Affordable Bay Area Neighborhoods A constant challenge for those looking to buy in the Bay Area is affordability.  But affordable Bay Area neighborhoods do exist, you just need to know where to look.  Neighborhood price points are dependent on many factors, such as proximity to BART and freeways, weather, nearby services, parks and recreation, walkability, shopping and restaurants, schools.  Perhaps the best question a prospective buyer can ask is, "How long will my daily commute be?"  If you are willing to commute 40-45 minutes, that allows you to consider more neighborhoods and find more wish-list features in homes you can consider.   In this post we'll take a look at a few San Leandro neighborhoods.    Cherrywood is a subdivision of tree-lined streets with 289 homes ranging from 3 be... 05/08/2013

San Leandro Realtors Meeting I love meeting new people, and I couldn't have met a better bunch at my first Active Rain meetup. Although you know the daunting feeling, heading to a meeting where you don't know a soul, but Antonio opened his lovely home, including the resort style backyard and full ballroom, for us all to gather, and had the ribs ready along with delish salted red potatoes.  Patricia got the ceviche and chips out on the table and arranged the carnitas that she brought.  Chocolate cake, courtesy of our meetup organizer, Kathleen, and the other Melanie brought Texas potatoes, and there were cookies too.  But beyond the plentiful buffet, there was sharing of farming strategies, public relations successes, client event ideas from Wendy, and Mike and Sheryl brought their 203K ... 04/18/2013