Real estate transactions are rarely simple, even when buyers see eye to eye. This is through no lack of trying on our part! As real estate agents, we use our expertise and an industry-spanning system to try to keep things as straightforward as possible. But when approaching the escrow process, there are often a few more details that need to be ironed out. This is where counter offers c...

• calendar_month July 8, 2022
• category Current Real Estate, Industry, Misc., Tips
• post California Real Estate, Counter Offer, real estate

You’re totally in your element when it comes to selling homes… that is until a camera starts rolling. Suddenly, all of those words that came so easily just seconds ago have evaporated into thin air. Your thoughts don’t last more than three seconds before they’re seized with a crippling panic. Where has that smooth-as-silk negotiator gone? Real estate videos are a ne...

• calendar_month July 15, 2022
• category Industry, Misc., Tips, Video
• post professional videos, Video, videos

Long before selfies, Los Angeles was obsessed with capturing itself on camera. And no one knows how to use a camera like the people of LA. The great Los Angeles movie has been made time and time again. Sometimes, it’s practically a copy of a copy. But nearly a century after the first motion pictures were made, LA has yet to run out of new things to say about itself. That’s...

• calendar_month October 11, 2022
• category Celebrity, Misc.
• post Entertainment

Long before selfies, Los Angeles was obsessed with capturing itself on camera. And no one knows how to use a camera like the people of LA. The great Los Angeles movie has been made time and time again. Sometimes, it’s practically a copy of a copy. But nearly a century after the first motion pictures were made, LA has yet to run out of new things to say about itself. That’s...

• calendar_month October 24, 2022
• category Celebrity, Misc.
• post 2022, Entertainment, family fun, Janie Bruce

Feature image credit: Southern California Haunt List (VanOaks Cemetery) No matter how you slice it, Los Angeles is a city that loves Halloween. Maybe it’s the series of interconnected neighborhoods, each proffering their own communal take on the Halloween spirit. Or perhaps it’s the industry insiders concocting some of the most creative amateur haunted walk-throughs you’ll ...

• calendar_month October 26, 2022
• category Local news, Misc.
• post 2022, Community, Entertainment, halloween, Los Angeles

With the cost of living steadily going up, it’s not surprising that many homeowners are putting off their home improvement plans.  Just because grocery and energy prices are rising at a record pace doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon changing things up around the house.  This list of affordable home décor updates will surely get you inspired! Here are a f...

• calendar_month November 9, 2022
• category Home Design & Decor, Misc., Tips
• post Home Decor, Home Design

Los Angeles treasure Sparks wrote the original anti-Christmas carol with “Thank God It’s Not Christmas” as part of their solid 1974 record Kimono My House. During the chorus, Russell Mael gratefully imparts, “Thank God it’s not Christmas when there is only you and nothing else to do.” But there are much worse places to be than LA during Christmas…...

• calendar_month December 22, 2022
• category Local news, Misc., Tips
• post 2022, Entertainment, Local attractions, Los Angeles

If you’re looking for a traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, it’s tough to beat Times Square in New York.  And Las Vegas is also always a great time. That being said, New Year’s Eve Los Angeles-style is a completely different animal. And while New Year’s Eve is often about looking to the future, these five local options pay reverent tribute to our...

• calendar_month December 27, 2022
• category Misc., Tips
• post 2022, Entertainment, Local attractions, New Year's Eve Celebration

Here we go; narrowing down the best pizza in Los Angeles. Why do we even do this to ourselves? For every joint that makes the list, there are three more we’ll feel remiss to have neglected. But we tried to narrow things down to 10 pizza places, spanning the creative to the classic.  DeSano Pizzeria An authentic taste of Italy is guaranteed when you visit DeSano Pizzeria&nb...

• calendar_month August 10, 2023
• category Misc.
• post 2023, Los Angeles, Los Angeles restaurant, Pizza, Tips

Los Angeles may not be the desert that so many people claim. At least not all of it. Parts of the greater LA area encompass portions of the SoCal desert. For those unaware, we actually have two deserts in Southern California and three distinct deserts making up the California desert environment. Not too far off from the city, you’ll find the ...

• calendar_month August 13, 2023
• category Misc.
• post 2023, California, Entertainment, hiking