About Lin-Lin Tsou-Otani

Lin-Lin

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Senior Listing Specialist
A trusted Bay Area Real Estate Agent with over $246M in residential sales, Lin-Lin Tsou-Otani is passionate about helping clients make one of the most important financial decisions of their lives. Since 2012, her background as a teacher and knowledge of local market trends has enabled Lin-Lin to effectively educate buyers and sellers on how to achieve their real estate goals.
 
She listens to her customers’ needs and offers expert, personalized advice — whether it’s assisting buyers in a highly focused search for their dream home or suggesting strategies that ensure sellers get the best possible price. Above all, Lin-Lin is a tireless advocate for her clients, and her commitment to excellent customer service has created lasting relationships that result in referrals and repeat business.
 
Originally from Taiwan, Lin-Lin lived in Pennsylvania and Florida before settling down in the Bay Area in 1977. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in politics and a minor in East Asian studies and lived in Japan for five years, where she earned a certificate in Japanese Language Proficiency from the Sapporo Language Institute.
 
An avid traveler, Lin-Lin enjoys meeting different people and learning about their cultures, which is why she loves the diversity of the Bay Area.
 
Lin-Lin is passionately involved in her church and actively supports its global humanitarian efforts. She’s an enthusiastic volunteer for church-sponsored service projects, including helping low-income families and the homeless.
 
She is also devoted to her husband of 28 years and her three grown children. In her free time, Lin-Lin enjoys cycling, scrapbooking, and yoga.
 

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