Recommendation for Yvette Shipman

4/16/13

I have worked with many realtors over the years. Yvette is in a class by herself for three

simple reasons.

a. At our first meeting she immediately took note of our needs and desires and

continually updated her knowledge base as we were shown various properties.

Bottom Line. She knew what we wanted and found our dream vacation home

within a couple of weeks.

b. At the offer stage, she again asked all the right questions, and helped us frame the

offer so we were put into a position to get what we wanted with a minimum of

hassle, yet helping to minimize any downside.

c. During escrow, she put together a great team including the lender, the title

company and the inspectors. Yvette was continually updating us on the process,

providing useful information about the area and services that we could use once

we closed and tirelessly and promptly responding to queries from us as we moved

toward the close.

We are now happily ensconced in our lovely home away from home and we really could

not have pulled it off so effortlessly without Yvette. I only wish I had a list of referrals I

could send to her right now.

Merrill Haber

Ken and Wanda Brent 285 Elizabeth Drive

P.O. Box 823 Homewood, CA 96141

530-525-9309 September 23, 2005 Yvette Shipman O’Neal Brokers of Lake Tahoe P.O. Box 1873 Tahoe City, CA 91945 Dear Yvette, Over the years we have had numerous real estate transactions throughout California, Colorado, and Hawaii. We have dealt with both commercial and residential agents from both the buyers and sellers perspective. We wanted to share with you our perspective regarding our recently completed sale. After deciding to terminate a five-year relationship with a previous agent in Tahoe, we decide to interview three agents. Each was selected for various reasons: high sales levels, visible advertising, personality, energy and/or personal chemistry. Each agent made their presentation with all the usual property profiles, graphs, marketing plan and projected sales price. Following the presentations, Wanda and I reviewed the material and discussed the strengths and weakness of the agents and the presentations. Our preconceived ideas about each agent proved to be incorrect on every level. The agent that we thought would be very knowledgeable and sharp in establishing a sales price was neither. The very “well known” agent was less than impressive and somewhat unprepared. And the agent that we did not know if she could compete on this level was by far the most prepared, the most enthusiastic, the most knowledgeable, and had the best marketing plan. What we thought would be a very difficult decision became our easiest. Our confidence in you was very high when we signed the listing agreement and it never waived. Through your highly professional actions and planning, our property was effective marketed and sold. Our appreciation of your professionalism was even further elevated during the escrow. Many agents can list a property and accept offers, few have the ability, organization and determination you displayed to close the deal. You stand far and above the numerous other agents we have dealt with previously. Thank you for your efforts is selling our property and enabling us to achieve our next goal. Please feel free to share our comments with other potential clients or have them contact us. Sincerely, Ken Brent

5/4/13

This spring my husband and I we're fortunate to meet Yvette through

another realtor from Incline Village. From the moment we got into the car

together to tour Tahoe's west shore, Yvette's high energy and keen interest

to uncover who we were and what we wanted was immediately evident.

Over the next two days we spent 5 hours together. Yvette was tireless.

"What do you like about this house? What don't you like about it? Why?

Explain to me what you see here?” After five hours, our vision of what we

wanted was clearer and we knew that Yvette had been listening carefully.

Before we left Tahoe to return home to Sonoma, I asked Yvette what if our

dream house comes on the market and we were 200 miles away...what

then? "I'll send you pictures on line" she replied. “You'll see it that day and

if you like it you can jump in the car, come see it and be back in the Bay

Area that night.” And if we can't get away, I asked. "You'll make an offer

based on the pictures” replied Yvette. Wow, I thought, this woman is so

CAN DO!

Ten days we later, Yvette sent us pictures of what looked like the perfect

house. Unwilling to risk letting it remain on the market, we drove up in the

middle of the week. We spent 40 minutes at the property. Yvette had nailed

it. It was everything we dreamed of. We drove to her office, wrote up an

offer and we were on the road home by three and home at seven o'clock.

We congratulated ourselves the all the way home. We did it! And So easily!

We continued to get emails daily from Yvette as she coached us patiently

along the way to acquiring our Tahoe dream.

Nancy Haber

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Tony Scott via

LinkedIn <member@linkedin.com> wrote:

LinkedIn Recommendations

Tony Scott has endorsed your work as Realtor at Keller Williams Realty.

