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Stephanie Sainz

Stephanie Sainz

Real Estate Broker

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Stephanie Sainz is a dedicated real estate professional who fell in love with Franklin, North Carolina, during family vacations. In 2011, she and her family made the move to this charming town, eager to embrace its small-town lifestyle. With six children, Stephanie is passionate about raising her family in such a beautiful and nurturing environment.

Before entering the real estate industry, Stephanie honed her skills in customer service and hospitality through her experience as a vacation rental owner. Her commitment to providing exceptional service to guests naturally transitioned into a successful real estate career.

Stephanie is a highly respected member of the Carolina Smokies Association of REALTORS®, having served as President in 2020 and 2023. She was also recognized as the 2020 Realtor of the Year and the 2018 Rising Star. Her dedication to her clients and her community is evident in her numerous achievements and accolades.

As a skilled negotiator and knowledgeable real estate agent, Stephanie is committed to helping clients achieve their real estate goals. Whether you're buying or selling, she provides personalized guidance and support throughout the entire process.

We worked with Lynda Suttles to find our forever home and we cannot recommend her highly enough. After talking with Lynda about our likes and dislikes, preferred location, and style of home we were looking for, she showed us our dream ho...
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Meredyth C.
Meredyth C.
Meredyth C.Purchased her forever home
Terrie and Bob did an awesome job in marketing and representing me in the sale of my home. They have assisted me in several real estate transactions and I am extremely pleased with their excellent service! They will work very hard for yo...
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Jackie J.
Jackie J.
Jackie J.Sold a home
John Becker is fantastic! He was so easy and fun to work with, extremely flexible and adaptive to our ever-changing price point, and if we had done what he said and priced the house at what he initially suggested, it would have sold imme...
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Elizabeth S.
Elizabeth S.
Elizabeth S.Sold a home
Caity Conner with Bald Head Realty represented me in a couple of buyer transactions. She was professional, thorough, responsive, available, and a pure JOY to work with! If you have the opportunity to work with Caity in your real estate i...
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Natalie W.
Natalie W.
Natalie W.Purchased investment properties
John Becker did an amazing job selling our home!! We barely got it listed before it sold in a little over 2 weeks. I highly suggest you use him if you want top dollar, a fast sale, and an easy-to-work with agent!
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Chris W.
Chris W.
Chris W.Sold a home
The recent sale of our home in NC was actually the third property that was handled and sold by Robert Prestia and Terrie Prestia. We have had the pleasure of working with them over the past several years. We highly recommend them to repr...
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Cathy C.
Cathy C.
Cathy C.
Stephanie Sainz helped me sell a home from my aunt's estate. She listed and then had a contract for us within a couple of days of listing. She’s easy to work with, straightforward, not pushy at all, and communicates well. She made sellin...
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Tim L.
Tim L.
Tim L.
We recently sold our beautiful mountain home in Franklin, North Carolina with the help of the fantastic Lynda Suttles. From the start, Lynda impressed us with her in-depth knowledge of the Franklin, NC market and her expertise in pricing...
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Matthew W.
Matthew W.
Matthew W.
Working with John and his wonderful staff has been a pleasure. When we first walked in everyone met us and was so friendly and willing to help. The listing and selling went smoothly and quickly, very impressive. Bald Head Realty is who w...
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William Rodemck
William Rodemck
William RodemckSold a home
We have used Bald Head Realty several times for investment properties and always been pleased with their professionalism and attention to details. This time we were selling our personal home. John suggested that we list it at $30,000.00 ...
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Walter C.
Walter C.
Walter C.
Stephanie Sainz was our realtor in helping us find our Misty Ridge home in 2020 when we moved from Florida to Franklin NC, and she helped us sell our Misty Ridge home when we were called to Virginia. We developed a friendship based on tr...
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Gerry Hernandez
Gerry HernandezPurchased and sold a home
Lynda did an amazing job helping us sell our house. She provided us with her expertise and knowledge of the market, which at the time, did not seem to be favorable. We were concerned, but Lynda was patient with us and kept us informed t...
