08/20/2026
My lucky story of selling 4242 Maxson Rd., El Monte
In May 2015, I signed a listing agreement with the owner Mr. Yang to sell this property at $500,000. This started my lucky story of selling 7 properties with 3 listings sold, 4 purchases completed plus a lease rented.
The PUD house has 4 bedroom, 3 and ½ baths, 2068 square feet Living space, a 6179 SQFT yard with other 3 units in a gated community. A tenant stayed in the house with his family but didn’t pay the rent for some time.
I visited the tenant twice after listing agreement signed; he refused to open the door and won’t cooperate with the house showings. The owner moved to Texas; he filed lawsuit to evict the tenants.
A month later, I received a phone call to cooperate with the police to evict the tenants and asked me to bring a locksmith with me. I went along with a new door lock to wait for the police agents. 2 local police agents held guns to surround the house; however, the tenants were gone and left the house vacant.
When I signed the listing agreement with the owner, I proposed to clean the windows and stage the house for better appearance but was rejected by the seller. Anyway, I started to sell the house and got an offer a little bit lower than the listing price a month later; however, the buyers felt remorse and backed off after home inspections.
In September 2015, the seller agreed to stage the house and clean the windows, and I sold the house in 2 weeks after staging at $525,000, which was $25,000 higher than the listing price.
While I was selling the house, the landlord of 12125 Emery St., Ms. Pei drove by and called me to list her house for lease. However, her husband challenged me to spend too much time selling 4242 Maxson Rd. I didn’t spend time explaining why I spent so much time getting it sold.
A year later, Ms. Pei came to me again, because she hired another agent to rent out her house, but ended up she had to hire a lawyer to evict the tenants and decided to hire me to rent out her house. I still helped her even though I got little commission compensation.
Another year later in 2018, Ms. Pei came to me again, she told me I had been the only one real estate agent who leased out her house, but she won’t spend money to hire a lawyer for eviction lawsuit; however, another co-owner wanted to sell the house, therefore she wanted me to help her to sell house at $508,000.
I sold the house in 12 days at $520,000, which was $12,000 higher than the listing price and helped her tenants to find another replacement property to lease for free during escrow.
While I was selling 12125 Emery St., the owner of 12232 Star St., Ms. Sifuentes drove by and saw my for-sale sign, then called me to talk about selling her house. We made a deal to sell the house for $500,000. A week later a buyer came to me directly, I sold it at $502,000, which is $2,000 higher than the listing price. Ms. Sifuentes was happy and asked me to find their replacement house at Summerset Dr. Rialto, moved in before her own house escrow closing.
In 2016, 6 months after I sold 4242 Maxson Rd., a resident in the same community called me to help him find a new PUD house for over $750,000 and completed the purchase in 1 month.
This year 4242 Maxson Rd was listed for sale in May for $988,000; I helped a resident in the same community complete purchase at $840,000.00 this month.
Can you imagine how luck I am? With a listing lead, I sold 7 properties and leased 1 house!
Thinking of selling in El Monte or wondering what your home is worth in today's shifting market? Navigating pricing, buyer demand, and negotiations requires local expertise. Whether you are looking to downsize, upgrade, or maximize your equity, contact Frank Chen ReMax 2000 Realty at 626-826-9280 today for a complimentary, no-obligation home valuation and custom marketing strategy.
