We have known Jim & Donna Klinge for over a dozen years, having met them in Carlsbad where our children went to the same school. As long time North County residents, it was a no- brainer for us to have the Klinges be our eyes and ears for San Diego real estate in general and North County in particular. As my military career caused our family to move all over the country and overseas to Asia, Europe and the Pacific, we trusted Jim and Donna to help keep our house in Carlsbad rented with reliable and respectful tenants for over 10 years.
Naturally, when the time came to sell our beloved Carlsbad home to pursue a rural lifestyle in retirement out of California, we could think of no better team to represent us than Jim and Donna. They immediately went to work to update our house built in 2004 to current-day standards and trends — in 2 short months they transformed it into a literal modern-day masterpiece. We trusted their judgement implicitly and followed 100% of their recommended changes. When our house finally came on the market, there was a blizzard of serious interest, we had multiple offers by the third day and it sold in just 5 days after a frenzied bidding war for 20% above our asking price! The investment we made in upgrades recommended by Jim and Donna yielded a 4-fold return, in the process setting a new high water mark for a house sold in our community.
In our view, there are no better real estate professionals in all of San Diego than Jim and Donna Klinge. Buying or selling, you must run and beg Jim and Donna Klinge to represent you! Our family will never forget Jim, Donna, and their whole team at Compass — we are forever grateful to them.
funny I was just over at Grandview during lunch the other day and was wondering if/when you would cover any of the cliff houses on Neptune. One thing I like about that street is that almoust every house is unique, and usually not in a bad way.
The one on Neptune almost looks like a typical French Canadian suburban style duplex! 🙂
You’d think that after the Indian Ocean tsunami wiped out so many coastlines back in 2004 that people would be hesitant to live so close to the ocean. Obviously the prices tell a very different story.
Jim:
Can you explain the redfin pricing info for the 560 Neptune listing. It states that the property was listed for $2.4M in Sept and is now $2.86M.
Many of the redfin listing show a “price increase” like this. Is this related to the bank/REO or flippers?
Also, I know properties on this strip need serious retaining walls which can cost hundreds of thousand to permit, design, & build. Does this place have a wall?
Interesting thought Francois, I googled and found this info:
CALIFORNIA’S TSUNAMI RISK
Since 1812, the California coast has had 14 tsunamis with wave heights higher than
three feet; six of these were destructive. The Channel Islands were hit by a big tsunami
in the early 1800s. The worst tsunami resulted from the 1964 Alaskan earthquake and
caused 12 deaths and at least $17 million in damages in northern California.
The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquake produced a one foot tsunami that reached
Humboldt Bay about 20 minutes after the shaking. Although not damaging, this tsunami
demonstrated that locally generated tsunamis can reach our coastline quickly. Had the
earthquake lasted longer, the wave heights would have been higher. Evidence
suggests that large earthquakes capable of producing local tsunamis recur every two or
three hundred years.
Very rare, but they are a danger. In the mean time I’d worry much more about the threat of wildfires and teenage drivers.
If our coastline were hit by a 200 foot wave I doubt the property values would change much…
Wow–some very nice properties ripe for the pickin’ at the trustee sales! I am saving my pennies for a good buy in late ’10 or ’11. 🙂
-Erica
Yeah, I’m thinking late ’10 myself.
I’m in for ’10 or ’11 on a second property. Half dollar cost averaging here I come – only because my first house is just a home.
I love Moonlight Beach -we got hailed on Sunday at sunset while taking our annual family holiday pics. Those ominous clouds were no joke.