Outpost Real Estate is a boutique real estate firm representing buyers and sellers in San Francisco and Marin County. Outpost has been ranked the #2 real estate team in Marin County for the past 6 years and in the top 1% of agents in San Francisco for the past 15+ years.

We work across San Francisco and Marin County. In San Francisco, we cover neighborhoods citywide, from Pacific Heights and Noe Valley to the Sunset. In Marin, that includes Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon and Belvedere, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, San Rafael, Novato and West Marin. Many of our clients are moving between the city and Marin, and we often handle both sides of that move.

Outpost is a boutique firm founded by Radhi Ahern and Scott Kalmbach. We combine remodeling and design expertise with marketing built to make buyers pay attention, and we have access to private inventory through the Top Agent Network in San Francisco and Marin, SF Networking Collective and Marin Platinum.

Reach out by phone or email and tell us whether you're buying, selling or both. We'll set up a short conversation to understand your timing and goals, then send either a pricing analysis for your home or a shortlist of homes, on and off market, that fit what you're looking for.

Phone: (415) 879-8311 · Email: [email protected]

An off-market home is one that is for sale, or could be, without being publicly advertised on the MLS and the big portals like Zillow and Redfin. Sellers choose this for privacy, to test a price without building up days on market, or to avoid open houses.

In San Francisco and Marin, off-market deals usually happen through agent networks. Outpost belongs to the Top Agent Network in both markets, so we see private inventory from top agents before, or instead of, it reaching the public.

The most reliable route is an agent who is plugged into the private networks in both markets. Public tools rarely surface these homes, because the point of an off-market sale is that it isn't advertised.

• Tell us your target towns or neighborhoods, budget and must-haves so we can match you against private and coming-soon inventory.
• We share your criteria where top agents post homes before they list.
• In some cases we reach out directly to owners of homes that fit, a common way great properties change hands here.

It depends on what matters most to you. Selling privately can make sense if you value discretion, need a flexible timeline, or have a home that will appeal to a narrow set of buyers. The trade-off is exposure: fewer buyers can mean less competition, and competition is what usually drives the highest price.

Many of our sellers start with a quiet pre-market period to gauge interest, then go public if the right offer doesn't come. We'll show you recent local data on both paths before you decide.

A CMA is an agent's estimate of what your home would sell for today, based on recent sales of similar nearby homes (comps), active and pending listings, and adjustments for differences like size, condition, lot, views and layout.

Automated estimates often miss by a wide margin here. No two Marin hillside lots or San Francisco Victorians are alike, and remodels, view corridors and parking all move value. A good CMA accounts for those details, and it's the starting point for every pricing conversation we have with sellers.

Request one from us. We'll ask a few questions about your Marin or San Francisco home, visit in person if you'd like, and send you a written CMA with the comps we used and our recommended price range. There's no cost and no obligation to list.

To request a free market analysis, email us at [email protected]

Public portals show some recent sales, but they can lag and often leave out off-market transactions. We can pull recent closed sales from the MLS for your street or neighborhood, along with price per square foot and days on market, so you see the full picture.

Both counties follow California's Proposition 13. The base property tax is 1% of your home's assessed value, which is generally set at the purchase price and can rise by no more than 2% a year while you own it. Local voter-approved bonds and parcel taxes are added on top, so the total rate varies by town, school district and, in San Francisco, by the city's own levies.

Buyers should budget using the specific rate for the property. The Marin County Assessor and the San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder publish details for each parcel. This is general information, so check with a tax professional about your situation.

Yes. Design-forward presentation is central to how we sell. Our founders have deep remodeling experience and work with some of the Bay Area's most respected designers, architects and stagers. We plan the preparation for each home, from paint and landscaping to full staging, so it photographs well and shows well in person.

Learn more about our Concierge service.

Well-prepared, well-priced homes often go under contract within a few weeks in both markets. In San Francisco, single-family homes averaged about 21 days on market in June 2026, and condos about 37. In Marin, the median was 36 days in the three months through August 2026. Timing varies by town, neighborhood, price point and season, and spring is traditionally the busiest stretch.

