Three situations. One practice.

Longtime homeowners ready for what's next.

You've been in your Laguna Niguel or Dana Point home for 20, 25, maybe 35 years. The equity is real. The decisions around it are more complicated than most agents will tell you. Prop 19, step-up in basis, what to do first, what not to rush — that's the conversation we're built for.

Successor trustees managing a parent's estate.

You've been named trustee and now you're trying to figure out what that actually means for the property. We work with adult children across South OC who are navigating this for the first time — often from out of state, often while grieving, always under pressure.

Families in probate or trust sales.

When the estate involves a home, the real estate decisions connect directly to legal and tax decisions. We coordinate with your estate attorney and CPA so the property side doesn't create problems the professionals have to fix later.

We're not traditional real estate agents.

Most agents focus on the transaction. We focus on the planning that makes the transaction make sense.

Before we talk about listing, we talk about timing. Tax implications. Family dynamics. What happens if you wait, and what it actually costs to stay.

We call it Real Estate Planning. It's a slower, more deliberate process — and it's the reason our clients don't end up with regrets six months after closing.

Serving Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Aliso Viejo, and San Juan Capistrano.

103.7% of asking price. 90% offer acceptance rate.

Those are our numbers. But the ones that matter more: the Beacon Hill family who finally made the move they'd been avoiding for three years, the Marina Hills homeowner who saved six figures in capital gains by understanding step-up in basis before they listed, the successor trustee in Talega who closed an estate sale in under 60 days because the paperwork was already in order.

The transaction is the end of the process. The planning is what makes it go right.

Not sure where to start? That's exactly where we begin.

Most families who call us don't have a timeline yet. They have questions. We're happy to start there.

📞 949-351-3924 ✉️ eric@hudesgroup.com

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This is a real estate planning conversation — not legal or tax advice. We work alongside your estate attorney and CPA, not instead of them.