Property in CA undergoes a reassessment for property tax purposes whenever there is a change in ownership, unless an exclusion applies. 

Be sure to check out the Sec 121 tax exclusion for the sale of your primary residence. 

@Danni CatambayI was thinking some sort of hybrid deal, like a few bucks on the front end and exclusive rights to list on the back end (I'll probably sell in a few years and redeploy the capital to something bigger and better). 

Assuming they've owned and occupied it for 2/5 years they get the 121 primary exclusion- By splitting it over multiple years they can potentially keep the capital gains in all years except that lump sum year to the 0% capital gain bracket.

You have good point on the home sales capital gains exclusion. 

The smart and experienced firms who expanded and even thrived in the great recession were multifamily owner/manager firms with mostly/exclusively HUD and Agency backed debt.

We can't do Saas because once we show the great opportunity to several people there is no exclusivity anymore and the owner could get too much interestDoes 1% is the fair price for the right recommendation if an investor can get a 10% extra bonus?

@Sterling Jaquith @Anthoney Hanks @Dawson Henshaw Section 121 exclusion, which allows for non-recognition of gain on sale of primary residence is actually far more valuable than 1031 exchange. 1031 exchange is only a tax-deferral mechanism, but Section 121 is a tax-elimination mechanism. 

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I will qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion(FEIE) for the maximum allowed amount since I earned significantly more than the max amount.