The basics are the same, but a few things differ:

• Transfer tax: San Francisco charges its own city transfer tax, with higher rates at higher sale prices, usually paid by the seller. Marin towns charge much smaller transfer taxes, and some charge none beyond the county's.
• Property mix: San Francisco has far more condos, TICs (tenancy-in-common units) and multi-unit buildings, each with its own disclosure and financing considerations.
• City requirements: San Francisco has city-specific disclosures and requirements at sale, such as rules on water and energy fixtures.

We sell in both markets and will give you a net-proceeds estimate that reflects the specific costs where your home is.

San Francisco's median single-family home price was about $2.13 million in June 2026, up nearly 25% from a year earlier. Condos are less expensive, with a median of about $1.36 million in March 2026. Competition is strong: in March, single-family homes sold for an average of nearly 23% over asking.

See the latest data on the San Francisco housing market.

Prices differ sharply by neighborhood, from the Sunset and Excelsior to Pacific Heights and Noe Valley. Ask us for a neighborhood-level breakdown.

Marin's median sale price was about $1.51 million in the three months through August 2026, up 8.6% from a year earlier, according to Redfin. That figure covers all home types. Single-family house prices vary widely from town to town, and small towns have few sales, so a handful of large homes can swing median prices.

See the latest data on the Marin housing market.

It comes down to how you want to live day to day:

• San Francisco offers walkable neighborhoods, restaurants and culture at your door, and short commutes for city jobs. Homes tend to be smaller, often condos or attached houses with little outdoor space.
• Marin offers more space, yards and views, highly regarded public schools, and quick access to Mount Tamalpais, the coast and trails. Most daily errands mean driving, and the commute to the city crosses the Golden Gate Bridge.

Many of our clients move from the city to Marin, or the other way, and in many cases we have handled both the sale and the purchase. Tell us your priorities and we'll show you what the same budget buys on each side of the bridge.

Marin County sits directly north of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge. Its southern towns are close: downtown Mill Valley and Sausalito are about 14 and 8 miles from downtown San Francisco, roughly a 20 to 35 minute drive outside rush hour. Central Marin towns such as Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield and San Anselmo are about 12 to 16 miles from the city.

Commuters also use Golden Gate Transit buses and the Sausalito, Tiburon and Larkspur ferries, which land at the San Francisco Ferry Building.

Buyers come to us with very different priorities, and San Francisco's neighborhoods reflect that:

• Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights and Sea Cliff: grand homes, views and some of the city's highest prices.
• Noe Valley, Bernal Heights and Glen Park: family-friendly with village-style commercial streets and sunnier weather.
• The Marina and Cow Hollow: lively and walkable, close to the Presidio, the waterfront and the Golden Gate Bridge for Marin trips.
• Cole Valley: a quiet, close-knit pocket between Haight-Ashbury and the Castro, with neighborhood cafés, Victorian homes, and Golden Gate Park and Tank Hill nearby.
• Lake Street and the Inner Richmond: between the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, with Clement Street’s Asian restaurants and bakeries, Mountain Lake Park, and roomy single-family homes.

Marin has 11 incorporated cities and towns plus a number of unincorporated communities. Some places you'll hear about most:

• Mill Valley: a small Marin County city of about 14,000 at the foot of Mount Tamalpais, with a redwood-shaded downtown and the Mill Valley Film Festival.
• Sausalito, Tiburon and Belvedere: waterfront towns with bay and city views, ferries to San Francisco, and some of the county's highest prices.
• Larkspur, Corte Madera and Greenbrae: central Marin with easy freeway and ferry access. Greenbrae is unincorporated, not part of Larkspur or San Francisco, and is often grouped with Kentfield.
• Kentfield and Ross: leafy streets, larger lots and well-regarded schools. Kentfield is unincorporated and home to the College of Marin.
• San Anselmo and Fairfax: walkable Ross Valley towns with independent shops and a creative, small-town feel. San Anselmo Avenue hosts free summer concerts.
• San Rafael and Novato: Marin's two largest cities, with the widest range of home types and prices.
• West Marin: rural coastal communities such as Stinson Beach, Point Reyes Station and Inverness.