Seller Guides, Written by the People Who Buy the Houses
Most articles about selling a house are written to rank, not to help. These are the answers we give sellers on the phone every week, written down with the numbers and the laws attached. No fluff, no scare tactics, and when the honest answer is that you should list with an agent, the article says so.
How Much Do Cash Home Buyers Really Pay in San Diego?
The honest ranges, the formula behind every offer and what moves your number up or down.
Can I Sell My House During Foreclosure in California?
Yes, right up to the auction date. The timeline, the new 2025 postponement rights and your real options.
How Assumable VA Loans Work When You Get PCS Orders
Your low-rate VA loan is worth real money to a buyer. How assumptions work and the entitlement catch to avoid.
Selling a House With Tenants in California
Notice rules, showings, relocation assistance and the three real ways to sell while tenants live there.
Can You Sell a House Without Going Through Probate in California?
Trusts, joint tenancy, TOD deeds and the new $750,000 petition that lets many families skip probate.
Inheritance Tax in California: What You Actually Owe When You Sell an Inherited House
There is no California inheritance tax. Here is what you actually pay when you sell, and the Prop 19 trap.
What Is a Subject-To Sale? A Seller's Honest Guide
The buyer takes over your payments, the loan stays in your name. The honest version, risks included.
Should You Sell or Rent Your House When You PCS?
Cash flow, the 10-year capital gains clock and long-distance landlording. The real math on both paths.
What Is a Real Estate Wholesaler? Who Pays Them, and What It Means for Your Sale
Who pays the wholesaler, what it costs you in dollars, the state rules and a seller's checklist, from a company that assigns contracts.
What It Really Costs to Sell a House (With Real Dollar Examples)
Agent fees after the 2024 settlement, closing costs, holding costs and taxes, worked out in dollars on two houses, with CA, AZ and TX rules.
Selling a House Without a Realtor: Why We Say Don't, and How to Do It Safely If You Do
The break-even math, the data on both sides, CA, AZ and TX disclosures, and how to sell by owner safely if you insist.
What Is an iBuyer, and Should You Sell to One?
The fees, the repair cut, the houses they turn down and one house worked out three ways: iBuyer, Realtor and local cash buyer.
Prefer answers about your actual house?
Tell us about the property. Ed gets back to you within one business day to set up a short call, and on it he walks you through a ballpark for every way we could buy it, in writing, in dollars. If we are close, a 20-minute video walkthrough firms it up before any offer. No pressure, no obligation, and we will tell you if listing with a Realtor is your better move.