The Good
The Klinge Realty Group operates like a finely tuned machine, with a very personal touch. We contacted them on a Sunday and they were talking to us about our family and our needs on our living room couch the following day. They carefully listened to us and worked with us to identify the best and quickest path to listing within 2 weeks to take advantage of the low inventory conditions in our South Carlsbad neighborhood. They knew our tract specifically and had many previous sales there over the years - they came prepared with a thorough analysis of comparative sales and recommended a pricing strategy that they felt confident would yield offers the first weekend on the market.
The Great
Over the next two weeks Donna coordinated a range of vendors who she knew from experience could get the preparation to list work we needed done on time and with high quality. Our light tune-up involved excellent experiences with their stagers, landscapers, contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Throughout this period Donna's daily communication was clear, concise, and responsive. Any time we had questions Donna picked up the phone or texted immediately - but almost always, she answered our questions before we even knew we had them.
The Outstanding
We had a tricky situation with a shared fence that could have delayed our escrow. Donna used superb mediation skills to negotiate the terms of replacement and was personally on site with the fence contractor to make sure everything went smoothly. The fence looks great and escrow closed on time.
The Truly Exceptional
Our house came on the market on a Wednesday and between then and Monday morning Jim was personally at all three open houses. He was in constant communication explaining potential buyer reaction and strength. As he predicted offers began to come in on Saturday and each one was incrementally higher than the last. At the end we had 5 offers, 4 of which were over list, and the final accepted offer was $100,000 over list. In addition to being over list it included rent back terms that met our needs.
The Recommendation
For all of these reasons we would strongly recommend The Klinge Team to anyone wanting to sell in North County Coastal San Diego. I had been reading Jim's blog for 15 years and knew when the time came to sell that he would be our first call. Jim Klinge is not your standard realtor. He is keenly aware of market conditions and sales strategies. And, works his tail off - though not as hard as Donna . At this point he's gone from realtor to friend and I plan to have him over to grill and chill at our new place to talk real estate, but also just about life and raising kids in San Diego. He's more interested in relationships than his sales numbers - and that's why his sales numbers are so high. We have already recommended the Klinge's to some close friends and another successful sale is on deck right around the corner...
First, there isn’t enough new and enough low cost housing being built in California. That is a policy, not a problem.
Second, there is no business model that endorses building enough and enough lower profit housing.
Third, there is no community that would endorse either or both of those in their municipality.
Fourth, density is NOT a factor ut there is no professional player in this discussion that doesn’t endorse more density. This needs to be examined.
Fifth, municipal policy makes housing more expensive and for the express benefit of the municipality.
I could go on.
Communes in the desert are the answer – let’s all get along!
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I have a project in Carlsbad Village by the train station, was 16 units and now is 13, (the minimum density). It is still in the entitlement review process after 11 months. Not even on the docket for Planning Commission. If I’m lucky and survive both Planning Commission and City Council I’ll have the building permit by November.
In addition to made up problems under review by both Planning and Civil Engineering Departments, we are still trying to satisfy the review of the landscape corrections for the types of shrubs and irrigation. Landscape!
Oh yeah, I’m not allowed to do any site work between October to April due to rain and storm water concerns. So that will have to wait too.
It’s getting worse and I don’t see it changing. This is the heart of the problem and it’s not permit fees, it’s the interest carry on a development that will kill a project because of these review processes.
Last word, definitely be careful about projects in Carlsbad. It’s as bad as it gets.
Thanks Mozart – let us know how it goes the rest of the way!
Everything Mozart has reported is true. If anything understated!
Want to make a small fortune in real estate development? Start with a large fortune.
Thanks for letting me rant about this.
Will keep you posted.