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rental: rent or buy?? - 03/17/11 04:27 PM
The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on February 1st, 2011.
I’ve been considering the possibility of putting my days as a renter behind me and joining the ranks of the homeowner, though I’m trying to figure out which makes more sense. I currently pay about $2,000/mo in rent (soon to go up). At what point is it more logical to quit renting and buy?
—Ryan K., Santa Monica
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Hi Ryan,
I get this question a lot. There’s no quick answer, and I would need some more information to give you a … (3 comments)

rental: what's up in weho?? - 02/22/10 05:53 PM

I'm so glad you asked! I'm going to tell you.  For those who don't follow this type of stuff closely, a lot of this will be news to you.  Others, not so much.  It's not new news per se, but I find that the more people I tell about it, the less it actually seems to be known.  So here we go.
First, the Jons supermarket that sits at Fountain and La Brea is coming down. The plan for that space is 6-story, 187-unit apartment building with 16,700 square feet of retail.  According to the website of Newman Garrison Gilmour … (3 comments)

rental: santa monica realtor pays $200,000 in tenant harrasment case. - 07/22/08 01:00 PM
I've advised more clients than I care to remember about the dangers of messing with the city (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, wherever) when it comes to tenants rights.  More often than not, tenants who have been firmly entrenched in rent controlled apartments for years or even decades know the laws better than you could ever hope to.  And tenants in the know know that the city always favors them, pretty much (especially in West Hollywood - I would NEVER want to own income proprerty there).
Unfortunately for a Santa Monica Realtor who is also the owner of the subject … (0 comments)

 
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