Blog
Looking for a Pet Friendly Realtor in Marina Del Rey or vicinity?
Looking for a Pet Friendly Realtor in Marina Del Rey or vicinity? Well you found him! Need advice with moving with pets? Reach out to me! Need help finding a Petfriendly Complex email me! If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreSpeechless Sundays:Reminiscing about the Century City Statues
Speechless Sundays:Reminiscing about the Missing Century City Statues. Glad I took some pictures now they have been gone for almost a year! They made the concret jungle so much nicer…. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreSelling your home in Los Angeles how would you feel about a margin…
If you are selling your home in Los Angeles how would you feel about a margin of error of $580,000? If you are a seller in Los Angeles, would you be OK and call it a good evaluation of your home’s value by being off $580,000 about 86.6% of the time? This post was inspired by a post I saw on Google + today. Evidently Zillow.com has decided to publish a tracking sheet of how their Zestimates are doing Nationwide. By now the majority of home sellers and buyers are starting to get the message, which is: Zillow’s Zestimates are totally inaccurate. Never the less human nature in us wants to see “what our home is worth”. This has been around since the beginning of Real Estate. I still remember my father fourty years ago, bragging to his friends (pre Zillow days) that his home was worth X plus, because two or three similar homes near his home sold for more money than what he paid for. Realtors, Real Estate Agents and Real Estate Brokers have been putting Zillow on the Spotlight, about their inaccurate “valuations” of homes. Clearly this new Tracking Tool tells me that Zillow is on the defensive about this subject. I am familiar with my own market: The Los Angeles real estate market, therefore I will only address that part of the example stated above. First there are star ratings: Three Stars is considered Good by Zillow’s own standard. Let me get this into simple numbers, in my market: in Los Angeles, Zillow takes credit for being 86.6% of the time within 20% of the Sales Price. They seem to be proud that this is “Good= 3 stars”. This I find amazing. I am positive Los Angles Home Sellers would disagree with Zillow’s evaluation. They would not be pleased with a 20% margin of error on their homes evaluation. Using the example of $2,900,000.00 with a 20% margin of error, that is $580,000.00. Just to be clear this is their number not mine. If Zillow thinks that is an acceptable margin, well let me get a second opinion and ask you: If you are a home seller in Los Angeles, would you be OK and call it a good evaluation of your home’s value by being off $580,000 about 86.6% of the time? Not waiting to find out your answer I am thinking out loud, if I was off 86.6% of the time by 20% on all my listings do you think I would sell anything? If you are interested in reading their post, please see the enclosed link http://www.zillow.com/zestimate/#acc If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreMotivation, Character & Community: all in the Guinness Empty Chair!
Usually I am not a big fan of passing on Commercials actually this is the first one I ever re-posted. I received this today and the message was so strong I had to share! Usually beer commercials are full of goofy characters and gags. This on the other hand carries an important message! As I said I could not help but share! The Guinness “Empty Chair” salutes the character of a community as they honor one of their own who is out of sight, but not out of mind. They remind us that a true test of character is what you do when no one’s looking. It is a very short one only 1.5 minutes, so please watch and let me know your thoughts! https://www.youtube.com/embed/rx0MRawkrj4 If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 more3851 Rambla Orienta St, Malibu, CA 90265: Just LISTED!!!!
3851 Rambla Orienta St, Malibu, CA, 90265 Just LISTED!!!!! Another Vacant Lot by Endre Barath,Jr. The Land Specialist! Panoramic ocean views from this perfect Malibu view lot. Property includes fully paid and current deeded rights to the Malibu La Costa Beach and tennis Club. If you are a builder or developer this is your opportunity to build a Multi Million Dollar home. Geology Report is available for viewing. If you have been dreaming about building a home for yourself in Malibu this is the one for you. There is a large flat pad from a previous home that used to be on this property. One of the best view lots in Malibu close to everything including Santa Monica. Call or email listing agent if you have any questions. Please ask about seller financing. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 more8677 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069, Vacant Lot PENDING!!!!
8677 Franklin Vacant Lot! PENDING!!!! Developers, the best view lot in the Sunset Strip. Look at the value and the low price! If you want to live and build your own home with dramatic views from Century City to Downtown Los Angeles here is your opportunity. The seller relocated out of country, his loss, your gain. This is truly a Postcard view of Downtown Los Angeles as well as of Century City. This lot has fantastic panoramic views. The best priced View Lot in the Hollywood Hills. Do not miss this great opportunity. Perfect for investors as well as individual who want to build their dream home. There is an updated Soils Report as well as a Slope Band Analysis. Submit your offers before it is gone! Seller wants it sold now. Hard to believe the price for this view lot in the coveted Sunset Strip area of the Hollywood Hills West If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 morePayless Water Heaters: Knowledgeable & efficient Technicians and Co.!
