LET ME WELCOME YOU TO LONG BEACH REAL ESTATE AND SURROUNDING NEARBY COMMUNITIES!
Welcome to my WEBSITE. I hope that you find it to be an excellent source of information about homes for sale as well as investment properties in the LONG BEACH AREA as well as SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. I offer access to real estate listings available on our local MLS as well as information I hope you will find helpful regarding the real estate process whether you are a First Time Buyer or Seasoned Investor or Seller. For those who have utilized my website and worked with me and referrred your family and friends, I would like to thank you for your confidence in me.
Home Buyer Assistance Programs
There are many "First Time Home Buyer Assistance Programs" available which are posted below. If you don't see a particular city in Orange County then there probably isn't a program offered by that city but you may find one in the County, State or Cal Vet site? Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.
Here is the main Orange County site which they call "MAP" or mortgage assistance program: http://www.affordable-housing.org/index.php/homebuyer-programs/downpayment-assistance/county-of-orange-mortgage-assistant-program-map/.
Another Orange County assistance site: http://ochousingtrust.org/programs.html.
CAL VET: http://www.cdva.ca.gov/CalVetloans/Default.aspx.
California Housing Finance Agency: http://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/information/borrower-requirements.htm.
HUD (main site) for many cities: http://www.hud.gov/local/ca/homeownership/prgmscity.cfm.
LA County site: http://www.ci.la.ca.us/lahd/hbuyers.htm, or: http://www.lacdc.org/CDCWebsite/HDP/ProgramInfo.aspx?ID=59 .
Anaheim: http://user.govoutreach.com/anaheim/faq.php?cid=3019.
Brea: http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/page.cfm?name=housing.
Buena Park: http://www.buenapark.com/Index.aspx?page=212.
Costa Mesa: http://www.cmredevelopment.org/rda-programs.htm.
Cypress: http://www.ci.cypress.ca.us/community_develpmnt/redevelopment/helpI.htm.
Garden Grove: http://www.comehometogardengrove.org/id1.html.
Huntington Beach: http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/housing/inclusionary_housing.cfm.
Irvine: http://www.ci.irvine.ca.us/depts/cd/planningactivities/affordablehse/first_time_homebuyers.asp.
La Palma: http://www.cityoflapalma.org/index.aspx?NID=139.
La Mirada: www.cityof lamirada.org/index.aspx?page=46
Long Beach: http://www.lbhdc.org/homebuyers.html.
Orange (city): http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/econdev/housing/first_time_homebuyer_program.asp.
Santa Ana: http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/cda/HousingAuthorityHomePage.asp.
Westminster: http://www.comehometowestminster.org/id5.html.
If you would like a LIST OF REOS/ FORECLOSURES(Bank-Owned) residential homes or investment properties emailed directly to you, just email me at bstrealtor@aol.com with your request, and I will set it up so they are emailed directly to you. Or, feel free to use my listing carousel below, it is set up to provide you with a list of foreclosures in the Long Beach area priced from $200,000-$500,000. Some are just in the beginning of foreclosure and are not on the market yet, others are bank-owned. When you see an address that you are interested in, just email me the address and I can check and let you know if it has hit the market yet for sale and when it will be available to get inside. If you are waiting on the fence to buy, there are good buys out there! Get pre-qualified so we can get started!
Looking to Search the MLS? Just click on Properties on the left side of the Page. Go to Home Search and Register by filling out the information needed as well as your search criteria, and an email with the most current listings from our MLS will be sent to you each day based on your requested search criteria. The MLS information is updated every 20 minutes to be sure I have the most current ist of properties available. When you want to update your search criteria , just go back to the Home Seach tab, log in & add the new search criteria.
Available Homes for Sale! Call me at 714-296-7270 for your Private Showing or when I will be holding Open House.
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217-217-1/2 Argonne Avenue, Long Beach- Belmont Shore Classic Spanish Duplex with 3 garages. Upstairs unit has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, approx. 1700 sq.ft. and the lower unit is 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, approx. 1000 sq.ft. Beautiful arch windows, high barrel ceilings, colorful tile flooring, refinished wood floors, nwely painted inside and out. Close to Belmont Shore shopping,d ining, entertinment on 2nd Street. Offered at $849,000. Open House Sunday, August 8th from 1-5p. If you can't make open house, please call me for your private showing.
