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.
I think San Diego real estate is going to be just fine moving forward. I think sellers can afford to be a little cocky.
Thanks Obama!
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-birth-tourism-persists-20161220-story.html
What does birth tourism in LA have to do with housing market in SD?
That article missed Jim The Realtor’s numero uno item on the list: Paint and/or replace front door and install new hardware if needed.
See? I was paying attention Teach. See you on Jan 21!
Rob Ford:
“What does birth tourism in LA have to do with housing market in SD?”
A Chinese national traveling from the far east to create a precious soul in this country with the intention of reaping the gains from our current citizenship laws is a leading indicator of future intent, Rob. It implies that the baby’s parents might prefer to reside here permanently.
Los Angeles is a part of Southern California. Amongst cities in Southern California, San Diego is a big favorite of Chinese nationals. They love Irvine too, btw.
Many Chinese nationals are of the high skilled variety, rather than third-world low skilled variety we are accustomed to. Because of this, once a Chinese national gets a foothold here, the chances of he/she purchasing a home–a nice home–is far higher than the norm of first generation immigrants.
They catch on quickly, Rob.
It’s my bad, tho. I’ve been keeping up with it enough that I speak in shorthand referencing it, when I should be more specific.
I’ll say this, though: immigration policy for those souls coming from south of the border has been a BOOM time for landlords in Southern California these days. We can’t believe how much rent we’re able to charge right now. I’m loving it, tho I doubt it’s good for the country. The far east immigrant boom is great for So Cal, and particularly San Diego folks with houses over $1 million. Probably not great for the country, but it’s not our job. We just collect rents.
This is all my opinion, and I could be terribly wrong. I ain’t nothin’ fancy.
If it is winter, I would provide pictures of what the outside of the home looks like during spring or summer so that people looking at the home can get a better idea of the outside condition. Sometimes it is hard to envision this in winter if there is snow and ice. Great tips, thanks for sharing!