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Let's talk about

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buying a
home in Los Angeles.

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Hi, my name is
Matias,

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and selling
real estate in

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Los Angeles
is what I do

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every single day.

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This is a practical
guide.

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From years
of experience

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writing
hundreds of offers

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and seeing happy

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buyers
get what they want.

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In one of

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the most competitive

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markets
in the world.

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Now, the first thing
I always do

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when meeting

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a client is

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that we need to talk
about motivation.

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Why are you moving?

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Why are you buying
a new home?

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Are you moving
to Los Angeles

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from somewhere else?

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Are you downsizing?

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Meaning
you need less space?

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Or are you upsizing?

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Or maybe you're just
tired of renting?

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Or did
you get a new job?

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Or is your family
getting bigger?

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There are
so many reasons,

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but it is
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that we discuss

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the reason
and the motivation.

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Because in a sense,

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I am like a doctor.

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So once you tell me
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that I need to know,

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I am able
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the accurate path

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that we can take
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The next
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looking at is

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who will believe in
the home.

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Is it just you,

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or is it going to be

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you and your
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Now what about four

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legged
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So along with
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we must also learn
about the people

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who is moving and
why they're moving.

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Let me share a story
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I was working
with a client

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who was dead set on.

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More on looking
for a property

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in a cul de sac
that is like,

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you know, a dead end
road, essentially.

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And the reason

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was after further
investigation was

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that she

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really wanted
to live in an area

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where

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there would be
little traffic

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because
she had a cat

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that was sometimes
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So she was
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about living in

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an area
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too much traffic.

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Now, by knowing
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she presented to me
with the problem.

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She wanted to live
in a cul de sac.

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You know how

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that narrows
your search so much?

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It's very difficult
to find.

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Just.

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You can only look

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for homes in a cul
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That's not easy.

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But once we learned
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to live in a cul
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Now we can also

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open up
to other solutions,

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like a
gated community.

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So that was another
option. We.

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She didn't
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This is why
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to be honest.

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This is why
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for me to know

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as much as I can
about your needs.

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Now let's

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talk about
financing.

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There are two
questions that are similar,

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but really,

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there are different
answers.

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How much house
can you buy

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and how much house
should you buy?

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If you can afford
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it doesn't mean

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you have to go
all the way

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up to that amount

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because obviously

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you want
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So if you ever heard
the term house

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rich, cash poor,

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what you want to do
is take

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a full picture

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of the

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financial situation

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and see what makes
the most sense.

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Do not skip
this step.

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Is this going to be

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an all cash purchase

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or will you

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be getting a

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mortgage now? Also, you
need to find out.

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Do you need to sell
before buying?

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This is where
the advice

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of a good realtor

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starts to make
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The first thing

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I always recommend
my clients do

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is to talk
to their bank first,

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because that is
the cheapest option.

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However,
banks have limits,

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so there are
advantages

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to talking to
a mortgage broker,

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especially
for employees.

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That may be 1099
or through

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the creative types.

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There are all sorts
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So it is good
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mortgage broker, but

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it is more
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Now I'm going to
tell you something

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that is going
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Do not focus on
the rates.

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The rates
are not locked.

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So rate quotes

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can be
a marketing gimmick.

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You want
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but do not rely on
what you see on

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Bankrate, Zillow,
or NerdWallet.

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If you want to know

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where the rates
are standing

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on the average,

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you should go to
places like.

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Freddie Mac.

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It's a good place
to look at the rates

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or go directly

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to the Federal
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That is fred.stlouisfed.org

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Now remember

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those are averages.

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And I'm going to
tell you something

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that is
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Do not chase
the rate.

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Focus on the points.

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Now you may

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ask yourself
what are points.

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That is the amount

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that someone charges
you to give you

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the money.

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So a bank, generally

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speaking,
will charge

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you one point which
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right? Makes sense.

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So a mortgage broker

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will charge more two

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sometimes

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as much as three
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by the
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you should expect

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to pay about one
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but that is way

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more important
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You know why

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it is more important
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because the points

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get factored
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The rates you can
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but once you
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right.

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So on $1 million

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loan, one
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So if you're getting

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a loan
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and they're charging
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that's $10,000
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some servicing
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if you are getting

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from a mortgage
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it's two points
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So now you're paying
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points, 25,000,
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Now in residential
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particularly for
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there are limits

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that are put on

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by the government
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a consumer
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but keep a close eye

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on those information

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because they are
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And when you talk

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to a mortgage broker
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you should ask.

