What is your home really worth based on actual comparable sales, not an algorithm?
Before You Sell Your Home in Southern California, Get the 3 Answers That Actually Matter
The Problem
You've been thinking about selling.
Maybe you checked Zillow.
Maybe a friend gave you a number.
Maybe you are navigating something more complex:
- a divorce
- an estate
- a trust
- a rental property that is underperforming
- or a foreclosure notice that showed up in the mail.
Whatever brought you here, the situation is the same.
You are about to make a decision involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, and nobody has answered the three questions that actually matter.
What will you actually walk away with after commissions, closing costs, and taxes?
Is now even the right time to sell based on your specific financial situation?
Without those 3 answers, you are guessing.
And guessing on a decision this size costs families tens of thousands of dollars every year across Southern California.
Here Is What I Put Together for You at No Cost
Comparable Sales Analysis
Using actual closed transactions in your neighborhood, not online estimates.
Real data from the last 60 to 90 days, adjusted for condition, upgrades, and position.
Three Pricing Strategies
So you understand how each approach affects your final sale price, your timeline, and your negotiating position.
Not 1 number.
3 strategies, side by side, with the reasoning behind each.
Custom Net Sheet
Showing exactly what you will walk away with after commissions, closing costs, transfer taxes, and capital gains.
This is the number that matters, and most sellers never see it until after they have already committed.
Capital Gains Review (When Applicable)
So you understand your tax exposure before you list, not after.
For homeowners with significant appreciation, this single conversation can protect tens of thousands of dollars.
This is not a sales pitch.
It is a planning conversation.
If selling makes sense, we build a plan together.
If it does not, I will tell you myself.
Planning Before Listing. That Is the Difference.
I'm Charles Osborne, Real Estate Advisor with Osborne Advisory.
Most real estate professionals list your home and hope for the best.
I plan before I list.
Every client engagement starts with the same thing: making sure you have the full picture before anything hits the market.
That means coordinating with your CPA, your attorney, your trust attorney, or your financial advisor when the situation calls for it.
It means understanding the tax code, the capital gains strategies, and the legal structures that affect your net outcome.
It means running the numbers before running the marketing.
I Specialize in the Situations Where Getting It Right Matters Most
- Probate and trust property sales
- Divorce real estate transitions
- Senior transitions and downsizing
- Foreclosure and notice of default situations
- 1031 exchanges and capital gains planning
- High-equity and luxury listings
- Expired listings and properties that did not sell the first time
- Absentee investor and rental property exits
Every Listing Backed by a 7-Phase Program. Not a Sign in the Yard.
When it is time to go to market, every Osborne Advisory client receives the VIP 7‑Phase Listing Program:
Pre-list preparation and property assessment
Staging strategy
Professional photography and videography
Off-market preview to qualified buyers
MLS launch with Zillow Showcase
Targeted broker outreach with catered open houses
Aggressive multi‑offer negotiation through close
Easy-Exit Clause
Every client receives an easy-exit clause.
If at any point you change your mind, for any reason, we cancel.
No penalty, no fees, no questions.
You carry zero risk.
Same Building. Completely Different Outcome.
Two nearly identical condos in the same West LA building.
Same views.
Same square footage.
- Sat on the market for over 80 days
- One price drop
- Buyer interest dried up
Closed at $926,000.
- Strategic pricing and marketing plan
- Multiple offers in 8 days
- Counter-counter negotiation
Closed at $951,000.
The unit that listed for nearly $100,000 less sold for $25,000 more.
Same building.
Completely different outcome.
Because the strategy was different.
Get Your Complimentary Seller Analysis
Fill out the form below, and I will personally put together your analysis.
No pressure.
No obligation.
Just clarity on where you stand and what your options look like.