Sam Arneson, Real Estate Agent

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Reichling \ Pickard Team Awards

Ranked by The MLS as #1 Team in Los Feliz 2017-2024 by Sales Volume
2023, 2024 Ranked the #1 Team at Compass Hollywood by Sales Volume
2024 Ranked #39 Team in Los Angeles by LA Business Journal
2024 RealTrends Top Real Estate Professionals in LA: #3 Medium Sized Team by Sales Volume & Sides
2023 RealTrends Top 100 America's Best Real Estate Professionals: #93 Team by Sales Volume
2023 RealTrends Top Real Estate Professionals in LA: #8 Medium Sized Team by Sales Volume

Client Testimonials

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★★★★★
"Sam and Courtney were a dream team. They not only helped us find our beautiful new home for under asking, they also helped us sell our first home for over asking and the whole process was stress-free!

Our prerequisite for our new house wasn’t easy (a family home with a recording studio on the property), yet they managed to help us find the perfect house that ticked all the boxes. They efficiently organized the whole process start-to-finish and helped us feel more than secure and sure about our purchase.

When it came to selling, Sam had such a great eye for how to market our house, running point on both the staging and photography. The details of our one hundred year old craftsman were beautifully captured in the marketing and resulted in multiple offers.

We are so glad we worked with Sam and Courtney. Highly recommend! "
- Monica & Dave

★★★★★
"Sam was exactly the agent I needed - as a first-time buyer doing it alone, I had no idea what I was doing and I needed an agent I could trust. Sam was that and so much more.

Sam held my hand through every step of the process, from helping me weed out houses I sent them in a midnight fugue state to strategizing with my lender on how to present cash offers and still end up with a mortgage. They nailed the offer strategy on my house: we ended up beating 19 other offers! They also expertly coordinated 6 inspections the day after escrow started.

In short, Sam has the hard skills necessary to navigate the intense LA real estate market with ease, and the soft skills to make the buying process as painless and enjoyable as possible.

I don’t know if I could have done this without them - maybe I could have but I would have been a lot more stressed and had a lot less fun! I couldn’t be happier with where I ended up, and I have Sam to thank for it. I will recommend them to anyone looking to buy a house. " - Olivia

★★★★★
"Sam is incredible to work with. They understood exactly what kind of home we were looking for, not just in terms of features and price but vibes. We received hand-picked daily recommendations, and Sam helped us win the house we now call home. It was the first listing we saw together, the first we put an offer on, and after a very intense two weeks the first home we’ve ever owned. Sam was there for it all and we couldn’t have asked for a better agent to guide us through one of the most amazing moments of our lives."
- Ray & RC

About Sam

A connoisseur of rare, earthy properties, Sam is deeply familiar with California’s architectural real estate. They’re an agent at Reichling / Pickard: a close-knit Los Angeles power team with over $1B in sales.

Coming of age in Marin County — a sylvan, artist's enclave north of San Francisco — fostered in Sam a deep love of organic design. It was an upbringing in the cradle of the redwoods, where composting was mandatory and A-frames were cooler. Soon, Sam took these granola sensibilities to the world of architecture. During the pandemic, an early partnership with one of the Bay's most creative agents, Logan Link, was pivotal in developing their editorial approach to real estate acquisition and investment.

In the years since, Sam ventured south to obtain a Bachelors in Marketing from UCLA and promptly joined Reichling / Pickard at Compass, ranked the #3 team in Los Angeles, and in the top 100 nationally. Sam also created a digital real estate brand on social media (@samarnesonhome), with an audience of 200,000+ and reaching millions every month.

A blissful amalgamation of cabins deep in the redwoods and soulful midcentury gems, it's a deeply authentic map of the soul. Team listings receive unparalleled exposure, along with the houses they see & sell.

As friendly as they are honest, Sam is a lighthouse of genuine spirit. When working with them, you’ll enjoy having a creative, determined, and down-to-earth agent. They excel at getting buyers into escrow on special properties, and have been intimately involved in the preparation & sale of architectural masterpieces.

