Gina Carling, Realtor-David Lyng Real Estate

Fantastic experience: Imagine everything you wish for in a realtor and then imagine more! That is Gina. In a few words, she is experienced, communicative, knowledgeable, proactive, friendly, kind, and hard-working. Right from the get go, she impressed my family and me with her broad range of knowledge, keen insights, and flexible attitude to gain an understanding of both what we wished for in our family house sale and how our home would be best fit into the market. To every text, email, or call, she promptly responded with grace, insight, and terrific help. We felt completely supported as she guided us through the process—including a fairly significant bump regarding the deed, not connected to her work, but which she skillfully, cheerfully, reassuringly, and generously guided us through. Whether related to repairs or inspections or staging, she rose to the occasion at every moment to give us clear and comprehensive information to make informed and wise choices to ensure the best sale of our house. We are immensely grateful to have had her help and thrilled with the outcome with the sale. We cannot recommend her highly enough! You will never look back.

Fantastic experience: Hi If you want a genuine, sincere, honest realtor Gina the one. As well she if extremely professional on all levels. You will be happy knowing your covered

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend Gina as a real estate agent. She genuinely cares and provides wonderful support throughout the process. Gina paid attention to what was important to me and led me through making a winning offer to buy a condo in Aptos. I was a first time home buyer and she and her team were efficient and effective, giving me the utmost confidence. Gina is professional and reliable. She has a ton of experience and market knowledge but still has an infectious excitement for what she does. You will be in good hands with Gina Carling!

Fantastic experience: Very responsive and accommodating! She was great to work with throughout the home buying process!

Fantastic experience: Gina is a very professional realtor. With her extensive experience and knowledge of the market, it was very easy to work with her. She provided all the necessary information to all my questions, and did it very quickly. I received almost instant responses to all my text messages. She turned out to be a very successful realtor for us and we found what we were looking for. Not right away, but we found it. I recommend working with her and I hope you find what you are looking for and get it at a real price.

Fantastic experience: We are thrilled we found Gina as our realtor! Gina’s thoughtful approach helped us get our offer accepted even though we were not the highest offer. Her local connections to the community are invaluable when trying to buy in Santa Cruz County. Gina is easy to work with and generous with her time. If you want to have an edge as a buyer in Santa Cruz, I can’t recommend Gina enough!

Fantastic experience: Gina is the best! I cannot recommend her highly enough! From the moment we started working together, it was clear that she was not just a real estate agent, but a true partner in helping me find my dream home. Gina didn’t just listen to what I wanted—she truly understood it. She saw the vision I had in my heart and made it her mission to find a place that felt like it was meant just for me Throughout the entire process, Gina was there—offering guidance, and going above and beyond to ensure every detail was perfect. She treated every showing, every call, every appraisal and inspection as if it were for her own home. And when it came to negotiations, Gina fought for me like I was family, ensuring that every detail was perfect. But what really touched me was the genuine kindness and warmth that Gina brought to the table. She celebrated with me at every milestone and handled any hurdles with grace and determination. Thanks to her unwavering support, I’m now living in the home I’ve always dreamed of, and it’s all because of her hard work and dedication. If you’re looking for someone who will not only help you find a home but will make your dreams their priority, Gina is the one. Gina is a gem, and I’m forever grateful to have had her by my side on this home buying journey.

Fantastic experience: Gina cares. With all the realtors out there, it's great to find someone who genuinely listens and knowledgeably walks you through the process. I feel very comfortable with Gina.

Fantastic experience: Gina is an outstanding agent, she went above and beyond. And... not only did she go that proverbial extra mile but she went that extra 100 miles! She was so attentive to our every question our every request. Nothing was too small to ask! Gina was always available, no matter the time day or night weekend, weekday just amazing. I would recommend her to anybody and everybody looking for a new home or to sell their home or both. Because she helped us do just that! Simultaneously! She is such a rock star, 5 stars is not enough. I would give her 500.!!! Thanks for holding my hand the whole way!! I cannot thank you enough This was our first time selling and buying a home at the same time and to do everything she did was so unbelievable! She was very thorough in explaining the process, which was very helpful for us to understand the process. Because trust me it's A LOT!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Gina and David Lyng. You guys are the best. I would recommend you to anybody and everybody looking for a realtor!

