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Carolyn Botts

Real Estate Professional Christie's Sereno, Los Altos
For over 25 years Carolyn Botts has devoted energy and professionalism to the San Francisco Bay Area, first as an associate with a local commercial developer and now as a top producing real estate agent with Christie's Sereno in Los Altos. San Jose Magazine lists her in the top 50 of real estate agents in Silicon Valley.

At the heart of Carolyn's success is her dedication to providing clients a service-oriented, stress-free experience whether one is listing their home or looking to buy one. With this commitment in mind, Carolyn and her support resource team supply clear communication and thoroughness at every stage of the home selling or buying process.

Underlying Carolyn's winning approach is a foundation of detailed communication, professional skills, and a thorough knowledge of the area.
Mar 2, 2024
I recently had the pleasure of working with Carolyn from Christies's International Real Estate to purchase a house that initially had some complications. From the moment we began our search, Carolyn demonstrated exceptional professionalism, expertise, and dedication to ensuring a smooth transaction despite the challenges we faced. Her deep knowledge of the local real estate market and understanding of regulations were instrumental in navigating through the complexities.

Carolyn went above and beyond to address any concerns we had, diligently researching and clarifying every detail to ensure we were fully informed and comfortable with our decision. Her proactive communication and transparency throughout the process instilled a sense of trust and confidence in her ability to represent our best interests.

Furthermore, Carolyn demonstrated remarkable patience and perseverance, never hesitating to advocate for us and negotiate on our behalf to resolve any issues that arose. Her unwavering commitment to ensuring our satisfaction and securing the right property for us was truly commendable.

Thanks to Carolyn's expertise and unwavering support, we were able to successfully navigate through the challenges and ultimately purchase our dream home. I cannot recommend Carolyn highly enough to anyone in need of a knowledgeable, dedicated, and trustworthy real estate professional. Her exceptional service truly made all the difference, and We are grateful for the opportunity to have worked with her.
Sep 25, 2023
I was tasked with selling my late parents’ house, as part of settling their estate, and do not live in the area. Friends of mine who do live near the house strongly recommended that I contact Carolyn Botts to assist me. What a pleasure it was working with her. Phone calls were generally answered or returned promptly, as well as texts and emails.

I had figured on making many trips to the property in order to ready it for sale. Carolyn saved me a lot of travel time and expense by researching, contacting, and meeting local vendors at the house to show them what needed to be done in order to facilitate the market preparation. I am extremely impressed by her level of involvement with the prep.

Carolyn’s extensive knowledge of the local real estate market and intimate understanding of its current difficult conditions resulted in a timely sale at an extremely fair price. I sincerely doubt that any other realtor in the South Bay area would have performed more optimally.

Thank you so very much for all of your help Carolyn- it was an absolutely satisfying and extremely gratifying experience working with you!
Oct 1, 2022
Carolyn was the best real estate professional we've ever worked with, and let me tell you why:

Carolyn was an extremely strong recommendation from our close friends who'd worked with her to purchase their home a few years prior. They were so confident about their recommendation that we didn't even need to look further.

Carolyn has extensive local knowledge about schools, neighborhoods, and how properties will rank against others as they're bought and sold in various market conditions. This was invaluable because as buyers we were more focused on envisioning the space than planning for our eventual departure. We could have made several mistakes without her. She also has deep knowledge about all layers of the process, and we leaned on her experience and advice for anything between neighborhood selection, upgrade/repair ideas, negotiations, and move-in readiness.

Carolyn is extremely patient and makes you feel like you are her only client, even if things cool off or take a long time. We spent nearly 1.5 years looking for the right place and never felt pressure or impatience from her. At all times during our search she was responsive and ready to help.

Our home search spanned a pandemic, the price & inflation battles of 2021, and the cooling that began in 2022. Each of these were challenging on their own and Carolyn navigated each of them as if she'd seen it all before. Her expertise showed strongly during each of these periods of chaos and uncertainty.

Carolyn went far above and beyond the call of duty to help us in a wide range of ways. We were out of town for an inspection and she helped us do it remotely. She helped us locate professionals for various needed work on the home and personally coordinated and was present during an especially critical consultation. She followed up on items long after closing, including locating a document for us we'd forgotten while traveling. On top of everything else she was very kind to us and we felt like family with her.

