Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Real Estate Appraisal, Los Angeles, California, Mary Cummins.

Mary Cummins is a real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California with 38+ years of experience. Cummins provides real estate appraisals for banks, lenders, mortgage brokers, Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs), lawyers, Courts, factors and private parties for lending, lawsuits, probate, estate planning, divorce and all types of litigation. Cummins provides 1004, 1073, 1025 and other form reports, narrative reports and historical appraisals besides real estate research and appraisal advice.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Michael Smith, James Costos to host President Barack Obama at their home at 595 S Mapleton, Los Angeles, California -Mary Cummins

HBO Executive and Ambassador to Spain James Costos and his partner White House designer Michael Smith to host a democratic fundraiser dinner for President Barack Obama October 10, 2015 at their home at 595 S Mapleton, Los Angeles, CA 90077 which they purchased in 2010 for $10,000,000.

REMARKS: Located in one of the most exclusive streets in Holmby Hills, this one-of-a-kind modern residence, designed by Timothy Morgan Steele, is not only a work of art but designed w/ the art connoisseur in mind.Flowing interiors & linear wall space beckon collector’s greatest acquisitions.Nestled on a lushly manicured green acre & overlooking Holmby Park, this home boasts a sumptuous master suite w/ priv LR & his/hers, staff & guest ste, full gallery, state-of-the-art security system & gourmet kitchen.

ROOMS: Bar,Breakfast,Dining Area,Living,Office,Pantry,Powder

EQUIP: Built-Ins,Central Vacuum,Dishwasher,Dryer,Freezer,Garbage Disposal,Hood Fan,Phone System,Range/Oven,Refrigerator

James Costos Michael Smith President Barack Obama home, house October 2015 fundraiser 595 Mapleton, Los Angeles, CA 90077

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the
Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Elton John, David Furnish buy 9904 Kip Dr, Beverly Hills, California 90210 - Mary Cummins, real estate appraiser

Elton John, David Furnish buy 9904 Kip Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, Bel Air, Holmby hills, home, house, mansion

Elton John and his husband David Funish purchase ten bedroom mansion in Beverly Hills post office October 2015. John and Furnish purchased the home for $32,670,000. It was originally listed at $43,000,000. It was also offered for lease for $195,000 per month.

"A long private drive leads to this nearly twenty acre estate, beautifully landscaped for maximum privacy and security just minutes to the Beverly Hills Hotel. Over 30,000 square feet of living space, designed by KAA Associates provide for large scale entertaining and world class art collections. All principle rooms face acres of gardens and grounds with spectacular views of canyon and city lights as background. Main house comprises of 10 bedrooms, 22 baths, formal living room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with breakfast room, library, two family rooms and professional screening room. Luxurious amenities include garage for eight cars, elevator , wine cellar, gym, game room. Separate staff quarters with three bedrooms and full kitchen, mosaic-tiled pool with stunning pool house and a hidden tennis court."

Elton John, David Furnish buy 9904 Kip Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, Bel Air, Holmby hills, home, house, mansion

I just check records. The house has not yet legally sold. There has been no transfer in ownership. Home was actually built in 2001, not 2011.

Elton John, David Furnish buy 9904 Kip Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, Bel Air, Holmby hills, home, house, mansion

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Using Google maps to get rough building floor plans, sketches, dimension - Mary Cummins real estate appraiser appraisal

Google maps building, home footprint, floor plan, measure, mary cummins, real estate, appraiser, los angeles, california

UPDATE: 10/08/2021 I just noticed in Alamode Total they now have "Trace mode" over satellite image maps in the Total Sketch program. This is what I was doing back before 2016 with properties you were not allowed to inspect physically. Some people gave me some shit about using this technique and now software companies are doing the exact same thing. Again, I only use this when I can't physically measure the property in person such as foreclosure where you are not allowed to set foot on the property. Keep in mind not all the Google, Bing, other satellite map images are up to date. Check the map date down on the bottom of the map. There could be new additions or subtractions, i.e. demolition/removal of structures.

ORIGINAL 03/02/2016: Sometimes you may need a rough estimate of a buildings footprint. Google maps has an easy way to get a rough estimate.

Type in the address of the property you are interested in.
Zoom in on the map until the building footprint shows up. This is street view, not satellite. You can do it with satellite. I use both.
Right click on the corner of the structure. A drop down menu pops up. Select "measure distance."
A black circle shows up at that corner.
Normal click your mouse on the next corner so you can measure that wall distance.
The sf of that wall shows up. In this instance it's 23 ft (see below).
You can work your way around the building to get a rough estimate of the foot print, floor plan. I find Google maps will show the structure slightly larger than it is.

