One Advisor. Every Dimension.

At Saar Advisory, we believe that seniors and their families deserve a trusted advisor who understands every dimension of one of life's most significant transitions. As founder and senior placement advisor, Michelle Saar works exclusively with families to identify and secure the right residential environment — whether independent living, assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing — matching each individual to a community that reflects their lifestyle, their values, and their care needs.

What sets Saar Advisory apart is the depth of expertise Michelle brings to every engagement. A California licensed Realtor® since 2003, she brings over two decades of experience in residential sales and property acquisitions for seniors and their families. Michelle is also a proud member of the National Placement and Referral Alliance (NPRA) — the leading trade association for the senior placement industry, whose members commit to a rigorous Code of Ethics and Best Practices that hold the placement process to an uncompromising professional standard. Whether selling a long-held family home, acquiring a new residence, or coordinating the resources needed to age in place comfortably, Michelle manages every detail with precision and discretion — so families can stay focused on what matters most.

This dual expertise — in senior placement and in real estate — gives her clients a rare and uninterrupted continuity of advocacy. From the first conversation about the right community to the sale of the family home and the settlement into the next chapter of life, Michelle is the single trusted advisor guiding every step. That is not a service most families know to ask for. It is the one, once experienced, they cannot imagine navigating without.

My deepest professional roots on the California coast are in the Monterey Peninsula, where Saar Advisory's work is most concentrated and where relationships with communities, care providers, and local resources have been built over years. Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pebble Beach, and Monterey are the communities I know most intimately. Beyond the Peninsula, Saar Advisory serves families across Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Wine Country, Sacramento, the Central Valley, and the Sierra Foothills. I work across all of these communities and travel without hesitation when the family and the situation call for it.

Michelle Saar, Founder