Recently, Sam was featured in Architectural Digest’s Clever vertical on the topic of wood left original (which, as you’ll read, they're vehemently for). A recent listing (3645 3rd Avenue) was featured in the New York Times. Previously, Sam has been profiled by Bed Threads & Untapped as a resident expert on midcentury modernism, and team listings have received press in Dwell, Robb Report, Sunset Magazine, and AD.

To work together, reach out on samarneson.com & say hello.

Spotlight

Just Sold: A Striking Topanga Treehouse, $2.3M

Sold for $2,325,000 — a mystical Topanga treehouse. On over an acre of land, this is a true compound. Canon has a main house, a recording studio (the birthplace of Emmy-award-winning songs) and a cabin deemed the “Love Shack.” I negotiated this house $175,000 under ask in a very competitive market. I’m so glad my clients listened to the call of the canyons, trading inner city environs for a life under the oaks, minutes from the surf, moments before what is sure to be a golden summer.

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Featured in Architectural Digest

I was featured in Architectural Digest's August 2024 Clever vertical. From AD — "Multihyphenate Sam Arneson, one of Los Angeles’s leading real estate agents for the creative-leaning, nature-loving set is making a strong case for working with your home’s original wood ceilings and paneling."

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Featured in the New York Times

My listing at 3645 3rd Avenue was featured in the New York Times. From NYT — "The Olivers were “blown away” by the restored craftsman in Jefferson Park with the studio out back, Dr. Oliver said. They wrote a “love letter” to the seller, put in an offer and crossed their fingers. But after several rounds of bidding, they lost out to another buyer. (It sold for $1.34 million.)"

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A Top Californian Realtor Shares 8 Secrets for Mastering Mid-Century Modern Style

It was an upbringing along California’s rustic northern coastline that planted the mid-century modern seed for Sam Arneson. The real estate agent and curator’s hometown of Marin was the backdrop for their childhood, growing up within a series of old houses and alongside an architecture and design family. “I was raised in a really groovy, woodsy town and a love of this style was imprinted from a very early age,” Arneson says. “As I grew up and explored the world beyond, I kind of realized this style was the end-all-be-all for me. Canyon cottages, cabins, and anything bedecked in wood + glass + trees is pretty much the way into my soul.”

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Just Sold: The Historic Clifford-Clinton Estate in Los Feliz, $4.9M

Bryant \ Reichling team presents The Clifford Clinton Residence, HCM 997 in Los Feliz. Designed by architect Arthur W. Larson in 1928, this was once home to the family of Clifford Clinton, founder of the famous Clifton's Cafeteria. A formidable Spanish Colonial Revival of a bygone era, when flower fields and orange groves dotted the hills below the Observatory. Juliette balconies, decorative ironwork, tiled courtyards and patios, and red clay rooflines demonstrate the richness of period architecture rarely found. Romance unfolds inside, with coffered ceilings, original stained glass, and vintage tile bathrooms. In 1936, Clinton commissioned the addition of a pool, sun deck, and bathhouse, where neighborhood kids could be found swimming all summer alongside his three children. This legacy estate's century-old details offer a deep sense of place and history; an unparalleled rare find.

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Featured in Dwell: The Leland House c. 1951, Sold at $1.8M

Bryant / Reichling team presents The Mary Jane Leland Residence. A 1951 midcentury on an oversized private promontory of 18,000sf+ in Mount Washington. The longtime residence of Southern California textile artist and educator, Mary Jane Leland. Built into the home's porch is a louvered wooden sculpture by Malcolm Leland, believed to be a maquette of the LA County Hall of Records ceramic exterior he created in collaboration with Richard Neutra. This 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is rustic and soulful, with a cozy living room featuring floor to ceiling walls of glass, cork flooring, bricked decorative fireplace and soft lighting boxes. A rare opportunity to own a special home where living, artistry, and nature have been fused into one magical setting.