San Moritz homes in Crestline, Ca are the homes and area right around the beautiful Lake Gregory. The homes of San Moritz began as the exclusive area of Crestline where you were a member of the beautiful San Moritz Lodge, with the ability to utilize the facility and be considered a San Moritz property owner.
The Club San Moritz was incorporated in 1939 with the purpose of promoting "art, amusements and entertainment; to provide club accomodations; to promote physical and social welfare of members and their families and guests; to bring together, unite and cement friendships and fraternal associations among such persons as may be admitted to membership therein."(Moritz Yodeler, November 1955, from the walls of the San Moritz lodge).
At the time in the early 50s, owning a piece of San Moritz was the "in" thing to do. You were able to brag to your friends about having a vacation cabin in the exclusive San Moritz area of Crestline. Your membership in the club allowed you to use the facilities without charge. They had dancing, volleyball, croquet, fishing, shuffleboard, beach swimming, tennis, boating, ping-pong, horseshoes, bridge, canasta, checkers, chess, chinese checkers, tetherball, movies, picnic grounds, swings and teeter-totters(Moritz Yodeler, November 1955, from the walls of the San Moritz lodge).
The lodge is a county run facility, and for reservations of the lodge for weddings, reunions, and other functions, visit here.
The lodge is simply beautiful, and as you walk into the foyer you feel and smell the history of the mountains. You can hear the ghosts of the music and dancing and laughter of all the parties and shindigs that the San Moritz lodge has hosted. THe picture below shows the predecessor to the lodge and Lake Gregory. The clubhouse was renovated into the San Moritz lodge, and Lake Gregory was made much bigger, and in 1938 was filled in 3 days with the worst winter weather ever on record at that time.
Lake Gregory is a San Bernardino County park, open to the public for fishing, boating(rentals of rowboats only),swimming, barbequeing, hiking, horseshoes and now with it's very own Crestline Dog Park, which opened in June of 2009. The Lake Gregory park is over 150 acres and is open year round. The boat house is only open from the last weekend of April until the third weekend of October. The swim beach generally opens Memorial day weekend and closes Labor Day weekend. For the fees associated with Lake Gregory, visit here.
There are many homes that are available in the San Moritz subdivision. They range in price from under $100,000 upwards of $400,000, depending on the home, the view, the age, and of course the condition of the home. With an active REO market, cabins in this area of Crestline are more attainable to folks looking to purchase a cabin or home for vacation or full time living. To be placed on an email list of all homes available in the San Moritz area, please email me at steeleofalifetime@gmail.com. Make sure you put in your email that you are interested in the San Moritz subdivision, the minimum number of bedrooms and baths you'd like, the max price, and if you're willing to take on a fixer or prefer minimal work or turnkey!
Please visit my websites for Crestline, www.HomesForSaleInCrestline.com and www.CrestlineForeclosures.com
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHTED BY AMY STEELE, AND CANNOT BE USED IN ANY MANNER.
Come out to the Lake Arrowhead Art and Wine festival this weekend at the Tavern Bay beach club! Enjoy wine,beer and art from our community, along with some great food. The weather has been nice and sunny, and I think that summertime is actually here to stay now! This is a great kickoff to summer, and a great time will be had by all.
Festivities begin Saturday June 20 from 10am until 7pm, and Sunday(Father's Day) June 21 from 11 am until 4pm.
For those of you who would like some special treatment, purchase your VIP tickets and relax in style on the special VIP patio built especially for this event! Those tickets can be purchased here http://lakearrowheadrotary.net/html/art_wine_tickets.htm . VIP for Saturday is $50 now, $60 at the door, and $40 for Sunday at the above link or $50 at the door. VIPs get admission to both days (June 21 & 22)
Admission to VIP Patio on either Saturday or Sunday
Limited Edition VIP Patio Art & Wine Festival Wine Glass
6 Wine Tastings (additional tastings may be purchased)
Appetizers
One Entry into our Opportunity Drawing
Shuttle between Tavern Bay and Lake Arrowhead Village
Free Parking
How's that for living the Lake Arrowhead lifestyle! (http://www.TheLakeArrowheadLifestyle.com)
Hope to see you there! Have a blessed weekend,
Amy
(951) 378-4570
www.HomesForSaleInCrestline.com
www.CrestlineForeclosures.com
www.LakeArrowheadVillas.com
www.TheLakeArrowheadWoods.com
DRE Lic# 01492418
Copyright 2009 by Amy Steele. Picture can be reused with permission for non-commercial usage only. email me at steeleofalifetime@gmail.com for permission.
