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Photo of the moment in Marina Del Rey, CA: The 1933 Dodge Coupe!
Photo of the moment in Marina Del Rey, CA: The 1933 Dodge Plymouth Coupe We were out and about and Diane wanted to stop at CVS as we were leaving I saw this great car in the parking lot. Immediately rolled the window down and took this pictureJ Then this made me wonder what a car like this would go for? When I got home I checked on the internet and there was a wide range from $25,000 to $50, 0000. This made me wonder some more, what is the price difference and why if they are in similar perfectly restored condition? After my research I found out that there were three different versions of the 1933 Plymouth Coupe. The two-door sedan, the Rumble Seat Coupe and the Convertible Coupe and the reason is clearly supply and demand. The two-door sedan was had the largest production of 49,826 cars. This was followed by the Rumble Seat Coupe with 20,821 cars being made. The fewest were the convertible with only 4,596 being built. This is clearly the two-door sedan hence it would be at the lower end of the spectrum. Never the less keep in mind if you parents or grandparents depending which age group you are in bought this car they would have paid less than $600. Now if they kept it their car would have truly appreciated in value. So who says that once you leave the Car Sales lot your cars value dropsJ ?? If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreWere these signs necessary if I am wrong tell me a MDR,CA question?
Really were these signs necessary? Tell me if I am wrong a Marina Del Rey, CA resident thinking out loud. As I casually walk by the Ultra Expensive Beach Toilet & Showers the Government built for the Marina Del Rey, CA and Venice Beach, CA beach visitors and locals I keep thinking why? Why did we need to spend such outrageous amounts, but that is a different subject. In front of this Luxurious Bathrooms these two signs have been bothering me for quite some time. Why did the government need to put these signs three? Are we as unaware of our surroundings as we go to use the facilities that we need to be told with a sign or two that a Truck or two might pass by? What are these Trucks you might ask? Well it could be the one that cleans out the Toilet, it could be the one that evens out the sand so it looks smooth, or it could be the Trash Truck that picks up the rubbish from the containers that are strategically located on the sand or it could be the Lifeguard Truck picking up and dropping of Lifeguards. Keep in mind most of these with the exception of the Lifeguard Trucks come around once a week. So really were these signs necessary? If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
read moreStand up Paddle Boarders (SUP’s) in Marina Del Rey, CA be warned!
Stand up Paddle Boarders (SUP’s) in Marina Del Rey, CA be warned! The Stand up Paddle Boarders has increased in the Marina Del Rey, CA & Venice, CA areas over the past couple of years. I remember taking a picture or two of a young Bikini Clad Stand up Paddle Boarder as almost a novelty and curiosity. Then I started seeing young physically fit men on Paddle Boards, next thing you know, now I am seeing young and old, physically fit and some not so fit on Paddle BoardsJ I guess the phenomenon has been catching on all over the country and especially here in Marina Del Rey, CA. Well I guess they are becoming a hazard to boaters and to themselves as well. According to the Coast Guard Stand up Paddle Boards are classified as Vessels. Hence there has to be a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) or a Life Jacket. There is a miniature version of this device in a Fanny Pack that can be inflated in an emergency this is known as a Special Use Device (5PFD) either manually or with a CO2 Device. Keep in mind since it is a Vessel there has to be a sound device, like a horn, but in this instance a Whistle will suffice as well. Now during the summer months there is a lot more activity in the Marina Del Rey, CA Channels and within 200 yards of the Coast of Venice & Santa Monica Beaches with various sized boats, sail boats and large vessel. There has been notable a lot more novice or inexperienced tourists who are in the water as well. Hence not surprisingly there is a great deal more Marine Law Enforcement Patrolling to protect the health and welfare of those in the water. Therefore if you are not complying the Law Enforcement will give citations Be safe this summer and any time you are in the water. Should you have any question about the requirements, feel free to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol Office in Marina Del Rey at 310.482.6000 If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreRebuttal to Moody’s Tad Philipp’s Negative Side to the Housing Market…
