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Three licensed professionals. One shared standard.

Short Sale Deal Maker is led by Gary Lee, McKayla Lee, and Rutsell Lee of The Gary Lee Team at eXp Realty of Northern California, Inc. Each is a California-licensed REALTOR, and each works on short-sale strategy and transaction support with the discipline this page is built on.

About the company Reviewed by The Gary Lee Team before publication
Gary Lee, Co-founder of The Gary Lee Team

CA DRE #01448722

Co-founder · REALTOR®

Gary Lee

Founder and lead negotiator of Short Sale Deal Maker, founder of SacramentoShortSale.com, and California REALTOR® since 2004. Gary has handled distressed-property work since 2007, including short sales, REO listings, BPOs, valuation strategy, lender communication, and complex lien situations.

  • Licensed since 2004; distressed-property work since 2007.
  • More than 100 REO listings managed.
  • BPO and valuation experience across Northern California.
  • Foreclosure and lender-facing transaction experience.

Co-founder · REALTOR®

Rutsell Fabillar Lee

Co-founder of The Gary Lee Team and a California REALTOR® providing client service, transaction support, and short-sale file coordination. Rutsell is fluent in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya, helping clients feel informed and supported through difficult real estate situations.

  • Co-founder, The Gary Lee Team.
  • Hands-on client service and transaction support.
  • English, Tagalog, and Bisaya.
  • Documentation and transaction coordination.
Rutsell Fabillar Lee, Co-founder of The Gary Lee Team

CA DRE #02067791

McKayla Lee, REALTOR and Short Sale Deal Maker leadership team member

CA DRE #02447334

REALTOR® · Leadership team

McKayla Lee

California REALTOR® and member of The Gary Lee Team. McKayla supports short-sale strategy, file review, documentation, client education, and transaction coordination for agents and homeowners working through distressed-property situations.

  • California-licensed REALTOR (CA DRE #02447334).
  • Member of The Gary Lee Team.
  • Short-sale strategy, file review, and transaction support.
  • Contributes to client education and guidance for agents and homeowners.

Why this team

Experience is the whole point.

Short sales are won in the details, which document goes in first, how the hardship letter reads, how the comps frame the property, and how the servicer gets answered when it stalls. This team has run those details on REOs, BPOs, and lender-facing files for years, and brings that discipline to the files it supports.

California Homeowner Representation

How the three work together

Gary leads strategy and valuation work, drawing on his distressed-property experience since 2007, including more than 100 REO listings, BPO and valuation work, and lender-facing transactions. Rutsell co-founded the team and brings hands-on client service and transaction support, in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya. McKayla works on short-sale strategy, file review, and transaction support. Each is a California-licensed REALTOR under eXp Realty of Northern California, Inc.

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