DONALD HICKLING
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Relocating to the Bay Area?
Relocating to the Bay Area is worth it in my opinion. I've lived here my entire life. So did my mother and father and both of his parents. It has been a wonderful experience.
The Bay Area is full of wonderful activities, nearby weekend getaways, recreational opportunities, wonderful skylines and a wonderful climate. Although our weather temperature can vary a great deal in the summer and some what in the winter depending on where you live. The warmest time of year around all of the Bay Area is usually in September and October. The inland areas, like Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Concord and Livermore can get very warm during the summer, but the ocean breeze usually makes for a comfortable evening. Cities like Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro and Alameda are much cooler with summer time temperatures around 75 degrees on average. San Francisco can be about 10 degrees cooler.
As wonderful as the Bay Area is, it does have it's challenges. Amongst those challenges, the housing market is competitive, commute times require patients (sometimes a lot), and the degree of homelessness and crime vary from city to city and neighborhood to neighborhood.
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Working with a realtor like myself who will listen to your wants and needs, then apply them to the ideal city and neighborhood for you will make the home buying and relocating process much more comforting and reassuring.
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For more information about relocating to the bay area, introduce yourself to me by completing the form below. We can schedule a phone call to talk about your move to the Bay Area or I can answer your question via email or text.
Looking forward to sharing my experience living in the Bay Area to help you find a new home
Relocating out of the Bay Area?
Relocating out of the Bay Area and selling your home involves a series of important steps to ensure a smooth transition. The Keller Williams Team and I will help you every possible way to get you to your new home. Whatever your reason for moving, job transfer or new opportunity, closer to grandchildren or just a change of scenery, you have to get ready to sell your home here.
Getting the most value from your home in the current market is our objective for you. We’ll work with you on the preparation phase of what stuff is moving with you and what stuff you want to get rid of and the best options to do so.
We’ll recommend to you what needs to be done to your home, if anything, to prepare it for market, how to best stage your home and we will use our Keller Williams marketing tools and networks to bring you the most potential buyers.
Once completed and we have an offer, we’ll review the offers, accept an offer, and then go through all the steps to complete the transaction.
Whether it’s before, during or after you sell your home, unless you plan to travel in an RV, we’ll help you find a new home in your new area. We can use the Keller Williams network of Agents as well as the Keller Williams search tools to find the ideal home in the ideal area for you. Our tools and our experience will help make the home selling and relocating process much more comforting and reassuring.