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New Construction

Yes, there are new construction homes being built in the LA area! To see a new construction home, I will need to take you personally. Some of them a built, some are under construction, and sometimes we can see a model. If you are interested in New Construction homes and how we work with developers,…
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Location, location, location

One early convo my clients and I have is WHERE do you want to buy? This is a very personal decision! Here’s the truth: I don’t care where you buy! 🤷🏽‍♂️ This is why I don’t specialize in one neighborhood. I go where YOU want to be! 🗺️ After all, you’re the one who’s going…
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Dollar cost averaging

Forbes: “Dollar cost averaging is a strategy to manage price risk when you’re buying stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds. Instead of purchasing shares at a single price point, with dollar cost averaging you buy in smaller amounts at regular intervals, regardless of price. When investors purchase securities over time at regular intervals, they decrease the…
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CalHFA is coming back!

Yes, it’s true! Funds will be released again soon! We don’t know the exact date, but it’s in the works. Some lessons we learned from last round was that we want to get your paperwork in early so you are ready to hit the ground running when the funds are opened up. Submitting a loan…
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Is it a good time to buy?

How come realtors always say it’s a good time to buy? Isn’t that kind of weird — how can it always be a good time to buy?? Well, think of the concept of dollar cost averaging in stocks — instead of buying stocks one time, you invest consistently. Sometimes you buy low, sometimes you buy…
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You have a new review from Kerry G

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thank you!! “Sammy and Marisa were amazing to work with. Both were super quick and responsive to showing requests and all of my questions and hypotheticals. I plan on staying in the home they helped me purchase and negotiate a great price on but if plans change Sammy will be my first call!” –…
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Sold! Co-op 1 bedroom in Baldwin Hills

Congratulations to another first time home buyer! 🎉🎉🎉 This unit in a co-op in Baldwin Hills with such a little gem. I was hoping someone I knew would buy it! We made a competitive offer — again, not the highest, but the most persistent and communicative. It took a few days of back and forth…
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Get to know me!

For new folks on here, I figured I’d share a few things about my real estate journey so you get to know me. I’m super excited to help you buy a home when the time is right! 1) I was an educator for over a decade before getting into real estate. Never thought I’d go…
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Sold! Wedding gift townhouse in Van Nuys

Double triple dog congrats! A wedding AND a closed escrow in one. Wowee, so happy for my buyers for opening escrow literally days before wedding countdown, handling inspections, running off to get hitched and coming back to close on their NEW home together as a married couple!!! They faced bidding wars, international time zones, being…
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Reality TV vs. reality

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