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Making Improvements to Your Property: Where Should You Stop?
There are two types of property owners: homeowners who will move in and live in the property, and investors who never plan on living in the property.The following points are mostly for investors who are "rehabbers", but owner occupants might find som...
Historic Renovation and Property Tax Benefits
The Mills Act was enacted in California in the 1970's, but is now much more widely known due to its 40-60% reduction in property taxes for qualified properties.Effective March 7, 1973, Chapter 1442 of the Statutes of 1972 (also known as the Mills Act...
Condo Listing in downtown Long Beach at The Sovereign
Downtown opportunity with this one bedroom/one bath condominium in a historic building, listed at $320,000, at The Sovereign which is a designated landmark building by the City of Long Beach.This corner unit features hardwood floors and the original...
A Note for the 4th of July
It's only fitting to check in at the site for Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, not only because he was a President, but also his final day is recorded on a July 4 (but back in the 1800s). Tomorrow, 76 people from 36 counties will become United S...
Cooper Arms: Co-op to Condo
Originally conceived in 1922 as the most luxurious co-operative apartment building in Long Beach, it was rival to the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and the Huntington and Maryland Hotels in Pasadena. The construction of the Cooper Arms reflected the...
Long Beach Ebell: Gone to Lofts, Every One
Long Beach Heritage Museum photoThis conversion took place with the theatre portion of the Ebell Club on 3rd Street. It's namesake in Los Angeles is regarded as very important culturally and architecturally. Fortunately, the original theatre part of...
