Let’s be honest—real estate today is flooded with agents who watched one too many HGTV episodes and decided they were born to sell homes. That’s not me. I’m part of Cantwell and Stein Realtors, a family brokerage with 35+ years of boots-on-the-ground experience helping families across the Bay Area buy, sell, and build real wealth.

I treat every transaction like the family’s future is on the line—because every family is unique, and so is every de...