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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Welcome December! The Holiday season is certainly in full swing with no time to stop, as we just celebrated Thanksgiving 3 days ago.   As we close out 2024, real estate remains active.  Buyers and sellers are poised to make their move, optimistic that the economy will improve, interest rates will settle in somewhere between 5% - 6%, and home prices will increase at the normal 2% - 3% annual rate as it has been over the past 40 years.  Inquiries on my listings continue with potential buyers even asking if I have any homes for sale not in the MLS (pocket listings).  My current inventory is primarily vacant land listings as well as a fantastic lease opportunity - reach out to me for details on any of these! If you are considering selling, be it a condominium or single-family residence, or ...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Throwback Thursdays: went to an open house in 2012 I took a few pictures, because I had a hard time appreciating the benefits of this sign. here we are and I am still wondering. Now with that said 12 years later I still scratch my head what were the sellers thinking and what the benefit was?Clearly the listing agent could not convince them to remove it for the Open House.Basically, everywhere I went I saw the same signs, was this a Freudian slip, that one of the sellers did not really want to sell? Let me know your thoughts. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Speechless Sundays: Who was the head chef in your home on Thanksgiving? Well in all fairness, in our home it was Holly. The photos are a bit old, but you get the idea. Five years ago, feels like yesterday to me.Thanksgiving has too many chefs if you asked me. Needless to say, one has to be the head chef.Here in our household, it is a toss-up me or Holly:) Jill our cat did not really want to be involved in the cooking. She preferred getting the finished product i.e.: the dinner.  Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realt...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Friday Fun Day: well, when it comes to cooking in the kitchen... I am sure Nina Hollander, Broker  will appreciate this post. Thank you for your kind gift.Now let's focus on the meal. Diane loves seared Scallops. Hence, I decided to make it an easy meal. Frozen French Fries that can be backed as I always do. Left over sweet potatoes from the Thanksgiving.Fresh baked/steamed Broccolis and some baked Cheddar Cheese Schrimp.Easy Friday Dinner, so, what did you have for dinner? Hopefully it was fun like mine. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet f...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Speechless Sunday: A nice call from the new owner... I was heading out to showings in Malibu, CA. I had an out of State client wanting to see some vacant lots in Malibu, CA.On my way to meet them, I received a call, and the person wanted to tell me that my sign is still at the property. I asked which property, and he told me that it is 1553 Cliff Dr. He is the new owner, and the land sale took place in April of this year. I thanked him for his call and patience and assured him that this week Monday or Tuesday the sign will be removed.I was appreciative that he was gracious and did not flip out instead moved the sign closer to the street for the sign guys to pick them up.Little did I know that my Marketing Continued for another three to four months. He texted me the photos to make it eas...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
End of Summer heat wave in Los Angeles, CA, showing properties can be challenging especially if you are a land specialist. Friday I was heading to one of my listings in Pacific Palisades for a showing.Went through Brentwood, CA and look at what the temperature gage was showing. Had to smile that is what our current Vice President calls home. Well, I continued to my listing, two streets below in the Pacific Palisades, CA that Tom Hanks has his home. Now look at the temperature my phone was showing.In all fairness I have been in the greater Los Angeles area for 26+ years and this heat wave was unexpected and not accustomed to it. I feel terrible for the 7,800+ people who have been without electricity and the other thousands who do not have Air Conditioning.I am so grateful that we had ele...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Wordless Wednesdays living next to Los Angeles International Airport better known as LAX!I was taking out the trash and saw this plane clearly first time flying to LAX and was clearly off by about 400 yards or more. I wonder what the  Air Traffic Control was telling him? :)I suspect they were yelling at him and telling him to make an adjustment...Well one of the benefits of living close to LAX you get to see day or night when new pilots coming to Los Angeles for the first time. Locals like me know that they are off course, ironically, they do not.Reminded me of new agent in this great profession of ours, we see them coming a mile away. The send you a text or an email or a voice mail but it might take a day or two for them to reply to our response.   Wishing you a safe and healthy life a...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Hope you had a Happy Labor Day Weekend!I am always amazed how many people are inconsiderate and text you, call you and email you early in the morning and throughout the day without apologizing and saying "hope I am not bothering you during the long weekend..." Needless to say, I respond to texts and emails and calls, not as fast as on a regular day or regular weekend, but it tells me what type of potential client I am dealing with....Just remember, those who work hard in life and never hesitate from challenges are the ones who shine the brightest! (author unknown) I was also amazed how business like Tire Shops were open during the weekend as well as Wine Stores and Grocery Stores. Needless to say, I managed to provide them with business.Yes, yesterday morning I was ready to go do some e...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Well in all fairness I had this tool for over three or four years and have been meaning to make a meal with it. As we all know time, focus and distractions kept it in my cupboard for so long.Well today was the day I decided to play with it and how fun it was. Converting three zucchinis into something that looks like pasta:)))The meal was great, tasted light, now I will need to play with it more and improve on it.Not bad for a first attempt.Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most diff...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
