Better Home Ownership: Helpful Information from Living Estates Realty

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PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

HOME FINANCES

MORTGAGE

Make sence of home loans and which loans work with your real estate goals.

TAXES

Understand the tax calandar and opportunities to reduce or refer taxes.

INSURANCE

Understand the differnet types of Insurance, get the most of your policies.

TRUSTS

Determine whether a Trust hold the benefits you are looking for to protect your property and assets.

ASSOCIATIONS (HOAs)

Learn the financial aspects of Home Owner Associations on property owners.

MAINTAIN | RENOVATE

REPAIR

Best practices for efficient and effective repairs taken in context with other goals.

MAINTAIN

Create a process and schedule to keep up with routine maintainance items.

REMODEL

Evaluate a scope of work; cost, schedule & resource for a desired fit and finish of work product.

ADDITIONAL UNITS (ADU/JADU)

Understand what opportunities there are to create an additional unit on your property.

BUILDING & PLANNING

Understand local zoning and use codes, building permits, and local requirements and ordinances.

The Living Estates Realty Ownership Experience

Property ownership is that bundle of rights we have enjoyment of and with toil and time, an appreciation of property & prosperity.

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LEGISLATION

PROPOSITION 13

The Howard Jarvis Tax Bill limits property tax increses a significant benefit to CA property owners.

PROPOSITION 60, 90 & 110

Permits owners 55+ or severely disabled to transfer their tax base when they downsize homes.

SENATE BILL AB 1482

Not voted on by voters, the CA senate created state wide rent control trampling owner rights.

1031 TAX DEFERRED EXCHANGE

Allows investment property owners to defer taxes when trading "like kind" properties.

SAFETY & SECURITY

CRIME AND SAFETY

Resources to be aware of crime, detect suspicious activity and how to alert stakeholders.

FIRE SAFETY

Learn how to keep your property up to date with fire safety and prevention measures.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

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HOME SECURITY

Learn more about securing your property, harding entries, and the aray of options available.

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COMMUNITY

Social portals and local noticing applications inform real time.

Emergency Numbers

Look up emergency and first responder numbers for your city right here.

Utilities & Communications

Utilities Internet and telephone providers listed by city in the San Francisco Bay Area.

City Services

A great list for San Mateo, this is a work in progress to have a library for the San Francisco Bay Area.

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ANDREW LOMANO

Realtor® | Real Estate Broker; Living Estates Realty

Andrew markets and sells fine properties on the San Mateo Peninsula where he resides with his family. His focus is client first and community centric by design. With 28 years of business development & negotiation skills, Andrew helps people visualize and achieve their real estate goals. He proudly serves as a Realtor® with SAMCAR and lead content curator of his community sites and blog. He enjoys being accessible to his clients whenever possible to help people achieve their real estate goals.

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