Everybody Loves Hidden Hills

The San Fernando Valley real estate market of Hidden Hills has been hitting the news again lately. It turns out that Brad Garrett, former co-star of the popular television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond along with Ray Romano, is moving out of the area due to an unforeseen family situation. He is selling his house for almost $10,000,000.

The house, which is described as a “French Country Estate”, was custom-built for Garrett’s move in 2004 from nearby Woodland Hills. It has 6 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, a theatre, game room, marvelous kitchen and dining facilities, a guest suite, a pool, kid’s play areas, a putting green, and even a waterfall. The square footage is over 10,000, the garage will fit 6 cars, and the roof is made of slate. The sale has gained notoriety not only because of the celebrity status attached to it but also because this magnificent home is only a few years old!

This has brought much attention to Hidden Hills CA, which has always prided itself on being a rural getaway in an urban surrounding. The small city was incorporated in 1961, even though it falls just next to Woodland Hill—a suburb of Los Angeles. Every year it has a Fiesta in early fall to mark the anniversary of incorporation and to celebrate the unique sense of community that it has etched out in the foothills of the western San Fernando Valley.

Besides Garrett, folks such as Matt LeBlanc, Heather Locklear and Melissa Richards have called Hidden Hills home. Though celebrities have brought fame and opulence to the area, Hidden Hills continues to hold country charm amidst the urban sprawl of Los Angeles County. The eyes of many may be drawn here by the comings and goings of Hollywood stars, but the gaze of serious real estate investors remains fixed on this unique setting.

With a great price range to the real estate and a general atmosphere geared to family living, this can be a great place for someone who wants to commute to work and raise a family out of the way of the hustle and bustle. We give more detail about Hidden Hills in an article on our site. Be sure to check it out!

Hidden Hills CA can also be a seriously promising location to buy and “flip” a house, given the higher prices that are being asked and received for homes in the area. Find a lower priced home where the homeowner is motivated to sell (for example, because of a job transition or mortgage foreclosure) and fix up the house to resell. Many people make as much in the sale of a flip as they do in their annual salary; but be careful because this high-end city can also mean larger carrying costs due to larger mortgages and higher property taxes.

In a time when many are looking for a place to stretch out and get some elbow room, they certainly can not do much better than the place where the noticeably tall funny man Brad Garrett called home for these last few years. It doesn’t take 10,000 square feet to get that relaxing feeling either. In Hidden Hills the rural feel is etched out of the metropolis and the cozy community is home.

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