Payless Water Heaters: Knowledgeable and efficient Technicians and Company! If you have problems and are looking for a reasonably priced and efficient Plumber to fix your Hot Water Heater, look no further call for Payless Water Heaters. They are quick, pleasant and reasonable in getting to your location. When the Thermal Coupling wire goes bad, guess what, you are unable to start your Hot Water Heater. Clearly you need to replace it otherwise you will not get hot water. This is a simple and easy job for the skilled Technician. My client called the Home Warranty and they sent out Payless Water Heater Technician. My client was a bit concerned with the name of the Company. Clearly afraid of the old adage what you pay is what you get. Instead she received a young, skilled, polite and knowledgeable technician, who educated her and fixed the problem under 20 minutes. Now they have hot water, thanks to Payless Water Heaters http://www.paylesswaterheaters.com/ Their motto is getting you hot water in hours not days. Clearly they live up to their slogan. So if you have a hot water heater problem do not hesitate to reach out to Payless Water Heaters in the Greater Los Angeles area, they will get you hot water in a short time! If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreSpeechless Sundays: The Orange Thief is making its escape!
Speechless Sundays: The Orange Thief is making its escape! Can you find the Orange Thief making its escape? The Pet Friendly Realtor in the Greater Los Angeles area is curiosJ If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreThe Fidelity National Home Warranty was a hero for the new buyers!
The Fidelity National Home Warranty Company was a true hero for the new buyers! The importance of having a Home Warranty cannot be emphasized enough. The other day, my buyers just moved into their new home. A few days after this momentous event, they received their home warranty information. There was a package explaining how to register their home on line and to initiate the protection. Fidelity National Home Warranty had a very simple and professional package. The buyers waited a few days before they accomplished this task. The following morning the buyers discovered that the water was not as hot as in the previous days. Not being focused on it, since it was Sunday they went out and enjoyed the day. When they got home it was clear that the Hot Water heater was not working. Not wanting to call in the middle of the evening they waited for the next morning to call. The Fidelity National Call Center Operator was fantastic; she informed the buyers that they could have called, since the hours of operation are: 5am -10pm M-F and 6am-10pm on weekends Needless to say that within four hours there was a plumber who fixed the problem. This is clearly a good example why every home buyer should have a Home Warranty in place when they are ready to move into their new home. There are often unforeseen and unexpected breakdowns when you purchase a home. Keep in mind not all home warranty companies are the same, obviously Fidelity National is a company that stands behind it’s promise. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, 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 moreStress Free Moving: The Holy Grail of moving from one home to another!
Stress Free Moving: The Holy Grail of moving from one home to another… This sounds like such a great idea, needless to say you can plan and try to execute your plan to the best of your abilities, but there are always some unexpected surprises. The movers were a major and critical key to a smoothly moving operation. We did some good pre-planning, pre-packing, organizing for the move. Not wanting to over emphasize the fact, that if everything is packed the movers have it easier. Needless to say running a business from my home required that, the Internet, the Fax machine, the Printer, the Scanner and all other equipment needed to be functioning until the morning of the movers arrival. This is critical when you have ten (10) listings and are working with three (3) serious buyers and have a property in Escrow where the seller is in China and the buyer is in Los Angeles. There is no room for a gap in the communication due to time zone differences and dealing with the local person on local time as well. Needless to say I am thrilled that the move went smoothly. Keep in mind having three cats adds another challenge into the moving equation Jill was supervising the movers NOT! We had six skilled professionals and two trucks. This might sound like a lot, but the benefits were numerous. For starters it was a less expensive move in the long run, because they moved faster and there were fewer delays. The movers knew where everything was and they were able to efficiently upload and unload all our belongings. Not only did they move everything with care and consideration, but they also moved our belongings to the new home without damaging anything. I am referring to the newly painted walls, the hardwood floors, clearly nothing got damaged. One small nick on a tight hallway wall, thanks to a huge Cherry Wood Desk from my father, which the painter will spot paint as soon as we are settled in. So what was the unexpected surprise? Well we were the ones who held up the movers, because we misplaced the documents where all the heavy furniture should be located. Hence we had to go by memory where everything was going to be placed. Clearly this had a small delay as Diane and I tried to recall where everything was to go. Needless to say next time we will both have the documents with us either on our smart phones or the printed hard copy. Now keep in mind we are not into frequent moving, generally it takes us about eight years before it is timeJ. So with that said, I would like to Recommend, Endorse and Praise our movers. If you live in the Greater Los Angeles area and are looking for a fantastic Moving Company please reach out to: Sterling Van Lines Doug Brown 1-800-264-6313 or 323-981-1440 4550 E Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90022 or email gail@sterlingvanlines.com www.sterlingvanlines.com If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a...
read more