Claire is a fourth generation resident of the East Bay. She listens to your needs and goals, then helps you prepare a plan to meet them. Claire uses a special objectives timeline to assist you. With a large network of professional resource people, including inspectors, painters, plumbers, stagers, gardeners, and engineers, she will quickly and efficiently provide services needed for the sale or purchase of your home. Patient and trustworthy, she will pro-actively help you navigate the complexities that surround most sales or purchases of homes today. As a gifted negotiator, her aim is to get you the best value. One of the greatest challenges in home preparation is clearing clutter. Claire has 17 years experience as a fine arts professor. Her trained, artist's eye, can see how to maximize a home's unique beauty, to realize design and visual layouts, all in support of the marketing of your home or the purchase of a new one.