The practical, emotional and strategic support you need to get into the right home.

WHY BUY WITH ALEX?

Experience

With a decade of real estate experience working at a high volume, I have seen every type of home sale under the California sun. I have also worked on both the tech side of real estate and the bespoke, hyper-local side. I've married both approaches into one end-to-end service experience for my clients that is highly efficient and data informed yet also very locally grounded and hands on.

Local Expert

I grew up in the foothills of Northeast Los Angeles. I know the topography, vibe and school districts extremely well in each neighborhood. I help my clients navigate the Foothill and NELA areas of LA to find the right neighborhood for them. Because you’re not only buying a home, you’re investing in a community.

Recent Success

Even in this competitive market, on average, my buyers get into homes within 4-10 weeks. My relationships with local agents and accuracy in data analysis helps me counsel clients on how to successfully approach their offer strategy. It’s about finding the right home match, knowing how to structure your terms competitively and having an agent who relentlessly puts in the work to represent you well in the eyes of the list agent and sellers.

I Sincerely Care

Whatever your budget is, you will have the best of me. You will not be handed off to an inexperienced ‘green’ buyer’s agent, a practice common in larger teams. My loyalty and care is for the client in front of me, not the commission. It’s just who I am and how I run my business. Additionally, for every home I help a client buy I donate funds to help BUILD SAFE HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN GUATEMALA.

Design Background

Because of my interior design background, I help buyers visualize improvements they could make to homes as we walk through them. Certain properties cost a lot of money to get up to speed. On the other hand, some properties just need a cohesive vision and a few updates to instantly increase property value and become an amazing place to call home. But it does take a certain eye to spot those differences. Consider my eyes your eyes.

TYPICAL
BUYING TIMELINE

  • Meet with me to discuss your real estate goals and the logistics of your search. If you’d like to work with me we’ll sign the buyer/agent agreement and I will set up a custom collaborative search for you on the Compass dashboard. I highly recommend downloading the app as well.

  • Before you do anything else, if you’re not a cash buyer, get pre-approved for a loan. You can’t submit an offer without a pre-approval in hand and you also need it to inform the financial piece of your search. You can also ask them to run scenarios for monthly mortgage payments at different price points. I have some great lender recs if you want them.

  • Now it’s time to see some homes! There’s no substitute for seeing homes IN PERSON. Let’s set up some weekends to go together and process the homes in real-time. I like to do this at least the first few weekends. After that, I would love to continue to see homes with you as they come up, but if you’re the type that wants to see homes on your own that’s fine too! Just let me know when you see one you like, and then I’ll make sure to go see it and connect with the list agent.

  • Once you identify a home you like, you can submit an offer. I’ll advise you through my interactions with the listing agent and by reviewing comparable sales with you. Then I’ll write up and submit your offer along with your pre-approval and proof of funds. At this point, your offer will be accepted, rejected, or most likely countered, in which case we can determine what you’d like to do in response.

  • Congrats! Your offer was accepted. Here is a typical escrow timeline:

    Day 1 : Offer accepted

    Day 2: Schedule inspections

    Day 3: Initial deposit due and work on homeowners’ insurance

    Day 1-7: Review sellers’ disclosures and conduct inspections Appraiser is sent out by lender at this time.

    Day 15: The loan should be approved by now

    Day 17-30: Escrow closes, grant deed records and the home is yours!

  • You’ll review disclosures about the home provided by the seller and your inspection reports (don’t worry, I’ll help you set those up). Based on your investigations and review, you can move forward, negotiate repairs repairs or credits for issues previously unknown or cancel if the house is simply in too bad of shape.

  • Your lender will get started on approving your loan on Day 1 of escrow. You’ll also need to pay your lender for the appraisal so it can be ordered right away. Additionally, it is best to provide your lender with all the documentation they request asap so there is not a delay with loan approval. If the appraisal comes in at the purchase price or above it, you are good. If it comes in below we will have to negotiate with the sellers.

  • Once your loan is approved, final closing docs will be sent to escrow. You have to sit with these documents 3 days before you can sign them. Usually the next day, or the day before closing escrow, your lender will fund the loan and you’ll also pay the remainder of your downpayment (less the initial deposit from day 3). The next day escrow will record the sale with the county and the home is yours! Congrats you’re a homeowner!

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