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2026
TOP AGENT
Long Beach, CA

2026
Long Beach, CA

We cannot recommend Trina enough! She helped us purchase our home a few years ago, and when work unexpectedly required us to move, she was the first person we called to help us sell it. From buying our home to eventually selling it, Trina made the entire process feel easy and manageable. Her expertise, professionalism, and proactive approach truly set her apart. She was always one step ahead, incredibly responsive, and made sure we understood what was happening at every stage. Beyond being an amazing realtor, Trina is genuinely kind, thoughtful, and a pleasure to work with. When we purchased our home, she listened to exactly what we were looking for and helped us find a home that checked every box. Years later, when it was time to sell, she worked just as hard to help us achieve everything we wanted from the sale. We always felt like she had our best interests in mind. Buying and selling a home can be incredibly stressful, but Trina made both experiences so much easier than we ever expected. We feel incredibly lucky to have had her in our corner through both major milestones. If youre looking for a realtor who is knowledgeable, proactive, trustworthy, kind, and truly invested in her clients, look no further. We cant recommend Trina highly enough and will absolutely use her again when were ready to buy our next home!
Trina was excellent to work with from knowledge of local properties through the entire sales process of buying a home. She was always quick to respond, always on time and went above and beyond! Thank you so much Trina!!!
We cannot say enough wonderful things about Trina Rufo! She helped our son and daughter-in-law close on an incredible property, and the entire experience was exceptional from start to finish. Having Trina as a longtime family friend was such an added blessing during such an important life decision. She guided us through every step of the process with professionalism, wisdom, and genuine care. Her communication, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence gave us complete confidence throughout the journey. It was truly a joy to work with her, and we are so grateful for the way she handled everything with such integrity and heart. We highly recommend Trina to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and trustworthy real estate professional!
Trina is an outstanding agent. From the beginning of my family's search to closing of escrow she was along our side. She offered her expert advice and communication was her top priority. We as a family highly recommend Trina.
Trina did an incredible job with our new home purchase. She was incredibly patient and helpful and always answered every question we had quickly. She was the best real estate agent I've ever seen and we are also now using her to sell our previous condo.
Trina was exceptional from start to close. She helped us get our home ready to sell in just one month, and we received six offers after the first open house. She is highly knowledgeable about the market, presents clear options, and truly listened to us. We highly recommend her!
We were selling a condo out of state and didn't know who to call. Our friend in California told us about Trina and we are so glad they recommended her! From start to finish she helped us sell within 2 months. She met with our contractors before we listed, as I was not available to, and made sure that they performed top-notch work so that the home was ready to sell. She communicated with us throughout the entire process, so we knew exactly what was going on. I highly recommend her as she is professional and does her job well!
Trina rules. She helped us buy our starter house and then sell it four years later, both in ridiculously challenging markets. The bar for our next buyers agent in another state is now super high, having experienced how hard Trina went to bat for us over credits and pricing, made sure we understood what was happening and why, and made sure we had the best information to make decisions off of for every step of each process.
I'm incredibly grateful to Trina for her support in selling my home in Cal Heights. It was a challenging and delicate time for me, and she handled everything with exceptional professionalism, care, and empathy. Trina stepped in numerous times to help things go more smoothly, clearly communicating with all parties involved and quickly addressing any issues that arose. She was thoughtful and patient in the way she supported me throughout the process, always making sure I felt informed and heard. Her calm presence and steady expertise made a difficult situation much easier to navigate. I truly appreciate her dedication and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a real estate agent who genuinely cares about their clients.
Trina was exceptional in every area of real estate, and as a person. She helped us move through the process of selling out home of 22 years in California Heights with ease and support and was everything you could ask for in a realtor. There was always a feeling of caring and understanding from her and I never felt hurried to make any of the big decisions. Just listened to. That was so important to me. She was always quick to respond to my every question and concern. I would highly recommend working with her on any kind of real estate journey you are embarking upon.
Trina was fantastic to work with. She would send me homes meeting my criteria daily. She was excellent at advising me throughout the process and was able to negotiate to get my family in the perfect home with a quick close. She took a personal interest in my family and made the process much less stressful than it would have otherwise been. I highly recommend Trina.
We were fortunate to have worked with Trina in the sale of our house. She is very knowledgeable about the area and changes in the market. We were buying another house, contigent on selling our house which added stress to the transaction but Trina stayed on top of the whole complex process and guided us through smoothly. She has knowledge and experience on the lending side and was very helpful explaining how the process works. She was very accessible and available to us whenever we had any questions. We were very pleased with Trina, and would recommend her to anyone buyer or selling property.
Working with Trina was great! She made the process very easy to follow and answered all of our questions very quickly. She is very caring and takes pride in her work. It was an honor to entrust our property in her hands. I absolutely highly recommend her. She is awesome at her job and as a person.
