Anyone wondering (like me) how we can be in the final month of the first quarter of the year already? And while the East Coast got hammered with an official blizzard on the heels of a major snowstorm, in the greater Los Angeles area, we enjoyed summer in February. Real Estate activity has been just as hot and cold. Depending on when you asked me,...
Triple a book review of yet another Ken Follet book by Endre Barath Jr. a Beverly Hills Realtor First off, Ken Follet is one my all-time favorite authors. How often have you read a book and just thought “Wow I knew it! This is how it really happened”. Ken Follett’s books generally leave me with this impression whenever I finish one of his books. Needless to say, Triple left me with the same impression. My...
As most of my readers know, thanks to my no longer being “active” on a real estate social media platform has ‘opened up’ the time for me to ‘open up’ a book at night rather than being on the Internet blogging. I must say, I’m very happy to be back in the world of being a reader again and not just a book collector....
Over the years, these were the top five first time home buyer questions, I have been asked in the greater Los Angeles area. Now, in no specific order, let me list them and then address each of them: How safe is the neighborhood? What will the annual taxes be on this home? How much will I have to pay per month for the mortgage?...
Thanksgiving: I challenge you to rediscover the ‘Joy ‘of this Holliday! Have a Happy Thanksgiving! 2015! I look back over the years and reflect on the wonderful memories that I had and recall fondly being with family and friends at this particular Holiday. It has always been a favorite holiday of mine. This is such an “American” holiday. It conjures up images of the...
