Selling Your San Diego Home with an Agent vs. a Team

Question: “Is it better to list my home with a real estate agent or a team?” Answer: Full disclosure: I lead a real estate team and it’s possible I’m biased. That being said… You will definitely be better served with a successful team. Here are just a few of the reasons… Selling a home today
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Are Agents Paid When People Buy a Loved One’s San Diego Home?

Question: “Do agents get paid when family members buy a loved one’s home?” Answer: As long as everyone gets along in the family and the parties feel comfortable, they don’t necessarily need an agent for a sale to a family member. But some people have had me handle such cases because they really want a
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Should You Sell or Add Onto Your San Diego Home?

Question: “Our family is growing and we’re running out of space. We’re expecting our third child and we’re trying to decide if should stay and add-on or sell and move up. What advice can you give us?” Answer: My best advice is to ask yourself these questions: Do you love where you live? Does your
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Do You Give Tenants 30- or 60-Day Notice?

Question: “Hey Gary. I’ll be selling my rental house and the place is a mess so I plan to evict the tenants and fix the place up. Do you know any good contractors? Also, I heard there’s some law that you have to give the tenant 60-days notice to move out. Is that true?” Answer:
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Selling Your San Diego Home With Tenant or Without

Question: “Hi Gary, We have been on your mailing list for quite some time and we have always enjoyed reading what you have to say. The time has come where we would like to sell one of our rental properties. It is currently tenant occupied and we must give the tenant notice. Once it is
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Are Successful Agents Too Busy for Your San Diego Home?

Question: “Hi Gary! We’re big fans of your newsletter and have been reading it for years. Silly question. We know you sell a lot of homes. We just have a small condo we want to sell. Are you too busy to handle that?” Answer: That’s a great question, not a silly one. 🙂 When I
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Will This Value Range Pricing Mistake Haunt Sellers?

Question: “I saw an ad that said the seller ‘will ACCEPT offers between $600,000 and $660,000.’ If that’s the case, why wouldn’t everyone just offer $600,000?” Answer: Unfortunately, the broker isn’t stating that correctly. It’s supposed to say: “Seller will entertain offers between $600,000 and $660,000” or perhaps just “Value range $600,000 to $660,000”. That
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What Furniture to Keep When Selling Your San Diego Home

Question: “Hi Gary, we inherited a house that we’ll be calling you to sell.  We’ve moved out some of the furniture, but there’s still a couch,  bed, a couple of chairs, and a coffee table.” Answer: Depending on the home and the furniture, some homes look better furnished. But… Leaving just a few sticks of
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Should You Buy a 1-Bedroom Condo?

Question: “Is buying a 1BR condo a bad idea because they’re hard to resell?” Answer: No. First of all, like any real estate, they’re not hard to resell if priced correctly. But if they were undesirable, that would (or at least should) be reflected in the form of lower prices.
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Can a Contract Clause Keep the Buyer From Suing?

Question: “I’d like to put an As Is clause in the contract that says the buyer can’t sue me after they buy my home…” Answer: The standard California contract already has a clause that reads: “Unless otherwise agreed: (i) the Property is sold (a) in its present physical (‘as is’) condition as of the date
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