This picture is one that I took the other day in the Lake Arrowhead Village, and then photoshopped it when I was bored one day. I was meeting a friend for breakfast at the OH SO FABULOUS Belgian Waffle Bakery. The day was foggy and misty, but the sun was trying to peek through. The sun eventually came out and cleared up directly over the lake, and you could watch the fog coming up over the ridge of trees. Very cool looking and very Twilight-esqe as my husband and I now call that kind of weather! That boat is the Arrowhead Queen, available for tours of the beautfiul lake!
If you ever make it to Lake Arrowhead, definitely go eat at the Belgian Waffle Bakery. They have other food besides waffles, but man, what they can do with a waffle is awesome! I had the Peach-Melba belgian, which has sliced peaches and is covered with raspberry sauce and whip cream. Drizzle regular syrup over it and order aside of sausage. Breakfast of Champions fo Realtor Amy Steele!!!
Take care and have a blessed day!
Amy
www.HomesForSaleInCrestline.com
www.CrestlineForeclosures.com
www.LakeArrowheadVillas.com
www.TheLakeArrowheadWoods.com
DRE Lic# 01492418
I have been seeing for a while that banks are allowed to force buyers to use the title and escrow companies that the banks have special financial deals with. It's just something that has become commonplace now with this market. They are making buyer's pay for it too, by not allowing closing costs help, or paying for it since they're demanding it, or by choosing a buyer who will pony up and pay.
I also had a listing agent tell me that a buyer that put an offer on a particular house has to use a direct lender, they couldn't use a mortgage broker. So even though the buyer's are super qualified and more than able to afford the home(after cross-qualifying, as required by the bank) the bank can still demand that the buyer use their own lender of choice or force the buyer to use a direct lender despite the cross-qualification? Agan, isn't that coercion? Isn't that illegal?
However, if this was a normal seller, the buyer could file a RESPA complaint that the seller is coercing them to use a title and escrow company that they have not negotiated. Why is it that banks are exempt from RESPA? Is this actually protecting the consumer?
I have a lender that has taken this the the California Attorney General's office. He said that they basically laughed at him. How is it that our own attorney general's office doesn't care about the consumer?
Seriously though, what is one mortgage broker or one buyer going to do? They can't hire a lawyer. Banks have lawyers on standby that make hundreds of thousands a year(if not more) and a buyer is going to hire an attorney that makes $300 an hour? There would be no resolution.
So what are your thoughts out there? Why is it that banks are allowed to get away wiith so much in this mess?
From California Association of Realtors Legislative liasion Amy Steele.
ATTN: ALL CALIFORNIA REALTORS
THERE IS A BILL BEING VOTED ON IN OUR LEGISLATURE TO ABOLISH THE DRE. Below is the text of the legislative alert. You all need to immediately email or contact all representatives at the House and Senate levels here in California to voice your extreme opposition to doing away with our livelihood. It seems that this is a way of trying to get banks back into real estate. I would also recommend emailing and flooding the office of the congressman who drafted this bill. The congressman is Pedro Nava, and his website with contact information is http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a35/Legislation/default.aspx
"Bill to Abolish the DRE Voted on in Assembly Committee
AB 33 (Nava), which C.A.R. opposes, was approved yesterday in the Assembly Banking Committee. This bill would abolish the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Corporations, the Department of Financial Institutions, and the Office of Real Estate Appraisers. AB 33 proposes to transfer the powers, duties, purposes, jurisdiction and responsibilities those departments to the Department of Financial Services, which would be a newly created overarching department. C.A.R. opposes AB 33 because the function of a real estate licensee is not to provide financial services, but to list and show houses for sale, sell or manage investment properties and raw land, and manage and oversee residential rental properties. Real estate licensees, regulated by the DRE, should not be blended in with the banks, credit unions, consumer finance lenders, residential mortgage lenders and pawnbrokers because, unlike these other licensees, real estate licensees are individually licensed agents that have a fiduciary agency relationship with their clients."
I urge you to call, fax, email, etc your representatives, as well as this congressman's office to voice your opposition.
