The Old Towne Orange Realtor

08/15/2024

Your favorite realtor has a fun Halloween surprise for you--just in time for Halloween, the house from Poltergeist is for sale! Anyone want to make an offer on it?! Take a look! Honestly, I would have stacked those chairs in the dining room for the photo shoot...

This 2373 square feet Single Family home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 4267 Roxbury St, Simi Valley, CA.

07/21/2024

Hey Friends! If you have Real Estate questions, I'm here to help. Lots changing lately!

06/22/2024

I have a 1500sqft fully built out medical office suite for lease in Irvine, on Laguna Canyon Rd if you know anyone looking!

06/21/2024

I'm so happy for my client! We are closing on this beautiful 8 Unit Apartment Building on Monday in beautiful Pasadena. I'm proud to have been able to help him on his investment journey for his family.

06/08/2024

An interesting article about how rising insurance costs are a major player in rent increases, even in affordable housing. Imagine if a landlord could increase your rent any amount at all or evict you suddenly. That is the unregulated power insurance companies wield in California. It is also making buying homes less affordable.

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, June 8, 2024.

03/15/2024

I am deeply concerned about the fallout from the lawsuit against N.A.R. (National Association of Realtors).The decision to change the commission structure in real estate so that now sellers only pay their own agent, is incredibly short-sighted. The claimants even went as far as to say that this lawsuit deciison will bring down home prices, which is ludicrous and further suggests they don't know how the industry or market works.

The only thing they have accomplished is open up the industry to bad actors to flourish by charging home buyers (especially first time buyers) more. It removes transparency, it doesn't increase it. You shouldn't be on your own and as a first time buyer with tight funds, you shouldn't have to worry about how to also pay for representation in a negotiation for purchase.

Maybe I'm cynical but I think Human nature dictates that prices will remain unchanged and sellers will simply pocket an additional 2--3% instead of offering it to buying agents who bring in qualified buyers. Good for sellers, not so great for buyers or their agents, who do a lot of hard work and fight hard for their clients.

The National Association of Realtors will pay $418 million in damages and will amend several rules that housing experts say will drive down housing costs.

03/14/2024

So so happy for my client! In in escrow on the 10 Unit Apartment complex in Long Beach. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/329-W-14th-St-Long-Beach-CA/31016569/

03/13/2024

I've had a long day when the A/C installer at a luxury apartment I manage calls me and says:

"we'll have to come back tomorrow because we ram into something unexpected in the crawlspace it's uh--"

"Was there a crawlspace gnome at the electrical again?"

"No the crawlspace was a little smaller than we expected. What did you say?"

"Nothing. See you tomorrow."

I hope to start a crawlspace gnome rumor.

02/25/2024

Access to information sort of makes everyone an expert. But not really. Think about something you specialize in, whether its collecting something, a TV show, a game or a technical field. Someone googles it and reads some facts and says they are now an expert. But are they? You know there was only 1 ever reprint of something, or that in practice you dont pre-heat a glaze in the spring.

Some skills require a body of experience to apply that knowledge correctly. Really, expert shouldn't be a dirty word but it has lost some ot it's poignancy in the information age. An expert is a body of experience and knowledge. We can't all know it all and shouldn't try. Leaning on an expert is a strength. We should all make sure that leaning on an expert is one of ours.

Real Estate is a complex field with a lot of moving parts. I am my community's experienced expert, from buying a house--or even a whole shopping center--or property management and estate planning, I am my community's resource for building generational wealth, securing the future with real estate.

02/22/2024

I have a new listing! $2,799,000 for 10 Units, all 2 bed 1 bathroom. The seller is currently doing renovations to make the building SB-721 compliant, which is a capital investment of 200k+. Seller is motivated and ready for an offer. Memorandum on site. Let me know if you have any questions!

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/329-W-14th-St-Long-Beach-CA/31016569/

02/21/2024

Hello Friends! I have a 3 bed 2 bath apartment for rent. Would you mind asking around if anyone is interested? Thanks! https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2356-Watermarke-Pl-Irvine-CA-92612/64703492_zpid/

This 1456 square feet Apartment home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 2356 Watermarke Pl, Irvine, CA.