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Belmont Heights 2 Homes on One Lot-4021-4123 Theresa Ave., Long Beach-Front House is 3 Bed, 2 bath California Bungalow remodeled past few years with upgraded kitchen, fireplace in living room, rear master bedroom/ba. Back house is 3 bed, 2 bath home built in 1980's, with large brick fireplace, deck and private yard over the 5 garages and is rented for $2200/month. Front house could rent for $2300/month. Each extra garage can rent for $100/month, for a total gross monthly rent of $4800/month. Seller will carry 10% so that Buyer would only have to put 10% down or may work out an AITD to wrap the current financing. Call me or email me for details. Cross Streets are 6th & Termino. Theresa is South of Termino. Offered at $899,500! Open House Sunday, August 8th from 1-5p.m.
810-814-816 St. Louis Avenue, Long Beach- Rose Park Three houses on a lot. Front California Bungalow is remodeled with new kitchen, new appliances, including washer and dryer and rent the other two houses for $1000 each. Offered at $449,000. Call me for details!
3950 Linden Ave. Long Beach, Chateau Thiery (near Los Cerritos & Bixby Knolls Area) remodeled 3 bedrooms, 2 baths single story home, approx. 1938sq.ft. on a 8400' lot with RV access and cement pad in rear yard. Amazing front and rear yaards both with new fences, landscaping and sprinklers. New Roof, refinished beautiful wood floors, large family room with fireplace, large master bedroom with bath, remodeled kitchen with new appliances.Open House Sunday Aug.1stfrom 1p-5p. Call me for directions or for any questions you may have. This is a beautiful Home for $649,500 PENDING!
2302 E. 2nd St. #3a, Long Beach-Belmont Heights 3 Bedrooms, 2 bath condo only 2 blocks to the beach. Wonderful top floor condo in the Prk Royale. Centrally located to popular shops and restaurants. Open and bright and has many upgrades. Large kitchen is a chef's delight with a double ovena nd appliances included with lots of storage. Large Balcony (approx. 19') with tree view and great ocean breezes. Unit is approx. 1493 sq.ft. HOA Dues only$225/month. Offered at $470,000!
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204 La Verne Ave., Long Beach- Two bedrooms, 1 bath Belmont Shore classic Spanish Revival Home. Updated gas fireplace,, updateed bathroom and kitchen, newer roll-up garage door, Great Beach home for resort living in Belmont Shore and steps away from locally famous Second Street Shops and Restarurants. This is a short sale property so please call me for details. offered at $499,000!
If you would like further details on these listings, just give me a call at 714-296-7270 or email me at bstrealtor@aol.com.
Check out my other listings on this site too!
When you start considering all the home projects you want to tackle in a given year, it can become overwhelming. Here are some projects you should consider in July:
Cut back tree limbs that are touching roof. Flush water heater as needed. Be sure to turn off power before draining and refil before restoring power. Open and close cutoff valves to sinks and toilets. You don't want to discover during a plumbing emergency that valves are stuck. For vacation security, add motion sensor controls to exterior lighting.
I believe GOOD SERVICE makes for GOOD BUSINESS. Thanks to my clients confidence in me and their referrals to their friends and family, I work hard for my clients and I would love to have the opportunity to share my success with YOU!
CLICK ON YOUR HOME- to read Frequently asked Q&As about Buying & Selling. There is some very important information for you here! Did you know that if you are 62 years of age or older that you can have your property taxes postponed and paid by the state until you move,sell or die. Call the County Tax Assessor's Office and they will provide you the appropriate form to fill out.
SELLERS: When it comes to SELLING your home "the right agent makes all the difference in the world". There is a lot more to selling a house than just putting a "For Sale" sign in the front yard. I try to reflect this idea in everything I do from my initial visit with you right on through the closing. My marketing plan gives potential buyers a good look at your home from both inside and out. For a free-no obligation market analysis of your property just CLICK ON SELLING AND FILL OUT THE INFORMATION and I will email your market analysis directly to you. If you provide your phone # I can set up an appointment to see your property, and will provide you with a more comprehensive analysis as well as an estimated closing cost net sheet so you can see what you will come out with at the close of escrow. Remember, there is never any obligation when I provide you with my marketing analysis to list your property with me even if I come out to see the property. I just want to provide the best information to you and would always appreciate the opportunity to work for you if you feel it will be of benefit to you.
BUYERS: When it comes to BUYING a home/investment property, the value of doing business with me is my 28+years of experience, hardwork, integrity, negotiating successful terms,& superb service. I offer a FREE search of the MLS to find the property you are looking for. New properties will be emailed directly to you that match your criteria. This information is updated every 20 minutes.
TO START: Just click the "Properties" button on the left side of the page. It's as easy as that!
NEED TO BE PREQUALIFIED TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN BUY?
Call Jan Preslo or Cruz de Haro at Bank of America at 310-370-4633 X 220 or 310-991-8079 (cell). She has excellent loan programs which offer downpayment and closing cost assistance. Steve Soriano with Essex Mortgage has some excellent programs too. You can call him at (562) 429-3532 and let him know you got his name from me!
