Laura Berman

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Town & Country Office, Grass Valley was established in 2002. Broker/Owner Laura Berman has sold real estate in Nevada County for 20 years, selling all types of real estate, and specializing in the complexities of rural homes on acreage and bare land. This office consists of a total of 9 real estate professionals, hand picked for their integrity, product knowledge and a commitment to provide the best service in the industry. The office has been consistently in the top 10% of over 550 United Country affiliate offices nationwide, top 5% in 2005, earning 1^st place of offices located in California, Oregon and Nevada,

Areas of Expertise

Satisfaction of her clients is of the upmost importants, bringing together empathy, listening and negotiating skills to each transaction and always working for a "win-win" solution. Laura has compiled a free Referral Directory of service providers that lists the "best of the best" as submitted by her clients. Call her for a free relocation package with photos and information about the area.

As a 30 year are resident, life long horse person and 20 year realtor, Laura expands her "in town" knowledge by adding a speciality in agricultural properties and land. Her speciality in estate homes and country properties which has awarded her the honor of being in the top 1% of area realtors, and the top western regional division office for the United Country Real Estate franchise.

Satisfaction of her clients is of the upmost importants, bringing together empathy, listening and negotiating skills to each transaction, always working for a "win-win" solution.

Affiliations: National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors

Nevada County Board of Realtors, Placer County Multiple Listing Service

Yuba/Sutter County Multiple Listing Service

Gold Country Trails Council, Cal Norte Arabian Horse Association,

Equestrian Land Conservation Resource

Real Estate Cyber Space Specialist.

Gold Country Trails Council

Awarded Business Woman of the Year

What people are saying about Laura Berman

March 2007

We would like to acknowledge the excellent service received from Laura Berman, Owner and Broker of United Country Realty.

She displayed a vast wealth of information in many areas of her service. Her knowledge of various locations was extremely important to us as it helped clarify in our minds the community that would soon be a home to us and our children and their grandparents.

In search for our home, Laura was very attentive to not just our needs but our wants. Our necessity to find a home accommodating our parents was challenging; needing access on one level adjacent to the main home with no stairs involved! Laura kept our priorities at the top of her list. She had a keen awareness to visualize possibilities that were not initially apparent to us.

Laura's proficiency in the process of administration has been equally appreciated. Attention to detail, from offer lettter through close of escrow, was outstanding, We had the assurance that she had our best interest at heart at all times.

Of course a perk to all her characteristics is her love for the country life and handling all kinds of golden nuggets. We know where to buy flowers, who to call to remove poison oak, care of well and septic systems, and should our children develop a love for horses, we may have to hire her to glean her expertise in that area as well!

It must also be brought to attention, that we were thoroughly impressed with Laura's staff. Despite a ball fall resulting in her broker foot during our time of house shopping, Laura did not miss a beat. Directing her staff to come to our aid when she wasn't able, was handled with ease. We sensed a real bond of loyalty and friendship amount coworkers, who spoke praises affirming Laura's resourcefulness.

We wish you all success on all future endeavors, Gratefully, Mr. & Mrs. J. Murray.

Dear Laura - Just received your thank you note for the closing of our escrow. Actually it's Don and I who should be thanking you. This real estate transaction was definitely the least troublesome we have ever had and we know it's because of your experience in the market place and the professional stall you have in the office.

The decision to put our property on the market during this slow period was difficult and further complicated by some of the less than optimistic advise we received from other brokers. We appreciate your honesty from the beginning and after you showed us all the ways your company markets a property, we knew our property would get the best exposure possible. You seemed to know exactly the kind of buyer we would need to attract to our somewhat unusual property. And we especially appreciate the fact that you were able to get us full price. As you told us from the start - if it's price right and marketed correctly, it will sell.

Please extend our thanks to your assistant, Cathy, for always keeping us informed of the advertising, showings, and potential interest on the property before we foundour buyer. Cathy was such a help facilitating all the paperwork required when the seller is 3000 miles away.

Buying and selling real estate is a stressful process at best. We would whole heartedly recommend your services to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate with a true professional.

Best Regards, Don & Sherry Minchinton

Dear Laura - As you know, we have recently moved our horses onto our new place in Grass Valley - finally, a dream come true to escape the hectic pace of the Bay Area and relocate to such a beautiful and peaceful town.

