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Listing and buyer representation from Stephen Resendes: marketing that brings qualified buyers, and a price you can check line by line.
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Stephen Resendes · CA DRE #01895670
Meet
California DRE #01895670
I learned real estate at the trustee-sale table, buying, rehabbing and reselling homes in the East Bay from 2010, then served in the Navy. Today I represent buyers and sellers across San Diego County and the Bay Area.
I run every deal on the numbers and every client relationship on a family standard, the one behind the windmill on my work.
Why the windmill?How Stephen helps
A personal valuation in 24 hours, then a launch plan and your net, before you list.
Get my home's value 02A 20-minute consult to set your search, budget and financing path.
Book a consult 03Stephen vets agents in your new city and introduces two or three who fit.
Find me an agent 04San Diego trustee-sale previews and a buyer list for deals that fit your buy box.
See the deal flow01 · Sell
Stephen prepares it himself from current comps and your home's condition, and sends it within 24 hours. No algorithm, and no obligation to list.
Professional photography and video, a launch to targeted buyers through the MLS and social channels, and showings arranged so buyers arrive pre-qualified.
Commissions, transfer tax, escrow and HOA costs laid out line by line, so the price you accept is a number you understand.
02 · Buy
We'll cover what you want, what it costs in today's market, and how financing affects your options, including why a condo's FHA or VA approval matters.
California requires a written buyer agreement before touring homes. What a buyer's agent is paid is negotiable, and we'll go through it on the call.
03 · Out of state
Picking an agent in a city you don't know is guesswork. Stephen does the vetting for you, the way he'd want it done for his own family.
The city, your price range, whether you're buying, selling or both, and your timeline.
Recent sales in your price range and area, how they communicate, and how they negotiate.
An introduction to two or three agents, so you choose with real information.
If you hire an agent Stephen refers, his brokerage may receive a referral fee from theirs.
Where Stephen works
Stephen represents home buyers and sellers across San Diego County, the East Bay in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Los Angeles County and Imperial County.
Reviews
The story
During the Great Depression, Amaral kept a wind-powered grain mill in his village. Families who couldn't afford to pay ground their grain for free. That kindness saved many lives, my grandmother's among them.
The mill could give because it ran on the wind. It sustained itself, so it had something left to share. I've built my business on that lesson: work that stands on its own two feet, and the freedom to help the people who need it. That is our real advantage.
It's why I run every deal on the numbers, and why part of what I earn goes back out to people doing good work.
Chinsapo, Malawi · since 2022
The first partner. Stephen traveled to Chinsapo to photograph the work and see where funds would do the most.
Kearny High School · San Diego
Game photography for the Kearny High team, to build the players' visibility. Any home sale that comes through a team connection adds to equipment, promotion and exposure for the players.
See the team on Instagram
Ejido, Hermosillo · Sonora, Mexico
Homes as they sell, the math behind a down payment, and straight answers for first-time and VA buyers.
FAQ
Within 24 hours. Stephen prepares it himself from current comparable sales and your home's condition, not from an algorithm.
Yes. Stephen represents buyers and sellers in San Diego County, the Bay Area (Alameda and Contra Costa counties) and Los Angeles County.
San Diego County, including Clairemont, El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Spring Valley and Ramona; the East Bay in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, including Hayward, Castro Valley, San Leandro and Livermore; Los Angeles County; and Imperial County.
Yes. Stephen vets agents in your destination city and introduces you to two or three who fit your price range and goals. If you're also selling here, he can list your California home.
Yes. California requires a written buyer agreement before a buyer's agent shows you homes. Stephen walks you through it on your consult.
It's negotiable and set in your written buyer agreement. A seller may offer to pay it, but isn't required to.
04 · Invest
Most scheduled trustee sales never reach a bidder. They're postponed or go back to the lender. The work is knowing which ones are worth your capital, and being ready on sale day.
We set your working capital, markets and buy box: price range, property type and how you plan to exit.
Responsibilities and terms in writing before any money moves.
Your bidding funds are wired to the brokerage trust account ahead of the auction.
If a bid doesn't win, funds come back to you or stay in trust for the next sale. You get an accounting every month.
Contact
Send a note and Stephen will set up a 15-minute call: a straight answer on price, timing and next steps.