WORKING WITH Corey Lamothe, Melanie Dennis, & Chris Irving
We are so grateful for the opportunity to meet with you and discuss how our team can best help you reach your real estate goals. We look forward to speaking with you and working together to buy or sell your next home.
”Navigating the turbulent waters of personal home selling can be daunting at first then overwhelming during the process. Once embarked upon, it’s essential that that ship be piloted by competent, compassionate, and seasoned professionals. To our great relief and ultimate delight, my wife and I were blessed with working with three of the best. From negotiating the pricing paradox, through deciding the details of the listing, then staging and showing our house in the Vail Valley, Corey Lamothe, Melanie Dennis and Chris Irving gave us the support, perspective and peace of mind we required to cope with the highs of potential closings to the lows of a broken contracts. Always available, readily responsive and properly prepared to go above and beyond, our ‘team’ of Sotheby relators shepherded us through what started out as an exciting prospect, morphed into a stressful and what, at times, seemed like an endless process, before culminating in a completely satisfying denouement, a sale that both we and the buyers were thrilled with. Simply said, we can’t thank Corey, Melanie and Chris enough for being both our representatives, advocates and friends as we achieved this most recent milestone in our lives”.
J. Myers“I’ve bought and sold houses with Corey, Melanie and Chris. I keep coming back to them because of their expertise in the market, their willingness to help and answer questions quickly, and their professionalism and kindness. They are truly a great team who value their clients and get the job done effectively.”
S. Moore“Early in our search for a home in the Vail Valley, a colleague recommended Corey, Melanie and Chris, and we are so glad we had such an incredible team to guide us through the process. They were thorough, responsive, and patient and worked with us for months -- during a pandemic -- to find the right property. We had some very specific requirements, and they understood our needs and priorities. They kept their ears to the ground and brought us an ideal listing within our price range and ensured we were the first through the door for a showing. We love our mountain home, and we wouldn’t have it without Corey, Melanie and Chris!” Ronda and Hank
To help you get your home sold and get you where you want to go on time.
To help put you in the strongest negotiating position possible.
To make it easier for you and reduce surprises.
What makes our team different from our competition is our relationship with YOU combined with unparalleled market knowledge. Our team has been in the business for over 27 combined years and has continually out performed our colleagues in both transaction volume and dollar volume year over year. This experience level directly translates to your success. We are strong believers that this is YOUR transaction, not ours. We are here to support you through the challenges and negotiations inherent to any real estate transaction and will be by your side through one offer or many. We truly believe that each transaction is unique, and that communication is key.
We will always do what is best for our clients! What we want to share is that in order to have the highest and best marketing and support package from LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, our company asks that we sign a 12 month listing agreement. It ensures we are all committed to the transaction process and allows us to procure the highest quality marketing materials . However, we do find that at times our clients will pull the home off the market, sometimes for as little as a few weeks, and at times up to 3 - 6 months. We will work with your needs as your lives, plans and visions evolve. I think it is important to note that our business model is not based on pressuring our clients to sell their homes, but rather this is a partnership in which we aim to achieve your personal goals and we will do what is needed in order to support that.
Thank you for sharing that with us and for giving us the opportunity to show you what separates us from our competition. Our belief is that it is important to explore the best fit for you between brokers and brokerages and your personal needs. We would love to earn your business and share with you how LIV Sotheby’s International Realty supersedes our competition. We would love to let you learn more about who we are as brokers and what distinctive aspects we bring to the sale of your home. We look forward to sharing our unique selling style and market insights with you. We want to give you the confidence to ensure you are making the right decision to work with us.
Great question! As we mentioned earlier our relationship with you is something we take very seriously. We would not be where we are today without the support of so many incredible clients and referrals. We structure our listings at 6% (3% to LIV Sotheby’s and 3% to the cooperating broker). From that 3% on our side, we take care of all of your marketing costs. When you engage us as your realtors, you are tapping into both our expertise and our extensive network of clients and brokers, bringing you unparalleled value. What we can promise is that we have some flexibility with our commission structure in the event that we can make a win-win situation for everyone, and we will discuss this further at our next appointment. But, needless to say, many of our clients have benefited greatly from our tiered commission structure and our ability to procure successful leads and closings on your home.
This, too, is a great question and varies greatly depending on your specific needs. We suggest we find a time to sit down with you at your home to discuss your long-term and short-term real estate goals. We will help you to lay out a strategy that supports these goals. This meeting will give you time to get to know us better, to learn more about the depth of our market knowledge and to understand how we will stand out from the competition. We look forward to meeting with you!
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Corey Lamothe has been assisting clients find their mountain property for over 18 years. She understands what it feels like to fall in love with an area and lifestyle. Corey did just that over 21 years ago when she decided to spend a year in Vail Valley. She’s been here ever since. Working alongside her business partner, Melanie Dennis, Corey specializes in luxury homes and properties from East Vail to Edwards and enjoys representing buyers and sellers in all areas of Eagle County.
Corey’s experience in real estate includes luxury real estate, sales and marketing of new developments, and bank owned sales to name a few. Well-respected among her clients and peers for her dedication, experience and professionalism within the real estate community, Corey is committed to providing exceptional service to both buyers and sellers.
