Services
Buying, selling, and the in-between.
Five things we do, each with its own page, its own process and a fee range you can read before you call.
The five
- BuyingSearch, tours, the offer, the inspection and the keys. Typically paid by the seller, explained plainly.2% to 2.5% of price
- SellingPricing from the comps, prep that pays back, a launch weekend and an offer review you understand.1.5% to 2.5% listing side
- Hillside and estatesHomes over $3M, often off market. Discretion, staging budgets, and a film instead of a slideshow.$3M and up
- RelocationMoving to Los Gatos from anywhere. Schools, commutes, remote tours and a soft landing.Buyer side fee
- Rentals and 1031 exchangesCap rates that make sense here, the ADU angle, and the 45 day clock on an exchange.Standard fees
About the fees
Ranges, in writing, before you sign.
Every fee on this site is a range because every house is different. A $2.3M ranch in Belwood that needs a weekend of prep is not the same job as a $7M hillside estate that needs a film crew, a drone permit and six months of quiet conversations. We quote inside the range at the first meeting and put it in the listing agreement. It does not move after that.
On the buying side, the seller usually pays our fee out of the sale, so most buyers pay us nothing directly. Since 2024 the rules require us to put our buyer fee in a signed agreement with you before we show homes, and we do. If a seller offers less than that number, we tell you before you write the offer, and you decide.
What is never in the fee: photography, the listing film, staging consultation, the floor plan and the launch marketing. Those are part of the job. Staging furniture and any prep work are paid to the vendors directly, and we show you three quotes.
What we do not do
Three things we send elsewhere.
- Property management
- We refer to two local managers we trust and take no referral fee. See investment for how that works.
- Commercial
- Retail and office downtown is a different market with different brokers. We will name two.
- Outside the area
- We work Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Campbell and Almaden. Past that, we hand you to an agent who knows the street.
Not sure which one you need? Most people are not.
Call and say what is going on. We will tell you which page you are on, or that you are not ready yet, which is also a fine answer.