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    Alameda | Ask Susie - Real Questions from Real Buyers | Berkeley | Best Places to Live | Best Places to Live in California | East Bay Living | Home Buying & Owning

    Affordable SF Bay view dream homes are in the East Bay

    BySusie Wyshak October 16, 2023February 5, 2026

    All along the Oakland, Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond hills are homes with incredible San Francisco Bay views…with more houses, condos and townhouses along the waterfront from Richmond to Alameda and San Leandro. How do waterfront house prices compare to Marin County and San Francisco prices? For the most part, buyers find home prices are…

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  • Best Places to Live | Best Places to Live in California

    Back to the office mandate? Free coaching on where to live for your perfect lifestyle

    BySusie Wyshak August 28, 2023

    Did you move out of the Bay Area during the pandemic and now you need to return to the office for a few days or full time? I can’t imagine the stress! As a coach, real estate agent, and ex-Silicon Valley / San Francisco marketer I would love to help you explore and brainstorm your…

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  • Best Places to Live | Moving To Europe

    Top 10 Most Livable Cities – A Surprising 10 Best List

    BySusie Wyshak June 22, 2023February 16, 2026

    Brace yourselves, proud Americans. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023 highlights the 10 best cities in the world. None are in the United States. Canada, Australia, Switzerland and Japan are ranked the best countries to live in, with several cities in each country appearing on the Ten Best list. Austria and Denmark top the…

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    Best Places to Live | California Home Ownership | Downsizing & Proposition 19 | Moving From California

    Where would I go if I sell my house? The question Bay Area home owners ask most…

    BySusie Wyshak April 9, 2023February 16, 2026

    Lists of the best places to live in the United States hit my inbox daily. Best places for coffee lovers, doughnut lovers, chocolate lovers, families…the themes have no end. Most of these lists are “cute” and fun. Yet most of the lists do not take into account the many things that make a place home and liveable….

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    Best Places to Live | Home & Investment Strategies | Owning Vacation Rentals | Real Estate Industry

    8 hottest short term rental markets in 2023 and how to get started

    BySusie Wyshak March 23, 2023February 12, 2026

    {Set up your Airbnb rental with my referral link and ask me for feedback!} Beyond Pricing analyzed the best places to invest in short-term rentals, based on occupancy and nightly price. Surprised that the most popular cities for short-term rentals are in coastal cities — along with Washington D.C.? When you look at the Airbnb…

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  • Trader Joe's book by Susie Wyshak
    Best Places to Live | Home Buying & Owning | Home Buying Pro Tips

    Trader Joe’s Book Reveals the Secret of TJ’s Success and Why We Love Trader Joe’s So Much

    BySusie Wyshak November 12, 2022February 16, 2026

    I grew up in Southern California, where Trader Joe’s got its start. That’s how a 1982 Trader Joe’s flyer ended up in the glove box of one of our family cars. Finding this treasure inspired me to write a Trader Joe’s history book analyzing how what used to be “health foods” and “ethnic foods” you…

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  • Best Places to Live | Best Places to Live in Maine | Home Buying & Owning

    Halloween House Ideas From Stephen King’s Maine Neighborhood

    BySusie Wyshak November 2, 2022December 8, 2025

    Add “trick or treat near Stephen King’s house” to your bucket list. Then add “go to Bangor, Maine” to the list. That’s where Stephen King’s sprawling haunted-like estate sits, surrounded by a wrought iron fence just made for a Stephen King movie. Or Harry Potter. Russell Street in Berkeley, California is my usual Halloween go-to…

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    Berkeley | Best Places to Live | Best Places to Live in California | Evaluating Properties | Home Buying & Owning

    Why isn’t this Berkeley house selling?

    BySusie Wyshak October 5, 2022February 16, 2026

    This little North Berkeley duplex is in one of the most popular neighborhoods. So why isn’t it selling after 2 months on the market…and a price less than what the owners paid a couple of years ago? Wisdom says a property not selling is always about price. For income properties, you need to make sure…

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    Best Places to Live | Best Places to Live in California

    The BEST City in the U.S. to Raise a Family is in the Bay Area

    BySusie Wyshak June 24, 2022February 16, 2026

    Congratulations to the city of Fremont, California and Fremont home owners who topped WalletHub’s rankings of “Best City To Raise a Family.” The City of Fremont has become an affordable East Bay place for Silicon Valley workers (and Tesla employees) to live, full of culture, relatively affordable homes, lots of new home developments. (Check out…

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  • Best Places to Live | Home Buying Pro Tips | Home-Based Food Businesses | Real Estate Industry

    California Home-Based Food Businesses Can Make Serious Income

    BySusie Wyshak January 17, 2022February 6, 2026

    States all across America have legalized home-based “cottage food” businesses that allow making and selling food from home — the perfect way to offset a mortgage and have the freedom and flexibility to work at home. In 2022, California revisited the law and made serious improvements, allowing gross income, before expenses, of $75,000-$150,000 depending on…

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Good Life Real Estate Agent helping people live their best lives, from Berkeley to Bar Harbor. Calif DRE 02144226 Maine BA929575 Compass 510-269-7051

Need a coffee bar for events? LOVE @madremiacoffee Need a coffee bar for events? LOVE @madremiacoffee - discovered thanks to touring the beautifully renovated 3046 Deakin

Remodeled by @nurturesource and listed by @juneandsarah 

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It's a fluffy day in Oakland! It's a fluffy day in Oakland!
What better way to get some morning exercise in th What better way to get some morning exercise in than make a video! 