Outstanding! Trina went above and beyond. The circumstances surrounding the property we needed to sell was very emotionally challenging because it was the property of a family member who had passed away. Trina was incredibly kind, compassionate, and patient while working with me. I live in a different state from the property and I was worried that it would impact my ability to prepare the property to sell but as soon as Trina came into the picture, the entire process what seamless. She really knows her stuff and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property.
Trina was great from top to close. Knows her stuff, is easy to work with and has built an amazing support team. All recommended vendors were honest and convenient. She's a one stop shop for all your selling needs.
Trina was great to work with finding our first home. She was patient with us and available when we needed her. As new homeowners who arent familiar the processes, Trina broke down everything for us and is very knowledgeable in her line of work.
A friend had told me about Trina- that Trina was a very good choice for a sellers realtor. So right! Trina spent time truly understanding my unique situation so she could focus her efforts to help me meet my goals and address my concerns. Trina always seemed to know someone who knew how to take care of an issue during the preparation of my home prior to putting it on the market. Her advice was sound and she gave honest feedback. Trina got to know me, as a unique client to the point when receiving offers on my home, she was in perfect sync with my thinking in order to negotiate for a fair and satisfying purchase. Trina was always in communication with me throughout the hole escrow process. I felt confident Trina was on my side representing my interests.
I chose Trina to help sell my Long Beach condo because I wanted an agent who was knowledgeable and experienced, familiar with my area, and a good communicator. She had many positive reviews so she was the first agent I met to discuss the sale. After that meeting, I was convinced that Trina was the agent I wanted. She answered all my questions and gave me the information I needed to set the listing price and understand what to expect. We got a good offer right away, from a motivated buyer. We were initially told the escrow would be short, and Trina was busy getting activities such as appraisal and home inspection scheduled promptly. As it happened, the escrow dragged on as the lender failed to deliver on promises. It was stressful, but I felt confident that I had Trina protecting my interests and providing the information I needed. When an agent needs to deal with problems, you really find out if they know what they are doing and are willing to work to find a solution, and Trina showed that she is an excellent agent. I was pleased with Trinas performance and glad I had her helping get the deal closed.
We have had the pleasure of working with Trina during both sale and purchase of different properties. Throughout both experiences, Trina was knowledgeable, responsive, understanding, and effective. Her years of experience as a real estate agent really show in her knowledge of the process (sales and purchase), her skills as a negotiator, and her communication with all parties involved. Trina showed patience as we navigated a very difficult housing market while also being extremely discerning. We wholeheartedly recommend Trina for your real estate needs.
We contacted Trina as soon as we decided to renovate and sell our condo after many years as a rental. She worked with us to update the paint colors, counter tops, and flooring to ensure a quick sale. After an unbelievable series of setbacks with uncooperative contractors, plumbing issues, and roof leaks that needed repairs, she stuck with us for the entire duration. We live out of state, and she was our only true advocate in the area. She is very persistent and worked relentlessly on our behalf to move the process forward. With her strategic recommendations, we finally got the unit listed, received an all-cash offer within 7 days, and closed 14 days later! There is nobody in Southern California I would trust more than Trina.
I recently had the pleasure of working with Trina Rufo while selling my aunt's house, and I can't recommend her enough! Trina was absolutely amazing throughout the entire process. She took the time to organize everything and ensured that every detail was handled efficiently. Her expertise and attention to detail made the selling process incredibly smooth and stress-free. If you're looking for a dedicated professional to help you with real estate, Trina is the one to call!
Trina provided excellent wrap-around realtor expertise on the sale of a family home. Because it was an unexpected sale, we appreciated professional references for upgrades and staging, along with her time dedicated to achieving a successful price, marketing and having a team of professionals . The escrow and title teammates, made the negotiations after inspection and appraisal smooth as well. We appreciate Trinas wealth of experience, genuine concern for seller and buyer and her prompt reply to Email/Text. Thank you Sincerely.
Trina was a pleasure to work with. She helped us find a home in Southern California while we were still living on the east coast, which itself was a challenge! As soon as we planned a short trip to visit homes in our desired area, she made sure to immediately contact the appropriate personnel so that we would make the best use of our time and have the best chance to find our next home. And once our offer was accepted, she was a FANTASTIC liaison between everyone involved (loan officer, seller agent, escrow officer, us, etc.) - she made sure that everyone was on the same page and was an excellent communicator. She has a wealth of property knowledge and provided us with such valuable insight during the home-buying process! She put us at ease during this transition, and we would highly recommend her to others.
The best decision my family made was hiring Trina. She handled every aspect of the sale and a new purchase of a home with outstanding professionalism. Her knowledge of the market is exceptional. Our home for sale was under contract in 5 days, and we closed on our new home just 6 weeks later. Her communication is excellent and she continuously advocated for us along the way. What a blessing to have Trina on our team!
