought or sold property since you last checked your overall coverage. You could be over-insured or under-insured; both have significant financial consequences.
- Minimize inside annoyances to increase your enjoyment of the home. This could be as simple as addressing small maintenance items like fixing a sticking door and oiling your door hinges. Many of our clients will wait to address these kind of repairs until they are selling the property, then express regret that they waited so long. Contact us for reccommneded tradespeople for repairs that are beyond your skill set.