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Archive for February, 2009

“The Car Man” of Los Angeles – Webb Farrer of Brentwood

In our quest to find the best Hidden Gems of Los Angeles we could look no further when we

realized how far along Webb Farrer has come from his early days of detailing cars on the Westside.

Webb has a dream job for any car enthusiast.  Be it storing and maintaining many celebrities and non celebrities fine collections, attending the Pebble Beach Tours deConcourses,  to searching out the best deal on a new or used car for people like you and me, Webb has reached the summit as The Local Car Aficionado. 

Knowing Webb when we were kids and seeing him today as “The Man in LA for handling all of your car needs”, his pro-curring, storing, and maintaining knowledge is second to none.  Match this with his resources and friendliness he is an unbeatable source for what you wish for.

 For 25 years he has been servicing customers with the quality of work essential to customer satisfaction. 

His  Mobile Hand Car Wash and Detailing service currently maintains 150 monthly customers from Malibu to Beverly Hills.  His years of experience, reliability and impeccable standards have gained the respect of car enthusiasts all over. Whether you have 2 cars or a collection of cars he can service your needs.  

Webb’s Exclusive Vehicle Sales & Leasing service has been able to save clients time and money with new and used car purchasing assistance. 

In May of 2007, they celebrated 25 years of business with the Opening of Webbwax Auto Spa. This premiere Hand Car Wash and Detail shop is located in the heart of Brentwood at 12100 Wilshire Blvd; 4th floor parking, at the corner of Bundy Drive.

If you have any questions about their services call 

WEBBWAX Corporate Office

11693 San Vicente Blvd # 204
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Office:(310) 390-0933
Fax: 310-476-2824
www.webb@webbwax.com

Sorry sellers, but it’s time for some tough Love

By: Malcolm Scott

 It seems that the real estate market is experiencing a bit of life again. Thank God. Buyers are snatching up some great deals too. But, unfortunately, sellers in a lot of instances  are the highest bidders on their own properties.  Whether it’s Santa Monica, Brentwood, Los Angeles, or Pacific Palisades, I see it happen time and time again.  Just in case sellers haven’t noticed, it is a buyers market! But it isn’t all bad, with the right price- tag anything will sell. I promise you that.

Bottom line- even in this market, if a home is priced right, it sells.

Often sellers have a figure in their head they “need to make” to have it all work out for them. “I need to net $500,000, after paying off my note or I won’t sell.” ” I need to, after all expenses, put $100,000 in my pocket.” Whatever the figure is, often it is based on something other then market reality. It is based on emotion, what you would prefer, but, often times it isn’t realistic based on the current market conditions. Expectations need to be tempered with the market reality.

“Well, darn It, I just remodeled that bathroom last year!”

Often they have lived there for years. Maybe that’s where their children grew up. Maybe they remodeled and spent a ton of money, blood sweat and tears in the process. A labor of love. There  is an emotional attachment to the home. And, often we feel justified based on that attachment to overvalue our home. We don’t think we’re being unrealistic. We see it differently, we just see “more” value there. Often Realtors, in an effort to accommodate the seller, will take that listing. “Let’s give it a shot at that price-you never know.” Almost every realtor has done it over the years. And, we have all enjoyed sales, even multiple offers when we felt homes might have been priced too high. So, the market place can often be fickle and surprising.

Often the realtor has spent a great deal of time and money on the marketing and advertising, not to mention the photography, MLS, mailers…the list goes on. Even fancy brochures and a big advertising budget won’t sell an overpriced home. Actually, some of these real estate magazines should be titled, “The  Fancy Over-Priced Homes that will NEVER sell!”  They are fun to look at though. After all, you are hiring a professional, take their advice. Would you tell your dentist or doctor how to do his work?

It happens over and over again… A realtor will place a home on the market and it will be over- priced. After painfully examining the data ad-nauseum, the seller just “has a feeling” they should start at that high figure.  So what happens? The real estate community will then see it during the open house and they’ll probably leave saying; “You know, I loved that home on San Vicente, but it was just so overpriced.” Now what?

