STRONG NEGOTIATOR JOINS FIRST TEAM IN IRVINE TRISTA BOUCHARD – THE SMART CHOICE
With more than 15 years of experience in real estate and financial services, Trista Bouchard offers comprehensive, knowledgeable service to Southern California real estate sellers and buyers. “Today’s real estate clients are very well informed,” Trista says. “Typically, they’ve done online research and already have a good understanding of the marketplace. As a Realtor, I have to bring value to the transaction—information that’s not readily available to them, strong negotiating skills and up-to-date knowledge about contractual provisions. I listen carefully to my clients and then work tirelessly on their behalf to make sure their home buying or home selling experience is a pleasant and successful one.”
Born on Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, Trista is a University of Southern California graduate with a BA in Business & Real Estate, MBA in Finance and MA in Gerontology. She is a licensed California real estate broker and also holds professional designations as Certified Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist, Certified Residential Specialist, Accredited Buyer’s Representative and Certified ePro Specialist. Trista is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and has been featured on TLC’s “Property Ladder.” Last year, Trista closed more than $10 million in residential real estate sales, for a total of over $50 million.
In her quest for powerful resources to help clients meet their home buying and selling goals, Trista recently partnered with First Team. She values the company’s wide array of innovative and proprietary marketing tools such as “The NEW Rules of Real Estate,” Hot Buys ® and Market Trends™.
“A lot of sellers have become frustrated recently,” Trista says. “Homes can sit on the market for months, and most think it’s because of the bad market, but it’s really because of bad marketing. I think First Team provides the best marketing for the home seller.”
First Team maximizes a home’s exposure by reaching millions of potential buyers online monthly through property listing syndication, Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. First Team Estates Luxury Portfolio, the company’s luxury division, reaches 1.2 million high net-worth buyers online.
Through her new partnership with First Team, Trista can utilize all of these tools. By having access to a continuous pipeline of buyers and sellers, as well as properties, Trista will be able to focus more closely on meeting her clients’ needs.
“It’s a different market than it was four or five years ago, and it requires a different way of doing business. You can’t just list a home on the MLS and expect that it will sell. Sellers need to work with a company that will market their property in a variety of ways.”
Trista guides homebuyers as they navigate free search engines in search of a home. She helps buyers decide if purchasing a short sale or foreclosure is right for them. She also works with homeowners to avoid foreclosures. In recent years, Realtors who were working to help homeowners called on Trista to perform complex negotiations during short sales.
Last year, Trista’s professionalism earned her recognition as one of Orange County’s “Five Star Real Estate Agents”. This prestigious award is given out by Orange Coast Magazine who, together with Crescendo Business Services, conducted a survey to determine which agents in Orange County scored highest in overall customer satisfaction. In her spare time, Trista likes to travel and play golf. She enjoys gourmet cooking and walking her two dogs along the beach.
Trista’s extensive education and experience truly make Trista “The Smart Choice”. To contact Trista, call 949-500-1719, or email her at Trista@Trista.com. To learn more about First Team ® Real Estate, visit www.firstteam.com.