Licensed since 1984, San Diego real estate broker Gary Kent is a recognized authority on real estate. In addition to selling over 5,500 homes for clients, he has been an expert court witness, trainer of other agents, and he does seminars on home buying, home selling, and investing. Gary has sold homes for The Salvation Army, dozens of major banks, and Fannie Mae, amongst others. You can find Gary on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

This Week’s Crazy Building: Steel Pig House

Steel Pig House by Billy Hathorn licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is the Steel Pig House in Lubbock, Texas. Created by architect and sculptor Robert Bruno, this home is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Bruno began building it in 1973 and worked solo for 23 years to bring his creation to fruition. The result is a 110-ton steel behemoth that looks something
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Hanoi Museum

Hanoi Museum by Grenouille Vert licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is the Hanoi Museum near Hanoi, Vietnam. This remarkable building has a cantilevered design that makes it resemble an upside-down pyramid. The overall effect is that the museum almost appears to be floating above the ground. A massive central atrium with a spiral ramp in the center allows visitors to easily
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Mushroom House

Mushroom House by Dave Menninger licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is the Mushroom House in Cincinnati, OH. The owner of this wacky house is Terry Brown, a professor of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati. When he bought it back in 1989, it was a perfectly normal-looking residence. Over the next several years, he and over 35 of
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Bosco Verticale

Bosco Verticale, Milano by Thomas Ledl licensed under the terms of CC-by-sa 4.0
This week’s crazy building is Bosco Verticale in Milan, Italy. Actually two separate residential towers, they host a total of over 700 trees—hence the name, which is Italian for “vertical forest.” They are also home to 5,000 shrubs and 11,000 perennials. Horticulturalists and botanists had to be involved to ensure the plants could survive in this urban
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Bombay Sapphire Glasshouses

Bombay Sapphire Glasshouses by Andrewrabbott licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 4.0
This week’s crazy building is the Botanical Glasshouses at Bombay Sapphire Distillery in Laverstoke, England. This English gin-maker commissioned these bizarrely-shaped glass structures to put their ingredients on display for visitors. They curve elegantly, swooping sideways and inward towards the still house (a former paper mill). The waste heat from the distillation process flows outward to warm the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Potala Palace

Potala Palace by Coolmanjackey licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is Potala Palace in Lhasa, China. The Fifth Dalai Lama began construction of this imposing structure back in 1645. The exterior was done in just 3 years, but the interior and its furnishing took 45 years. The Potala Palace served as the chief residence for the Dalai Lama until the 1959
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[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #10: Paying 3x for One Home Repair

Avoid Overpaying for Home Repairs 30+ year veteran Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a San Diego home. Mistake #10 is paying three (or even four!) times for just one repair. How could this happen? Let me explain. When a San Diego home buyer notices something visibly wrong in
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an Airport by Forgemind ArchiMedia licensed under the terms of CC BY 2.0
This week’s crazy building is Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, China. More specifically, we’re looking at the airport’s recent Terminal 3 expansion. Completed in 2013, it increased the airport’s previous capacity by almost 60%, adding 45 million passengers a year. The terminal’s unusual shape resembles the very airplanes it was meant to cater to.
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[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #9: Not Considering Presale Home Inspection

Be Sure to Consider a Presale Home Inspection San Diego Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a San Diego home. Mistake #9 is not considering a presale home inspection. In the San Diego area, doesn’t the buyer usually pay for the home inspection? Yes. But there are many benefits
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Should You Apply for a Home Loan from a Credit Union

Question: “What do you think about applying for a home loan from a credit union?” Answer: There are pros and cons. In my opinion… The pro: Very occasionally credit unions may have a slightly lower rate than most lenders The cons (these are tendencies): They’re a little slow They have less loan options than other
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