Rebuttal to Moody’s Tad Philipp’s Negative Side to the Housing Market Recovery Observations & Jacob Gaffney’s Sensationalizing Headline on Housing wire.com First I would like to point out I am not a big fan of Sensationalistic Headlines. The example here is “Moody’s analyst cites housing recovery at risk to rental market” “…Moody’s director of CMBS is sounding a warning: Apartment constructions accelerating despite signs that the renter numbers are likely to start decreasing” This to me is sensationalism. What areas are we talking about? I can safely say that the Large Urban Markets of New York City, Boston, Chicago, Beverly Hills and the Greater Los Angeles to name a few will not be affected by this. The Answer is simple mathematics: if you are living in Beverly Hills, Century City, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey to name a few locations in the Greater Los Angeles, you are accustomed to a great life style, great location, but your budget does not permit you to buy into this location. The Average two bedroom two bathroom condominium is around $650,000.(and I am being conservative by lumping in Culver City, West Los Angeles and Century City Statistics) Let us do the numbers. Now those Lenders have tightened their requirements. You need at least 10-20% down payment. How many young adults have $65,000-$130,000 in their savings account? Let me assure you this is a normal requirement if you are considering buying a Condominium in the areas I mentioned, on top you need to have good credit i.e.: FICO Score to reap the benefit of a good interest rate. Then you also need to have solid income to support the Mortgage Payment. How many young adults as Philipp notes can have this type of Income, Savings and Financial Stability to step into purchasing a Condominium in these markets? (On a side note average means 50 per cent is above this price point) Now to complicate matters the average single family house in the same pocket is around $1,200,000.00 not wanting to sound repetitive do the numbers. It is clear that buying a single family home is even harder in the same neighborhoods. I have always been a proponent of Real Estate being LOCAL and even local is not clear. It is even more local when we look at MICRO MARKETS, just like you can go to Sonoma and buy a bottle of wine for $20 and the same type of wine (i.e.: grapes they make it from) and across the street there is another winery that makes $80-$150 bottle of wines from the same grapes Real Estate is the same way. Hence my point is Mr. Philipp is generalizing for the nation, but he is not taking into consideration the Urban Pockets where his generalization does not hold water!(I wonder what his motivation is?) Then has Mr. Philipp taken into consideration: the issue of the areas where builders are building rental units is it an area that is a destination place where the influx of people is higher than the people who are exiting the area?Is the Trend more people moving in or not? This all has a cause and effect on buying or leasing! I would have preferred if Mr. Philipp would...
read moreQuestion to the Active Rain Community & Leaders of AR: What happened?
Question to the Active Rain Community & Leaders: what happened on June 14, 2013? As most of you know I have been on the Rain for a while now. I have seen pictures of the” Curtain” this often is followed by “we are working on improving things” then we have to sort out what were the changes??? So are better others are questionable at best…. There was a time we were included in what the changes were and we felt things were better than before…well now we are back to “the old ways of doing things” no one tells us of the changes and we fumble through…. No one has addressed what happened and why did our visibility drop on the internet! I monitor closely what my visitors’ consist of, i.e.: number of clicks number of view. Well all this time I was thrilled the more I participated the more my readership grew and I was at a point where I had a regular visitor’s fluctuating between 4000 to 6000 per post then what happened on June 14th 2013?. Keep in mind I syndicate my posts to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and my own Facebook Community of Greater Los Angeles Real Estate and my own Community on Google+ Greater Los Angeles Real Estate. Hence my viewing has been fluctuating around around 4000 to 6000 visitors. So what happened on June 14th 2013? My visitors dropped to somewhere between 1500-2000 visit! Now to give you some background, I do not Blog about Religion, Politics or anything divisive. My Blog is about Real Estate in the Greater Los Angeles area, Restaurants, local events, my own cooking, my own reading relatively NON Contraversial. So how did I loose 4000 people in one day? Now my take, something happened with Google & Active Rain’s Relationship. Interestingly the AR powers to be have not chimed in but I have seen a lot of activity. Please share what is going on??? This is what I have seen: 06/17/2013 Do you know who George Tirebiter was, bit of Los Angeles & USC History 13 2229 122 10 06/14/2013 ‘Project Loon’ by Google is buzzing the internet. Have you heard? 56 4237 1209 70 06/14/2013 Father’s Day is this Sunday: How about going to Dodger Stadium? 13 3247 140 1 06/12/2013 Did you know Conundrum White Wine is a Product of Camus Wines? 12 4218 162 2 06/10/2013 What a surprise: I received a call from our Receptionist at Prudential 15 4722 145 1 06/09/2013 As Interest Rates are creeping up:Time to check out your Credit Score! 11 4707 178 0 06/06/2013 525 S Ardmore Ave, #144, Los Angeles, CA 90020:JUST SOLD! 11 5059 139 32 06/05/2013 Mom’s Hummus: Wordless Wednesday in Marina Del Rey, CA! 19 5809 188 10 06/04/2013 What do you get for $125,000,000 in the Greater Los Angeles Area? 12 6181 233 58 Let me know what is going on so I know how to adjust my bloging, because as I see it my blog post just became invisible for the past month on the World Wide Web!!!! Now keep in mind this is a PRIVATE POST for Members Only Post, so you can respond openly, with that I am opening up this post to those...
read moreVilla St Tropez one of the 18 Townhome Communities of the Villa Marina!