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Steve Huscusson
Steve HuscussonSold a home
Bald Head Realty was great to work with when we sold our house!! I would absolutely suggest using them.
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Marla D'Ascoli
Marla D'AscoliSold a home in Franklin, NC
We have been working with wonderful Stephanie on a small but meaningful piece of land to us. She stayed on it, no matter what. Great customer service.
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Debra Leavenworth
Debra LeavenworthPurchased land in Franklin, NC
We recently purchased a home in Highlands, NC with the help of Caity of Bald Head Realty. Caity was helpful, responsive, and provided great communication throughout the process. We purchased the home from a remote location and even went...
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James Abbott
James AbbottPurchased a home in Highlands, NC
John and his team are amazing. They make you feel like family. John just sold our house in record time. It was effortless. They really know what they are doing.
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Deborah Smith
Deborah SmithSold a home
Lynda had all the answers for our church board as we were trying to sell a parcel of church property. She even came after hours and met with our board to explain the process from beginning to end. She also came to the closing. We were al...
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Jack Naus
Jack NausSold land
Great realtor to work with. John and his staff are knowledgeable, respond to requests and questions quickly, and go above and beyond for their customers.
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Chip Godwin
Chip Godwin
We recently closed on a home in Franklin working with Robert and Terrie Prestia of Bald Head Realty. Robert and Terrie were exceptionally kind and responsive in overcoming several issues with the seller. We couldn't have asked for a ni...
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Michael Hagan
Michael HaganPurchased a home in Franklin, NC
I have to say that it has been nothing but a pleasure to deal with Bald Head Realty, especially Stephanie Sainz. Fast efficient and thorough. Help to make a situation that was very tough to deal with simple and smooth. Thank you so much.
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Tonya Vannoy
Tonya Vannoy
My husband and I used Lynda to sell our second home in Franklin. She was a literal dream to work with - she made the process so easy for us and kept us updated every step of the way. Thank you, Lynda and the Bald Head team!!!
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E. Webb
E. WebbSold a home in Franklin, NC
Bald Head Realty gave me good advice on marketing my home, and connected me to resources to make sure it was clean and small issues were fixed. He even recommended several moving companies to me. An offer was made quickly attesting to hi...
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Patricia Tuscany
Patricia TuscanySold a home
John Becker and the staff at Bald Head Realty made the selling of our vacation home effortless. They are responsive, efficient, courteous, and do what they say they are going to do. He sold our home in two days! What a pleasure it wa...
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Vicki Gorny
Vicki GornySold a vacation home in two days
Lynda Suttles was very easy to work with, especially since we are out of state. Her communication was excellent and she went above and beyond her "realtor" duties. And she was always available. Very smooth escrow and closing. Highly rec...
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Jann Holden
Jann Holden
I worked with Bob and Terrie while purchasing my very first home. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and were incredibly helpful and informative. Responsive, kind, friendly, and very knowledgeable. Being that it was my first hom...
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Matt Oschmann
Matt OschmannPurchased his first home
My wife and I recently sold a home in the Franklin area and used Bald Head Realty to assist us. Very positive experience. Upbeat, professional and always available. Would definitely recommend.
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Bill
BillSold their home in Franklin, NC
Lynda Suttles for the second time represented us extremely well with the sale of our unique home in Franklin! Simply the best is how I would describe both Lynda and our experience with Bald Head Realty!
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Mike Holland
Mike HollandSold their home in Franklin, NC
I have lived in the Franklin area since 2016 and have used Bald Head Realty on 3 occasions over the years. All three have been very easy, very pleasant, and very professional. John Becker and his complete staff know all about the area, t...
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Max Hohenberger
Max Hohenberger
John and his amazing crew at Bald Head Realty have sold several of our properties in record time over the past 20 years … I would not even THINK of using anyone else in the Macon County area! They are so helpful, understanding of indivi...
