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Escrow & Title Companies

Chicago Title & Escrow California Title & Escrow Laguna Escrow Services, Inc. Karen Crosbie kcrosbie@lagunaescrows ervices.com

Legal

Charles Barsam Attorney at Law (949) 644-1569 cbarsam@sbcglobal.net J. Scott Souders, P.C. Attorney at Law (949) 718-3574 Steven Zipperman 949-709-5800 email: steve@zipperman.com  NOLO Legal Information, Books, Software and Forms

Certified Public Accountants (CPA's)

Keickhafer Schiffer & Company, LLP Bill Silvan, CPA

Intermediaries: IRC 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges

Asset Services, Inc. Sandra Hartness 949-494-1400 email: sjhartness@assetservices.com Exchange Resources, Inc Mid-Exchange, Inc. (877) 671-1031 Safe Harbor Exchange, Inc. (866) 331-1031

Financing

Clarion Mortgage Capital, Inc.  Carolyn Burris 949-497-3825 email: carolynb@clarionmortgage.com United Commercial Bank Gabriel Robles 323-890-9983 email: grobles@unitedcb.com Real Estate Equities & Financing, Inc. Lee Main (619) 997-4074 email: Lee@reef-corp.com Washington Mutual Morgan Ferris 714-957-2383 email: Morgan.Ferris@wamu.net EastWest Bank 800-562-6392 First Federal Bank of California 310-319-2178 Banco Popular 800-377-0800 Community Commerce Bank Randy Norquist 714-544-8700 email:  rnorquist@ccombank.com

Credit Reports

Equifax Experian TransUnion

Property Inspection Services

Advantage Inspection Service Michael Jones (619) 543-0691 email: mj_advantagehomeinspection@hotmail.com Boatwright Building Consultants (310) 390-8282 email: ca.staff@boatwright-online.com Hallmark Inspections 800-225-2795

Income Property Insurance

Suddock Insurance Agency Ben Suddock 805-644-0245 email: Ben@ins-store.com Farcone Insurance Agency Jerry Farcone (888) 327-2663 Franklin Insurance Agency  Althea Franklin 949-280-3628

Miscellaneous

O’Connor & Associates email: info@poconnor.com

State Websites

State of California

County Websites

Orange County Government San Diego County Kern County Los Angeles County Riverside County San Bernardino County

Southern California Newspapers

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times Orange County: The Orange County Register San Diego: The San Diego Union-Tribune North San Diego & Riverside Counties: North County Times Bakersfield: The Bakersfield Californian Riverside: The Press Enterprise (Serving Inland Southern California) Ontario: Inland Valley Bulletin Palm Springs and Coachella Valley's News:  The Desert Sun Palmdale:  The Antelope Valley Press San Bernardino: The San Bernardino County Sun Victorville/Apple Valley: The Daily Press