Testimonials

"My family had an elder member move into assisted living facility and was forced to sell his Eureka Valley home of 40 years to pay for expenses. Karen was faced with a challenging situation as the home also had a long term protected tenant living in an unwarranted in-law. Most buyers were not willing to take on the tenant so the home had to be pr..."

"My family had an elder member move into assisted living facility and was forced to sell his Eureka Valley home of 40 years to pay for expenses. Karen was faced with a challenging situation as the home also had a long term protected tenant living in an unwarranted in-law. Most buyers were not willing to take on the tenant so the home had to be priced perfectly and also marketed to right buyer. Karen could not have been more knowledgeable of the minefields we faced and how to negotiate our way through them. She was able to sell the home to the right buyer who was willing to take on the tenant and she also got a sales price 20% more than asking. I could not be more impressed with her service and results."

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— Mike S.

"Karen helped me search for almost two years! She always gave me a 110% and as many of us know, buying a home in SF can be challenging and frustrating and I am glad I had this experience with Karen. Our family only had 10% to put down and our budget was for a home no higher than $1.25M - the most competitive price bracket and she always stuck wit..."

"Karen helped me search for almost two years! She always gave me a 110% and as many of us know, buying a home in SF can be challenging and frustrating and I am glad I had this experience with Karen. Our family only had 10% to put down and our budget was for a home no higher than $1.25M - the most competitive price bracket and she always stuck with us. Ultimately, we found a three bedroom and two bath SFH for under $1M! You have to have vision. She is honest, well connected, knowledgeable about the city's demographics, tenant laws, mortgage financing, etc. I highly recommend her services. I am happy to now call her a friend."

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— Valerie D.

"Amazing personal service. Karen not took care of details for me, she coordinated the perfect team to make selling my apartment a huge success. When it came to strategy, Karen really showed why she is a top producer. We struggled over the price and in the end, Karen priced it perfectly to create a bidding war, which is no small thing for a TIC ap..."

"Amazing personal service. Karen not took care of details for me, she coordinated the perfect team to make selling my apartment a huge success. When it came to strategy, Karen really showed why she is a top producer. We struggled over the price and in the end, Karen priced it perfectly to create a bidding war, which is no small thing for a TIC apartment. I couldn't be more pleased and I'd highly recommend her to anyone that wants an agent that is makes sure things are done correctly, the first time."

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— Christopher B.

"After I mentioned to one of my clients that we wanted to sell our house, she said, "We just sold ours and you need to meet Karen McCarthy. We loved her. She's no nonsense and a real go-getter!" My interest was piqued and we called Karen. After one meeting, it was obvious that Karen was a good fit for us. Selling your house can be a real emotiona..."

"After I mentioned to one of my clients that we wanted to sell our house, she said, "We just sold ours and you need to meet Karen McCarthy. We loved her. She's no nonsense and a real go-getter!" My interest was piqued and we called Karen. After one meeting, it was obvious that Karen was a good fit for us. Selling your house can be a real emotional roller coaster ride at times and physically exhausting at others. Karen was always available to guide us, answer all of our questions and calm our nerves. She made the experience personal and fun. We loved her marketing ideas ( outersunsetoasis.com) and the staging designer she suggested.The presentation of our home reflected all of its best qualities and advantages. Her understanding of the movement of the real estate market helped us list the house at just the right price and her excellent negotiating skills were impressive. All of her ideas worked! Our house sold in 2 weeks and we got exactly what we wanted for it. Karen made it so easy with her knowledge of the market, her creative marketing skills and honesty. If we had 4 more homes to sell in SF, she would be our pick for a great agent! I am ever so grateful to my client for this wonderful referral."

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— Cynthia P.

"Karen is an amazing agent: she's a straightforward, no nonsense personality who will bend over backwards to help her clients find what they're looking for. She knows the City inside and out and went out of her way to help my husband and I navigate the current real estate market to find a home we're thrilled to be living in. She's very good at in..."

"Karen is an amazing agent: she's a straightforward, no nonsense personality who will bend over backwards to help her clients find what they're looking for. She knows the City inside and out and went out of her way to help my husband and I navigate the current real estate market to find a home we're thrilled to be living in. She's very good at interacting with sellers' agents to find out important details about different properties - we felt like we had as much information as we possibly could about any property we considered, and that gave us much more confidence as we considered putting in offers. I definitely plan to work with her again in the future. Can't recommend her enough to anyone seeking an agent in SF."

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— Lorraine S.

"The sale of my San Francisco property was going to be challenging and I needed someone who could think out of the box and really dedicate some effort to it, especially since I was planning to be out of the country during much of the time the property was listed. Let me say again, there was nothing easy about the sale of my property. Karen's pers..."

"The sale of my San Francisco property was going to be challenging and I needed someone who could think out of the box and really dedicate some effort to it, especially since I was planning to be out of the country during much of the time the property was listed. Let me say again, there was nothing easy about the sale of my property. Karen's persistence, creativity, availability, intensity and ability to work well with her team of realtors at Herth led us to a sale that was unlikely. She juggled my own requirements and preconceptions as well as the real estate community's to produce a sale of a challenging property with a challenging buyer in a challenging time for real estate in general. I chose Karen not because she was a long-established real estate agent but because she is relatively new to the industry, comes from competitive business background and has a strong real estate firm that she could draw on and she did. She made good use of the experienced team around her to provide context and guidance where that was helpful. I'm happy to give Karen my highest recommendation for her work in the sale of my property and am happy to give it to you individually too. Please contact me for more perspective or information."

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— Devin K.

"Karen McCarthy is an exemplary real estate professional. From the minute we got in touch to closing, Karen has been unfailingly efficient, thorough, and responsive. As we are currently based largely abroad, we were initially not sure we would be able to garner enough perspective to feel comfortable moving forward. Karen surpassed all expectation..."

"Karen McCarthy is an exemplary real estate professional. From the minute we got in touch to closing, Karen has been unfailingly efficient, thorough, and responsive. As we are currently based largely abroad, we were initially not sure we would be able to garner enough perspective to feel comfortable moving forward. Karen surpassed all expectations, and was able to coordinate logistics for viewing and closing through various time zones and in a very short time span. She is prepared, always putting together thorough information on comparable properties, neighbourhood trends, schools, etc without being prompted. She is able to provide a great deal of information without exerting any pressure or acting in any way to influence any decisions. She is always happy to continue to look, answer additional questions, or simply wait. Karen has built a professional network of likeminded, client oriented individuals ranging from contractors to arborists whom, like her, are a pleasure to deal with. We have no hesitation in recommending Karen to anyone looking to sanely negotiate the craziness that is San Francisco's real estate market."

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— Hm S.

"Karen was a pleasure to work with when buying our first San Francisco Home. We found her by luck online and could not believe how great of a fit she was for us and our personalities. We had a difficult transaction because it was a short sale, and she would anticipate problems before they would occur and have a solution ready to go. She was on th..."

"Karen was a pleasure to work with when buying our first San Francisco Home. We found her by luck online and could not believe how great of a fit she was for us and our personalities. We had a difficult transaction because it was a short sale, and she would anticipate problems before they would occur and have a solution ready to go. She was on the ball, great at keeping us informed, and we really felt like she was our personal advocate. I would definitely use Karen again for our next purchase and I will be giving her number to all my friends who are looking to buy a place."

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— Amy R.