Services in San Marino
The service is a home value review, preparation, the listing, and offer comparison. He does not purchase houses. The city is predominantly single-family. The Design Review Committee, appointed by the City Council, reviews applications under the adopted guidelines and meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. Design review, zoning, and the mere age of a house are different facts. Confirm the address with Community Development.
How Sidney works with San Marino sellers
San Marino requires owners to register an uninhabited residence with the San Marino Police Department and to pay an annual fee while it stays vacant. If you will move out before closing, ask about that registration before the house sits dark. Gather permits and past inspection reports early so the disclosures are not a scramble. The transfer tax on the deed is the county rate; San Marino does not add its own. Sidney checks vacancy status and the design-review file before suggesting exterior paint or a new gate.
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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- As-is listing notes for San Marino
- About Sidney Manzo
- Sidney Manzo agent profile
- Request a San Marino home value review
- DRE public license lookup
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Questions to ask a San Marino agent
Ask when the Design Review Committee would have to see a project a buyer might want. Ask how an uninhabited house is registered. Ask which Lacy Park sales, if any, belong in a file for a house north of Huntington Drive.
San Marino questions
Does Sidney buy San Marino property?
No. He does not purchase houses.
Is a San Marino home value review the same as an appraisal?
No. It is not an appraisal and not an automated estimate.
Can one heir sell a San Marino house over the others' objection?
Disagreement among people on title is for counsel and the title company, not for this page. Authority to sign has to be established first.
Does an empty San Marino house just wait for escrow?
The City requires registration of an uninhabited residence with the police department, with an annual fee while it stays vacant.
Sources
- LA County Registrar-Recorder: Documentary Transfer Tax: https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/documentary-transfer-taxes/general-info
- City of San Marino: Design Review Committee: https://sanmarinoca.gov/government/boards___commissions_/design_review_committee.php
- City of San Marino: Uninhabited Residential Property Ordinance: https://sanmarinoca.gov/government/departments/police/uninhabited_residential_property_ordinance_and_application.php
- 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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