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Discover Why Clients Love Teaming Up with Mark

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“Mark is professional, personable, and highly knowledgeable”

Mark is professional, personable, and highly knowledgeable in his field. He helped me and my partner buy our first home together, supporting us every step along the way with patience, honesty, and expertise. He was quick to respond to our questions as first-time home buyers while being flexible with our busy schedules across two time zones as active duty service members. We would strongly recommend him to our friends, family, and colleagues.

Thank you, Mark, for your diligence in helping us get our dream mountain home!

-J. Cameron

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“I would never use any other agent in South Lake Tahoe. He’s the best!! Why settle for less?”

Mark was a joy to work with while selling our home in South Lake Tahoe. He was very professional and readily available to answer any and all questions we had. He returned calls and texts in a timely manner and dealt with any problems that came up efficiently. I would recommend him to anyone that is looking for a friendly, responsible, well informed agent. He knows the market and sold our home quickly. He walked us through every step along the way and had a good sense of humor when it was needed.

I would never use any other agent in South Lake Tahoe. He’s the best!! Why settle for less?

-jcarroll

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“He has an eye for things a lot of other realtors would miss.”

Working with Mark was a pleasure. We were coming from the Bay Area to South Lake Tahoe, and didn’t really know much about the area. Mark worked with us over phone and email to find out exactly what we were after, and planned a day of 13 properties that we could see.

One thing I specifically noticed, while driving between properties, Mark made it very easy to follow his car. He was aware of us at all times and pulled over if we fell behind on a turn or a traffic light. When viewing homes, he was honest, not pushy at all, and shared information not only about the house, but the area as well. As someone who was not local, this was very helpful. Mark was also able to provide some in-depth information on what to watch out for – with his background in construction, he has an eye for things a lot of other realtors would miss, e.g. foundation condition, roofing, etc. Also very helpful.

When we decided on a house, he helped us put together a competitive offer, which was accepted! He did the vast majority of the legwork here, and all we had to do was provide a couple of documents, discuss the numbers over the phone, and sign the offer.

During (and after!!) the closing process, Mark continued to help with everything – organizing inspections, handling contingencies, and he even lightened our loan-related workload by providing our loan officer all the information he already had from us. Mark also organized re-keying, cleaning, asbestos testing, and gave us contacts for any service contractor we could ask for (fence, hot tub, electrical, plumbing, etc). Even after closing he continues to support us.

I’ve worked with a few realtors before, and Mark is BY FAR the most competent and pleasant to work with. Would recommend 100% without a second thought.

-A. Anton

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“He was positive from the get go in a market that didn’t present a lot of positives for us.”

We really enjoyed our experience with Mark. As first time home buyers we were certainly a little ‘deer in the headlights’ with the entire home buying process and we didn’t have a lot of expectations of actually being able to find a home in such a seller’s market.

What I appreciate about Mark is his ‘cut to the chase’ — straightforward communication. He’s not one to put on an act for his clients or colleagues; no matter what side of the market you’re on. He talks plainly and honestly, and that’s one of those character traits that I appreciate in people in all of life – and I think that makes him easy and pleasant to work with for other agents too (buyers and sellers).

Other positives:

1. He was positive from the get go in a market that didn’t present a lot of positives for us.

2. He didn’t make us feel like 2nd class clients even though we certainly, pretty much, were.

3. He was sincerely happy and eager to help us find a home; and that’s exactly what people need in a realtor.

4. His experience and professionalism was evident from the beginning and it proved to be the difference between other realtors we talked to.

Thanks Mark!

-K. Varela

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“We have finally found our go to realtor.”

I am not typically compelled to write reviews, but Mark Salmon really impressed us. Mark sold our Tahoe home in less than a week, over asking price! The transaction process was handled professionally and worry free. I greatly appreciate Mark’s no-nonsense straightforward approach to Real estate. Mark is currently helping us find another property and works tirelessly to make sure we meet our 1031 exchange deadline. We feel extremely lucky to have found him. His knowledge and expertise in the Tahoe region far exceeded our expectations. My husband and I have bought and sold multiple properties over the past twenty years with many different agents. We have finally found our go to realtor. I highly recommend Mark!

-A. Storrs

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“His multiple decades of experience and connections were invaluable”

Mark is an exceptional real estate agent and also a genuinely great person. He helped my wife and I understand the Lake Tahoe market and eventually buy a beautiful new single family home in a great neighborhood. He took the time to get to know us and understand what we were looking for. He also went above and beyond in liaising with the builder during construction. His multiple decades of experience and connections were invaluable. I can’t recommend working with Mark enough.

-T. Harbert

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“If you want to make your dreams a reality don’t mess around and give Mark a call”

What can I say, Mark is the best. He was referred to us by close family friends that he helped find a pocket listing for in Lake Tahoe 6 months earlier. My wife and I found the place we wanted and made an offer on it. Unfortunately, this unit had 9 other offers (2 of which were cash at the same offer price). Because of Mark, his knowledge of the area, and his connections with other realtors, our offer was accepted (Over 2 CASH OFFERS??? are you kidding me?). WE WERE AMAZED that had happened, honestly, we didn’t believe him when he called to tell us we had gotten the home. But he was not kidding and we are now the proud owners of a beautiful vacation home in Lake Tahoe. If you want to make your dreams a reality don’t mess around and give Mark a call.

-E. Alberton

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“Great knowledge and guidance…”

Mark provided great knowledge and guidance when looking for a plot of land to buy.

He’s continued to be a source of information after we had a successful closing on property.

I’d recommend him to anyone that wants an honest person during the home or land buying process!

-Rebecca Werner

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“He went above and beyond our expectations”

Mark has been on top of everything, from helping us define our project to ensuring we could close on time in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.

He went above and beyond our expectations, responding quickly to our texts and emails, taking care of all the details, and even setting a lovely gift for us in our new house. His priority was our comfort and satisfaction, and he made the whole process smoother and pleasurable. For instance, he video-called us to tour houses we couldn’t visit because of the Shelter-In-Place orders, he met with contractors and architects on site before closing to rush up the remodeling we were planning.

We are extremely pleased and will definitely work again with him.

-Emilie Cappella

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“Mark hit our target number”

Mark did a great job listing and selling our home.

Mark gave us a price range to sell our home, and that hit the target number we were looking for.

He was very professional, we highly recommend Mark as your realtor. Thank you.

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“He rolled out the red carpet and took care of everything for me”

I have bought and sold many homes in my life time. Having Mark Salmon as my agent for this sale in Tahoe made the experience the way selling a property should be, EASY.

He rolled out the red carpet and took care of everything for me, he even helped me with city requirements to make the price sell of my home more desirable. After the home closed, he went above and beyond to make sure some of the items needed for the house was taken care of for the new buyers! I would highly recommend Mark, you won’t be sorry. He is a kind soul and hard worker!

Thank you Mark for your professionalism and your knowledge of what it takes to get the sale done.. Oh did I mention it only took 4 days to go under contract!

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Mark Salmon is a pleasure to work with.

Mark Salmon is a pleasure to work with.

He has helped us complete several real estate transactions over the past two years and he made the process surprisingly easy. He is extremely professional, knows the area and the market well, and was always available to answer our questions via phone, text or email.

We highly recommend.

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