Not only did Shawndy find our home before it ever hit the market, she lead us the whole way through a very non-convectional buy/sale. We did not live in Santa Cruz at the time we were purchasing our now home, and without a strong agent with her experience, professionalism and guidance we would not be living in our dream home. She is also exceptional at reading people, situations and has a sixth sense when it comes to what her clients want and need throughout the process. She was always 10 steps ahead of potential issues and always very candid of the pros and cons of the home. We have worked with a handful of other agents in different markets and Shawndy was by far the strongest, most direct, sincere and knowledgeable agent we have ever had. We would give her 10 stars if we could.

Working with Kimberly was an absolute game-changer! From our first meeting, it was clear that she was not only knowledgeable but genuinely dedicated to finding us the perfect home.Kimberly went above and beyond every step of the way-answering questions, providing valuable insights, and ensuring we understood every part of the process. Her communication was top-notch, always keeping us updated and making us feel supported. We felt like we were her only clients, even though we knew she had others! In the end, we found a beautiful home that we couldn't be happier with. If you're looking for a realtor who is professional, hardworking, and truly cares about your needs, Kimberly is the one to trust. Highly Recommend!

Having Shawndy as our real estate agent was a delightful experience from start to finish. We were so impressed with her diligence, warmth, professionalism and savvy. She's very experienced and detail oriented. She gave generously of her time to meet us to look at properties, often on the spur of the moment. She provided a wealth of information about real estate and local market trends. She was a powerful advocate for us in the negotiation and with our lender to complete the funding process. It was a challenge to navigate the market but thankfully we were in good hands with Shawndy. A lovely new home is the happy outcome

Kimberly helped us purchase a home in Santa Cruz County. She was extremely helpful and trustworthy through the entire process. She was very responsive and communicative, even with the closing process landing right in the middle of the holiday season. Kim gave her honest opinion about repair needs, appreciation potential, and other considerations. It was clear that she actually wanted to help us find the good deal, not just make a sale. Kim also had ots of connections in the area for inspectors, insurance providers, and other services, which simplified the amount of research we had to do.

Shawndy is an absolute pleasure to work with, we cannot recommend her enough! She is professional, attentive, kind, available, effective ... the list of positives goes on and on! Shawndy cared about us and our preferences to that level that we didn't just feel like one of her clients, we felt like her CLIENT. We are sure Shawndy served her other clients with equal quality and attentiveness in the time she helped us find our home, and yet we only received fast and effective work and updates as if we were her top, if not only, priority! Shawndy helped us find a beautiful home within the first showing set, and she got our bid accepted. Shawndy played such a huge part in us getting our home that we are so happy to be in! Shawndy will work magic for you, work with her!

Kimberly helped our family purchase our first single-family home last year, while also coordinating the sale of our condo. We had spent several years feeling very discouraged by the Santa Cruz housing market, as we felt priced out much of the time, and we wondered if it would ever be possible for us to move our family out of the condo that was becoming increasingly small for our growing family. Upon meeting Kimberly, we were extremely impressed by her professionalism and by her knowledge of the market. She did not seem deterred by our limited budget or by our desire to make offers contingent on the sale of our condo, and made a plan with us based on our goals. Unbelievably, within a month of meeting her, we were in escrow on a beautiful home in Felton that checked all of our boxes, and this deal was leveraged largely because of her connections with another local realtor, who was motivated to make a deal happen in order to work with her again. She then helped us to coordinate a quick bathroom update to our condo before putting it on the market, and connected us with an excellent contractor that has since completed multiple projects for us.

Shawndy Linquist with Compass far surpassed my hopes and expectations in representing me as a seller of my family home in Santa Cruz. Her knowledge of the market there is very thorough and current, and she stays on top of it all throughout the process, keeping her clients in the loop with email links to comparables as they come up, as well as market analyses. She makes herself easily and quickly available for questions and help, whether it be via text, phone calls or emails and is very easy to communicate with. She is extremely proactive, professional, efficient and friendly with her communication throughout the entire process, as well as any necessary follow ups afterwards. Her experience shows with her exceptional negotiation skills and her ability to ask the right questions, listen and hear. Shawndy Linquist is an absolute delight to work with, a lovely person, a true ally, and I trust her through what can be extremely process! I couldn't recommend her more highly! I'd give her 10 stars if I could!!

From start to finish, Kimberly was amazing to work with...very caring, knowledgable and extremely skilled. You will not be disappointed if you choose Kimberly as your realtor.Kimberly was the absolute best realtor I have ever used. I have bought and sold many homes and I was so delighted to find her. She was incredibly responsive, incredibly capable, well-connected, and had a great network of local folks who could help prepare the house for sale. She has great taste and judgment and she really knows her market. I give her my highest recommendation. She really is top-notch, and I plan to use her every time I buy and sell in the area.

There are not enough wonderful things that my husband and I could say about working with Shawndy Linquist! Although it was by chance that we ended up working with her, we could not have chosen a better agent. We started the search for our home with Shawndy almost a year ago, and as prospective first-time homebuyers we had a lot to learn, both about the buying process, as well as about what we really wanted. With her many years of experience in real estate, as well as her long time familiarity of Santa Cruz County, Shawndy educated us throughout the home buying process. She was encouraging for us to look at as many properties as we could (and we looked at quite a few!), and was always readily available to show us any that we were interested in. Being unfamiliar with home ownership, we felt very lucky to have Shawndy's expert eye and opinion on things to look out for while we were looking at homes. Her advise and experience made us feel so much more confident than we would have had otherwise.Once we found *the house*, Shawndy swiftly guided us through negotiating the purchase price, as well as a quick close. Again, Shawndy was readily available to answer all of our (many) questions and help us feel familiar and comfortable with the nuances of the closing process. Not only was this the closing super smooth and on time, but we were also traveling during this time, so Shawndy's excellent communication skills were essential in keeping everything on time and moving forward. On the day we closed when Shawndy met us to give us the keys and welcome us home, we both felt like we were saying good bye to a friend. We plan on having Shawndy as ourRealtor® for life and give her our highest recommendation.

Kim was outstanding. She was on top of everything and always provided timely updates. She came in and helped with getting the house prepped to be sold and it was a smooth process. We got higher than our asking price and were very happy with the whole process. Kim went over the top to make sure we were happy and taken care of.

Kimberly is the best agent, period. She negotiated an offer for our house that was wildly above our highest expectations. She is honest, hardworking, affable, patient and encouraging. We’ve dealt with some other “high selling” agents in the area who are no where near Kim in terms of professionalism and results. Do yourself a favor and hire Kim.

Kimberly was very helpful throughout the process. I would definitely recommend her to those looking to buy in Santa Cruz!