Complete remodel featuring an open kitchen, scraped ceilings, and crown molding. Excellent location and setting! 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with sun filled atrium. New dual pane windows and extra sliding glass door out to private covered patio. Offered at only $229,000! Call Patrick McNamee to see in person. Won’t last long at this price!

Discover Laguna Woods Village! This home is close to carport and laundry and has no steps! It has new paint, new carpet and is ready for a new happy owner! Watch this video today and then give Patrick a call to view this home in person – 949-293-7814. Offered at only $68,500, this home will not last long at this price!

Come take a look at my new listing located at 810-A Ronda Mendoza. It is a Casa Contenta model, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath with no steps to parking or carport! It has new paint and carpet and is offered at only $115,000. Call Patrick for details – 949-293-7814.
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Located on SCGA rated 27 hole championship golf course. 17,800 square feet of combined interior and outside decking – an increase of 9,500 square feet from the former golf starter builing! Includes area of golf cart rentals, a pro shop, a number of meeting rooms, as well as a new FULL SERVICE restuarant with wine and beer…

2 bedrooms, 2 bath with vaulted ceiling in living room, scraped ceilings, crown molding, new dual pane windows and a kitchen that has been opened to the livingroom. W/D in hallway closet, atrium enclosed for increased square footage. This home has it all! Priced at only $249,000. Contact Patrick McNamee to see this home today!

The reason why is some of the residents in United (the co-op mutual), like it this way. That was the requirement when they purchased the home, they knew the restriction, and feel that allowing rentals of the co-ops year around would somehow “cheapen” the community. Or worse, turn it into an “all rental” community.

In any event, this was the feeling before the big real estate downturn which started in around 2009… Now many poor Co-op owners are having a hard time selling their homes, and they would love to be able to rent the place out year around, instead of selling in this bad economy. Unfortunately, they cannot do this due to this restriction. To that end, some United residents have formed an organization, the “Protect Property Values Club,” to try to get this rule changed. One recent town hall meeting attracted over 200 residents. Furthermore, a petition is now being circulated around the community in support of eliminating the 6 month rental restriction.

Although I do understand how some residents would like to keep the current rule in place, I also feel that residents do deserve a choice in the matter. Furthermore, I feel having year around rentals of the co-ops would not turn it into a “rental” community. They have allowed rentals year around in the condos and the lease rate has never exceeded around 10% of total units. In fact, they have a cap on rentals at 20% of total units. I would propose having this same rule in place with the co-ops if they were to change this rule.

Perhaps as a compromise, why not “test out” the idea, and allow rentals in the co-ops for the next 2 years? Near the end of this test run, why not conduct a study to see the impact of this change on the community? If it has been positive, or generally a “no issue,” make this change permanent going forward.

As a real estate agent, I am for eliminating the lease restriction. I am sure it would increase sales of co-ops as well as increase their value and worth.

ARTIST’S RETREAT WITH KITCHEN OPEN TO LIVING ROOM! Casa Linda 2 BD/ 2 BA. Remodeled kitchen, W/D in, partially enclosed patio, curbside parking!….$159,000

“Over the years I have purchased seven homes, and by far Patrick McNamee was the best realtor that I have ever worked with. He was extremely knowledgable, hard working, helpful and courteous and made the entire buying process easy. I consider myself lucky to have hound him and plan to use him on all my future real estate transactions and recommend him to my friends in the future.”

- Rich Lapoint (Buyer Client) November, 2011

“Patrick is an exceptional professional. His attention to my needs, details, and negotiating skills made the expereince very easy. I plan on calling him again once I am ready to purchase a home.”

- Iris Stone (Home Seller Client)

“I am writing to thank you for your expeditious and conscientious assistance during our search for a suitable home for my dad in Laguna Woods. Your professionalism and extensive knowledge of the community made the entire process efficient, informative and truly enjoyable. I was very impressed, as I sat in the backseat (literally) and watched you ‘determine’ the evolving criteria from my father and then effectively eliminated properties that were not a suitable match. I really appreciate your diligent work, research, always preparedness and great attitude throughout. I do think we helped my dad choose an excellent home and he seems much more settled and comfortable now.”

- Doyle White (Buyer Client)

“Root canal or commissioned salesperson? Personally, I’d prefer the former, but a recent home selling experience with a Leisure World real estate agent may have altered my outlook. Not one for giving compliments, I must admit the sales experience, after a rough beginning, turned out to be a pleasant surprise.   

