Ashley DeKellis × Murdock’s

Ashley DeKellis brings a background most Realtors don't have: she's the founder of Heirloom Fox, an interior design and short-term rental management company that currently oversees roughly 40 Airbnb properties around Chico. That hands-on experience with vacation-rental economics, design, and hospitality is exactly what led her into real estate — she saw how many buyers relocating to the area or investing in short-term rentals needed advice nobody in a traditional brokerage was equipped to give, and got licensed to fill that gap herself.

Originally from Los Angeles and raised on California's Central Coast, Ashley studied fashion merchandising at Cal State Long Beach before building an earlier career in travel and hospitality entrepreneurship — work that was featured in Travel + Leisure and Forbes and landed in Grammy and Oscar gift bags. She moved to Northern California in 2005 and has been building businesses in the Chico area ever since. That creative, detail-driven instinct now shows up in how she stages, markets, and negotiates listings as a Realtor with Platinum Partners Real Estate.

Clients working with Ashley describe her as available at every step — from pre-approval through closing — and not pushy, someone who helps buyers and sellers make confident decisions rather than rushing them. Her design background gives her an edge on staging and presentation, while her Airbnb management experience makes her a particularly strong resource for investors evaluating a property's rental potential rather than just its resale value.

For buyers purchasing a first home, investors eyeing a short-term rental, or anyone relocating to Chico, Ashley DeKellis combines design expertise, investment-property fluency, and millions in closed sales volume into a Realtor who understands both a home's living space and its earning potential.