Lori's Listing's ~ Yard Sale! Yard Sale! Yard Sale!

~ Lori's Listing's ~
Yard Sale!

Another lovely home
exclusively listed by
Lori Alvarez
& Team
This one is SOLD by the #1 Realtor!

Drop by and see what treasures

this family has to offer!

Lot's of great furniture, household goods, antiques and so much more!
Make us an offer we can't refuse!

 
Where at

 1707 E. Sachs Place 

Covina, Ca 91724

 
 8 am - 2 pm

August 10th , 2013

 Call for more details

(909) 227-4196

When you list your home to sell for 
Top Dollar with 

Lori Alvarez
 & Team! 
We offer full service real estate with plenty of other great benefits. Call us now to help you make your next move! You can also get more details at Lori Alvarez & Team!

See you in the morning!

About the Author – Lori Alvarez is the CEO of Lori Alvarez & Team, kw Realty East Foothills who has been building her family legacy since February 2007. Where by the blessings and graces of God she has taken her team to be #1 Listing and Sales Agent for 2011/2012 in her East Foothills office. She uses the MREA (Millionaire Real Estate Agent) models as an operations manual, many other amazing mentors, and her faith in God! Lori Alvarez can be reached by e-mail at Lori@Lorialvarez.net OR friend me on facebook OR Tweets available on Twitter! However my favorite is by phone at 909-227-4196!

'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Happy Memorial Day! Did you know ~ the placement of your BBQ is regulated?

Happy Memorial Day! There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends,  John 15:13. As we spend sometime together honoring our veteran's around the BBQ enjoy and think about this!

So here it is a good friend of mine is stuck battling the City due to the location of their beautiful built in custom BBQ! (Hope they aren't reading this? Haha I know they are!) Or you just bought your home and you have BIG plans, here comes the additions. Maybe you need those new windows or repair / replace the roof because it's been 20+ years since one has been put on. What do we do, where do we go, whom do we call?

It is so important that you investigate all areas of concern before making changes. What to do if you decide you would prefer to renovate or add on square footage to the house instead of just buying a larger home. When adding on to the home you should know a permit is necessary to: build an addition, remodel, or alter your house. Installing a retaining wall or removing it. Replacing or relocating the water heater. Replacing, repair, or recover the roof. Replace, add or retrofit windows. Build (ouch custom BBQ!) or remove a patio cover, balcony or deck. Installing a pool or spa (even above ground). Add a new electrical circuit or extend existing one. Upgrading, repairing, or relocating an electrical panel. That seems like an excessive list, however the purpose of the permit is to assure that construction complies with the Uniform Codes adopted by many cities (please verify with your local city code ordinances). The above mentioned are courtesy of the City of San Dimas (for permit info click here)  to protect health and safety, general welfare and your investment in your property. 

Where in the world do you go to get all the support necessary to do such an addition / renovation. Well first things first you might want to put together a list (for the non artistic person) or draw out a picture of what you envision (if your somewhat artsy), don't make it too elaborate, at some point you will probably be hiring an architect.  Next steps should realistically be a call into your local city planning / housing department to run your thoughts by them on what you are considering doing and if they have any suggestions and what the costs might be for necessary permits. I am most positive they will have suggestions and charges. Then after that you might want to check in with a few various licensed professionals in different types of fields to get their feedback / estimates.

So what professionals should you call? Once connected with the City to verify what they require and what is possible with your renovation or addition will vary to certain degrees. Then it is the

He can do it all OR can he?

professionals to choose. A licensed general contractor, an architect, and your on to the next step. Or maybe you don't want to hire the general contractor who handles it all. However you do want to get some support in specialty fields, like an electrician, roofer, or other type of professional. Make sure to reach out to trusted resources such as; searching the Internet and call around to ask for referrals. Whatever you do don't hurry this part for it's important for you take the time to investigate the professional of choice before hiring them, you do want to know they are a true craftsman.

When you are ready to bring on that professional don't forget, Lori Alvarez & Team are your trusted professional with the resources you need. We are daily building our database with professionals in almost any field. Whenever we do refer a professional out we are sure to follow up and see how it went, if there is ever a complaint off the list they go! So when you are ready to do that project or ready to make that move....Call us at Lori Alvarez & Team! We are called to serve! 

Happy Memorial day! 

Enjoy the family next to that permitted BBQ!

About the Author – Lori Alvarez is the CEO of Lori Alvarez & Team, kw Realty Glendora who has been building her family legacy since February 2007.   Where by the blessings and graces of God she has taken her team to be #1 Listing and Sales Agent for 2011/2012 in her Glendora office.  She uses the MREA (Millionaire Real Estate Agent) models as an operations manual and many other amazing mentors and her faith in her Great God! Lori Alvarez can be reached by e-mail at Lori@Lorialvarez.net OR friend me on facebook OR Tweets available on Twitter! However my favorite is by phone at 909-227-4196!

'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

 

TWO HUNDRED FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SPENT in Glendora

So if you believe San Dimas spent some serious money last year! Glendora spent twice as much at  $204,335,361.00 to be exact.  That what was the total sum of our Glendora Real Estate homes SOLD for 2012. To be exact that was 452 homes that SOLD. So what did 2012 look like for us here in our local foothills of Glendora?

Our total population for 2012 was 50,073 people and we have had a population growth of about  .07% since 2000. Our general household income is $75,954. Glendora Unified public schools total enrollment is 7488 students, kinder -12th. Our teacher to student ratio is about 23.8 students to teachers. Then of course the API scores for the elementary schools are at 901, Middle Schools 875 and the highschool is 837, which brings the API average to a 865. This great information is courtesy of  City of Glendora . Click here for more local community information on the City of Glendora .

The average Glendora home that sold in 2012 was a 3 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom 1779 sq ft home. What does that look like in the pocket book? Well your spending on average $439,478 dollars for a home! This home is also taking about 82 days from start to finish to sell. So that equates to an average of 8.7 homes selling per week, almost one and a half  homes a day were SOLD! That is great news!

Should you want to get the current market value of your home in Glendora click on What's your home worth? Lori Alvarez and team will be sure to get you that information. The great news that puts a smile on everyone's faces is the REAL ESTATE MARKET IS ON THE RISE and it is NOW A SELLERS MARKET, with homes increasing dramatically. Oh shoot except for the buyers they may not be smiling as 2011 was their year. However buyers, the great news is when you buy real estate you know if you keep it long enough it's one of the best investments you will make, so don't despair, just get in there and be ready to put your best foot forth, it will take your TOP DOLLAR now and in a few years, those extra dollars you pay now will hopefully pay off, with even greater dollars! To search for homes in Glendora, click here!

So who can we help make their next move? Don't delay click here NOW or call us ASAP, it's a great time to make that move now!

Never Stop Dreaming!

You know when you are growing up and your only desire is to be loved! Well that's me the little girl who always wanted to be loved by everyone, and just never seemed to happen! So the best way to share my heart was through my writing! I wrote many different types of notes; love, my idea of poetry, sad ones too! Then as I matured I had the opportunity to write on the school newspaper! Became the features editor of the knights banner! Onto college and wrote a bit there and then life changed! So off and on after a few babies and through a few pregnancies wrote a little more. Now I am back and excited to be back into my journaling and these what they call blogging! So excited to share this experience with my amazing son Nolan Alvarez. I hope he enjoys it as much as I want him to share in this experience! Check out my babies blog at Nolan's Nifty Notes! Until the next one!