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The benefits of working with a team.
from Buyer Guide
At the Wine Country Colbert team, we believe in making the impossible possible when it comes to selling your home or finding a new one. We have embraced a high-tech, high-touch solution to the search and sell process, pairing the industry’s finest technology with unparalleled support, insight, and analysis. With integrity, honesty, and trust as the cornerstones of our brand, we value the relationships we build along the way with the friends who consistently trust us with some of the biggest decisions of their lives.
9 Final Walk Through
A final walk-through ensures that the property’s condition hasn’t changes since your last visit and that the terms of your contract will be met.
8 Seller Approves the Purchase
Once price is agreed upon and the seller approves your offer, you are one step closer to becoming a home owner!
10 Closing of Escrow
Congratulations you’re a new homeowner!
to be transferred upon completion of the deal.
Financial statement
A formal record of all your financial assets, debts, and liabilities. Flip tax
A tax levied by a co-op and paid by the seller when a sale is made. They are designed to generate funds for the coop’s cash reserve.
Maintenance fee Fees paid by co-op shareholders that contribute to building operations.
Lien search
A background check on the property and the seller to ensure there are no outstanding debts or claims upon the property.
Post-closing
The amount of cash the buyer must have on hand after deducting the downpayment and closing costs.
Pre-approved
Advanced approval from a bank or other lending institution for a home mortgage.
Pre-qualified Potential buyers provide an overall financial picture and mortgage brokers provide an estimate of what level of loan you will likely be pre-approved for.
Recording fee
A fee paid to the local government to officially report a sale of a home; usually paid by the buyer.
Tax abatement
Newly constructed buildings sometimes receive abatements so that owners do not have to pay taxes on their units for a specified amount of time.
Sponsor
The entity responsible for developing a new building or converting an existing rental building to condo/co-op.
Peter Colbert 415.798.0203 peter@winecountrycolbert.com
DRE 01703429
Peter Colbert is in the top 1% of all North Bay agents in sales per year selling over $100 million dollars’ worth of Wine Country properties over the past four years.



Mark Altes 707.235.3249 mark@altesrealestate.com
DRE 1719069
By working side by side with his clients, Mark is able to help them make the best decisions for all of their Real Estate transactions, based on market data and past experience with Real Estate.


Erika Altes
707.291.0238
Erika@winecountrycolbert.com
DRE 02029385
Erika Altes was born and raised in Sonoma County. This has given her an opportunity to build an extensive network and form close relationships with local businesses and people.




Heather Arnerich 123.456.789 heather@winecountrycolbert.com
Heather Arnerich is the motivated and driven Assistant/Transaction Coordinator for the Wine Country Colbert Group. Heather is a part of the Selling & Buying process every step of the way.
Jill Peterson
707.484.1029 jill@winecountrycolbert.com
DRE 02108986
Jill is a 6th generation Sonoma County native. Real estate has always been an important part of Jill’s life, as her grandfather, father and husband have been involved in the business for decades.
Juliana Snorek
707.758.3629 juliana@winecountrycolbert.com
DRE 02105840
Juliana has spent the last 9 years excelling in the hospitality industry. She is excited to help those both new and familiar to Sonoma & Napa County find their dream home.