Caroline Dinsmore – Today Sotheby’s International Realty

Caroline is the realtor you want to help you buy/​sell your home! She handles clients with the highest level of professionalism, wise advice, and integrity.
My wife and I recently purchased a home using Caroline as our agent, and will soon be listing a home with her, and the process couldn’t have been more smooth. Her wise advice saved us money and her care throughout the process was exactly what we needed in this «crazy» market in the Redwood City area.
She’s the best!

Caroline and her team were just fantastic, we moved from selling our house in the United Kingdom to having an offer accepted on our dream home in San Carlos with in a week!
Caroline and her team mentored us through the process which is completely diffrent to what we were used to in the UK. We needed to understand how everything worked, almost as total beginners! She ensured we were put in a strong negotiation position, knew exactly what the offer needed to look like, what we were able to give, but also more importantly what we needed to retain to remain in a strong negotiation position — this is a crazy market.
Caroline and her team made it possible for us to buy our dream home, and I highly recommend her to any one wishing to purchase or sell a home, that needs someone on your side.

Caroline and her team are rockstars. This is the 2^nd time I’ve worked with Caroline and the first as a seller. She is great on both sides of the equation. Her team was able to seamlessly arrange all the activity without me needing to be a part of the process. They are incredibly resourceful and professional, pulling together everything from the inspections, staging and open houses and keeping me up to date on where everything was at any given time. Caroline had great advice through the process on the market and status of all offers, proactively spending time to reach out to other agents to make sure I was getting the best outcome possible. She really works hard to make sure things go smoothly (even though it’s currently a seller’s market, she doesn’t stop putting in her all). She communicates clearly and frequently at all stages of the process, never giving me a chance to wonder what’s going on or what’s next. She answered all my questions before I even got a chance to ask them.

Caroline and her team were wonderful to work with in selling our home. Caroline was very patient with us through the whole process when we had any questions. She was very responsive and knowledgable. She has a genuinely down to earth personality and made us feel very comfortable about the process right from the beginning. We would recommend her for sure to others looking to sell their home!

We just closed escrow on a lovely house, with the assistance of Caroline Dinsmore. After we discovered a home that peaked our interest while attending an Open House, I texted Caroline to request disclosures on the property. She sent them within the hour. The following day we asked she submit our offer and not only did she get the paperwork complete within a few hours, but it was sent to the seller’s agent for consideration. Within less than 24 hours of our initial contact with Caroline about this house, our offer was drawn up, submitted and accepted. We couldn’t have been more pleased! Throughout the escrow process, she maintained ongoing communication with us and our house closed a day ahead of schedule. Caroline is a conscientious real estate professional that possesses strong negotiation skills and represented us as a buyer’s agent with the same level of integrity as she had last year when I enlisted her assistance in representing us in the sale of another home. Whether you are buying or selling, Caroline’s expertise can’t be beat!

Caroline is awesome.
Words really cannot express how truly grateful we are to have had her as our selling agent.
Her understanding of our particular market is phenomenal and her ability to maximize the potential of our home for its sale was unbelievable.
Her commitment to her seller is outstanding. When we first called and inquired, her return call was made immediately even while she was away on vacation.
She guided us through a very scary and uncertain moment in our lives with patience and compassion. She was confident without being pushy or overbearing. And, what’s most impressive is how she carried herself through the whole process with honesty and incredible integrity.
She’s also a very fun and upbeat person to be around. Her personality really shines and she works with you more like a best friend rather than a business agent.

We loved working with Caroline.
Caroline was very sensitive to our unique situation and needs.
She got it
Caroline was very, very patient with us which we truly appreciated.
Caroline was ALWAYS responsive towards us.
She is very knowledgeable about the market and real estate in general.
We have found a forever-​friend in Caroline, too!
She’s just that kind of person.

I cannot begin to explain how thankful we are to have Caroline as our agent. After working the last 12 years in real estate as an appraiser I have come across a lot of real estate professionals both good and bad. Caroline is one of the best I have ever worked with and we are so happy that she was the one to represent us when selling our home in Redwood Shores. She is professional, personable, humble and honest. We knew right away after our first meeting that she was the perfect person to represent us. We have an infant son who took a liking instantly to both Caroline and Angie which really helped seal the deal in our partnership. She was always there to answer any questions or concerns we had right away. She advised us every step of the way so that we were completely prepared.
Even though I know Caroline is very busy and has many satisfied clients, she would always give us 100% of her attention whether it was her in person or with her assistant Angie (who is also equally awesome!!). She had an amazing stager come in and do a fantastic job making the most out of every square foot of our house. Caroline was not pushy but instead she worked with what we were comfortable with. Even though she isn’t pushy she was still able to market our house very efficiently to attract a huge number of potential buyers. In the end she was able to sell our house for much more than we even dreamed possible without a hitch in the transition. She sold our house over $ 200K over our asking price in only 5 days! Not only is she really good in what she does as a real estate agent, but she is an absolute sweet heart as a person. We will be friends forever with Caroline Dinsmore and would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a house on the Peninsula.

