Hey guys,

well my family is in the market to buy a house(s). We are currently selling our house in Los Angeles, which we are renting out. And since if we do not invest the money back into another property we will get taxed on the sale of the house.

So i wanted to know what areas will be a good place to stay and have a low crime rate and not too ghetto. my mother would like to stay under the $175k area.

We have been eyeing 2 locations right now.

Fontana, ca and Chino, ca

Why fontana you ask? because you can get a house as low as $50k and we can possibly get 2 houses for the price of 1 in chino. the homes will be fixer uppers of course and we can possibly rent out the homes to gain a profit out of it.

Why Chino? we'll we've heard that it is a good area. theres also currently a house for $175k which looks good. well yeah

are there any other areas which we should look at?

thanks in advance

 

chino is closer to LA... fontana is really far away. unless you work out there, you probably want chino.

i know a few ppl that live in chino... pretty nice areas. very decent homes. i didn't realize you can get a house in chino for 175K... damn...

good luck man... it's a great time to buy.

 

You can find houses in the high $100's in Ontario, but $175 in Chino is hard to find. Banks are not selling repo's right now. I am trying to buy a rental in that area and banks are not responding to my bids. I even placed a bid $25k over the asking price and silence is all my realtor got! They are holding back. You are going to have to find a house for sale by owner to get something in that area.

If your interested in decent living areas closer to LA at cheap prices, try:

Santa Fe Springs
La Mirada
Whittier
Norwalk Boarders
Montebello

 

im surprised to hear that ur not getting a response . I used to work for a large bank and our turn around time for offers was 24 HRS. if those are the areas that ur interested in let me know. I know several realtors currently working for reo depts that can help u out.

 

Canyon Country!! Just bought a house that sold last year for 600k, I sniped it off the market for 330k........Foreclosures ftw

Small, clean, and safe.

 

well my mother's plan is to move out there with my step dad, they're both retired and very religious. They'll most likely just go to church and house to house (jehova's wittnesses) she say's that she needs a change. She has been living in LA/La puente for over 20+ years.


i work in whittier, its not really a community that my mother nor i would like her to live in. Nothing against whittier&montebello, its just not for us.

i'll checkout the la mirada/norwalk area. do you know if there is a fillipino area/town there?

thanks for the suggestions

 

ls puente?? hahaa.. i pretty much grew up in hacienda, now i live in diamond bar... waiting for the prices to drop... i really wants a house with a 3 car garage... hahaha... but i cant afford 700 to 800k... fak.

but yeah good luck on the search... if your folks are retired, the it shouldn't be a problem being a little further away. did you guys consider corona or something? i know they have nice houses there for a very reasonable price. also, let zenpato help you know. he's knows a buttload on this real estate thing.

 

Here are Chino & Chino Hills listings ($150-250K / built 1970+ / 2+ BR):

Chino Hills is a Master planned community covering different ethnic families including filipinos.

Click the following URL to see the Listings:

http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/DE.asp?ID=5138175058

Here are Fontana listings ($150-220K / built 1990+ / 3+ BR). Lots of newer homes at very affordable pricing:

Click the following URL to see the Listings:

http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/DE.asp?ID=5138251385

I can pull other areas, pricing, preferences, etc. PM me if I can help. I work the area. Salamat!

 

how's diamondbar treating you? thats a good area from what i heard/drive through.

i feel like buying a cheap house in fontana, did a quick search and found some fixer uppers for $50k! lol! i can probably rent it out.. just imagine the rent on that sucka, like $500.00?

i'll also checkout the neighboring cities

 

3 Car garage Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, Walnut:

List Price Range is between 300000 and 700000
Bedrooms is greater than or equal to 3
Number of Garage Spaces is greater than or equal to 3

Click the following URL to see the Listings:
http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/DE.asp?ID=5138445306

 

I live in Canyon Country. Santa Clarita is a nice area but I would say Canyon Country and Newhall are the worst areas of Santa Clarita.

 

chino is a good value if you can stand the cow smell and lots of flies and bugs.

 

Lim long time my friend but can you PM me your info I am looking for a new home so I wanted to see what listings you have.

Ed

 

yeah the 300k houses in diamond bar is pretty old... and even tho the neighborhood is decent... i want to buy close to where i am right now. i love this neighborhood... i'm the worst neighbor around here with car all jacked up on the weekend and stuff... haha. they probably hate me when i borrowed my friend's compressor.

the houses here in my neighborhood are about 500k-800k... trying to stay on the hills here.

nate, i like diamond bar, close enough to everything and the area is clean, well compared to hacienda and rowland. and it's close enough to everything. it's a little pricy tho. i bought my current place due to me needing a tax deduction. but really tho, i love the neighborhood. if you are west of grand, the school district is one of the best around, walnut school district. us chinos love the school district, so it will be easier for me later to rent/sell my current place.

 

heheh... i grew up in HH too. wilson high school! lol uhh... class of 96

 

hey bro, do you have a list of pomona houses? we saw one on a website but don't know if it was true or an auction.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...9007368#Detail

is this real? my mother and i will be heading out there today to checkout the place.

 

Here is the listing details for 960 Azalea. You may do a drive by to see the exterior & neighborhood as the property preview is not scheduled until 05/30. I can accompany you on the 30th to see the interior if you want. The $149K price is only a starting bid & is subject of Lender approval.

PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED ONLINE AT (REABIDNOW.COM) LAST DAY TO BID IS 6/4/09. THERE WILL BE PROPERTY PREVIEWS ON 5/16 & 5/30 FROM 11:07 A.M. TO 2:07 P.M. THERE BUYERS CAN PICK UP AN BIDDER PACKET AND PREVIEW PROPERTY.

Click the following URL to see the Listing:
http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/Matrix/Pu...?ID=5142667127

Here are additional listings in Pomona:

Click the following URL to see the Listings:
http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/Matrix/Pu...?ID=5142694243

Let me know if you want to see any of them.

Thanks,
Jeff Lim
Quest Real Properties
1930 S. Brea Canyon Rd. Suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(909)994-6966 cell
JLimQuest@earthlink.net

 

lol... sweet bro... i was los altos... '94.

my ex went to wilson... i think she was younger than you were. this is a few ex's back... hahaha. most of the ppl i know from wilson were all oder than me. but hey man, good stuff. haha.

i see a shietload of 350's around. if you see a black one with the cf vs lip, gunmetal with polish lip volk gt-7's... that would be me... lol.

 

Jeff Lim, you have any listings for diamond bar?? hmmm... between 400k to 700k?

thanks man. just want to see what's out there... and... you never know... right? lol.

 

Here's what we have for Diamond Bar ($400K - 700K). You can PM me your email address & I will set up a query search w/c will send you the listings via email automatically.

Click the following URL to see the Listings:
http://www.mrmlsmatrix.com/DE.asp?ID=5150898482

Best Regards!!!