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FRONT COVER:
Meet Ricardo and Lisa
The Carvalho Real Estate Group
of Casablanca Associates, Inc.
We help members of the Latino Community and others achieve homeownership through our real estate expertise and mortgage loans with low monthly payments that build homeowner equity.
And we do it in three languages—English, Spanish and Portuguese.
INSIDE SPREAD:
Two People … Two Cultures … Two Counties …
One Common Goal
They say opposites attract, and it’s certainly true for Ricardo and Lisa Carvalho, broker-owners of Casablanca Associates, Inc., a full-service real estate brokerage in Ontario, California.
Easygoing and playful, Ricardo has a gift for gab while Lisa is goal oriented, organized and has a gift for numbers. But truth be told, when these two first met it was the traits they share that drew them together—an entrepreneurial and adventuresome spirit combined with a deep love for family and for helping others.
Today, it’s all of these qualities that make Ricardo and Lisa two of the most beloved and successful real estate and mortgage loan professionals in the two-county area.
How did it all begin?
Joao Ricardo Carvalho had a dream …
A native of Brazil, Ricardo once worried his Portuguese accent—whether he was speaking English or speaking Spanish—would be a barrier between himself and the people he wants to help. But now after 25 years in the U.S., he says, “My worries were for nothing. In fact, I think the accent helps people remember me.”
As a 20-year-old in Brazil, Ricardo sold shoes door-to-door in gold mining communities deep within the Amazon. And in his spare time, he mined for gold. While mining by hand, he dreamed of owning the machines that make finding gold easy and fast. But that took money. So, without knowing English, Spanish or anyone living in the U.S., Ricardo came here to work and save the money he needed to return to the Amazon and buy the machines.
Beginning the climb up …
Ricardo began his journey in the U.S. at the very bottom—living on the streets. But soon, he learned enough Spanish to work door-to-door selling perfume, and life improved.
Eventually, he moved to Las Vegas for casino work. And as fate would have it, Lisa visited a friend there who happened to be Ricardo’s landlady. The friend introduced them … they fell in love … and the rest is history.
Today, if you ask Ricardo about his gold mining machines, he laughs. “Let somebody else buy those machines. I’m very happy here with Lisa, our two beautiful children and the work we do helping others.”
Lisa Castro Carvalho learned about homeownership early in life …
Unlike Ricardo, Lisa is a third-generation Californian—born and raised in Orange County—whose great-grandparents emigrated from Mexico and Europe back when U.S. borders were open. Her ancestors comprised a vital thread in the fabric of the community, planting their roots so deeply that the original family home is still owned by relatives. And you can view many of Lisa’s family’s artifacts on display in area museums.
Lisa learned leadership skills in school, serving as class vice-president and captain of the drill team. “But I learned all about hard work growing up in a single-parent home and seeing my mother work so hard to provide,” she says. “And I watched her struggle with housing for us after losing our home through divorce. All those years of paying rent were such a waste of my mother’s hard-earned money.”
Helping others with homeownership …
Today, in addition to being a fully licensed real estate broker, Lisa is a mortgage loan expert. She’s worked in real estate finance since 1994 and has closed more than 1,500 loans.
Coming from a long line of teachers dedicated to education, Lisa understands its importance to a person’s economic security. And she remains true to this heritage with the special care she takes in educating her clients on the ins and outs of credit, mortgage lending and the wonderful opportunity that exists in the U.S. to build personal wealth through homeownership.
“One of my most rewarding achievements in my real estate and mortgage career,” Lisa says, “was helping my mother get the financing she needed to stop paying rent and start investing in her own home. In the six years she’s been in her home, its value has more than doubled.”
The perfect team for you …
Just as Ricardo’s early experience in the U.S. gives him special insight into the importance of good housing and home ownership, Lisa understands firsthand what parents face trying to raise their children while living in an apartment, a home they’ve outgrown or a neighborhood that’s become unsafe or is too far from work.
So – if you’re thinking about selling your home to buy another that will give your family a better life – choose the Carvalho Real Estate Group as your REALTOR®. You’ll have a team of real estate experts who’ve been where you are today, faced the same problems you face, had the same dreams and needed the same help.
Together, Ricardo and Lisa are perfectly qualified to lead you safely through the process of selling, buying or remodeling your home and obtaining the best loan possible to make your family’s dreams come true.
And they do it all in three languages—English, Spanish and Portuguese.
It’s true!
Two People … Two Cultures … Two Counties … One Common Goal
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