Fantastic experience: After interviewing several realtors, we are happy we chose Gina to help us sell our house. As a lifelong Santa Cruz county resident living in SLV for nearly 40 years, Gina has tremendous knowledge of the Santa Cruz real estate market. Not only is she a professional, helpful, knowledgeable, and stress free realtor with great advice, she has a lot of resourceful contacts and managed all our inspections. Gina’s husband Rob is an ICC certified building inspector and licensed contractor for 30 years and helped us address several issues in order to get the house ready for market. I highly recommend Gina and Rob for anybody looking for a great realtor/contractor. Thank you Gina and Rob for your hard work and paying attention to detail these past months. You went above and beyond to help provide a positive experience selling our house. Thanks again!

Fantastic experience: Gina makes you feel like you’re her only client. She’s professional, listens deeply, gives her candid perspective when you need it most and best of all, she deeply cares about her clients. Gina helped us find our new home and sell our current one. Some bumps along the way were made smooth by Gina’s calm and steady expertise. She’s a gem and comes with my highest recommendation.

Fantastic experience: Gina was great - we got the perfect home and her local knowledge and connections definitely helped us get it. Great with communication, quick with replies and document turnaround, overall very professional and reliable. Thanks Gina!

Fantastic experience: We interviewed a handful of the top rated Agents and Brokers in the Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley area. It was clear from our first meeting that Gina had the most experience, a deep understanding of the Santa Cruz and Bay Area markets, and was very well connected. She was also very personable. Gina understood strengths and weaknesses of our property and neighborhood, knew the type of buyer to which it would appeal, and developed a pricing and marketing strategy that ultimately resulted in multiple offers at our asking price. This, despite a very challenging market for sellers. We were also particularly impressed with how hard she worked for us. She worked on our schedule fielding offers, producing counter offers, and hosting conference calls late in the evening, early in the morning, and on weekends. We feel very strongly that Gina is the best of the best in Santa Cruz County.

Fantastic experience: Gina is a rock star. I was tempted to leave it at that, but some details are necessary. My property was fully functional but in need of some serious renovation, remodeling, and updating. It was a complex job that was supposed to take two months. It took eight! (Work was completed after escrow closed...) Gina turned into the nitty-gritty inspector and did walkthroughs with the contractor multiple times. It would have driven me absolutely nuts, but Gina kept plugging along and making sure things were done correctly. Finally, we listed and sold in three weeks, at above asking. Look no further. Sign with Gina! 'Nuf said.

Fantastic experience: Gina is a pleasure to work with! She knows the market like the back of her hand, is extremely personable, and goes the extra mile for her clients. She is always willing to accommodate for you schedule and pay to attention to your requirements when researching the market. Highly recommend for first time home buyers!!

Fantastic experience: Gina was recommended to us by our local realtor as we decide the future of our "little cabin in the redwoods." She reached out to us immediately and stayed in touch as we made plans to visit the cabin. It was apparent just in talking with her on the phone that she has a wealth of knowledge about real estate in general and the Santa Cruz area in particular. Our meeting in person was extremely helpful and her knowledge of what our cabin would need to make it sale or rental worthy was impressive. Even though we have decided to not list the cabin at this time, I feel as though I could continue to reach out to her for resources and any other questions I may have. I highly recommend Gina to anyone who is considering selling or buying a home -- she is a gem!

Fantastic experience: A friend highly recommended Gina, so I decided to use her for purchasing a home. I was about to settle and put in an offer on a home that I thought was ok, when she went out of her way to find a home that she knew that I wouldn’t feel just ok about, that I would love. She got us in to see this home right away as it had just come up, I absolutely loved it and quickly agreed on an offer that the owners accepted! So grateful to Gina! Gina is an amazing realtor and human.

Fantastic experience: Gina was a pleasure to work with. She was very knowledgeable and responsive over our 6 month search for the right property. She knows the San Lorenzo Valley very well and is great at what she does. Highly recommend Gina to others looking for their perfect home. Thank you Gina for you help and support! We truly appreciate it!

Fantastic experience: Gina Carling helped us sell our house before it was ever listed and for over asking price! We were very concerned about security and signage and wanted to prevent drive-bys because of the area of our house. Gina offered a lot of solutions and eased our concerns. Thankfully, we never even got that far. Gina is very knowledgeable about the market. She is professional and personable at the same time. She answered all our many questions via text, email, and phone in a timely manner. It was a true pleasure working with Gina Carling. I highly recommend her.

Fantastic experience: Gina Carling is hands down the best realtor I've ever dealt with. She goes above and beyond in every way. She took months helping us find the right home, listening patiently to what we wanted. And when she found the perfect place for us, she then connected us with every service we might need, from inspection to construction. She stayed warm and positive through it all, and most impressively, she's stayed helping long after the deal closed. I can't say enough positive things about her. She's just amazing.

