LuAnn is extremely experienced, knowledgeable, and personable. She cares about her clients' individual needs and gives the best advice for each specific situation. We had all kinds of difficulties selling during the pandemic, but she took care of everything. She used the best marketing tools, ensured showings were as streamlined as possible, and followed all social distancing requirements. She negotiated the best deal with potential buyers and gave us the best advice to close the deal fast. The house sold $40k above asking price! She works hard and knows the market like no other!

LuAnn is the powerhouse realtor you want on your side! I found LuAnn through Yelp and let me just say she lived up to the 5 stars reviews and exceeded all my expectations. Through LuAnn’s connections, we secured a lot for a new house with a popular builder within a week of contacting her. Let me just say this was a huge feat and almost impossible in the current market as the average wait time for a new build is at least six to nine months. LuAnn helped us prepare our house for sale and made the process a breeze. She made suggestions and guided us but was never pushy. It was obvious LuAnn was an experienced professional in her field but beyond that she was savvy and knew her “stuff”. With LuAnn and Ashlee’s guidance, preparing the house for sale was seamless. LuAnn went above and beyond and even brought in a cleaner to help us clean our house. She didn’t have to do this but she did knowing I was 8 months pregnant and could use the help. We showed the house in one weekend and received multiple offers over the listing price. In less than one week of listing the house for sale, we were in contract and LuAnn once again made magic happened by negotiating free TWO MONTHS rent back for us--how amazing is this?! She is truly an advocate for her clients and really looks out for her clients. Needless to say, we sold our house in less than 60 days. My husband and I wholeheartedly believe that if it wasn’t for LuAnn and her connections, we would not have been able to secure the new house and sell our current house at the price that we did especially in such a short timeline. We recommend LuAnn with no hesitation for your real estate needs. She’s a true professional who is honest, genuine, quick to respond, and is a prowess at what she does. Plus, she's super friendly--what more can you ask for! You want LuAnn Shikasho on your side if you are selling or buying!!

Hardworking and knowledgeable! LuAnn was recommended by our daughter and son-in-law who also had great experience with her in selling and buying homes in Sacramento. We found LuAnn to be a great partner in finding our new home and working through all the inspections, paperwork, and negotiations. She also is great with follow-up, even after the home was purchased. She was easy to talk to, communicates well, and has a wonderful sense of humor. In addition, her assistant Ashlee was amazing. Ashlee kept us on track with inspections and various other communications. We highly recommend LuAnn and her team!

LuAnn was recommended by our daughter and son-in-law who also had great experience with her in selling and buying homes in Sacramento. We found LuAnn to be a great partner in finding our new home and working through all the inspections, paperwork, and negotiations. She also is great with follow-up, even after the home was purchased. She was easy to talk to, communicates well, and has a wonderful sense of humor. In addition, her assistant Ashlee was amazing. Ashlee kept us on track with inspections and various other communications. We highly recommend LuAnn and her team!

LuAnn is the BEST!! We had gone through the process of buying / selling homes several times before but this experience was by far the most unique, yet satisfying to date. We bought our home with the intention of never leaving it like most people do and had invested in countless home improvements when an unexpected change in employment took us to Southern California. We decided to rent the home, with thoughts that we may one day return. Fast forward four years. We had yet another major change that took us all the way to Toronto for a year and our move home to SoCal was perfectly timed with our tenants vacating the home in Elk Grove. Having a rental, especially during the climate with Covid, put some question into whether we wanted to continue to rent it or test the market. We reached out to LuAnn for some advice & WOW are we glad we did! We spoke to her about the home & all of the upgrades that we felt would separate it from just about any nearby comps. LuAnn helped educate us on coming up with a listing price and we ended up listing well above what similar homes in the neighborhood had been selling at and even above what we told her we thought we could get for it. The long distance aspect made a lot more work for LuAnn, yet she was there every step of the way to help with all that we couldn't do in person, such as coordinating with all the vendors to ready the home for sale. In the end, we listed on a Friday and by Monday we had 9 offers. We sold the home for $47k more than we had listed it for & couldn't have been happier with the entire process. LuAnn is extremely knowledgeable of the Elk Grove market and that combined with her infectious personality and the hilarious down to earth conversations we had throughout the process made what can be a very stressful experience seamless and even fun. If you are a home buyer/seller in the greater Elk Grove area, trust us, you DO NOT want to skip over contacting LuAnn, she's the best!

We has gone through the process of buying / selling homes several times before but this experience was by far the most unique, yet satisfying to date. We bought our home with the intention of never leaving it like most people do and had invested in countless home improvements when an unexpected change in employment took us to Southern California. We decided to rent the home, with thoughts that we may one day return. Fast forward four years. We had yet another major change that took us all the way to Toronto for a year and our move home to SoCal was perfectly timed with our tenants vacating the home in Elk Grove. Having a rental, especially during the climate with Covid, put some question into whether we wanted to continue to rent it or test the market. We reached out to LuAnn for some advice & WOW are we glad we did! We spoke to her about the home & all of the upgrades that we felt would separate it from just about any nearby comps. LuAnn helped educate us on coming up with a listing price and we ended up listing well above what similar homes in the neighborhood had been selling at and even above what we told her we thought we could get for it. The long distance aspect made a lot more work for LuAnn, yet she was there every step of the way to help with all that we couldn't do in person, such as coordinating with all the vendors to ready the home for sale. In the end, we listed on a Friday and by Monday we had 9 offers. We sold the home for $47k more than we had listed it for & couldn't have been happier with the entire process. LuAnn is extremely knowledgeable of the Elk Grove market and that combined with her infectious personality and the hilarious down to earth conversations we had throughout the process made what can be a very stressful experience seamless and even fun. If you are a home buyer/seller in the greater Elk Grove area, trust us, you DO NOT want to skip over contacting LuAnn, she's the best!

