You’re Invited to Our Next Open House Extravaganza

  We’d love for you to join us on Saturday, February 2, for our next open house extravaganza. Here are all the details.   You’re invited to another Open House Extravaganza! This one is going to be at 5108 Pacific Drive in Pacific Beach on Saturday, February 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This
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Consider Me Your Real Estate Resource

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 have a question or need related to real estate, I want you to know that you can ask me for help or information anytime. If you’re looking to buy
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You’re Invited to My SeniorMove Solution Seminar Saturday, March 4th

Click here for a flyer and to reserve your seat   If you are a senior or if you know a senior who is thinking about making a move, don’t miss my SeniorMove Solution seminar. At this seminar, we’ll talk about issues facing seniors when they move. Our primary speaker, Nancy, knows everything there is
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Buying a Home w/ Payment No Bigger Than Your Rent

Question: “Is it a realistic target to want to buy a home and keep my payment no greater than the rent I’m paying now?” Answer: I don’t know your current rent, your down payment, or what you want in a home to answer for your specific situation. But I can say it’s tough to buy
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How Long After Selling Can You Buy Another Home & Avoid Taxes?

Question: “I’d like to avoid paying taxes on the profit from my home. How long do I have after I sell my home to buy another one?” Answer: Well my friend, you’re either 1) behind the times or 2) confusing the rules for your principal residence with those for investment property: Until 1997, you had
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New California Purchase Contract Coming in November

The California Association of Realtors is launching a new version of our standard real estate contract in November of 2014. Among these changes are: It will go from eight pages to ten pages. There will be several new forms that are automatically associated with the contract. There have been some improvements to safeguard home sellers
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Free Seminar to Sell a Home in a Living Trust

There’s so much to know when you sell a home or other real estate in California—and even more when it’s in a trust of someone who passed away. You’ll need to know a variety of laws, procedures, liabilities, pitfalls, myths, mistakes, best practices, tips, and “how-to”s. All that information can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there’s a solution. On
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Can You Sell Without Paying Taxes on the Gain?

Question: “I’ve heard about avoiding taxes when you sell your home. There’s some rule about owning and living in the house two years. My wife and I rented a house nine years and finally bought it in 2012. Then in 2013 we moved to Seattle. So we didn’t own and live in it at the
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Are Sellers Required to Respond to Your Offer?

Question: “My wife and I made an offer and the seller accepted another offer without responding to ours. Don’t they have to respond? My agent said the seller’s agent is required to submit the offer to the seller. And he said if they don’t accept it, they must sign a written rejection, which the agent
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Is Your Credit Info Sold to Banks?

Question: “I’ve heard that when you apply for a loan that your information is sold to banks so that they can solicit you to get a loan through them. Is that true?” Answer: Every time your credit report is run, the credit bureaus can sell the information to companies who purchase “trigger leads.” Companies who
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