Senior Real Estate & Home Transitions · Orange County, California

Help with the family home, from someone who puts everything in writing.

Steve Uldall, SRES® and CSA®, helps Orange County seniors and their families sell a home, downsize, settle an estate or move to assisted living — calmly, in plain language, with the plan and the fees in writing before anything is signed.

  • SRES® Seniors Real Estate Specialist
  • CSA® Certified Senior Advisor
  • CA DRE Lic. #00806283
Steve Uldall, SRES®, CSA®, principal of California Freedom
Steve Uldall, SRES®, CSA® — Principal, California Freedom

If this sounds like you

Four situations, in your own words.

“I’m handling a parent’s home from out of town.”

Steve is the local person: he coordinates the clean-out, estate sale, repairs, showings and closing, and sends a written update after every step so you are never guessing from 400 miles away.

Selling a parent’s home: free guide

“I’m on my own now, and the house is more than I want to manage.”

No rush and no pressure. We talk first about what you want next — a smaller place, closer to family, a community — and only then about the house. The plan is in writing and you set the pace.

Deciding what’s next: free guide

“We need to move to assisted living, and there’s a timeline.”

Placement help, a realistic schedule for the sale, and one person coordinating movers, clean-out and the community’s paperwork.

Assisted living on a timeline: free guide

“I want to stay in my home, and I’m wondering what my equity could do.”

A plain explanation of a reverse mortgage — what it is, who it suits and who it does not — before any numbers. If it is not right for you, Steve will say so.

Staying in your home: free guide

A letter from Steve

What you can expect, in writing.

Steve Uldall

SRES® CSA® CA DRE #00806283

To you and your family,

If you call this number you will reach me, not an office. Here is what you can expect.

What I will do. Listen first. Give you a written plan, a timeline and a fee schedule before anything is signed, and keep you informed in writing at every step.

What I will not do. Rush you, talk you into selling, or recommend a reverse mortgage or a community that is not right for you.

How I am paid. As a real estate agent, by commission at closing, stated in writing up front. Any referral arrangement is disclosed to you in writing before you decide.

This is the same letter you will receive on paper after our first conversation.

Steve Uldall, SRES®, CSA®

What happens, step by step

How an engagement works.

  1. A conversation

    At no cost and with no obligation, by phone or at your kitchen table.

    In writing: A one-page summary of what we discussed, if you want one.

  2. A plan

    What to do, in what order, on what schedule, and what it costs.

    In writing: The written plan, timeline and fee schedule, before anything is signed.

  3. The work

    Steve coordinates the clean-out, estate sale, repairs, movers and placement, and you approve every estimate.

    In writing: A weekly update, and every estimate before it is accepted.

  4. Closing, and after

    The sale closes, the move happens, and Steve calls at 30 days to make sure you are settled.

    In writing: The closing statement, and a note with every contact you might need.

Services

What California Freedom does.

  1. Senior real estate

    Selling or buying with an agent trained in the needs of clients over 50.

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  2. Home transitions

    Planning the move from the first conversation to the last box.

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  3. Clean-out and estate sales

    Coordinating the companies, with every estimate in writing.

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  4. Relocation assistance

    Local or out of state, with movers and dates handled.

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  5. Assisted living placement

    Finding and vetting communities, and the paperwork.

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  6. Reverse mortgages

    Explained plainly, with a calculator and an honest “who this is not for.”

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  7. Financial assistance

    The options for paying for care and the move, laid out side by side.

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  8. Buyer agent services

    Representation when the next home, or a family member’s, is the purchase.

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  9. Seller agent services

    Listing, pricing, showings and negotiation, with the fee schedule in writing first.

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Credentials, explained

What the letters after the name mean.

Steve Uldall has worked with Orange County families for over 30 years. Each credential below is explained in one line, and the license can be checked by anyone.

  • SRES® Seniors Real Estate Specialist mark

    SRES®: additional National Association of REALTORS® training in the needs of clients over 50.

  • CSA® Certified Senior Advisor mark

    CSA®: Certified Senior Advisor, a credential with a required ethics standard and continuing education.

  • REALTOR® mark

    REALTOR®: a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, bound by its Code of Ethics.

  • CA DRE Lic. #00806283: licensed by the California Department of Real Estate; look it up at dre.ca.gov.

    NMLS #264379

From Google reviews

What clients say.

“A highly ethical business run by a personable, competent and responsible person. When a transaction is stressful or difficult count on this man to be there for you and make it work. I have known him for many years.”

Richard Gayton · Google review · May 2025

“Mr. Uldall has truly been a lifesaver. I found his company during an incredibly difficult time with having to sell a home to ensure that my loved one is taken care of for life with the proceeds. Steve was always very calm and professional, and he helped us to get the best possible deal.”

Ad L · Google review · May 2025

“I've worked with California Freedom on a number of occasions with great success, never being disappointed. They are a friendly, consumer oriented group of people that always seem to go beyond my expectations.”

Bob Bendat · Google review · May 2025
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Tools and reading

Calculators and articles, plainly labeled.

Reverse Mortgage Estimate

Send Steve your home's approximate value and the youngest homeowner's age, and he will run your actual numbers and call you. No guesswork, and no obligation.

Get your estimate

Mortgage Calculator

A monthly payment estimate for a purchase or a smaller next home, from price, down payment, rate and term. It is an estimate to bring to a conversation, not a loan quote.

Open the calculator

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Talk with Steve

One number. You reach Steve, not an office.

(800) 351-7026

Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Weekends by appointment.

Steve Uldall, SRES®, CSA® — Principal
CA DRE Lic. #00806283 · NMLS #264379
1440 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835

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