Who She Is
Janina Ivester brings more than four decades of real estate experience to families throughout Oakland and the Bay Area. Her work blends professional accuracy with a warm and patient approach. She is a Notary Public of California, a Certified Loan Signing Agent, a Senior Real Estate Specialist, and a Realtor. She is also bonded and insured with E and O coverage.
Her background as an educator shapes everything she does. Clients feel supported, informed, and guided through each step. She explains documents with clarity and keeps busy transitions steady and organized.
Her Mission
Her mission is to make important life moments easier. She supports seniors, families, caregivers, homeowners, buyers, sellers, and professionals through complex paperwork and major life changes. She arrives prepared, calm, and fully focused on creating an experience that feels manageable and grounded.
Whether she is notarizing documents at a bedside, coordinating a full home transition, or guiding a family through downsizing, she aims to bring peace to the process.
Years Of Experience
Janina has more than forty years of experience in real estate and fifteen years in the loan industry. This history gives her deep insight into the documents clients sign and the transitions they move through.
She has guided families through packing, organizing, listing preparation, staging, hauling, cleaning coordination, and full move support. Her experience allows her to anticipate needs, simplify decisions, and support clients from start to finish.
Services
She provides two core service paths that often support the same families at the same time.
Mobile Notary Services
ACROSS OAKLAND AND THE BAY AREA
Janina brings notarization directly to your location. She supports clients at homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, offices, and correctional institutions.
Her Approach
Her approach is steady, organized, and compassionate. She listens closely, asks thoughtful questions, and creates a clear plan that reduces stress. Her patience allows clients to make decisions with confidence. Her experience creates structure and efficiency.
Families rely on her for both the paperwork and the emotional weight of major life transitions. She treats every appointment and every home with respect, care, and professionalism.
Senior Real Estate Transitions
ACROSS OAKLAND AND THE BAY AREA​
Life transitions can feel overwhelming without the right support. Janina specializes in guiding seniors and families through downsizing, relocating, selling long time homes, moving into assisted living, or planning to age in place.
