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Meet Christine & Family

Meet Christine & Family Christine has been a registered nurse for 15 years at Long Beach Memorial hospital.  She holds a masters degree in Geriatrics acute care and is raising two beautiful daughters alongside her husband who works in environmental construction and demolition. We first met Christine in late 2017 when she began to think about using the equity of h...

Meet Vanessa & Daniel

Meet Vanessa & Daniel Vanessa contacted me in the Fall of 2019. She owned a starter home in Compton, not too far from the civic center. The one bedroom home had worked well as a starter property, but as her equity grew, she began to wonder whether she might be able to afford a bigger home closer to her work in Carson. The house needed work and Vanessa was afraid she'd have to spend t...

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Meet Maria Elena

Maria contacted our team in January of 2019 when she first started to think about home ownership. As a first time home buyer, she was nervous and excited at the same time. She was uncertain about where to start, which questions to ask, and whether she was ready to take on the financial commitment of owning a home. We completed a buyer consultation which eased some of her concerns. One of o...

South LA Fixer Sold

Often, when I meet with clients who need to sell real estate due to death, hardship, or simply life, there is worry that the property might not sell because it's not in the "best" shape. The is anxiety made worse by the expectation that they will have to spend money and time to get the property market ready when what they really want to do is move past the situation that has broug...

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4 FAQs for 2nd Home Purchase

Hi There Homeowner, Are you thinking of upgrading from starter home to dream home? Or perhaps you're simply looking to purchase a second home as an investment. Either way, I applaud you! Real estate is still one of the safest investments one can make. It's like Mark Twain said, "buy land. They're not making more of it."  Here are 4 questions I hear often from fo...

Red Flags When Searching for Homes Online

Hi There Future Homeowner, Are you starting to search for homes online? It may be hard to tell what's a real deal, what's too good to be true, and what isn't a deal at all. Here are 3 red flags to watch out for when searching for homes online. ONLY ONE EXTERIOR PHOTO It could mean that the house is a major fixer, or there could be an uncooperative tenant or some other...