listings: Sometimes Just 1 Photo in the MLS IS in The Client’s Best Interest
- 11/21/13 03:55 AM
Sometimes Just 1 Photo in the MLS May Be in The Client’s Best Interest
I may be wrong about this, but there are some times when having just 1 photo in the MLS listing may actually be in the client’s best interest.
I saw a house almost 3 months ago that had just come on the market. My relocating client from Maryland was very interested because the solo photo…of the front…was very attractive and the home was in an area that she liked. The home was a traditional sale, not a short sale or REO, and there no red … (47 comments)
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listings: Take This Carlsbad House for a Test Drive
- 10/18/13 06:48 AM
Take This Carlsbad House for a Test Drive
As a buyer, would you if you could?
Would you offer this as a Carlsbad homeseller? And if so under what circumstances?
I noticed, for the first time that I can recall, a remark in the San Diego MLS for a Carlsbad resale home listing offering buyers the opportunity to “take this house for a test drive.”
Heck we do it for cars and have for many years.
And more and more retailers offer similar opportunities – take it home and live with it for up to 30 … (30 comments)
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listings: What You Should Expect and Receive From Your Carlsbad Listing Agent
- 07/13/13 06:31 AM
What You Should Expect and Receive From Your Carlsbad Listing Agent
We all have expectations about the kind of service, and services, we should receive, whether buying a car, shopping for clothes, or selling our homes.
Oh they differ, certainly, and these expectations may or may not be realistic, but they exist.
Selling your Carlsbad home is a huge undertaking, especially if you are a first time seller. Here are some guidelines about what you should expect, and receive, from the person you hire to take on the job of helping to market and sell your home.
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listings: 3 Bedroom Single Story Home for Sale in Carlsbad California!
- 06/27/13 12:20 PM
3 Bedroom Single Story Home for Sale in Carlsbad California!
Carlsbad buyers in the market for a single story home will be thrilled with this new addition to the Carlsbad real estate market.
Join us for the 1st public open house on
SUNDAY JUNE 30 from 12:00 to 3:00
This home offers:
· Single story living
· Approximately 1514+/- SF of living space
· 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, one en suite in the master
· Spacious family room offering view of the huge yard
· Separate dining room
· Living room with cathedral … (7 comments)
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listings: Sellers, Are Your Listing Photos Ho Hum?
- 11/20/12 11:58 PM
Sellers, Are Your Listing Photos Ho Hum?
I was looking at the photos of several MLS listings that one of my sets of buyers is interested in and found myself saying “ho hum.”
They really were uninteresting (yawn suppressed), and while they weren’t poor quality they just did not create a very positive impression of homes priced at $800,000.
Quite frankly they were sooo booorrriiing.
It didn’t appear that whoever took them put much thought into what they were photographing, or how the photos looked on-line.
They were clearly not professionally done, which is … (16 comments)
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listings: Carlsbad Sellers, I Have Some Important Questions for You
- 11/06/12 09:21 PM
Carlsbad Sellers, I Have Some Important Questions for You
As a listing agent in the Carlsbad area, I have some important questions for you if you are planning to sell your home.
Of course I want to know if you are serious about marketing your home for sale, and are not just testing the market to see if you can get the price you want, as opposed to the price the market tells us your home is worth.
But assuming you are serious about selling AND you are willing to price the home consistent with the market conditions, … (13 comments)
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listings: SOLD in Solana Beach, CA – Turfwood Condo at 403 Bay Meadows Way
- 11/01/12 01:07 AM
SOLD in Solana Beach, CA – Turfwood Condo at 403 Bay Meadows Way
403 Bay Meadows Way in Turfwood in Solana Beach
SOLD $400,000
This 2 bedroom 1.5 bath twin-home condo was one of the best values in the Solana Beach area, and was only 1 of 2 condos under $500K that was NOT a short sale or REO.
The lucky buyer recognized the value of this small community, located in the heart of Solana Beach just a short distance from the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the beaches, dining and shopping, and the upscale Cedros Design District, … (4 comments)
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listings: Would You Paint Your House This Color?
- 10/24/12 03:31 PM
Would You Paint Your House This Color?