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Don't focus on
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what's your current
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Also say

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how many points
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charge
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After financing,

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it is important

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to determine
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How fast
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to be
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Now, there's
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with browsing Zillow
and sipping wine,

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but debt is a hobby,

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and he rarely leads
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Buying
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Angeles
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We need to determine
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and adjust our
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Are you in a rush?

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Do you have

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three days
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Believe it or not,
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with buyers

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who have only

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a few days
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Now, that may not
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So make it
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if you need a house
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within a year,

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or you are just
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Now, some people
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to find
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while others

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like to get it done
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Your time commitment

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should be directly
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to your necessity
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and we will adjust
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take care
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we have to start
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we will be
looking in.

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The more precise
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in preparation
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the smoother
the process will be.

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Now, what area
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What is important
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Proximity to work.

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Parks. Schools.

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I've sold properties
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to Pasadena

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and from Simi Valley
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And I can tell you

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that somebody

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who wants to live in

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Malibu will not

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be searching
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But these are
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There are a lot of

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little neighborhoods
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So somebody
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near the coast,
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maybe looking at
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del Rey, Santa
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And so the same is
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and want to be near
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there's areas
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Eagle
Rock, Glendale,

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the neighbors
and the cities.

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The list goes on
and on.

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But there are

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some things
you have to keep

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into consideration

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when you do
your search.

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Some of these things
are the commute.

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So if you

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are not privileged

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enough
to work from home

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or can't work from
home and and prefer

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and you are

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going to the office
on a daily basis,

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it is important to
live in a location

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where you get to
decide how much of

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a commute
can I handle?

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I'm going to do

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this again,
so I hope

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you edit this out.

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Some of it is good.

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Some of it is not.

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All right.

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So something
you have to do.

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Something
you should keep.

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Something
you should.

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Something
you should keep

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into consideration

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no matter where

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you live, is

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what kind of
a commute.

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Are you willing
to put up with?

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I say put up with.

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Because in
Los Angeles,

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some people can stay

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ten minutes
in the car,

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while others

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have to stay an hour

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and a half
in the car.

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Now, some of you may

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be able to work
from home

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or you are a freelancer, so you can kind

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of work wherever and

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just take meetings.

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But either way,
that is a decision

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you have to make
while

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you're searching
for a home.

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Also,

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if you
have children,

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you got to start

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thinking
about schools.

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So what school

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district
you want to be in?

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That is an important
decision

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you will have to
make.

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As you can see,

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there are many

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nuances

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when it comes to

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looking at specific
neighborhoods.

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And there may be
specific reasons

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why you want to be
in one specific area

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of Los Angeles
County over another.

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No matter where
you want to live.

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This county, this

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No matter where
you want to live,

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this county
is fascinating.

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So when you start
to search,

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you're going to get
to explore

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different
neighborhoods,

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different streets,

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and you will start
learning

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what you like
and what makes

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more sense for you.

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And now we

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start talking about
the home itself.

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This is
where we start

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narrowing
down the property

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you would like to
consider.

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Now, are you
only interested

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in a single family
residence,

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or would you
consider

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condominiums?

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Now, if you consider
condominiums,

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what about the HOA
fees?

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Now those are the
association fees,

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which are due
monthly

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in most condominiums.

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Now you have to
realize something

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very important.

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This can impact
your financing.

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Why is that?

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Because when you get

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approved for a loan,

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let's say
you can pay.

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You know, I'm going

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to give you
an example of $1,000

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a month
in a mortgage.

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Now in L.A.

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that's
pretty difficult,

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but let's just use
that as an example.

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You can pay $1,000
a month.

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But what about the
HOA fees?

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So let's say your
HOA fees are $300.

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Now you can only
pay $700 a month

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to what your loan

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and $300 to
what the HOA.

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Those are kept

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into account
by the lender.

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When they
are qualifying, you.

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Now we mentioned
just single

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family residence
and condominiums,

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but there is a few
things in between.

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You know,
there are townhouses

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which even though

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are just
condominiums

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on multiple levels,

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they're
a good option in

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certain areas.

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Now there are things

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such as tenancy in
commons or co-ops.

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All of these

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are things

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you have to keep
into consideration

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when you're looking.