I first worked with Luann in 2013 to buy my first home (entry level), then again in spring/summer 2020 to sell that home and buy a different house. Back in 2013, the market for entry level homes was on fire. I wanted to go with a 15-year conventional loan and avoid PMI, but that meant looking at houses well, well below median Sacramento house prices. At that time, most of houses at that level were being gobbled up by investors who could do 100% cash offers. When Luann took me on as a client, she knew she had a tough job in front of her. She told me to expect to have to bid on quite a few houses to even have a hope at getting my offer accepted. I told her I was sticking with a hard budget; although I could afford more, I didn't want to deplete too much of my limited savings. Even though the eventual commission would be small for her (the housing prices were still very low from the 2008 financial crisis, and again I was looking at well below median Sacramento area pricing), I always felt that Luann treated me like a #1 priority. We spent months looking at houses and lost on many bids. Eventually we visited a house that eventually became my first home. The house was underpriced and Luann made some comps and estimated the value she believed the house would actually appraise for. We bid just a hair over expected appraisal, given that it was a major seller's market. Appraisal came in at exactly as she predicted. Although I had to come up with an extra couple thousand to make up the difference between my offer and the appraisal - it was totally worth it to get into the house. Fast forward to 2020. Buying a new house in spring 2020 went relatively smoothly. We bid on the house we loved for list price and got it (it appraised at that value). Luann guided us through the negotiation process, and we got the sellers to do a whole bunch of costly repairs before we moved in. TLDR: Luann works super hard for all her clients and she has superb instincts.

My husband and I were completely satisfied with listing our Elk Grove home with LuAnn. Her experience and connections made listing our home relatively easy. She has a reasonably priced home stager who did a nice job staging the home. LuAnn has an excellent handyman named Larry who installed new LVP flooring and fixed a damaged door. He did amazing work at a cheap price. LuAnn has a great assistant that managed getting us all necessary documents in a timely manner. The team LuAnn works with was just overall great. Although LuAnn is a busy lady, I never felt in the dark. She was responsive to all texts/calls/ emails in a timely manner. And ultimately her commission rate was more than reasonable based on her experience while other listing agents with less experience asked for a higher commission rate. Of course prior to entering a contract with her, we made sure she didn't already have too many active listings, which would have prevented her from providing us with her best work. I enjoyed working with LuAnn. She has a sweet personality. Very understanding, and sympathetic to the stress involved in selling a home when things don't go as planned. It ultimately was a long road, two months, with two potential buyers backing out and additional unforseen work needed even after the home got listed!! However, in the end, we got top dollar for our home. I highly recommend LuAnn for listing your home!!

During August and amid the restrictive and challenging conditions presented by COVID-19, LuAnn expertly helped me sell my home on a short timeframe and culminating with a sale above list-price. LuAnn's guidance was crucial in preparing the house ready to list quickly. The stager and photographer she recommended beautifully presented the house to buyers on the big real estate websites and social media with gorgeous photos and a spectacular video. With the fluctuations in the market at the time, LuAnn's experience in setting the correct sale price resulted in house going into contract in 4 days and being sold above the asking price. This was my second experience working with LuAnn and I highly recommend her above-and-beyond service as a realtor and look forward to working with her again! Thanks, LuAnn!!!

During August and amid the restrictive and challenging conditions presented by COVID-19, LuAnn expertly helped me sell my home on a short timeframe and culminating with a sale above list-price. LuAnn's guidance was crucial in preparing the house ready to list quickly. The stager and photographer she recommended beautifully presented the house to buyers on the big real estate websites and social media with gorgeous photos and a spectacular video. With the fluctuations in the market at the time, LuAnn's experience in setting the correct sale price resulted in house going into contract in 4 days and being sold above the asking price. This was my second experience working with LuAnn and I highly recommend her above-and-beyond service as a realtor and look forward to working with her again! Thanks, LuAnn!!!

During August and amid the restrictive and challenging conditions presented by COVID-19, LuAnn expertly helped me sell my home on a short timeframe and culminating with a sale above list-price. LuAnn's guidance was crucial in preparing the house ready to list quickly. The stager and photographer she recommended beautifully presented the house to buyers on the big real estate websites and social media with gorgeous photos and a spectacular video. With the fluctuations in the market at the time, LuAnn's experience in setting the correct sale price resulted in house going into contract in 4 days and being sold above the asking price. This was my second experience working with LuAnn and I highly recommend her above-and-beyond service as a realtor and look forward to working with her again! Thanks, LuAnn!!!

LuAnn helped us buy our home in Davis. She was great to work with and really easy to talk to. Her and her team really came through when we hit some unexpected bumps in the closing process.