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When I moved from San Francisco to San Diego in 2023, the hardest part wasn’t packing. It was figuring out where to land. Neighborhood guides I found online tended to lean quite generic. So that’s what this is. I’m a San Diego REALTOR® now, and a big part of my job is helping Bay Area […]

When I moved from San Francisco to San Diego in 2023, I didn’t know a single person here. I had two weeks between packing up my life and needing to be moved in somewhere new. I tried to research as much as I could on neighborhoods from Reddit discussions and also asked friends of friends […]

Not everyone’s ready to buy real estate right now — maybe you’re still saving for a down payment, maybe you’re not sure where you’ll settle down, or maybe you just want more cash cushion first. So what do you do with your money while you wait? Here’s what I would do to prepare financially. Start […]

I moved here from San Francisco in 2023 knowing exactly zero people. No idea what to expect, no friend group, no idea which neighborhood was the right fit. I just knew I was done with the fog and ready for something different. A few years later, I’ve built a whole life here, and I get […]

The Vibe OB has an easygoing, lived-in charm. Flip flops in December, dogs everywhere (there’s a whole beach for them), and a Wednesday farmers market that still feels like a real town gathering. The housing stock is a mix of charming beach bungalows from the 1920s, low-rise multi-unit buildings from the 70s, and the occasional […]

San Diego is deceptively big and every pocket of it has its own personality. So instead of giving you a boring list of “top neighborhoods,” I wanted to break it down by vibe. Read through these and see which one sounds like a match for your lifestyle. If you want the laid-back surfer lifestyle: Ocean […]

Buying your first home in San Diego is exciting, terrifying, and sometimes more confusing than it needs to be. You have been Googling at midnight, doing rough mortgage math, and wondering if buying here is actually possible. Here are some of your most commonly asked questions about the home buying process answered. 1. How much […]

What Does Your Budget Actually Get You in San Diego? Let’s talk about price, because this is usually the first thing people ask when they’re thinking about moving to San Diego. The San Diego countywide median home price is hovering around $950,000, but that number only tells part of the story. A $950K budget might […]

I thought it would be very logical to have my fourth blog post be about the Asian food in San Diego. I mean, after you figure out where to live, you need to figure out where to eat, right?! I’ve narrowed down my personal favorites that I’ve gone back to many times. Most of these […]

In September 2023, I bought an SUV, loaded my two fluffy cats, and hired a moving truck to haul everything I owned from San Francisco to San Diego. Nine hours straight, just me and the cats. I pulled into a new city knowing exactly ZERO people – and I wouldn’t have had it any other […]