What It Really Costs to Sell a Home in Los Angeles County

Most sellers have a number in their head — what they think the home will sell for — and a much fuzzier sense of what actually reaches their bank account afterward. The gap between those two figures surprises people. Here is an honest walkthrough of what comes out of a sale in Los Angeles County. Eve

I'm Holding an Open House for a Rental. In Thirteen Years, I've Never Done That.

You hold an open house to sell a home. You do not hold one to lease an apartment. You show a rental one person at a time, you take applications, you pick a tenant. That is how it has worked for my entire career. This Sunday I am holding an open house for a lease, because I could not keep up any othe

Selling Your San Fernando Valley Home This Fall

Fall gets overlooked as a listing season, and that is exactly why it can work in your favor. Every year, homeowners across Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills and the wider Valley wait for spring — which means fall sellers often face less competition for the buyers who are still actively looking. And fa

What Actually Adds Value Before You Sell in the San Fernando Valley

Every seller I meet asks some version of the same question: what should I fix before we list? The honest answer is that it depends on your house, your timeline, and your buyer pool. But after enough transactions in the Valley, patterns emerge. Some improvements reliably return more than they cost. O