We were so lucky to have you as our real estate agent, you were so helpful and always available when needed. I especially appreciate how you only showed us properties suitable for horses (no vertical land!) and how you were able to tune in so quickly to the type of place we liked.

Your calm approach and professionalism made the transaction go very smoothly and we appreciated that a great deal as we could not be present locally much of the time. Your assistant Kathy, was also wonderful and helpful.

It was great to get your recommendations for vets, farriers and feed suppliers. I was able to easily arrange for hay delivery prior to bringing up my horses; again, a hassle-free experience thanks to you.

I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone looking to purchase horse property in this area; your connections and local knowledge are worth so much to those of us coming from other places, and of course your experience in the real estate arena is invaluable.

Looking forward to having you over for dinneronce we have the house straightened out.

Thanks for everything. Best Regards, F and R. Cameron.

We have recently reached our one-year mark as a residen of "the Gold Country", which brings to mind our many adventures in searching for a property from long disance with you as our guide. You showed us (and our golden retriever!) the variety of properties from which to choose; educated as on local happenings, politics, and regulation, and gave us the information necessary to make the right decision.

We presented you with many different criteria to sort through and put together in our "dream property". Your patience and willingness to really listen to our needs and desires, and your understanding of what we really wanted, was what made our search both rewarding and enjoyable along the way. We couldn't be happier with what we found.

Thank you, D & I Streeter

Finding the home of your drams is no easy task. And finding the property to build your dream is even more difficult. We were new to the Grass Valley area and really have no idea where to begin our search for our Dream Property. We met with several Realtors but none semed to be able to find what we wanted. All the Realtors we met with did have one thing in common; they all recommended Laura Berman as the local Agent that knew Horses and Horse Property.

Laura stepped up and took the erigns. She identified several beautiful properties and several homes as potential locations for our new ranch. We wee taken back with he beauty of the properties Laura presented. All had exactly what we wanted and were ideal for development into a horse ranch operation. When we wert into escrow, Laura was right there to help our with documents, negotiations, and suport. Our Escrow was long and somewhat complicated, but Laura saw through all the red tape and went the extra mile to see our escrow to the end.

We are now proud owners of a beautiful piece of property in the Golden Oaks subdivision. Our places are in the works for our Dream Ranch, and we owe it all to Laura Berman of United Country Town & Country Realty.

Laura, Thanks so much for all the hard work you put into making our dream come true!. We could not have made it through the escrow without your knowledge, support and encouragement.

Sincerely, Chrs and Trevor

Dear Laura - Just wanted to say thank you, and let you know how much we appreciate your help in finding our new home in Grass Valley, Ca

From the beginning, we had thought that purchasing property in Nevada County ws going to be difficult, particularly since our dealings with other prominent local agents had fallen well short of our expectations. Quite frankly, we had lost our faith in Realtors. Whereas previous agents were plain sorry, showing only their listings, and not providing information we considered essential in purchasing horse property, you and your colleagues stand our as the exception.

You came to us by referral, and it was a relief to be dealing with a real estate agent show wasn't just saying what we wanted to hear, but was telling us how things were. Your knowledge of horse property, the importance of NID water for irrigation, and the complexities of rural living, prevented us from making mistakes that we would have long regretted.

As you know, our relocation represented two houses coming together, from as far away as Boston and a close as the Bay Area. During the process, you gave us your undivided attention. How you were abel to do it, we don't know. Even with your other clients, you made us feel we could contact you at anytime. Whenever we needed to ask a question, you were there. How you were able to manage the sale across three time zones, by fax and phone, is still hard to comprehend, but you did it. But more importantly, you did an incredible job of keeping the momentum going, even getting the seller to come down on the price is in a sellers market.

We are so grateful to you, and Jim, for your patience, persistence and availability. Your confident, professional manner, knowledge of the area and commitment to achieving the right outcome, are the reasons we would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone else.

Due to your efforts, we now enjoy and look forward to living in a new town that we cn call home. We could not have asked for someone better to help us along the way.

Sincerely, P & A Mc Kim

Dear Laura - Thank you so much for all you've donefor us over the last fou months, from first seeing our new hom to the closing on our old one. We're very grateful on how quickly it all happened. And for Cathy and everyone else who assisted in thee process.

Warmly, your friends, J & J