Last year flippers were happy making $100,000 in a few months - this year it's $200,000....or more.
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Retro 1950s w/ Ocean View
This neighborhood in Oceanside is stock full of empty-nesters, many of whom have moved here after the kids left. You can walk to the beach, and easily get on the freeway to Orange County - and it is cheap, comparatively. This 3 br/2 ba, 2,472 sf house was built in...
San Diego View
On a clear day you can see from San Marcos to Mexico! From Mt. Soledad in La Jolla (click on image to enlarge):
Indian Summer
November 5th is a beautiful day in San Diego - we celebrate it every year:
Solana Beach View Under $600,000
You don't have to spend a million dollars to get an expansive ocean view in SB!
In Search of Mauve
Our second trip this year to the top of Aviara, where there is a single street of custom homes. Here's a west-sider that has been on and off the market since February. They paid $1,710,000 in 2007:
Not Your Standard Estate Sale
This looks more like a typical McMansion from the street, but once inside you'll experience an upgrade extravaganza:
Real Estate Substitution Effect
This may look attractive to those with a narrow focus - but for most buyers, what you can buy elsewhere with this money is a primary deterrent:
May Gray/June Gloom
The "marine layer" seems to be underway, where the overcast struggles to burn off every day. Kevin Collins captured it well with this photo, from San Clemente looking south, taken 6/12/08: Our beach area is socked in with fog/overcast from late spring to early...
Old Carlsbad Peak
The last one we saw like this was the 3,800sf house on Skyline that had a similar or better view - and it closed last Friday for $838,000:
