Understanding Short Sales
In my continuing series dealing with real estate tips for home sellers, I would like to focus on the dilemma facing many homeowners with delinquencies in their mortgage payments. While this topic used to be laden with stigma, it is now becoming quite commonplace and homeowners are looking towards short sales as an alternative to foreclosure. Navigating the waters of …
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Selling a House – Successful Negotiations
In my continuing series of blog posts centered around tips for selling a home ,we continue today with some strategies to think about when it comes time to contract negotiations. Now that you have prepped and primped your home to be shown in optimum physical and decorative condition, added a yard sign that proudly states “look at me” you have …
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Selling a Home – Home Inspection Process
In my continuing series blog posts dealing with tips for selling a home, I’d like to venture into the process of home inspection and the implication for prospective sellers. Most if not all buyers will want to be informed of various aspects of a property they are making an offer on. A home inspection is an objective comprehensive visual examination …
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Selling a Home – Setting a Price
In my continuing series of posts dealing with tips for selling a home we move on today to successful home pricing techniques. It is critical to have a market sensitive pricing strategy, but no matter what kind of property your are thinking about putting on the market certain base guidelines apply. Let’s first think about the very nature what constitutes …
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Selling a Home – Home Improvement Projects
In my continuing series of posts dealing with tips for selling a home, an important decision facing owners of Encinitas homes is whether to undertake any major or cosmetic renovations to improve the value of their property. The first and most important step in making this determination is to get a firm grasp on the current value of your home. …
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Declutter Your Home in Encinitas
“Help… my house has too much clutter and I can’t find my out!” While that all too familiar cry is well known in the reality show world inundating today’s television viewer, truth is often stranger and more accurate than pseudo fiction, especially when it comes to prepping a home for sale. Continuing on my previous blog posts on providing tips …
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Advice for First Time Home Buyers
How do prospective buyers navigate the unfamiliar waters of the first time home buying process? In today’s increasingly complex real estate market many first time buyers can find themselves a little overwhelmed by the process which can be quite daunting. Most first time buyers will candidly admit to not being entirely certain at what point to contact a real estate …
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Legoland Carlsbad is a Must for Vacations
Block out some time in your schedule to visit Legoland Carlsbad, located a short distance from your Encinitas home.
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Where do you watch Sunsets in Encinitas?
Did you know that Encinitas area is known for some of the best sunset viewing in Southern California? Many “solar sentinels” have voted in some of the most tranquil spots to see the the rays of a sunny day transform into the afterglow of a beautiful setting sun. Among the top contenders for prime viewing of sunsets in Encinitas are: …
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American Idol in San Diego – 2010 LIVE Tour
American Idol is in San Diego this summer featuring the top ten contestants of season nine. Get out of your Encinitas home and catch some of the nation’s brightest stars.
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