Kristina McCann

1 year ago

Kristina McCann is a very good real estate agent. She has been in the business for a long time and has contacts that can help with cleaning and prepping a house for sale. She was recommended to me by a friend when I needed to sell my house. My mother was dying, and I needed to downscale. During my time with Kristina, she impressed me with her empathy and compassion. She acted as my advocate in the negotiations with the buyer. She got my home sold in over two months and over the amount I was asking for.

2 years ago

It is my first anniversary in my new home, and wish I’d remembered to write a review much sooner. Kristina did an amazing job helping me with the buy my condo, and a week later began work to sell my home. Representing me as the buyer: The market was really-really tough, with many offers and well over asking. We lost out on my first go, but we were in the upper echelon of offers. But we ended up winning the second, also with many offers and well over asking about 3 weeks later. Kristina helped me connect with a great financing officer. And that finance officer helped me understand options (given cash was tied up in the home I needed to sell with my ex). In the past I’d purchased homes with my ex, so I needed a realtor that I could trust. And one that was willing to take the time and explain things to me. Kristina did that and in a very stressful market. She helped my son and I find a property that worked within my budget and would feel like a home. One that would work for our small pooch. And one that would allow my son to stay in school with friends. I am forever grateful. Representing me (and my ex husband) as the sellers: Kristina was instrumental in helping us understand how best to sell our home. For example, she recommended necessary improvements (vs “nice to haves”). And based these upon our budget. When I drove by the two-day open house it was a complete zoo (in a good way). The property was staged to perfection (all due to her personal touches on top of the stager). Kristina’s knowledge of comps, getting the home ready (from contractors to stagers), buyer desires and marketing (from photos, and video to timing), and negotiation tactics all helped us garner a price well above asking. We were thrilled to say the least. A year later she reached out to remind us of tax information. And today sent me a congratulations on my first anniversary in my new home. These are only a couple of examples. But you'll find Kristina employees many personal touches throughout her partnership with you. All-in-all I appreciated Kristina’s no BS approach. Her reality checks with frequent communication and transparency along both journeys. I could not have done this without her. And whenever I sell my current property in the future I’d definitely use Kristina again.

2 years ago

Kristina completely changed view of buyers’ agents for the better. We had viewed dozens of listings and written a handful of offers in the four years since our son was born. We had previously negotiated directly with listing agents and retained them to write offers. We knew where we wanted to live (Lamorinda or west Walnut Creek), property attributes and price range. We both grew up here, and with local inventory thin, we did not need help to select a neighborhood or winnow listings. I previously thought buyers’ agents offered little besides another hand in the till. Kristina changed that. After six months of shelter-in-place and remote work, the walls of our dark, austere 2BR, borderline dilapidated downtown Lafayette apartment began to close in. We had all but resigned ourselves to accepting that a 3+ BR home would mean a dated stack-and-pack condo with shared laundry, limited parking, or no outdoor space in a less desirable community. It was a hot August Saturday. We viewed a place where the listing price worked with our valuation model and that we both really liked. This 3BR end-unit townhouse in the Lafayette school districts was tastefully updated with elegant accents throughout, in-unit laundry, new high-end kitchen appliances and a huge private deck beneath a canopy of mature trees, all perched atop a ridgeline with commanding views across a downslope meadow to the valley below and Mt. Diablo’s prominence behind foothills in the foreground and soaring in the distance. The Sacramento-based listing agent said that there was a competitive offer on the table, and I told him we were ready to bid and asked if he would write our offer. He politely declined, offering instead to shunt “representation” to his colleague. I’d met Kristina LinkedIn and seen her around town a few times, so I fired off an email asking if she’d write the offer. She was enjoying pool time with her family and a few close friends, but she still pulled away to call the listing agent and worked out a deal that would be accepted without blowing the top off the price. Within an hour, I had the draft offer in my inbox, and it was accepted in principle the next day. Krisi Nina doesn’t drink the Kool Aid. She gets deals done, regardless of market conditions. Aways level-headed, she knows the market and proved ger knack for ascertaining motivations and restructured the deal to recast potential conflicts as win-win opportunities'. Even after the ink dried, Kristina offered a network of trustworthy, local service providers to help us with the logistics. Now our kids are classmates at one of the best elementary schools in California and and we see each other at kids' birthday parties around town. I never managed we'd find a turn-key 3B in Lafayette with these views for under $1 million bucks, but Kristina helped us make it happen!

2 years ago

Kristina McCann recommended an unlicensed person/company to multiple victims including me. She recommended the company to me for my home addition project. I asked the company to work on my deck replacement first. It turned out to be a nightmare. The company used my site plan with non-existing 2-story structure created by another contractor to the county for deck replacement permit. After I found the problem and terminated the contract, the company did not return my 50% initial deposit without giving any response and reason. When I complained this person/company to Kristina on Facebook Messenger, she blocked me after telling me to contact CA Licensing Board and wishing me good luck. And when I posted my story on the community Facebook page, Kristina McCann tried to malign me by sending private messages to multiple group members. And she was confronted by another victim.

2 years ago

We listed our house with Kristina and she was great to work with. She went above and beyond with staging and making our place look great. She is a resourceful problem solver and great to have on your side for this large investment. Kristina was a must have advocate while we sold our home while living in a different state.