Lighthouse Properties Real Estate Services

Debbie and her team just helped me purchase a home and they are amazing. So professional and knowledgeable and I will recommend them to my friends and family!

Several years ago my family and I relocated to Los Angeles from New York City. Debbie, Candace, and Claire helped us find the perfect house for our family in Los Angeles. They took care of all the closing paperwork so we didn’t have to attend the closing from afar. And Debbie also helped us find local contractors to do some necessary maintenance work on the house.
One year later, we decided that Los Angeles was not for us and moved back to New York City. Notwithstanding the severely depressed real estate market, Debbie and Claire worked tirelessly over the year that followed to find a buyer for the house at a reasonable price and helped us negotiate a buyout for our tenants. And they did this work at a significantly discounted fee because they knew we were taking a huge loss on the house. The sale brought us financial stability and peace of mind.
My family and I will always be grateful to Debbie, Claire, and all the staff at Lighthouse Properties. They worked so hard for us and helped make a tremendously stressful situation bearable. I can’t imagine any other realtor putting that kind of time and energy into the sale of a home. Nobody cares more about their clients than Debbie and the folks at Lighthouse Properties. Anyone who needs a realtor in the greater LA area would be crazy to use anyone else.

Debbie helped us getting our first home in Redondo and gave us invaluable advices throughout our time in USA. Now we moved out of the State but she remains the first person we will ask for everything regarding our property (or investing ha). Her style is brutally honest and very forwarding. I found her a very trustworthy realtor compared to other people who just want to score business with home owners.
I will definitely use Lighthouse properties again when we want to rent/​buy/​sell our home in the future. Debbie is very knowledgeable pretty much everything in this business, not just finding a property — but the most important thing is we trust her. Her staffs are also great and we had a friend who we recommended to work with Lighthouse properties with great success as well.

Devi you are Awesome,
I can not thank you enough for selling my house 23 122 Runnymede St West Hills
What a Blessing. You sold my house for way more $$ t I originally asked in less than 1 month. I will recommend you to my family
Friends, neighbors to buy or sell their house
With you genius lady.
Knowledgable
Honest
Professional
Friendly
Always on time
Amazing
Licet Espinosa Mathews

We have to believe the positive reviews are false or people not knowledgeable about a really good broker can do. We bought & sold properties thru debbie. When We wanted to buy, everything we brought up was ignored or she downplayed the importance so she would close & get a higher price. When We wanted to sell, she have in on everything, including credit a five figure «potential» hoa repair (which now over a year later still has never been brought up at his meetings). Again she just wanted to close the deal & move on. When We asked why she didn’t stick up for us when we were buying, she got really angry but had no excuse. When we had problems w the house after, she & her inspector were no help. We have since used another broker, –which We won’t name so you readers won’t think this is a plug– & that person actually cares. & that person actually helped w issues related to those properties we used debbie– with very little effort got us results. Debbie is just lazy & just wants her commission.

I have worked with Debbie Sutz at Lighthouse Properties for many years. She has sold several homes for me and is the only broker I work with. While her listings have a lock box, it’s for convenience only as she or one of her agents will be at every single showing. This is very important as they know the property and know what to talk about during a showing. Its also very important to use a broker with local expertise, Debbie has that expertise having focused on the west side of Los Angeles for many years. She knows value when she sees it. Debbie is intelligent, honest, a shrewd negotiator and works very hard. The team at Lighthouse can handle anything.

My girlfriend and I had to buy our house. There was no other choice. Debbie threatened to kill us if we didn’t because the deal was just too good to pass up. Being very afraid of Debbie, we bit the bullet and bought ourselves what ended up becoming the home of our dreams.
Okay, she was kidding (we think), but words alone cannot express our gratitude to Debbie and her team. What we thought was too much house for us, turned out to be a little oasis of sanity from the crazy LA world. It’s a cute Spanish-​style house from 1927 in Santa Monica whose interior we lovingly restored and turned into a slick, modern Architectural Digest-​style killer pad. We work at home, so this place is also a quiet, comfortable place where we get stuff done, invite people over for meetings, and then just relax and entertain when we’re in off-​work mode. That alone would be enough to be eternally indebted to Debbie for her smarts, caring, and her death threats. Add to that mix the fact that our property has appreciated about, guessing here, 50% in the year we’ve had it and you have a serious one-​two punch of amazingness.
Debbie saw all of this happening. We thought she was crazy. We were wrong.

