Carson Falls on the north side of Mount Tamalpais is at its best after the winter rains with good flow through early spring. The walk is fairly strenuous, but worth the trip on a sunny day. The stream feeding the falls flows through a meadow at the top, then down a rocky canyon into three pools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAc-lsUqPg Finding Carson Falls From downtown Fairfax, Continue Reading
Effective Marketing Sells Your Marin Home:
Advertise where your buyers are looking Most buyers first see your house on the internet. Print advertising, important a decade ago, is of minor importance. You can see that the Marin Independent Journal has perhaps four pages of real estate ads on Sunday, where there used to be a dozen. The glossy, free real estate magazines are gone. Some monthly publications have pages of real estate ads, but Continue Reading
Selling Your Marin Home at the Highest Price
Smart Pricing results in a higher final sale price Correct pricing provides a quick and stress-free sale. We work with you to set your price based on: Comparable sales in your neighborhood The condition of your house The upgrades that you have made The location in your neighborhood The profiles of your potential buyers The number of competing listings on the market The Continue Reading
How to Live with Redwoods in Marin
The coastal canyons on Mount Tamalpais are home to verdant redwood forests. The mild Mediterranean climate and the summer fog in Marin County are ideal for these majestic trees. Many homeowners live with and protect their redwood trees, the remnants of ancient forests. A Little History of California Redwoods The coastal redwood, Sequoia semperviens, grows well from south of Monterey to Continue Reading
Make the Best First Impression When Selling your Marin Home
You have only one chance to make the best first impression Most buyers see your home for the first time on the Internet. If you make a good first impression through attractive photos, they visit in person. When they walk up to the house, the first impression starts on the street and then through the interior and gardens. To excite buyers, it is important to communicate the “WOW” factor Continue Reading
Challenges for Seniors Buying and Selling Marin County Homes
Many seniors are looking for Marin homes that are easier for living: usually single level, smaller, and with less upkeep. They may be moving to be closer to family and convenient to shopping and services. It’s important to understand the challenges seniors may have in buying their next home. Selling your current home It’s important that seniors have qualified help in selling their homes, Continue Reading
What Kind of Home Can You Buy in Marin County?
Your next house in Marin County will probably be a single-family home. Single family homes (SFH) are larger and more expensive than most of the alternatives, but the most popular and available. This blog explains your options for different home types you can buy. Marin Single Family Homes About 73% of Marin home sales in 2023 were SFHs. The median price was $1,675,000 for an average of 4 Continue Reading
Aerial View of Marin County in the 1920’s
Marin County was a different place before the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937, when most of Marin was undeveloped and unpopulated. The bridge made Marin easily accessible to residents of San Francisco looking for warm, fog-free recreation and summer homes. The Second World War brought an influx of residents to work in the Sausalito shipyards. After the war, rampant development permanently Continue Reading
Bay Trail a Plus for Tiburon Homeowners
A favorite walk in Marin is along the Tiburon Bay Trail, which follows the edge of Richardson Bay from Blackie's Pasture to downtown Tiburon. The constantly changing views include Richardson and San Francisco Bays, the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sausalito peninsula, the Tiburon Hills, Mount Tamalpais, and Belvedere Island. You can enjoy this path on foot, bicycle, or Continue Reading
How to Choose a Marin County School
The most important factor in choosing a school is what parents want for their child. Choosing a Marin County school, either private or public, for your child is a very personal issue. This decision is weighted by many factors including the parents’ educational experience, the temperament and talents of the child, and the parents’ aspirations for the child’s future. The range of schools Continue Reading
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