Carina Isentaeva

Navigating the waters of home buying can be challenging and overwhelming, but I am here to support and guide you through your home-buying or home-selling process at YOUR pace. 

San Francisco is competitive and complicated, and I am here to help! Before becoming a realtor, I practiced law and assertively protected my clients’ interests - I now happily do the same for my real estate clients.

As a homeowner, real estate investor, and landlord, I offer specific details about neighborhoods, insights on the values of the properties, design, and renovations. As an experienced local Bay Area agent, I bring my relationship with the agent community and apply my expertise to fulfill the best strategic approach to our competitive Bay Area market. 

Buying or selling real estate is one of the most significant financial decisions in life, and I take my role as an advisor in these transactions seriously. My clients feel educated, informed, and in charge. I value lifetime relationships with my clients and look forward to building one with you.

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"Carina responds quite promptly to phone calls, texts, and emails. Her promptness was very valuable to me as I was moving to California, from NYC. She has quite good insights on various neighborhoods in SF and was very straightforward throughout our interaction. She took the time to walk me through quite a number of homes over the few days I was in town. In particular, she did a great job helping me search for a condo, negotiating the best offer, and handling all closing steps. She also understands the real estate market quite well and has definitely given me valuable advice on which properties could potentially be good investments. " - Mark

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"Five stars seems to be too few for Carina. Even though I ended up not buying a place, working with Carina was absolutely fantastic. If you are looking for an agent to buy (or sell), Carina is the agent you want on your side. First, Carina is knowledgeable about the SF market. SF has a lot of strange rules and idiosyncrasies and was able to explain the nuances and the market in easy-to-understand terms. She also knows the neighborhoods well and is able to help you find places that match your wishlist but might be in a different neighborhood than you are looking for. Second, Carina is a super professional. She is very responsive, always called ahead to realtors to let them know I was going to stop by to see a place, which was nice and always read the disclosures promptly and surfaced issues that she noted (and was available to discuss them). More importantly, however, Carina never put her interests above mine (even when her commission was dependent on the purchase price). Carina always had my best interests in mind and listened (and took to heart) my reactions to various places. Finally, Carina is an attorney and can take care of any additional legal terms or research anything that might be relevant to housing laws and restrictions. I can't reccan'td Carina more if you are looking to buy a home in SF. If I decide to start my search again, she will be the first call I make. " - K.R.

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"I recently had the pleasure of working with Carina Isentaeva when looking for my home. From day one, Carina was extremely responsive and had great suggestions for homes to view based on what I was looking for. Throughout the negotiations and closing Carina was there, quickly handling any issues that arose. If the time ever comes again when I look for a new home, there is no question of who my Realtor will be! " - Alan

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"Carina is passionate about what she does! She was very responsive to our numerous questions about every step in the process, gave her honest opinion about the places we were considering, and even returned from her trip a day earlier to write an offer for a place we liked! Thank you Carina for helping us get our first home! " - Mari

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"I would highly recommend Carina.When I began the process of buying a house, I did not know where to even begin. I was referred to Carina by friends I thought I should give her a chance. I met with her at her office and she explained the whole process to us. She took it slow and made sure we understood what we were getting into. Carina is an Attorney too and made sure that I understood all the details of contractual obligations when submitting an offer and getting into a contract. She was very patient when I couldn't decide if I wanted to continue with the process. When I decided to move forward with purchasing a home, she was right there and ready to go. She is very knowledgeable about the market and answered my numerous questions. Carina was quick to respond when I had questions or wanted to check a place out. She would help me to get information on any property and even accompany me to see it when she was available. Carina always made sure I knew what I would be buying and pointed out the good and bad things about the property. She knew what I was looking for and made sure I was on track when we were indecisive about our decisions. Carina was right there working closely with me throughout the whole process from beginning to end. She also has connections to many specialists that provide reasonable prices. Give her a chance and you won't regret it. I am extremely satisfied with our purchase and I have Carina to thank for that. We became good friends after that. Don't look anywhere else, contact her. " - Igor

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"We looooved working with Carina ❤! We are a family with a 1-year-old toddler and we really needed to upgrade from our 1 bedroom rental to our home which we envisioned to have 3 bedrooms. IN JUST 3 WEEKS Carina helped us score a move-in ready condo with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 14 feet high ceilings, 2 garage spaces, balconies, and a deck with dream views in a prime location just a few minutes walk from 24th BART station. I really appreciated how Carina went above and beyond to help us during every stage of the process: She frequently sent us great matches for what we were looking for. She would accompany us to see the places and, since she is so experienced, she would point out subtle things that we would have missed but were really important for our decision process." - 1st Time Home Buyer

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"Carina was amazing! She researched the best property, submitted an offer, and got it out of 6 offers. As an Attorney, she brings her negotiation techniques and I was impressed with us getting the house after submitting an offer the first time. I would definitely recommend Carina to anyone, she is responsive and professional and made the whole process smooth and enjoyable." - 1st Time Home Buyer

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"Carina is a diligent agent who made sure I understood every step of the process. After I saw a unit on my own she went there to see it in person to make sure I am buying something that is worth my money. The next step in the process was going through the disclosures and Carina helped me to review them, look into details, compare recent sales, and understand the terms of the contract. She is a professional that can work till late evening in order to submit the offer and make sure I had all my questions answered. In general, she was not pushy on the price, honest about the condition of the property, and made the whole experience more straightforward. My offer failed due to the price - another offer was higher, but I feel that I learned a lot just after writing one offer with her. I would highly recommend Carina!" - 1st Time Home Buyer

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"I was working with another agent when I met Carina through a mutual acquaintance and was pleasantly surprised with her outstanding knowledge of San Francisco areas, coming up with developments and inventory. Carina knew most of the sales I mentioned to her so it was easy to start a conversation discussing the condo market. Another thing that touched me is that Carina knew that I'd submitted a backup offer with another agent before I met her so, most likely, my backup offer would have been accepted within a few days, and her input may never have resulted in any transaction but that disclosure has not stopped Carina from showing me properties and educating more about the process. I realized that Carina is about providing customer service and less about selling." - 1st Time Home Buyer

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"Carina is not a pushy agent which I appreciate very much. Patiently providing all assistance that we requested. We are a first-time buyer in SF. Although she was out of the country during most of the time in the transaction, she remotely handled all our requests." - 1st Time Home Buyer