The family recently had to sell my mother’s home, so I contacted the agent who originally sold my mother the house. No reply to either phone calls nor email. Nice…professional, I like that. So I contacted a relative of the “agent too busy to return phone calls” and she, most graciously I might add, went over to the house and reported amongst other negative comments, that the house was located in a noisy area, too close to Avenida Sevilla. Funny, I don’t remember being told that when we purchased the place from the “busy” agent.

I then asked my sister to search the web for another agent in the Leisure World area and suggest one. She found http://www.lagunawoodsre.com, so I made contact and knew immediately I was dealing with a professional real estate agent and not some retired resident of Leisure World who plies the real estate trade by day, solely to relieve boredom.

The agent, Mr. Pat McNamee of Century 21 Rainbow Realty, was informed the house was a “short sale” (a house sale for less than the mortgage amount with lender approval). I fully expected him to hang up when I said this as most agents seem to shy away from this type of sale, but he said “OK, let’s do it”. And he did. He got together all the individuals/organizations required to proceed with a short sale (mortgage lender, short sale specialization firm, PCM representatives and the family Trust attorney), found a buyer within one week of listing and closed the home in 30 days and on schedule. How many Leisure World agents would be able to accomplish this? Our family actually went through five agents before finding Mr. McNamee so we consider ourselves lucky. 

Should anyone be interested in a real estate professional whose minimum efforts equate to 110%, then you now know how to contact same.

Oh, pardon me, I neglected to state that Mr. McNamee accomplished all of this from 8,000 miles away. You see, I live in Asia.”

 - Dennis Scantlin (Home Seller Client)

Pampanga, Philippines

“I wanted to take a minute to tell you what a very favorable experience it has been working with Patrick. We had two properties managed by him with great renters, then we listed both properties with him, which he then sold. It was a worry free experience, as I live in the Seattle area. In fact I do not believe I could have managed this without Pat’s help. I consider him very knowledgeable about the market in Laguna Woods, and when some of the offers that came in were so low that it angered me. Pat calmed me down and explained the market and the comps to me, although it was still painful to sell the units at such a low price.

I would highly recommend Patrick to anyone looking to buy or sell property.”

 - Barry L. Lichter, DPM (Home Seller client)

Let’s take a look at what is outside the “back door” of Laguna Woods Village.  What is within a 5-10-20 minute drive of the Village?  How about these locations!  Let’s take a look:

Shopping – Laguna Hills Mall is right outside the gates of the Village (0.5 miles) and is anchored by Macy’s, JC Penny’s and Nordstrom Rack.  It also hosts more than 100 specialty stores.  Markets are located at most major corners surrounding the village.  Von’s and Stater Bro’s are located at the corner of El Toro and Moulton Parkway.  Mother’s Market is located at the corner of El Toro and Paseo de Valencia.  Home Depot is located 0.5 miles away near the corner of Moulton and El Toro.  Costco is located 3.22 miles away in Laguna Niguel, Trader Joe’s is located behind the mall on Carlota, and Walmart is located 3.49 miles away on Alicia Parkway.

Hospital and doctors – Saddleback Medical Center, a world class hospital, is located 0.5 miles away next to the Mall on Paseo de Valencia.  Over 100 doctors are located on Paseo de Valencia representing every major branch of medical service.

Beaches – Laguna Beach is 8 miles away and Newport Beach is located only 11 miles away (Take the 73 Toll Road to get to Newport).  Let’s not talk about all the great restaurants located in these towns!  There are too many world class restaurants to even mention.  While in Laguna Beach, visit the Sawdust festival during the summer and while in Newport Beach, why not go shopping at the world famous Fashion Island?  Roger’s Gardens is also an internationally know nursery located right next to Fashion Island.

Restaurants – You will have to discover these on your own.  I could fill an entire blog post covering all of these.  There are over 50 located within a 1 mile radius of Laguna Woods Village.  Laguna Beach and Newport Beach have another 50 each.  I would say 200 restaurants are located within 10 miles of Laguna Woods Village.

Airport – John Wayne Airport is located only 8 miles away up the 405 freeway or only 7 miles away via the 73 Toll Road.

Points of interest – Mission at San Juan Capistrano is located south of the Village and is only 12 miles away, La Jolla is south on the 5 freeway about 45 miles away, San Diego is another 5 miles south of La Jolla.  How about taking the grand kids to Disneyland?  You’ll be a hero and get there in less than 25 minutes since it is located only 22 miles from Laguna Woods.  Have friends in Los Angeles or want to visit some of the world class museums and points of interest located there?  It is located less than 1 hour north of the village, via the 405 or 5 freeway.

Laguna Woods Village is indeed in the “middle of it all” but still peaceful and quite behind the guarded gates of this centrally located world class “Senior Resort Community.”