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Practical guidance for buyers and sellers

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Practical real estate guidance for San Jose buyers and sellers. Right now these resources are written buyer, seller, and escrow guides, live property search, and direct answers from Francisco.

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Real estate guides

Practical answers for the decisions ahead

Start with Francisco’s complete written guides to buying, selling, and escrow in San Jose and the surrounding Bay Area.

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Buying with confidence

Clarify buying power, search and view homes, prepare an offer, and move through escrow.

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Preparing to sell

Understand market analysis, home preparation, marketing, offer review, and closing.

Read the seller guide

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Understanding escrow

Review deposits, contingencies, funding, recording, and the path to close of escrow.

Understand escrow

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