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Unlocking Your Home’s Equity Without More Debt
Mark Rogers · Barastone · March 2026 · Latest episode
Your home’s value climbed, but a cash-out refi means trading a low mortgage rate for a much higher one. Mark explains home equity agreements: tap your equity with no monthly payments and no new debt.
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Unlocking Your Home’s Equity Without More Debt
Mark Rogers · Barastone
March 2026
Your home’s value climbed, but a cash-out refi means trading a low rate for a much higher one. Mark explains home equity agreements: no monthly payments, no new debt.
The Devil’s in the Details: What Your Insurance Actually Covers
David Flaig · Flaig Insurance Services
March 2026
Most people learn what their policy excludes only after something goes wrong. David walks through the fine print that actually matters.
Your Website Isn’t a Checkbox
Will Strohl · Upendo Ventures
February 2026
A website you set and forget is quietly costing you customers. Will breaks down what a digital presence that actually works looks like.
From Pioneer Woman to Community Builder
Viv Kelvin · Vabrato Real Estate
February 2026
Broker associate, interior designer, and the creator of San Carlos Life, on finding home on the Peninsula and building community.
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A real, unscripted conversation with the person behind a local business. No sales pitch, just how they think and how they treat people.
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Get a feel for whether they’re your kind of pro before you ever pick up the phone. Twenty minutes of listening beats twenty tabs of reviews.
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Ranger Kielak, coach & Superconnector
A business coach and San Mateo SBDC advisor who spends his days connecting Peninsula neighbors with people they can trust, through the Coastside Chamber, his BNI chapter in Menlo Park, and this show. South of SF is that work, on the record.
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