Selling people luxurious homes like this. donette smith is ball s partner. she loves aspen real estate. looking around these houses are gorgeous and enormous and on this amazing hill. you can see the gondola in the background. what does something like this count? the one where you re in it would probably sell for $9 million, $10 million. with millions at stake and a growing international clientele it s no surprise that big companies took notice. local independents like bill s sterling home, b.j. adams and company face stiff competition from big time brokers like sotheby s and caldwell banker. how does a local small business compete with the deep pockets of