For Luxury Real Estate Agents
Your $2M+ Clients
Deserve a Contractor
Who Matches the Property.
When you sell luxury homes in Sonoma and Marin, the contractor you recommend reflects on you. We make sure that reflection is flawless. Scroll the work — that's the pitch.
A Build Partner For Luxury Realtors
You spent a decade building trust with luxury clients. One bad contractor referral undoes it. We've been the GC agents call when someone else didn't deliver.
Custom New Construction
Alan Drive
Penngrove, Sonoma County
Ground-up custom home on 2+ acres. The kind of build a $3M+ buyer is looking for.
Buyer purchased a vacant lot and needed a builder who could deliver a finished home that justified the price tag. Modern farmhouse, open plan, chef's kitchen, custom millwork throughout. Photographed at every milestone for the homeowner's permanent record.
Lot
2+ acres
Build
Ground-Up Custom
Style
Modern Farmhouse
Pre-Sale Whole-Home Remodel
Kentfield Residence
Kentfield, Marin County
Marin remodel that took the listing from comp-priced to top-of-market.
Owner wanted to maximize sale price before listing. Full remodel — custom oak staircase, iron railings, redesigned kitchen and baths. Detail-level execution that holds up under Marin scrutiny. The kind of remodel that adds eight figures to the right comps.
Scope
Whole-home
Highlight
Custom Oak Staircase
Outcome
Pre-Sale Lift
Whole-Home Remodel
M+D Remodel
Sonoma County
A reimagined family home — refined, livable, and built to age with the buyer's family.
Buyer purchased a tired 90s home and wanted it to feel both elevated and inviting. Kitchen, baths, millwork, finishes — every choice made for daily life, not magazine shots. The kind of remodel that closes the deal and earns the agent a referral.
Scope
Whole-home
Focus
Kitchen + Baths
Approach
Livable Refinement
Insurance Restoration
Poplar Drive Fire Rebuild
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
Total-loss claim, foundation to finish — with documentation that protects the agent's referral.
Owner lost the home in the Tubbs Fire. Full rebuild with reimagined floor plan and custom finishes. Documentation supports the file from intake through close-out. We work directly with the insurance side so the homeowner — and the agent who referred us — never have to scramble.
Project
Fire Rebuild
Scope
Foundation to Finish
Claim
Total Loss
Selected Work
A wider look
Pre-sale remodels, ground-up custom homes, ADUs, fire rebuilds. Every project documented from pre-construction through completion.
Who Runs SRS
Kelly + Ryan
Kelly Trabert
Client Coordination + Co-Owner
Sonoma County native. Lost her family home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire and rebuilt — that experience is why fire restoration sits at the center of what SRS does. Kelly is the single point of contact for agents and clients: scheduling, weekly photo updates, change orders, and the long tail of decisions that shape every project.
Ryan Trabert
Lead Builder + Co-Owner
Air Force veteran with a master's in construction management. Raised on his father Don's job sites — Don built custom homes for fifty years across Hawaii, California, and Idaho. Ryan is on-site every day across active projects: framing reviews, sub coordination, finish-level QC, and the standards that show up in the final walkthrough.
Why Realtors Work With Us
Four ways we help close deals and protect your reputation
Pre-Sale Renovations That Move Fast
Kitchen and bath updates, fresh paint, curb-appeal work that hits the timeline buyers are watching. We move at the pace your listing demands without cutting corners that the inspector will catch.
Custom Builds + ADUs
Your client bought the lot — they need a builder. We do ground-up custom homes and permitted ADUs that add real property value. ADUs alone can lift a property $200K+.
Inspection-List Cleanup
Buyer's inspection turned up 30 items? We'll scope, price, and fix them before close — or give the buyer a clear, defensible picture of what they're taking on.
Reputation Protection
The contractor your client uses reflects on you. We document everything, communicate cleanly, and never put a referral source in an awkward position. We exist because Marin and Sonoma agents had bad experiences with someone else.
Honesty Up Front
What we don't do
We'd rather tell you now than find out at the wrong moment.
Lowball estimates that creep up later
We give you the number we can actually deliver. If it's higher than someone else's, that's because theirs is wrong.
