Big Bear Team Realty

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Website | (909) 521-0330
472 Pine Knot Ave #363, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315, USA

Opening Hours:
Monday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM


Area Served:
Within 4 miles (6.4km) of 472 Pine Knot Ave #363, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315, USA
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To begin your search for Big Bear lakefront properties or any other type of Big Bear real estate for sale in the Big Bear Multiple Listing System (MLS), please click on any link(s) above. As the top-ranked Big Bear real estate agents on Yelp and having been featured on HGTV's "Log Cabin Living" and "Lakefront Bargain Hunt", the Big Bear Real Estate team can help you find the perfect property for you. Whether it is a luxury lakefront property, a cozy mountain cabin for your family, or an income-producing vacation rental property, we've got you covered!

So, if you are looking for a great rental property right on Big Bear Lake or just a cabin to enjoy weekends and holidays with the family, we've got the right Big Bear real estate options for you. In conjunction with our local vacation rental companies, we can provide a list of turn-key properties with a history of vacation rental income.

It is important to know upfront whether you are looking for a primary home, second home, or vacation rental/combination property, as different areas are better for each. If you are looking for a vacation rental, it's best to stick to the 92315 zip code. That's the actual City of Big Bear Lake and covers the entire south shore of the Lake, the Village, both ski resorts, and the golf course.  For primary or second homes, the 92314 (Big Bear City), 92333 (Fawnskin), and 92386 (Sugarloaf) zips are all acceptable choices.

Big Bear Real Estate Areas

The different types of Big Bear real estate are as varied as the Big Bear Valley itself, which ranges from deepwater lakefront areas on the west end of the valley, to much more mountainous terrain in the Moonridge area, and finally a more high-desert-like environment on the far east end of the valley where the dry lake beds ("Erwin Lake" and "Baldwin Lake") are located; so please feel free to ask us questions about any specific areas and the best places for a full-time home, second home, or vacation rental property. We look forward to helping you find the perfect Big Bear real estate option for you and your family!

In general, Big Bear Lake, Moonridge, and Fox Farm tend to rent the most days per year on a vacation basis. Therefore, the further you go from the lake and/or the slopes, the more the prices go down, but so does the rental potential. We can provide rental histories for any area you request. Please let us know if you see anything you like or if you want us to set up a custom Big Bear real estate search for you based on area, price range, number of beds, baths, etc.

Big Bear Valley

Big Bear offers a full four seasons of fun and truly is the premiere four-season resort in Southern California. Winter activities include skiing, snowboarding, snow-shoeing, tubing, and just plain, old-fashioned playing in the snow! Spring, Summer, and Fall activities include hiking, boating, fishing, horseback riding, jet-skiing, zip-lining, off-roading, mountain biking, bird-watching, and anything else you can imagine in the cool, almost perfect weather.

With 320+ days of sunshine per year! Even when it is raining or cloudy in Los Angeles or San Diego, it is often sunny up here because we are often above the cloud-line. That’s why we have one of only a handful of Solar observatories in the world here in Big Bear! It’s also why you may have experienced passing through the clouds while driving up through the Running Springs or Lake Arrowhead areas. Because of their lower altitude, they are usually right at cloud level, so they are literally in the clouds many days when it is perfectly sunny in Big Bear.

The newly-renovated Village also offers year-round shopping, entertainment, and unique eating experiences. In addition, there are also many planned events held through-out the year, such as our world-famous Oktoberfest (which runs from the middle of September until the end of October), fishing tournaments, film festivals, Renaissance/Pirate Fairs, bike races, fun runs, car shows and more!

Rental Properties

When it comes to rental properties in the same area (which are going to have approx. the same tax rate and same property management charges), we typically divide the gross rents by the price of the property for the gross rent multiplier. This gives you a quick “apples to apples” comparison. To compare investments in different areas, you need to include more variables. For example, the taxes on our investments in TX are 2-3 times as high as those for our properties in CA, so we need to figure this in when deciding where to invest. Of course, you also need to figure in personal preferences (like the fact that you might really like to have a place that you can use yourself, right on the water); but that doesn’t figure into the gross rent multiplier (GRM) equation, which is more of a rule of thumb.

It’s also up to you as to whether or not you include the property management figure. It would be 0% if you did it yourself and around 10%, if you rented it on a full-time basis, rather than vacation rental (which typically makes more money in the 92315 zip code, although it takes more work for whoever is doing it); but it affords you the luxury of being able to use it yourself when you want, rather than having a full-time tenant in the property.

About Us

We got married in 1998 and rented our first apartment together in West Los Angeles.  We began investing in Real Estate in 2001 with the purchase of our first townhouse in Encino.  A year later, we bought the lot on which we eventually built our first home in Big Bear. In 2001, the real estate market was very similar to the current market. Prices were down from previous years and interest rates were low (although not nearly as low as they are today). At the time, our interest rate was 7.75%, but the price was still low.  Even after paying taxes and HOA fees, we were only paying a little more than what we had been paying for rent.

That townhouse in Encino and the lot in Big Bear were the beginning of a string of real estate investments (including several in Texas, Florida, Burbank, San Diego, and Hawaii) that eventually allowed us to quit our 9-5 jobs and move to our "vacation home" in Big Bear. We now live off of the income from our rental properties and are able to spend time helping others find properties that will not only provide years of enjoyment for their families, but hopefully also lead them to the kind of financial freedom that we have found through Real Estate in Big Bear and beyond.

Google Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (14 total ratings)

Enrique Azevedo
5 Star
Joe and Ana are awesome! We are very happy to have found them for our Big Bear cabin. Buying in Big Bear can be tricky, but with their help, we found the perfect cabin in a great neighborhood. Joe's expertise really helped us understand which options would provide good rental income potential. During the whole process, one of them was always available for any questions I had. I highly recommend them for anyone looking to buy in Big Bear.
Sunday 4th September 2016
Denise Crayne
5 Star
Joe and Ana are fantastic! We just purchased our first vacation home with their assistance. From meeting Joe at the first property and through escrow, we had many questions and concerns. They provided excellent service (well beyond our expectations), were patient and understanding, and listened to what we wanted. Because of that, we have referred them to our friends, who are very impressed with them and even made an offer on a house too! We give our highest recommendations.
Friday 24th October 2014
Chip
5 Star
Joe & Ana Kovich were very helpful, considerate and informative in our search for a Big Bear mountain cabin. They offered a lot of expert advice and helped us in the purchase of our dream lakefront chalet. The whole purchase and escrow went very smoothly thanks to Joe and Anna. We highly recommend them as real estate professionals.For our first month of rental (July), the house was occupied for 3 weeks and our gross rent amounts to about $11,500!!
Thursday 23rd October 2014
Maria Graciela
5 Star
The Big Bear team was awesome to work with! Joe was extremely patient in helping us find the perfect cabin for us and Ana was awesome to work with on the paperwork and made the transaction very painless! We will definitely work with him again when we look for our Lakefront!
Friday 5th February 2016
Jeff Grant
5 Star
Joe helped us buy a cabin last month, and he did an excellent job for us. He truly knows the specific areas and neighborhoods of Big Bear well, and helped us understand the specificities of each. He then walked through the detailed contract for our understanding, and helped us get a great deal in regards to price and repairs. He was patient, communicative, and quick to respond. I appreciate his nice demeanor as well. If you're looking for someone who really knows their stuff and is professional along the way, Joe is your guy!
Tuesday 3rd March 2015