Stephanie Johnson spent close to 25 years in San Francisco. She built a career there, raised two boys there as a single mom, and ran a real estate business there. And then she left.

In this episode, Stephanie is not talking to you as your agent. She is talking to you as someone who made the exact move you might be considering: leaving the Bay Area for Sonoma County and changing her whole life in the process.

She breaks down the three biggest fears people have about leaving San Francisco or Oakland or another urban environment for wine country, including the commute question, the boredom question, and the fear of missing out on everything the city offers. And she gives you the honest, unfiltered truth about each one from someone who has been on both sides.

She also talks about what the move did for her kids, the nearly half a million dollars in private school tuition her family will not spend because of this decision, what city life actually cost her in terms of community and connection, and what she wishes she had done differently before buying her first house in Sonoma County.

If you are a Bay Area professional researching a move to Sonoma County, whether you are thinking about Sebastopol, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Sonoma or anywhere in between, this episode is one of the most honest and practical conversations you will find on what this transition actually looks like.

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I'm Stephanie Johnson, a Sonoma County real estate agent helping buyers make the move to wine country. If you're seriously considering relocating from the Bay Area or beyond to Sonoma County, I'd love to help you explore what that could look like. Let's talk about your goals — reach out anytime.

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You can also watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYIfCImaMU

Host: Stephanie Johnson, RealWise Properties

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