Fantastic experience: I live out of the area and Gina helped me with all the on-the-ground activities to prepare my home to sell, including finding numerous vendors to fix up my home and meeting folks to do the inspections, etc. She provided top marketing for the home including professional photos, videos, and room by room tour of the place. She also went over and above helping with tracking down a previous owner to sign off on old document that saved me thousands of dollars! House ended up with 20 offers and sold for over 25% of the asking price! If you want a hard-working, knowledgeable realtor I highly recommend Gina.

Fantastic experience: I feel really lucky that Gina represented us in our purchase. Her deep knowledge, patience, kindness, and humor meant we could learn from the experience, free of stress and worry. Highest possible recommendation!

Fantastic experience: Gina is amazing to work with. I bought a property in a very competitive market from another state and could not have done it without her help and expertise. Her experience with and knowledge of the local market is impressive, having spent decades working in the area. But beyond all of her experience, Gina is genuinely kind and caring and a joy to work with. I've already recommended her to several coworkers and hope to work with her again on future investment properties.

Fantastic experience: Gina was an absolute dream to work with. Not only was she very responsive and interested but she took the time to understand my housing needs and wants. Her extremely personable approach and positivity pairs perfectly with her realism and knowledge of the market. Gina’s experience speaks for itself from day one; I felt very comfortable trusting her to lead me on this house search journey. I highly recommend Gina to anyone looking for a responsive, reliable, competent, and honest real estate agent! Thanks again Gina!

Fantastic experience: Gina was great! -She knows the market very well and has so many resources at her disposal. -She has a wide variety of contractors she networks with. -She always answers texts and calls and is very easy to work with. -Highly recommend her as a real estate agent!

Fantastic experience: Gina is smart, savvy, tenacious, and professional. I highly recommend having her on your team!

Fantastic experience: Gina Carling is not only tuned to her clients' utmost desires for a home, but she is super knowledgeable and knows every inch of the area.

Fantastic experience: I wish I could do more for Gina than just praise her to the skies but loud honest praise can't hurt. Gina is hands-down the best realtor I have worked with in my 40 years of buying and selling residences, as homes for my family and as investments. She is strong in every aspect of being a special realtor: she adores her clients, is smart and intuitive, sees trends not easy to spot, works at full speed and manages even very tough engagements with a drive and loyalty that makes her clients winners.

Fantastic experience: If you want a realtor that is professional, responsive, knows the area and has the ability to make you feel calm when everything feels overwhelming, you can’t go wrong with Gina Carling. Gina sold our home quickly and over list price. Gina is a joy to work with. I highly recommend Gina to help you buy or sell a home.

Fantastic experience: Gina has been absolutely superb in guiding me step by step through the whole selling process and kept me updated on developments. She is lovely and easy to work with. Gina is on top of communications and has an excellent response time. I couldn't have wished for a better realtor! I am grateful for all the support, professionalism and her fun positive personality. I recommend her whole heartedly.

Positive experience: Gina was always patient with our ignorance of the home-selling process and helped guide us to a very successful conclusion.

Fantastic experience: Gina is the best in the business! She is so resourceful and provides the utmost attention to her clients needs. She is very responsive and will walk you through everything. She is extremely knowledgeable about the market and properties in Santa Cruz County. I refer everyone to Gina for their real estate needs.

Fantastic experience: Gina is extremely knowledgeable. Always responsive and helpful. I felt supported and guided through the whole process. Thank you Gina

Fantastic experience: Gina is great about answering all of my questions and she is very knowledgeable about Santa Cruz. I will be working with her again.

Fantastic experience: Gina Carling was wonderful to work with. She, and those that helped her, made the sale of my brother’s home as easy as possible. Gina was always available, and willing to help in many ways. Thank you Gina!

Fantastic experience: Gina is the best! Her communication and support, along with a great education on the process, has been invaluable to me. Then add in her kindness and truly taking the time to understand my needs and you've got the best realtor around! Thank you Gina for being so responsive, professional and a great friend!

