What I Offer
For Sellers
Listing your East Bay home with The Cinematic Agent
Services Include
Editorial-grade marketing
Pricing that holds up
Pre-list prep that pays for itself
A buyer-side network
Negotiation that doesn't flinch
A great listing is a casting call. The right buyer is already out there, your job is to get their attention before they scroll past.
I list homes across Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward, and Castro Valley. Whether you're downsizing out of a four-bedroom Craftsman, relocating from a mid-century in the Oakland Hills, or settling an estate that's been in the family for forty years, the work is the same: position the property accurately, market it beautifully, and negotiate ruthlessly on your behalf.
For First-Time Home Buyers
Your first home shouldn't feel like a final exam
Services
Navigate the East Bay Area market
Connect you with a trusted lender
Provide you with coming soon & off market exclusive homes
Coach you through writing a strategic and exceptional offer
Help you feel calm and confident all the way!
Buying your first home in the Bay Area is supposed to be a milestone. Lately it can feel like an obstacle course, bidding wars, overbids, contingency-free offers, $1.4M starter homes. It's a lot. The fact that you're researching agents instead of just clicking "schedule tour" tells me you want to do it right.
Mid-century modern, Craftsman, Victorian. Homes with a past, sold by someone who cares
A mid-century modern in the Oakland Hills isn't just a three-bedroom — it's a Roger Lee, or a Donald Olsen, or a 1958 spec by an architect whose name is in the deed. A Craftsman in Berkeley isn't just a fixer, it's potentially a Greene & Greene-influenced, Maybeck-adjacent piece of California history. A Point Richmond Victorian or a 1947 San Lorenzo ranch isn't just an old house, it's a documented chapter of East Bay residential history you can't reproduce.
These homes need an agent who knows the difference. That's the work.
Architectural specialties
Why this matters when you're selling
A generic listing "charming mid-century" leaves money on the table. Buyers who care about provenance pay more for it, but only if they know it's there. I do the research: original permits, architect attribution where it exists, period-correct features worth highlighting, and the kind of photography that makes a 1962 post-and-beam look like the magazine spread it deserves.
Why this matters when you're buying
Older homes have older systems. Knob-and-tube. Galvanized supply lines. Original sub-panels. Asbestos-wrapped ducts. Foundation pours that pre-date modern code. None of those are automatic dealbreakers, but they're all things a generic agent waves off and a specialist actually understands. I'll tell you what's a deal, what's a money pit, and what's a fixable quirk.