David Mercier Real Estate

David Mercier Real Estate REALTOR with First Team Real Estate serving Orange County & Long Beach. OC native, teacher-first guide for buyers, sellers & investors. English & Russian.

Founder of the free Dream Home Club. Cheers to your real estate dreams.

When you move, your old home is a fork in the road. Sell it and take the cash, or keep it as a rental and turn it into a...
09/01/2026

When you move, your old home is a fork in the road. Sell it and take the cash, or keep it as a rental and turn it into an income property?

Both can be smart. It comes down to your finances, your appetite for being a landlord, and a tax deadline most people miss that quietly changes the math if you wait too long. My latest post gives you a clear framework to decide.

Read the full post. davidmercierrealestate.com/resources/should-you-sell-or-rent-out-your-house

🏠 What if part of your home helped pay for it?That is house hacking: renting out a spare room, a garage conversion, or a...
08/28/2026

🏠 What if part of your home helped pay for it?

That is house hacking: renting out a spare room, a garage conversion, or a backyard ADU so the income offsets your mortgage. In a place as pricey as Southern California, it can be the difference between a payment that works and one that does not, and California's ADU-friendly rules give buyers here a real edge.

Read the full guide. davidmercierrealestate.com/resources/what-is-house-hacking

Some buildings you just have to wait for. 🌊There are 15 units at 425 E Ocean Blvd. Nine of them have changed hands in th...
08/28/2026

Some buildings you just have to wait for. 🌊
There are 15 units at 425 E Ocean Blvd. Nine of them have changed hands in the last ten years, and nothing has closed in the building since July 2022. Unit 440 is the one that is open right now, and it is the top floor end unit.

🛏️ 2 bedrooms
🛁 2 bathrooms
📐 1,185 sq ft, plus a separate bonus room
☀️ End unit, windows on two sides
🍷 Updated kitchen with a w**e fridge
🌿 Private balcony
🅿️ One garage space
💵 HOA $600 a month, covers water, sewer, trash and grounds

Property Highlights:
📍 Ocean Blvd, Downtown Long Beach
🏢 Top floor of a 15 unit building, built 1989
📐 1,185 sq ft
🚶 Walk to the East Village, the beach and the bluff path
💰 $639,000

For context, the last two units this size to sell in the building closed at $539,000 in 2019 and $525,000 in 2020. And this one is vacant, so we can be standing in it today.

Want to see it before it is spoken for? Send me a message.

Some photos are virtually staged.
Listed by Kate Nash

3️⃣ Most people buy a home to do one thing: live in it. This buyer asked a better question.He bought a house with a conv...
08/26/2026

3️⃣ Most people buy a home to do one thing: live in it. This buyer asked a better question.

He bought a house with a converted-garage ADU and made it do three jobs at once: a place to live now, a future income source once he moved out, and a down-payment engine for the dream home down the road. One smart purchase, working on three fronts at the same time.

Read the full Dream Home Diary. davidmercierrealestate.com/resources/diary-the-buyer-who-turned-one-house-into-three-jobs

08/26/2026

A top-floor two bedroom in Long Beach, two blocks from the 4th Street Corridor.

DM to set up a private showing!

🛏️ 2 Bedrooms
🛁 2 Bathrooms
💰 Offered at $555,000

🏠 Top Floor Of A Boutique 8-Unit Building
🌴 Heart Of Alamitos Beach
🛍️ Steps To Retro Row & The 4th Street Corridor
⛰️ Soaring Vaulted Ceilings
☀️ East-Facing Windows With Warm Morning Light
🍳 Granite Kitchen With Generous Center Island
👔 Primary Suite With Walk-In Closet
🌅 Private Balcony
🧺 In-Unit Laundry, Washer & Dryer Included
🚗 2 Assigned Side-By-Side Parking Spaces
🔐 Secured Gate & Garage With Openers
🎨 Fresh Paint & New Water Heater (2025)
💰 Refreshingly Low HOA: $398

Come see it, or send me a message to set up a private showing

Full photos and details: davidmercierrealestate.com/5th
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08/25/2026

A top-floor two bedroom in Long Beach, two blocks from the 4th Street Corridor.

