- Utilities - Get Connected!
Want to do it yourself?
Below Is a List Of Your Local Utility Companies
Verizon call (800)483-4000 or visit www.verizon.com/storefront
Pacific Bell is now SBC - 800-310-3355 ? or visit www.SBC.com
So. Calif. Edison (800)684-8123 or visit www.sce.com/sc3/default.htm
The Gas Company call (800)427-2200 or visit www.SoCalGas.com
Cucamonga Water District Located at: 10440 Ashford St. RCUC, CA. 91729 call (909)987-2591 or visit http://www.ccwdwater.com/contact.html
Eastern Municipal Water District Located at : 2270 Trumble Rd, Perris, CA 92572 Map to our location... or call (800) 426-3693 Opening, closing or inquiring about an account. (909) 928-3777 - All other calls or visit www.emwd.orgBurrtec Waste Industries / Yukon Disposal Located at 9820 Cherry Ave. Fontana, CA. call (909)822-2396 or visit www.Burrtec.com
Waste Management of Inland Valley call (800) 423-9986 or visit online at http://www.wm.com/
Need a service that’s not listed here?
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- What's My Home Worth?
Knowledge is Power! Find out online NOW what properties in your area have recently sold for. This will help identify the price range that will ensure you a successful sale within your timeline.
Get your FREE Quick Over-The-Net Home Evaluation
Knowing what your home is worth is important information to have if you are thinking of selling your home.Our computers will conduct a thorough comparative market analysis by searching the database of all homes listed or sold in your area.
With this current market data, you will be able to determine what your home might sell for if you decided to put it on the market.
There is no cost or obligation for this valuable service.
To request a FREE, no-obligation professional Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), simply call us at 909 476-9600. We will gladly provide you with a detailed comprehensive report that you can use to evaluate your sale opportunities and real estate goals.
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- Foreclosure Alerts
Receive Free Foreclosure Alerts
#1 Source for Free Info on Foreclosure Properties in Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana
In addition to Foreclosures, distress (pre-Foreclosure) properties often represent a great way to get a fantastic deal on a home or condo. It's not easy for the average homebuyer to find these deals. You have to keep scouring the paper and public records to see when one comes up. Most often, Investors take the best deals quickly before they’re even advertised to the public.
If you’re the type of person who recognizes the great deal some of these properties can represent, you may be interested to know about our new FREE computerized service. It automatically searches out and downloads a current list of these properties weekly. By receiving this report you are automatically plugged into the most current FREE source of Foreclosure properties in your area. There is no cost for this information, and absolutely no obligation. This inside information, will give you a huge advantage over other Buyers in the Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana marketplace.
You can request this FREE service by simply sending an e-mail to us. Upon receiving your e-mail, your first list of Foreclosures in the Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana Area will be sent to you at the e-mail address you entered. Please enter your e-mail address correctly to receive your report.
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- CA. Propositions 60 & 90
Proposition 60 & 90
In 1986, California voters approved Proposition 60. This Proposition allows homeowners age 55 and over, as well as disabled homeowners of any age, to transfer the current assessed value of the home they sell to the home they purchase if
- Both homes are in the same county, and
- The new home does not cost more than the sales price of the old home.
In some counties, the replacement home can cost up to 5% more than the sales cost of the existing home and still qualify for transfer of the prior existing assessed value. Proposition 60 serves to protect this specific group of homebuyers from increases in property taxes when they sell their home to buy another.
In 1998, Proposition 90 was approved to expand Proposition 60. Proposition 90 does not necessarily limit the homeowner from having to sell and buy the properties within the same county to receive the tax break. There is a condition, however, that the county in which the new home is located must participate in a special property assessment program. Not many counties participate in the program and some counties have dropped the program. Recently only 10 California counties authorized use of the program. Those counties include: Alameda, Kern, Los Angeles, Modoc, Orange, Monterey, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Ventura.
Your County's Tax Assessor's office is a good place to call for current and additional information on these programs. Or you can email us for additional information.
