Relocating to Marin County
Just over the Golden Gate, open space, top-rated schools, and a slower, outdoorsy pace. Leslie's home county for years, so the local read here runs deep.
Marin is the green answer to the city: redwood canyons, ridgeline trails, and small towns strung along Highway 101 north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The schools are among California's best, the ferries make the commute a pleasure instead of a chore, and the pace drops the moment you cross the bridge. It's where Leslie has lived for years, and the county she knows house by house.
The catch is supply. Marin's towns are small and mostly owner-occupied, so rentals surface in ones and twos and the good ones move in days. More than anywhere else we work, Marin rewards the homework done before you arrive: vetted homes, scheduled back to back, with a local read on which streets earn their price.
Areas I help people land in
Mill Valley
Mill Valley is a small, wooded city at the foot of Mount Tamalpais, about 30 to 45 minutes from downtown San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge. People move here for redwood canyons, a walkable downtown, and some of the most sought-after public schools in Marin, and they accept a tight rental market priced above the Marin average in exchange.
Learn more →San Rafael
San Rafael is Marin County's largest city and its practical heart, with more rental inventory and more variety than anywhere else in the county. People move here for relative value, a real downtown, SMART rail and Highway 101 access, and neighborhoods that range from Victorian streets near the Mission to hillside homes in Terra Linda.
Learn more →Sausalito
Sausalito is the first town across the Golden Gate Bridge, a steep waterfront village known for its harbor, houseboat community, and postcard views back at San Francisco. People move here for the shortest Marin commute, a walkable downtown, and water at the end of the street, in a small rental market that rewards moving quickly.
Learn more →Larkspur
Larkspur is a small central-Marin city with a charming historic downtown, strong schools, and the Golden Gate Ferry terminal right in town. People move here for the rare combination of village atmosphere and a genuinely pleasant commute, with rents that sit high but often a notch below neighboring Mill Valley.
Learn more →Novato
Novato is northern Marin's family city, with more space and more house for the money than the towns closer to the Golden Gate. People move here for newer and larger homes, good schools, open-space trails out the back door, and a calmer budget, accepting a longer run down Highway 101 to San Francisco.
Learn more →Tiburon
Tiburon occupies its own peninsula on the bay with some of the most striking water views in the Bay Area, a small ferry-served downtown, and top-rated schools. People move here for privacy, views, and the Reed school district, in one of Marin's most exclusive and supply-constrained markets.
Learn more →How a relocation day works in Marin
01
Discovery call
We talk through your move, when you're landing, your budget, who's coming with you, the must-haves and the deal-breakers, and the neighborhoods you're curious about.
02
I build your day
Over the days before you arrive, I research and personally vet 10 to 14 homes that genuinely fit, then schedule them into one tight, sensible route so no time is wasted.
03
Your tour day
I pick you up and drive you home to home. You get a local's read on every property and neighborhood, and I capture your reactions so each stop sharpens the next.
04
Decide & settle in
When something clicks, I help you move quickly and confidently, application, lease, and the dozens of small questions that come with landing somewhere new.
Thinking about Marin?
Tell me your dates and what matters to you, and I’ll build you a tour day across Marin County.
Plan your relocation