Issue #222
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Welcome / This Week's Special Offer
Welcome To The Latest Issue
WOW! This week’s been HOT, hasn’t it? And speaking of hot, we got a HUGE response from our “Foreclosure Hot-List”. Check it out below; you might be interested. …Also, be sure to check out our upcoming free seminar this Thursday, July 27 (see below). …On this date in 1969, Neil A. Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon.
Get On Our Brand-New “Foreclosure Hot-List”
Several major lenders have just selected me to handle their foreclosures. And I’m looking to build a short list of investors or people just looking to purchase a home at an attractive price. I anticipate they will be available 5-10% below market. If you’d like to be the first to find out about them, click here.
This Week’s Special
Offer
TWO FREE PADRE TICKETS To The Next 5 People…
…To sign up from this week’s newsletter for our brand-new seminar Thursday, July
27, 6-8PM called “Why Buy In A Buyer’s Market”.
Click here for flyer
with more info &/or call (858)457-KENT to sign up. (Winners must attend to
receive tix!)
San Diego Home Price Nostalgia, #2 of 4
Here’s another page from the 1954 San Diego Union real estate classifieds.
Take a look and be amazed…
Trump “Trumped” by Saudi Prince’s $135M
Aspen CO Home
An Aspen home has just hit the market at $135M, snatching the “most expensive
listing in America” title from Donald Trump’s oceanfront estate in Palm Beach
FL, listed at a mere $125M. The Aspen home is owned by Saudi Prince Bandar bin
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. Built in the late 1980’s, “Starwood Ranch” sits on 95
acres in Aspen. The 56,000 square foot home has over 30 rooms, an indoor pool,
trails, a snowmelt driveway (whatever that is), employee living quarters and
horse stables. The main home has 15 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms and is larger than
the White House.
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Gary's Real Estate
Seminars
FREE SEMINAR July 27 / Thursday 6-8PM
At "Forum Hall" at the UTC Mall in University City
“Why Buy In A Buyer’s Market?”
Is this the BEST or WORST time to buy a home? The answer may surprise you. Come
and get the inside scoop on buying a home today. You’ll learn:
- San Diego market update: Bursting bubble or soft landing?
- Advantages of buying in today’s slower market
- Who should NOT buy a home today?
- 3 Things you must know BEFORE you buy your next home
- 5 ways to profit and plunder in today’s market
- The 80/20 rule to buying a home
- Insider secrets to buying a home below market value
- Avoid these 5 common homebuying mistakes
- The HUGE DIFFERENCE between today’s & the 1990’s slowdown
- How to get seller’s to pay EVERY PENNY of your closing costs
- Who should NOT buy a home today? ...And is it YOU?
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Call (858)457-KENT to reserve your seat today!
Sandwiches & drinks provided + free drawing.
"There’s a
house my wife and I have fallen in love with. But the owner wants $40,000 more
than any house of similar size in the area has ever sold for. How do I talk her
down to a realistic price? Thanks."
***ANSWER:
There's more to value than square footage. There's location, condition, view,
amenities & upgrades, lot size, garage size, etc.
But let's assume you’re right and the home is 40K overpriced. Try these ideas:
1. Your agent should ask the seller's agent that one simple magic question, "How
much will the seller take?". You’d be amazed if you knew how often some agents
will gladly cough up confidential information and give you specific answers such
as, "They need this sold by next month due to a job transfer, so they'll come
down $XXXX." (Absent permission from the seller to divulge such info, the
seller’s agent is violating his duty to the seller…but the buyer's agent is not
prohibited from asking.)
2. Your agent should ask the seller's agent why the seller is selling.
3. Your agent should ask the seller's agent how they came up with the
price...what comps were used, etc.
Hope that helps you.
"I’ve seen an agent in my neighborhood advertise that they’ll buy my house if they don’t sell it. But I’d rather use you. Will you give me the same guarantee?”
***ANSWER:
Sure. But you won’t like the price. And you won’t like the price the agent you mentioned offers you either.
The reality is no agent is good enough to know 100% that your home will sell. So, if they make that guarantee, they have to cover their rear by making the price so low that they won’t lose their shirt.
Investing or Financing Question
"I own apartments and I’d like to learn more about Limited Liability
Companies. I’ve heard they could help protect me in case I get sued if one of my
tenants slips and falls or has some other accident. What can you tell me about
LLCs?"
***ANSWER:
Since this is California where everybody sues first and asks questions later,
you’re smart to protect yourself.
At one of my seminars a couple of years ago, an attorney who handles LLCs
attended and he said that for asset protection, carrying sufficient insurance is
the best protection for most people.
However, I know an LLC can be very beneficial for many people. As this gets into
law, and I’m not an attorney, please seek the counsel of an attorney
knowledgeable about LLCs and asset protection.