Visited the new #AlysaLiu mural in #Oakland at 43rd & Telegraph in @temescaldistrict -- painted by the @illuminaries  Love!

Here are a few of my favorite places, although there are way too many to choose from on this fun stretch of Telegraph. Lots of very cool murals, too! 

Get your lottery tix and sugar fix at Golden Gate Donuts then proceed on the tour. 😂 They've had $2 million winner. (I can help you find the perfect estate when you win!)

#oaklandmurals @visitoakland 

Susie Wyshak, real estate agent at Compass
(Local Rockridge / Temescal foodie!)
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#Staycation Bay Area style! The great thing about #Staycation Bay Area style!

The great thing about the Bay Area is you literally will never run out of cool things to discover.

To my surprise, I had never been to the Japantown in San Jose, the third in California, along with San Francisco and Los Angeles. 

It's just a couple of blocks long and packed with all kinds of adorable Japanese-themed gift shops, the  wonderful @manusushi , @royscoffee (which is a must-visit if you love converted gas stations and also vintage Coca-Cola in bottles), and a new French bakery that was mobbed.

My suggestion is to organize a bucket list day where you go to Japantown in San Jose for lunch and Japantown in San Francisco for dinner!

Enjoy! And please comment if we missed anything that we must check out on our next visit.

@visitcalifornia @visitsanjose 
@japantownneighborhoodassoc
#ADUExpo right now in San Jose @bayareaaduexpo #ADUExpo right now in San Jose

@bayareaaduexpo 

Message me if you want to know something...I've gathered lots of intell!
Want to be by the water this weekend? Come by the Want to be by the water this weekend? Come by the VERY first open house of this lovely 2 bedroom, single-level condo in Alameda's Harbor Bay Isle community.

Where: 405 Centre Court
When: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2-4:30 
How much? $699k + HOA

Our warm 🌞 weather weekend is the perfect time to explore this lovely community, where outdoor living is everything.

Message for the details and a private tour!

Hosted by Susie Wyshak, Compass buyer's agent
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Listed by Chris Swim and Tracy Keaton, Compass

#movetoalameda #downsize #coastalliving #bayarearealestate
I spontaneously made one of my favorite sweet snac I spontaneously made one of my favorite sweet snacks: chocolate almond bar with flaked sea salt

As a lazy cook, chocolate maker and baker I'm always looking for shortcuts. Enjoy my 5-minute chocolate bark tutorial. Make it with any inclusions you like. (Brown Rice Krispies?!)

Instead of using Bay Area-made @guittardchocolate wafers, which I love, I experimented with 46% cocoa oat milk chocolate #berkeleymade by @tchochocolate 

Yummmm. It is a delicious dark milk chocolate that melted exactly like dairy milk chocolate. The perfect vegan sweet snack!

I have some more of the vegan chocolate and if you are in the Berkeley or Oakland area and want to try, please shoot me a message.

#veganchocolate #chocolaterecipe #berkeleyfoodie #oatmilkchocolate
Choosing colors to give a house a new personality Choosing colors to give a house a new personality is so rewarding (and yummy!) What colors are you leaning toward these days?

Sample quarts are around $10 at @sherwinwilliams 
Go for it!

#housepainting #houseproject 

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#BayAreaAdventures - #SanJose #Japantown
Check out the beautiful #AlysaLiu mural in #Oakland at 43rd & Telegraph in @temescaldistrict -- painted by the @illuminaries    Love!

Here are a few of my favorite places, although there are way too many to choose from on this fun stretch of Telegraph. Lots of very cool murals, too! 

Get your lottery tix and sugar fix at Golden Gate Donuts then proceed on the tour. 😂 They've had $2 million winner. (I can help you find the perfect estate when you win!)

#oaklandmurals @visitoakland  

Susie Wyshak, real estate agent at Compass
(Local Rockridge / Temescal foodie!)
DRE 02144226
Alysia Liu Mural on Telegraph in Oakland's Temescal Neighborhood
405 Centre Court in Harbor Bay Isle is cozy, bright, and peaceful with a fantastic spacious layout and a reserved parking space nearby. Love this gated community next door to the Harbor Bay Club!

Get in touch if you're looking for easy ground floor living in Alameda. Listed at $699,000

Susan Wyshak, Realtor®️| 510-269-7051 | susie.wyshak@compass.com 

https://www.susiewyshak.com  

Helping people live their best life, from Berkeley to Bar Harbor  Calif. DRE #02144226 | Maine #BA929575 | Compass 

Listed by Chris Swim & Tracy Keaton, Compass
Single level condo for sale on Bay Farm - so much light!
Here's a quick look at all the grocery store options we have in Rockridge / Temescal and North Oakland - looking into the question if we really need a Grocery Outlet in Temescal when we have the Broadway Grocery Outlet in Oakland. You might be surprised!

Got real estate, local food or home ownership questions? Just ask.
https://www.compass.com/agents/susie-wyshak/

Susie Wyshak, Realtor - 510-269-7051 susie.wyshak@compass.com
Compass Berkeley
DRE 02029039
Do we need Grocery Outlet in Temescal / North Oakland ?
#HouseHunting ? Tour a fab storybook 5 BR, 4 BA home on .4 acres in Montclair #Oakland - #views !
#Berkeley 's Elmwood district all decked out in yellow for the holidays! #shopsmall
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