We had a run down house to help a relative sell from Northern California. We needed to find an agent in Long Beach with whom we felt comfortable. Trina stood out so we went with her. We had a long prep time before the house was ready and Trina was patient and supportive the whole time. Once we were ready to sell, Trina devised a strategy to create a bidding war that worked out far better than we had expected. Trina's youthful enthusiasm was a constant joy. She was never arrogant nor impatient with our learning steps as we came up to speed with her help. In fact, I looked forward to our daily calls to discuss offers and further strategy. The end result (the cash in hand) was better than we had expected. I would only use Trina in the future and would recommend her to anyone.
Trina is the best!!! Absolutely walked with us through the entire process of selling our home. Made it a genuinely awesome experience. She is so friendly and kind. Wants the very best for her clients. So blessed to have had Trina by our side.
Easy to communicate with. Great personality keeps you informed on the process on the sale great to work with.thanks Trina great job hope to work with you again in the future
Trina did an amazing job using her knowledge and expertise to guide us through the difficult process of selling our home. Due to Trinas strategic marketing strategy, we were able to sell our home for well over asking price, in a market that has slowed down due to rising interest rates. I highly recommend Trina Rufo to care for any of your Real Estate needs.
Trina did an unbelievable job for us! Finding our dream retirement home in Wa.state a year and a half too early, we had to have it, after having our offer accepted (on the contingency of the sale of our home), called Trina. She went to work for us immediately, knowing we were on a deadline to be in escrow and sold in order to close on the Wa. property. She is very efficient, knowledgeable, and worked tirelessly to make our complicated deal go through! We highly recommend !!
Trina is excellent, I highly recommend working with her. She worked with us to narrow down exactly what we were looking for in a home, adjusting our search criteria frequently as we discovered things we liked and didnt like. She was flexible and patient with our timeline and schedules, which alleviated our stress in a process that tends to be very stressful. When we placed an offer and began going through inspections, she helped us schedule everything. She has so many contacts and knows the area so well. As first time home buyers, it can be very overwhelming, but Trina explained everything and made sure we were cared for and comfortable throughout the entire process. She is professional and so kind, I cannot speak highly enough of her. If/ when we buy again in the future we definitely plan to work with her again.
Trina did an outstanding job in selling my home in California Heights in timely manner. She worked with me for months to plan the timeline, we went thru several iterations and the plan was executed to the tee! She is a great wonderful person, helpful, always communicative, I can honestly call her a friend from all that we went thru together (and made it thru successfully with end goal achieved)! Thanks Trina, really appreciate it!
Trina made our home selling experience a breeze! She is so communicative and kept us up to date on everything! Her knowledge of the local real estate market helped us to price our home competitively and receive multiple offers, selling well above list price. Trina offers a confident, straight forward plan to market, sell and close an escrow with professionalism and enthusiasm. We will definitely use Trina again in the future!
Trina Rufo was our realtor and was excellent. We are first time home buyers and so we were pretty nervous about the whole process. However Trina was so patient with us, always responded very quickly, educated us along the entire process, was always available to allow us to visit the property even when it was a last minute thing. She made us feel at ease and peace the entire time; and her knowledge about the whole process and the market (particularly in cal heights, bixby knolls Ans Long Beach area) was impressive. If we were to buy again, I?d definitely use her again. I highly recommend Trina to anyone looking for a home.
Trina Rufo was a pleasure to work with. She walked me through the process of being a trustee for my friend. The sale of the house was seamless. Trina was delight to work with.
Trina is definitely one of the best. I am so happy and I feel so blessed that she is my Realtor. She helped me sell my place and I?m excited to work with her again in the future. Her expertise, professionalism, patience and care were so valuable in getting my place sold, and in helping me to stay grounded when I got a little stressed. I am so grateful for her. She?s awesome!
Trina is truly an expert real estate agent. She helped us navigate the purchase of our first home and was communicative, knowledgeable, and advocated for us every step of the way. She knows the Long Beach market well, and her connections allowed us the opportunity to purchase the home of our dreams off market. She made the process go incredibly smoothly and took the time to explain everything in detail along the way. I would recommend Trina to anyone looking to buy or sell a home! We couldn?t have done it without her!
Trina helped us find our home few years back, and she is here again helping us sell our home. We knew she was the only choice for us because she knows the area and the people well, and are willing to advocate for us and make the whole process easy and painless. We highly recommend her to anyone who wants a smooth and quick house hunting, house selling process. She will be there every step of the way, and explain anything to you in ways that makes sense. She is very efficient, accommodating, and a pleasure to work with.
