Palos Verdes Estates homes “Ambassador Program”
Yesterday, I attended my first class in the Palos Verdes Specialist program offered through our local Board of Realtors. Many of you might wonder and have already asked, “… you’re kidding right, you’ve been here since 1968 [I was 12 years old then, so you do the math], shouldn’t you be teaching the class?!…”
And in fact, I was asked to teach the class and I just may. However, the class is being taught currently by a guy I have a lot of respect for and before he retires, I wanted to learn as much as I could. We never stop learning, right? Guess what, I did learn some things yesterday that I did not know and you’ll find me over the next few weeks posting little snippets on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ I promise, you will find them interesting. For example, do you know WHY Portuguese Bend and Lunada Bay have the most temperate climate zones in all of the Peninsula? Send me an email or text me and I will let you know.
So one of the really interesting things I learned concerns Palos Verdes Estates homes. The “Ambassador Program” started in December of last year. I’ve excerpted the below (screen shot) from the Palos Verdes Estates newsletter 
Palos Verdes Estates Homes Ambassador Program
The Ambassador Program for Palos Verdes Estates homes is spearheaded by Allan Rigg who is in the Planning & Building, Public Works department for the city of Palos Verdes Estates. He can be reached at (310) 378-0388 x2216. 
I do have some concerns over this program however. Here’s how it’s being rolled out for Palos Verdes Estates homes. Every few months, the city goes into the public property tax records and collects the list of Palos Verdes Estates homes recently sold. They then send out a letter to the new homeowners inviting them to take advantage of this program. Allen visits the property and educates the new homeowner on various issues concerning owning Palos Verdes Estates homes. Some of the more contentious issues he’s had to deal with in his job are issues about drainage, property lines, encroachments etc. So if he observes violations or areas of concerns then he will let the new homeowner know. This is a good thing!
My worry however is that if these possible areas of concerns that Allen brings up weren’t properly disclosed to the buyer during the course of the sale, well you can imagine what will happen next if you were one of the owners of Palos Verdes Estates homes just sold.
So, what do you do if you’re an owner of one of the Palos Verdes Estates homes for sale now or if you’re planning on selling your Palos Verdes Estates home? I asked Allen during the seminar yesterday, within the context of my liability concern and it was clear that he was somewhat uncomfortable with question and my suggestion that current homeowners who are either now selling their home or planning to, that they be encouraged to contact him to take advantage of this Ambassador Program “preemptively” so as to be in a position to properly disclose to a buyer OR fix an issue before it’s a problem! His response was that he was going to ask the city attorney about that and then get back to me.
Personally, were I planning to sell one of the Palos Verdes Estates homes, I would want Allen to come out and educate me, as the Seller, not as the New Owner, so that I can have the opportunity to mitigate my liability in the sale and deliver a good product to the Buyer. Doing so would even help me get a higher price for the home! Stay tuned and I will update as I learn things or if you’re interested in considering selling your Palos Verdes Estates home, contact me and/or take advantage of the free research tools on my main page such as “What’s My Home Worth” tools.
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As originally published here: http://www.homeispalosverdes.com/ambassador-program-for-palos-verdes-estates-homes/
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