We hope to work with Carolyn again and refer her to everyone we can without any hesitation or reservation.
Mar 6, 2022
EXCELLENT SERVICE & KNOWLEDGE!
I can't say enough great things about Carolyn! She is the perfect agent in a hectic, competitive market! If you want to buy or sell, Carolyn should be the call you make today.

My husband and I are real estate brokers in Salt Lake City, I've been an agent for 26 years, my husband for nearly 20 years, so we have some opinions about what makes a great Realtor! Our daughter & her fiance' were house hunting in San Jose and happened upon Carolyn. I called her to discuss the buyers' goals and timeframes, she was responsive, kind, respectful, and understanding. In this crazy market where buyers are fighting for homes, her professional knowledge, and extraordinary guidance proved to be the edge our daughter and her partner needed. They bought a great home, Carolyn had ideal follow-through, all the way through getting a new AC installed, and move-in day pizza and care. Expert advice. Extensive area knowledge. Crucial school, neighborhood, and overall property value knowledge. 5 STARS ALL THE WAY. Thank you Carolyn!
Feb 16, 2022
First-Time Home Buyers
Carolyn made our first home-buying experience a breeze. We knew little about the process before, but have come out of it with a wealth of knowledge that Carolyn provided to us throughout. We greatly appreciate the time and attention to detail she took to find unique opportunities for us to get into this competitive real estate market. We always felt like a priority, and she was always willing to answer our questions, schedule appointments and negotiate on our behalf. We absolutely recommend Carolyn to any home buyers looking for an attentive, patient and sharp realtor with many creative solutions.

Thank you so much Carolyn for such a wonderful experience, even in such a competitive market!
Oct 19, 2021
Carolyn did a superb job when we sold our home in Mountain View. Not only did she provide the painters, carpet people, junk guy, etc., for our staging, but she worked wonderfully with our gardener and our pool people. She was caring and very professional in the advice she gave us. We sold our home in three days and had a short escrow, so our timeframe all worked out well for us. We would highly recommend Carolyn to anyone who is even thinking of selling their home!
Jun 2, 2021
Being a first time home buyer is terrifying, thrilling, and stressful! Between reading contracts, negotiating, and submitting offers, it can be very overwhelming! What makes this process 10x easier? Having an amazing real estate agent like Carolyn on your team! Carolyn is professional, attentive, and supportive. She looks out for your best interests and helps you with each step of the home buying process. We were able to buy our first home (in Silicon Valley!!) thanks to the skills and expertise of Carolyn. You will not regret working with her!
Jul 6, 2020
We met Carolyn 11 years ago and have been working together ever since! We had many positive experiences purchasing our first home in Redwood City in 2016, and renting it out a few years later to our first tenant and again this year to our second tenant. Carolyn helped us in all those cases, and it has been a pleasure working with her. She is trustworthy and dependable, knowledgeable, easy to work with, and helped make the home buying and renting processes smooth. She helped with all aspects like home inspections, getting issues fixed with various contractors, and providing her valuable insight on various issues. We are so grateful for Carolyn’s help and highly recommend her. We love Carolyn and look forward to continuing to work with her!
Nov 11, 2019
When I started looking for condos I was under time constraints because my apartment building was set to be demolished. I also have an illness that makes the whole procedure very demanding. I knew I needed some help. I met Carolyn Botts at an open house, and after talking to her, I thought this is just the person I need.

Carolyn went and looked for condos for me. If I couldn't drive to a location, Carolyn would drive me there. We would then sit and talk about the advantages of the property, When we agreed on a property, there was work to be done before closing. Carolyn was able to hire people that she had previously worked with to fix everything that needed attention. She also made sure that all work was done on time, so there would be no trouble with the closing arrangements

When it came time to move Carolyn was able to refer me to a company that does packing and moving. Everything went very smoothly, and it made things much easier for me.

Carolyn Botts is a very knowledgeable and caring real estate agent. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for an exceptional real estate agent.


Aug 13, 2019
Carolyn has been an absolute pleasure to work with. She was always available and prompt to reply and find solutions. Her feedback and inputs were valuable while we were deciding on contractor for our renovation. Her calm and sweet persona helped a great deal while going through the stress that is house buying and renovation. I would highly recommend Carolyn to anybody looking for a wonderful experience while buying their home.
Jun 1, 2019
Carolyn was a wonderful agent. She demonstrated her knowledge, reliability, and subject matter expertise in many different ways through the homebuying experience. Importantly, she was an excellent advocate when it came to contract negotiations. As a first time home buyer, I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Carolyn; we ended up in a wonderful place that simply would not have been possible without her. I look forward to working with her again in the future and would recommend her as an agent to anyone!
Jan 4, 2019
We LOVE Carolyn Botts and recommend her highly to all of our friends. We have put her in two nearly impossible situations- first, trying to buy a family home in a good school district, with limited financial resources, and second, trying to simultaneously buy and sell a home in a very short time period. In both cases, Carolyn was amazing.

