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If you´re a celebrity or Hollywood VIP looking to buy or sell in Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Venice or the Hollywood Hills, you´re likely to have Ninkey Dalton´s number. She´s famous not only for knowing the market, but knowing where entertainment industry clients are coming from. While Dalton´s clients range from highly sophisticated investors to first-time buyers, she brings special insight to working with Hollywood insiders: She was a production designer for 20 years. Her business and creative skills translated superbly to real estate. By her third year as an agent, she ranked in the top five percent of all Prudential agents nationwide. An accomplished photographer and designer, Dalton takes most of her own property photos and personally designs and writes the promotional pieces for her listings. She always arrives at showings with sketchpad in hand, quickly making drawings that help clients more clearly visualize the possibilities. Buyers value Dalton´s seasoned guidance, and none more than first-timers. "They often don´t know what to look for," she says. "That´s one of the areas where I can really help." Sellers look to her insight on a range of issues, including pricing. "I don´t just give them the number they want to hear," she says. "I guide them on how to price the home accurately, then let them decide for themselves." Once an offer is accepted, there are still stressors ahead. Getting financing today is more difficult. Paperwork is more complex. Escrows take longer. That can be nerve-wracking for everyone involved, and Dalton´s a master at reassuring both parties and keeping the deal together. Thanks to the Internet, Dalton´s client base extends far beyond Southern California. Foreign investors are finding the region particularly attractive, and she often draws on her network of connections around the world to put far-flung buyers and sellers together. Dalton´s enthusiasm for real estate infuses everything she does. "It´s the best investment you can make, and the only one you can live in," she says. "Not many other investments can be liquidated so simply, either." Always looking to expand her skill set, she just became a Certified Short Sale Expert. "It´s just one more way to help my clients in this marketplace," she says.
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