Guides & Insights
Where do you want to start?
Pick the path that fits what you're buying. Read it in order, or take the piece you need.
What are you buying?
Three paths. Follow one in order, or jump to what you need.
A · Buying a Home
First home, next home, or new to Sonoma County
Everyone starts here
1What It Actually Costs to OwnThe carrying costs to plan around.2Fire Insurance & the FAIR PlanWhat it costs, and how to keep a home insurable.3Disclosure Is Not EvidenceWhat the seller’s forms prove, and what only the record does.Then, for your situation
Request the Home Buyer’s Playbook →The comprehensive take-home, in one place.
B · Buying to Produce Income
Short-term rentals & investment property
Start with the numbers
1Only 1 in 4Which listings can legally become a vacation rental at all.2STR Investment MathWhat the numbers really look like.3What a Wine-Country STR NetsGross vs. what you keep.Then go deeper
What an STR does to a W-2 tax bill →Buying an STR at Joshua Tree →Fixer or turnkey at Joshua Tree →The same STR, two exits →
Request the Income-Property Playbook →Plus the interactive STR analyzer.
C · Lifestyle & Destination
Second homes, multi-generational & estates
Start here
1The Compound Buyer's GuideWhat you're actually evaluating.2Value-Add Wine CountryFinding the upside others miss.Then go deeper
Buying a second home · soonThe ADU opportunity · soon
Request the Lifestyle & Estate Playbook →Williamson Act, ADUs, water — the deep read.
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