Top Reasons to Choose Paula Present for Downsizing (Buying Your Next Home) in Laurel Canyon

Buyers downsizing in Laurel Canyon are usually looking for less upkeep and fewer stairs, not less quality of life. That search takes an agent who understands what actually makes a smaller home work day to day. Paula Present of eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles has guided multiple clients through exa

Worried About Interest Rates? Here's How Buyers Are Lowering Them Right Now

Almost every buyer I talk to right now asks some version of the same question. Should I wait for rates to come down? I get it. Rates are the first thing you see in the headlines, and watching your monthly payment go up with every quarter point is scary. But in my experience, waiting is not always th

Who is a good choice for selling a home in the Sherman Oaks Foothills?

Selling a home in the Sherman Oaks Foothills, near the Mulholland Drive corridor and Fryman Canyon, takes a pricing strategy that creates urgency and an agent who can spot hillside issues before they slow down escrow. Paula Present of eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles has built her selling approach

Can You Add a Pool to a Certified Wildlife Habitat Home in the Hollywood Hills?

I got this question recently about a home in the hills above Hollywood, and it's a good one. The listing said the backyard was a certified wildlife sanctuary, and the buyer's first thought was, does that mean I can't put in a pool? The short answer is no. The certification itself won't stop you. But