Third Time’s a Charm THIS COUPLE’S SIERRA OAKS HOME IS JUST RIGHT
Jeff and Kellie Randle
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ellie and Jeff Randle’s housing history sounds a bit like “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” The sprawling Sierra Oaks Vista home they lived in for 16 years while raising three children was everything a family could want. But when the last child went off to college, the house felt empty. The “Papa Bear” size was too much to care for as the couple looked toward empty-nest freedom. “We love to travel and wanted to be able to lock up and head out on short notice,” Kellie says. After selling the home, the couple moved Downtown to a two-bedroom condo above the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel. They also have a vacation home in Newport Beach, so they figured the size would be perfect. When the pandemic hit, their college kids headed home. The entire family decamped to Newport Beach to ride out school closures. They couldn’t stay in Sacramento— the hotel condo was too small, and the location was less attractive as events were canceled, restaurants shuttered and riots hit Downtown. Next step was to find the right-size home in Sacramento. “We always loved Arden and wanted to move back. Our
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