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South Bay New Listings

Welcome to our South Bay Listings

New Listing

228 20th Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

$3,899,000

Property Type: Single Family Year Built: 1999 Square Feet: 4134 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5.5 Lot Size: 2700 Garage: 3 Stories: 3 Company: Lauren Forbes Real Estate Agent: Lauren Forbes Office: (310) 901-8512 Email: Click Here

South End Ocean view Walk street Home! Here is your chance to get more than 4100 square feet of living space with amazing panoramic ocean views, on one of the best Walk streets in Manhattan Beach. This fabulous five bedroom, four and one-half bathroom home is just steps to the beach and minutes from downtown Manhattan. The top level has a wonderful open feel—and you can see the ocean everywhere you look. Formal living and dining areas face the north while the kitchen, nook and family room look straight at the pier. The middle floor has four good sized bedrooms and three bathrooms, including the ocean view Master with fireplace, deck, and walk-in closet. Downstairs, is the fifth bedroom, another full bath and a beautiful bonus room, complete with bar, brand new distressed walnut flooring and French doors out to the flat, flagstone ocean view patio. The garage is oversized, fits three cars and includes a separate storage area perfect for wine room, gym or separate office.

Thanks for visiting our South Bay listings

for more info contact Lauren Forbes

310-901-8512

Pacific Design Center Sample Sale

Just a few days away for some Great Home Furnishing Values, Thursday February 12th from 9:30am to 5:30pm..

Open to the public and if in the Building head up to Unit 407  Blue Building, see Didi Doheny and say we sent you!!!!

Welcome to Pacific Design Center (PDC), the west coast’s leading resource for fine traditional and contemporary contract and residential furniture and design needs. With over 120 showrooms and 2,100 interior product lines, the PDC is celebrating its 33rd year of service to design professionals as the premier shopping destination of Southern California and around the world.

Showcasing a 1.2 million square foot campus on 14 acres, the PDC also serves the needs of the design, entertainment and arts communities featuring MOCA Pacific Design Center, an outpost of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA); two Wolfgang Puck restaurants; the SilverScreen Theater, and the Blue Conference Center.

Pacific Design Center is located in the heart of West Hollywood, at the corner of Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard.

…we know the owner

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Our Children’s Influences and The Choices They Make

By: Malcolm H. Scott

“My son was always so sweet, and he still is, but, I just feel things could be better, and frankly, I’m at a loss on what to do.”

As parents, early on, we often have a vision of how we would like our child to turn out. Based on our parenting skills, our children’s experiences, their education, friends, and, perhaps some luck, the results will often be varied. What’s the cause and effect? Maybe as parents sometimes we become complacent, not out of a lack of caring or love. No one said it would be easy. Maybe our complex lives are the culprit. Sometimes it takes a lot of work, sometimes it’s simple and at other times our efforts seem to have the opposite affect on our children that we had hoped for. Do we lower our expectations? That sounds crazy. Then, after all, we are awfully busy. Is that just the way it is? How can we create a significant shift? “How can I enrich my child’s life?”

“We just want to be good parents and give our kids a chance. What are those experiences and influences that have some kids go awry and others make choices that keep them on a great path? What if there was a way you could increase the probability significantly that your child will learn and embrace values such as; responsibility, humility, fairness, compassion, and, develop courage and a sense of indomitable spirit? How about learning to face fear head-on and not fearing fear itself but using it as a tool to recognize areas that need work? 

We accept that our children might not be the best at everything they do, but, at a minimum we want them to be decent people.

“It would be so cool if there was a class on ‘how to live your life right’, where does one go for something like that?” 

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New Brentwood Park Listing- Lowest Price in Years for Prime Location

We are featuring a new listing in Brentwood Park, located in Brentwood, Los Angeles.   Brentwood Park has always been the exclusive yet convenient place to live.  This very private neighborhood is home to many successful people who want peace, tall trees, legendary neighbors, and great access to Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Century City, Beverly Hills, the Beaches, and the 405 to LAX.  The understate Beverly Hills West, Brentwood is a “Country Town” as we know it.

This three bedroom California Mediterranean is Listed for $3,575,000, by far the lowest price in the area.  The neighbor last year, very similar in amenities, theirs had a pool our has a guest house, sold in the high $3.9 millions. The home is gated and private and sits on nearly 9000 feet of flat prime real estate.  Most of the homes is the area begin at $4 to $5 million going up to $30 million.

For more information Contact Randy Forbes at 310-345-7082 at Gibson International