About us
We Help California Homeowners Turn Equity Into a Better Situation
ExitCalifornia.org is a relocation referral service. We work with people who already own a home in California, are seriously considering a move to another state, and want the numbers before the decision instead of after it.
What we are
A small team that does one thing: connect California homeowners who are leaving with agents in the state they are moving to, and return part of our referral fee to the homeowner as a closing cost credit. That is the entire operation. We do not sell courses, subscriptions, memberships, or data.
We are not a political project. Plenty of sites in this space are more interested in why people leave California than in whether any individual family should. We take no position on that. If your numbers say stay, we will tell you they say stay, and we publish a decision framework designed to help you reach that conclusion.
We are also not neutral, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. We are paid when you move and close with an agent we introduced. Knowing that should change how you read everything on this site, including this page.
Identity statement
ExitCalifornia.org is a private company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the State of California, the California Department of Real Estate, or any federal, state, county, or municipal government agency. Nothing on this site is an official government communication, and we do not administer any government program, benefit, or relocation assistance.
We are not a law firm, tax advisor, lender, or appraiser. Our equity report is a comparison tool built from market data, not a valuation, and it should not be used in place of professional tax or legal advice.
The network
How partner agents are vetted
The introduction is the product. If the agent is wrong, nothing else about the program matters.
They have closed with out-of-state buyers
Relocation buyers ask different questions and tour on a compressed schedule, often over a single weekend. An agent who has never handled that will waste your trip.
They know the market you named, not the whole state
Texas is not a market. Round Rock is a market. We match to the metro you actually said, and if we do not have good coverage there, we say so instead of sending you the nearest warm body.
They answer the phone
We track response time on the introductions we make. Agents who go quiet on our referrals stop getting them.
One agent per introduction
Your contact information is not sold, resold, or dropped into a shared lead pool. One introduction, one agent, and you can end it at any point.
How the credit is funded
The agent you buy with earns a commission on your purchase, paid through the transaction the same way it would be on any other sale. That agent pays us a referral fee out of it for the introduction. We return part of that fee to you as a credit toward your closing costs.
Your purchase price is not increased to cover it, and you are never billed by us for anything. If you would rather not participate, you can walk away at any stage without owing anyone a dollar.
Reach us
Questions about the program, a specific state, or a submission you already made: Support@ExitCalifornia.org
See what your equity buys
Start with the numbers. Decide afterward.