Google maps building, home footprint, floor plan, measure, mary cummins, real estate, appraiser, los angeles, california

This is not for appraising homes. It can be used if it's a foreclosure and you're not allowed on the property, you can't physically inspect the property, your client allows it and you properly disclaim it in the report and you include it as a limiting condition and/or assumption i.e. report assumes measurement from Google maps is correct. Be sure to note the date of the map. If someone recently remodeled or added to the property, the map will not be up to date. Some maps are a year or two old so they will not include any recent additions or demolition/removal of additions.

This is good for measuring street widths which you need for commercial appraisals. If you are doing a physical inspection of a property, you need to get out there and measure the street width. This is only for remote desktop appraisals using assumptions.

If you use this on buildings, you will be including depth of the roof overhang/eaves, covered porches, covered patios, breezeways, sheds, carports and garages all of which are not included in gross living area. Average eave is two feet. Eave of an old Craftsman home can be three to four feet for shade. That is on each side including front/back (see photo below). Again, this is just to estimate areas. Do not use this in a regular full appraisal.

If you look at the satellite view, you should be able to tell if a covered area is a patio, garage, shed, porch... see below. GAR is garage, Pat is patio, ADU is Accessory Dwelling Unit. If you use Google Pro and zoom in 3D at an angle, you can see under the patio, under the porch, the front of the garage to see the garage doors, carport, a front door to the ADU...

***Disclaimer. This is just to estimate areas. Do not use this in a regular full inspection appraisal. I never use this in real estate appraisals. This is just for estimating.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary Cummins-Cobb, Mary, Cummins, Cobb, real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, single family, condo, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls,

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Charlton Heston home on 2659 Coldwater Cyn, Beverly Hills, California - Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

Charlton Heston's estate has put his long time home at 2659 Coldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills, California 90210 on the market for $12.2 million. It will most likely be a tear down as it's an older home on a large desirable flag lot. I met him a couple of time. Real nice guy.

Charlton Heston, 2659 coldwater canyon, beverly hills, california, 90210, home, house, for sale, listing, sold, $12 million

Charlton Heston, 2659 coldwater canyon, beverly hills, california, 90210, home, house, for sale, listing, sold, $12 million, plat map, land, tear down, demolition

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Mayor Eric Garcetti, Amy Wakeland house for sale 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California 90026 Echo Park

Eric Garcetti and his wife Amy Wakeland's house on 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles California 90026 is currently listed for sale at $1,650,000. Eric Garcetti and his wife Amy Wakeland rented the home for $4,750/month (MLS report is not verified) when they moved into the Mayor's Getty House Mansion few years ago.

Per the MLS "The Garcetti/Wakeland residence. C. 1953. Daniel L. Dworsky, AIA. Recently featured in the Wall Street Journal and on the cover of Dwell. Sited on almost half an acre of land, this 3 bedroom/2 Bathroom Echo Park Hills Post and Beam home was renovated and expanded by Architect Elissa Scarfano to emphasize its modernist characteristics while making it more comfortable for current living utilizing sustainable materials and greater energy efficiency."

The home was featured in "Dwell" magazine in 2009. When I bought/won lunch with Eric December 2005 he told me he just built a "green" environmentally friendly home. He also said he adopted two cats from the shelter. He obviously just renovated and expanded the home and was just trying to easily explain it to me. He did adopt two cats and also fostered many wonderful human children. He was extremely polite, professional, funny, witty and kind at the meeting.

I bid on his eBay auction for lunch because I wanted to learn what is the best way to get pro animal, wildlife, environmental motions passed in the city of LA. He told me the city council members control the city as of course they do. Mayor only has veto power in certain situations. He told me to contact all the council members, build a relationship, contact their animal, environmental people in their staff. He told me to provide them with honest information, help them with animal, environmental issues which of course I did. Our group probably spayed neutered over 100 animals directly referred from the council members not to mention free humane nuisance wildlife control.

He told me if I want a pro animal motion passed, I should fully research it, do pros and cons, write it... I must show why the motion is good for the city, and of course animals. I must show it won't cost the city anything, will improve their image, improve public safety, reduce liability and help animals. I did this with every motion then contacted council members to get them to propose, second...the motions, vote for... The rest is history! Win win win motions for animals, the city and council members! I have since shared this knowledge with others. Since 2005 there have been many pro-animal, enviro motions passed in Los Angeles!

Below photos are from when they were leasing it. This is their photos. It matches the photos from the Dwell magazine. If you were to buy it today, Amy's garden was not maintained and is gone.