Ghost on warranty work
We respond to warranty issues within 48 hours. We're local. If a buyer calls you 9 months after close, we answer the phone.
Cut corners that the inspector catches
We'd rather take an extra week than hand you back a project that fails a re-inspection at the worst moment.
No job too small or too large
From a single bathroom refresh to a full custom home — we do it all. Same licensed team, same communication, same standards on every project.
Work outside Sonoma + Marin + Napa
We don't take jobs in San Francisco or the East Bay. Drive time eats into the on-site supervision your client deserves.
Mystery change orders
Every change is documented, scoped, and priced before work happens. No surprise invoices when your client is trying to close.
How a Referral Works
From your introduction to your client's keys
You stay informed throughout. We handle the details. You look great at the end.
01
Introduction + Walk-through
Send the client our way — text with our number, warm email, or share this page. We meet them on-site within 48 hours, walk the property, and listen.
02
Estimate + Scope
Detailed estimate within one week of the walk-through. Real numbers based on real measurements. Scope written in plain language, not contractor-speak.
03
Permits + Pre-Construction
We pull permits, coordinate subs, order long-lead materials. Your client gets a clear schedule. You get copied on milestone updates if the client wants you in the loop.
04
Build
Ryan on-site every day. Weekly photo updates. Single point of contact (Kelly) for the client. Change orders priced and signed before any change touches the work.
05
Walkthrough + Listing-Ready
Final walk with the homeowner. Punch-list resolved within 14 days. Project ready to list (or to live in). Homeowner refers us back to you when they're ready to sell.
Realtor FAQ
Questions agents actually ask us
How fast can you turn around a pre-sale renovation?
Kitchen + bath refresh: 4–6 weeks. Whole-home pre-sale prep: 8–14 weeks depending on scope. We'll tell you on day one whether your timeline is realistic.
Who pays — the seller or the buyer?
Either, both, or split. We invoice whomever the contract says. We've worked with seller-paid pre-sale renovations, buyer-paid post-close fixes, and 50/50 splits. Tell us the deal structure and we'll work with it.
Can my client be remote during the build?
Yes. Weekly photo updates, video walk-throughs at milestones, and Kelly as the single point of contact. We've finished projects where the homeowner only saw the house twice — at kickoff and at final walk.
Do you build ADUs?
Yes — detached, attached, garage conversions. ADUs in Sonoma and Marin can add $200K+ to a property's value. We handle permits, design coordination, and build. Typical timeline: 6–9 months from permit.
What's your minimum project size?
No minimum. We do everything from single bathroom refreshes to full custom homes. Same licensed team and communication on every job, regardless of size.
Do you do inspection-list cleanup before close?
Yes. We'll scope and price the inspection list within a week. We move fast for closings — assuming the items don't require permits we can usually clear a 30-item list in 2–4 weeks.
How do warranty issues work after the buyer takes possession?
Standard one-year warranty on all work. We respond within 48 hours, in person. We're local. The buyer (and you) won't be hunting for us.
Can you handle fire-zone or insurance-restoration properties?
It's a core part of what we do. Kelly lost her own family home in Tubbs and rebuilt. We work directly with insurance, document thoroughly, and have rebuilt across Fountaingrove, Coffey Park, and beyond.
Where We Work, What We Build
Project size + geographic fit
Geographic Reach
- Sonoma County: Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Petaluma, Windsor, Kenwood, Glen Ellen
- Marin County: Tiburon, Mill Valley, Kentfield, San Anselmo, Sausalito, San Rafael, Belvedere
- Napa Valley: Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga (case-by-case)
- Not currently: SF, East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay.
Project Size
- Sweet spot: $250K–$3M residential
- Largest: $5M+ ground-up custom
- Project size: No minimum — bathroom refreshes through full custom homes
50+ Years
Family Legacy
#1074033
CSLB License
Certified
Veteran & Woman-Owned
Always
Fully Insured
Let's build a referral relationship
20 minutes. No pitch. We'll learn your typical client, share how we work, and figure out if there's a deal on your desk where we'd add real value.