Melissa Blide

Melissa moved here when she was nine. Her parents wanted to settle in a town that was central to all kinds of activities, but still had a small-town feel. Close to skiing without living in the snow and close to San Francisco without the congestion. Auburn fit the bill for those and a few other reasons (including the Mexican food!).

Although Melissa left Auburn for stints in Santa Barbara, the Bay Area and Truckee, she's been happily back in Auburn for years, and considers it "home." Melissa appreciates it for all the reasons it appealed to her parents back in the 70s. She has everything she needs so close to home: recreation, shopping, restaurants, nature, and yet she enjoys it all with less traffic, pollution, noise and inconvenience than our larger-city neighbors experience.

The best part about Auburn is that she can choose from an amazing variety of homes in just a 10-mile radius. Do you want a canyon view, a horse ranch, a vineyard, a quaint Craftsman home in town? It's all right here!