theFrontSteps – San Francisco

Featured on SFGate (San Francisco) yesterday. PocketListings.net Much like finding love on a dating site, Web 2.0 lets buyers meet their dream homes and sellers meet their dream buyers in a direct, match-making process– without the MLS. Because of new technology, many agents and their clients are turning to unconventional ways to list property for [...]

It’s true, I’m the founder of PocketListings.net, and I want everybody to use it. But it’s also true, if you’re an agent in San Francisco, and you’re not using it, you’re missing out. Have a look at this email that just came my way as a result of a Buyer Need post I did on [...]

This is a screenshot of my Gmail inbox for the past two days. Yes, that’s only two days, and look at the opportunity! In case you don’t click on that, or can’t read it, that’s five buyers looking for property, and five sellers that are not listing their home on MLS…in two days! And these [...]

Another week, another issue of sfnewsletter sent. All kinds of great market info and real estate p*rn for you to peruse. Including many off market opportunities I’ve already mentioned here. Have a great weekend! -Latest issue of sfnewsletter/MarketTracker

I have word of a house, on the Great Highway at Noriega (the best sandbar on the beach right now), that is very much for sale, and very much not on MLS radar. Price hovering around $1,050,000 and $1,100,000. That is the view above, and here are the details below. As always, I am here [...]

Are you, or any of your friends, looking for a single family home in Noe or Cole Valleys (or anywhere in San Francisco for that matter)? Are you getting beat out by multiple offers in the over million dollar price range ($1.5M+), and showing up late to the party? Is your Realtor telling you they’re [...]

I mentioned this one a bit ago, and you can’t deny it “sounds” wonderful. But we never had a look inside the home, let alone inside the gates. That is until now. Have a look at Villa De Montaña in St. Helena an let your imagination soar! Currently not marketed on MLS, this home is [...]

I’m pleased to announce the rollout this past weekend of PocketListings.net version 2.0! It is jam-packed with new features to help you, the agent, do more deals, and give you, the client, more options when selling and searching for real estate. There is a fabulous tutorial on all of the great new features and how [...]

I have come across another great opportunity for all of you one bedroom buyers that would love to be in one of San Francisco’s best locations…South Park. This unit has been marketed off of MLS for a fair bit, and I’m surprised to hear it still available. Details are here, the listing agent is here, [...]

Some things just sound too good to not investigate a bit further. Any investors out there looking for some North Beach property? 3 UNIT BLDG VACANT, NEVER RENTED, FIRST TIME ON MARKET IN 32 YEARS; VIEWS; NEAR SHOPS/RESTAURANTS; TRANSP; SELLER WILL CARRY LOAN; LOWER PRICE NOW & HIGHER PRICE LATER ON MLS; HARDWOOD FLOORS; BACK [...]