With our first purchase, she helped with really creative strategies to get us into a house that fit our needs.

With our second transaction, she really worked a miracle. We had a very tight timeline to prepare and sell our house. AND we needed to sell it for a high enough price to be able to complete the purchase of our new home. Carolyn had multiple teams of people to our house (handyman, appraisers, stagers, cleaners, photographers, plumbers, etc) within days and helped us complete sale of our house in under 2 weeks.

While we were full of angst and worry at the uncertainty and the process in general, Carolyn remained confident and calm throughout. She helped ease our worries, addressed our concerns and made things happen that we never thought would be possible. She is efficient, professional, very detail oriented and has a wealth of experience making things happen in this intense Bay Area market.

Thank you Carolyn for all of your help through the years and for keeping in touch with us and understanding our needs. We really feel our family would not be the same without you and your help in getting us where we are. We trust you and your judgement completely and give you our absolute highest recommendation.

Dec 7, 2017
Carolyn was wonderful. She really cared about us and not just about getting a sale. We found a house we liked but had to submit the offer the very next day, so she cleared her schedule to make it happen and then went above and beyond to make sure we were the ones that got the house, even with several other offers. She treated us as though we were her only clients, was always responsive, and always took time to answer our many, many, MANY questions. On the day we moved in, she brought pizza for us and everyone who helped us move. She always had recommendations ready for contractors, plumbers, electricians, etc. We can’t recommend Carolyn enough and have already raved about her to all our friends.
Oct 12, 2017
Carolyn was exceptionally astute, thoroughly professional, and openly approachable through a dynamic and anxiety-provoking process that was tailored to our wants and needs from start to finish. We were impressed by her attention to detail, patience and insightful perspectives as she navigated us through the home buying process.

We were more than lucky to have Carolyn as our realtor. We interviewed several realtors and decided to work with her because of her reputation, knowledge and ability to provide personalized attention. We were not disappointed. She was able to work around our unpredictable work schedules and able to accommodate last-minute scheduling, viewing and appointment requests with a smile. She moves quickly and efficiently while staying completely organized and helped us purchase our dream home. We enthusiastically recommend her to our friends and family!
Jul 13, 2017
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Carolyn helped make our dream come true! We were expecting our newborn daughter, and looking for a home for our new family. Carolyn helped us find our new home before our daughter arrived, always providing us the flexibility and personalized help we needed. Once she helped us find the perfect place, she helped us work with the sellers to work around a difficult situation regarding litigation on our new house. This required a lot of persistence and problem solving, but Carolyn did everything she could and constantly drove the process forward until it worked out. Thanks to Carolyn's hard work and dedication, we brought our daughter to a wonderful home. We will certainly be working with Carolyn in the future and recommend her highly!
May 30, 2017
Carolyn Botts is an exceptional Realtor and I don't know how I would have gotten through the stresses of selling a property without her calm demeanor and ability to work through all the details associated with getting the job done. She was extremely proactive and kept me informed every step of the way, especially given that I had never sold a property before. No question was too "dumb"; I felt like I could ask her anything and she would answer with patience and clarity. She also has a network of resources (from house cleaners to painters) from which to choose from to get the job done. Given her expertise, I highly recommend Carolyn to anyone wanting to buy or sell a property--you won't regret it!!
Feb 9, 2017
Wealth Management
We met Carolyn at a house she was showing. She offered to help us find a home that met the needs of our family, including our two sons, ages 7 and 5. The second property she showed us was our dream house. Blocks from our kids' school, a cul de sac, backyard up against the backyard of our best friends and a street mixed with original owners and newer young families. We've been living here now for about two months and so many of our neighbors have introduced themselves to us and yesterday many of the kids from other families were out in front of our house playing with our kids. Who knew something like this still existed?! Carolyn knew, and she knew us. She knew what mattered to us, and she knew how to help us find and get it. Everything fell in place as if it were meant to be. But we know it didn't just fall in place without Carolyn's expertise, conscientiousness and care. From our family to you, Carolyn... thank you!!
Jan 29, 2017
We met Carolyn at a house she was showing. She offered to help us find a home that met the needs of our family, including our two sons, ages 7 and 5. The second property she showed us was our dream house. Blocks from our kids' school, a cul de sac, backyard up against the backyard of our best friends and a street mixed with original owners and newer young families. We've been living here now for about two months and so many of our neighbors have introduced themselves to us and yesterday many of the kids from other families were out in front of our house playing with our kids. Who knew something like this still existed?! Carolyn knew, and she knew us. She knew what mattered to us, and she knew how to help us find and get it. Everything fell in place as if it were meant to be. But we know it didn't just fall in place without Carolyn's expertise, conscientiousness and care. From our family to you, Carolyn... thank you!!
Aug 27, 2016
Words do not convey my gratefulness to Carolyn Botts. Her wisdom and experience guided us through the sale of our house with such ease that when we accepted an offer, we were stunned! Carolyn heard our needs and provided the least stressful way to make this new phase of our lives begin beautifully. We were able to sell our house with only a small investment of time and money, and Carolyn urged the buyers to give us a wonderful price that will provide for us as we age. Thank you Carolyn! You are my hero!
Aug 26, 2016
client
We put everything into Carolyn's hands, and with a minimum out of pocket cost we sold our home for $235 k over the asking price. Everything happened in about a week. My wife and I are still in shock (the good kind). She is very personable and professional, with many useful contacts for getting things accomplished. I would recommend her to anyone.
May 31, 2016
First time buyers
My husband and I had been looking for the right house off and on for three years, without success. Then we met Carolyn Botts.