Hot Properties: Call Now On These Hot New
Listings &
Not-Yet-On-The-Market Properties
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"COMING SOON"
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- Clairemont – Remodeled 4BR/2BA
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Contact
Me
-La Mesa/Mt. Helix- BANK-OWNED FORECLOSURE! Mega-Fixer. Price TBD. Should be under 550K Contact Me
- Pacific Beach – Cute updated 3BR/2BA north P.B. house. Priced @ just 600-650K in a neighborhood of $1M homes! Contact Me
- Pacific Beach – Enjoy dazzling bay/city/nightlight
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- Pacific Beach – Custom 4BR north P.B. house w/ spectacular oversize
rebuilt kitchen, canyon vu, more. 750-825K!
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- Poway – BANK-OWNED FORECLOSURE!
3BR/2BA home w/ views. Quiet street. To be around 500K! Contact Me
- Serra Mesa – Very affordable 2BR condo. More info to follow.
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- Tierrasanta – BANK-OWNED FORECLOSURE! 1584sqft 3BR/2BA townhome, 2-car garage. Near pool, canyon.
Contact Me
NEWLY LISTED (Your Home Here!)
- Encanto – ESTATE SALE:
Priced below market! 3BR “fixer” house w/ family room, dbl garage, large lot.
415K! Contact Me
- La Mesa – Lovely 4BR home nestled in the foothills of Mount Helix on a peaceful, quiet, low-traffic street. 495-540K! Contact Me
- Clairemont – Near-2000 sqft home w/ huge 24x21 family room, hardwood floors, RV parking, more. Very private. 575-625K! Look!
- Escondido – ESTATE SALE: Bargain Hunter’s Dream! 3BR house (not a
condo) w/ garage on full lot on quiet street. Just 369K!
Must See!
- Lemon Grove – Remodeled 1700sqft
home on over 1/4 acre. Quiet street, 2-car garage, stunning kitch.
480-520K Contact Me
MORE GREAT HOMES & INVESTMENTS (Your
Home Here!)
- SOLD / Bay Park – Great price for this 1400 sqft, 3BR house in
“Overlook
Heights”. Quiet street. 585-625K! Contact Me
- SOLD / Bay Park – Flawless 2023sqft 3BR/2.5BA home on quiet street. Remod/upgr throughout, family room, great yard! 725-800K! Contact Me
- Carlsbad – Newer 1766sqft, 3BR/2.5BA “Harbor Pointe” home on
culdesac near beach. Remod kitchen w/ granite. 695K-705K View
Pictures Here
- Clairemont – Sought-after Palisades neighborhood! 3-4 BR house w/ HUGE
23x18 sunny California room. 625-650K!
Click here for information
- Clairemont – 2BR/2BA house w/ oversize backyard, brand-new eat-in
kitchen, FPL, vinyl windows, quiet street. 470K
Contact Me
- SOLD / Clairemont – 4BR/2BA “Parkwest” home w/ family room across
from
Gershwin Park tennis, basketball. Well-priced @ 500-550K!
Contact Me
- Clairemont – Cute, clean 3BR/2BA home w/ 2-car garage, FPL,
dbl-pane
windows, lots of upgrades, nice yard: 475K-525K
Take a Look!
- Clairemont/Kearney Mesa – 1BR condo w/ GARAGE! Offers new carpet
& paint, vaulted ceiling. Just 205-219K
Just listed!
- Clairemont/Kearney Mesa – 2BR condo w/ yard. Newer carpet, paint,
flooring, appliances, tub/shower, more. Just 269K Check this out
- Jamul –3BR/2BA house w/ brand-new kitchen & country views. FULL ACRE w/
lovely pool, RV parking, large garden: 625-675K
Look at this beauty
-SOLD / La Jolla – Newer 2BR/2BA condo, heart of downtown La Jolla walk
to shops, restaurants! Marble, granite. 650-725K Reduced!
Contact Me
- Linda Vista – 3BR/2BA fixer-upper house w/ spectacular valley & city
views! Beautiful street. Priced to sell @ 459K! Contact Me
- Pacific Beach – Upgraded 2BR/2BA townhome 1 block to Tourmaline Surf
Park & Beach. Garage, quiet complex. 500-550K!
Click here to see more
- Phoenix, AZ - 12 apartments, 4x1BR, 4x2BR, 4x3BR. Fully
renovated.
Condo conversion opportunity? $1.068M.
Contact Me
- Phoenix, AZ - Cashflow apartments, zero management, 15%
under-market!. 1031 exchange OK. $100K to $2M down. Click here to request
more information
- Santee – Beautifully upgraded 4BR home w/ panoramic views! Dual pane
windows, custom kitchen w/ oak & granite: 465-485K
A Must See
Call me at (858)457-KENT to find out
more or arrange a private
showing...
Thank you M. H. for referring
your clients to sell a home…
Thank you John C. for referring someone to buy & sell a home…
Thank you Alberto & Irene H. for referring someone to us…
Thank you Margaret S. for recommending us to your coworkers…
Have a great week,
"The Agent You See EVERYWHERE"
All-Time #1 Agent/Team In San Diego County for RE/MAX
22 Years Experience -- 3,000+ Homes Sold
Gary Kent Team --- RE/MAX Associates
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