Amy Steele
Serving Crestline's Lake Gregory and Lake Arrowhead in the beautiful So Cal Mountains!Your Christian Realtor Providing Christian Professionalism in All Transactions
I am a full-time Realtor in Crestline and Lake Arrowhead CA.
I grew up in Temecula Calif. in beautiful Wine Country on 2 acres of horse property. I watched Temecula, which used to be Rancho California grow from a two lane main street and one stoplight to the huge valley that it is today. After living by the ocean for a few years, my husband and I moved back to the valley. With each passing summer getting hotter and hotter, we decided to move to the gorgeous San Bernardino mountains. The first time we drove up the mountain, I remember the anxiety of what we doing: it seemed so far away from everything!!! It was such a huge chang! Being a true California girl, I didn't know if I'd like the cold and snow. I am most pleased to say: I do love it! The air is fresh and clean, the community of Crestline is small and close. I enjoy being on the mountain, which is similiar to the ocean community in that it's laid back and you're able to relax. I enjoy selling real estate up here, because it's all about being above the clouds but down to earth! I am truly blessed to be able to live and work in the community in which I live and love.
http://www.TheLakeArrowheadWoods.com is my other website, though there wasn't room to put it in the space above!!!
As a Realtor that has lived in Southern California my whole life, I know how best to help clients to find what they're looking for, whether their dream home is in the mountains, in the valley, or by the sea. I am a Christian, and provide ethical, moral, and God-fearing professionalism in all of the transactions I am party to. I represent buyers and sellers equally.
For buyers, I provide outstanding service, making sure you get the best deal on your home purchase. I have programs to email listings that are on your wish list and in your price range, so you don't waste gas looking at homes that aren't affordable. I will only show you homes that you want to see, not what will get me the most commission. I am expert at contracts, using only updated ONLINE California Department of Real Estate forms, and you will know everything up front and have it all explained to take away some of the stress of buying a home. While we are in escrow, you will know what's going on immediately so you're not left wondering and I will go to bat for you if there is an issue that may come up in your escrow. I use an extensive network of local Crestline and Lake Arrowhead professionals in title and escrow, as well as reputable handymen, plumbers, electricians, and other specialists to help you during and after your purchase up here.
For sellers, I provide internet savvy marketing, creating custom pages just for their listing to best showcase it's qualities. I have my own websites that have been very active where buyers come to view homes and other area information. My print marketing is outstanding and creative, so the home pops out in the eyes of the purchaser, and is widespread through Homes and Land Magazine also. Our office puts all listings on the most popular search for homes, Realtor.com, with expanded listings, many containing virtual tours. We also advertise on LATimes.com, Yahoo.com, movoto.com, Bibbyrealty.com, Homesandland.com, craigslist.org,zillow.com,googlebase.com, and many many more of the most popular searches for Crestline and Lake Arrowhead real estate. Homes are put on different MLS systems to reach most of California, with the entire state of California to be included this year.
I provide communication every step of the way. You will know that I am working for you, and putting your interests first. As a Realtor who is truly focused on delivering Christian, professional service, I do not even calculate what I make in fees until the day that escrow closes and the sale records at county. I want you to understand my committment to you, my clients.
