How to Pick the Right Bay Area
Neighborhood
Class
What We’ll Cover 01 Preparing to Buy
02 Finding Your Home
03 How to Pick the Right
Neighborhood
04 Questions
Preparing to Buy
First things first:
Is it the right time to buy?
Renting vs owning
Length of ownership
Lifestyle priorities
Personal finances
Consider:
Your housing payment
should not exceed 35%
of your income.
Have your income and
monthly spending info handy
25% is recommended
Use our free online calculator
to get an estimate of your
monthly payment
REDFIN ADVANTAGE
Use our Home Affordability Calculator to
help determine your budget.
redfin.com/how-much-house-can-i-afford
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Finding Your Home
Understanding your
market can help you
make a winning
offer.
Your local market
trends
Median sale price
# of homes for sale
Days on market
Our market data is updated
every 5 minutes! A local Redfin
Agent can meet with you to
discuss current market trends.
REDFIN ADVANTAGE
Easily compare
neighborhoods on
Redfin.com.
Decide what's most important to you.
Walkability
Commute
School ratings
REDFIN ADVANTAGE
View tour and offer insights from Redfin
Agents for each listing and neighborhood.
The Redfin Estimate
Same-day tours
See home values with
the Redfin Estimate.
The most accurate estimate available
for homes on the market.
Request a tour instantly and see homes
on your schedule.
Same-day tours
Get inside fast:
book same-day tours.
The Redfin Estimate
The most accurate estimate available
for homes on the market.
Request a tour instantly and see homes
on your schedule.
See homes in person
and know what to look for.
Open houses
Home tours
Tour checklist
Location & noise level
Level floors & layout
Daylight
Storage space
How to Pick the Right
Neighborhood
[ PHOTO PLACEHOLDER ]
Traffic Patterns
• Silicon Valley:
• Upper Peninsula:
• Lower Peninsula:
Commute Time
• Silicon Valley:
• Upper Peninsula:
• Lower Peninsula:
What’s next?
Fill out a strategy session card
to talk to a Redfin Agent about
your home search.
● Email or call directly –
take a business card
● Download our app and
start touring with Redfin
Questions?
Thank you for coming!

Neighborhood Deck

  • 1.
    How to Pickthe Right Bay Area Neighborhood Class
  • 2.
    What We’ll Cover01 Preparing to Buy 02 Finding Your Home 03 How to Pick the Right Neighborhood 04 Questions
  • 3.
  • 4.
    First things first: Isit the right time to buy? Renting vs owning Length of ownership Lifestyle priorities Personal finances Consider:
  • 5.
    Your housing payment shouldnot exceed 35% of your income. Have your income and monthly spending info handy 25% is recommended Use our free online calculator to get an estimate of your monthly payment REDFIN ADVANTAGE Use our Home Affordability Calculator to help determine your budget. redfin.com/how-much-house-can-i-afford %
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Understanding your market canhelp you make a winning offer. Your local market trends Median sale price # of homes for sale Days on market Our market data is updated every 5 minutes! A local Redfin Agent can meet with you to discuss current market trends. REDFIN ADVANTAGE
  • 8.
    Easily compare neighborhoods on Redfin.com. Decidewhat's most important to you. Walkability Commute School ratings REDFIN ADVANTAGE View tour and offer insights from Redfin Agents for each listing and neighborhood.
  • 9.
    The Redfin Estimate Same-daytours See home values with the Redfin Estimate. The most accurate estimate available for homes on the market. Request a tour instantly and see homes on your schedule.
  • 10.
    Same-day tours Get insidefast: book same-day tours. The Redfin Estimate The most accurate estimate available for homes on the market. Request a tour instantly and see homes on your schedule.
  • 11.
    See homes inperson and know what to look for. Open houses Home tours Tour checklist Location & noise level Level floors & layout Daylight Storage space
  • 12.
    How to Pickthe Right Neighborhood
  • 13.
    [ PHOTO PLACEHOLDER] Traffic Patterns • Silicon Valley: • Upper Peninsula: • Lower Peninsula:
  • 14.
    Commute Time • SiliconValley: • Upper Peninsula: • Lower Peninsula:
  • 15.
    What’s next? Fill outa strategy session card to talk to a Redfin Agent about your home search. ● Email or call directly – take a business card ● Download our app and start touring with Redfin
  • 16.