Sacramento County is a county in California. The county seat is the city of Sacramento, the state capital. The County covers about 994 square miles in the middle of the Central Valley, California's prime agricultural region. Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 and named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The county has a total area of 995 miČ, 97% of it is land and 3% of it is water. As of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county.

Tip #143: Team up with a Real Estate Professional
So why do you need the help of a Realtor®? Well, most Real Estate transactions are very complicated. In most cases, buying, selling or even renting a home requires disclosure forms, inspection reports, mortgage documents, insurance policies, deeds, multi-page government mandated settlement statements and a lot more. A knowledgeable guide through this complexity can help you avoid delays and costly mistakes. Real Estate has it's own language. If you don’t know a CMA from a PUD, you can understand why it’s important to work with someone who speaks that language and knows the local Sacramento County Real Estate market.