			Eric Garcetti, Mayor Eric Garcetti, home, house, Amy Wakeland, Amy Elaine Wakeland, 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California CA 90026, Echo Park, for sale, sold, green, eco-friendly, architect, Daniel Dworsky, Elissa Scrafano, Gil Garcetti, Jewish, Mexican, Democrat, City Council, President, US Navy, Columbia University, Oxford


			Eric Garcetti, Mayor Eric Garcetti, home, house, Amy Wakeland, Amy Elaine Wakeland, 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California CA 90026, Echo Park, for sale, sold, green, eco-friendly, architect, Daniel Dworsky, Elissa Scrafano, Gil Garcetti, Jewish, Mexican, Democrat, City Council, President, US Navy, Columbia University, Oxford


			Eric Garcetti, Mayor Eric Garcetti, home, house, Amy Wakeland, Amy Elaine Wakeland, 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California CA 90026, Echo Park, for sale, sold, green, eco-friendly, architect, Daniel Dworsky, Elissa Scrafano, Gil Garcetti, Jewish, Mexican, Democrat, City Council, President, US Navy, Columbia University, Oxford


			Eric Garcetti, Mayor Eric Garcetti, home, house, Amy Wakeland, Amy Elaine Wakeland, 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California CA 90026, Echo Park, for sale, sold, green, eco-friendly, architect, Daniel Dworsky, Elissa Scrafano, Gil Garcetti, Jewish, Mexican, Democrat, City Council, President, US Navy, Columbia University, Oxford

Information from Los Angeles Building and Safety about improvements, permits and reports.

Eric Garcetti, Mayor Eric Garcetti, home, house, Amy Wakeland, Amy Elaine Wakeland, 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California CA 90026, Echo Park, for sale, sold, green, eco-friendly, architect, Daniel Dworsky, Elissa Scrafano, Gil Garcetti, Jewish, Mexican, Democrat, City Council, President, US Navy, Columbia University, Oxford

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary Cummins-Cobb, Mary, Cummins, Cobb, real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, single family, condo, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls,

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EB-5 Program Renewal Changes - Mary Cummins Real Estate Appraiser Appraisal Los Angeles California

EB-5 investor program, green card visa, $500,000 foreign investment renewal changes

"Developers love the EB-5 visa program as a cheap source of capital, but it’s under attack—and up for a questionable renewal on Dec. 11—prompting developers to pour money into lobbying to ensure it stays on the books.

EB-5 offers foreigners a green card in exchange for a $500k minimum investment in the US economy, and has consistently provided developers with cheap capital. However, some politicians criticize it for circumventing the immigration process. “EB-5 has been a tremendous help for us because it allowed us to put in early infrastructure before construction,” said Related Cos CEO Jeff Blau. And Related is paying to keep that help around. This year it shelled out at least $730k in lobbying fees supporting EB-5, only a tiny fraction of what it raised in EB-5 funds for its $600M Hudson Yards development.

Related isn’t alone. CIM Group spent $480k this year lobbying for EB-5, and Forest City Ratner threw $140k into the pot after more than 1,100 foreign investors injected $577M into Pacific Park Brooklyn (a JV between Forest City Ratner and Greenland USA). Silverstein Properties also joined the fight, paying out $20k in EB-5 lobbying after raising more than $250M from foreign investors on 30 Park Place and hoping to raise more than $500M from EB-5 for 2 World Trade Center."

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Mary Cummins, Mary K. Cummins, Mary Katherine Cummins, Mary Cummins-Cobb, Mary, Cummins, Cobb, real estate, appraiser, appraisal, instructor, teacher, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brentwood, Bel Air, California, licensed, permitted, single family, condo, pud, hud, fannie mae, freddie mac, uspap, certified, residential, certified resident, apartment building, multi-family, commercial, industrial, expert witness, civil, criminal, orea, dre, insurance, bonded, experienced, bilingual, spanish, english, form, 1004, 2055, land, raw, acreage, vacant, insurance, cost, income approach, market analysis, comparative, theory, appraisal theory, cost approach, sales, matched pairs, plot, plat, map, diagram, photo, photographs, photography, rear, front, street, subject, comparable, sold, listed, active, pending, expired, cancelled, listing, mls, multiple listing service, claw, themls,

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Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, California

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Michael Smith, James Costos to host President Barack Obama at their home at 595 S Mapleton, Los Angeles, California -Mary Cummins

Elton John, David Furnish buy 9904 Kip Dr, Beverly Hills, California 90210 - Mary Cummins, real estate appraiser

Using Google maps to get rough building floor plans, sketches, dimension - Mary Cummins real estate appraiser appraisal

Charlton Heston home on 2659 Coldwater Cyn, Beverly Hills, California - Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Amy Wakeland house for sale 2120 Avon Ave, Los Angeles, California 90026 Echo Park

EB-5 Program Renewal Changes - Mary Cummins Real Estate Appraiser Appraisal Los Angeles California