The Downsizing Journal
Timing, taxes, preparing to sell, and moving forward — written for longtime homeowners by Alex Padilla. No pitch, just what actually matters.
If you're 55+ and downsizing in California, Proposition 19 can let you keep your low Prop 13 property tax rate on your next home. Here's how it works — and the timing rule that trips people up.
Read the article →Seven quiet signals that a longtime family home has gotten bigger than the life being lived in it — and what to do about each one before it becomes a crisis.
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