Neighborhoods
Honest guides to the area.
Written by someone who actually works these streets. No tourism-board fluff, just honest picks and a straight read on what each city is really like to live in and buy in.
Buy and Sell with Brenda
- 01
Upland the foothill town.
Old California streets, Mt. Baldy out the kitchen window, and a downtown that finally has good restaurants.
- 02
Rancho Cucamonga.
Bigger than people realize, more variety than people expect, and the Inland Empire's best built-out suburb.
- 03
Claremont the college town.
Tree streets, the Claremont Colleges, and the only downtown in the Inland Empire that feels like New England.
- 04
Alta Loma the quiet north.
Technically part of Rancho Cucamonga, but Alta Loma feels like its own thing. Bigger lots, fewer cars, room for horses.
- 05
Ontario the entry point.
Biggest city in the area, most affordable entry point, and the only Inland Empire town with its own airport.
- 06
La Verne the small town.
Smaller than its neighbors, quieter than them too. La Verne keeps the small-town part of the Inland Empire alive.
- 07
San Dimas the Western town.
The one town out here that leaned all the way into its Old West roots, with a lake, a regional park, and horse trails to back it up.
- 08
Glendora pride of the foothills.
They call it the Pride of the Foothills, and the people who live in north Glendora will tell you they earned the name.
- 09
San Bernardino the crossroads.
The county seat and the historic heart of the Inland Empire — Route 66 running straight through it, the mountains right out the front door, and the most house your money buys out here.
Don't see your city? Ask me about it anyway.
These are the guides I've written so far, but I'm licensed across Southern California, from Greater Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley out through the Inland Empire and down into Orange County.