Specializing in real-estate since 2004, I provide high level service to my real-estate clients; buyers and sellers alike. Born and raised in Petaluma, I came to Marin County in 2002 and started my career with Frank Howard Allen Realtors. Working alongside one of the most successful agents in Marin County, I became a sponge and mastered the art of market analysis, negotiating through the transaction process, and real-estate marketing while building strong relationships with different agents, lenders, contractors, and other professionals throughout the Bay Area, and specifically in Marin – Sonoma Counties these relationships have benefited my friends and clients.
"We came into the home buying market without ANY knowledge and felt nervous about the whole process! Kristen Palmer is a friendly, knowledgeable, patient, genuine and AMAZING agent. As we started the process of looking for a home, she took the time to help explain how the process works, get us pre-qualified (with a Mortgage Lender) to understand what we can afford, discuss the reality of the current market and what our expectations should be when looking at houses. As we were touring homes, she helped give us the details of the neighborhood based on what was in the listing and also provide us the comp prices of the surrounding homes to give us an idea of what the home will sell for. As we started our first bid on a home, she helped us create an offer that was the winning bid! As we moved through the different stages in the process of closing on our first home we had a few moments of stress and panic, Kristen was there listening to us in our panic and was amazing in providing support based on the insight of real estate industry and experiences. She is wonderful real estate agent and we highly recommend her to anyone wanting to purchase a home! We will use her again and again if we decide to purchase another home!"
"I recently closed an escrow transaction in which I acted as seller for a Trust. The property had been vacant for 2 years at the time of sale. Kristen walked into the property and immediately identified for me the areas that needed fixed, repaired, replaced, cleaned, painted, and added to for sale; as well as yard cleanup. As soon as we entered into an listing agreement, she contacted her team and they began the process. Kristen and her team were right there; quick, efficient, professional and awesome. Kristen knows her properties, the market, other realtors, other listings in the area and and has an uncanny feeling for what the market will bear. She was a joy to work with and basically effortless for me, as I was an out of state seller, as well as being an advocate for me. Without her I sincerely doubt the property would have sold as quickly or at the price it did. I wholeheartedly recommend her. I speak from experience in that my profession for the last 43 years has been as a Senior Escrow Officer. Please contact her!"