We loved working with Caroline Dinsmore and Trevor Leung.
We found out about Caroline from a friend who has also recently bought his first home in Redwood Shores and had great reviews about her.
We just bought our first home in Redwood Shores and they made the home search process easy for us. Both of them are very knowledgeable about the market which helped us put the winning offer the very first time!
Trevor quickly understood what we were looking for and gave us honest feedback for the houses we saw.
Both of them were very responsive throughout the process and answered all our questions patiently.
If you are first time home buyers like us, we would highly recommend working with Trevor/​Caroline.
They have a lot of connections and I think that played a big role in getting our offer accepted. We would definitely love to work with them again when we decide to buy the second home!

It took me longer than what I wanted to write this review, I have been busy with my new place.
I found Caroline on Unilocal and after reading all the reviews I went to her office and met her.
She is funny, friendly, honest and I had the privilege to go out one day with her and her daughter — the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, her daughter was adorable and gave me her honest opinion about the properties we were checking.
Caroline was very patient and took the time to know me and figure out what I was looking for.
She has very good connections and if you need a plumber, carpenter, Feng shui expert, you name it and she knows somebody.
She is a sweetheart and I am happy with my new home but I definitely miss her. Once I start having kids I will go back to her expertise for and upgrade.

If you are considering buying or selling a house in Redwood Shores, or anywhere in the Peninsula, we would highly recommend Caroline. She helped us buy a house first and then sell our current house, both in Redwood Shores.
Caroline gave us excellent advice and guidance all throughout the process of buying and selling. She has great negotiating skills and a great relationship with other realtors who operate in the area. It was a combination of all these attributes that helped us get our dream house in less than a month of active search in Redwood Shore’s white-​hot sellers market. Caroline oversaw every step of the transaction and made sure everything went as smoothly as possible.
When it came to selling our current house, we were very impressed with Caroline and her team’s thoughtful and detailed marketing plans and collateral (the website, the brochures and the pictures). She did not cut corners on anything and did a phenomenal job showcasing the house and working with other agents getting us an excellent price for our current house.
Caroline is reachable at all times, has a wonderful attitude and a very easy-​to-​work-​with personality.
It truly was our pleasure working with Caroline and we would definitely work with her again!

Caroline Dinsmore and Trevor Leung are a Winning Team
We closed on our new home just five weeks after meeting Caroline and Trevor. We found Caroline and Trevor based on Unilocal!Reviews, and couldn’t be more pleased.
Trevor took the lead on showing us properties and handling all the paperwork. Throughout the process they were both responsive, prompt, patient, and offered excellent guidance on our many questions. Caroline and Trevor accommodated our schedules and met with us on a Friday evening to explain what to expect and provided a guide on the home buying process. We were impressed by their warm, friendly, and honest approach. Trevor set up an autofeed in MLS and we were able to share ideas about what we liked and didn’t like to help guide the search.
After our first day looking at properties with Trevor we decided to make an offer on a place we had visited during a previous open house. We thought it would be our first of many offers, but with Trevor and Caroline’s guidance our first offer and subsequent counteroffer was accepted! Their guidance continued throughout the process to include arranging a free roof and electrical inspection, which resulted in learning the property needed a new roof. Caroline and Trevor then helped to negotiate a lower sale price, even though it was an ‘as is’ sale. The closing went smooth and Trevor was with us every step.
We are somewhat new to the Bay Area, and heard horror stories about buying a new home. Caroline and Trevor helped us buy a home with a dream view and made the process seem easy and straightforward. The bottom line is if you’re buying a home you want Caroline and Trevor on your team!

Coming from the Midwest where housing was plentiful, comparatively cheap, and not at all competitive, we were ill-​equipped to deal with house hunting in the Bay Area. What we needed was an expert. Someone who knew the neighborhoods, trends, and was willing to patiently impart that knowledge to us. We got all this and more in Caroline.
Friendly, responsive, and savvy, Caroline embodied everything we could have wanted in an agent. Not only was she a fantastic resource, but she truly had our best interests at heart. She spent copious amounts of time with us to draw up offers (often late at night and on weekends), lent her critical eye to look over our disclosures, and skillfully advised us along every step of the way.
After searching for only 1.5 months, we put in a winning offer with Caroline’s help. After hearing the horror stories from friends and colleagues, we had fully expected to be searching for 6+ months.
Given her results and her expertise, it should be no surprise that we wholeheartedly recommend Caroline and will definitely be using her services again in the future.

Caroline is one of the most professional, hardworking and honest people I’ve met. Right off the bat she provided us with a host of valuable information and equipped us with the knowledge we needed to purchase a home as first-​time buyers. Since then, she has been on her toes and super responsive — everytime we sent an email we’d get a reply within a few hours. She would follow up with us and all other parties involved diligently with very clear communication. She helped us close the home we bought, and even thoughwe ran into a few issues (due to the selling agent’s fault), Caroline handled it with utmost care and professionalism.
Not to mention, Caroline is a wonderful person. She’s so pleasant and nice to talk to. If there was a 6-​star rating, I’d have given her that.

