- Name
- John DuPriest
- Company
- The Trace Corporation
- E-mail
- Contact John DuPriest (The Trace Corporation)
- Website
- http://www.DuPriest.com
- Office Phone
- (916) 933-2185
- Cell Phone
- (916) 201-2185
- Alt. Phone
- (916) 663-2185
- Fax
- (916) 663-9366
- Description
- Licensed as RE Agent 9/72, as Broker 10/74. Full time since in the Sacramento area and the beautiful Sierra foothills. Gen Mgr of Sac company mid 70s, took the company from 6 to 33 agents in 3 years.
About John DuPriest & Penryn:
Baylor University Class of 1951, left before graduation when Korean War broke out, completed pilot training, flew F-86 Saberjets with 311th Fighter Bomber Sq and dumb enough to get into the Viet Nam conflict with the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing 1970-71. Ended up with 397 combat flying hours out of a total of some 7,500. Retired in 9/72 to Penryn, CA a small rural community 20 miles NE of Sacramento in the Sierra foothills. Received Real Estate license 10/72 and have been full time ever since.
I am fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful and family-friendly areas in the world. (And I know of what I speak having lived all over that world after 24 years in the USAF.) When I first got in this business I worked in the Sacramento area because that was where my company was. We had selected the Penryn - South Placer County area - for our own home because we wanted horse property for our five children. We were blessed because after 36 years on this property we have confirmed over and over again that there is simply no place like it. And I am doubly blessed, Joyce & I enjoyed anniversary #52 this year and she feels the same about Penry, Loomis & Newcastle as I do. The people are wonderful, schools are excellent, scenery is beautiful and the climate is to die for.
Real Estate choices here range from small cottages on postage stamp lots to mansions in gated communities and country homes on from one to 100+ acres. South Placer County is still a booming area of industrial and commercial development. And Penry is just about 85 miles from Lake Tahoe, 65 miles from skiing in the winter and trophy trout-fishing in the spring & summers. In the other direction San Francisco is only 110 miles away and the gold country is all around us.
Areas of Expertise
Experienced in residential & rural homes, mini-ranches, bare land, parcel splits and subdivisions for clients as well as myself, sales of mobilehome parks, apartments, industrial sites and was General Partner in several limited partnerships involving apartments, bare land and one motel. Am settled in to residential & country homes as well as bare land sales, splits, etc. for clients.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
1973 - Present Sacramento Association of Realtors (Formerly the Sacramento Board of Realtors)
1976 - Present Placer County Association of Realtors (Formally the Placer County Board of Realtors)
1975 - 1979 Sacramento Board of Realtors Legislative Action Subcommittee
1977 - 1980 Placer County Board of Realtors Political Action Committee
1979 - 1989 Syndication Division, California Association of Realtors
1977 - 1989 Investment Division, California Association of Realtors
1985 - Present Member, Placer County Board of Realtors Masters Club for top producers - Life member since 1992.
2002 - Present Member of the Placer County Association of Realtors Ethics & Grievance Committee
PERSONAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES:
1973 - 74 Co-Consultant on Northridge Country Club Condominiums, the first apartment
condominium conversion in Sacramento County.
1974 - 1986 Owner-developer or Consultant on five rural subdivisions and 18-20 minor
land divisions in Sacramento and Placer Counties
1976 - 1978 Builder/Owner of 14 spec homes, all on acreage parcels
1991 - 1993 Consultant for the purchase of 10 mobilehome parks by five cities in Southern California
1992 One of the "Top Ten" individuals in sales out of 1,024 Placer County Realtors.
CIVIC/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
1971 - Present Resident of Penryn, Placer County, California
1972 thru 73 President, Penryn School Parent Teachers Club
1975 thru 76 President, Del Oro High School Parents' Club
1979 - 1989 Founder and Chairman/Director of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Marching Band Spectacular, a high school marching band competition for bands from all over the West. This is the largest annual one-day event in Placer County and is still held the second Saturday in October.
1980 - 84 Placer County Supervisorial District #4 representative to the Loomis Basin Design Review Committee
1982 Del Oro High School Parents Club Parent of the Year
1983 Realtor Representative to the Blue Ribbon Citizens' Committee for County Fees Review (Placer County)
1992 The DuPriest family was selected as Family of the Year for the first annual Loomis Volunteer Recognition Award. Twenty awards given each year to 19 individuals and one family for outstanding community service over past years.
1992 - 2000 Member of the Sacramento County Auburn Boulevard Redevelopment Commission
1994 - 1997 Member of the Board of Directors of The Motherlode Stage Company, a non-profit performing arts organization.
2004 Presented with the Placer County Association of Realtors' Distinguished Realtor Award for outstanding community service.
Testimonials
June 2, 2006 To whom it may concern:
JOHN DUPRIEST IS A REAL ESTATE GOD!
We just recorded the sale of our Loomis mini-ranch in which John's experience and marketing skills produced two full price offers of $1.5 million. Prior to his efforts it had been on the market with a Realtor from one of those "big" companies for 185 days without a single showing much less an offer.
