Julie Carlson – Alain Pinel Realtors

My husband and I had an excellent experience working with Julie Carlson. From our first meeting, we knew that she would have our best interests at heart – we never doubted it and that helped so much along the way. I especially appreciated her ability to ask the perfect questions that allowed us to make our own decisions/​judgements on each property – it was like she subtly guided us along to figure out what would work or not work for us. Her questions/​insights made us think about things in a new way, and that really led us to have a solid grasp on what our family really needed in a house and neighborhood.
She was also extremely helpful during all of the paperwork and loan processing. She was available any time we needed her, and explained each step professional and thoroughly. I would work with her again in a heartbeat, and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for an agent!

My husband and I met Julie at an open house when we first began our house search and couldn’t feel luckier to have had her in our corner throughout the entire process. The market in this area was challenging, but she had an incredibly positive attitude about us finding our perfect home and was our cheerleader whenever we needed a pep talk, while still being realistic with us.
She was incredibly knowledgeable about the neighborhoods we were looking at and if there was anything she didn’t know, she has wonderful connections and got us the insights we needed quickly. She was responsive and thorough, carefully explaining to us the ins and outs and what to expect as first time homebuyers in California.
She was 100% on top of everything that needed to be looked over, signed, and clearly laid out all of our options along the way. We were set at ease knowing that Julie was thorough and we wouldn’t miss any deadlines or forget to cross any Ts or dot any Is. This was a huge weight off of our shoulders.
Another big benefit we had working with Julie were her recommendations for other people and businesses to work with surrounding the house. The mortgage broker that she recommended was amazing, as were the contractors and the painters. She secured a great home warranty for us and went to bat when there was an issue with what was covered. She is one of the nicest people we’ve ever worked with, while at the same time being very assertive and confident– we couldn’t ask for more than that.
We’re incredibly happy in our new home and we have Julie to thank for a lot of hard work. I’d highly recommend working with her if you’re looking to buy or sell!

When my husband and I were looking into selling our condo last winter we had no idea where to even start and as a first time seller, I had absolutely no knowledge about the process and the thought terrified me a bit. I must say Julie Carlson did an absolutely amazing job– she patiently spent hours on end with us going over numbers before we even decided to list, having the place professionally photographed, and creating the perfect listing on the MLS– so perfect if the place wasn’t already ours it would’ve sold me on it again! She was truly honest and told me she felt we didn’t need staging because I had put so much effort into our furnishings and décor. She just rearranged a few things for us– and she was right! Everyone that came through the door complimented on the décor and couldn’t believe it wasn’t staged. Since we lived in the middle of a new condo complex on the top floor there were limited places to put signage and I was worried that it would be hard to advertise– But she managed to hold perfectly organized open houses with a high turnout due to her amazing marketing. In the end she got us a great offer on the place– especially given we didn’t have great expectations since we had only bought it a few years ago. We didn’t end up selling because as fate would have it, we got a job incentive to stay in the area just as we were about to sign the papers. Overall, Julie went above and beyond to make the whole experience very efficient and was a wonderful person to work with. We will absolutely be back when we are finally ready to move.

We just bought our first home with Julie’s help in a very competitive market. She stood out from other realtors we had worked with due to her clear and prompt communication (none of the pushy car salesmen stuff), excellent list of referrals (in particular Terry Gordon, mortgage broker) and very realistic insight into the current market climate which helped make our offer stand out from the rest. Always a pleasure to talk to during all the highs and lows of our lengthy housing search, we will truly miss seeing her!

Julie recently sold my mothers home. The home was dated, tired and so were we! Julie made great suggestions for paint cleaning and repairs. She has so many contacts it was easy to get everything done in just a few weeks. The house sold for WAY more than I ever thought it would when we started but it also looked so much better it was worth more. Big tip… ask her about staging. I could not believe what the stager did Well worth the money. I was very skeptical, but it really showed well.
The house sold in a week for more than we were asking.
I can’t say enough good things about Julie