About Us
Our Resources
We have an exclusive mailing list of brokers, clients, and businesspersons in the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara area that have referred a great deal of business to us over the years. With this productive list, your property is marketed directly to the movers, shakers, and qualified buyers of the real estate market. Our office location is in the prime area of the Santa Ynez Valley, right in the middle of Solvang, at the stoplight on Highway 246 and Atterdag Road. This location works for you because of the high foot traffic and walk-in business we receive. Over the years, our walk-in business has produced some of the best clients and sales in the valley. Our name "Santa Ynez Valley Real Estate Company" is simply one of the best attractions for call-in business. This works to your benefit when interested buyers from out of town simply look up the Santa Ynez Valley's name through the telephone directory, and they call us first. Our name explains and satisfies what they need. Our domain name (www.santaynezvalley.com) is one of the most powerful tools for our clients. This benefits you, because it is usually the first one on the list of results when Internet search engines are used to find information about the Santa Ynez Valley. Some of our highest volume buyers of property have been discovered by this basic method. We have a licensed general contractor and architect on staff, which means you can draw upon the knowledge and diversity of our associates for construction methods, designs, quality, remodels, and approximate costs. We list and sell property for several major financial institutions. Therefore, you know we can work with, and have the trust of the most respected and solid financial institutions in the county.
Our Experience
We have been in business for over 40 years in the Santa Ynez Valley, and our dependable, successful reputation means you can be assured that we know the area. Each of our associates, on the average, has lived in the Santa Ynez Valley for over 40 years. This unique characteristic tells you that we are involved in the community, and that we care about preserving the excellent lifestyle found only in the Santa Ynez Valley. Our clients include celebrities, professional athletes, motion picture stars, corporate executives, local farmers, career real estate investors, and just normal hard working families from around the world. This diversity means that we have contacts with all types of people, incomes, and property needs, which can help you because someone who knows all types of property will service you. We either have developed or have sold numerous ranches and residential subdivisions in the Santa Ynez Valley such as Oak Trail Ranch (exclusive Santa Ynez 20 acre ranches), Oak Trail Estates (exclusive 5 to 20 acre Santa Ynez foothill ranches), Alisal Meadows (a Solvang .25 acre residential neighborhood), The Village Collection (Solvang's premier development above the Alisal River Golf Course); and helped build out Skyline Park and Janin Acres (both 1 acre ranchette neighborhoods). These are just a few of the subdivisions where we have been instrumental in launching greatly successful properties. You can be assured that we know just about every aspect of property development and sales, from start to finish. Our office does some of the highest volume of business per associate in the Santa Ynez Valley, which guarantees that you will have full time, experienced, and successful Realtors working for you. And the fact that we all work as a team means that although you may work with one associate, you actually have the insight and knowledge of six other highly qualified and experienced professionals in the background ensuring that you receive the best information available to help you make your decisions. Our agents love working with the Santa Ynez Valley Real Estate Company - some have been with us for more than 40 years. This shows that our office has always been full of steady, happy, successful, and productive associates who have tremendous loyalty to their clients and careers. They know this is the best office to work with, and the best environment for their clients. We know you will agree.
Our Philosophy
Your relationship with us is more profitable than any one particular sale! We feel that our success over the last 40 years is due to the fact that we look out for our clients best interests, often before our own. We will tell you our opinion, whether you like it or not, which means you can be confident that what you are hearing reflects the true state of affairs. For example, if you want to purchase or sell a property that may not be in your best interest, we will tell you so, and lose the commission on the sale. Making a sale, no matter what the implications are for our client, is not our way of doing business. We are more comfortable focusing on our client's best interest, and as a result, we have many successful repeat clients who trust our expertise in real estate. The proven fact is that we are more successful when you, our client, is more successful.
Our Tradition
We are the oldest company in the Santa Ynez Valley, with a tradition that others try to emulate. In fact, some say we ARE the tradition of the Valley. We know and love our Valley, and we welcome new neighbors and friends to join us in one of the best places to live in the world. The way California used to be....it's still here!