About LAREALTi
Real estate for Los Angeles families and investors — with legal protection built in.
LAREALTi is the real estate service inside LA Vakil, serving buyers, sellers, and investors throughout Los Angeles, Chatsworth, Northridge, Woodland Hills, and the broader San Fernando Valley. What sets LAREALTi apart isn't just local market knowledge — it's the combination of a licensed California Realtor credential and an estate planning attorney's perspective working together in every transaction.
Why Most Real Estate Transactions Leave Families Exposed
The typical real estate transaction is designed to close fast, not to protect you long-term. Escrow handles the paperwork. The lender handles the financing. Your agent handles the showing and the offer. But nobody is asking: How should you take title? Does your existing trust need to be updated? What happens to this property if something happens to you before you update your estate plan? What insurance does a trust-owned property actually need?
These aren't hypothetical concerns. They're the issues that end up in probate court, trigger reassessment surprises, or leave a family fighting over a property that was never properly transferred into a trust. LAREALTi is designed specifically to prevent these outcomes.
What "Attorney-Realtor" Actually Means for You
When Shekhar Chikhalikar, Esq. represents you in a real estate transaction, you're not just getting a licensed Realtor. You're getting someone who can read a title report like a lawyer, understand the probate implications of a property sale, advise on how ownership choices interact with Proposition 19, and help draft the estate planning documents needed to properly protect the property — all in one relationship, without referring you out.
This is especially valuable in Los Angeles, where real estate transactions often involve trusts, multi-generational properties, probate estates, and complex ownership structures that a standard agent is simply not equipped to address.
JohnHart Real Estate Affiliation
LAREALTi operates under the JohnHart Real Estate brokerage — one of the leading independent brokerages in Southern California. This affiliation provides clients with broad MLS access, marketing reach, and brokerage support, while maintaining the personalized, attorney-informed approach that defines the LAREALTi experience.
Serving Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley
LAREALTi serves clients throughout the greater Los Angeles area with particular depth in the San Fernando Valley — including Chatsworth, Northridge, Woodland Hills, Reseda, Canoga Park, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch, Calabasas, and surrounding communities. Whether you're buying a first home, selling a family estate, handling a probate property, or looking for investment opportunities, LAREALTi brings both the market knowledge and the legal awareness to guide you well.