I HAVE A FRIEND THAT LIVES HERE IN CRESTLINE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED LAST MONTH. THEY HAD A VERY, VERY OLD HOME THAT NEEDED MUCH WORK, INSIDE AND OUT. I GAVE HER NAMES OF 3 REAL ESTATE COMPANIES HERE IN CRESTLINE FOR HER TO ASK THEM TO GIVE HER AN IDEA WHAT THEY WOULD LIST AND SELL IT FOR HER. ONE REALTY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH EFFORT. A DIFFERENT REALTY COMPANY CAME OUT WITH SEVERAL AGENTS AND LOOKED IT OVER, INSIDE AND OUT AND TOLD HER TO TELL ME, BILL AVARELL, THAT IT WAS NOT SALEABLE BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK TO UP GRADE IT! THE THIRD REAL ESTATE COMPANY, BIBBY REALTY, SENT AMY STEELE, TO LOOK IT OVER AND SHE LISTED IT FOR THIS WIDOW. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HER TO SELL IT BECAUSE SHE HAS 2 CHILDREN STILL AT HOME. THIS ONLY TOOK YOU A SHORT TIME TO FIND BUYERS FOR HER. THIS WAS A WONDERFUL EFFORT ON YOUR PART! THANKS FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EFFORT THIS FAMILY IS NOW MORE SOLVENT. BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORT TO SELL THE ABOVE HOME SO QUICKLY, I LISTED A 3 BEDROOM, 1.5 BATHROOM NEW HOME WITH YOU AND IT ONLY TOOK YOU 4 DAYS TO FIND A BUYER FOR MY HOME. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SOLD THESE TWO SO QUICKLY? MAYBE WITH THE HELP OF YOUR EXCELLENT WEB SITE AND OR MAYBE BECAUSE OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MARKET? I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU HELPING ME SELL MY NEXT NEW HOMES ALSO
WILLIAM J. AVARELL HI-LAND MOUNTAINS HOMES
Amy,
When Rusty and I decided to start looking for a house we were not sure what city to start looking in first. We knew we needed to stay in San Bernardino county due to jobs and family but we had become tired of normal city life. So the search began, first just looking to see what was out there then looking to see what we could realistically afford. I came upon a website that contained a virtual tour of a house that was awesome and the way it was presented on the virtual tour that you created captured me heart and soul. I just knew I had to see this house. It called to me (sounds corny, but it is true). I just couldn't stop thinking about that house. I must have looked at it a hundred times before calling you to set up a time to go and see it. We got up there early and just fell in love with it at first sight. You where so patient to allow us to walk through and just dream about what the possibilities where if someone wanted to put the time into the house. We left there so excited and knew we wanted the house. Through a ton of emails and trips up the mountain, we all finally made the deal happen. You made purchasing a house seem so easy and stress free you explained everything just the way Rusty and I could understand it. I thank God everyday for you and that you decided to become a real estate agent so that one day you would list a house that would one day be my dream home. It was a God thing all the way around, because not only did I buy my dream home but I have gained a good friend who I know will be part of my husbands and my life for a long time to come. Thank you so much for all that you did and all that you continue to do to help us with, as we get settled into our new home. I would and will recommend you to anyone who wants a honest, and faith driven real estate agent to sell there home or purchase a home. You are a very easy to get a hold of person who at a drop of a hat meets you or will stay late if need be to accommodate your clients. Thank you again and God Bless you and your family, Christina and Rusty
Amy, I want to thank you for helping me sell my property. I knew that the house would be hard to show. I appreciate all of your efforts and determination you put into this sale. I know your knowledge of the mountain area increased my options for the house to be sold. Thank you, Brenda
Dear Amy,Thank you so much for your e-mail! I'm very glad to hear that the lots
are officially mine now!
Thank you so much for all your help. You did an excellent job and I
have always felt "safe" buying from you. I want to thank your for your excellent job. It was a pleasure to work with you. You were at all times very friendly and helpful.As I live abroad I was afraid that buying a lot in California would be very difficult for me. I knew that I would not have the chance to visit the property and that I would have to buy it "unseen". Amy, you have taken the extra work and have visited the lot more than once and have taken pictures for me to keep me updated - and you still do so that I can even see the seasonal changes of my new lot. Thank you very much! I was not familiar with buying real estate in California. There were some differences to the buying procedure I had known, but you explained and clarified all my questions to my complete satisfaction.I highly appreciate that you have always been prompt and effective to all my questions and e-mails. This made the purchase a stress-free and comfortable experience. I have always felt "safe" having you as an excellent partner.Without hesitation, I would highly recommend you. Thanks for taking such good care!Ursula Heiduck
Hi Amy, Thank you for the very professional work you did in selling my lots to a foreign buyer. I think the beautiful pictures of the lots and surrounding wooded area you posted on your outstanding website were a big help in attracting potential buyers. I know you really went out of your way to escort potential buyers to the property which is some distance from your office. I appreciate the way you handled all aspects of the sale, including finding a qualified buyer, obtaining information from county records, opening and closing the escrow in record time. And above all, keeping in touch with me at all times as to how the sale was progressing. I felt very comfortable knowing the sale of my property was in capable, ethical and caring hands. I strongly recommend that anyone considering buying or selling property in the Crestline/Lake Arrowhead area contact you and make use of your truly excellent services. Cordially and With Best Wishes for Future Sales, -Don Spiegel
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