In 1998 I had launched my own mortgage company, Signature Mortgage Group, in Tarzana, California. I had the privilege of meeting Debbie Sutz, the owner of Lighthouse Properties in the year 2002 and we began doing business together immediately. She referred several of her clients over to me for home financing, and likewise I also referred clients to her for their real estate needs.
I had always worked closely with my clients in making sure we were meeting their needs. The feedback I had received from all my clients as to their satisfaction working with Debbie was a 100% positive. Until this day my clients reach out to me periodically to say hello and remind me that if it were not for Debbie and our combined team efforts they’d still be renting overpriced apartments.
Most recently in January 2013, I had referred my family’s attorneys to Debbie because we needed to settle my brother’s estate as he had just passed away. My family and I were completely devastated as he was only 36 years old and had passed away suddenly. Debbie helped us tremendously through this period and after careful review had advised that we sell the home as a short-​sale transaction and thus we listed the home with her. Debbie was very professional in guiding us through the process from beginning to end, but more importantly she proved to be a valued resource and true gem. Amongst many details, she was able to locate a qualified buyer quickly, which really helped us considerably given the circumstances my family and I were facing. It is a long story, but in short not only is she an expert in her field, but is compassionate, sincere and honest. She proved to be a true friend in the midst of crisis. I can’t even begin to say how grateful my family and I are for all her help!
Sincerely, Sonia Assad, RE Broker

I can’t say enough good things about Lighthouse. I was fortunate to work directly with the owner Debbie Sutz and she got me the property of a lifetime! One half acre property in Mar Vista with views, privacy and land. I never felt pushed or rushed to make a decision which is saying something since I can be kind of demanding. Indeed Debbie was not shy about steering me away from lesser properties and when the right house was found the whole transaction unfolded in a smooth and organic fashion.
I can’t stress how important it turned out to be to have an agent to feel comfortable with because in doing a thorough search I found one spends an awful lot of time with them! In that regard I found Debbie to be incredibly personable, funny and good natured, and PATIENT. That plus her business acumen and the strong support staff she’s built almost made the process — if I dare so — FUN, or at least pleasant and enjoyable.
I would definitely recommend and use Lighthouse Properties again.

Debbie Sutz, Gwen Zeller & Claire Lissone are superstars. Whether buying or selling, their service is above par. A client can’t help but feel confident when one is placed in awesome hands of real estate attorney, Debbie. Gwen is quite a resource of knowledge & experience for commercial real estate. Claire is spectacular for everything else you’ll need to complete a real estate transaction. What a team!

Lighthouse Properties: Claire Lissone
Claire worked with me for SIX MONTHS and helped me purchase my first home in SoCal! First time home buyers require the most effort, so I give her a lot of credit for her dedication during my search.
I met her at an open house in Playa Vista in September 2012. While the agent I had at the time couldn’t even spell my name correctly or make a reasonable effort, Claire remembered me from a brief conversation, and went out of her way to get answers to the questions and I had without being asked. This impressed me.
I am VERY picky and detail oriented, and so was Claire! She was able to answer ALL of my questions and fully evaluate every listing we pursued. She was very flexible with email, texting, phone calls — she was always available. Claire made suggestions and helped guide me from her experience. She helped set reasonable expectations, but made sure I always knew what was out there. She was proactive in pointing out listings that she thought were a good fit. I never had to go over my wish/​requirement list more than once.
When we started writing offers, she sat down with me and went over the entire contract which can be overwhelming. She handled everything. She made it convenient while I was busy at work by sending me eDocuments that I could quickly sign online.
Claire negotiated aggressively when I needed it, and made things happen. She looked out for me.
After my offer was accepted, Claire kept me updated through every stage of the transaction. She was able to recommend contractors, inspectors, and financial institutions. She put pressure on the other parties involved to make sure that I received reasonable credits for any work that I needed to do, and that we closed on time.
Weeks after we closed, Claire was still helping and checking in to make sure I am completely satisfied.
I’ve already recommended Claire to all of my friends, and plan to continue to do so. I’ve rated Claire 5 stars for her proactivity, patience, attention to detail, and determination to get the job done.
To the other reviewers: After my experience, I would definitely say that the first two negative reviews are questionable (and probably written by the same person). Either way, they definitely don’t apply to Claire!
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