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VALUE-ADD RENOVATIONS & 1031 EXCHANGES

Investing With Gary

With more than 65 completed projects and nearly two decades of value-add renovation experience, Gary helps investors buy right, add value and exit strong — Across Los Angeles and Ventura County.

Before & After

The Renovation Track Record.

Real projects, real numbers — homes Gary helped investors buy, transform and resell. Purchase and resale figures are recorded MLS sale prices; gross lift is the spread before renovation costs. Click any project for the full before & after.

Empty burned lot on Napoleon Avenue before rebuildBEFORE
New modern farmhouse at 5540 E Napoleon Avenue at twilightAFTER
Rebuilt After the Woolsey Fire

5540 E Napoleon Avenue· Oak Park

Bought (Lot) · Jan 2020
$542,000
Sold · Apr 2021
$2,730,000
Gross Lift
+$2.19M · 15 mo

After the Woolsey Fire, Gary represented the buyer on the burned-out lot, then guided the ground-up build of a 4,286 sq ft modern farmhouse with pool. Sold for $435,000 over list — representing both sides — in just 6 days on market. Land-value entry, new-construction exit.

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Original condition mid-century home on Palomar Place before renovationBEFORE
Renovated mid-century home with pool at 19316 Palomar PlaceAFTER
Mid-Century, Reimagined

19316 Palomar Place· Tarzana

Bought · Jun 2021
$1,830,000
Sold · Mar 2022
$3,265,000
Gross Lift
+$1.43M · 9 mo

A tired post-and-beam mid-century taken to designer level — walls of glass, resort backyard. Gary represented the investor on the buy, then marketed the finished home to a sale at $165,000 over the $3.1M list with 10 days on market.

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Original 1960s wood exterior at Dona Pepita Place before renovationBEFORE
Renovated open kitchen at 11561 Dona Pepita PlaceAFTER
1960s Time Capsule to Showpiece

11561 Dona Pepita Place· Studio City

Bought · Nov 2013
$935,000
Sold · Jul 2014
$1,415,000
Gross Lift
+$480K · 8 mo

Bought over list to win an untouched 1960s ranch south of the Boulevard, then opened the floor plan and modernized every surface. Resold eight months later at a 51% gross premium — in 7 days on market.

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Dated interior at 245 Oakleaf Drive 103 before renovationBEFORE
Renovated living space at 245 Oakleaf Drive 103AFTER
The 9-Week Condo Turn

245 Oakleaf Drive #103· Thousand Oaks

Bought · Aug 2023
$435,000
Sold · Oct 2023
$575,000
Gross Lift
+$140K · 9 wks

Gary represented both sides of the purchase, then ran a fast cosmetic renovation — kitchen, baths, flooring, paint — and had it back on the market and sold within nine weeks at a 32% gross premium. Speed is a strategy.

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Original 1970s kitchen at 5229 Balboa Boulevard 42 before renovationBEFORE
New white quartz kitchen at 5229 Balboa Boulevard 42AFTER
Dated Townhome to Turnkey

5229 Balboa Boulevard #42· Encino

Bought · Jul 2020
$525,000
Sold · Dec 2020
$660,000
Gross Lift
+$135K · 5 mo

A 1970s-original townhome bought right in summer, refreshed top to bottom — new kitchen, baths and flooring — and resold before year-end for a 26% gross premium. Proof the playbook works at the entry price point too.

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And More

The five projects above are just the featured ones. The full track record includes over 65 profitable renovation sales. Highlights: 4500 Knightsgate Road, Westlake Village ($1.549M → $1.82M in 6 mo) · 4925 Hartwick Street, Eagle Rock ($615K trustee sale → $925K in 9 mo) · 2626 Wordsworth Court, Thousand Oaks ($779K trustee sale → $1.075M in 10 mo) · 17231 Halsey Street, Granada Hills ($512K trustee sale → $770K in 8 mo) · 6563 Shoup Avenue, West Hills ($290K trustee sale → $410K in 7 weeks).

Every project starts with buying right. Explore the full map of 330 closed transactions below — renovation sales are starred. Much of that pricing skill was earned valuing auction homes sight unseen — read Auction-Tested Valuations to see why Gary’s numbers hold up.

Track Record

Hundreds of closed transactions since 2007 across 45 Southern California communities

330+
Transactions
45
Communities
65+
Renovation projects
19
Years
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