About Lauren

Lauren Perreault

  • I have been personally involved in real estate and construction for over 20 years.
  • Prior to becoming a Realtor®, I spent 30 years in executive management positions for local corporations where I specialized in rescuing troubled departments and projects
  • I decided to make real estate my sole focus in 2003
  • My past experience translates directly into improved service for my clients. After all, if I can negotiate multi-Billion dollar contracts with the United States Government, I can negotiate successfully with anyone!
  • My experience allows me to help clients analyze issues and data. My  job is to make the complicated uncomplicated so YOU are empowered.

Education and Credentials:

  • Michigan State University, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
  • Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern California (Fight On, Trojans!!)
  • Licensed California Real Estate Broker
  • GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute, an intensive series of advanced coursework) designation
  • Seniors Residential Specialist (SRES)
  • Accredited Home Staging Professional (AHS)
  • e-PRO (a designation certifying knowledge of internet marketing for Real Estate)
  • Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE)
  • Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist (SFR)
  • Certified HAFA Specialist (CHS)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Most importantly, the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) credential, the “PhD of Real Estate” which is held by only 4 percent of Realtors nationwide.
  • Current Chair of the South Bay Board of Realtors® MRMLS committee, which works to improve the MLS search capabilities for both the public and for Realtors®.
  • President of a California Corporation, Equus Premiere Properties, Inc. which was formed to “flip” fixer properties when I come across properties that seem like good investments. To date, I have managed 5 major remodels with total budgets of approximately $850,000.
  • Guest lecturer on flipping properties and Real Estate for the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management to their MBA students.

I have lived in this area for over 30 years. I have two beautiful daughters, both in college, with my terrific husband, award winning architect Garth Sheriff, AIA, NCARB. In addition to work and family, I am currently the President of Las Amigas De Las Lomas, a charitable organization that supports the Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital and I am also active in politics.

 

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