IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TERRIFIC ONE-TWO PUNCH FOR YOUR NEXT HOME SELLING ADVENTURE, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE STARK TEAM. DON AND ELAINE STARK HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND ATTITUDE NECESSARY TO MAKE SELLING YOUR HOME SUCCESSFUL AND PAINLESS! I RECENTLY SOLD MY CONDOMINIUM IN IRVINE IN WHAT WAS SAID TO BE A "BUYERS MARKET". AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN AGENT AT REDFIN, I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT THAT I WITNESSED. I CALLED ELAINE STARK AND HIRED THE STARK TEAM, AFTER REALIZING QUICKLY THAT DON AND ELAINE WERE MOTIVATED AND QUALIFIED TO HELP ME SELL MY PLACE. THEY HELPED ME THROUGH THE LISTING PROCESS, SUGGESTING PRICING CHANGES, BUT NEVER INSISTING ON THEM. THEY LET ME BE IN CHARGE, BUT THEY WERE THERE TO HELP THE PROCESS ALONG. BECAUSE IT WAS A BUYERS' MARKET, I HAD PREPARED MYSELF FOR BEING ON THE MARKET FOR A LONG TIME - MONTHS OF SHOWINGS AND OPEN HOUSES - A BRUTAL OUTLOOK! TO MY SURPRISE, ELAINE TOLD ME THAT WE HAD RECEIVED AN OFFER AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS! THE STARK TEAM HAD FOUND THE BUYER - AND WOULD BE REPRESENTING BOTH SIDES OF THE TRANSACTION. INITIALLY, I WAS CONCERNED - HOW COULD THE STARK TEAM HAVE BOTH SIDES' BEST INTERESTS IN MIND? I FOUND OUT QUICKLY THAT MY CONCERNS WERE UNFOUNDED - AS DON AND ELAINE WERE PERFECTLY BALANCED IN THEIR ROLE - ALLOWING FOR BOTH BUYER AND SELLER TO BENEFIT FROM THE SITUATION. AFTER THE PRICE HAD BEEN AGREED UPON - THE FIRST SNAG THAT CAME UP WAS THAT THE BUYER INSISTED THAT THE ENTIRE LIST OF HOME INSPECTION ISSUES BE FIXED! MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS FRUSTRATION - UNTIL DON CALLED ME AND SAID THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF THE ENTIRE LIST AND IT WOULD NOT COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG. I ASKED HOW AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE IS QUITE THE HANDYMAN! WITHIN A WEEK, DON CAME OVER AND TOGETHER WE REPAIRED 90% OF THE PROBLEMS - AND HE DID IT ALL FOR FREE! I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF DEDICATION BEFORE IN A REALTOR. AFTER THE INSPECTION LIST WAS COMPLETE, THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS AND THE SALE WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. THE CONDOMINIUM SOLD WITHIN MY IDEAL TIME FRAME - ALLOWING ME TO PURCHASE MY NEW HOME FOR A SEAMLESS TRANSITION - NO RENTING! I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE STARK TEAM FOR ANY REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IN ORANGE COUNTY. I WAS COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH MY EXPERIENCE AND WISH THAT MORE REALTORS HAD THE DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE THAT THEY DO.