Phyllis Watson

Phyllis helped us with our first ever real-​estate purchase. She was amazing to work with, and we can’t recommend her strongly enough.
We found a Truckee condo that we were interested in, but live 4 hours away. Phyllis worked remotely with us and was our eyes and ears on the ground. She’s an excellent communicator and knows the area extremely well. She explained everything we needed to know clearly and patentiently.
Once we decided to move forward, she made the entire process go smoothly and helped us write our winning offer. She always made sure we had a complete understanding of next steps and did all the legwork. Phyllis was always available for a phone call whenever we had more questions, and she met us and the home inspectors at the property several times. Overall, Phyllis was just plain amazing to work with. If we ever buy or sell property in the North Lake Tahoe area again, we’ll definitely work with her again.

I found Phyllis on Zillow while doing some searches for a vacation home in Truckee. We were familiar with the area, but not familiar with buying or owning a second home. I happened to contact several agents via Zillow, and Phyllis is an agent that stood out from the rest. She was kind, patient, and understanding throughout the whole process. Phyllis took the time to understand what we wanted, and also was a great local connection while we live in San Francisco full-​time. She often knew someone who could help, got quotes, ran issues and questions to the ground and also went above and beyond contacting neighbours on our behalf to get the scoop on things. I truly believe because of that legwork, we got a bargain on our home because it seemed scary but as we peeled away the apparent issues — it showed up as a gem.
Phyllis did a good job of laying out the things we should consider before buying a place, and helped give us a sense of real estate values in the area and also was good at pushing us when needed — new properties that would move fast, understanding the pace of Truckee real estate market (more listings in the summer, slower in winter). More importantly — she brought our attention to our house that seemed out of our reach, but was actually only priced that way — we ended up with it being in our price range, and Phyllis helped negotiate to a reasonable price point very well. Her local knowledge helped us directly.
This was my first home purchase but I know it’s been more complicated than most deals. Well Water, Property Line questions, easements and building codes to insurance and former title mis-​recordings all plagued our home search — but Phyllis uncovered, explained and worked hard to make sure we were covered in the end. These are issues that do not often come up «in the big city» — so in a way, buying a home is much more involved in a rural area like Truckee. Phyllis is someone I trust implicitly, which is important for a real estate agent working with many customers who don’t live in the area. As a bay area resident myself — I can honestly say that having a great agent in the Truckee area makes everything easier and more comfortable.
I feel that Phyllis went above and beyond several times for us and in fact, I was told by MY MORTGAGE LENDER (QUOTE): «Also, I wanted to say that I think your Realtor, Phyllis Watson, is amazing. She is one of the best I have worked with in a very long time.» That’s a pretty awesome unsolicited review if you ask me.
Reach out to Phyllis and see what it’s like to have a great agent who isn’t pushy, and is on the lookout for you while you’re working away in the city!