$10,000 CA Tax Credit
May 2, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The State of California has passed a new credit for qualified first-time home buyers who buy a qualified principal residence from May 1, 2010 through the end of the year. This would apply to almost all San Diego North County homes for sale. Escondido homes or Encinitas homes can be mobile homes, manufactured homes, attached [...]
Now is the Best Time to Sell Your Escondido Home
April 19, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
It is spring in the Escondido real estate area and the flowers around your Escondido home are starting to bloom. The skies have cleared of rain and the days are mostly sunny. The lawn is looking lush green and is at its very best. First impressions of your Escondido property are always the most important. [...]
New California First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
April 6, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
With the Federal Tax Credit expiring on April 30, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger saves the day by signing AB 183 into law. The new first-time homebuyer tax credit becomes effetive on May 1, 2010. It will be on a first come, first serve basis and when the $200 million runs out the credit is over. Unlike [...]
Tax Man and Escondido Real Estate
January 28, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
After that solem State of the Union speach last night, I think everyone can use a little humor. If you don’t find this YouTube video funny, you must at least admit this video is creative. With a little research, I found the music was based on the Beatles song, Taxman. To avoid the tax man, read below.
On [...]
Cracked Slab – Escondido Dream Home
January 26, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
I just answered a buyers question on Trulia.com and I though my answer might benefit some of my Escondido buyers. Question: We found our dream home and it’s going to auction in a few weeks after not selling as a short sale. Perfect area, etc .. but has a cracked slab. Could we get an FHA [...]
Preparing Your Escondido Home for Sale
December 13, 2009 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
Escondido Home Bathroom Remodeling
Although this is not part of my post on “100 Ways to Prepare Your Escondido Home for Sale,” it will help you increase your market value. If you want to increase the value of your Escondido home, try remodeling the bathroom before listing your Escondido home for sale. The bathroom is one [...]
Varadero Lake San Marcos Home
December 12, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Nestled in the quiet Lake San Marcos homes community, this highly-upgraded turnkey property offers resort lifestyle living. Residents in Varadero enjoy their own community pool, spa and BBQ. In addition, they have access to the Lake San Marcos recreational facility with its own club, billard room, paddle boats, tennis courts, swimming pool and spa. The [...]
Spruce up the Outside of Your Escondido Home
December 12, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
We have been concentrating on first impressions such as the driveway, walkway, and landscaping. Nothing is more important than the exterior of your Escondido home itself. Take a hard look and come up with some ways to improve its presentation. Some thing you might could do follow:
Paint any wood trim that has faded or pealed
Repair [...]
Wind, Rain, Trees, Trouble
December 12, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Save A Tree!
While this is not part of my series, “100 Ways to Prepare Your Escondido home for sale,” the things mentioned below could certainly help you sell your Escondido real estate. With the winter storms starting to come into the San Diego North County area, now is the t ime to protect your property.
I [...]
More on Preparing the Outside of Your Home
December 11, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Driveways
As we discussed in an earlier post, “People buy what they see and not what will be.” Since potential Escondido home buyers see the driveway first, start there. See my last post for tips for concrete driveways.
If your Escondido home has an asphalt you can buy a compound at Lowes’ or Home Depot to [...]
Prepare the Outside of Your Escondido Home
December 10, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
As we discussed in the last post, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” When your potential Escondido home buyer drives up with their Escondido Realtor, things outside need to look their best.
The grass needs to be freshly cut and edged. In the summer in Escondido, this might mean mowing it [...]
100 Ways to Prepare Your Escondido Home for Sale
December 9, 2009 by Gary Harmon · 2 Comments
When I started to sell Escondido real estate over 20 years ago, one of the first things I did was go to lots of training programs. One such program was with Barb Schwarz, a national trainer on getting your home ready for sale. The most important thing I heard in that seminar is “People buy [...]
Escondido Real Estate: Where’s the market headed?
November 25, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Where is the Escondido Real Estate Market Headed as of 11-20-2009?
This week the median price for an Escondido home across all four zip codes is $415,000. The inventory of Escondido homes for sale is going up and sales of Escondido homes are slowing. While this is some concern, it is not unsual. We would expect the trend to [...]
