ZillowVERIFIEDKurtis Traughber was my sons referral and friend from church. During the interview process, I told Kurtis that I too was a practicing Christian, so he offered to pray together for myself, my family, and the sale. It is important to point out that Kurtis offered to pray for me before he had gotten the job. I think most people in Kurtis position would have put securing the listing agreement first, and their confession of faith in Jesus second. During the sale for my mothers home, and now that the deal has closed, there is great evidence that our prayers were answered in a powerful way. The difficulties and intricacies of this home ale demanded a professional and would put us at a disadvantage from the start. First, Kurtis had me work with his probate and estate planning attorney to alter my familys trust, so that the home could be sold. The attorney gave me a sizable discount because Kurtis was my agent. Second, over two tons of personal items had to be removed from the home, which were either donated or discarded. Kurtis helped guide me through the process of what items to keep, so that the home would show well. Third, Kurtis began marketing the home sparing no expense. He did a great job because after only 15 hours on the housing market my home received a full price offer (during a buyers market too, June 2025). Kurtis didnt stop there. As we moved through escrow with the first offer a second offer was presented to me. It was lower at first, but Kurtis and I negotiated it up to the full price amount and submitted it as a back-up offer with escrow. It was nothing short of a miracle that we did because on the very the same day that the backup offer would expire the first offer failed to fund escrow. Our home sale did not skip a beat and opened escrow again that same day with the second offer, which would eventually close the deal. During the second escrow, termite repairs were made, a gas leak was discovered, rent abatement was issued, the buyers loan fell through, and working together with Kurtis we managed to close the deal. Our home sale price is now one of the highest in the neighborhood and netted my mother a hefty premium. What I have shared only covers a portion of what Kurtis did to go above and beyond the call of an ordinary REALTOR in Orange County, California. There is simply not enough I can say about Kurtis performance in this monumental sale. I highly recommend that you speak with Kurtis before buying or selling your next home.
