Videos and Podcast
Trust and probate real estate, luxury selling and the Orange County market, explained by Paula Aragone. Long form videos and podcast episodes, grouped into nine series so you can start where your situation starts.
Trust Real Estate
The full successor trustee sequence, in the order a trustee actually meets it. Start at episode one if you have just been appointed.
5:08Step 1
Can a Trustee Sell a Home Directly From a Trust in California?
6:52Step 2
What If the Home Was Never Transferred Into the Trust?
11:53Step 3
Trust Property Sale Timeline: What’s Slowing You Down?
11:33Step 4
Can a Beneficiary Stop a Trust Property Sale? Orange County Guide
12:42Step 5
Can a Trustee Be Sued? Fiduciary Duty When Selling Trust Property in Orange County
12:23Step 6
Is Your Trust Property Priced Right? Ask This
13:11Step 7
Sell As-Is or Prepare the Property? 3 Trust Sale Case Studies That Changed Everything
4:42Step 8
Buying a House in a Trust? Avoid This Mistake
9:55Step 9
Trust Sale? When Do Beneficiaries Get Paid?
26:43
What Is a Professional Fiduciary in California? What Families Need to Know
Probate Real Estate
Real cases and real numbers from probate sales in Orange County, including the parts nobody warns an executor about.
16:06
We Found a GRENADE in the House Then Got 30 Offers | Probate House Sale Maximize Value Selling As Is
11:03
Strangers Know You Filed Probate, What Happens in the First 48 Hours
13:50
We Found $10K in Jewelry Hidden in a Suitcase
15:14
Executor Liability Explained: Why Beneficiaries Can Sue You Personally
9:43
The 3 Bucket System for Inherited Property
12:24
Agents Said Sell As-Is for $5 Million, We Got $7.2 Million
15:18
How Estates Get Hijacked, Undue Influence and Elder Abuse in Orange County Probate
10:41
Probate Sale Negotiation: How Executors Lose $50,000
9:50
What Is a Probate Sale in Real Estate? How It Works in California
12:41
California Probate Sale: The 15-Day NOPA and the 90% Appraisal Rule
9:34
What Is an Estate Sale? How It Works, Costs and What Families Should Expect
8:51
Where Does the Money Go After a Probate Sale Closes in California?
10:16
How Families Lose Inherited Wealth After Probate
8:15
How to Sell an Inherited House in California
3:50
What Every Executor Needs to Know Before Selling Estate Property in California
5:05
Probate Real Estate: Don’t Wait Months to Sell
11:53
Selling An Inherited House: $800K vs $950K vs $1.19M
6:46
Proposition 19, Step-Up Basis and Estate Tax
2:12
Selling a House in Probate California: Why It Takes 6 Months
5:19
My Name Isn’t on the Deed, Do I Still Own the House?
Luxury Home Selling
How a luxury sale in Orange County differs from an ordinary one, from pricing and staging to the first seven days on market.
10:34
Luxury Home Sale vs Regular Home Sale in California, 6 Key Differences
11:38
How to Choose a Luxury Real Estate Agent in Orange County
7:54
What Do OC Luxury Buyers Want in 2026?
7:16
How to Price a Luxury Home in Orange County
7:50
Is Now a Good Time to Sell a Luxury Home in Orange County?
6:03
Can You Sell a Luxury Home Without Open Houses in Orange County?
4:29
Does Staging Matter for Luxury Homes in Orange County?
5:27
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Luxury Home in Orange County?
4:28
Why Home Appraisals Come In Low in Orange County, and Your 5 Options
3:29
Why the First 7 Days on Market Matter Most
14:31
Wellness Real Estate: Wine Room Or Wellness Room?
3:51
Home Upgrades That Add Value: Which Ones Pay Off?
Buying and Selling in Orange County
The order you do things in, and what each order costs you.
8:06
Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time: Which First?
11:12
Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time, How It Works
10:25
Steps to Buying a House in California, A Complete Orange County Guide
1:52
The Number That Matters More Than Your Credit Score
3:27
Can You Sell an ADU Separately From Your Home in California? What AB 1033 Changed
3:09
What Is Your OC Home Equity Worth After 20 Years
Downsizing and Retirement
For owners deciding whether this is the year, and what waiting actually costs.
Orange County Market Updates
The monthly numbers, read the way a seller needs them rather than the way a headline writes them.
Community Spotlights
Inside specific Orange County buildings and neighbourhoods, room by room.
Miami and Relocation
For Orange County owners looking at South Florida, including the parts that do not translate.
Aragone and Advisors Podcast
Long form conversations with the attorneys, fiduciaries and advisors Paula works alongside.
15:44
How to Maximize Your Estate and Reduce Taxes in California
27:38
Protecting Wealth and Privacy in California Estates
19:27
Probate and Estate Real Estate Expert Advice in Orange County
31:48
Trust and Business Exit Strategies for OC Property Owners
28:57
Probate Litigation in California, What Heirs and Executors Must Know
24:40
Elder Law and Estate Planning for OC Homeowners
26:34
Trust and Probate Real Estate Law in Orange County Explained
40:37
Estate Planning and Business Succession in Orange County
28:52
Why Every Probate and Trust Estate Needs an Expert Team in Orange County
22:17
How Literacy Unlocks Homeownership Dreams in Orange County
10:15
How I Protected OC Families From Losing Their Inheritance to Investors
14:24
Inside OCMA: How Philanthropy and Art Are Shaping Orange County’s Future
29:01
Real Estate Marketing That Actually Sells in Orange County
21:04
What Women of Chapman Can Teach Us About Service
Questions
About this library
Where can I watch Paula Aragone’s trust and probate real estate videos?
Every video is on this page, grouped into nine series, and on the Aragone & Associates YouTube channel. The Trust Real Estate series runs in order, from a trustee’s authority to sell through to when beneficiaries are finally paid. The Probate Real Estate series covers executor duties, court timelines and real case files from Orange County.
What order should a new successor trustee watch these in?
Start with episode one, on whether a trustee can sell a home directly from a trust in California. Then episode two, on a home that was never transferred into the trust, then the sale timeline. The series is ordered so that each episode answers the question the previous one raises.
Is there a written version of each video?
Most videos have a companion article on this site that covers the same ground in writing, with the California code references and the documents each stage needs. Where one exists, the video card on this page links to that article rather than to YouTube.
What is the Aragone and Advisors podcast?
It is a long form interview series with the attorneys, professional fiduciaries, elder law specialists and advisors Paula works alongside in Orange County. Nineteen episodes are published, covering probate litigation, elder law, estate taxes, business succession and professional fiduciary services.
Next step
Watching is the short version
If you are administering a trust or an estate right now, the written guides go further than any video can, with the California code references and the documents each stage needs.
Paula Aragone, CPRES, SRES, DRE #01364746, Aragone & Associates at First Team Real Estate, 4 Corporate Plaza Dr #100, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Telephone (949) 415-4784. Nothing on this page is legal, tax or financial advice. Trust and probate procedure varies by county and by the terms of the instrument, so confirm your own situation with your attorney or your accountant before acting on anything you watch here.