Villa St Tropez: One of the 18 Townhome communities of the Villa Marina Development! Villa St Tropez was built around 1967 and this complex consists of 43 units. They have their own community pool with each town home having their private garage entrance as well as a lovely patio. This complex is also gated with a secured entrance to the common areas. The town homes range from 1500+ sq ft of living space to around 1900+ sq ft of living space. Just like the other complexes of Villa Marina this one has virtually no listings for sale. There was one this year on the market for about two months and the seller took it off the market. Clearly it was an Income property for him, because the Private Remarks in the MLS stated that it was tenant occupied and 24 hrs notice was required. I suspect the seller decided not to inconvenience the high paying tenants until their lease expires. This Townhome was listed at $775,000.00 and the Home Owner’s Association dues were $385 per month. This was a three bedroom three bath 1932 sq ft of living space, clearly one of the larger units! Should you be interested in Selling your Town Home in the Villa Marina Complex or specifically in the Villa St Tropez, please reach out to me directly. Should you be interested in buying a town home in the Villa Marina Complex please gets in touch with me fast, they sell relatively quickly If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreHow to make a fast and easy Salad on short notice? Check it out!
How to make a fast and easy Salad on short notice? Check it out! I got home after trying to help a relocation client, who with a large dog needed help. At the same time I was facing a situation in trying to keeping a deal together and writing another offer at the same time. Then Diane came home from volunteering at the Lange Foundation this in the afternoon and she was hungry and wanted to know what is for dinner. (This is a classic situation of a Pet Friendly Realtor who is also the cook at home). Needless to say I have not thought about dinner. So I figured, left over soup and a fresh appetizer of the salad kind would do the trick fast and easy dinner on short notice. I was motivated about a fast and easy meal, since the Red Sox and the Yankees were having their final game at Fenway Park today. I did not have a lot of time to focus on dinner, since you know I am a diehard Red Sox fanJ So here we go, the ingredients: one ripe tomato, one ripe avocado, and some fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil and Orange Champaign Vinegar from Trader Joe’s and a bit of Italian Parsley. (Let me know what you think? Diane loved it!) If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
read moreSpeechless Sunday:OK you caught me yes I was going to open one of them
Speechless Sunday: Ok you caught me yes I was going to open one of these bottles. Jill in action. If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue...
read moreLooking for a fantstic Breakfast place? Cafe’ Buna in Marina Del Rey!
Looking for a fantastic Breakfast place? Look no further: Café Buna in Marina Del Rey is the place As most of you who read my blog post know, I love to eat good food, but seldom do you hear me writing about Breakfast. I seldom eat breakfast ( I know it is not healthy to drink two mugs of coffee and call it breakfast) I do love a good breakfast, the hardy type that combines breakfast & lunch for me and holds me over to dinner. Now with that said you get the idea Café’ Buna is one of the best Breakfast places hands down in Marina Del Rey, CA but within the Greater Los Angeles area falls into a handful of great eateries of the breakfast type. When Diane’s father was visiting he kept hearing us praising Café Buna and needless to say talking is cheap he wanted to experience it himself. Well Café Buna just got another raving fan. He has been telling everyone what a great place it is. The portions are out of this world; if you go to Café Buna make sure you are hungry. There are so many different type of food to choose from on the menu, that it does not matter if you are a vegetarian or a meat eater you will be satisfied. 3105 Washington BlvdMarina Del Rey, CA 90292 Neighborhood: Venice(310) 823-2430 Check out this fantastic “small hole in the wall” you will be glad you did! If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
read moreDo you know what the California Bill of Rights is for Home Owners?
Do you know what the California Bill of Rights is for Home Owners? Someone of my extended circle of followers wrote a question to me if I know: what the California Bill of Rights is for Home Owners? This made me think I should share it with everyone. This is strictly for California Home Owners; nevertheless I thought this might be beneficial to others as well. If nothing else other states might have similar Rights as well. First let me start by stating that the California Bill of Rights for Home Owners Law went into effect January 1st 2013. If you missed it this is a good summary for you! Although I find it a great benefit for Home Owners who are under water and are looking for help in my market area, now this benefit is becoming relatively obsolete due to the price increases that have been taking place in the past seven months. The law was intended to provide basic fairness and transparency in the Foreclosure Process. The key bullet points are as follows: · Restriction on dual track foreclosure: this came about because often times the home owners applied for loan modification and in the mean time the lenders proceeded with the foreclosure and denied the loan modification. This law puts a halt on the foreclosure process until the loan modification is allowed or denied. · Guaranteed Single Point of contact: this guarantees the home owners that they will be dealing with a single person or team who is familiar with their file vs. being bounced around from one group to another. · Tenant Rights: this provision will insure that Tenants are notified 90 days in advance that there is a foreclosure process taking place on the property they are leasing vs. being blindsided in the last minute. · Tools to prosecute Mortgage Fraud: the statute of limitation for complex Mortgage Fraud has been extended from one year to three years. This gives also more powers to the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute the culprits. · Tools to curb blight: it also allows more time for home owners to correct violations. The intent of this Law is beneficial to the Home Owners as well as the neighborhoods. Should you have any further questions or would like more details about this law check out the enclosed link http://oag.ca.gov/hbor If you are considering buying or selling a luxury home, or an ultra luxury home, or luxury investment real estate, or luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations ...
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