Selling a house is a really big deal. When it came time to leave California Heights for our next adventure, we knew we needed a realtor that was many things: knowledgeable, trustworthy, experienced, reliable, patient, caring and an exceptional salesperson. We found all those things in Trina Rufo, and more. Trina?s deep knowledge of both the neighborhood and the real estate market proved invaluable for us. In four days, we had multiple offers from buyers who genuinely loved our home. I credit their excitement to Trina, and her ability to speak to California Heights and Long Beach in a compelling and authentic way. Trina was there for us during each step of our home selling journey, making the process seamless, stress-free and easy to understand. I can?t recommend Trina highly enough to any homeowner who wants a best-in-class experience in the sometimes overwhelming real estate market.
Tina Rufo FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!! She made the selling process so easy and helped me understand what was happening every step of the way. I am an out of state owner and Trina went above and beyond to secure the home and to hire contractors and make house ready for sale. Before choosing a real estate agent, I conducted a lot of research to see who would be the best choice based on the time and effort they investment into selling the property and how they promote their listings. Trina Rufo stood out as the best all around. Her reviews were strong and I could tell she put a lot of work into their listings. I spoke with Trina over the phone on several occasions and she answered my questions, providing objective data regarding how many homes they sell, how long their listings typically stay on the market, and providing tons of info on comps in the area. Trina made the process incredibly easy and took extra steps many other Realtors dont (but should). My house went under contract days after we put it on the market. Trina walked me through every step of the closing process. It couldnt have been a more pleasant experience. I highly recommend Trina Rufo. She?s a true professional and a genuinely nice lady. I realize it wont always be this easy to sell my home, but I think youd be hard pressed to find a better Realtor.
Trina is the absolute best realtor you will ever find! She is the hardest working and most knowledgeable around, especially since she worked many years on the lending side so she knows all of those aspects really well also. Literally every sale has some speedbumps and pitfalls, and she navigated all of ours so expertly. Make Trina your agent, youll be so happy you did!
Trina is the best at what she does!! We had a couple of bumps during our escrow; however Trina worked her magic and we closed exactly as scheduled with everybody happy!!! Thanks again Trina for your professionalism, your hard work, and your wonderful attitude!!
Trina came highly recommended and did not disappoint our home buying expectations. Her knowledge, patience and attention to detail helped us find the perfect first home for our little family. She communicated each update with detailed information and answered all our questions around the clock no matter how big or small they were. She is extremely professional and we enjoyed the entire home buying process because of this. We would recommend Trina to anyone looking to purchase a home! Thank you Trina!!
My family and I are so grateful for the guidance, support, and knowledge of Trina. Being that this was our first home purchase, we didnt know what to expect. Trina was there to answer all questions all hours of the day as well as advocate for us. There were times we became discouraged due to the housing market, but Trinas expertise gave us hope and carried us through! Trina is someone that our family trust and will look to her for future purchases!
Trina was responsive, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful from day one. We were newbies with the home-selling process, but she walked us through the process of selling an investment property and actually made it feel easy.
Trina is the best. We asked her to help us sell two homes now as well as sending our family to her. If your looking for some one to help you with the sell or purchase of a home, Trina is who you want. She listens, analizes and offers well thought out advice to make the process as easy as possible. I wish I could import her to Oregon to help us here...
Trina has been an excellent realtor for us. We selected Trina to sell our home because we liked the postings and pictures she had used for other listings. We were so blessed to have her sell our home. She was very knowledgeable about our area and was such a help in selecting a buyer for our home. She did a great job presenting the options and working out all the details of listing our home. She worked hard and was motivated to get buyers for us. She also helped facilitate the escrow and closing. We would definitely use her again if we had another home to sell.
My wife and I were extremely satisfied with all the work that Trina did for us for selling our condo and simultaneously buying a new house. She is very proactive and made sure that everything got done on time. Our first buyer fell through, and she immediately was able to get a counter offer out to the potential buyer from the first round. Everything went smoothly and we closed on time and negotiated a great contract to allow us to lease back the condo while our home purchase went through. When other parties (escrow, seller's agent, etc.) were not performing, Trina really pushed to keep things moving. We would highly recommend her to anyone if you want to minimize your stress through the selling/buying process.
Trina was very patient and helpful during this difficult process. I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home. I was completely happy that she was able to advocate on my behalf to get me out of a difficult situation. It was a long stressful process but the outcome was to my benefit.
Trina was very patient and helpful during this difficult process. I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home. I was completely happy that she was able to advocate on my behalf to get me out of a difficult situation. It was a long stressful process but the outcome was to my benefit.
After going through countless reviews on just about all the home realty sites, we decided to contact Trina for our first home. From the start, she was super responsive and made us feel comfortable at every step. Not only did she collaborate with her amazing team to get us approved, but she also worked with our budget and needs/wants to get us into the perfect home. With Trina, you can be certain your familys biggest investment will be handled with the utmost professionalism and care!
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