Kristina started out as a mortgage banker in Beverly Hills, CA and the surrounding areas. Santa Ynez has always been close to her heart so she decided to move to Santa Ynez when her daughter was born in 2003. She is a proud mother of a 17-year-old daughter and many warmblooded sport horses. From competing in hunter jumper circles to building her own horse ranch, to her background in lending, she is the premier local expert in equestrian estates.
From first-time home buyers to high-profile celebrities, Kristina loves walking her clients through the home buying process. She puts the work into coordinating flawless transactions so her clients can get back to the things that are most important to them in life. Further, Kristina prides herself on professionalism and fiduciary duty to the clients she represents. While Kristina means business when it comes to matching her clients up with their dream home and negotiating on their behalf, she also has a very friendly, kind, and calming disposition. She also has the creativity to put together an extremely effective marketing campaign to get your home sold. She has an extremely professional way of handling both the buyer and seller in each transaction. Her clients and fellow real estate advisors will tell you she is extremely friendly, creative, energetic, and has an intimate knowledge of Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara County. She recently helped her clients sell their beach house in Carpinteria to buy a ranch in Santa Ynez. Kristina prides herself on really caring about her clients and what is important to them. Kristina is also very good when it comes to negotiating on her client's behalf and understands it needs to work for both buyer and seller.