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One of her favorite listings to date was French Montana's Calabasas estate that was shown on season four. "I got to go into a different area and I always love to explore new territories and, who doesn't love French," she comments. The sale closed at $5 million and came equipped with a full studio space alone valued at around $600,000. The home sits on 3-acres of land, measures 8,618 square feet, and features an expansive six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, five fireplaces, a wine cellar, and home theater. The backyard boasts a large pool, cabanas, Viking outdoor kitchen, and brick pizza oven. Not only was the home a big sale for Mary but "it was exciting to show potential buyers where French created some of his hit songs and working with his team [on the sale] was such a pleasant experience…Ayoub (French's younger brother) is also such a sweetheart the production team fell in love with him too." Some of the ways Mary approaches selling are centered around addressing her client's concerns, digging beyond the surface to figure out why a client may be unhappy with a prospective home, and working with outside agents from a logistical standpoint to land in a place where both the seller and buyer can walk away from a deal happy. While her focus doesn't solely rely on the price tag of a home, Mary's time management skills improved once she hired an assistant and was able to delegate smaller sales while also showing her assistant the ropes she once had to learn herself. With some of her newfound time, Mary continues to work on bigger and better listings including a sprawling 10,845 square-foot, six-bedroom, nine-bath home located in Bel Air Crest. Described as an Italian villa, one of the property's most breathtaking features is the formal foyer with dual sweeping staircases and 2-story beveled glass and wrought iron doors that welcome guests as soon as they pull up to the circular driveway. The home, located within the Bel Air/ Stone Canyon neighborhoods, features stunning aesthetic details such as a domed skylight and hand-painted ceilings, marble floors, ornate wall detailing, and french doors throughout the rooms that open up to the lush garden, pool, and terrace views. Venetian plaster and coffered ceilings, and a stunning entertainment space equipped with a game room, bar, large patio space, and lagoon-style pool/spa round out the property. V U E N J .C O M 62

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