House colors have often created controversy, especially when it’s time to list.
As I drive around and note the range of styles of homes in my market, every now and then a home jumps out because of its style – perhaps uber contemporary in an otherwise traditional or homogeneous neighborhood – or when the color REALLY pops, as in these two examples.
No doubt homes painted strong colors raise equally strong emotions from neighbors. Some may think it’s fun, daring and creative.
Others may really hate it.
There was … (11 comments)
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listings: Do You Want to Sell this Home or Not?
- 10/19/12 01:07 AM
Do You Want to Sell this Home or Not?
This may sound like a rant, given the title, but it’s not. Any sarcasm you might feel is purely your imagination.
It IS a host of suggestions for sellers, and their listing agents, to help demonstrate to the buying public, and buyer agents, that they do, in fact, WANT to sell. And some thoughts on those actions that send the wrong message.
PRICING
The message you send by pricing is a big one in today’s market, and it’s obvious. Most agents have a good handle on what is selling … (39 comments)
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listings: Are You Relying on Zillow for Your Numbers? Well, Don’t!
- 09/21/12 10:44 AM
Are You Relying on Zillow for Your Numbers? Well, Don’t!
This is a caution for buyers and sellers who are consulting the Internet to gather information about pricing in order to make decisions about buying and selling.
Are you relying on Zillow for your numbers?
Well, don’t!
Notice I didn’t say to avoid Zillow, or not use it at all.
Just don’t rely on it solely for accurate information OR use it as your only source of data.
I shudder whenever I hear someone say “Zillow says my home is worth $xxx,” or “We’ve been … (14 comments)
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listings: My Listing is Also a Rental – REALLY??!!
- 09/17/12 10:26 AM
My Listing is Also a Rental – REALLY??!!
I was quite surprised by a call from an Orange County agent recently about my listing in Emerald Lake Village, a 55+ community in Oceanside.
Not surprised that I got the call, but why the caller was ringing me.
“I’m calling about your listing at 3590 Amber Way in Oceanside.”
“Yes, how can I help you?”
He then proceeded to tell me about a family member relocating to the area from the desert who was potentially interested in purchasing but wanted to rent for until her house sold.
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listings: GREAT PRICE for 2-Bedroom Condo for Sale in Solana Beach, CA – Turfwood Condo for Sale
- 07/21/12 02:07 AM
GREAT PRICE for 2-Bedroom Condo for Sale in Solana Beach, CA – Turfwood Condo for Sale
A terrific value in the Solana Beach area can now be yours!
403 Bay Meadows Way in Turfwood in Solana Beach
NOW $439,900
This 2 bedroom 1.5 bath twin-home condo may be one of the best values in the Solana Beach area, and is only 1 of 2 condos under $500K that is NOT a short sale or REO.
The long-term tenants are vacating August 17th so you can move right in and enjoy the balance of the summer and racing … (8 comments)
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listings: 2-Bedroom Condo for Sale in Solana Beach, CA – 403 Bay Meadows Way in Turfwood
- 06/17/12 01:23 AM
2-Bedroom Condo for Sale in Solana Beach, CA – Turfwood Condo for Sale
A terrific value in the Solana Beach area can now be yours!
403 Bay Meadows Way in Turfwood in Solana Beach
This 2 bedroom 1.5 bath twin-home condo just hit the market yesterday morning, and with summer almost here and amazing interest rates, this may be one of the best values in the Solana Beach area.
Located in the small condo complex of Turfwood in the heart of Solana Beach, this 2-bedroom condo at 403 Bay Meadows Way has an attached single-car … (10 comments)
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listings: How Can a REALTOR Take Photos That are so Bad?
- 02/26/12 12:43 AM
How Can a REALTOR Take Photos That are so Bad?
This from an experienced buyer I know who was looking at houses in the Carlsbad area on-line.
“They ought to be shot.” (the REALTOR, that is).
In this age of inexpensive digital photography, one does have to wonder. We complain about it all the time but the reality remains that many agents either do not know how to take a decent photo, or they simply don’t care, perhaps because they don’t feel it makes a difference.