We found Caroline through Unilocal.She was amazing, and helped us immensely through our home buying process. Although we worked more closely with Trevor (who works with Caroline for kw and was equally wonderful) during the later stages of our home buying process, Caroline was always available to answer all the questions we shot at her. She also spent a lot of time initially educating us about the home buying process. Trevor and Caroline made a tedious process really smooth, and we would highly recommend her for all your real estate needs

I was referred to Caroline by my previous realtor who I had worked with in San Jose. I cannot be happier with the referral. Caroline helped me get my dream house in Pacifica and saved me more than $ 10K in the crazy Bay Area real estate market!
She is very fun to work with and has an amazing personality. She has a great attitude and is always on top of everything and really knows what she is talking about. She made the process as smooth as possible for me and the house closed in about 3 weeks. I’d be more than glad to work with her again in the future.

Caroline was instrumental in making our first time home buy a reality. My husband and I were mentally prepared for a painful and long drawn out process of finding a condo to our liking, and then actually presenting offers that would be taken seriously. Once we started working with Caroline, we quickly narrowed down the neighborhoods to target. Her knowledge of the local real estate market and her contacts in the industry proved to be invaluable. She managed to find us an off-​the-​market opportunity, that made all the difference in getting our offer accepted and guiding us through closing. All within just 2 months! She’s awesome to work with and will make your home shopping experience very exciting.

I found Caroline on Unilocal in January 2012 (we had been searching for homes since Oct 11 with no luck). We decided that we needed a real estate that specialized in the area and turned to Unilocal.I saw that Caroline had great reviews and after contacting her, I totally see why. We decided to work with her and Debbie Wilhelm (see her review, she is awesome too!).they were co-​agents and boy, did we luck out!
They were both so easy to work with and very responsive to our emails and phone calls. They both have a great sense of humor and are just so easy to talk to. They always explained everything to us and were always patient. We wanted to see so many houses and they never told us they couldn’t. They showed us every single house we wanted to see (and there were a lot). They helped us find our dream home in April… we honestly dont think we could have done it without their expertise. They have a lot of respect from other real estate agents and I think that goes a long way when you submit your bids.
The best part was that most real estate agents would probably run if they heard we were going to use a VA loan, not Caroline and Debbie… they never ever made us feel like we weren’t as important as their other clients. They recommended an awesome mortgage broker, Stefani Hartsell, and we closed with a VA loan in 30 days… which is almost impossible to do!
I would recommend them both in a heartbeat. you wont regret it.

Caroline is a tremendous person who is definitely someone that you can trust!
As a first time homebuyer, you never know whether or not the realtor has your best interest in mind… but with Caroline you absolutely know!
She always came prepared with market comps, property info, etc. and was always on time. She also had the patience to go through multiple home showings, answer a multitude of «simple» questions that we had… What more could you ask for from a realtor?
Knowledge and sincerity.
Caroline is a fountain of knowledge and makes sure you have all the facts that you need to know about a certain home/​area.
You could tell from the amount of time she spent working with us that she ultimately just wanted us to be happy in our new home. No frills, not pushy… pure dedication.
I’ve had the experience of meeting 4 or 5 other realtors in the bay area and I would not recommend ANYONE else besides Caroline.

If I could give Caroline 10 out of 5 stars, I would! Any savvy buyer can tell the difference between a realtor thinking about the commission at the end of the road and a realtor who really takes the time to get to know you and find you that perfect home.
Caroline is hands down the best realtor I’ve worked with. After looking for homes in the East Bay and San Francisco, I’d met and conversed with a multitude of realtors and she, by far, has been the best.
As a first time home buyer, there are a lot of questions that arise throughout the buying process and Caroline addressed our questions/​concerns patiently and genuinely. I never once felt like she didn’t have our best interests at heart… which is rare considering how many realtors I’ve met that are just trying to make a quick sale.
When we first met Caroline, we were looking to buy a home between San Francisco and Mountain View and of all the agents we met with and interviewed, she was:
1. the most dedicated to finding us a place, and
2. blew us away with how much she knew about the area.
Caroline really did her homework when we went on tour — bringing along stats, market trends, comps, and a little bit of background on the properties and surrounding neighborhoods.
Not only was she extremely knowledgeable about the market, but she had a lot of phenomenal insight when it came to which areas were safe, which areas had great schools (better for property value even if you don’t have kids), what politics were in which neighborhoods, and how far below listing price we could offer. You don’t meet a realtor like Caroline everyday, who will do anything to make sure you are comfortable, completely informed, and not pressured at all to make a quick buy.
One of the first bits of information we gave Caroline was that we were interested in purchasing a home in a certain neighborhood. At the time, nothing in the neighborhood was on sale, so she actually mailed out postcards to all of the homeowners in the neighborhood to see if anyone was considering selling. This is a perfect example of how proactive and determined she is to finding you a home.
The total house hunting process took us about 6 months with Caroline, but during that time, we never felt like she had put us on the back burner or that we were an after-​thought. We may not have been the clients with the highest price point, but we still felt like we were just as (if not more) important.
She is a WONDERFUL individual, a skilled negotiator, and I really cannot say enough about how important she was to our home buying process. We are now in the home of our dreams, in a beautiful neighborhood, and so incredibly thankful for Caroline, who made it all happen. :)