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‘Townhouse or Condo’ Guessing Game

We throw around the terms “townhouse” and “condo” pretty regularly, but when it comes down to it, do we really know the technical definition of each? To save us all future cocktail party embarrassment, I’ll clear this up once and for all. A Townhouse (or Townhome) is a style of architecture, usually defined as having (more&hellip)

SF Saga: Perfection Discovered (pt 5)

This is the fifth of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. The goal is to give people a sense of what’s involved with buying real estate, no matter the location or price. In (more&hellip)

SF Saga: Back in My Arms Again, But Do We Want It? (pt 4)

This is the fourth of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. The goal is to give people a sense of what’s involved with buying real estate, no matter the location or price. In (more&hellip)

SF Saga: Making an Aggressive Offer (part 3)

Happy Friday, everyone! This is the third of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. The goal is to give people a sense of what’s involved with buying real estate, no matter the location (more&hellip)

SF Saga: A Diamond in the Rough (part 2)

This is the second of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. The goal is to give people a sense of what’s involved with buying real estate, no matter the location or price. In (more&hellip)

SF Saga: Mad Dash Real Estate Hunt (part 1)

This is the first of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. In this first installment, we hear how I came to find myself in the San Francisco real estate market. Our San Francisco (more&hellip)

How I Accidentally Found My First Home

My first real estate acquisition was a total surprise. I wasn’t looking to buy a condo, I didn’t visit a single other property, and I didn’t even live in the city where it was located. It was a nutty ride. Stumbling Upon My Dream Home The ill-fated streetcar ride happened in September of 2007. I (more&hellip)