Lily Garipova, Real Estate

Lily Garipova, Real Estate An educated buyer is a confident buyer. Passionate realtor representing buyers and sellers.
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Best Realtor in SF Bay Area, CA
Lily Garipova represents buyers and sellers of residential properties in Bay Area, specializing in San Jose, Fremont, Newark, Union City as well as San Francisco. She prides herself on guiding her clients on every detail of the transaction with the highest level of honesty and integrity. Lily moved to the Bay Area from Nantucket, Massachusetts, where she cofounded a

property management company called About Your House, serving high net worth individuals who owned investment properties and exclusive summer residences. Her clients were strictly referral based and chose her for her professional ethics, reliability and experience. Lily's tech background and highly motivated attitude has been key to her success in real estate. She previously worked as a web developer, and was an active participant of the Woman Who Code Group. She uses her broad tech skills to create extensive online advertising for her listings, and uses her sharp eye for detail to ensure the sellers' property is showcased in the best light possible.

📸 The day your offer is accepted, someone from the HOA opens the listing photos. Most buyers have no idea, and here is w...
06/16/2026

📸 The day your offer is accepted, someone from the HOA opens the listing photos. Most buyers have no idea, and here is what that can cost you.

My buyers fell for a Walnut Creek townhouse, partly for one beautiful tree by the patio. The day it went pending, the HOA reviewed the public listing photos and sent a letter: the tree crossed the fence line and had to be cut back. The seller paid to trim it, but the HOA said that was not enough, and had it cut down to almost a stump. That tree was half the reason they bought.🌳

A buyer told me about a second one afterward that was not my deal. He was in contract on a Fremont townhouse. The HOA spotted hardwood floors in the photos that broke a carpet-only rule, and demanded they be redone before close. The seller refused to pay. He walked away.🚶‍♂️

Here is the pattern. It does not happen on every deal, but it is common enough to check for. The moment a unit hits pending, someone scans those photos, and a floor type, an unpermitted change the previous owner never got approved, or a tree over the fence line becomes your problem mid-escrow. ❌

✍️So before you write an offer, I read the CC&Rs and the HOA rules against what the unit actually shows, while you can still walk away.

Thinking about a condo or townhouse in the Bay Area? Message me before you make an offer. Find me at lilygaripova.com or call (415) 910-3958.🏡

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06/13/2026

🏫 Choosing a Bay Area neighborhood by schools? Read the rating correctly.

I help Russian-speaking families relocating to the Bay Area, most of them first-time buyers, buy their first home, and schools usually drive the decision more than the house itself. What I tell every family:

The GreatSchools rating (a 1-to-10 score for public schools) is a filter, not a verdict. A 7 in one district can serve your child better than a 9 in another.

Check attendance boundaries by the exact address, not the city. One block over can mean a different school.

Community fit is practical: the nearest Russian grocery, a Saturday school for the kids, the commute at 8 a.m. on a weekday.

Cities like Fremont, Union City, Dublin, Castro Valley, and Concord give families strong schools without top-of-the-market prices.

Questions about a city or a school? Send me a message. I answer in Russian and English.

📞 415-910-3958

06/13/2026

Переезжаете в Bay Area с семьёй и выбираете первое жильё? Русскоговорящие семьи чаще всего спрашивают меня про школы. Мой главный совет: рейтинг школы это фильтр, а не вердикт. Он помогает сузить поиск, но не заменяет всю картину.

Прикрепление к школе проверяется по точному адресу: школа привязана к адресу дома, и граница школьного округа (school district) может проходить прямо по улице. Поэтому каждый дом я проверяю отдельно.

Смотрите и на community: русские магазины, субботние школы, реальная дорога на работу к 8 утра. Решает совокупность, а не один параметр. Семьям с разумным бюджетом я часто показываю Fremont, Union City, Dublin, Castro Valley и Concord.

Каждый случай уникален: напишите мне, и разберём вашу ситуацию.

Лилия Гарипова
(415) 910-3958

06/08/2026

If the price of a Bay Area home makes you close the tab, here is the shift that helps: stop staring at the sticker price and look at the monthly cost instead.

You do not need the full price of a home sitting in your bank account, and you do not always need 20% down. According to the National Association of Realtors, the typical first-time buyer puts down about 6 to 9 percent. Going below 20 percent usually means paying private mortgage insurance (PMI), a small extra monthly fee, but for a lot of buyers that tradeoff means owning years sooner instead of renting and waiting.

Here is the part that surprises people: a lender is not weighing your savings so much as your monthly cash flow. They look at your real monthly payment, which is PITI: principal, interest, taxes, and insurance. The big number on the listing is not the number that decides whether you can do this. The monthly one is.

Every situation is different, and that math is worth running on your own income before you rule anything out. If you have questions about buying your first home in the Bay Area, send me a message or call (415) 910-3958.

