The journal

Durable guidance for consequential decisions.

Longer-lived thinking from Robert on buying, selling, and owning on the Peninsula. Current market notes live within each community page.

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September 4, 2026 · 3 min read

1019 Los Trancos Road: A 1031 Exchange Offer Case Study

Selling · Negotiation · Portola Valley

September 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Selling · Property guides · Menlo Park

September 4, 2026 · 4 min read

Buying · Property guides · Atherton

July 28, 2026 · 14 min read

Buying · Financing · Palo Alto

July 27, 2026 · 14 min read

Financing · Property guides

July 24, 2026 · 10 min read

Selling · Property guides · Palo Alto · Menlo Park · Los Altos · Atherton

July 23, 2026 · 18 min read

Buying · Property guides · Atherton · Los Altos Hills · Woodside

July 20, 2026 · 17 min read

Relocation · Palo Alto · Menlo Park

July 17, 2026 · 14 min read

Property guides · Portola Valley

July 16, 2026 · 14 min read

Property guides · Woodside

July 15, 2026 · 18 min read

Buying · Market notes · Property guides · Atherton

July 14, 2026 · 15 min read

Selling · Market notes · Property guides · Portola Valley

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