I own a beautiful home on Oaklawn Avenue in South Pasadena. While the main structure is in pretty good shape, our storage shed in the back was starting to look rough. The shed was originally built and (I think) painted in the 1950’s. Time and sunlight had reduced the original paint to a cracking and […]
Cute furnished 1 bedroom detached home in South Pasadena that is close to everything. 1 block to Habit Burger, Chipotle, Starbucks, Mama’s Pizza, Fair Oaks Pharmacy, Blaze Pizza and Gus’s Barbeque. Convenient to the Gold Line Metro Station (1/2 mile) and the weekly South Pasadena Farmer’s Market (1/2 mile). Garfield Park is just a few […]
My wife and I bought the home at 444 Oaklawn Avenue in South Pasadena around 2005 and lived there with our family for many years. When our kids were (mostly) grown – we moved to another South Pasadena property over by Trader Joe’s and began renting Oaklawn. It is a wonderful place to raise a […]
Marengo Elementary School in the South Pasadena Unified School District in South Pasadena, California has been recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2020. The program recognizes schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. This year the […]
Single family home over by Trader Joe’s in South Pasadena for lease. Live on a tree-lined street in your own historic house for just $3,300 per month. This is not a fancy house – but it’s a great location with a decent sized yard on a nice residential street. It’s 2 blocks from Trader Joe’s, […]
The housing market in Los Angeles and especially in South Pasadena is experiencing shortages of homes for sale. This has created unprecedented competition for well-priced properties. I recently had the privilege of helping my client, Mike K. to navigate this real estate landscape and purchase 1016 Orange Grove Avenue in South Pasadena. My client had […]
I recently closed on a home here in South Pasadena with a great and conscientious client who carefully inspected the property prior to purchase. One of the professionals involved was a termite inspector. The inspector found evidence of active termites around the home. My client considered the options for addressing the termites and opted to […]
As a top real estate agent in South Pasadena, I often encounter clients who reference the Zillow Zestimate prior to selling or buying a property. If the client is a seller they usually say: “My home is worth way more than that Zestimate!”. If the client is a buyer they usually say: “Well the Zestimate […]
Today at my home on Palm Avenue the City water folks came out and switched out my ancient water meter for a brand new one. I’m told that the City of South Pasadena is starting with older or damaged meters being replaced first – and then moving to replace others. Since my South Pasadena home […]
What does that mean for a home buyer? You are in the enviable position of borrowing money to buy a home at the lowest rate ever. EVER. That means you can pay much less per month than even a year or two ago. That means you can afford to buy a larger, fancier home and […]