Welcome to my WEBSITE. I hope that you find it to be an excellent source of information about homes for sale as well as investment properties in the LONG BEACH AREA as well as SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. I offer access to real estate listings available on our local MLS as well as information I hope you will find helpful regarding the real estate process whether you are a First Time Buyer or Seasoned Investor or Seller. For those who have utilized my website and worked with me and referrred your family and friends, I would like to thank you for your confidence in me.
Home Buyer Assistance Programs
There are many "First Time Home Buyer Assistance Programs" available which are posted below. If you don't see a particular city in Orange County then there probably isn't a program offered by that city but you may find one in the County, State or Cal Vet site? Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.
Here is the main Orange County site which they call "MAP" or mortgage assistance program: http://www.affordable-housing.org/index.php/homebuyer-programs/downpayment-assistance/county-of-orange-mortgage-assistant-program-map/.
Another Orange County assistance site: http://ochousingtrust.org/programs.html.
CAL VET: http://www.cdva.ca.gov/CalVetloans/Default.aspx.
California Housing Finance Agency: http://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/information/borrower-requirements.htm.
HUD (main site) for many cities: http://www.hud.gov/local/ca/homeownership/prgmscity.cfm.
LA County site: http://www.ci.la.ca.us/lahd/hbuyers.htm, or: http://www.lacdc.org/CDCWebsite/HDP/ProgramInfo.aspx?ID=59 .
Anaheim: http://user.govoutreach.com/anaheim/faq.php?cid=3019.
Brea: http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/page.cfm?name=housing.
Buena Park: http://www.buenapark.com/Index.aspx?page=212.
Costa Mesa: http://www.cmredevelopment.org/rda-programs.htm.
Cypress: http://www.ci.cypress.ca.us/community_develpmnt/redevelopment/helpI.htm.
Garden Grove: http://www.comehometogardengrove.org/id1.html.
Huntington Beach: http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/housing/inclusionary_housing.cfm.
Irvine: http://www.ci.irvine.ca.us/depts/cd/planningactivities/affordablehse/first_time_homebuyers.asp.
La Palma: http://www.cityoflapalma.org/index.aspx?NID=139.
La Mirada: www.cityof lamirada.org/index.aspx?page=46
Long Beach: http://www.lbhdc.org/homebuyers.html.
Orange (city): http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/econdev/housing/first_time_homebuyer_program.asp.
Santa Ana: http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/cda/HousingAuthorityHomePage.asp.
Westminster: http://www.comehometowestminster.org/id5.html.
If you would like a LIST OF REOS/ FORECLOSURES(Bank-Owned) residential homes or investment properties emailed directly to you, just email me at bstrealtor@aol.com with your request, and I will set it up so they are emailed directly to you. Or, feel free to use my listing carousel below, it is set up to provide you with a list of foreclosures in the Long Beach area priced from $200,000-$500,000. Some are just in the beginning of foreclosure and are not on the market yet, others are bank-owned. When you see an address that you are interested in, just email me the address and I can check and let you know if it has hit the market yet for sale and when it will be available to get inside. If you are waiting on the fence to buy, there are good buys out there! Get pre-qualified so we can get started!
Looking to Search the MLS? Just click on Properties on the left side of the Page. Go to Home Search and Register by filling out the information needed as well as your search criteria, and an email with the most current listings from our MLS will be sent to you each day based on your requested search criteria. The MLS information is updated every 20 minutes to be sure I have the most current ist of properties available. When you want to update your search criteria , just go back to the Home Seach tab, log in & add the new search criteria.
Available Homes for Sale! Call me at 714-296-7270 for your Private Showing or when I will be holding Open House.
.
217-217-1/2 Argonne Avenue, Long Beach- Belmont Shore Classic Spanish Duplex with 3 garages. Upstairs unit has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, approx. 1700 sq.ft. and the lower unit is 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, approx. 1000 sq.ft. Beautiful arch windows, high barrel ceilings, colorful tile flooring, refinished wood floors, nwely painted inside and out. Close to Belmont Shore shopping,d ining, entertinment on 2nd Street. Offered at $849,000. Open House Sunday, August 8th from 1-5p. If you can't make open house, please call me for your private showing.
.
Belmont Heights 2 Homes on One Lot-4021-4123 Theresa Ave., Long Beach-Front House is 3 Bed, 2 bath California Bungalow remodeled past few years with upgraded kitchen, fireplace in living room, rear master bedroom/ba. Back house is 3 bed, 2 bath home built in 1980's, with large brick fireplace, deck and private yard over the 5 garages and is rented for $2200/month. Front house could rent for $2300/month. Each extra garage can rent for $100/month, for a total gross monthly rent of $4800/month. Seller will carry 10% so that Buyer would only have to put 10% down or may work out an AITD to wrap the current financing. Call me or email me for details. Cross Streets are 6th & Termino. Theresa is South of Termino. Offered at $899,500! Open House Sunday, August 8th from 1-5p.m.
