An Insider’s Guide to Dining at Lake Tahoe

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As a real estate agent splitting my time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Reno, Nevada, Lake Tahoe is an exceptionally beautiful lake. If you have the pleasure of finding yourself doing a lap up there, fair warning—there are all kinds of hidden gems for meals out, but cell phone coverage can be spotty! So save yourself the hassle of trying to Google “restaurants near me” and read on for my insider’s guide to dining at Lake Tahoe. South

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A Solution to the Parking Woes in San Francisco Condos

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We recently wrote about a handy mail service that everyone needs to know about, and now we’re shining a spotlight on a genius little app that single-handedly solves parking headaches at San Francisco condos. Because let’s be real — as long as condos have been around, so have their parking issues. Enter Parkade. Smart. Simple. Parkade is bringing parking nirvana to condos across San Francisco. And it makes sense. The app makes it easy for condos to easily share parking,

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Everyone Needs to Know about this Free Mail Service

As the country continues its adjustment to our new normal — virtual meetings, social distancing, and the six-foot rule — we’re all looking for new ways to do our part. This little-known service from United States Postal is completely free and dovetails nicely into our new normal.   It’s Called Informed Delivery Intended to manage mail when people travel or for those fortunate to have second homes, Informed Delivery is working wonders these days. Simply put, the services gives you a

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Compass Concierge — Flip Your Own Home, With Our Help

Ten years ago, the idea of the fixer-upper was appealing to a lot of buyers. But the dated “before” look is a huge turn-off these days, at least in the pricey Bay Area, where people who can afford to buy generally have more money than time. The majority of buyers aren’t into the idea of sweat equity — they’re looking for as close to move-in ready as they can get, and they aren’t interested in inheriting your never-ending fix-it list

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San Francisco’s Most Expensive Homes Still on the Market

As of December 2019, San Francisco’s median home price clocked in at just under $1.6 million, but the ultra-luxury market is a different animal altogether. When a property is so unique it has nothing to compare itself with, besides similarly unique properties globally, the one percent of the one percent of homes can often take years to sell.  The city has the Bay Area’s third largest market for homes over $5 million, and according to this Robb Report, San Francisco also the most billionaires per capita on

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