Цена дома в San Francisco Bay Area звучит пугающе, и это нормально. Но если вы давно снимаете и думаете о покупке первог...
06/08/2026

Цена дома в San Francisco Bay Area звучит пугающе, и это нормально. Но если вы давно снимаете и думаете о покупке первого жилья, держать всю стоимость дома в голове как одну цифру, это неправильная математика.

Дело в том, что вы не платите за дом сразу. Вы платите ежемесячный платёж. И смотреть честнее именно на него, а не на полную сумму. Чем выше цены, а в Bay Area они заметно выше средних по стране, тем важнее этот сдвиг в мышлении.

Когда вы снимаете, аренда может расти по решению владельца, и вы это никак не контролируете. При этом каждый чек за аренду не строит ваш собственный капитал (home equity): ипотеку вы всё равно платите, только чужую. Ипотека с фиксированной ставкой (fixed-rate) закрепляет основную часть платежа на десятилетия (налоги и страховка всё равно колеблются) и работает как принудительные накопления в активе, который со временем растёт.

Будем честны: у домовладения есть и обратная сторона. Лопнул водонагреватель, потекла крыша, звонить управляющему уже некому, ремонт ложится на вас. Аренда даёт гибкость и защищает сбережения от внезапных расходов. Покупка подходит не каждому, и всё зависит от того, нужна ли вам долгосрочная стабильность.

Ещё одно частое заблуждение: что обязательно нужен первоначальный взнос (down payment) в 20 процентов. По данным National Association of Realtors типичный взнос покупателя первого жилья, 6-9 процентов. Меньше 20 процентов обычно означает частное ипотечное страхование (private mortgage insurance, PMI), небольшой дополнительный платёж в месяц. Для многих это оправданный размен: можно перестать снимать на годы раньше.

Каждый случай уникален. Если хотите спокойно разобрать именно вашу ситуацию, без давления, пишите. lilygaripova.com/ru или 415-910-3958.

Лилия Гарипова — самый надёжный русскоговорящий риэлтор в районе залива Сан-Франциско. Рейтинг 5 звёзд, $114M+ в продажах, 100+ довольных клиентов. Исключительные навык...

The mortgage rates eased this week from their highest level in nine months, offering modest relief to prospective homebu...
06/06/2026

The mortgage rates eased this week from their highest level in nine months, offering modest relief to prospective homebuyers.

U.S. mortgage rates eased this week from their highest level in nine months, offering modest relief to prospective homebuyers.

06/05/2026

San Jose is #2 in cancelled listings

05/27/2026

Closed a buyer-side deal in Sunnyvale 94087 at $3,300,000.

Zillow's Zestimate on the same home today: $3,571,100. That is $271,100 of equity my buyer walked into on day one.

In a Cupertino-school-district zip code where the standard pattern is multiple offers and closes ABOVE Zestimate, getting ~8% below it is the result of disciplined offer mechanics, careful disclosure review, and patience.

Three comps within a block at the same time:
· 666 Ashbourne Dr: $2.71M (1.7k sqft)
· 1455 Bittern Dr: $3.25M (2k sqft)
· 165 Carlow Ct: $3.30M (2k sqft)

Our purchase is the same price as Carlow Ct with comparable square footage, plus an attached 3-car garage and a lot the comps don't have.

For Bay Area buyers in the $3M-plus range: aggressive bidding is not the only path. Calm, well-prepared offers win regularly when the seller side is set up for orderly negotiation.

📞 415-910-3958 · lilygaripova.com

Mortgage rates are high and buyers are pulling back. So why aren’t Bay Area home prices crashing?
05/17/2026

Mortgage rates are high and buyers are pulling back. So why aren’t Bay Area home prices crashing?

Mortgage rates are high and buyers are pulling back. So why aren’t Bay Area home prices crashing? An economist explains.

05/17/2026

🏫 Школьный округ и покупка дома в Bay Area

Простая механика. Большинство школьных округов привязывают enrollment к адресу проживания на установленную дату (обычно июль или август). Чтобы ребёнок гарантированно попал в школу нужного округа осенью, escrow нужно закрыть до этой даты, а proof of residency (utility bill, lease, или title) предоставить в школьный офис при регистрации.

Два практических момента:

1. Внутри одного города границы attendance area могут означать разницу в $150K-$300K в цене дома при том же количестве комнат. Самая частая ошибка покупателей: смотрят на город целиком, а не на конкретный школьный адрес. Граница идёт буквально по улице.

2. Если покупка откладывается за июль, реалистичный план это учебный год 2027-28, не 2026-27.

Сделок в основных школьных округах Bay Area (Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa) у меня достаточно, чтобы по конкретному адресу сказать что вы получаете в attendance area. Спрашивайте в комментариях или в личке.

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