“Over the years real estate has taught me so much about relationships, my clients, our community, and much more, but to be recognized at this level is so incredibly humbling. I didn’t truly know the depths of the impact I have had on my colleagues and our community. I am so thankful and honored to accept this award. Thank you to all of those that helped me to earn the 2019 REALTOR® of the Year award.”
By combining extensive market knowledge, a high level of professionalism and a passion for what she does, Corey is regularly recognized as a top producer at LIV Sotheby’s International Realty. Corey believes integrity, communication and hard work are keys to successfully navigating her clients through the real estate process.
Recently, Corey was named as the Vail Valley's 2019-2020 REALTOR® of the Year for the Vail Board of Realtors in recognition of her high degree of professionalism, cooperation with other REALTORS®, and high ethical standards. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Vail Board of Realtors and is an active Board Member of the Vail Board of Realtors Foundation . Her volunteer work contributes to her extensive knowledge of the area as she keeps her finger on the pulse of local issues that might affect real estate in the area. Highly involved in her community, Corey works with a variety of community events and non-profits and dedicates her time as a board member to Speak Up Reach Out - The Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Eagle Valley , an organization she started in 2009.
Melanie Dennis has been guiding real estate clients through the dynamic, and ever-changing Vail Valley real estate market since 2008. Her background in home construction and interest in sustainable construction initially lead her to real estate and provides a good framework for the clients she serves. Working alongside her business partner, Corey Lamothe, Melanie brings excellent local knowledge to each relationship she builds with the goal of providing great customer service and a superior real estate experience.
Melanie is an adventurer. Originally a Massachusetts native, Melanie graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan. Her path to the Rocky Mountains brought her from the East Coast, to Alaska, to Steamboat Springs before deciding Vail was home in 1995.
“Each real estate transaction is a journey. I ensure my clients understand the route, know about possible issues that can impact our schedule, and are prepared so they can have a rewarding experience. We get there together. I use my skills and knowledge of the mountain real estate market and area with the goal that the journey we take will be one they feel was a total success.”
Her former careers with the Colorado Outward Bound School in mountaineering and as a backcountry guide with Paragon Guides in Vail illustrate Melanie’s passion for journey and the outdoors.
Always having been passionate about helping others, Melanie connects easily with her clients and enjoys discovering what their goals and interests are in order to assist in finding the property that best fits their needs. In addition, with a strong belief in giving back to her community, Melanie has also volunteered with The Literacy Project of Eagle County as a board member and tutor since 2017.
After starting a family, Melanie and her husband Greg built and lived in their off-grid timber framed home on Tennessee Pass. This experience, along with her knowledge and expertise in the renovation and reselling of mountain homes, has given Melanie a unique perspective on mountain living. Her family now resides in Minturn in the second home she built with her husband, and Melanie enjoys using all she has learned in 30 years of mountain living to guide her clients smoothly and effectively through the real estate process.
Chris Irving began his career in real estate in June of 2020 when he joined the team of Corey Lamothe and Melanie Dennis. A long-time resident of the Vail Valley, Chris brings a myriad of skills and talents based on his experience with the Vail Valley Tourism Bureau from 2000 to 2005, then as a prominent business owner from 2004 – 2019.
Originally from Litchfield County in Connecticut, Chris was drawn to the beauty of Colorado in 1989 to attend CU Boulder. After graduating in 1994, he took a position as Employee #25 with SeaChange International, a global tech start-up. As the Western Sales Manager based in San Francisco, he oversaw $30M in sales each year from 1995-1998.
Chris and Pollyanna live in Eagle with their two fur kids, Bodhi and Jack where they continue to enjoy the mountain lifestyle and all it has to offer.
Chris left San Francisco and returned to the Vail Valley where he worked at Zino Ristorante and met his future wife Pollyanna Forster. Then in 2000, he took a position with the Vail Valley Tourism Bureau as Director of Business Development and Marketing, overseeing all publications until his departure in 2005.
But in 2004 opportunity knocked and Chris and Pollyanna opened their first of several successful businesses in Edwards – Eat Drink. Dish/Dive followed in 2006 and Cut Artisan Meat + Seafood in 2007. In 2012 Eat Drink Denver opened followed by Tacorico in Edwards in 2014. As founder and owner, Chris’s role was CFO and day-to-day controller. He managed all financial projections, all accounting, all tax interactions, all negotiations, and A/R, A/P.
By 2019, all of the businesses had been sold and Chris spent the following year embracing his love of the Vail Valley by tele skiing, biking and hiking while he pursued his real estate license, bringing together a culmination of his skills and talents as a 22-year resident. As a detail-oriented entrepreneur, Chris has extensive experience in financial modeling, is proficient in construction and structural development, and is skilled at analyzing options.
LIV Sotheby’s International Realty offers a world of advantages to buyers and sellers in Colorado and beyond. These include the most sophisticated and far-reaching marketing for every property, the most advanced online presentation and technological tools for meeting the modern needs of our clients, and through our exceptional team of experienced advisors, an unmatched level of expertise - all delivered with the same white-glove service at every price point. We invite you to work with us for a truly unparalleled concierge-style experience.
