Jennifer Fortune – Chase International

Jennifer was our buyer’s agent on a vacation home purchase in Christmas Valley, South Lake Tahoe, CA. We selected Jennifer after reviewing her website and chatting on the phone. During our initial conversation, Jennifer was very open about the process and patiently answered all our questions. She promised to be full service all the way through the process and she delivered on that promise. She was always very quick to respond to our many questions as first time home buyers. She sent us listings of homes that met our criteria. We viewed 10 homes with her over two weekends and she arranged everything to view the homes. She always gave us her honest opinion and helped us refine our offer to make sure we got the house (there were multiple offers and quick turnaround required). All documents were electronic which was great because we live in the Bay Area so signing documents, etc was very easy. She scheduled the termite and home inspection for us (she was also present at the inspection) and coordinated with the seller and seller’s agent to make sure our requested repairs we made. She also performed the final walk through for us and sent pictures. She also sent contact information for all the utilities, etc so we could get those set up. Basically, she helped us with everything.
Overall, I would highly recommend Jennifer. She is laid back yet attentive, very knowledgeable, and easy to work with. Above all, she was very patient and happy to answer our many questions.

5 stars times a thousand! Jennifer was excellent all the way around from beginning to the very end. Working with Jennifer was the best. She made the entire process completely seamless. Her communication and responsiveness is second to none with my calls, texts and emails. With our primary residence 4 hours away from South Lake Tahoe, she stepped up and took care of everything for us since we couldn’t be in town. She has managed our list of repairs for the builder, and has continued to do so even after close. She has gone out of her way to continue to help us after close of escrow as we have deliveries of furnishings arriving. I have working with a number of realtors in the past, and Jennifer completely out shines every other experience I have had. I highly, HIGHLY recommend working with Jennifer for your purchase!

Jennifer is on top of her game. Not only did she take us on last minute on one of the busiest weekends of the year, she showed us every single home on the market within our parameters and ultimately got us the perfect home for our family. She kept me updated on every detail while I was out of state gearing up for our move, which made for a stress free purchase experience. Jennifer has also shared her vast knowledge of the area which has proved invaluable to me as a newcomer to Lake Tahoe. Buying a vacation home is one thing, but moving to Lake Tahoe permanently with no knowledge of the area was a bit scary for me, and she alleviated all of those fears with her expertise and recommendations. I have never had an agent so attentive until meeting Jennifer and I highly recommend her. We were lucky to be connected with her and would use her again in a heartbeat.

Jennifer was terrific, finding a vacation rental property close to skiing and the beach after only a couple of visits. She was a fountain of knowledge on local neighborhoods, realtors, running/​biking trails, and the new city regulations on rentals. Everything went very smoothly, and we closed on the property in a matter of days, not weeks or months. She is great to work with, very insightful and informative.

I recommend Jennifer Fortune to anyone looking for the consummate professional. Jennifer is an extremely knowledgeable agent and helped me navigate the purchase of my vacation home in South Lake Tahoe. She sent me listings that were well researched. She provided great advice when it came time to negotiate with the seller. Jennifer responded quickly whenever I had a question. She kept in good communication with me throughout the entire process. She provided contacts for the home inspection and pest inspection and she patiently stayed with the contractor for me. She’s so nice. Working with her made me feel that she had my best interests in mind.

Jennifer was amazing to work with for well over a year before we pulled the trigger on our vacation property. Her knowledge of the Tahoe area and her response time to emails/​texts/​calls was great! She was available to show properties and answer questions on our time. Now (after closing) she is still helping us out with questions we have about the property. I would highly recommend Jennifer!!!

Jennifer helped me and my family buy a vacation home in South Lake Tahoe. She was incredibly attentive from day one, and kept an eye out for properties that would fit our needs. Since I live in the bay area, Jennifer acted not only as my agent, but as a friend who was my eyes and ears on the ground and always looking out for me. She took care of all the details in the process, from meeting with all the inspectors, to giving me suggestions for insurance companies, utilities, and rental management companies. I would recommend Jennifer to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Tahoe area as I know she will work very hard to get what you want!

Jennifer was referred to us by a local agent and we initially worked through email and phone calls, and we were a bit concerned about working with a realtor who we’d never met. All that changed after we met Jennifer and had a face to face conversation. When we were interacting on the phone, we found a few houses on zillow and sent them to Jennifer to add to the list of viewings for the weekend. Within minutes she would respond with more details on the property or recommending us to drop it because the location was not good or the property was not good, etc. We insisted on viewing a few that she recommended against and sure enough, she was 100% right. Jennifer knows the Tahoe area very well. She is to the point, available any time, weekday or weekend. She recognized that we were doing the transaction remotely, so she went over and above our expectations to ensure everything went smoothly, double checked everything for us. She was our eyes and hands in the tahoe area through the entire process.

I received Jennifer’s name from a realtor, and friend in my area. I spoke with her over the phone and she was able to answer all my questions and made me feel so comfortable that I hired her to sell my home in Lake Tahoe without even meeting her. She was so fast to return calls, to check into things for me and she made the process of selling my house seamless. Jennifer I can’t thank you enough!

If you are looking for a real estate agent that’s professional, dependable, honest, experienced, and able to negotiate, then you might just find all of those in Jennifer.
My husband and I purchased a home in South Lake Tahoe through Jennifer in summer and we couldn’t have done it without her.
As first time home buyers in CA, we really didn’t know what we were walking into. Jennifer delivered far more than what we could ask for. She walked with my husband and myself from search to sign and made the whole process smooth and easy. All We needed was follow her lead, sign where it’s needed and the rest just followed. We had no clue what we were doing, and she took the time to explain all our crazy questions. She went above and beyond with communicating with all the moving parts (escrow office, inspections, etc) and making sure the process moved along efficiently. We closed right on time thanks to her!
Even after we closed, she knows all the right people in the area in terms of contractors, plumbers, roofing, etc. She also had excellent referrals for a mortgage agent when we needed one. I would not look any further for another agent.

