5 shocking things about LA (that you don’t learn until you move here)

Before I came to LA I had a very clear mental picture of the city. I envisioned that iconic scene of the Hollywood freeway at rush hour, bumper to bumper traffic, no-body moving. Cars were overheating and everyone was honking, yelling and screaming in the blistering sun. I’ve lived here…

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It’s 2018 do I really need a realtor?

We live in an age of instant access to any information we desire. Real estate is no exception. If you’re in the market for a home you can Google any address, any neighborhood any school district and get a mountain of information that will inform your decision. We even offer…

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Accessing the MLS (without a real estate license)

With the advent of the internet more and more people are doing their own home buying research. It is not unusual for a new client to call me already knowing what neighborhood, price and sometimes even what house they are looking for. One of the most powerful tools for researching…

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Learn about the neighborhood (BEFORE moving in)

There is nothing worse than buying your dream home and finding out, after you move in, that there are problems with the neighborhood. As more and more people do research on line I am seeing more examples of “buyers remorse”, not because of the house but because of the neighborhood…

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