Connie Kashkawol

Full Bio:

Connie Kashkawol is a resident of Coachella Valley and has held various positions in real estate from residential sales in Newport Beach in the early ‘80’s to commercial property management for the entertainment industry both in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Somewhere in her spare time, she developed a medical device and pioneered WalkWell, a company that continues to serve the medical industry today—especially the U.S. Military.

Connie was named Rookie of the Year by Coldwell Banker in 2006 and attained membership to the International President’s Circle for Top Producers in 2007 and 2008. At H K Lane Real Estate, she is continuing to move upward by making 2009 another great year.

She’s an expert at working with buyers; listening to their needs, reading between the lines and anticipating their wants. Her knowledge of the Coachella Valley is vast and she is a great resource for information on developments, their history, current inventory and fair pricing. Her negotiating skills make her an ideal choice for hammering out the best deal for every buyer. She goes the extra mile for all of her sellers, as well, and gives new meaning to the phrase “full-service”.

Connie grew up in Canada but has been a resident of California for over three decades with a few detours. She spent the early years in Santa Monica and Venice Beach. She has lived in the Hollywood Hills, Laguna Beach, Glendale, Sierra Madre and La Canada. She moved to the desert from Sausalito where she lived for 15 years. Her “detours” consisted of a four year trip overseas—one year in Southeast Asia and three years traveling between London and the Island of Rhodes. You might call her a relocation expert. She seems to find Paradise over…and over…and over again.

My team of professionals specializes in all areas of residential real estate. We don't just list properties, we love to find the right home for buyers and vacation rentals for snowbirds. We know our market and we know our inventory. The more we know you and your needs, the better we can serve you. Though we specialize in gated communities and country club living, we know that they are not for everyone. Residential neighborhoods without homeowner dues is also an area of expertise that we can assist you with. Lease land? We'll tell you the pros and cons and where the best deals can be made. Today, we know that short sales and foreclosures are on everyone's mind. Our success ratio in securing these properties with multiple offers has been outstanding. A 3100 sq. ft. home that sold in 2007 for $1,130,000, was purchased by tenacious clients and new friends for $450,000 just last week. I believe in service and customer satisfaction is my number one goal.

This note is to pass along some much deserved praise for one of your agents,
Connie Kashkawol. In November of 2007 my aunt died, leaving me as trustee
in charge of settling her estate. Her house was in Mission Hills, while I
live in Boise, Idaho. I needed to sell her home quickly and knew I'd need a
realtor in the Palm Springs area on whom I could absolutely rely to help me
long distance. Three different realtors were recommended to me and I
interviewed each of them.

I settled on Connie for a variety of reasons. She was the only one of the
three who had detailed information regarding all the houses like my aunt's
currently for sale in the neighborhood. The other realtors talked about one
or two, but Connie had information on four, and took me that day to see all
of them. She was one of only two who knew the workings of Indian lease land
and that my aunt's house was on an Indian lease lot. But most important, I
had a gut feeling Connie would be the realtor who would absolutely be there
for me when I could not. I felt she would be hands on to help me with all
those little (and big) details that need to be taken care of when selling a
house. She didn't let me down.

As you can imagine, trying to get a house ready for sale when you live three
states away is difficult at best. Even more difficult is figuring out how
you are going to get the place cleaned out over a few short days. The
hardest part, however, is figuring out what you're going to do with a loved
one's treasured things when it breaks your heart to think about it. Connie
was there for me every step of the way. She coordinated handymen, service
people, consignment stores, trash pickup, and whatever else I needed. She
was there to meet workers and donations people at the house. She took
initiative by making arrangements I wasn't able to make from here in Boise
and pitched in when we were there to pack things up.

It took only three weeks to sell the house in this very bad market, which is
a testament to Connie's commitment. Having her as my realtor was a
blessing. I'll highly recommend her if given the opportunity.

Congratulation on having her as part of your team.

Regards,

Terri Schwanz