Carolyn helped us buy our dream home! She is knowledgeable, professional, supportive, honest, and a delight to work with. She took the time to listen and get to know us and understand what kind of home we were looking for. Carolyn is extremely patient, responsive, is always available to show us a house, and gave us the pros and cons of each home. She always respected our opinion, was never pushy, and didn't try to steer us into choosing a house for the sake of completing the transaction. In addition to being a great communicator and organizer, Carolyn is also very courteous, professional, and thoughtful, and worked well with everyone involved in the transaction. We feel fortunate to have worked with Carolyn, and would highly recommend her to our friends.
Dec 11, 2015
Clients - sellers and buyers
We first heard about Carolyn Botts in February 2015. We were looking for the right person to assist us in selling our home and buying a new home for our family in Willow Glen. Carolyn was highly recommended by two people. It was noted that she provides excellent service to her clients and she is also very knowledgeable about off mls opportunities.

When we were ready to sell our home, Carolyn made some recommendations to make small improvements to our home to attract buyers and to obtain the best price. She had contacts with service professionals who were able to complete the work quickly so that our home could go on the market in the time period that was desirable. Carolyn explained her pricing and marketing strategy for our home and we trusted her expertise. Our home sold in 5 days over the asking price and we were very pleased with her negotiations. Throughout the process of selling our home and buying a home, Carolyn was very responsive. We felt she truly listened and understood what we wanted and we believe she was looking out for our best interest both when we sold our home and later when we bought a home. Carolyn is experienced, knowledgeable and detail oriented. She is a top-notch real estate professional – the best of the best - and we highly recommend her!
Dec 8, 2015
Co-Founder
Carolyn was extremely helpful to get us our first home!

We met 2 years ago when we were just thinking about purchasing a home. She kept in touch and when the timing was right she guided us through different neighbourhoods and helped us narrow down our search.

She is very knowledgeable and introduced us to our mortgage loan officer. Both of them worked very well together to navigate all the hurdles we faced. She has worked with many brokers in Bay area and knows all the right people, which makes the entire experience better. On top of that she is good with communication and managing expectations.

I will highly recommend her if you shopping for your new home.
Jul 7, 2015
Carolyn was awesome to work with! We did several home tours. She was very organized and very knowledgeable about the area. She was very honest about the houses. She didnt try to sell us on every house we looked at. Pointed out some quirky and weird features of the houses that we may not like. Great person. Would highly recommend! After purchase threw in the home warranty as a gift.
Jun 30, 2015
Carolyn was such a pleasure to work with. She is professional, kind, efficient and thorough. We always felt that she had our best interest in mind. We are so thankful for the opportunity to work with her and are grateful for her help in finding our first home! Carolyn was recommended to us through friends/coworkers and we have enthusiastically recommended her to our family and friends as well.