Late last year after interviewing several Realtors we selected John for his experience, knowledge of country properties and for his positive demeanor and energy. His record speaks for itself as do testimonials on his website from past clients. He has been a full time Realtor in South Placer and Sacramento Counties for 34 years. His knowledge of zoning, land parcels, domestic wells, septic systems, irrigation water and easements as well as mutual road & waterline agreements seems endless.
All of that knowledge proved to be vital in our transaction.
Once again, based on John's experience, he counseled us to wait until March to put our property back on the market. He explained to us that most real estate activity eased off considerably between Thanksgiving and mid-January. That proved to be sound advice.
While doing all of this on our Loomis ranch and using his Internet expertise, he located an agent in the Roseburg Oregon area who found our replacement property. John then proceeded to guide us through that purchase.
John DuPriest is always available, only a phone call away regardless of the day & hour. In fact he advertises and boasts that "I answer my own phone 98% of the time. Try Me!" With us it was 99.5% of the time. I only recall two instances out of maybe 100 calls in which I left a message. Still he got back to me within the hour. If you hate voice mail with long instructions and numerous selections or Realtors that never call back or only call back when they want to, John is your Realtor.
I suggest you make a few test calls. Call some Realtors at random then call John on his personal number (916) 933-2185.
(Signed)
Jeri L. Pfeiffer, Trustee
1968 Bayshore Rd.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404
(928) 486-4438
(Thank you card received 10/3/2002. This was another dual agency transaction. Murray-Febres were sellers of 5735 Cobblestone to Buyers Todd & Kelly Boynton)
John,
What can we say? It was an adventure to say the least! Thank you so much for all of your help and expertise. We really appreciate you going above and beyond the ordinary. We think being your neighbor is an added bonus! (Don't know how you feel about this however!! Ha! Ha!) Mostly, we appreciate your friendship! Thank you John for making my Dream Home a reality!!! We love you! Lots of love and hugs,
Diane Murray and Joey Febres
November 23, 2003
Dear John,
Now that we have settled into our beautiful new home, we'd like to take a moment to thank you for all of your time, energy, and commitment towards getting us into the house that was truly meant for us, and for selling our former home.
We entrusted you with the dual role as our selling agent and as the buying agent for the people that purchased our former home. You performed this role with due diplomacy. We felt comfortable and confident, throughout the sales transaction, that you would treat us fairly and honestly - and you truly did.
We appreciate your tireless effort in seeking out exactly what we were looking for, even when it meant countless phone calls, showings, and repeated internet searches. Speaking of phone calls, the fact that you were available to answer our questions at any time of the day was far beyond our expectations. You made us feel as if we were your only clients, which we're sure is a testament to your 30 years of success in the realty business.
Without hesitation, we will happily and wholeheartedly refer any family, friends, or co-workers your way. All the best -- and continued success.
Sincerely,
Todd & Kelly Boynton
Rocklin
June 1, 2000
John DuPriest
The Trace Corporation
PO Box 121
Penryn, CA 95663
Dear John:
Now that all of our various real estate transactions are completed I would like to thank you for your efforts and expertise in our behalf.
You located the perfect parcel when you found the 4 acres in Kentucky Greens and the price you negotiated saved us thousands over the listed price. The sale of our home on Pinto Court in Antelope was concluded in minimum time and at a price that exceeded our original expectations. And finally the recent sale of the home in Kentucky Greens was just as successful since you negotiated two offers in excess of the listed price one of which was all cash.
Obviously had we not been extremely pleased with your initital efforts we would not have depended on you a second and third time. I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone looking for a real estate professional.
Please feel free to offer my name as a reference.
Very truly yours,
Wes Owsley, President
Advanced Electric
#167 Taylor Road
Newcastle, CA 95658
Walter E. Furen
9 Bosque Loop
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 87505 (505)466‑2438
September 28, 2000
To Whom it May Concern,
This is to publicly express Mrs. Furen's and my deep respect and appreciation for the Real Estate Brokerage, The Trace Corporation, and its principal, Mr. John DuPriest, of Penryn, CA. -------
----------- John cheerfully, and confidently took on this property challenge. His first step was to produce a highly professional Property Profile And Market Analysis. Not one he "borrowed" from the previous listing, but one he researched and produced himself. This document really caught our attention. We agreed to his analysis-----------
---------------------- In finality a satisfactory offer was tendered, and again John provided outstanding assistance in offering practical and useful and honest advice as to our courses of action. He drafted appropriate language always with our interest in mind( we never had a time when we felt John was trying to rush us into a decision, not to our advantage), not rushing toward a commission. In short , we closed at an acceptable and fair price, at a time frame favorable to us, with no hassle or need to travel to Roseville, with piece of mind and completing all of the above with a good feeling for the entire adventure.
We have thanked John DuPriest many times for his thoughtful, thorough, careful , professional, and energetic representation of our interests , but we feel we would not be doing our share unless we offered to the public at large, those "to whom it may concern" folks who may be looking for a creative and outstanding broker/ agent our own personal experience, and we further express that we would certainly call upon John, and The Trace Corp. to represent us again, and recommend him to any potential client, without reservation.
(Signed)
Walter E. Furen
