Homes & Properties
These are homes and properties that I have been involved in the buying, selling or property management of. They are here to represent the depth and breadth of my experience in real estate in the various communities.
This does not, yet, represent all of the properties and transactions I have been a part of.
6 Home Buying Misconceptions That Could Cost You an Opportunity in 2026 By Mike Rains | First Team Real Estate | Huntington Beach, California Is Today’s Housing Market the Opportunity Buyers Have Been Waiting For? For the past several years, I’ve watched buyers struggle with intense competition, multiple offers, rising home prices, and the frustration…
Home Appraisal Changes: What Huntington Beach Buyers and Sellers Need to Know Imagine you have accepted an offer on your Huntington Beach home. Your moving plans are underway, the buyer’s loan is progressing, and everyone is working toward closing. Then the appraisal needs clarification. A property detail must be documented, or the lender requests a…
Inherited a Home With a Reverse Mortgage? A Guide for Huntington Beach Heirs The house may hold decades of memories. Family dinners. Birthday celebrations. A parent waving goodbye from the front porch. Then, after your loved one passes away, a mortgage statement arrives—and suddenly you are trying to understand a loan you never signed. If…
Everyone Wants a Good Deal When Buying a Home—But What Does That Really Mean? Everyone wants a good deal when buying a home. But here is the interesting part: a “good deal” doesn’t mean the same thing to every buyer. For one buyer, it may mean getting the house for $50,000 below the asking price.…
How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster: 5 Smart Strategies for Homeowners For most homeowners, the mortgage is the largest monthly expense they will ever have. And when you sign a 30-year mortgage, the idea of making payments for the next three decades can feel almost automatic. But here’s something many buyers don’t realize: A…
Why I Love Living in Downtown Huntington Beach There are a lot of great places to live in Orange County, but Downtown Huntington Beach has something that is hard to duplicate. I don’t just work in Huntington Beach real estate. I live here. And after years of calling Downtown HB home, I still catch myself…
Orange County Housing Market: Buyers Are Picky — What Should Sellers Fix Before Selling? The Orange County housing market has changed, but not in the way many homeowners assume. This is not a market where buyers have disappeared. There are still qualified buyers looking for homes. What has changed is how selective those buyers have…
19 Years in Huntington Beach: Real Estate Built on Relationships, Trust, and Referrals For the past 19 years, I have had the privilege of living and working as a Huntington Beach Realtor, helping local homeowners, buyers and families navigate some of the biggest real estate decisions of their lives. Over the course of my real…
Huntington Beach Bike Trail: Where the City Comes Together There are places that tell you something about a community. In Huntington Beach, one of those places is the Huntington Beach bike trail. At first, it looks simple. It is a paved path running beside the Pacific Ocean. However, spend some time there and you begin…
Living in Downtown Huntington Beach Downtown Huntington Beach offers something few Southern California communities can match. Here, the beach is not simply a place you visit. It becomes part of everyday life. Residents can walk or bike to the Huntington Beach Pier, Main Street, restaurants, coffee shops and the sand. Yet just a short distance…