This recipe was inspired by one of my cookbooks "The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook" by Caitlin Samson a clinical Nutritionist.  Do not be put off with the Title, there are some great recipes and clearly many were interested when I posted the results.Now let me get to the ingredients, keep in mind to me a recipe is just a guide or inspiration. Hence, I have made many changes, now with that said:1. Pre-cook your favorite rice or whatever you happen to have at home. The recipe called for Wild Rice, unfortunately I did not have any at home. Hence, I used once cup of brown basmati and one cup of white basmati rice. Keep in mind you can cook the rice ahead and use the leftovers for this recipe.2. Take the cooked rice mix it with Kale or if you do not have Kale at home, you can use Swiss Chard...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Well, I tend to relax by making a meal and hopefully it is a fun and tasty meal.Now with that said, I decided to try purple sweet potato instead of the yellow one. Now with that said we are a fan of the purple one. Inquiring minds want to know what your take is, and which one do you like better?If you are interested in the recipe, I am open to do a post or just share it privately if you are in a rush to make it before I get to do a recipe post.I look forward to your input and feedback. If we do not connect have a fantastic Labor Day Weekend.    Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me ...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
It's National Dog Day: well in all fairness here in Westchester, LA., CA in our home it is everyday National Dog Day, and you can just ask our Holly, and she will confirm that it is true.In case you are wondering, Diane ordered from Amazon a Shower Cap for Holly, and it arrived today. Now I have other pictures that show how much she is loved, but I could not resist sharing these first photos of her reaction to her new shower cap:)) Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult p...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Speechless Sundays: Our flowers popped up again out of nowhere...every summer about this time of year we get these beautiful flowers.Sadly, they do not last a long time, but we love the surprise popping out of nowhere, well look all we have is rocks here all year. Not even any grass pops up.Now with that said every year I ask the community what these beautiful flowers are, and I must be senile because I never remember it. Maybe I am too busy enjoying them. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and s...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Throwback Thursdays: Hard to believe this event was 24 years ago... I was relatively a new agent here in the Greater Los Angeles area and was focused on learning from everyone.  Look at the cover photo and who else was present at this event. Hard to believe I was lucky enough to meet all these people and listen to them from close up. Their words were heart felt and during the break some were even open to talking to the audience in the hallway. Not all of them some well I will just leave it at that....Tony Robbins was the Motivation Guru in those days, hence I needed to see what I could learn from him.The main speaker at the time was Donald J. Trump, before becoming a politician. His message was " Mastering the Art of the Deal" how to negotiate....Interesting to recall my observations an...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Wordless Wednesdays: walking Holly things we notice... three blocks from our house, there is a street that seems a cross over to avoid the busy traffic all around to get to the Airport, that is Los Angeles International Airport also known as LAX.  Sadly the Ubers and taxi drivers as well as limo drivers do not respect that this is a family neighborhood with small children and are flying by at unreasonable speed no pun intended with the flying by.As I walked Holly on Monday, I noticed this sign from one of the homeowners who has two small children. I smiled and we continued our stroll. Then on Tuesday as we walked by, I thought let me take a couple photos just for fun.Now the bets are out how long will the sign be there before someone runs it over or steals it? Inquiring minds want to kn...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Well, this special moon started on Monday night. I have been too busy so finally I had time to share with Diane and have her check it out with me. This is such a rare and special moon. As I have tried over the years to take photos with my cell phone, it does not give justice to what you can see with your own eyes.Needless to say, it will be another 13 years for the moon to a line, like it is now, a full moon with cycled of blue and super moon aligning.Now to novice skywatchers like me, I am just enjoying the big and bright moon, and it brings back memories, when I was a small child, and my father would take me to special Moon sightings at the observatory. I loved it because I could stay up late at night and could listen to my father telling me how special the moon was at the time.My pho...
