Monterey Park, CA

As much traveling as I do I am always running into "Wild Life" from animals to birds to many different creatures from around the world. And what better place to post these photos of Wild Life than at the group "Wild Wednesday, here are a couple photos that were taken at a small lake in LA where we attended "Water Festival."

We arrived at the park very early before the event started so I was able to walk around the lake and take some photos of birds, ducks, geese and flowers.

Here is some color below to brighten the post up a little ...

REDUCED to $374,888 ..! !!!!!!!!!!

REDUCED PRICE ! OPEN HOUSE AT 227 S. Atlantic Bl #D, Monterey Park, CA 91754

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$374,888.00 - For Sale Modern PUD Townhome with City lights View in Monterey Park, 227 S. Atlantic Blvd #D, 91754 Location: central districts http://www.johnvostenak.com/110---for-sale-pud-townhome-in-monterey-park.html Please park on Atlantic Blvd. Street Parking on the West side . From entrance to the Park view estates walk to the right side . REDUCED ! Want to sell QUICK ! Great central location of Monterey Park, close to all shopping and civic services in city of Monterey Park. Home is located of private drive way in the back of the complex. Located as the second last building and the fourth unit from the end , no traffic. Modern and well designed, updated, remodeled with generous size rooms , and Large Master Suite. Total of 2 Bedrooms and Den/Office/Guest Room with own closet and bath, ( Den was in use as 3rd BR by previous owner) with a balcony and city lights and mountain peaks views, and spacious fenced back yard with a garden facing a nature buffer. Living room , Bedrooms, Yard and Balcony a view of Mountain Peaks and hills ! A Must See to Appreciate ! Cooling Type: : Central Heat Type: : Central Lot Sq Ft: : 1,728 ( 24 x 72 ) Garage Type / Capacity: Garage with 2 spaces Building Sq Ft: : 1,250 Roof Material: : Tile Roof Stories: : 3 Exterior: : Stucco Bedrooms: : 2 & DEN Total Baths: 3 Year Built: : 1980 Alhambra School District: HS: Mark Keppel K-8: Monterey Highlands REDUCED ! FOR SALE : $374,888 CENTURY 21 Fine Homes & Estates John Vostenak Broker & Midori Matsushima Realtor MLS #A10122301 Please call or email John & Midori for more info , showings, offers , etc.. Bring all workable offers ! Please do not disturb the occupants. Showing Appointment with Listing Agents only Please call in advance. http://www.johnvostenak.com/110---for-sale-pud-townhome-in-monterey-park.html Contact Information JohnVostenak.com 626-677-3244 DIRECT LINE OFFICE Pricing Price: $374,888.00 Flexibility: Negotiable Additional Pricing Information: bring all workable offers Property Location 227 S. Atlantic Blvd. #D Monterey Park, CA 91754 View Map Links Virtual Tour Features Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 3 Parking Spaces: 2 Year Built: 1980 Subdivision: Parkview Estates Attached on: 2 Sides Garage Size: double School District: Alhambra Square Footage: 1250 Agent Name: John Vostenak, Midori Matsushima Broker: Century 21 Ludecke Inc. MLS #: A10122301 Attributes Appliances Range/Oven Dishwasher Interior Amenities Fireplace Vaulted Ceilings Exterior Amenities Patio Secluded setting Powered by vFlyer.com Equal Housing Opportunity VFLYER ID: 3887571 Photo Gallery front view living room with fire place view of mountains and citylights back yard with garden Powered by vFlyer.com Equal Housing Opportunity VFLYER ID: 3887571 All information in this site is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and is subject to change

227 S Atlantic Bl. (google map) (yahoo map)

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At Christmas time, having a BIG family: to Buy or Not to Buy....GIFTS.

I spoke to a fellow colleague yesterday and the conversation of giving gifts came up as we were talking about Christmas. He has a large extended family on his wife side (counting ONLY nieces, nephews totaling over 35 !). Imagine that! That is a ginormous number I must say. He mentioned that his wife has been going out buying gifts for EVERYONE one of the nieces/nephews for the past 3 years during Christmas time. It is not as though they are extremely well off or filthy rich since they do have debts that need to be attend to, on top of their mortgage, etc.

His wife has been doing this when she was single. Now that she is married she continues to buy gifts for ALL the nieces/nephews during Christmas...even though several of the kids are now over 18 years old. Do YOU have a cut-off age where you DON'T buy gifts for family members? His wife's other sisters who are already married do not buy gifts for all the nieces/nephews. The question he raises is a good one but I couldn't really help him.

Scrooge be darn. If his wife's other sisters who are married with children do not buy gifts for all the nieces/nephews, why would his wife continually do so? I couldn't tell him why. He feels that his wife's sisters do not feel the obligation to buy so why does his wife continue with the buying tradition. On top of that, the wife has brothers out of state and she still buy gifts for them to pick up whenever they do come into town. All the while his wife is buying gifts annually, they do not receive any gifts in return since they do not have any kids yet.

Christmas is a time of giving but there should be a point where the line should be drawn. His wife maybe feels awkward to stop the buying 'Cold Turkey' due to losing face or for whateve reason. I think buying gifts for kids under 18 is fine. That is probably where I would draw the line as far as gift exchange is concerned? Do you feel the same or do you become Santa Clause during Christmas time? Having a very large family, that can really stretch one's finance.

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A few months ago I was called by an out of town couple who needed to sell the Monterey Park home of his father, who had recently passed away. The house was a mess, there was a lot of deferred maintenance and they were totally overwhelmed. They hired me for a home staging consultation and we discussed their options:

• Try to sell the house as-is (which would have taken a long time and resulted in a lower sale price)
• Fix the house up and stage it and then put it on the market (which would have taken a long time to do the repairs - a daunting task to manage from out of town)

I offered them a 3rd option:

• I would introduce them to a Los Angeles real estate investor I work with staging her homes. They could meet with her and see if she would offer enough to make sense to sell the house to her.

They met with my investor and they decided to sell the house to her. She offered them a fair price and a fast closing. They didn't have to deal with cleaning up and repairing the house, listing it or the chance escrow would fall through.

The home sellers were winners, the real estate investor is a winner, and my Los Angeles home staging company was a winner(we got to stage the house).

Here's what the house looked like before it was remodeled and staged:

(That's my fabulous assistant Wendy taking notes in the background)

To read more about this Win-Win-Win real estate transaction, read Los Angeles Home Staging - Monterey Park Move-In-Ready (more before and after home staging photos, too!)