Turn Overwhelmed Into Overjoyed!
Put my dedication, experience and winning attitude to work during your next Real Estate move.
Do you expect?:
- To get the best possible price when you sell or buy
- First-class, strategic marketing programs
- Direct, honest and dependable communication and meticulous follow-through
- Intelligent and confident representation & negotiation
Ultimately, Real Estate is a people business and pixels don’t sell homes, people do. Sellers have different, and sometimes conflicting, priorities: getting the highest possible price, a quick or a quiet sale, a tax deferral, coordinating a move or another purchase. Meanwhile, Buyers may be juggling the desire to buy with concerns about affordability, inspection findings, avoiding risk/surprises, investment interests, timing pressures, the admonitions of relatives, and more.
Sellers: Let’s leverage the super-power of Coldwell Banker’s global reach by making sure impressions of your property are gorgeous, enticing, timely, correct and targeted.
Buyers: It’s a common perception that Realtors sell Real Estate. But with professional and patient guidance, I find Buyers sell themselves on the right home or investment. What I DO sell is YOU (and your offer) to Sellers who have multiple offers to choose from. There are so many things we can finesse to increase your chances of winning.
With so much information at our fingertips, it’s easy to underestimate how important it is to have a human with local expertise and connections guide you through the complex sale or purchase process. Over the past 18 years I’ve worked through transactions small and large, distressed and prestigious, tricky and charmed – all right here in Santa Cruz County.
I've made friends and settled clients in almost every Santa Cruz neighborhood and built a network of experts we can call when we need them. I’ve also earned a reputation for professionalism and trustworthiness among my Colleagues. Sometimes a client’s success could depend on my ability to collaborate or get an inside scoop. I’ve found it helps to be nice!
The sales process is a complex collaboration that requires trust, focus, finesse, expertise and communication on the part of Sellers, Buyers and their Agents. What are you wishing? Let’s team up to make it happen!
Katrin was amazing to work with! I was a first time home buyer and new to the ins and outs of the home buying process. Katrin was able to clearly explain and guide me through each step, while still making sure I was comfortable with my decisions. She is very knowledgeable in the Santa Cruz real estate market, and gave us sound advice through each phase from putting in the …
-Danielle G., Client
Katrin recently helped me in the purchase of my new home. A process that she patiently guided me through in the several months that I took to find the right place. Highly recommended!
-Dave A., Client
I’ve heard some people say that, in Santa Cruz, it doesn’t matter who your agent is because houses here sell themselves. I almost believed this when you got us three above asking price offers after the first weekend. But when things got rough and two consecutive buyers dropped out of escrow I was so happy to have you there to see things through. We wouldn’t have …
-Greg S. , Client
"With Katrin's help we were able to sell my father's fixer upper home for more than we hoped. She read the market perfectly and set a plan that led exactly to entering escrow and a successful sale just as she envisioned. She found the perfect buyers despite the challenges of the house being occupied by an elderly couple. I recommend her very highly."
-Monica P., Client
We feel very lucky that Katrin Tobin was recommended to us. Katrin was very easy to talk to, she really listened to us and our needs. She explained every step and kept us informed on every matter. She knew the market and we trusted her in every detail of the sale. We never had a worry and the sale was much quicker than we expected. Most importantly, she made us feel like …
-Vicki M., Client