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Seller Resources

We're providing the following resources and tools for homeowners who are contemplating the sale of their home.

The following resources are provided to local homeowners so they can plan the sale of their home.

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Owned your home for decades? This free 2026 guide explains how federal, NIIT and California taxes stack on a lifetime of appreciation, plus 28 legal ways to reduce, defer or sometimes eliminate capital gains tax before you sell.

Read the Capital Gains Strategy Guide

Selling a longtime California home? Estimate your taxable gain, your tax bill and how much cash you'll walk away with in about a minute.

Open the Capital Gains Tax Calculator

See what your property taxes would be if you're 55+ and move to a new home, or if your children inherit the house, under California's Prop 19 rules.

Open the Prop 19 Calculator

How longtime Bay Area homeowners plan a downsize, from deciding when it makes sense to clearing out, selling and settling into the next place.

Read the Downsizing Guide

Named executor or trustee with a house to sell? Here's how a Silicon Valley probate or trust sale works and how to keep the family and the court on track.

Read the Probate & Estate Sales Guide

How to stay safely in a long-held Bay Area home: modifications and what they cost, tech that helps, paying for care with your equity, and when it's time to move.

Read the Aging in Place Guide

Thinking about selling as-is? Listing as-is on the open market typically nets more than a cash buyer, and this guide walks through real local examples.

Read the As-Is Selling Guide

Helping Mom or Dad move into assisted living or memory care comes with a long list of decisions all at once. This free checklist walks Silicon Valley families through the legal authority you'll need, how to pay for care, clearing out the house, selling it, and the tax side.

Get the Parent's Home Transition Plan

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Frequently Asked Questions

Selling in Silicon Valley?

You have a lot of questions, many of which have been asked before. I've got answers! Read my FAQ to get a jump on the process.

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Case Studies

Explore a collection of insightful case studies that highlight innovative solutions and best practices in real estate. Each case study provides a detailed analysis of challenges faced, strategies implemented, and measurable outcomes achieved.

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Mom's Old Run-Down Mountain Home Sold By Heirs for Cash

When their mother passed away, a family spread across California was left with her house in a small mountain town and everything she had kept in it. Nobody lived close, and every decision ran through…

San Jose Estate Sale: Hoarder House Sold In A Week

A father who lived in his Strawberry Park home until he died at 90. Four grown children with very different ideas about what was fair. A brother who had lived in the house his whole life, and who had…

The Inherited Fixer-Upper, Sold As-Is By Estranged Co-Trustees

3 bed, 2 bath · 1,656 sq ft · 1.2 acres · Built 1978 · Closed March 22A family rental owned for more than 30 years, inherited by two estranged cousins who lived in different states and spoke mostly th…

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