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Millionaire's Billionaire's Row - San Francisco CA

PHA's newest client lives on Broadway in San Francisco, CA... what's notable about this particular moving organizing project is the location. Outer Broadway has a long history as millionaire's billionaire's row!

PHA received the referral for this project from a past client.. over 75% of my business comes from client referrals. WOW... I truly am blessed!

All of the packing, unpacking, utility transfers, change of address notifications etc. will all be done while the family is on vacation for three weeks in Italy & London. Upon their return, they will go straight to the rental where they will live for the next two years!

While I am not able to share an address with you, the picture shows the charming brick lower staircase to the street (there is an additional staircase that leads up to the front door). This client is a young couple with an 11-month old baby girl and we will be moving them into a temporary rental house while this property gets gutted and re-built from its current three stories to four stories. The visual views from this property location are AMAZING.

PHA is truly grateful for the referral and is looking forward to handling whatever needs to be done for a successful move...

To learn more about this charming part of town, here is a link to an article written in the Nob Hill Gazette giving some history of millionaire's billionaire's row.... enjoy!

The Joy of Giving - You Get More Than You Give!

A few weeks ago a good friend of mine, Mike Genoshe, who's son Timothy attends the Stratford School in San Francisco, told me that the class needed to get some books for their classroom. I immediately suggested that I would like to make a donation so that the class could have those books. The school graciously accepted my offer and went ahead and purchased the books. The teacher, principal and the students expressed much gratitude. I decided to pay them a visit as they wanted to express their gratitude to me personally. Great moments like this is what living is all about. I thought I was the one giving. I was in for a surprise.

With the San Francisco Stratford Schools Principal, Katy Delorio

Showing up with Peeps and Egg Coloring Kits

My idea was to show up with additional gifts. I chose to surprise them as I brought Peeps (we all know those delicious sugar covered marsh-mellow chicks) and egg coloring kits for all the kids. What a reception it was. They were excited to get these items and I was able to share a few moments with them.

Here I am in the middle of these great kids, all of whom created thank you cards. What a moment. Peeps, egg coloring kits and thank you cards in hand.

Well they surprised me too. Every kid individually created a personalized thank you card. To say this was an emotional experience is to downplay it. I cannot express what it felt like to have these third graders each come up to me with their thank you cards and tell me their names. It was memorable.

The location of the Stratford School in San Francisco

Stratford School is located at 301 De Montfort Avenue in San Francisco.

The school's mission statement:

Our mission is to inspire students to achieve an excellent academic education by offering a challenging curriculum focused on core subjects, creating a safe and disciplined school environment conducive to learning, and motivating students through high expectations.

The School's website: The Sratford Schools

The joy of giving is that one receives so much more than is given. It was a memorable event that will keep giving. The kids love the books. It reminds me why I do what I do as a real estate agent. My mission statement includes making an impact in the community. Helping kids have access to books that inspire them is just one great way to do so...and I was the one who got the greatest gift...amazing!

Frank Castaldini - Leading San Francisco Realtor and Trusted Advisor

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Serving great neighborhoods in San Francisco including, Bernal Heights, Noe Valley, the Castro, the Mission, Glen Park, Potrero Hill, Sunnyside, Ingleside Terraces and beyond.

Although officially on the clock and therefore working, this Sacramento short sale agent did take a trip yesterday with family to San Francisco. We hopped on the Capitol Corridor train, switched to the B.A.R.T. at Richmond and stepped out into the wonderful world of Powell and Market. Around Sacramento, this is known as going to the City.

My sister and niece are visiting Sacramento from Minneapolis. That meant I needed to show them one of the most magical places on Earth -- the Nordstrom shoe department. The odd thing about the shoe department at Nordstrom right now is the fact it is filled with mostly Lady Gaga shoes, which really are nothing new because they originated with Elton John years ago. Where were these shoes when I was 21? On the other hand, you've got your flats. There is not much in between. If you want a 3-inch heel, you're pretty much out of luck.

Kinda like a Sacramento short sale. You've got your serious home buyers, and then the ones who like to throw offers at the wall to see which will stick. Not much in between.

It was a rather slow day yesterday for offers. Seeing as how Thursdays are the unofficial REALTOR® Day Off, I received only 3 offers on my short sale listings. One of them offered a $5,000 earnest money deposit from the buyer. When I explained to the agent from the Bay Area that he needed to a) read the attachments to MLS and b) read the confidential remarks in MLS, he responded to say his buyer would want to reduce the deposit.

He seemed to take umbrage when I questioned the authenticity of his offer. Is that how they write offers in the Bay Area? They just make up crap? When is a deposit not an earnest money deposit? Is that when it's written into the offer or when it's removed from the offer?

Photo: Adam Weintraub

Here some wonderful photographs that I took several days ago on my visit to the Golden Gate Bridge. This photo (above) was taken ... yes very quickly through the windshield of my car ...

Here is another photograph (above) taken from the East Side of the Bridge with the San Francisco Bay on the left hand side. If you look close there are some white boxed walls where construction workers were doing some construction on the bridge.

Here is a very interesting photo (above) showing just how wide the cables are the hold the Golden Gate Bridge together

Here is another interesting photograph (above) showing the height of the Golden Gate Bridge, and as I was taking these photographs I couldn't help but notice that the bridge wasn't (GOLD) ... but iron red.

Another photo (above) from the West Side of the bridge with San Francisco on the left ...

And here is the last photo with tourists viewing San Francisco from Marin County on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge ...

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7. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

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