About

Shirin Abplanalp is a North Idaho real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Jacklin Real Estate, serving the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Athol, and Sandpoint markets. As a certified Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), she specializes in helping 55+ buyers and sellers transition into the next chapter of life — most often relocating from Oregon, Washington, California, and Arizona to the calmer, more grounded lifestyle of North Idaho. Before real estate, Shirin spent years in mortgage loan processing and high-level administrative roles, including work at the Tice Institute in Seattle, where she developed a deep belief in mindset, intentionality, and helping people build the life they actually want. That background shapes how she works today: detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and unusually thorough on the paperwork side of a transaction. Shirin is known for her thoughtful, personalized closing gifts, her honest communication style, and her refusal to u