California Real Estate and Life

Several months ago I wrote about a home Inspector from Rancho Cucamonga in Southern California, Joseph Lang of Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection.

I first “met” Joseph a couple years ago, and from day 1, I was impressed with how thorough and transparent he was. My old Broker said he hated Home Inspections because they always messed up his deals. YIKES…….

I want my clients to know what they are buying! I am not a used car salesman, and want to be able to sleep at night. When I do have a buyer for a single family home I always recommend a Home Inspection! And since Joseph of Pillar to Post is in my area, he is the only one I would recommend. I have learned to trust him.

Now do I get a kick-back, or any compensation for this recommendation…..absolutely not. I will only recommend someone I trust to do a good job for my clients. And after reading all of Joseph’s Posts, and actually talking to him a few times, I am comfortable that he is the best for my clients.

Joseph Lang- Home Inspector for Inland Empire, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Western Los Angeles Counties.

Wondering if you should buy a home….looking at those Short Sales and Foreclosures, and figuring they are the best deals?  The California Association of Realtors just released these stats:

“ Forty-nine percent of all buyers purchased a home through a traditional market sale, while 38 percent purchased a REO/bank-owned property, according to the survey. Reflecting the difficulty in closing short sales — properties selling for less than the loan amount — only 13 percent of buyers purchased a short-sale property. Home buyers who purchased a REO or bank-owned property experienced the highest level of difficulty in obtaining financing, compared with a more traditional transaction. They rated the level of difficulty as 8.9 (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 representing the greatest level of difficulty in obtaining financing) compared with a 7.7 for home buyers with a traditional market sale and 7.6 for short-sale home buyers.”  Courtesy of CAR Newsline

Is the house you’re living in being repo’d?

1 in 374 homes in CA have received a notice of default, or are in some stage of foreclosure as of the end of April 2009.  With these numbers it’s likely that you might be in one of these homes.  So what do you do if you find out the owner hasn’t paid the mortgage with your rental payments? (more…)

Want to know more about the Serrano Del Vista Community?  I made this Virtual Tour and Video for you to get a better idea of this Active Adult Community in the city of Banning, Ca.  On the left side of the Virtual Tour there is an icon for Video, and on the bottom of the Tour is a clickable link to get more details about the community and Banning area.  Hope this meets your needs.

Are you curious about the Foreclosures in Serrano Del Vista, a 55+ gated Community in Banning, CA?  Well I wanted to help you out, so I made a short video showing you the community and giving you a feel of the area.

If you have any questions, or want to know which homes are the best value for your dollar-give me a call and we can set-up an appointment.  Also look at my other articles about Foreclosures in Serrano Del Vista.