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Mary Pleskach
Mary PleskachSold several properties
One word explains our experience dealing with Lynda at Bald Head Realty... Awesome! Selling your home can be stressful. Lynda and Bald Head Realty in Franklin NC made it everything but stressful. Lynda was extremely knowledgeable, and ...
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Richard and Bonnie Reale
Richard and Bonnie RealeSold their home in Franklin, NC
We had the pleasure of working with Caity on our new home purchase in Franklin. We were traveling and weren’t able to see the house until just prior to closing. She worked her tail off from day one. Caity worked through a couple seller i...
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Austin Fessenden
Austin Fessenden
Thanks to Stephanie Sainz and the Bald Head Realty team. I've worked with them a couple times now with property purchases and the process was smooth and simple. If I find enough money, I may do it again!
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Dan Finnerty
Dan FinnertyPurchased several properties
Everything you could ever want, need, or expect from your realtor. Professional, prompt, honest, sympathetic and caring. Pushes just the right amount to go forward, and see the situation and your future according to current trends. I c...
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Frank Armato
Frank Armato
Professional, knowledgeable, results focused. Best experience I have ever had selling a property!
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Syndie Cassedy
Syndie CassedySold a property
Moved from Massachusetts to a home in Franklin NC with the assistance of Bald Head Realty and Broker/ Listing Agent, Lynda Suttles. This was a difficult transition for my husband and I to make. We began speaking with Lynda months before ...
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Cynthia Huscusson
Cynthia HuscussonPurchased a home in Franklin, NC
I was moving into the area from Tennessee and didn’t know a good realtor so I googled the information. I found that Stephanie Sainz at Bald Head Realty in Franklin, NC, had a great online presence and had been in the area for more than ...
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Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer WilsonPurchased a home
Lynda Suttles was very professional and effective as she sold several properties for us. Even though we were out of state she did a great job, communicating with us regularly. We were very happy with Bald Head Realty and highly recommend...
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Steve Jackson
Steve JacksonSold several properties from out-of-state
Caitlin Conner, the consummate professional, held our hand and walked us through the purchase process. Most important, answered her phone and texts almost immediately. Will definitely use Bald Head Realty with any future transaction!
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Carlos Rodriguez
Carlos Rodriguez
Caity was our realtor. Outstanding service from beginning to end! Very responsive to all our calls and texts. I would highly recommend her. Best experience I have ever had with realtors. From Florida, had to do a lot of navigating for th...
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Phyllis Carroll
Phyllis Carroll
Lynda is terrific! She held my hand every step of the way and was always on top of any challenge. She was available to me at all times of the day and night! She helped me navigate the sale from Florida and never missed a beat! I can'...
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Meg Wallace
Meg Wallace
We had the pleasure to have Caity as our buying agent when looking for our mountain lot. She is responsive, caring, and a knowledgeable real estate agent. Living in another state looking at property can be difficult, but Caity made us fe...
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Brooke
BrookePurchased land from out-of-state
The finest realty firm we ever dealt with. They were extremely professional and friendly, throughout the process they made sure we were getting the best advice and support
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Jim Ellis
Jim Ellis
Lynda was awesome. We had to sell a house after my mother passed. She helped with situations that were beyond her scope of work. Thank you for helping us at this difficult time. Sold the home quicker than I thought.
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Jo Williams
Jo WilliamsSold a house
Lynda Suttles recently helped sell my mom's cabin in NC. She was such a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her as she kept us informed at all times and sold my mom's property pretty quickly.
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Jolan Bell
Jolan BellSold a home
My husband and I recently listed our property for sale with Bald Head Realty. John and his team were fantastic to work with. They were so professional and handled every aspect of the sale quickly and efficiently. They sold our property i...
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Sydney Trudics
Sydney TrudicsSold their home in two days

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