- Property Tax Calendar
Property Tax Calendar
Property tax assessments vary by states and local taxing authorities. Irregardless of your individual taxing authority, the following dates are generally the guidelines by which the taxing agency assesses, collects and records property tax liabilities.
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July 1 of the year - Beginning of the (property tax) Fiscal Year to July 1 of the following year.
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September (mid) - Tax Rates Set.
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October (last week) - Tax Bills Mailed
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November 1 - First Property Tax Installment Due
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December 10 - First Property Tax Installment Delinquent
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January 1 - Assessment date
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February 1 - Second Property Tax Installment Due
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April 10 - Second Property Tax Installment Delinquent
If one or both of the property tax installments are delinquent, a 10% penalty plus $10.00 cost are added to the existing assessment. There is also a Redemption Charge plus interest of 1.5% added per month of delinquency.
Thinking of Buying or Selling? Contact us we'd be glad to be of assistance.
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- FREE Reports
Welcome to your Real Estate Information Center!
...the one-stop resource center for all your real estate know-how...
Click on an image below to access our extensive libraries of must-have real estate information!
Buyer E-Reports These electronic reports shoot invaluable information on buying and financing to you via e-mail when you want help now.
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These electronic reports shoot invaluable information on selling and relocating to you via e-mail when you want help now.
Real Search
Send us your "wish list" of desired property features, and we'll send you updates as new listings come available.
Real Value
FREE for prospective home sellers. Send your home's description, and we'll respond with how much it's worth in today's market.
Real Q&A
A complete library of real estate questions and answers, focused on buying, selling, financing and relocating!
Real News
Monthly newsletter for homeowners, packed with essential information on buying, selling, financing and relocating!
Real Tips
Our informative tip changes weekly. Return again and again for insider tips to help you buy or sell a home!
Real Tools
An entire menu of financial-planning calculators to help you make the best money choice!
Real Hotline
Buyer's One-Stop Property Information Service to get details on ANY property for sale regardless which company listed or advertised it.
Real Showing Easiest way to schedule an appointment. Simply send us the properties you want to inspect and what time is best for you. - $$$Refer A Friend$$$
Your Referrals Can Make You a Grand Richer
We love selling real estate and we’re committed to providing our clients with the highest level of service possible. If you’re pleased with our service, the greatest compliment you can give us is a referral. Referrals are what determine our success… one home at a time, one friend at a time, one transaction at a time. We rely on your personal endorsement to your friends and family to expand our future business.
We know that all successful relationships begin with give and take. That’s why every Buyer, Seller or refinance that you send our way that successfully closes escrow could mean up to $1,000* to you.
That’s a grand idea any way you look at it! Just refer a friend, relative, acquaintance, neighbor or anyone else interested in purchasing, selling or refinancing a home. We’ll take care of the rest.
Click here to print out The Grand Referral Program registration card. Give it to your referral to present upon their first visit to our office. When their escrow closes you receive up to $1,000 Thank You as our grand gesture of appreciation
*Certain restrictions may apply
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- HUD - Officer Next Door Program
HUD - Officer Next Door Program
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wants to make American communities stronger and to build a safer nation. Public safety improves when police officers live in a neighborhood. The Officer Next Door (OND) program helps make this goal a reality by making homeownership faster and more affordable for Law Enforcement Officers.
Who Can Participate?
You must be a full-time, sworn law enforcement officer who works for a city, county, state or Federal law enforcement agency. You must have the general power of arrest - not just arrest authority limited to a building or facility. You also qualify if you are a college or university police officer with general power of arrest. Your employer must certify that you are a full-time police officer with the general power of arrest. You don't have to be a first-time homebuyer to participate. However, you cannot own any other home at the time you close on your OND home. You must agree to live in the HUD home as your only residence for 3-years after you move into it.
What Are the Benefits for the Officer?
