Donna Baker

Donna Recommends

This page provides many links to the communities that I serve and beyond. I hope you will find this information valuable. Some cities do not have web pages. In those cases I have linked to Yahoo city information. Call me at (626) 408-1408 for more information on any of these cities.

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Azusa, Altadena, Arcadia, Covina, Duarte, Glendora, La Verne, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, West Covina,

If you're interested in moving to another area, I'm happy to provide you with links to some of my favorite out-of-area Realtors®. Most of these agents and brokers have earned the e-PRO Certification. They have completed extensive training using the Web and are prepared to employ the latest techniques and services for your benefit.

This list is arranged by the city and state where their office is located or in their primary service area. They may serve several more cities or areas than listed. Click on their name to go to their web site.

These are REALTORS® I have an Internet relationship with and with whom I trust to help those inquiring about their areas. I am confident you will be well taken care of by any of these agents. If you need their services, plan on visiting their area, or wish to ask them questions, please be sure to let them know you found them through me.

ARIZONA REAL ESTATE

    Greater Phoenix area, including Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale & Glendale - Century 21 Aware
    Phoenix Homes by David - David Oliverson
    Phoenix Real Estate - Matthew Pellerin
    Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler & Phoenix - Bob Hakes
    Tucson Real Estate - Ralph Hemminger
    Tucson Real Estate - Donna Russo

CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE

   Discovery Bay, Knightson, Byron, Brentwood & More - Cynthia McClelland
   Laguna Beach - Thel OC Coastal Group Prudential, Jared Loss
   Lake Tahoe, Placer & Nevada Counties - Krista Noreika
   Newport Beach Real Estate - Associated Realty
   Orange County Real Estate - The Mackenzie Team
   Pacific CA Homes & San Diego Mls Real Estate - San Diego County, California MLS access
   Sacramento - Capital City Real Estate
   San Diego County - Century 21 Awards, Louie Ortiz
   San Diego, Scripps Ranch & Rancho Penasquitos - Bob Sievers
   San Francisco East Bay - Bernard Gibbons
   San Francisco East Bay Real Estate - Joanne Gardiner
   Venice Real Estate - Betsy Goldman

COLORADO REAL ESTATE

Denver & Castle Rock area homes - Erica Chouinard
Denver/Metro Denver Real Estate - Bill Kosena

DELAWARE REAL ESTATE

Bethany Beach

FLORIDA REAL ESTATE

    Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Lehigh Acres - Dave Sorenson & Associates
    North Central Florida - Ruth Nott, Verna Mae Eady Real Estate
    Southwest Florida Gulf Coast - F.E. "Cheetah" Currier
    Tampa Bay Area/Palm Harbor - Julie Bergen
    Tampa, Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough County - Paradise Living

GEORGIA REAL ESTATE

Cobb, Cherokee & North Fulton Counties - Lauren Whittaker
Greater Atlanta - Zac Pazmanick

ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE

Chicago - Anthony DeSuno
Kane County - Judy Benekos

KANSAS REAL ESTATE

Overland Park, Shawnee & Leawood Areas of Kansas & Missouri - Ross Snyder

MAINE REAL ESTATE

Coastal areas of Southern Maine - Ann Cummings

MARYLAND REAL ESTATE

Harford County, Maryland- Dunn Realty, Gary and Mary Nelson

MINNESOTA REAL ESTATE

Minneapolis - St. Paul Minnesota Real Estate - Dave Hansen
Minnesota Real Estate & Investment Property - Adam Virtue

MISSOURI REAL ESTATE

Overland Park, Shawnee & Leawood Areas of Kansas & Missouri - Ross Snyder

NEVADA REAL ESTATE

    Clark County, including Las Vegas, Henderson & Summerlin - Mary Warren
    Las Vegas - Nevada Real Estate Specialists
    Las Vegas and Henderson real estate, Fresh Homes for Sale - Max Schmidt
    Las Vegas, Henderson & North Las Vegas Exclusive Buyer's Agent - Jim McEachern

NEW HAMPSHIRE REAL ESTATE

    Coastal areas of New Hampshire - Ann Cummings
    Grafton County, Lincoln, Woodstock, Plymouth & Ashland - CENTURY 21 Mountainside
    New Hampshire & Vermont Upper Valley Real Estate - Steve Liptak

NEW MEXICO REAL ESTATE

Taos Real Estate - Lisa Davis

NEW YORK REAL ESTATE

Mahopac Real Estate - Mike Trinchitella

NORTH CAROLINA REAL ESTATE

Hendersonville & all of Henderson County - Sue Nett
New Burn North Carolina Real Estate - Ann Abee

OKLAHOMA REAL ESTATE

Stillwater - Ross Willingham

PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE

York - Jim Powers

PHILIPPINES REAL ESTATE

Philippines Islands Real Estate - Philippines Properties

SOUTH CAROLINA REAL ESTATE

Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island and The Grand Strand Real Estate - Tidewater Properties

