Rachael Hand

I am a Realtor in the East Bay of San Francisco. I love where I live and I am a transplant from Southern California over 20 years ago. I love to cycle and sing

1. Q: What community do you represent for The Faces Of?
Diablo Valley – the towns of Alamo, Blackhawk, Danville, and Diablo

2. Q: Please tell us about your family.
I have a daughter in So Cal

3. Q: From where do most of your clients originate?
Referrals and past clients.

4. Q: What is something unique about your community?
We are a little bit of Americana on the West coast. Many farmers markets and parades. We also have exceptional recreational trails for hiking and biking.

5. Q: What are 2-3 of your top 10 favorite movies?
The Princess Bride, Toy Story, Sound of Music

6. Q: Who is your favorite college sports team?
USC

7. Q: What attracted you to The Faces Of project?
It’s a great avenue to get to know people and get them to talk about themselves.

8. Q: Who is the most famous person you have met?
There are many as I used to work at Warner Bros, but I helped digitize Malpaso Productions and an intro to Clint Eastwood would be the top. Also Tom Selleck in an elevator.

9. Q: For our partners in real estate: Have you ever shown a house you believe to be haunted?
No, but in the market crash had some “unoccupied” homes where live people flew out the windows and doors when I opened the door. That was scary enough

10. Q: What are two things or characteristics that you have that have made you successful in your career?
Resilience and smiling thru it all

11. Q: What makes you happy?
My faith, my daughter, the beach

12. Q: What is the most beautiful place you have been in this world?
A little resort island in the Philippines.

13. Q: What are 2-3 of your favorite books?
My Bible and whatever novel I’m reading at the time.

14. Q: What else should people know about you?
I am weirdly mechanically inclined because I can fix just about anything and my friends call me the homing pigeon because I never get lost

15. Q: Who is your favorite pro sports team?
The SF Giants and 49ers

16. Q: Who inspires you to be better?
God and those I surround myself with. Hopefully we do that for each other.

17. Q: What advice do you want to leave behind?
Ask God to show you who He is. You will be amazed.

18. Q: If a movie were made about your life, who would you want to play you?
Reese Witherspoon

19. Q: The Faces Of has many partners in the US, in Australia, and in Canada. There are a wide variety of us. Some have been in business for a long time. If you wanted to ask a question, or even a few questions, to this group of people, what would you want to know?
What makes you a better agent?

20. Q: If one of our partners has a referral they can send to you for your market, what is the best way to connect with you?
Rach@handrealestate.com or 925-372-8080