Has COVID-19 Raised Your Property Value?

How has COVID-19 affected the value of your duplex, triplex, or fourplex? I know this is a sensitive issue. Obviously, COVID-19 has changed everybody’s lives for the worse. Today, however we’re talking about the question: has COVID-19 raised the value of your duplex, triplex, or fourplex? So first of all, value, as you may know,
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Pacific Beach 2-4 Unit Real Estate Market Update October 2020

Pacific Beach 2-4 unit real estate market update for June 2020
October 2020 Pacific Beach, San Diego 2-4 unit real estate market update How many two to four unit properties are for sale right now in Pacific Beach? 8 currently. What does that mean? That means it’s not a lot that are for sale, it’s a bit of a shortage. There have been times we’ve had
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Pacific Beach 2-4 Unit Real Estate Market Update June 2020

Pacific Beach 2-4 unit real estate market update for June 2020
June 2020 Pacific Beach, San Diego 2-4 unit real estate market update How is our Pacific beach 2-4 unit duplex, triplex, and fourplex market? When the pandemic started a lot of people thought the market was going to crash which is not the case. The numbers I’m going to share with you exclude Mission Beach
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Pacific Beach Real Estate Market Update May 2020

Pacific Beach real estate market update May 2020
Here’s your Pacific Beach, San Diego real estate market update for May 2020 So how’s the Pacific Beach real estate market doing in the middle of this pandemic? People have been asking me this a lot these days. We’re only talking about Pacific Beach. Not Mission Beach, La Jolla, etc. Let’s start with an overview
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Costs of Selling Your San Diego Home

Question: “Hi Gary. We own a home in Pacific Beach that we’ll be calling you to sell in a couple of months. But for now we just want to find out the selling costs so we can do some planning. Can you help us with this?” Answer: To be fairly safe, you can typically figure
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Can You Trade Your Pacific Beach Condo for a House?

Question: “I own a 3-bedroom condo in Pacific beach and I’d really like to trade it for a house with a yard and keep my monthly payments the same. Do you think that’s possible?” Answer: What are you willing to give up? You may be able to sell your condo and buy a small 2BR
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Deciding What San Diego Home Features to Compromise On

Question: “I own a 3-bedroom condo in Pacific beach and I’d really like to trade it for a house with a yard and keep my monthly payments the same. Do you think that’s possible?” Answer: Yes, depending on what you’re willing to give up. You may be able to sell your condo and buy a
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Short or Stay San Diego Gary Kent San Diego Short Sale Specialist

Should you Short Sell or Stay in your San Diego Home? That is a question many San Diego home owners ask me. Hi, my name is Gary Kent. I’ve been a REALTOR since 1984. With the San Diego real estate meltdown, it’s been a difficult time for many people like you. If you are frustrated
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Offering on the San Diego Home You’re After

“My wife and I found a Pacific Beach home we want to buy. The list price is $525,000. What do you think a good offer would be?” Answer: Probably $515,000. Or $535,000. Or perhaps $400,000. Your question is impossible to answer until you tell me: 1. What is the home worth? (You should have a
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