What It Costs to Sell a Santa Cruz County Home

Coastal homes in Santa Cruz, California. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain There is no single number for what it costs to sell a home in Santa Cruz County. Your net proceeds depend on the sale price, the loan payoff, negotiated broker compensation, the county documentary transfer tax, any Ci

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Selling a Tenant-Occupied Rental in Santa Cruz County

Capitola shoreline. Photo: Vince Migliore · CC BY 3.0 You can sell a rental in Santa Cruz County with a tenant still in place. What you generally cannot do, if the unit is covered by statewide just-cause rules, is end the tenancy only because you want to sell. The buyer usually takes the property su

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How to Prep and Price a Santa Cruz Home for Sale

A staged living room. Photo: Zac Gudakov · Unsplash License Price a Santa Cruz County home from recent, nearby sales of similar houses, adjusted for condition, location, and what the house actually offers, not from a countywide average or a number you hoped to clear. Prep work should help a buyer se

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