Teri Alvarez

Hi There. I specialize in LA County/San Gabriel Valley. First of all, the LA County Tax Assessor is "Automatically" sending responses to all homeowners in the county through the end of July, without you having to get an application. Many of my area clients have already receieved one, including myself, so I would hold off until 8/5/2008 before having to do the homework yourself. You can always call them early August and check status of your property profile devaluation. Many of the comps found in Truila and Zillow are combined by what sales are reported with the tax assessor, and so it is a real blend of small square footage homes getting top dollar and those larger square footage homes which may get real low price per sqare footage because they were a fixer. It's better to blend the comps from all sources, such as these online resources and from those that a Realtor can gather for you using the Realtor MLS database on solds that more closely meet your property size, age and attributes. If you need any comps, I too would be glad to provide them to you free of charge- Just ask! - Wed Jul 16 2008, 15:11

As we all may know, all area's have crime and or "rough area's". It's important to do your research by going online, reading blogs on the city and driving out there to spend a day hanging around town, shopping in the stores, eating at the restaurants. As far as Adelanto, I have a listing there and also hear the same comments, but to know, meeting the neighbors I have developed a sense of who's in the neighborhood and they are great people. It's a great upcoming city, lot's of building going on and planned, as it becomes more built up (it will be like Victorville, and Victorville has come along way and one of the best selling area's). Keep in mind that the newer the house is built, the different profile of buyers you start to see as this is an ever changing market and many people are going to those area's just for affordability, first time homeownership, or retiree's looking to buy in cash. Hope this helps! - Wed Jul 16 2008, 14:59