This is your VIP pass into San Francisco Real Estate and today we are talking about who is on my real estate team for my business and for a buyer and seller transaction.

Who is involved, what do they do, and what stage do they come in.

for more information visit https://www.marinashiferman.com/

Want to sell your home in San Francisco? Here are some steps to help you get started.

Everything always starts with reflection

Declutter and organize your finances.

Get a good local realtor that knows the market

Declutter your home and move out

Preparing the home for sale. Repairs, painting, staging

Preparing the disclosure package.

Marketing period. 

Offer period and negotiation period

Escrow period to closing

We also discuss the costs and closing costs associated with selling your home in San Francisco

Read the blog at https://www.marinashiferman.com/san-francisco-real-estate-blog

How to prepare for buying a home?

Here are 8 steps to prepare yourself to buy a home in San Francisco. 

Ready

Set

Go

1. Self Reflection

What is your life like now? What do you want your life to look like?

2. Reflect on the home your going to live your life in

3. Reflect on realistic time line and use of the property.

4. Get a grip on your financial situation, get your financial ducks in a row

-Getting the right mortgage from the right lender.

5. Get an amazing realtor. The right one for you and your family.

A good realtor will

-educate you on the home buying process

-educate you on the market, best strategies to use, make sure you stay on track with what needs to get done

-help you get the home of your dreams

-negotiate on your behalf on price, terms, time frames and more

-project manage the entire process and escrow

-give you peace of mind

-They will know the market inside and out

6. Attend lots of open houses in different neighborhoods. 

7. Be ready to act.

In a competitive market like San Francisco, good properties move quickly. Be prepared to make offers swiftly when you find the right home

8. Stay Patient: trust your realtor.

Todays episode is a personal one. I get personal about how I am feeling right now. I also dive into why I started this podcast in the first place, to educate women on buying real estate.

Today I answer 2 questions from women about protecting themselves when you buy real estate with a spouse and buying real estate as a single woman.

I am speaking specifically about San Francisco Real Estate

How do we level up? What do we need to do to be where we want to be and go where we want to go? First you need to know the direction by doing alot of self reflection, creating action steps, doing those action steps and being consistent and reviewing then to keep yourself accountable.

and dont stress

Today we are discussing the various benefits of owning property in an LLC. You might not have considered this before but it is a great tool for owning and protecting your real estate investment while gaining some tax benefits.

Today is a juicy episode, anytime you get 2 bad ass Realtors on the same pod its magic.

Alissa Razansky-Robin is a Realtor in Nashville in the luxury space. We talk about the Nashville market, and the luxury space.

https://alissarazanskyrobinson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/alissarazanskynashvillerealtor/

Today I am discussing the rules I have crafted over the years to provide the best luxury, white glove service to my clients.

We will be talking about the 6 rules to selling luxury as I see it, and its not all about price point.

Today we are joined by Lesley Ray, a San Francisco based interior designer with her own studio.

After years or working on corporate office spaces (some very big names in the Bay Area) she started her own residential design studio in 2020.

We are talking today about the process, the difference between a designer and a decorator, client work, trends and so much more.

This is an important listen if you have a home, are looking to buy a home, and are interested in remodeling.

Here is her information

https://lesleyray.design/

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lesleyray.design/

Today is a juicy story about a behind the scenes story of a very luxury sale a few months ago.

I was representing the seller, a very big developer in San Francisco and we accepted an offer from an agent that is the subject of todays show.

The escrow, though only 14 days, was so memorable that it needed its own episode.

These are the stories of selling San Francisco that you don't hear