A Bay Area realtor · people first
Buying a home is a sequence,
not a leap.
I'm Michael Fielden. I help first-time buyers and longtime owners move through the Bay Area market with clear answers, careful reading, and zero pressure. Plain English from the first conversation to the keys in your hand.
Foundation
Find It
Dig In
Make the Move
Close It Out
What working together looks like
You bring the goal. I bring the playbook.
Plain English. Honest analysis. A steady hand through every form, every report, every deadline.
Step 01
A 45-minute sit-down
Coffee, video, or phone. You ask everything. I answer everything. No pitch, no pressure.
Step 02
Read the playbook
The 15-step buyer's guide goes home with you. By the next conversation, you know the shape of what's ahead.
Step 03
We get to work
Pre-approval, search, tours, disclosures, offer, close. Every step has a deadline. I track all of them.
People, not properties
The home is the punctuation.
The people are the story.
I'd rather show you who I've helped than what they bought. Every transaction starts with a real conversation about what you actually need, and ends with a place that fits.
Meet the families →13+
years guiding Bay Area buyers and sellers
100%
of clients get every disclosure walked through in plain English
21–40
typical days from accepted offer to keys
3
non-negotiable rules I hold every transaction to
Where I work
The neighborhoods I know cold.
For you to take home
The playbook I hand every first-time buyer.
Your Path Home
Fifteen steps, five phases, twenty-four pages. The whole Bay Area home-buying process on one document, written so you can hand it to a friend.
A Bay Area Buyer's Playbook
Your
Path
Home.
From the journal
What I'm reading, watching, and writing.
May 26, 2026
The Buyer Representation Agreement (BRBC), in plain English
Since August 2024, California buyers and their agents sign a written representation agreement before touring homes. It exists to protect both sides. Here's what it is and what to expect.
May 26, 2026
Welcome to the journal
A new home for honest notes on Bay Area real estate — what I'm seeing, what I'm reading, and what I'd tell a friend.
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