
Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?
I’m a top-producing Realtor and Certified Global Luxury Specialist, as well as a long-term resident of Marin. In 2023, I received the Marin County Agent of the Year award from Rate My Agent for my client satisfaction.
When I'm not selling real estate, I love to spend time running the trails of Marin and taking pictures along the way. I'm known as the "Realtor on the Move – Keeping Pace with the Market." I keep up with the latest trends and developments in the area so that I can provide you with the most up-to-date information and guidance.
Real estate is about more than just finding the perfect home; it's also about navigating the complex market and making informed decisions along the way. Selling real estate in a competitive market demands skill and stamina—qualities I bring to every transaction. I leverage my experience to ensure a successful outcome, whether you're buying, selling, or investing.
Ratings & Reviews
4.9
Denise was attentive and responsive. She quickly learned what worked for us and more importantly, what didn't. She was able to filter the list of properties in the search to match what we would need. Quite often she would find out a property was coming on the market before we saw it and she'd send us a heads up. A definite pleasure to work with!
I feel very good about working - and recommending Denise Montalvo. It is of course a cliché, but I don't normally write reviews, but I do feel that she went many extra miles to make my house sale a good one, and one that got me the best value for my home, so I am writing this one.
She was recommended to me by a friend of a friend, so I was not sure how much I could trust the recommendation at first. But I had been talking to several other realtors also, and had had two give me estimates on the house along with recommendations. Hers was inline with the other two, but she spent quite a bit of time with me from the start and she suggested several things to do that could make it more attractive and more valuable. This was long before I had made the decision to use her as my realtor.
From the start, I felt that she understood my needs and reservations around selling my home of 20 years. And I felt no pressure to sell or list with her. But once I made the decision to sell, it was actually pretty clear who would be the best, and it was the correct choice as I ended up selling for quite a bi more than I was expecting at the start.
From the start, things went smoothly and it was surprisingly low stress, which was a surprise to me. At every turn, she was there to explain what was going on and what was needed, and it seemed to me, pretty much did almost all of the work. From pictures to inspections to arranging a rent back agreement. I just had to sign things.
I would certainly work with Denise again, and would recommend her to my friends and family.
Denise is great. She is very patient, thorough, and knowledgeable. She was always communicating with us and we really appreciated her help in our home buying process. We feel really fortunate that we found her as our realtor.
Denise is very easy to work with as well as very detailed oriented. She worked hard in a very difficult climate to market and successfully sold my condo. I knew that she had my best interests at heart when it came to working with the buyer and the buyer's agent. I would unequivocally recommend Denise to anyone looking to buy or sell property
We have been working with Denise for a couple of years. She has represented us as sellers and buyers on several properties. Denise is always professional and we trusted her to represent our best interests. Denise is always accessible and available at all transaction levels, from beginning to end.
Professional Info
Brokerage
300 Drakes Landing Rd Ste 120
Larkspur, CA 94904
Licensed
CA 01780793
18 years experience
Awards
- Top Producer 2023
- Marin County Agent of the Year, Rate My Agent
- Certified Full Service Professional 2025
- Certified Luxury Specialist
Specialties
- First-time buyers
- Investment & property management
- Luxury properties
Designations
- LHC
Hobbies
- Art
Education
Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design
Top Cities *
San Rafael
- 4 sales past 3 years
- 110 days on market
- $550K median price
Novato
- 3 sales past 3 years
- 28 days on market
- $900K median price
Corte Madera
- 1 sales past 3 years
- 22 days on market
- $1.52M median price
* Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.