Jennifer goes the extra mile to learn and listen to her clients. She helped us purchase 2 homes. The first one she was able to pinpoint the correct house in her first suggestion (even though we made her show us others before we finally decided). On our second home it was a chore for her but she was always there helping and answering questions for us. she was always available when we needed and never a delay. She walked us through the whole process and kept tabs on dates and everything we needed for a successful purchase. her local knowledge and contacts made everything easy on us. We definitely recommend her and would use her again!

Looking to buy a house in Tahoe? Contact Jennifer! She is awesome. My husband and I made an appointment to see some houses in Tahoe with Jennifer. She took the time to understand what we were looking for and was extremely patient with us. We live in the bay area so I absolutely appreciated how efficient and organized she was. We ended up buying a great house. She has been an invaluable resource in referring us to local vendors. She really has a way of making you feel comfortable and not rushed at all. As always there were things that came up during the deal that needed to be addressed. She was ALWAYS available and handled everything quickly and prfessionally. I highly recommend her and will use her again!!!

We had a great experience buying our vacation home with Jennifer! She was referred to us by another agent that wasn’t available to show us homes on the weekend we were heading to Tahoe for house shopping. By the time we met with Jennifer at her office to look at homes I already felt comfortable with her. We had sent her several listings we were interested in before our visit and she kept us up to date on the status of those listings as well as additional listings she thought we might be interested in. During our house tours it was clear that she had a good eye for detail and pointed out several pluses and minuses at the properties that we hadn’t thought of. One of the properties that we were interested in wasn’t available for showing that weekend because it was rented, but Jennifer offered to show it to my sister the following week and sent us lots of pictures of the interior. That house ended up being the house we purchased! I was able to make an additional one day trip to Tahoe to see the house with Jennifer, but aside from that trip we didn’t make it back to Tahoe at all during the close process. I felt very comfortable leaving all the inspections and the final walk-​thru to Jennifer. She is a great communicator and a pleasure to work with.

Jennifer is great!
She helped us with buying our vacation home in south lake tahoe. She was knowledgeable and someone you can trust. She helped with the transaction and we did not need to travel to close the deal. She did most of the work over emails and was very easy to work with. She is great and I would highly recommend her.

Jennifer exceeded all of our expectations for a buyer’s agent. She is very knowledgeable of the diverse real estate market in South Lake Tahoe and pointed us in the right direction. After we decided on the property we liked, she took care of the closing steps, which was a big help because we were not local. Overall, the home buying experience was relatively smooth.

Jennifer was extremely helpful in a difficult transaction. Dealing with a trust of two siblings that did not speak with each other, only through each of their lawyers. What ever you imagine about this statement there is truth to it. Jennifer was the voice of reason at times when I had had enough. Also the «selling» real estate agent was not much help either. Jennifer was actually doing her work for her. It has now been two months since i have moved in and wanted to let some time pass before writing the review. I am very happy with the purchase and happy now that I am situated. Jennifer is very knowledgeable of the Tahoe area and what it takes to get through the process of purchasing a home. She had multiple contacts in all area’s that were needed. (Pest, Title, loan officer). She was also helpful when she did not have a contact in a certain area. She did the phone calling to find someone. I also did a VA loan (which are difficult in themselves). She put me in contact with the right person to get the loan completed. I highly recommend Jennifer and would use her again to sell/​buy a home in the Tahoe area!!!

We love our LAKE TAHOE home!!! Thank you Jennifer! My husband and I were looking for a vacation home in South Lake Tahoe close to Stateline. Since we live in San Jose, we didn’t really know where to start. So glad that Jennifer was referred to us! There are a lot of different pockets in SLT. Jennifer was able to give us great advice about neighborhoods. She kept us informed about all new listings in our desired areas and was respectful of our budget, which I really did appreciate. She’s not a pushy agent trying to sell you the first property that comes on the market. She took her time with us, and showed us home after home until we were sure we were getting exactly what we were looking for. She knows her stuff. Another thing that we really appreciated was that she was SUPER accommodating in showing us properties when we were in town, sometimes with short notice.
Jennifer was very calm and professional throughout the entire process. Calm? May seem weird to describe a real estate agent as calm, but buying a home can be stressful and Jennifer remained CALM, at ALL TIMES. When my lender from home took too long to get something done Jennifer remained calm and made some calls. When my insurance company from home was giving me problems Jennifer remained calm and referred me to a local insurance broker who turned out to be great. We love our home and plan to keep it, but when we are ready for another one we will call Jennifer again!

Jennifer Fortune is an exceptional agent. She went above and beyond what we expected in securing our dream lot; she answered our questions, met with permitting agencies, introduced us to neighbors, and connected us with a local lender. We tried two other agents before finding Jennifer and were very unimpressed with their knowledge of the local real estate environment.
In going above and beyond what we expected, Jennifer contacted every property in our preferred area to make sure that there were no other willing sellers; her outreach was highly effective and after reviewing a half-​dozen properties that responded, we knew that we had the right spot. Using her connections with other realtors in the area, she was able to pinpoint the seller’s bottom line price, we made an offer, and quickly closed.
If we ever buy or sell in the Tahoe area again, Jennifer will be our first contact.