🗓️Open house Saturday 1–4pm

🛏️ 2 Bedrooms
🛁 2 Bathrooms
💰 Offered at $555,000

🏠 Top Floor Of A Boutique 8-Unit Building
🌴 Heart Of Alamitos Beach
🛍️ Steps To Retro Row & The 4th Street Corridor
⛰️ Soaring Vaulted Ceilings
☀️ East-Facing Windows With Warm Morning Light
🍳 Granite Kitchen With Generous Center Island
👔 Primary Suite With Walk-In Closet
🌅 Private Balcony
🧺 In-Unit Laundry, Washer & Dryer Included
🚗 2 Assigned Side-By-Side Parking Spaces
🔐 Secured Gate & Garage With Openers
🎨 Fresh Paint & New Water Heater (2025)
💰 Refreshingly Low HOA: $398

Come see it, or send me a message to set up a private showing

Full photos and details: davidmercierrealestate.com/5th
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The biggest price cut on any Long Beach house I am watching right now. 🏡This Bixby Knolls home came down $107,000, and a...
08/25/2026

The biggest price cut on any Long Beach house I am watching right now. 🏡
This Bixby Knolls home came down $107,000, and at 2,758 square feet it is one of the roomiest things in the 90807 under $1.4 million.

🛏️ 3 bedrooms
🛁 3 full bathrooms
🏡 2,758 sq ft on a 6,550 sq ft lot
🔥 Sunken living room with a vaulted ceiling
👨‍🍳 Kitchen with a center island and a w**e fridge
🔧 Finished garage workshop with built in benches and storage
🌿 Brick patio with an outdoor kitchen and string lights
🔒 Custom automatic gate with keypad on the side driveway

Property Highlights:
📍 Bixby Knolls area, Long Beach 90807
🏡 Single family, built 1987
📐 2,758 sq ft
🚗 Gated side driveway and detached garage
💰 $1,388,000

Here is the part that gets my attention. $503 a square foot, when the median for comparable sized homes sold in 90807 over the past year is $562. Most of this neighborhood went up in the 1920s and 1930s. A 1987 build with three full baths and a real workshop is a different animal.

Curious what it feels like in person? Send me a message.

Listed by Andre Kruse

Same family since 1972. Now it is your turn. 🏡This four bedroom on a quiet Alamitos Heights cul-de-sac is hitting the op...
08/23/2026

Same family since 1972. Now it is your turn. 🏡
This four bedroom on a quiet Alamitos Heights cul-de-sac is hitting the open market for the first time in 54 years, and it has been cared for the whole way through.

🛏️ 4 bedrooms, including one on the main floor
🛁 2 bathrooms
📐 2,060 sq ft on a 4,555 sq ft lot
🔥 Formal living room with a fireplace
🌿 Great room that opens onto a private, landscaped patio
🪵 Vaulted beamed ceilings and built-ins

Property Highlights:
📍 Alamitos Heights, Long Beach
🏡 Single family, built 1964
📐 2,060 sq ft
🌳 Cul-de-sac location
💰 $1,399,000

Here is what caught my eye. At $679 a square foot, this one is priced under the median for comparable homes sold in Belmont Heights and Alamitos Heights over the past year. Homes that stay in one family for half a century do not come up often, and they almost never come up on a cul-de-sac.

Want to see it? Send me a message and I will get you in.

(note: some photos are virtually staged)
Listed by Speedy Watson

🔨 🪜 A fixer-upper is one of the few ways a buyer can create value instead of just waiting for it.Buy below the finished ...
08/21/2026

🔨 🪜 A fixer-upper is one of the few ways a buyer can create value instead of just waiting for it.

Buy below the finished value, put in the work, and capture the difference as equity. Done well, it is some of the fastest equity-building in real estate. Done carelessly, it is a money pit. My latest post covers the honest math, how renovation loans work, and the traps to avoid.

Read the full guide. davidmercierrealestate.com/resources/is-buying-a-fixer-upper-worth-it

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