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.

Don’t Wait for an Open House to See a San Diego Home

Question: “There’s a house I’d like to see on Conrad. I’ll just wait until they do an open house. Do you know when it will be open?” Answer: No, but you could be waiting a long time! Many people mistakenly believe that homes for sale are held open constantly AND that open houses are the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Gates Hall

Gates Hall by Robert Gray licensed under the terms of CC BY 2.0
This week’s crazy building is Gates Hall in Ithaca, NY. Built in 2014 and named after (who else?) Bill and Melinda Gates, this unusual structure looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. But it’s actually the administrative center for the Information and Computer Science departments at Cornell University. The massive cantilevered entryway, the mix
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[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #8: Not Insisting Your Agent Offends You

Make Sure Your Agent Offends You At Least Once San Diego real estate agent Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a in San Diego home. Mistake #8 is not insisting that your real estate agent offends you at least once. It may sound odd, but let me explain. When you
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Are Banks to Blame for the Bureaucratic Loan Process?

Question: “[Bank name] is ridiculous! I just refinanced and they asked me for the stupidest things to verify things that shouldn’t even matter and frankly isn’t really any of their business. I will never use them again…” Answer: I don’t blame you for being angry. And frankly, I get mad and frustrated with lenders too.
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Accepting Offers from People Who Haven’t Seen Your Home

Question: “My condo is listed for sale and I got an offer from someone who hasn’t even seen it yet. Should I accept it?” Answer: It depends… If you just put your condo on the market, I’d say NO. You don’t want to take it off the market during this prime early time and risk
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3 Homebuying Tips If You Can’t Find What You Want

Question: “I’m having trouble finding a home to buy. There isn’t a lot to choose from and all the nice ones seem to already have an offer. Any tips you can give me?” Answer: Here are three… Don’t automatically skip over homes with poor pictures. They could be real gems that are being overlooked due
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Heydar Aliyev Center

Heydar Aliyev Center by amanderson2 licensed under the terms of Public Domain
This week’s crazy building is Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. This unusual site is the brainchild of world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, famous for the curves and unusual structure of her architecture. The design was meant to convey an optimistic future, a departure from the rigid, imposing Soviet architecture that dominates much of the country’s
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[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #7: Not Knowing How to Make Your Agent Work Harder

How To Make Your Agent Work Harder San Diego Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people that make when selling a San Diego home. Mistake #7 is not knowing the magic words that will get your agent to work twice as hard for you. It sounds too good to be true… but it’s not!
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What’s the Best Way to Make Money Fast Investing in San Diego Real Estate?

Question: “What’s the best way to make money quickly investing in real estate?” Answer: Sorry, but if there were any get-rich-quick ideas that actually worked, everyone would do them…and they would no longer work. The closest thing to a useful answer I could give you is to wait until we have another downturn (2 years,
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The Downsides of Virtual Home Staging

Question: “Have you heard of virtual staging, where photos or graphics of furniture are added to photos of a vacant home to make it look staged. Do you recommend that?” Answer: I’ve heard of it. It’s a creative idea, but I recommend against it for 3 reasons: Homebuyers will be expecting a much nicer home
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