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All of these
are things

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00:12:30,816 --> 00:12:32,585
you have to keep
into consideration

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00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:33,886
when you start
looking.

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Another important
things

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00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:35,521
we need to know

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is how many bedrooms
do you want?

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Do you want stairs?

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No stairs, a yard,
no yard?

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Do you need a pool?

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I think
you get the idea.

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The list goes on
and on.

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Another important

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factor to keep in

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mind is property
conditions.

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Do you want
something

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that is moving,
ready,

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or are you willing

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to do a
little bit of work?

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All of these things
will be kept

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into consideration.

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But let me tell you
something

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that is
very important.

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The discovery
process

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does not necessarily
happen

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00:13:06,719 --> 00:13:08,254
in the office,
does not necessarily

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happen
over the phone

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or over zoom.

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Sometimes you got
to hit the pavement,

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go out there,

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00:13:13,025 --> 00:13:15,027
and as you start
looking at things,

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you will adjust.

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I’ll give you
an example.

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I just started

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looking with

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some clients

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that while
we were talking,

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it never occurred
to them

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00:13:22,668 --> 00:13:23,903
to tell me
that they didn't

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want carpet, right.

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So once

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we went out there

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and we started
looking

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and they saw,

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you know, carpet,
they were like,

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we want to steer
away from that.

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Now you can change
floors,

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but not always.

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Sometimes you can't.

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Like in an apartment
buildings.

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00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:37,950
You may be HOA

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00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:39,952
regulations, rules
and regulations

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00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:41,353
where you need
to have

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carpets on the floor
because of noise.

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00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:45,558
So if you want to
stay away

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00:13:45,558 --> 00:13:46,926
from carpet,

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00:13:46,926 --> 00:13:48,327
that's not something
you can change.

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00:13:48,327 --> 00:13:49,895
If you're buying
a condominium where

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it's restricted.

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00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:53,332
So keep those things
in mind.

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And as I said, once
you go out there

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and you start
learning,

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things will change.

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You will also adapt.

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00:14:01,006 --> 00:14:03,008
Like I said, talk
about rooms, right?

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00:14:03,042 --> 00:14:03,409
You said

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00:14:04,476 --> 00:14:04,977
we talked

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00:14:04,977 --> 00:14:06,212
about like I said,

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00:14:06,212 --> 00:14:08,113
let's talk about
how many rooms.

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00:14:08,113 --> 00:14:09,782
So that can change

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00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:11,317
because you can say
we need two

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00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:12,718
three rooms,
but maybe two rooms

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00:14:12,718 --> 00:14:13,919
in a Denny's.
Enough.

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00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:15,254
So all those things

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00:14:15,254 --> 00:14:17,022
you will have
to find out.

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00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:18,657
And the best way
to do it

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00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:20,492
is by starting
to look at places

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00:14:20,492 --> 00:14:22,494
and seeing
what's out there.

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Now, as I said,

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it is

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00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:31,237
extremely important
to do your homework

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00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,806
together.

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00:14:34,106 --> 00:14:35,174
Now, as I said,

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it is

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00:14:35,474 --> 00:14:38,010
extremely important
to work together

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00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:40,279
to find out exactly

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00:14:40,412 --> 00:14:42,414
how to proceed.

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00:14:42,748 --> 00:14:44,550
Now, once you are
ready,

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00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,218
you go out there

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00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:48,220
and you find a.

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00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:51,223
Now that we got

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all of this
out of the way,

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we are ready

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00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:55,594
to start this search

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00:14:55,594 --> 00:14:57,596
and find
the perfect home.

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00:14:58,163 --> 00:15:00,165
But in the grand
scheme of things,

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we still have
a lot of work to do.

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00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:03,802
Before
I can hand you

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the keys
to your new home.

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00:15:06,205 --> 00:15:08,540
However, this
concludes part

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00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:09,942
one of How to Buy a

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00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:11,810
Home in Los Angeles.

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00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:12,511
Be sure to

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00:15:12,511 --> 00:15:14,513
stay tuned
and watch part two

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00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:15,147
when we can

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00:15:15,147 --> 00:15:15,915
actually go

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out there and
look at properties.

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00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:19,685
I am <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>,

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00:15:19,685 --> 00:15:21,720
your trusted
Los Angeles realtor.

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00:15:21,987 --> 00:15:23,856
Hit the like and
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00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:25,758
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00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:28,427
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