Don’t Make This Mistake When Pricing Your Home

Here is one way people tend to price their homes that is actually a bad idea. A very common mistake people make when pricing their homes is that they look at the list prices of other homes. For example, say the home down the street from the buyer is for sale. They’ll go up to
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Important Property Tax Information for You

Property taxes work a little differently in San Diego than they do in most other places. Here’s what I mean. Here’s a boring real estate topic that you probably need to know a lot about (especially if you’re a homebuyer): property taxes. This is something I’m asked about all the time so I wanted to
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How to (Almost) Lose $100,000

Foreclosure sales can lead to great deals, but it’s important to do your due diligence on any home you’re thinking about buying. Back in 2011, my associate Kevin and I made a few offers at foreclosure sales. There was one house in Pacific Beach that we were thinking about making an offer on. By total
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You’re Invited to Our Next Open House Extravaganza

It’s that time again. You’re invited to another Open House Extravaganza. Join me on June 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 5049 Pacifica Drive in Pacific Beach to see a beautiful house with a beautiful view. We’ll have wine, cheese, music, good conversation, and so much more. The asking price is $1.299 million.
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What Is “Confirmation Bias”?

Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, you need to avoid confirmation bias. Here’s what I mean by that. Have you heard of the term “behavioral economics”? I was an economics major in college, and this term explains why people don’t always make rational decisions in their self-interest. One of the tendencies of behavioral economics
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Your San Diego Real Estate Update!

What’s going on in the San Diego real estate market? Before I answer that question, I have something to say: Thank you! If you’ve chosen us to help you buy or sell real estate recently, we very much appreciate it. Now back to our main topic. Here in San Diego, we’re generally in a balanced
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Clairemont Real Estate Update

    Here’s the latest on your Clairemont Market.     Spring has sprung, which means it’s time for another update on our North Clairemont real estate market.Currently, there are 11 homes for sale here in our North Clairemont market, with just 10 more in escrow. And in the past two months, 24 have closed. 
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North P.B. Real Estate Update

North P.B. market update Gary Kent San Diego Realtor January 2020
    Here’s the latest on your North P.B. Market.     What’s been going on in the North Pacific Beach real estate market? I’m here to tell you today. Right now, we have about 14 homes for sale, which is right around the average. At the same time, we have five homes currently in
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Smile! You’re On Hidden Camera

If you’re a buyer, you need to be careful what you say out loud the next time you walk through a home that’s for sale—here’s why. Did you know that some home sellers out there are installing video surveillance devices around their homes to gauge buyers’ feedback during showings? We Realtors are advised to instruct
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Be Wary Of Blind Offers

  If you’re selling a home, be wary of blind offers.   What do I mean by being wary of blind offers? Well, many house-flippers are making offers on homes sight unseen—the downside is that they’re tying the house up by getting it taken off the market with an accepted offer. Then they decide if
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