Dear Yvette, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: "Yvette did a fantastic job on a significant real estate transaction we recently completed in Lake Tahoe. She quickly understood our needs, and was able to approach the entire transaction from a business perspective that is rare to find, unfortunately, in Realtors. In fact, she took it upon herself to drive the "fix" of a significant error that the seller's agent made, and was willing to do whatever it took to "make it right" on all sides. I would highly recommend Yvette, and will definitely use her again in any real estate transaction in the Lake Tahoe area. I have completed multiple real estate transactions over the last 20 years at levels ranging from the low hundreds of thousands to multi-millions, and interacted with many Realtors on those transactions, and Yvette provided by far the very best experience I have ever had in a real estate transaction. In addition, Yvette is a very pleasant and upbeat person to work with, keeps one always and completely informed, and seems available almost 24/7." Service Category: Real Estate Agent Year first hired: 2011 Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Dec 21, 2009

Dear Yvette,

Merry Christmas! I wanted to take a minute to thank you for the months of professional care that you extended to Mary and me in our search for the "perfect home" in Incline Village. Certainly as we come to nestle into this home, we are very pleased with our choice and look forward to many happy years creating memories in it with our family.

Special thanks needs to be given to your dedication and consummate wisdom in peeling back the onion of Incline. With so many homes on the market and extraordinary economic forces all coming into play, our choices might have appeared hopelessly open-ended had you not been as prepared each time we met. I found your depth of knowledge of the area invaluable but I was really impressed with the preparation or "homework" you had completed that saved us from wasting time or spending our money unwisely. My experience is that many of the better agents map out their day with prospective purchasers but I would argue that only the very best are as consummately versed on the homes, the backgrounds and the salient points of each property.

In the end, we feel very lucky to have a home that exceeds all of our needs, and very fortunate to have had the chance to work with you in finding it!

Best regards,

Michael Christian

Mary Kilkenny, MD

610 Tyner Way

Incline Village, NV 89451

Fran and Maury Rice

September 1, 2010

Yvette Shipman

Keller Williams Realty

O'Neal Brokers

PO Box 1873

660 N Lake Blvd

Tahoe City, CA 96145

Dear Yvette,

Maury and I are so happy to finally have our beautiful

vacation home in Tahoe. We have you to thank for making

that dream come true!

When we started this search one year ago, the first thing

you said to us was that it is going to take quite some time

to find the home we love. We ran you ragged looking at

numerous homes on our short trips to Tahoe. You always

listened to what we liked and disliked in our search. You

never pushed us when we didn’t want to be pushed. You

spent numerous hours researching the questions we inundated

you with, time after time.

When we saw the home we loved, you guided us through the

process, but never pushed us to go beyond where we were

comfortable. You maintained your professionalism and

expertise every step of the way, and made it happen. You

encouraged us to swing the bat, and because of you, we hit

a home run.

Now that we are members of the Tahoe community, we truly

appreciated your continued help and support with all that

you do.

We consider you our friend, as well as our realtor. Please

know that we would be delighted to recommend you to any and

all of our friends, should they desire to buy a home in the

Tahoe area.

Thank you again for all that you do, and for making our

dreams come true.

Warmest regards,

Fran and Maury Rice

Dan Caputo Jr. 2052 Dry Creek Way San Jose, Ca 95124

February 1, 2008 Yvette Shipman O’Neal Brokers of Lake Tahoe PO Box 1873 Tahoe City, Ca 96145 Re: Sale of our home in Tahoe City Dear Yvette, My wife and I both thank you for the extraordinarily good work you did for us in selling our home. We thought that the sale of our home would be relatively simple and straight foreword. Unfortunately, the buyer’s behavior (combined with my wife’s hospitalization) turned the process into a near nightmare. Your very hard work, professionalism, good guidance and good advice during the course of this very difficult process were above and beyond anything we could have expected. Thank you again, Dan Caputo Jr.

June 6, 2005 Dear Yvette, Thank you for making the purchase of our Tahoe home a pleasure. We appreciate the significant time and effort you provided and the integrity you showed us throughout the process. Your local area knowledge of inventory, lending, appraisal, contractors, and tradesmen provided us with significant confidence and insight when we made our offer and at the time of our close. Your continued support after our close has not only enhanced our enjoyment of our home, but also improved our overall Tahoe experience for ourselves and our guests. Tahoe is a unique place with various idiosyncrasies that may seem strange to an outsider. Thank you for your help in making us feel like seasoned insiders. It will be my pleasure and privilege to recommend you to anyone looking for honest insight and superior service when purchasing West Shore Tahoe real estate. Most sincerely, Kevin & Maribeth Eggleston Sacramento, CA