Sylvia Lunsford

We had the pleasure of being Sylvia's clients in our most recent home purchase. With the market conditions being extremely competitive - over 10 offers submitted on the home within one day of it being listed, Sylvia not only applied her strategy honed from her years' of experience to help us secure the winning contract, she provided us with her prompt five-star 'concierge' style service with aplomb. She's everything one could ask for in a realtor and we feel so fortunate to have her as our realtor.

Sylvia helped me purchase a home in Arroyo Grande during the summer of 2021 in the height of the seller's market. There were over a dozen offers but using her unique strategies and expertise in this type of market, my offer was accepted over all others! I got a job transfer out of state shortly after purchasing and needed to sell. I was a little worried about losing money because I was only in my new home for about 6 months. Sylvia told me what improvements to make, she got the bids, and managed the contractors that did the work. I listed my home with Sylvia and it sold right away, and I actually made a profit! The advice she gave me was golden, and I actually made a profit after only owning my home for a few months. Sylvia is great at communication and keeping you informed, and you can tell she has her clients best interests at heart. I highly recommend her.

Sylvia Lunsford was the listing agent/realtor of record for the sale of my mother's home in Arroyo Grande, CA in August of 2020. Her professionalism in giving me accurate information, following through with issues that needed her expertise and her friendly style of communication made the transaction one of great ease. She assisted me in bringing the home up-to-date, coordinating with vendors on my behalf. All this while interacting with me while I lived out of the area during the pandemic. The support team she has developed were superb as well. I can't say enough about my gratitude for who she is. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a true real estate professional.

I have worked with Sylvia for over 20 years on real estate transactions and she has always been very professional, responsive and diligent. She knows her stuff and will make the transaction as stress-free as possible!

I was looking for a real estate agent with expertise in investment property. I interviewed and hired Sylvia Lunsford because of her experience as both a real estate agent and investment property owner. Sylvia located an ideal property in Grover Beach for me to fix and flip. She also helped manage and schedule my contractors as I live in southern California. She made the entire process stress free for me, which is really saying a lot. When the rehab was complete, I listed the property with Sylvia and she sold it in a few short weeks. The transactions both went smoothly, both for the purchase and the sale, and I was kept up to speed every step of the way. Sylvia is a very good communicator and excellent listener, she pays attention to detail, and truly wants the best outcome for her clients. I can't recommend her highly enough!

As a top producing Realtor with 33 years of experience in residential sales, and 11 of those years here on the central coast, I found myself in need of an expert who could facilitate short sales for my clients with upside down mortgages. Since I do not personally handle short sale transactions, it was important to me to be able to refer my clients to a Realtor with the expertise, experience and a proven track record of successful short sale transactions. I have known and worked with Sylvia Lunsford for over 10 years, and learned that in 2009 she received the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation with specialized training in short sales, and has successfully closed over 20 of these transactions throughout the county. I have referred all my clients in need of a short sale to Sylvia and will continue to do so because of her expertise, professionalism and complete confidentiality throughout the process. If you or anyone you know is in need of a Realtor to facilitate a short sale, I highly recommend Sylvia Lunsford.

The service and personal attention we received from Sylvia Lunsford was exceptional and unexpected from a Realtor! Her knowledge of the local market and her expertise with short sale homes helped us avoid foreclosure. As investors/builders/owners of SIX PUD homes, we turned to Sylvia to make the impossible, possible. We were most impressed with her professionalism and her ability to sell ALL SIX of our investment properties in time with a short sale and work with our banks. We could not have asked for a better Realtor to guide us through the process.

I have been a resident of the Central Coast for 41 years and in sales for 30 of those years with 11 years as a top producing Real Estate agent. I have known and worked with Sylvia Lunsford for the past eight years. In 2009 when I realized that Sylvia Lunsford had earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation specializing in short sales, I immediately started referring business to her. I had complete confidence in her because of her reputation and professionalism in our industry. She has handled six short sale transactions for me in a five month period. My clients have had nothing but good things to say about Sylvia's knowledge and professionalism. I will continue to refer her business in the future and recommend if anyone is in need of a short sale "EXPERT", Sylvia Lunsford is the one to call.

I am a Realtor in Phoenix, AZ and when my clients needed a referral to a Grover Beach, CA. area agent that could conduct a short sale for their property there, I referred them to Sylvia Lunsford. Her experience, association with a major brokerage, and her CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) designation told me she could handle the job. In fact, Sylvia went beyond the CDPE education and actually earned an advance designation and training, something very few agents do. Again, I could tell she would do a great job for my clients. The short sale turned out to be a difficult one. Two sales fell through, Sylvia had to get a foreclosure delayed, there were major termite issues, even tenant issues. Sylvia guided the seller's through the entire process with confidence, and they have just closed on the sale. In my opinion, she did a great job and showed (and used!) the in-depth knowledge she has of the process.

If you are hoping that a Short Sale will assist your alleviation of a major financial burden, Sylvia Lunsford is the right choice to help you through the entire process. She has the experience and the perseverance to get you through all the pitfalls that you can encounter. My wife and I had such a need, when we lost renters from a California property and found that nobody was interested in paying the amount of rent that would come close to paying the mortgage on the property. To make matters worse, we live in Arizona and couldn't travel to California and needed someone to look after our vacant property. You can imagine the problems that can cause. In any case, "patience" is a key word, as the banks are of little-to-no-help in hurrying things along. However, Sylvia's persistence shone through, and even though the mortgage holder was adept at dragging their feet and losing buyers (TWO, to be exact). Sylvia immediately found a third buyer and kept the Short Sale chugging along, with a successful close. We are pleased to offer this information, in an effort to assist your choice of the right Real Estate person to be your "guardian angel" throughout all the hassles that will be met. You will be happier and farther ahead financially, having chosen Sylvia as your helper through this process.