[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #12: Ignoring the Top 10 Cheap Fix-Ups

Don’t Forget These Ten Easy Home Fixes 30+ year veteran Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people make when selling a home. Mistake #12: Not trying some or all of Gary’s top 10 cheap home fix-ups. There a variety of cheap, simple fix-ups you can make to your home to easily increase its value.
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[VIDEO] Homeseller Mistake #11: The Carpet Allowance Myth

A Credit Is No Substitute For Carpet 30+ year veteran Realtor Gary Kent reveals the costly mistakes people make when selling a home. Mistake #11: Buying into the myth that a carpet credit is as good as new carpet. Remember: People make decisions based on emotions, then justify them with logic. Seeing a new carpet
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What’s the Difference Between a Pre-Approval and a Pre-Qualification?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale What’s the difference between a pre-approval and a pre-qualification? I’ll discuss this question, and I’ll introduce a third option: a real pre-approval. Usually, you would get a pre-qualification letter and then go
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Why Should You Hire a Real Estate Team Instead of a Solo Agent?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   The real estate industry has changed an awful lot in recent years. If you haven’t bought or sold a home recently, you may not be aware of the differences between agents.
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How We Help Seniors Avoid Common Moving Challenges

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Today, I’m going to cover what I like to call, “Gary Kent’s Senior Move Solution.” I’ve been in real estate since 1984, and in that time, I’ve helped many seniors move. In
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Mystery Castle

Mystery Castle by mediafury licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0
This week’s crazy building is the Mystery Castle in Phoenix, Arizona. In the 1930s, Boyce Luther Gulley made some drastic life changes. After learning he had tuberculosis, he moved to Phoenix and started building a house for his daughter Mary Lou. He created it from cheap or scavenged materials—everything from stones to car parts and
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How Long Does the Seller Have to Respond to My Offer?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   If you’re thinking of buying a home, you’re probably wanting to know how long a seller has to respond to an offer that you’re making on the property. This answer isn’t
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When Is the Best Time to Sell in San Diego?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   People ask me all the time whether there is a “best time” to sell their homes or not. Particularly, a lot of people are under the impression that summer is the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Mushroom House La Jolla

Beach house on south end of Blacks Beach, north of Scripps Pier with funicular to La Jolla Farms mansion in La Jolla, California by Raquel Baranow licensed under the terms of CC BY-SA 2.0
This week’s crazy building is the Mushroom House in La Jolla, CA. The official name of this strange structure is the Pavilion, but it’s been nicknamed the Mushroom House due to its distinctive shape. Way back in 1960, Sam Bell of Bell’s Potato Chips bought a summer home on the cliffs above Black’s Beach. Realizing
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Kauffman Center

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by Burdettekevin licensed under the terms of the CC BY-SA 3.0
This week’s crazy building is the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. The brainchild of philanthropist Muriel Kauffman, this oddly shaped building took five years to complete, finishing in 2011. It began as a napkin sketch by architect Moshe Safde, and ended as a massive construction with 25,000 cubic yards of
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