tricia bautista

After hours The twilight open house. The post-school showing. The invite to drop in -- to the pool -- any time. For real estate agents, a slow market calls for innovative thinking. By Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff WriterNovember 12, 2006 FLICKERING candlelight reflected in the sheen of the glossy ebony grand piano. Tiny flames danced from scented candles perched in a cubbyhole above the mantel and on an end table in the living room. As Tricia Bautista lighted dozens of ivory-colored tea candles along the railing of a split-level redwood deck that wrapped around the back of the home, a bottle of Cabernet breathed on the kitchen counter. Next to more candles, a trio of trays offered cheeses, fancy crackers, slices of imported sausage, big red, green and dark purple grapes and black olive tapenade in a delicate dish. Near a cranberry-scented candle, she fluffed red accent pillows on the sofa and then arranged stargazer lilies in a vase on a nearby table. In the background, a songstre...

Propelling into the real estate profession was a cinch for Tricia. She incorporates experience in the areas of journalism, marketing and public relations to bring creative ideas, an innovative marketing approach and professionalism to each of her listings; resulting in quick, top dollar sales transactions for her clients. “Taking care of my clients” is my number one priority,” explains, Tricia. From rolling up her sleeves to unpack her clients to staging the homes she sells and creating artful blogs to market her listings to offering simple suggestions for adding the most value for the sale of a property, Tricia stops at nothing for her clients. In her first year as a real estate professional, Tricia became a million-dollar producer in home sales. She has since consecutively received her company’s distinguished “Million-Dollar Producer” award each year. Tricia earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Communications from California State University Northridge and expanded h...