Licensed in California under DRE #01391320, David Mercado at Coldwell Banker West in La Mesa's Grossmont area handles residential sales, investment acquisitions, and real estate consulting across San Diego County. Mercado's investor-client pipeline feeds into long-term wealth-building conversations where 1031 exchange proceeds and capital-gains exposure intersect, a planning layer he coordinates with Blue Summit Wealth Management to align property-acquisition timing with broader portfolio goals. The Grossmont Summit Drive office near Sharp Grossmont Hospital anchors his coverage zone, which extends from Fletcher Hills and Mt Helix through Lake Murray and into the western reaches of the 91941 and 91942 ZIPs. The Coldwell Banker West platform amplifies that local knowledge with national MLS syndication, full-service staging photography, and a branded marketing suite that targets qualified buyers beyond the San Diego regional feed. Post-closing tax-basis documentation for investment properties routes through CPAs such as Alumbra CPA, PC for cost-segregation studies and depreciation-schedule setup that optimize the holding-period returns Mercado's investor clients target. Most complex engagements involve multi-property portfolio dispositions requiring staggered closing timelines, coordinated 1031 exchange identification windows, and buyer-assumption analysis on existing seller-carry notes.