Guiding Exceptional
Real Estate Decisions.
Independent commercial real estate representation for owners, investors, and buyers throughout Northern and Central California.
Multifamily + Manufactured Housing Communities
The right real estate decision isn't always the most obvious one.
We are advisors first and salespeople second. Every recommendation is grounded in underwriting, market knowledge, and an honest read of the opportunity in front of you — not the pressure to close a transaction. Clients come to Illuminated Wealth for a clear-eyed opinion on when a transaction makes sense, and when it doesn't.
Two asset classes. Deep expertise in both.
Class B & C multifamily communities.
Representing multifamily assets across Northern California and the Central Valley, spanning a range of investment profiles and physical conditions — from stabilized properties to value-add opportunities.
Mobile home park investment sales.
Manufactured housing communities are a genuine specialty, not an afterthought — acquisitions and dispositions handled with the same underwriting discipline as any multifamily asset.
Illuminated Wealth also brings firsthand owner/operator experience — experience from both sides of the table.
Substantial experience in the assets you own.
Brentwood Apartments
Westwood Arms
Golden Sierra Estates MHP
Sophisticated advisory around every stage of a transaction.
Investment Sales
Representation of owners and investors through the sale and acquisition of commercial real estate, from initial positioning through closing.
Acquisitions & Buyer Representation
Helping buyers identify, evaluate, and pursue commercial real estate opportunities that align with their objectives and underwriting discipline.
Dispositions & Seller Representation
Strategic representation for owners considering a sale — positioning, marketing, negotiation, and execution built around the outcome that actually serves the client.
1031 Exchange Advisory
Guidance through the acquisition and disposition decisions that come with a 1031 exchange, on a timeline that leaves no room for error.
Our Approach.
The same five steps, in the same order, on every engagement.
Understand
Learn the asset, the ownership, and the objective before anything else.
Evaluate
Underwrite the numbers with discipline — they inform the strategy, not the other way around.
Strategize
Build the positioning and the strategy the opportunity actually calls for.
Execute
Represent the client's interest at the table, and carry certainty through to a closed transaction.
Create Opportunity
Carry the relationship forward — every closing should open the next opportunity, not end it.
Northern + Central California
Serving clients across Northern California and the Central Valley, with deep familiarity across Sacramento, the Sierra foothills, Stockton, Modesto, Merced, Yuba City and Chico.
"He gave us all of the pros and cons of going on the market, versus looking at off-market offers from some of his clients. Both myself and the principals felt very comfortable that Sean was representing both parties because he took the time to explain how things might work out."
Independent by design.
Clients work directly with Sean O'Brian, Founder & Principal, from the first conversation through closing.
About Sean