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.
The California Home Buyer’s Journey: A Pathway to Homeownership Introduction: Buying a home is an exciting and significant milestone in anyone’s life. Whether you’re a first-time buyer or an experienced homeowner, the journey towards homeownership in California can be both thrilling and daunting. To help you navigate this process, we’ve outlined a step-by-step purchasing pathway…
It’s a fact that marriage contributes to a healthy society, inside and out: stable families create a stable society. But while it would be ideal if everyone got and stayed married we all know that the reality is different. The reality is that I have helped couples buy houses that then need to be sold…
Debunking the Doom and Gloom: Unveiling the Reality of Orange County’s Thriving Real Estate Market The Orange County real estate market has been making headlines recently, with a narrative of impending doom and gloom dominating the media and social media platforms. However, a closer look at the underlying data reveals a different story—one of low…
You or Them? The Market The real estate market is finally taking the much overdue breather it has needed for years now. Interest rates are on the rise and home prices in most markets are softening. The areas in the country that grew the fastest and most in pricing will see the most correcting. The…
The Southern California Market has cooled a bit and talks of recession are in the wind. The topic of today is whether staging your home, if you’re considering selling in this market, is beneficial and does it really make a difference. I recently interviewed a staging expert in our area, Kathy Marks, and we sat…
Orange County Market update – August 2021 Hi There, Mike Rains with Remax terraSol here with your late summer market update report. Normally in the ebs and flow of the real estate market yearly cycle we see a few things happen or start to happen. This includes rising inventory and longer market times for…
Commercial property with retail and office space – $1,295,000 Located on a busy street with 50 ft frontage to Paramount Blvd, fully occupied. One tenant on a 3 year lease and other two tenants are month to month. Rents have not been increased in years. Proforma rents should be a total of $6400 per month…
SOLD – 5091 Vallecito Ave. in Westminster, CA. Priced at $978,000 Cross Streets are Duncannon and Bolsa Ave Fantastic turnkey 5 bedroom home in Sol Vista tract with paid for Solar panels, triple paned windows, new roof, added insulation and copper plumbing, as well as a new roof and newer HVAC system and much more!…
9915 Carrara Cir Cypress is in Escrow $1,275,000 Here is your opportunity to own a fantastic Collage series open floor plan 3 home in the beautiful Sorrento neighborhood of Cypress. The home boasts 3300 sq ft of living space with four bedrooms, master suite and an upstairs bonus room that was the builder 5th bedroom…
California Prop 19- What is it and how will it affect you in real estate? Prop. 19 marks a huge change to Prop. 13, the 1978 law that aims to limit property taxes. It was passed by California voters in the November 2020 election. There are two components of the proposition: both a positive…