Tamara Krause Century 21 Award

Tamara is a real gem! My husband and I worked with her when we selling our home. She is always on point with her communications, and is willing to help you every step through the process. She gives you realistic expectations, but still gives you a warm a fuzzy.

If you’re about to begin a home search or looking to sell, I would highly recommend going with Tamara and her team. Tamara helped my wife and I in finding our first home last year and we feel extremely lucky we had Tamara helping us out.
I particularly liked that she wasn’t pushy and didn’t try to sell us on every house we walked in. If a house wasn’t good or wasn’t what we expected she would flat out tell us, in no uncertain terms and we’d move on. She allows you to walk around the properties by yourself and figure out for yourself what you like or don’t like and then discuss/​answer questions when you’re done. I never felt rushed with Tamara. We searched for almost a year and Tamara remained just as positive and supportive as she was on day 1 as she was on day 300. She very flexible and understanding when it comes to meeting or settings things up. Weekdays, weekends, early, late she made time to help us. She is very very organized which is so important when you finally do place an offer on a place. It’s a stressful time and super confusing but she kept us up to date, on time and well informed on everything from the moment we put that offer in to the last day when escrow closed. Buying a home, especially your first home, is a very special and unforgettable experience and the last thing you need is someone that just sees you as client or a commission and is trying to get rid of you as soon as possible. My wife and I feel blessed that we had Tamara and her team to help house us through this experience. One last thing, Tamara helped us with different issues that come up once you’re actually living in your house… random things. She’s helped with it all, such a wealth of knowledge. I have no doubt that Tamara provides this type of assistance/​help/​service to all of her clients. Choose her, you won’t be disappointed.

My newlywed husband and I were quickly outgrowing our postage stamp apartment in the heart of North Park, both figuratively and literally. Instead of opting to rent a larger place we decided to jump into the housing market while prices and interest rates were relatively low. Complete newbs, we had no idea what we were doing beyond pointing at things on Zillow and saying «I like dat wan, and dis wan…» Enter the lovely Tamara Krause. If you need someone that is patient, informative, and sweet as pie, Tamara is the perfect fit. I must have dragged her out to a few hundred listings during rush hour traffic, just to dislike them all, and she didn’t even bat an eye. Just when I was about ready to throw in the towel because nothing I found seemed to fit our criteria, she sends us a random listing for a cute, lovely craftsman cottage that had «Larah’s perfect dream house» written all over it. At first I thought there could be no way we could afford a detached house, but she said «Silly girl, when you don’t pay for HOA fees, you can just apply that to your mortgage…» Man, I’m an idiot… So as it turns out, Tamara knew what we wanted more than we did. I suspect throughout all those seemingly wasted listing viewings she was secretly crafting all our likes and dislikes to come up with the most perfect solution in the end. Well played, Tamara. Well played.
Ps. We LOVE our house! Both literally and figuratively. Wait, what?

Tamara, although nice, was unprofessional. We were referred to work with her to buy our second home. the first time I called her on the phone, she answered with «HEEEEEYYYYY!» As if I was some girlfriend calling to chit chat. Just because you are young and have younger clients, does not mean you should be disrespectful. She pawned us off on her mother for searching for homes, which suited us fine because she was lovely. Communication was not at all good, and she dropped the ball a couple times, which resulted in us not getting a bid in on a house we liked. We ended up going with someone else.

Tamara Krause helped my husband and I purchase our first home this year and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a professional Real Estate Agent.
I hate to admit, but I am not the easiest person to work with since I am a little obsessive compulsive and intense about getting answers quickly and accurately –sometimes at the most inconvenient times (i.e. weekends, evenings, and dinner time). Tamara always got back to me quickly and eased our first time homebuyer fears.
Tamara guided us through the process and let us know what to expect during all the phases. What I loved about her the most was that she always had our best interests in mind. Whenever I got distracted by the pretty crown molding and granite counter tops that the ‘flipper’ had installed, she was pointing out foundation issues, potentially costly repairs, etc.
Even after looking at at least 40 homes, she never once made us feel pressured to make an offer on something. I felt bad that we had looked at so many homes and after making several offers that we were outbid on still had nothing to show for it. She assured us that she would keep looking no matter how long it took… months or years… it didn’t matter as long as we found the right home.
Tamara is professional, courteous, patient, extremely competent, and above all has the client’s best interest in mind. I know that this is a business, but I never once felt that making money was her goal. Her goal was to match the right house with the right family.

I have dealt with many real estate agents over the years and Tamara was by far the BEST! She was able to work around my busy schedule (viewing houses day & night) and negotiated a great deal for my family! She made everything very simple and painless… I know I will be working with Tamara again and I will make sure all my friends/​family know about her fantastic services. In my opinion: the best real estate agent in SD!!!

We are fairly new to the San Diego area and were really happy with the service we got from Tamara. She was honest with us about her opinions on various properties and patient with us as our mortgage was a little tricky. It was our first house and we really appreciated her advice and input. She was great at teaching us what else to look for in a house, like resale value and thinking about moving in our current furniture.
There was a mix up with the escrow company and Tamara wrote us a check from her own account (6 weeks before escrow did) to solve the problem.
She has also stayed in contact with us, helping us get rid of an appliance and contacting the listing agent when they didn’t remove their sign. We hope not to need her services ourselves for a few years now, but have definitely recommended her to friends and will continue to do so. Thanks, Tam!

We were first time home buyers and Tamara was so patient with us. We had her running all over town with us from South Bay to Ocenside to Lakeside! We felt like she really had our best interest in mind as we searched for just the right place. Well, we found it and when it came time for the paperwork she was very helpful in explaining the entire process to us. We always knew what the next step was and she made sure that we were ready for it. We will certainly call on her services when we are in the market for our investment property. Thank you very much, Tamara!