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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
