Multifamily Seller Guides for Los Angeles Owners
Written for owners of apartment buildings across Los Angeles County — from a first five-unit sale to a 50-unit disposition or a multi-building portfolio. Every guide reflects how these deals actually price and close, drawn from Cameron Samimi's closed multifamily transactions.
Selling larger apartment buildings
Pricing, buyer pools, financing and process for 10-unit, 20-unit and 50-unit Los Angeles apartment buildings.
- Selling a 20+ unit apartment building in Los AngelesHow institutional-size buildings are priced, marketed and closed in 90–150 days.
- Selling a 10–19 unit apartment buildingThe transition band where residential logic ends and underwriting begins.
- Selling an apartment portfolio in Los AngelesOne portfolio sale or several individual sales — and how to decide.
- Offering memorandum and call for offersThe marketing process that concentrates demand into a single window.
- Due diligence checklist for sellersEvery document a buyer and lender will request, and when.
Buyers, capital and financing
Who buys at each size, and the debt that sets what they can pay.
Value, taxes and strategy
Valuation mechanics, 1031 exchanges and repositioning strategy.
- How LA apartment buildings are valuedCap rate, GRM and price per unit — and when each applies.
- 1031 step-up into a larger buildingConsolidating small buildings into one larger asset.
- 1031 exchange basics for LA ownersTimelines, identification rules and common mistakes.
- DST and NNN exchange alternativesPassive replacement options when management is the problem.
- Value-add strategies for LA apartmentsWhere the spread between contract and market rent comes from.
- Tired landlord: when to sellSignals that holding costs more than exiting.
Regulation and market
Rent regulation and where the Los Angeles multifamily market stands.
Choosing a broker
How owners evaluate representation on a commercial-sized sale.
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