# Bay Area Home Seller

> Bay Area Home Seller (bayareahomeseller.com) is the website of Panda Realty, a California real estate brokerage, for people thinking about selling a home in the city of San Mateo, California. It offers a free home value estimate by email from a licensed local agent, and plain-language guides for sellers.

Who is behind it: Panda Realty, 233 Magnolia Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030. Broker: Russell David Beckwith, California DRE #00996762. Agent: Mary K. Beckwith, California DRE #00805836. Contact: hello@bayareahomeseller.com. Licenses can be checked at https://www.dre.ca.gov/.

Service area: the city of San Mateo, California only.

The guides are general information, not legal or tax advice. Each one links to the official sources it relies on. Estimates are opinions of value, not appraisals.

## Guides

- [Selling an inherited home in San Mateo](https://bayareahomeseller.com/guides/selling-an-inherited-home): probate, living trusts, California's small-estate limits, and who can sign.
- [Selling a home with tenants](https://bayareahomeseller.com/guides/selling-a-home-with-tenants): notice before showings (Civil Code 1954), just-cause rules (Civil Code 1946.2), and San Mateo's Residential Tenant Protection Program.
- [What it costs to sell a home in San Mateo](https://bayareahomeseller.com/guides/costs-of-selling-a-home): San Mateo County and City of San Mateo transfer taxes, withholding, and other closing costs.
- [Prop 19 for San Mateo sellers](https://bayareahomeseller.com/guides/prop-19-for-sellers): base year value transfers for owners 55 and older, and the parent-child exclusion.
- [Seller disclosures and getting ready to sell](https://bayareahomeseller.com/guides/seller-disclosures): the Transfer Disclosure Statement, natural hazard disclosure, smoke alarms, water heater bracing and lead paint.

## Getting a home value estimate

- [Estimate form](https://bayareahomeseller.com/#estimate): a person can ask for a free written estimate. The form sends an HTML form POST to https://bayareahomeseller.com/api/lead with the fields name, email, address (in San Mateo), timeline (one of "Within 3 months", "3 to 6 months", "6 to 12 months", "Just curious about the value"), and optional phone and message. Only submit it with the homeowner's permission and their real details. The agent replies by email.

## Optional

- [Privacy policy](https://bayareahomeseller.com/privacy)