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Every guide comes two ways: a four-page quick version with the highlights, and the full guide if you want the detail. Nothing is gated behind an email form. Verified September 2026.
Ten guides
Pick a topic. Pick a length.
Start with the quick version — it takes about five minutes. The full guide is there when you want the numbers worked out and the California rules in detail.
01
First-Time Home Buyer
Loans, down payments, inspections and negotiating your first offer.
English
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 13 pagesEspañol
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 14 pages02
Second Home & Investment Property
How rentals are financed, and the four numbers that decide a deal.
English
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 16 pagesEspañol
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 17 pages03
Selling Your Home
Pricing with evidence, what selling costs, and negotiating the whole offer.
English
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 15 pagesEspañol
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 16 pages04
Land, Acreage & Building
Water, septic, zoning, access — and how a build gets financed.
English
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 14 pagesEspañol
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 14 pages05
Commercial & Business
Multifamily metrics, commercial lending, and buying an existing business.
English
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 17 pagesEspañol
Quick guide · 4 pages Full guide · 20 pagesPrefer to browse first?
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