The guide to 55+ living in Northern California
Independent, buyer-focused editorial on active-adult communities across Placer, Sacramento, and El Dorado Counties. Deep guides, honest comparisons, and clear answers, written by 55+ specialists Gary Lee and Rutsell Lee.
Featured guide
The Complete Guide to Buying in a 55+ Community in Northern California
Age rules, downsizing, the buying timeline, financing for buyers 50+, and a moving checklist, all in one pillar guide.
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Our editorial library is organized into six sections. Each is being built out with in-depth, independent content.
Community Guides
In-depth, independent guides to Northern California 55+ communities, one post per community.
Guides in progressBuyer Education
Pillar guides that walk you through the buying process, from downsizing to closing.
Featured: buying guideComparisons
Head-to-head looks at communities, costs, and lifestyle choices across the region.
Coming soonMarket & Tax
Market trends and tax strategy for 55+ buyers, including Proposition 19.
Coming soonLifestyle
What it really feels like to live in an active-adult community, day to day.
Coming soonVideo Companions
Video companions to our written guides, from the NorCal55Plus channel.
Coming soonIn the works
The rest of the library is being written. Here is what we are building next:
- Community guides for Sun City Lincoln Hills and Sun City Roseville
- The full cost of a 55+ community: dues, taxes, and hidden fees
- How Proposition 19 affects your property tax
- New construction vs. resale in a 55+ community
Independent, buyer-focused, no builder ties
Everything we publish is researched and written by Gary Lee and Rutsell Lee, independent 55+ specialists with eXp Realty of Northern CA Inc. Unlike builder sales offices, we compare communities, costs, and rules across the whole region and put your interests first.
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