If you are a police officer, you can get a 50% discount on a HUD-owned, single family home in a designated Revitalization Area. For example, if a HUD home is listed for $100,000, an officer can buy it for $50,000. To make a HUD home even more affordable, you can apply for an FHA-insured mortgage with a down payment of only $100. You may buy a home directly from HUD. You may also buy a home from a government agency or a nonprofit organization that bought the home from HUD. When an agency or nonprofit buys the house, HUD expects the group to pass the full discount on to you. In all cases, HUD requires that you sign a second mortgage and note for the discount amount. No interest or payments are required on this "silent second" provided you fulfill the three-year occupancy requirement.
What Are "Designated Revitalization" Areas?
There are hundreds of Revitalization Areas in the country. Most of them are economically distressed. HUD acquires a home in one of these areas if the homeowners default on their FHA-insured mortgage and lose the home to foreclosure. Because the demand for these homes is greater than the supply, the "winning bid" is determined through a "lottery." These homes may need major repairs. The FHA 203(k) mortgage program is one vehicle for financing the purchase and repair costs into one loan, with a single monthly payment. Local or state governments want to encourage families and businesses to move into these Revitalization Area neighborhoods. These governments may also offer other programs to help people or businesses move into the community. Teacher Next Door is a similar HUD program for Revitalization Areas. If a married couple is eligible under both the Teacher Next Door and Officer Next Door programs, they can only buy a HUD home under one of the programs.
E-mail us and we will be glad to provide you with more information. If you'd like to become pre-qualified for this program please contact Michael at (800) 445-1745.
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wants to make American communities stronger. The Teacher Next Door (TND) program is designed to further this goal by encouraging teachers to buy homes in low and moderate-income neighborhoods. Who can participate?HUD - Teacher Next Door Program
Your employer must certify that you are a full-time teacher or school administrator. You don't have to be a first-time homebuyer to participate. However, you cannot own any other home at the time you close on your TND home. You must agree to live in the HUD home as your only residence for 3-years after you move into it.
What are the benefits for the teacher?
If you qualify, you can get a 50% discount on a HUD-owned, single-family home in a designated Revitalization Area. For example, if a HUD home is listed for $100,000, a teacher can buy it for $50,000. To make a HUD home even more affordable, you can apply for an FHA-insured mortgage with a down payment of only $100. You may buy a home directly from HUD. You may also buy a home from a government agency or a nonprofit organization that bought the home from HUD. When an agency or nonprofit buys the house, HUD expects the group to pass the full discount on to you. In all cases, HUD requires that you sign a second mortgage and note for the discount amount. No interest or payments are required on this "silent second" provided you fulfill the three-year occupancy requirement.
What are "Designated Revitalization" areas?
There are hundreds of Revitalization Areas in the country. Most of them are economically distressed. HUD acquires a home in one of these areas if the homeowners default on their FHA-insured mortgage and lose the home to foreclosure. Because the demand for these homes is greater than the supply, the "winning bid" is determined through a "lottery." These homes may need major repairs. The FHA 203(k) mortgage program is one vehicle for financing the purchase and repair costs into one loan, with a single monthly payment. Local or state governments want to encourage families and businesses to move into these Revitalization Area neighborhoods. These governments may also offer other programs to help people or businesses move into the community. Officer Next Door is a similar HUD program for Revitalization Areas. If a married couple is eligible under both the Teacher Next Door and Officer Next Door programs, they can only buy a HUD home under one of the programs.
For more information, please E-mail us. To become prequalified for this, or any other program please call Michael Martin at (800) 445-1765.
For Clients Only Watch your home buying or selling process unfold on the Internet and be an active part of the new way The Inland Residential Group is doing business! Buying or selling a home will perhaps be the single largest buying decision of your life. Chances are you surfed the Internet to find your dream house, so why wouldn't you want to use the web to monitor the listing and closing process? The Inland Residential Group provides a unique Internet Website for you to track your home sale 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With your unique username and password, you can visit as often as you'd like to monitor the progress of your transaction via this private internet site where you are able to: If you are currently buying or selling a house with us, click the "login" button below to access the following valuable information for your property. Please contact your Agent if you have not obtained your username and password.
