Category Archives: Buying Properties

Buying a home with a well or septic in Sonoma County: well permits, metering and yield tests, septic permits and monitoring, ADU limits, a buyer checklist.

Can you rent a Sonoma County home by the night? City of Sonoma ban, county permits, licenses, TOT, zones, caps and exclusion areas, and a buyer's checklist.

Buying a vineyard in Sonoma County: property types, 2025 grape prices and removals, AVAs by acreage, VESCO, water and frost rules, taxes and investment math.

Napa vineyard property explained: 2025 grape prices, per-acre values, AVAs, the Ag Preserve, winery and hillside rules, and steps for buyers and sellers.

Buying a home in Sonoma County step by step: monthly costs, preapproval and $897,000 limits, choosing a town, insurance, inspections, offers and timing.

Sonoma County 2026 loan limits ($897,000), payments at 7.32%, CalHFA MyHome and Dream For All, jumbo loans, buydowns and seller credits, and costs to plan for.

Buying land or adding an ADU in Sonoma County: an 8-point lot checklist, the 2024 county ADU update, septic and well prerequisites, rental limits and taxes.

Buying horse or ranch property in Sonoma County: horses per acre, boarding permits, barn exemptions, site standards, Williamson Act and a buyer's checklist.

How many acres a hobby vineyard needs: grapes-to-wine math, the 200-gallon home winemaking limit, 2025 grape prices, permits, water and who does the work.

Buying your first home in Sonoma: 2026 prices, payments at 7.32%, $897,000 loan limits, CalHFA MyHome and Dream For All, where to look and what to inspect.

Living or investing near Santa Rosa Junior College: campus facts, Santa Rosa housing and rent data, transit, buying near SRJC, rent-cap and ADU rules.

Buying a second home in Sonoma County: use and rental rules, where to buy, financing and taxes, part-time-friendly features and co-ownership options.

AI-generated wealth and Bay Area liquidity are widening the search for private estates, second homes, vineyards and legacy properties in Napa and Sonoma. This guide explains how founders, executives a ...