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By Alberto Pacheco, Experience and Trust
(Home Smart Evergreen Realty)
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Speechless Sundays: sometimes a first attempt does not turn out as we would like it. As some of you know I have been tasked with creating Mexican style meals. I have never cooked before, so I started cautiously.Well, here was my first attempt. I decided to make Creamy Chicken Enchiladas.Keep in mind I am seasoned enough to know not to go with the timelines:Prep Time: 15 minutes not really plan on 30-40 minutesCooking time: 45 minutes, well if you turn the heat up 30 minutes my take:)Total Time: 1 hour Not really plan on 1:30 minutesIngredients:1, two tablespoon of butter (Unsalted) my two cents2. 1/4 chopped medium onion (my take) recipe calls for one whole onion.3. recipe calls for 8 oz of cream cheese.... well my take is less than 4 oz.4. chopped cooked chicken breasts 1/2 cup accordi...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Wordless Wednesdays: Receiving a thoughtful gift is always appreciated... Diane received a Rolling Stone's T-shirt from one of her attorney bosses.  She was super excited. In her office there are pictures of different Concerts we attended and needless to say we did not go to the last one at SoFi Stadium for various reasons.Now with that said she is still a fan and as you can see, we have paintings autographed on our walls by the artist.In case you are wondering who the artist is? It is one of the Stones, Ronnie Wood to be exact. We had the pleasure of meeting him in person in Santa Monica probably about 15 or more years ago. When we bought one of his paintings.The other one we bought in San Francisco; many are not aware that he is not just a musician but a great artist too. On a side no...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Speechless Sundays: time to lighten things up, I have been commenting about AI on many posts and everyone knows my thoughts and position especially since my last post.Now with that said, I thought I would lighten things up and have you decided which salad you prefer? The first one is Tomatoes, Fig reduced Balsamic Vinegar, Fresh Mozzarella cheese, fresh basil leaves with Black truffle olive oil and left over baked salmon.Just to be clear we had both today. Why? It was hot and humid even at night and when Diane saw my appetizer, she said could you make a salad as the main course? Reluctantly I did...Fresh spinach leaves, fresh avocado, cucumbers, baby sweet peppers, tomatoes, shredded red cabbage, radishes, and left-over baked chicken breasts.We have leftovers from both and some leftover...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Friday Fun Day: after a hectic week how about playing with food?...Well, I had some idea what to make for dinner but turned-out Diane did not have lunch. She had a hectic day too... hence I improvised on what I was planning on making for dinner.In fairness to disclosure the rice was made yesterday, and it was intentionally made dry and burnt a bit so I could use the leftovers either in soup or some other manner to make it soft again. I snuck in there a can of black beans to make it more of a Spanish twist.So, check out the photos, a total creation without any recipe inspiration. Hope you liked it Diane loved it:) It helped that she was hungry:)) to give you some idea, fresh veggies and some Argentinian Shrimp & some Langostino Tails were in the mix. Wishing you a safe and healthy life a...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Diane was in the mood for Sushi and Sashimi and who am I to not accommodate it?Good eats at our home any night, no matter what the weather is like outside:)No need to choose everything was on the table. with that said all you can eat. The secret is to buy fresh ingredients and serve them the same day fresh. Bon Appetite. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, please reach out to me directly!! If you are considering buying or selling a hom...
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By Endre Barath, Jr., Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002
(Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
Monday Motivations: another quote or two from Marcus Aurelius... with all the distractions that are going on around us: Politics, Wars, on the local and national level elections and within our profession the National Association of Realtor's settlement and now all the changes, I thought this would be a great message to share."... do not waste the remaining part of your life in thoughts about other people, when you are not thinking with reference to some aspect of the common good. Why deprive yourself of the time for some other tasks? I mean thinking about what so-and-so is doing, and why, what he is saying or contemplating or plotting and all that line of thought makes you stray from the close watch on your own directing mind..."(I thought this illustration would make you think before u...
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