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Get Top Dollar for Your Home! And Save On the Commission, TOO! Being the savvy Seller you are, you realize that with the unique demands of today’s real estate market, selling your home is going to require a Realtor with a proven track record of expertise and results. You know that strong performance numbers and the ability to reach the greatest number of Buyers are the ultimate home seller’s competitive advantage! Just Because You’re Paying Less, Doesn’t Mean You’re Getting Less . . . How much do you want to pay?
Considering FSBO (For
Frequently Asked Questions What if another agent finds a buyer and presents an offer to buy your house? If another Agent finds the Buyer and presents an offer on your house, you will always have the choice to accept, reject, or counter the offer. If you decide to accept the offer you would be required to pay 5% total commission. What if you are a move-up Seller and you decide to allow us to represent you on the purchase your next home closing concurrently with your sale? If we act as your Buyer’s Agent on the home you are buying up to, we list your house for 4% commission on the Sale + You earn a Buyer’s Cash-Back Rebate as a Thank You for partnering with Mykel Martin & Associates. What if our Fast Response Action Oriented Marketing Plan brings a Buyer within the first 10 days that is not working with another Agent or one of the Buyers from our database decides to purchase your house? We’re always looking for ways to help our Sellers net the most money from the sale of their homes. We always give our Sellers the option of listing their homes with us Exclusively for the first 10 days. The market is hot! If our marketing efforts bring a Buyer that is not represented by another Agent within those 10 days, we pass the savings on to our Sellers. You end up with a very low 3% commission with our Exclusive Listing Program. Contact us to find out more about how this works. Experience doesn’t cost . . . It Pays ! ! ! Note: The sign in your yard is 1st class from a top rated company, without any indication of the reduced fee nature of our services (to avoid alienating other real estate agents from showing). It's Not About PRICE, It's About VALUE! Mykel’s excitement and enthusiasm for her business made a great first impression on us. Her professionalism and level of knowledge has made a lasting impression. We would highly recommend her services to anyone looking to buy, sell or invest in real estate. Mr. & Mrs. W. Cole One more Reason To Let Mykel Martin & Associates Be Your Trusted Real Estate Advisor! |
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Residential Marketing Plan
When it comes to selling real estate, exposure is everything. Mykel Martin & Associates will promote your home to the widest possible buyer audience to help you gain the edge for a higher price and faster results. We use a dynamic combination of high impact traditional marketing coupled with state-of-the-art technology that generates proven results. First impressions are critical, and our marketing program gets your property on the market within 24 hours of listing your home. Full color brochures, Open Houses, a targeted direct mail blitz, full color magazine ads, referral networking and placement on this widely visited website are just the start of your custom tailored marketing campaign.
Step 1: Prepare Your Property For Sale
- Understand your real estate goals to insure a win-win relationship
- Establish a competitive price for your home
- Identify and suggest profitable home improvement opportunities
Step 2: High-Impact Marketing Materials
- High-quality digital photography of your home’s best features
- Full-color property brochures of your home
- Create a Full-color tour with the photos of your home
- Distribute tour by CD at showings, open houses, and direct mail
Step 3: State of The Art Technology
- Immediately place your home on the Multiple Listing System (MLS)
- Immediately list on www.2BuyOrSellaHouse.com and other National real estate websites like Realtor.com
- Leverage our in-house spiral marketing web integration system
Step 4: Consistent Advertising
- 24hr, 7 day a week access to property info by phone, fax or computer
- 24 hr Home Tours by phone - 24 hr Info by Fax-on-Demand
- Cross promote in consumer and industry magazines
- Major local and community newspapers
Step 5: Showings and Open Houses
- Help you prepare your home to make a favorable first impression
- Provide high-impact marketing materials for showings
- Schedule your home for an Open House - should you desire
Step 6: Follow-up Quickly and Consistently
- Immediately respond to all leads and inquiries
- Encourage serious buyers to make serious offers
- Facilitate the closing process to ensure that once we go in escrow, we stay in escrow until a successful, stress-free close
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