About San Diego's Hillcrest

Buying a House is a lot like dating.

I never really thought about that statement until I asked one of my clients what she's learned from this experience and she immediately exclaimed, buying a house is a lot like dating.

OK, so you're not actually buying dinner and spending time with the house but you do have to feel out several before you put pen to paper. See, buying a house is a lot like dating.

Have you ever been on a blind date? Well, it's a lot like that. You trust your friends, in this case, your real estate agent to point you in the right direction. You might, at first, think they may have steered you wrong, truth is it's just the first door you're walking through.

Now depending on your frist reaction, you either think ewww or you immediately turn into one of those old Bugs Bunny Cartoons where your eyes bulge out of your head and hearts start swirling around you -- that's when you get tongue tied. Either reaction is fine.

Now, if you fall head over heels you find out that, like dating, there are things you'll find out about the other person, in this case the house that just isn't perfect. That's OK... no house ... or no date... is perfect. Trust me, I've been on a lot of dates. Buying a house is a lot like dating.

The good thing about house hunting versus dating is you don't have to have that awkward silence across the dinner table and there's no expectation to call back tomorrow. Thankfully, if the date goes bad, you won't have to remove them off your Facebook page. See, buying a house is a lot like dating.

"Cash Mob" Heading to Hillcrest, California On 1-8-12.

Want to make a local business owner's day? Bring your wallet to Sunday's "Mob" in Hillcrest, California. Supporting independent merchants is the idea behind San Diego Cash Mobs, the local branch of what organizers say is a fledgling grass-roots movement taking root in Cleveland and Oakland among other cities.

In a nutshell group of people organize through social media and converge on one small retailer to spend money at least $20.00 each. the next mob will be held at 4:30PM, Sunday and only the meeting place (Fifth & Robinson Avenues) have been announced so far.

Everyone likes small business: everyone likes supporting the whole community. It's very easy way of doing it: Just show up and spend $20.00. The location is kept secret until just before the mob and organizers generate buzz by sharing clues on Twitter (@cmsandiego) and Facebook (San Diego Cash Mobs). The slogan "Flash mobs for local economic stimulus San Diego style".

The First local mob was in early December. It drew around 30 people to Make Good, a fashion, arts and crafts store in South Park.

5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent. 

When I meat new buyers they always ask the same question.  What can I expect as I go through the home buying process? I tell them the exact same thing, so here they are... the 5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent: 

Number Five--We'll sit down for a formal chat and outline your needs vs. wants.  There are differences between needs and wants.  For example, when I say, "How many bedrooms do you need?"  If you tell me three, I say, "why? "You tell me.. "I work from home and my friends are always looking for a place to crash when they visit San Diego."  That's a need.  A want is I want a pool with a built in BBQ... get it?

Number Four--I'll introduce you to several preferred lenders I work with to get you pre-approved  for a loan.   Some people ask me if they can wait on this step and my answer is always, "NO!"  Why?  Well, I'd hate to show you a home that you might not ultimately be able to afford.  The one thing I don't want to do is crush your faith in the process, so it's very important we get the pre-approval done right away.  

Number Three--We'll set you up on listing alerts to get you a feel for what's out there on the market.  This will allow you to shop for homes online before we head out and open a few doors.  Believe it or not, you'll be able to eliminate a  lot of property online.  

Number Two--I'm going to keep my eyes out for the big ticket items that could end up costing you a small fortune.  Let's say we walk into a house and you fall in love with it.  Everything you want is in this property...granite counters, cherry cabinets, subway tiles in the bathroom... are you picturing it?  What I'm going to be doing is looking for water damage in the ceiling, walking around to make sure the floor doesn't slope, checking to see if there's any cracks on the exterior of the home--I'll point these things out so when we get to the inspection process we'll be very informed. 

Finally, and this one is the most important of the 5 things you can expect when working with me as your agent, I've known this all my life and you'll agree when we meet.  I have great hair, so you will catch me from time to time looking at myself in the mirrors of your potential home.  I may tell you not to purchase the property based on whether or not my hair looks good.  Now, I know you're rolling your eyes asking yourself, "why is that important to me?  Let me tell you why--if you buy a house where my hair doesn't look good chances are we will never see each other--trust me you'll want to see me again after the transaction closes.  Why?  I'm a lot of fun and a party and you'll want to introduce me to your friends.... just sayin...

 

Hillcrest Bank Owned Condos.

Let me start out by telling you there are a number of Hillcrest Bank Owned Condos on the market right now. Currently we have an awesome supply of inventory and there is more on the way. According to tax records condos owned by banks right now in the 92103 zip code stand at 84. There are anoter 71 that are either in the pre-foreclosure or auction stages.

What does that mean for you? Well, it means that you'll be able to buy a very nice Hillcrest Bank Owned Condo at a very reasonable price. In some cases, these condos sold for well over a million dollars at the height of the market--they're just about half that price.

Here's the deal, interest rates are low, prices are low and well priced inventory is moving. I hear from people all the time that they're waiting for prices to fall. I get that, however, unless you have a crystal ball there's no way to actually predict what's going to happen.

Let's say prices go down and itnerest rates go up, you're actually buying yourself out of the market. What do I mean by that...well, if your interst rate goes up, your purchase power goes down. That means you may not be able to buy as nice of a Hillcrest Bank Owned Condo that you would like.

I'm happy to go check out some properties with you... just get at me.

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