As most of you know I spent some time at West Point, also known as the United States Military Academy, USMA at West Point New York. As a freshman aka Plebe, we had to sit at the Dining Hall when the movie Mac Arthur was made. I can still hear Gregory Peck saying the famous words of General Douglas MacArthur:...General Westmorland, General Groves, distinguished guests and gentlemen of the corps...As I was leaving the hotel this morning a doorman asked me "Where are you bound for General?" and when I replied, "West Point," he remarked, " Beautiful place, have you ever been there before?"Ironically, we needed to clap and laugh for the movie at this point... they had to take three takes, because we were not laughing hard enough, or we did not clap hard enough.Needless to say, it was easier ... 09/18/2023

How did you become "The Land Man" in the greater Los Angeles area? This series of posts consist of three separate posts.  As always, many members give me inspiration and in this case I was also asked to participate.  With that said, I offer my first contribution. Thank you Dr. Paula McDonald  & Kathy Streib  for this inspiration.When it comes to buying or selling vacant land in the greater Los Angeles area, there are only a handful of Realtors whose names pop up for buyers and sellers.  For the past 26 years, I have been one of those Realtors.  Agents who do not have vacant land as their niche market often refer their clients to me knowing that their clients will be in good hands.  I've often been asked, “So, Endre, how did you get into this niche of selling vacant land?”  When we reloc... 09/16/2023

Welcome to part 3 of 3 of my vacant land series posts.  I do hope you enjoyed them so far.  In case you missed them, I will put a link to the previous 2 at the bottom of this post.While building a home may seem like an economic alternative to buying a home in the greater Los Angeles area, one need be aware that there are many factors and costs involved with that alternative.Often, I'm asked about the price range potential builders may face when it comes to building a home on vacant land. Depending on the steepness or grading of the land itself, costs could vary from $250/square foot to $1300/square foot.  While this may seem hard to fathom, the finished product will be a lot less expensive than buying an already ready built home, not to mention you would be building something to your ow... 09/22/2023