Fantastic experience: Gina came to us 2 years ago when we were strongly considering selling our one and only home that we ever had. She explained what we would need to do first prior to selling and that was to go through all our “stuff”. To quote comedian, George Carlin, ‘if you did not have so much ”stuff” you would not need a house’ and sometimes you have to move to a bigger house…why? Cause you have too much stuff”. So we want to move to a smaller home which means we had a lot of stuff to get rid of (yard sale, dumps and goodwill…the kids have so much “stuff” that they declined our “stuff”). We also received a full -page typed list from 4 of our 6 grandchildren on why we should not move. After 2 years, we found a home to move to and Gina was called again and she immediately came to us for the next stage in our lives. Papers were signed on June 27. She took beautiful picture of our home and had them posted on a home sale web site as “Coming Soon”. She set us up with an excellent ‘stager’, Debra (who was available at any time to answer questions) and Gina recommended Jose ‘Cuco’ as our landscaper. Thank you Cuco! She recommended how to start boxing the stuff we want to keep. With just about all ‘stuff’ boxed and furniture moved to the garage, we had a fire in our area and had to evacuate. We prayed that our dreams did not go up in ‘smoke’. After returning home, Gina continued to work hard on the sale of our home and the buyer made an offer before the home went on the market. Gina and her side kick, Tanner, arrange for all of the inspections for the buyer. At times, I was a bit overwhelmed with ‘Doc U signs’ that would appear in my emails. I had to remind Gina and Tanner to keep us informed of any paper work or changes coming our way. Since we left the state 15 days before the escrow actually closed, asking for updates was very important to us even though there was no change at times. 4 months-10 days later and a major forest fire in the middle…SOLD and Escrow closed! Thank you Gina from Ed and Janet and we are sure the buyer is grateful also.

Fantastic experience: Gina is great! She is very helpful and knowledgeable.

Fantastic experience: I got the house and deal of my dreams thanks to Gina and Tanner! Gina’s great network and experience with real estate in the San Lorenzo Valley area were so helpful to me as a first time homebuyer in a new area. I needed all the advice and insight I could get! Gina and Tanner were infinitely patient with me and super available and responsive for viewings and questions throughout the process. Once I found my house, Gina and Tanner helped organize all the documents and handled all the back and forth w/ seller to get to a super-fast successful closing. Gina also had the best recommendations for contractors and other pros to help me fix up my new fixer upper. Thank you Gina and Tanner!

Fantastic experience: Gina is the best resource you could want in the housing market! Calling her a 'real estate agent' does not do her justice as she is way more than that. She will connect you with all the right people throughout the process, and ensure you end up in the perfect home for you and your loved ones. You'll end up with Gina as a friend by the end of the process, and you won't reget it :)

Fantastic experience: We were referred to Gina based on her local knowledge of the area of the property we needed to sell. We were in a difficult position of having to carry out a probate sale and there was a lot we didn't know about that process. In the end, Gina Carling was a real blessing, as she made a very difficult process much easier. She was always professional and always pleasant to work with. Even as the pandemic hit, she stayed on top of everything, with almost instant messages when offers would come in having to do with all of the details, pros and cons of each. She seemed to have really good relationships with everyone she worked with--on our side, the buyer's side, the legal side. We are so so grateful to Gina for her kindness and professionalism.

Fantastic experience: I’ve visited 2 properties with Gina so far and love her down-to-earth and investigative personality!

Fantastic experience: I called Gina referred by a friend that talks highly about her expertise which I confirmed to be right after she guided us thru some potions on how my ex-husband can buy my half of our joint owned home. Even thou she mentioned that the choices she recommended were out of her scope, they were very assertive and gave us directions.

Fantastic experience: Gina has helped me and my wife buy twice (and sell once) in Santa Cruz County in the past 2 years. When we went looking for a new home there was no doubt we would be calling on her again to help us through the process. We found a place we loved before putting our place on the market. We didn’t think we would be able to list and close in time to buy that dream home, but Gina picked up when we called and said “we got this.” Sure enough, within a month we had closed on our home and moved into our new home! We would recommend Gina to anyone looking to buy or sell in Santa Cruz, no hesitation.

Fantastic experience: Working with Gina was such a great choice. She is knowledgeable, helpful and responsive. She went above and beyond to get us under contract on a house we loved. Gina also has a network of professionals that made our first time home buying experience not only easy, but a joy. As issues came up, Gina or someone she knew was able to handle them quickly and efficiently. Every step of the way, Gina and her team kept us informed and answered any questions we had. Lastly, she made sure that move in day was special and memorable. I cannot recommend her enough! You will be glad you chose Gina as your agent!

Fantastic experience: Gina, is an outstanding agent!

Fantastic experience: Gina was a delight to work with all through our process! No pressure, easy going, knowledgeable, relaxed and approachable. We took a long time to browse and wait for the right place. Gina stayed the course and kept her radar up for what we were looking for. She noticed a pre-listing property and texted me the address and we went to check it out that day - we fell in love! Gina communicated with the seller’s realtor quickly and we had an offer submitted by midnight that same night. She knew how to make our offer irresistible and it worked! Our offer was accepted without counter within 1 day! Pre-market, great deal on an amazing dream home! To top it off we had a super fast escrow and closed on our house within 11 days!! We are very pleased with our whole experience and would easily trust and recommend her to anyone!!