SoCal Resorts Group: Your Mountain Real Estate Experts

Unmatched experience, full-time support, and innovative marketing to help you find or sell your perfect mountain home.

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Meet SoCal Resorts

Gary Doss | CA DRE# 01416748
John Porter | CA DRE# 01754975

Our team is like no other. Consisting of 18 team members, with combined experience of 142 years, we are a family-cultured team, always available to assist you with your real estate needs. Our team has a background in Airbnb, Title Services, Vacation Rental Management and the Mortgage Industry. There is no question we can’t find the answer to in your quest for finding the perfect place in the mountains.

Our Testimonials

Sully

Sully

Recently sold our Big Bear home with Gary Doss and his team. Being that we were no longer living in the area it was nice to know we had an agent looking out for our best interest. He got us the dollar amount we were looking for...
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S. Tanner

S. Tanner

I have worked with several realtors in the past with mixed results, but when I met John Porter with SoCal Resorts I could immediately see that I had the right agent for me. John Porter first and foremost is one of the most frie...
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Johnnie D.

Johnnie D.

Gary Doss surpassed my expectations in selling our one acre, 3500 square feet home. His analysis of the local marketplace and recommendations for listing led to a quick purchase offer and successful closure. His experience and ...
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Amarilis M.

Amarilis M.

I've done a few real-estate deals in my day and by far Kellie Ballum has been the best realtor I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She was very helpful and available. She was well-informed about all the homes we looke...
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Ilene F.

Ilene F.

Kellie was a wonderful agent to work with. We worked with her for several months and she always made herself available. She continually kept us updated with new listings and anything else we needed! We would recommend her in a ...
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Dan B.

Dan B.

Gary sold our house in Big Bear for us and was great to work with. We backed out on him at one point (decided not to sell) and he didn't charge us anything. We called him three months later and sold our house within a month. He...
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Steve L.

Steve L.

Kellie was amazing! Her knowledge of Big Bear, CA. is fantastic. Her knowledge of real estate sales and purchasing is tops! Made the process of buying a home fun, and took alot of the stress out of the equation. Will definitely...
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LaNell R.

LaNell R.

Kellie is a breath of fresh air. We had been contemplating selling our cabin in Sugarloaf for a couple of years, but were not happy with any of the realtors we previously contacted. When we reached out to Kellie, she responded ...
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Jenny R.

Jenny R.

Kellie Ballum is a fabulous real estate agent. She is highly personable and a good listener: qualities that ensured she understood exactly what we were looking for in a home. She was always punctual, prepared, upbeat, and knowl...
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Mando V.

Mando V.

I found Kellie on Yelp and couldn't be happier. I live down the mountain but was selling my cabin in BB Lake. Since I had a timeline, Kellie and I did everything via DocuSign. The cabin sold at higher than what I expected, and ...
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Hill G.

Hill G.

Kellie came highly recommended to me and did not disappoint. She made selling my mountain cabin easy and painless. She's very responsive and knowledgeable about the local market. Her photographs of my property were stunning! Th...
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Chandler K.

Chandler K.

Kellie was nothing short of excellent from the get go when we decided to list our Sugarloaf cabin with her. She was always very responsive and kept us updated with showings, feedback, recommendations, etc. We would easily use K...
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Tim M.

Tim M.

I highly recommend Marcie for your next vacation home in Big Bear, she knows the area like the back of her hand! I can say I'm the most complicated demanding person anyone will ever meet and the level of expectations I have for...
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Howie & Phil

Howie & Phil

Previously we, my husband and I, were thinking about selling both of our houses. We have engaged in real estate agents locally before and we had never been successful. We became very hesitant about working with any agent locall...
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Donene K.

Donene K.

My sisters and I had decided to sell of our family cabin; four of us co-own the property. Trying to find someone to deal with four owners felt a bit daunting but Rachael proved to be the right choice. She is experienced, very k...
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Luisa V.

Luisa V.

Buying an investment property out of your comfort zone can be stressful and overwhelming. But with Rachael’s ability and dedication, we have been blessed to fulfill our dream vacation/rental unit in Big Bear Lake. She made the ...
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Janet H.

Janet H.

Working with Rachael has been amazing! She has gone above and beyond what would be considered normal part of a real estate agent. I received information from her in the mail stating that she could sell our house within a partic...
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Hiller

Hiller

We had another agent that was not working out for us and a friend referred us to Gary. Gary was amazing, my wife and I went up the hill several times and Gary had a list of houses that were exactly what we were looking for and ...
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Rao S.

Rao S.

Brad provided us with excellent service. We were new to Big Bear mountain and he took the time to drive us around and introduced us to the area. He was very knowledgeable about area and provided us great information about diffe...
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Buyer

Buyer

I can't thank enough to Rachael Smith from SoCal Resorts and her team for helping us to find our dream home in a Big Bear Lake. That was a dream come true moment for us when she brought the keys to us. My wife and I looking for...
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A Team Like No Other

29, 388

Agents YE 2023

178, 848

Transactions

$4, 885M

Revenue FY 2023

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Unlike many of our competitors, we have a full time staff. Our staff members are available seven days a week to help service your home during our listing or buying period. Think of us as your full time concierge during the term of your contract.

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Unlike many of our competitors, we have a full time staff. Our staff members are available seven days a week to help service your home during our listing or buying period. Think of us as your full time concierge during the term of your contract.

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