Perhaps with REOs and short sales, or price points where there … (76 comments)
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listings: Can ZILLOW and ACCURACY be Used in the Same Sentence?
- 01/02/12 05:45 AM
Can ZILLOW and ACCURACY be Used in the Same Sentence?
I had to wonder, when I received a weekly Zillow report, if ZILLOW and ACCURACY can be used in the same sentence??!!
It appears not.
This is not about inaccuracy of their Zestimates – plenty has been written about those, and we are all aware of the issues, and Zillow’s discussion of error percentages which in some cases are significant.
My weekly Zillow report was insightful – it was about an “active” listing that was canceled, by mutual agreement, with the seller almost 6 months ago. The … (95 comments)
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listings: Why Would You do That to Your Seller?
- 12/13/11 02:02 AM
Why Would You do That to Your Seller?
Recent observations and experiences, when helping some buyers find their perfect home, and searching for properties in the MLS for several families that are relocating to the area, prompted this post.
One has to wonder sometimes about how some agents think, or don’t, about their clients. Some appear to have lost sight about their responsibilities.
WHY would you include not 1 but 2 different bathroom photos, both with only a toilet in view and the toilet seat up, on an $800,000 home? I’m not sure what you are trying to … (20 comments)
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listings: OPEN HOUSE at 3509 Amber Lane in Oceanside, CA - SUNDAY June 26 from 2 - 4 PM
- 06/24/11 03:14 PM
OPEN HOUSE - 3509 Amber Lane, Oceanside, CA 92056 | Emerald Lake Village 3509 Amber Lane in Oceanside will have a public open house on Sunday June 26 from 2 until 4pm.
Emerald Lake Village is a gated 55+ community - an announcement will be posted at the gate with my cell number (760-840-1360) to call for the gate code to enter - we are across the street from the gate to your left. Visitor parking is directly across from the gate.
3509 Amber Lane offers:
1812 SF (per appraisal) with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths (1 master) - the LARGEST model in the community
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listings: OPEN HOUSE at 7400 Capstan Drive in Carlsbad - SATURDAY JUNE 25 from 2 to 4 PM
- 06/24/11 06:12 AM
7400 Capstan Drive in Carlsbad - OPEN HOUSE Saturday June 25 from 2 until 4 PM Call JEFF when you arrive at the gate at (760) 840-1360 for the Gate Code
GREAT NEW PRICE - JUST REDUCED TODAY TO $929,000!!!
7400 Capstan Drive in the gated San Sebastian community 1/2 mile from the South Carlsbad beaches
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2798 SF ~ 3 Bedrooms including 1st floor Master Suite ~ 3 Full Baths
Main Floor Office (or optional 4th Bedroom)
Dramatic 2-Story Great Room for Elegant Dining and Entertaining
Large private yard with room for … (4 comments)
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listings: Shout Out for a Great Real Estate Photographer: Scott Basile – And Some Great Learnings, too
- 06/05/11 04:02 PM
Shout Out for a Great Real Estate Photographer: Scott Basile - And Some Great Learnings, too I first met photographer Scott Basile several years ago when I organized a free educational session for the San Diego members of the Southern California Chapter of CRS (Certified Residential Specialists) in 2009. He came highly recommended to me (I put out a tweet on Twitter), although I can't recall who referred him. Anyhow, it was a great session, with lots of tips on how to improve our real estate photography. Scott is easy to talk with, had good examples of do's and don'ts, and made it … (16 comments)
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listings: Carlsbad Home for Sale - 7400 Capstan Drive in San Sebastian, Carlsbad, CA 92011 (NO LONGER FOR SALE)
- 06/02/11 04:33 PM
THIS HOME HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE Carlsbad Home for Sale 7400 Capstan Drive in San Sebastian Carlsbad, CA 92011 A fabulous Mediterranean-style home can be yours near the South Carlsbad beaches in the gated community of San Sebastian in the San Pacifico neighborhood.
[photos courtesy of Scott Basile Photography]
FEATURES:
A 2-story home with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths and 2798 SF
First Floor Master suite with views of and access to beautiful backyard
2-story Great Room with French Doors to private side yard with fountain
Office or Den … (13 comments)
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