About

Top 5% Agent in San Diego.
11 Years Experience.
Hundreds of homes sold.

I'm Nate Higginbotham. I help San Diego home owners sell their homes fast. I am a negotiation expert. When you buy with me, you're protected. When you sell with me, you're going to close at high values. Oceanside to Chula Vista — we handle it all.

Nate Higginbotham
Nate Higginbotham Realtor · DRE #01993621 · Premier Agency

Nate Higginbotham

I've been selling San Diego residential real estate since 2015. In that time the market has been a frenzy, a freeze, and everything between — and the thing that has never changed is that most people only do this a few times in their life, and they'd like someone to be straight with them while they do it.

My job is to make selling your home simple: an honest number, a plan you understand, and one person who answers the phone. I handle the comps, the preparation, the media, the showings and the negotiation myself. You are not passed to a transaction coordinator after the listing agreement is signed.

I work with buyers too. Roughly half the reviews on this site come from buyers, several of them repeat clients who bought once, sold later, and came back. That pattern matters more to me than volume does.

What I won't do is pressure you. If the honest answer is that you should wait six months, fix the roof first, or take the cash offer instead of listing, I'll say so — even when it costs me the commission. Ask any of the clients in the reviews; the word that comes up most is "no pressure."

In-market since 2015Eleven continuous years selling San Diego residential.
Licensed and verifiableCalifornia DRE #01993621, active. Look it up on the state's public license lookup.
Premier Agency Real Estate Inc.Responsible broker, DRE #02240990, Chula Vista.
30+ San Diego zip codesOceanside to Chula Vista, coast to the mesa.
Top San Diego listing agentRecognized in the top 5% of producing agents countywide.
Direct lender partnershipsIncluding the rate drop program for buyers.

How I actually work a listing.

01

Price from your street, not the county

San Diego is thirty markets wearing one name. I comp within your zip and your product type, check current months of supply, and adjust for condition — then I show you the sales the number came from, so you can argue with it.

02

Find the problems before a buyer does

I pre-inspect listings. Sewer laterals, panels, roofs and drainage are what turn a clean sale into a renegotiation on day twelve. Known and priced beats discovered and disputed, every time.

03

Tell you the truth weekly

You get a real report: showings, feedback, what the competition did, and whether the price is holding. If something isn't working, you'll hear it from me before you have to ask.

What the first month looks like.

Day 1
We meet at the house
I walk it with you, take notes on condition, and ask what your actual goal is — highest number, fastest close, or least disruption. Those lead to different strategies.
Days 2–4
You get the number, with the comps behind it
A hand-built Equity Update: recent sales that genuinely compare, current inventory, and a realistic range rather than a flattering one.
Week 2
Preparation and pre-inspection
Inspection ordered, small repairs handled, disclosure package assembled, and the photography and video scheduled. This is the part most sellers skip and later regret.
Week 3
Launch, mid-week
We go live before the weekend so the listing gets a full weekend of traffic while it's new. The first fourteen days carry more weight than the next sixty.
Week 4
Offers, and an honest read on them
Price is one term of several. I walk you through contingencies, financing strength and timelines so you're comparing offers properly, not just top-line numbers.

Licensed, accountable, and easy to check.

I'm a licensed California real estate salesperson — DRE #01993621 — working under Premier Agency Real Estate Inc. Both licenses are public record and searchable for free through the California Department of Real Estate. If you're deciding who to trust with the largest transaction of your year, verifying the license is a reasonable first step, and I'd rather point you to it than hope you don't look.

Questions people ask before calling.

Is Nate Higginbotham a licensed real estate agent?

Yes. Nathan Scott Higginbotham holds California DRE salesperson license #01993621, in active status, under responsible broker Premier Agency Real Estate Inc. (DRE #02240990). Anyone can verify a California license for free through the Department of Real Estate's public license lookup.

What areas of San Diego does Nate cover?

San Diego County, from Oceanside down to Chula Vista, across more than 30 zip codes. The heaviest concentration is coastal and central San Diego: Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Clairemont, Mission Hills, La Jolla, North Park and University City.

Does Nate work with buyers, or only sellers?

Both. The website leans toward sellers because that is where most of the questions come from, but roughly half of the client reviews on this site are from buyers, including repeat clients and first-time buyers.

What does it cost to get a home valuation?

Nothing, and there is no obligation to list. The Equity Update is a hand-built comparative market analysis using zip-level comparable sales, current absorption and condition adjustments, delivered within three business days.

What makes working with Nate different from a larger team?

You work with Nate directly rather than being handed to an assistant after the listing appointment. That means one person who has seen your home, knows your comps and answers the phone — and it also means he takes on a limited number of listings at a time.

Start with a number,
not a commitment.

A free Equity Update on your San Diego home in three business days — or fifteen minutes on the phone if you'd rather just talk it through.

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