About Auld Castle

Three decades of advocating for clients,
not transactions.

Auld Castle, Inc. has been negotiating real estate transactions for over 33 years across California and Oregon. Every deal is handled personally by Jeffrey A. Hill, Broker/Owner — no team, no assembly line, no assistants.

Jeffrey A. Hill, Broker/Owner — Short Sale Specialist & Expert Negotiator

33+Years in business
100%Referral-based
2States licensed in
5Active licenses

Our Mission

What we’re here to do.

Obtain the highest sales price for every seller we represent. Obtain the lowest sales pricefor every buyer we represent. The client’s needs are always paramount. We serve the client and protect their interest first.

Auld Castle, Inc. is a leader in lending and realty services that empowers consumers. Whether you’re looking for a Realtor to help with a sale, or you’re looking for a new home, business location, or other property — Auld Castle can help.

Every agent, no matter which company they work for, is an independent contractor. Companies offer agents resources, but the agent chooses which methods to use — or develops their own — to represent a seller, buyer, or borrower.

Company Philosophy

The 4 rules of real estate.

(It’s safe to say these rules apply to life in general, too.)

Show Up
What happens if you don’t show up for your job? Your relationships? Your children’s lives? In construction, showing up on time gets you ahead of 80% of the entire industry.
Pay Attention
What happens if you fail to pay attention while driving? When a client needs a 3-bedroom, don’t show 2-bedrooms.
Always Tell The Truth
The trouble for most with rule 3 is that they’re not truthful with themselves. That’s where you start. When in doubt, disclose. An agent must disclose everything to a potential buyer they may know or discover before or during escrow. Decide what you want, then take all necessary steps to get there. If you’re qualified for a $500,000 home, why look at $750,000 listings? Be realistic.
Don’t Get Attached to the Outcome
I’ve worked on transactions, and the deal falls through. It will happen. In 1991, a buyer made an offer on a custom ocean-view home in San Clemente. He was a pilot, and during escrow he died in a crash. The escrow fell through. Three years later the home sold for $300,000 less. You can have the best intentions and a great plan — in the end, the plan may not work out exactly as you hoped.

And ahead of all four, two more:

If a person follows the four rules and these two, most of the time things will go very well.

Licensed & Credentialed

Real licenses, real credentials.

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CA Broker00951972
OR Principal Broker201231751
Corp Broker01916962
NMLS1514555
CA Gen. Contractor735254

Member Of

Industry affiliations.

Statistically, about 80% of people licensed in real estate are in the business for two years or less. About 90% of all transactions are completed by about 10% of agents. Auld Castle has been negotiating real estate transactions for over 33 years.

Meet the broker

Jeffrey A. Hill

Broker / Owner · Short-Sale Specialist · Expert Negotiator

A good agent is usually busy. Most new clients come from referrals — past satisfied clients who refer me to friends and family. You can see how that compounds over 33 years.

I treat every client as themost important client. You can’t please all the people all the time — what I learned building homes is that you shoot for 100%, a perfect house, zero defects. If you obtain 80–90%, you’re doing pretty well. There are no problems, only solutions.

Real estate is a practice, like law and medicine. What seems like “common sense” to me is unfortunately uncommon in most agents’ behavior. There will always be people who take from the woodpile — but that doesn’t stop us from leaving the pile a little higher than the way we found it.

Direct: 949-488-SOLD (7653) · info@auldcastle.com

Past Work