TEXAS REAL ESTATE

Austin area - Adeal Benhayoun, Keller Williams
San Antonio & Alamo Heights - Fred Holliday

UTAH REAL ESTATE

Salt Lake City - Trela Bird
Northern Utah-Cache Valley/Southern Idaho - Ethan Poppleton

VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE

Fairfax, Virginia Real Estate - Christine Shevock

WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE

    Bellingham Real Estate - The Johnson Team
    Seattle Area Home Guide - North Seattle - Martine & Jim Barney
    Seattle, Bellevue & Everett areas - Brian Kreick
    Seattle Real Estate Companies - Coldwell Banker Danforth

CANADA REAL ESTATE

Right at Home Realty - David Hutchison

Service Providers

Listed below are people and/or companies I have used over the years who have provided excellent service. Feel free to email me at Donna@4SaleByDonna.com if you have any questions about any of these providers.

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING

Jon's A/C Service - Jon Ross - (626) 357-6749

ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

Pasadena Architectural Salvage - (626) 535-9655

CARPET CLEANERS

Star Brite Carpet Cleaning - (626) 446-9733

CONCRETE & DRIVEWAYS

Ronald León - (626) 584-1875

ELECTRICIAN

Michael Sizer - (626) 355-8742

FURNITURE

Reed's Furniture Outlet - (818) 597-7800

GATES

Smith's Gates - (626) 390-3001

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Don Mariconda - (626) 359-4496

GLASS, MIRRORS, SHOWER DOORS, SCREENS & WINDOWS

Duarte Glass Company - Jay - (626) 358-7347

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Lalo - (818) 521-8238

   Big John’s Handyman Service
   John Harbicht
   626-664-6577

HARDWOOD FLOORING

Juan Carlos Venancio - (323) 371-6665
Tony Whitehead - (626) 398-0877

INSPECTORS

    Accurate Inspections, Inc. - Mike Verlingo - (951) 203-6702
    Coryell & Associates - John N. Coryell Sr. - (951) 845-4520
    Morrison Home Inspections - Duane Morrison - (626) 831-8862
    Professional Inspection Network - Alex Kuczynski - (800) 454-6630

INSURANCE PROVIDERS

Mark Wu - Allstate - (626) 258-6854
Sam Wright - State Farm - (626) 359-5349

INTERIOR DESIGN

Jeanette Chasworth - Chasworth Place

LENDERS

(I do not recommend you use online lenders such as DiTech or Lending Tree. The lenders shown here will give you personalized, one-on-one service.)

    Affiliated Capital Resources - Art & Kerri Terrill - (626) 583-4488
    BWA Mortgage - Floyd Walters - (818) 952-2726
    Countrywide Financial - Diane Balsamo - (626) 755-5764
    (Diane will make a donation to Habitat for Humanity's Monrovia project
    for every loan closed through this referral.)
    IndyMacBank - Marc Ellis - (626) 826.3233
    Old Town Mortgage - Denny Black - (626) 303-7777
    IndyMacBank - Marc Ellis - (626) 303-7777
    Olympia Financial - Kathleen Dantagnan - (818) 361-8585
    Mortgage Resources - Cindy M. Gomez - (626) 204-4004
    Preferred Mortgage Alliance Corporation ("PMAC") - Larry Davis - (626) 938-7355
    Progressive Financial - Joseph Trejo - (626) 407-6728
    Washington Mutual - Vince Dudziak - (626) 577-6243

MOVERS

Keith Adams - (626) 644-8795

PAINTERS

Chris S. Jones - Exterior Specialists - (626) 798-6657
Scooter Johnson - Class Painting - (626) 358-3621

PLUMBERS

RJ Collins Plumbing - (626) 305-0075

SEISMIC SAFETY & FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS

Ed Sylvis Construction - (626) 791-2300

TERMITE COMPANIES

Bottom Line Termite - (800) 750-5758

TREE TRIMMERS

Osti's Tree Service - Danny Osti - (626) 355-7087

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Below is a category list of service providers that Donna recommends. If you know of a company or individual that you would like to see on this list, please contact Donna.

Air Conditioning & Heating

Architectural Salvage

Glass, Mirrors, Shower Doors, Screens,
& Windows

Seismic & Foundation Specialists

Termite Companies

Tree Trimmers

Real Estate Resources

Below are links related to real estate issues, including lenders, interest rate information, and resources. If you have a favorite real estate site and it's not listed here, please email me so I can add it. Thanks for stopping by!

Real Estate Cybertips (Valuable cyber tips & tricks not all related to real estate)

Dickson-Podley Realtors

ABC's of Real Estate

About Home Loans

B2BRE.com - Business to Business Real Estate Resources

eFinanceDirectory.com - Useful financial information for current and potential home owners

eRealty.com

eRenter.com - Tenant screening & background checks

Estate Information You Should Know

estme.org - Complete Real Estate Platform (Agents, Calculators, Tools, etc.

Everything Real Estate

Financial Calculators