Robert Berry — our landlord (owns 314 Ski Way)

Captured: 2026-07-27 (county records + Sierra Sun obituary)
Mailing (on file): 472 Santa Bartola, Solana Beach CA 92075
Title: Held via the Berry Qualified Personal Residence Trust (est. 1999); unit built 1996, in the family since 1997–98 ($490k).
Confidence: Confirmed

Who owns it now

Robert Berry — the son. Both original owners have died: his mother Marilyn Joyce Fortson Berry in Nov 2013 (age 82), and her obituary names three surviving children (Robert, Suzanne, Richard) with no surviving spouse — so his father, Robert B. Berry, predeceased her. 314 Ski Way is now an estate/inherited rental the children hold in trust, with Robert as the operating owner behind the scenes.

The family is Palo Alto / Silicon Valley (Marilyn had a recruiting career there); they long split time between Incline Village and Palm Springs.

Practical implications

• Inherited unit, decades-low cost basis, family trust = stable, low-pressure landlord. Consistent with the easy $5,700 rent and the no-fight holdover fix — an estate rental is usually run for steady income, not maximized rent.
• Because it’s estate-held with the original owners gone, an eventual sale is plausible (heirs often liquidate). If we end up loving the place, keeping the relationship warm could earn a first look before it lists.
• All day-to-day communication goes through IPM / Kenneth Richards, not Robert directly.

Sources

Sierra Sun obituary, “Marilyn Joyce Fortson Berry” (2013) · Washoe assessor APN 130-390-05