
How to Afford Your Dream Home with This Smart Tax Hack
Is your dream of buying a home feeling out of reach because of high interest rates?! Well, we have a tip for you…
Founder, The Best Coast Collective · San Francisco Bay Area real estate · DRE# 02073136
Neighborhood guides, buyer education and market context, written by Blakely for people deciding where and how to buy in the Bay Area.
Blakely Hull is the founder of The Best Coast Collective, a San Francisco real estate team working across the city, Marin, the East Bay and the Peninsula. She writes the neighborhood guides and buyer education on this site.
In her own words: “I am the founder of Best Coast Collective and the leader of this insanely talented team. We are proud to be among the top 1% across the Bay Area and the top 1.5% nationwide. Our business comes exclusively from referrals and our network – because of the exceptional service we provide.”
“Leading global teams at Uber through periods of rapid transformation did not just prepare me for change; it taught me to see change before it arrives. I brought that same orientation into real estate: staying wired into every shift shaping the industry and building active partnerships with organizations pushing the space forward.”
“My six years in HR gave me a unique lens on negotiation: understanding what people actually want underneath what they say they want. That skill surfaces in every transaction we run. My years in the classroom gave me something equally useful: the ability to take something that feels overwhelming and make it genuinely approachable.”
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Is your dream of buying a home feeling out of reach because of high interest rates?! Well, we have a tip for you…

Who would like to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce their income tax obligation for the year!? Let’s talk about a tax loophole related to investment properties…

Another day, another real estate story. And, oh man are things all over the place… The Bay Area real estate market is sending mixed signals left-and-right!

Full disclosure: This email is going to be a bit different.

Have you noticed an uptick in your energy bill recently?

Have you noticed an uptick in your energy bill recently?

Guess what? I have some good news for you! And, it’s not just that Santa is coming…

Guess what? I have some good news for you! And, it’s not just that Santa is coming…

Ok, let’s break this down. What is it about? What happens next? And, what’s the impact in California real estate?

There is so much in the media right now about the housing market, and so much of it is just flat-out WRONG and/or taken totally out of context. The media sells fear…my goal is always to share expert insights and the data, so that you can be empowered to make the best decisions for you. So let’s get to it…
We are here to be a resource to you in any way we can. Speaking of which…