About

An Approach that no one else offers

Blakely Hull

Hello – it’s wonderful to meet you! I am the founder and leader of the amazing and talented team at Best Coast Collective. We are proud to be among the top 1% across the Bay Area, and the top 1.5% nationwide. I understand the value of exceptional service, AND, as a former global leader at Uber, disruption is in my DNA. I closely follow the disruption happening in real estate and partner with various organizations to ensure we are always offering the most cutting edge services to our clients. My motto has always been, “if there’s a will, there’s a way,” and you can count on us to bring creative, personalized solutions to crush your goals!

Having previously worked in HR for 6 years, I know how people work and use this to negotiate the best possible deals. As a former teacher, I absolutely love taking the complex world of real estate and breaking it down, one step at a time. We will teach and empower you to be an expert, so you can feel confident that you’re making the smartest real estate decisions!

Getting Personal...

I grew up helping my mom, a top Realtor for 40 years, and my dad, an astute real estate investor and lawyer. In fact, I started many businesses as a child, all of which (thanks to my father!) had business plans, pitch decks, loan terms, and contracts galore. Entrepreneurship, disruption, and real estate are all in my blood.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from USC and got my Masters from LMU. I believe that all kids deserve a top-notch education, so, before breaking into corporate America and real estate, I taught for two years through Teach for America.

Witten, my pup / Real Estate side-kick, and I look forward to working with you, both as our client and friend.

Hands on Service Meets Thoughtful Innovation

At the end of the day, we are service professionals, and our #1 goal is always to make EACH client so happy that he/she wants to refer us to all of their friends and family. In fact, ALL of our business comes through referrals and friends. To ensure this is ALWAYS the case, I have built a truly world-class team that is here for everything you need. This team is behind EVERY transaction to ensure that YOU not only get absolutely incredible results but that you also get the protection you need and deserve!

Cynthia Kellogg - Senior Agent

As a 4th generation Californian, Cynthia truly believes California is the best place in the world, and she loves nothing more than helping clients make their California homeownership and investment dreams a reality! She provides the optimal balance of high-touch service, strong business acumen, and a fun spirit. So many of our clients have become close friends with Cynthia, long beyond closing. Her energy and can-do attitude is truly contagious!

Abe Matar - Broker of Record

Abe has a depth of market knowledge unlike anyone else. He offers strategic guidance and infectious enthusiasm to our team and clients. Like many of us, he started his career in tech, working as an electrical engineer for companies like Apple, AT&T, Compression Labs, and more. For the last 20+ years, he has focused on real estate development, building extensive experience negotiating, managing aspects of real estate law, and getting creative to put together deals of all sizes. He is an invaluable wealth of knowledge that we are proud to have at our fingertips.

Gianni Lyle - VP Marketing

Gianni is our man of all talents. He is a seasoned marketing expert who has had a long and successful marketing career and has a true knack for managing every tiny detail. He works behind the scenes with us to build ‘out of the box’ marketing campaigns for all of our listings, to creatively and strategically get our marketing efforts in front of the right people, and everything else under the sun to make sure our team and clients are incredibly successful!

Jennifer Kuschner - VP Transactions

You cannot believe how much ‘paperwork’ there is for every home bought or sold. But, never fear! Jennifer ensures every “I” is dotted and “T” is crossed so that each deal is incredibly smooth. Not to mention, this level of detail is critical to protecting each and every one of our clients. We have no idea how Jennifer manages everything that she does, but we are lucky to have a bad-a$$ mother who can truly balance it all!

Reese De La Cruz - Assistant

This team wouldn’t operate without the one-and-only, Reese De La Cruz, our wonderful assistant. Reese keeps up very organized, keeps paperwork in check, supports our ongoing and robust marketing efforts for all of our listings, and so, so much more. She is thoughtful, smart, creative, and an incredible team player. And, she’s absolutely embracing this new world of AI, constantly finding more ways to strategically incorporate it into our workflows!

Recent Sales

This one was far from straightforward! We had tenant challenges, zoning challenges, property designation challenges, and the list goes on and on. But, we tackled them all and got our clients a killer deal on this investment property for them to treasure for generations to come!

This charming property had so much to love, but it also had so much potential for expansion for its next owner. We managed to get our client numerous offers and closed well above the list price.

This wonderful condo in the heart of Russian Hill featured the building’s largest, exclusive-use patio, right off the living room. While it was such a special unit, we were faced with a challenging market and historically low sales. But, we still managed to get this sold in 10 days over list price!

Our first-time home buyer absolutely adores her new home, complete with wonderful views. It was such a dream working S, answering all of her great questions throughout this journey so that she felt comfortable navigating the daunting process!

This roomy Communications Hill home offers a top-notch lifestyle that’s minutes to Silicon Valley, yet peacefully perched up above it all! Helping these clients navigate the process of selling their starter home and buying their next one was such an honor!

The buyers were absolutely thrilled about this awesome upgrade from their starter home! All of the extra space AND the private garden were huge value-add features for them (and their dog)!

This home is a cozy haven, perfect for unwinding with a cup of coffee or hosting laid-back get-togethers with friends, all while being surrounded by the beauty of nature. Welcome home to our amazing buyers!

Nestled in a charming neighborhood on the border of the Redwood Regional Park District, this home was just perfect for our buyers. It offers great space to entertain, a spacious yard for their pup, plenty of room to spread out and work from home, and beautiful views to unwind after a long day!

With their kids out of the home, this home and very large lot was just more than our sellers needed. We were honored that they trusted us with the sale of a home that shared so many incredible family memories for them! Cheers to their next chapter!

We stole this home for our clients, at $220,000 UNDER the appraisal price. This huge home, complete with ocean views, has so much incredible potential!

This home had lovingly been in the same family for 30+ years. We proudly transformed its incredible bones by making tasteful upgrades to accentuate its Frank Lloyd Wright-esque elements. The buyers went crazy for it!

The community! This home is beautiful, but it also checks all of the boxes of “location, location, location.” It’s not uncommon to see kids (and dogs) playing in the street, block parties, and friendly neighbors waving as they pass by!

We helped our buyers buy this home sight-unseen. (Thank you, K and C, for your trust in us!) But, as you can tell from the photos, it was clearly an easy home to fall in love with, just steps from Alta Plaza Park.

You have your own, private park as your backyard. Secret oasis. One of largest backyards you will find in San Francisco, complete with your own artist studio and mature beautiful fruit trees.

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