810-814-816 St. Louis Avenue, Long Beach- Rose Park Three houses on a lot. Front California Bungalow is remodeled with new kitchen, new appliances, including washer and dryer and rent the other two houses for $1000 each. Offered at $449,000. Call me for details!
3950 Linden Ave. Long Beach, Chateau Thiery (near Los Cerritos & Bixby Knolls Area) remodeled 3 bedrooms, 2 baths single story home, approx. 1938sq.ft. on a 8400' lot with RV access and cement pad in rear yard. Amazing front and rear yaards both with new fences, landscaping and sprinklers. New Roof, refinished beautiful wood floors, large family room with fireplace, large master bedroom with bath, remodeled kitchen with new appliances.Open House Sunday Aug.1stfrom 1p-5p. Call me for directions or for any questions you may have. This is a beautiful Home for $649,500 PENDING!
2302 E. 2nd St. #3a, Long Beach-Belmont Heights 3 Bedrooms, 2 bath condo only 2 blocks to the beach. Wonderful top floor condo in the Prk Royale. Centrally located to popular shops and restaurants. Open and bright and has many upgrades. Large kitchen is a chef's delight with a double ovena nd appliances included with lots of storage. Large Balcony (approx. 19') with tree view and great ocean breezes. Unit is approx. 1493 sq.ft. HOA Dues only$225/month. Offered at $470,000!
.
204 La Verne Ave., Long Beach- Two bedrooms, 1 bath Belmont Shore classic Spanish Revival Home. Updated gas fireplace,, updateed bathroom and kitchen, newer roll-up garage door, Great Beach home for resort living in Belmont Shore and steps away from locally famous Second Street Shops and Restarurants. This is a short sale property so please call me for details. offered at $499,000!
If you would like further details on these listings, just give me a call at 714-296-7270 or email me at bstrealtor@aol.com.
Check out my other listings on this site too!
When you start considering all the home projects you want to tackle in a given year, it can become overwhelming. Here are some projects you should consider in July:
Cut back tree limbs that are touching roof. Flush water heater as needed. Be sure to turn off power before draining and refil before restoring power. Open and close cutoff valves to sinks and toilets. You don't want to discover during a plumbing emergency that valves are stuck. For vacation security, add motion sensor controls to exterior lighting.
I believe GOOD SERVICE makes for GOOD BUSINESS. Thanks to my clients confidence in me and their referrals to their friends and family, I work hard for my clients and I would love to have the opportunity to share my success with YOU!
CLICK ON YOUR HOME- to read Frequently asked Q&As about Buying & Selling. There is some very important information for you here! Did you know that if you are 62 years of age or older that you can have your property taxes postponed and paid by the state until you move,sell or die. Call the County Tax Assessor's Office and they will provide you the appropriate form to fill out.
SELLERS: When it comes to SELLING your home "the right agent makes all the difference in the world". There is a lot more to selling a house than just putting a "For Sale" sign in the front yard. I try to reflect this idea in everything I do from my initial visit with you right on through the closing. My marketing plan gives potential buyers a good look at your home from both inside and out. For a free-no obligation market analysis of your property just CLICK ON SELLING AND FILL OUT THE INFORMATION and I will email your market analysis directly to you. If you provide your phone # I can set up an appointment to see your property, and will provide you with a more comprehensive analysis as well as an estimated closing cost net sheet so you can see what you will come out with at the close of escrow. Remember, there is never any obligation when I provide you with my marketing analysis to list your property with me even if I come out to see the property. I just want to provide the best information to you and would always appreciate the opportunity to work for you if you feel it will be of benefit to you.
BUYERS: When it comes to BUYING a home/investment property, the value of doing business with me is my 28+years of experience, hardwork, integrity, negotiating successful terms,& superb service. I offer a FREE search of the MLS to find the property you are looking for. New properties will be emailed directly to you that match your criteria. This information is updated every 20 minutes.
TO START: Just click the "Properties" button on the left side of the page. It's as easy as that!
NEED TO BE PREQUALIFIED TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN BUY?
Call Jan Preslo or Cruz de Haro at Bank of America at 310-370-4633 X 220 or 310-991-8079 (cell). She has excellent loan programs which offer downpayment and closing cost assistance. Steve Soriano with Essex Mortgage has some excellent programs too. You can call him at (562) 429-3532 and let him know you got his name from me!
