Before We List It | Paula Aragone & Associates
A Pre Market Methodology

Before
We List It.

Every estate carries untapped value. Our approach reveals it before the first showing through restraint, strategy, and a network refined over two decades on the coast.

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Our Methodology

A quiet kind of alchemy.

We do not stage. We do not flip. We curate — investing precisely where the market rewards and removing every friction that holds value back.

— 01

Vision

A private walkthrough. We see what others miss — the stale finish, the dated palette, the underweighted detail concealing six figures of equity.

— 02

Curation

Our trusted craftsmen execute a brief, restrained scope of work. Most transformations land between $20K and $100K — and consistently return many multiples.

— 03

Realization

The estate is photographed, marketed, and presented at its full potential. Buyers compete on emotion — and the seller writes the next chapter.


Recent Transformations

Six estates across Coastal Orange County. Six conversations between intention and outcome.

01 / 06 — Newport Beach
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1436 West Bay

Newport Beach, CA
Added Value+$2,100,000
As Is$5.0M
Reno$100K
Sold$7.2M
02 / 06 — Huntington Beach

16975 Edgewater

Huntington Beach, CA
Added Value+$1,430,000
As Is$4.35M
Reno$20K
Sold$5.8M
03 / 06 — Rolling Hills Estates

17 Hillcrest

Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Added Value+$355,000
As Is$1.5M
Reno$10K
Sold$1.865M
04 / 06 — Corona Del Mar

250 Poppy

Corona Del Mar, CA
Added Value+$305,000
As Is$5.1M
Reno$80K
Sold$5.485M
05 / 06 — Laguna Niguel

31002 Flying Cloud

Laguna Niguel, CA
Added Value+$205,000
As Is$1.29M
Reno$200K
Sold$1.695M
06 / 06 — San Clemente

310 Via Colibri

San Clemente, CA
Added Value+$165,000
As Is$1.9M
Reno$60K
Sold$2.215M

In Their Own Words


What might your estate be worth?

A confidential, no-obligation evaluation of your property's untapped potential. Delivered with the same care extended to every estate we represent.

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