Posts Tagged with ‘California Bungalow’
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Small Mortgages: Modern Duplexes For Your First Home Consideration
30 Mar 2012320 Marie Ave., Los Angeles, 90042 Many new buyers underestimate the value of buying a duplex as a first home. Some duplexes are great for rentals, while others, are perfect for owner-occupants. The Highland Park duplex features a 2 bedroom/2 bath main house and a 1 bedroom/1 bath rental house. With attractive 1 bedrooms in the area fetching $1100/mo., a buyer could have a potential mortgage payment of $1182/mo. — even with a 3.5% down FHA loan, plus taxes and insurance. More after the jump!
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DIY: Restoring a 1924 Highland Park Bungalow
26 Mar 2012When driving through Highland Park, one thing is clear: there sure are lots of sad, stucco boxes. Which makes one wonder, what did Paul Lacques and Victoria Jacobs see when they came upon a 1924 Bungalow that had been unceremoniously slathered in gray stucco? A year and $80,000 later, what they saw, turned out to be even more beautiful than they could have ever imagined. They didn’t necessarily buy this “quite ugly home” because of its potential, but because they loved the area. “Our house is on a steep hill surrounded by vintage houses, very cool neighbors, five resident hawks overhead, and a hill behind us that’s too steep to develop,” said Lacques. With finds from Craigslist, help from friends and skilled craftsmen, the restoration of their home, down to every vintage detail, produced a modest 1924 working person’s home. What was once a humble home is now a priceless work of art with charm and character to spare as “all wood houses back then were things of beauty,” said Lacques. To help bring your beauty back to life is a Q&A with Paul. Here’s to realizing the potential of all vintage beauties and to visionaries who want to create…
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L.A. Open House Cheat Sheet 3/25/12
24 Mar 20122812 Moss Ave., Los Angeles, 90065 These are the best open houses for Sunday 3/25/12. Knock these babies out and go enjoy the rest of your Sunday. On the list are a 1908 Craftsman, 1939 Traditional and a stunning modern redo of a 1911 California Bungalow. If you’d like to view any home listed here or anywhere, let me know. Happy Hunting! Top picks after the jump!
