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With 38 years of combined experience and over a billion dollars in Denver Metro sales, Deviree Vallejo and Liz Richards are nationally recognized leaders who consistently deliver world-class results. Together with their team, they redefine luxury real estate through innovative marketing, deep market knowledge, and a global network that connects clients locally and abroad.

Rooted in Denver’s lifestyle and community, their approach blends expertise with intuition, ensuring every transaction feels seamless. From first-time buyers to landmark infill developments, Deviree and Liz bring a refined, client-focused philosophy to every interaction proving that luxury is not just a price point, but an experience.

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The Principles Behind Our Promise

Our Values

Having a "Client-First" Philosophy allows The Elevated Living Group to provide the very best service and outcome for our clients. Always accessible, good listeners, detailed oriented, great communicators, extremely knowledgable and responding quickly to all clients needs, makes for smooth and profitable real estate transactions.

There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional; integrity, in-depth community/market knowledge, utilizing successful and effective marketing tools, powerful negotiation skills, and high-quality professional networking, all of which are hallmarks of how our team works together successfully.

Your Interests, Our Highest Obligation

Our Fiduciary Duty

We work solely on your behalf. We will assist you in drafting up and submitting your offer. In addition, to offer price, we’ll discuss offer activity, the history of the home, and terms you’re comfortable presenting. As your Buyer’s Agents, we will work and negotiate solely on your behalf.

Being your advocate, keeping your best at the forefront, handling your interests with the utmost faith, loyalty, and fidelity. We leverage our market research and industry longstanding relationships to negotiate all deals with confidence and initiative.

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Buying Process

Buying a home can be stressful and confusing. That's why it's important to find a professional you trust and can help guide you through the process. From beginning to end the home buying process can be a lengthy road. For some, it's 30 days. For others, it's 6+ months.

Discuss your wants and needs with your agent to set a clear foundation for your home search. By sharing your lifestyle goals, must-haves, and budget preferences, your agent can tailor the process to fit you perfectly and guide you toward homes that truly match your vision.

Determine how much you can afford and secure a pre-approval from your lender. This not only gives you a clear budget but also strengthens your position as a serious buyer, showing sellers that you’re financially prepared to move forward with confidence.

We’ll provide listings that match your criteria for features, price, and location, and arrange showings for every home of interest.
Our goal is to save you time by only focusing on the homes that truly fit your vision.

Your agent will guide you on pricing, terms, and strategy to help you craft a competitive and well-positioned offer. We’ll negotiate on your behalf to protect your best interests.

Once all parties sign the documents, you are officially under contract and the purchase process moves forward. This marks the beginning of the due diligence period to ensure everything goes smoothly.

You will receive important documents such as the property, square footage, water source, and lead-based paint disclosures. These disclosures give you a clear picture of the home’s history and condition.

Within three days of going under contract, you’ll submit earnest money via check or wire to the seller’s chosen title company. This deposit shows your commitment to moving forward with the purchase.

A professional inspection ensures mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems are sound, and addresses any concerns If issues arise, we’ll guide you through repair requests or negotiations.

A licensed appraiser will evaluate the property to confirm its fair market value for your lender.
This step protects you from overpaying and reassures the lender about their investment.

The title company will research and provide a title insurance policy to protect your ownership rights.
It guarantees that you will receive a property free of legal or financial claims.

After underwriting, your lender will issue a “clear to close,” confirming your financing is officially approved. This is the green light to prepare for your final closing date.

Before closing, you’ll review the property to confirm it’s in the agreed-upon condition. It’s your chance to double-check that everything is as promised.

Be sure utilities are scheduled to begin on closing day. Title typically handles water, sewer, and often trash services. We’ll provide reminders so you don’t miss anything important.

Sign the final paperwork at the title company, receive your keys, and officially become a homeowner! This is the exciting moment when your journey ends and your new chapter begins.

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"Liz exceeded our expectations, and as a fellow real estate agent, that is hard to do. Being new to Denver, having someone as experienced as Liz was paramount in securing the perfect LoHi home for us. She has in-depth knowledge about the local real estate market and neighborhoods that gives her an advantage over other agents. Saying that Liz and Lauren-Clare are excellent commentators is an understRead MoreRead Less
"Liz and her team are simply the best! Liz is true advisor and provided invaluable insights and guidance throughout our home buying process. She goes above and beyond to make sure that you are fully educated on current market conditions and the nuances of the homebuying process. We were out of the country during part of our contract period and could not have been in better hands with Liz and her teRead MoreRead Less
"Liz and her team has been incredible! My first home buying experience with her has made me super confident during the entire process. We were able to get an amazing home for a great price in less than 2 months and I will absolutely be working with her again in the future!"
"We cannot recommend Liz enough! Super organized and fast to respond, everything we want in a great agent. Had beautiful photos and videos done of the house. Home listed on a Thursday and we had an all cash offer and full price backup offer that weekend. Liz made the process so easy!"
"I can't tell you how important it is to have Liz with you throughout your housing search. We truly found our dream starter home in the exact location we wanted because of Liz. She is extremely patient and took ample time to first educate us and show us numerous locations and house types to help us really understand what we wanted. Her knowledge, expertise, and humor made every visit to a new propeRead MoreRead Less
"Liz made purchasing our first home fun! My husband and I were so nervous about navigating the market and finding a home that was perfect for us and our needs and Liz went above and beyond to find it. From the moment we met her we knew she got us and she loved our dog and made sure we found him a good size yard. We only had to look at a few places and then we found the perfect home in our dream neiRead MoreRead Less
"Liz Richards has been my “go to” realtor for the past 12 years and I would not have it any other way! Liz's whip smart market knowledge, marketing strategies, and protective guidance have been invaluable in helping me navigate the ever-changing tides of the real estate world. From primary residences to investment properties, in a variety of neighborhoods including Cherry Creek North, Wash Park, SlRead MoreRead Less
"Working with Liz was amazing. She brought her years of professional experience and insight to bear to make our property present so well it brought the highest value we could have hoped for. She led us through the process and introduced us to reliable and capable partners where necessary and then made sure there was a steady stream of visitors to our unique property. I can give a full-throated posiRead MoreRead Less
"Liz brought her expertise to help us prepare our home for sale. She provided us with great contacts for repairs, cleaning and staging. We were able to put our home on the market quickly and sold our home in one day, above asking price! Excellent follow through and service."
"Liz Richards provided invaluable advice as we prepared our home for the market. She recommended a pre-listing inspection, which helped us proactively resolve issues before going live with our listing. After relocating out of state, we relied heavily on Liz and her team to handle everything locally. They truly were our boots on the ground—professional, responsive, and deeply committed to helping usRead MoreRead Less

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