Services in Monrovia
Services are the home value review, prep advice, the listing, and negotiation. He does not purchase houses. Old Town holds many of the city's oldest commercial and civic buildings. The Wild Rose Tract is early Craftsman and California bungalows, and a number of those houses are also individual City landmarks. North Encinitas is another early district. A foothill street north of Foothill Boulevard is a different marketing file from a condominium near the station.
How Sidney works with Monrovia sellers
Municipal Code chapter 17.40 treats a property 70 years or older as a historic review site. Designated landmarks and district contributors need a Certificate of Appropriateness before alteration or demolition. Code 17.20.040 requires an Oak Tree Preservation Permit to remove an oak 10 inches or more in diameter, or to prune more than one-third of its crown or roots, in a single-family front or street-side yard or on a vacant lot. Walk the yard before anyone cuts a tree for a photo. Monrovia does not add a city transfer tax on top of the county rate.
Sidney's license and credentials are on his agent profile.
The home value review is not an appraisal and not an automated estimate. This page is general information.
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- How selling works in Monrovia
- Probate listing notes for Monrovia
- Inherited-house notes for Monrovia
- Listing path when a foreclosure is pending in Monrovia
- Short-sale listing notes for Monrovia
- As-is listing notes for Monrovia
- About Sidney Manzo
- Sidney Manzo agent profile
- Request a Monrovia home value review
- DRE public license lookup
- Pasadena agent page
- Alhambra agent page
- Arcadia agent page
- Sierra Madre agent page
- Glendora agent page
- Temple City agent page
Questions to ask a Monrovia agent
Ask the agent to say whether the house is 70 or older and whether it is a landmark or a district contributor. Ask who pulls the oak-permit question before any pruning. Ask which Old Town sale, if any, they would use for a foothill house, and why.
Monrovia questions
Does Sidney purchase Monrovia houses?
No. He does not purchase houses. He represents the seller on a listing.
Is the Monrovia home value review an appraisal?
No. It is not an appraisal and not an automated estimate. It is his reading of the property and the sales that compare.
Can any heir list a Monrovia house the week after a death?
Not until the person or persons with authority to act are confirmed. The attorney and the title company make that call. Sidney handles the property side after that.
May I remove a front-yard oak to open the facade?
Not on your own if the tree is 10 inches or more in diameter. Code 17.20.040 can require an Oak Tree Preservation Permit.
Sources
- LA County Registrar-Recorder: Documentary Transfer Tax: https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/documentary-transfer-taxes/general-info
- Monrovia Municipal Code 17.20.040 (American Legal Publishing): https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/monrovia/latest/monrovia_ca/0-0-0-72309
- Monrovia Municipal Code ch. 17.40 (American Legal Publishing): https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/monrovia/latest/monrovia_ca/0-0-0-72928
- California Department of Real Estate, public license lookup: https://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp
- About Sidney Manzo: About Sidney Manzo and Sidney Manzo agent profile
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