A random collection of unused clips that veered off into the ditch, and ended up being more about wheels than real estate. But it’s Friday night!

Jim Klinge
Klinge Realty Group
Broker-Associate, Compass

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- 682 S. Coast Hwy 101, Suite #110
Encinitas, CA 92024 - (858) 997-3801 call or text
- klingerealty@gmail.com
CA DRE #01527365, CA DRE #00873197
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#Padres fans flocked to @Caffe_Adesso in Alpine, which is owned by Joe Musgrove's family, to celebrate and support Musgrove's no-hitter. I went out there too and spoke with a whole bunch of them, which you can watch in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0txvkDUB8Q
Great story of Hometown Joe Musgrove and his family's experience of his no-hitter: http://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=6a77ab15-89fe-4b18-9862-323d9d6c718e - There's no-no place like home
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"Jim the Realtor is legit - I interviewed three brokers; he said list price should be $100,000 higher than the other two brokers; listed it with him and had all cash (no financing) offer in two days, five day contingency period, closing in two weeks - and it closed at his recommended list price. I could not recommend anyone more than I recommend Jim the Realtor. more "

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"When we moved to San Diego in 2005 we rented a big house on Mt. Soledad (La Jolla) with 180 degree ocean views for the same payment as a mortgage on a dump in Chula Vista. Clearly something was wrong. Yet, the media was full of the usual happy-talk nonsense, so I was glad to find Jim's blog. I've followed his honest assessments and data since. more "

by drp2drp
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"Where do we begin..2020 has been a year for everyone. When COVID hit and shut down both my husband and my businesses, we were left with a mortgage and very little income coming in. We were stressed, scared and felt stuck. We made the hard decision to sell our home and move out of state. We contacted the Klinges' and spent a good hour going over what we hoped we could accomplish. Jim and Donna came over with comps in hand and suggestions on improvements to get our house ready for the market. It was overwhelming to think about, but Donna was there and one step ahead in every scenario. more "

by AmberleePiercy
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"Jim and Donna Klinge made the sale of our condo extraordinarily easy. They know the market and gave us sound advice backed by details and very considerable experience, reflected both in the initial pricing and subsequent negotiations. They work together as a team and are always available to talk. more "

by WAH08
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"I cannot believe there are no reviews of Donna yet, ugh!! She is the secret sauce of the Jim Klinge/Donna Klinge combo! I will touch on Jim here, but Donna is why I'm so totally loyal to these two (no offense to Jim :)).
I consider myself a rather savvy buyer/seller. I've bought/sold 7 times in more "
I consider myself a rather savvy buyer/seller. I've bought/sold 7 times in more "

by bethamunce
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"Jim and Donna Klinge are by far the most professional, personable and responsive realtors I have ever worked with. They provide VIP concierge level service in every area of the process of selling your home. My home was marketed so successfully that we received an offer the day after our first and only open house. Thanks to Jim's pricing and negotiating, our house is now the highest sold in our community... more "

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"Jim educated us, helped us find the perfect house, and then negotiated us a great deal. I would hate to be sitting across the negotiating table from ... more "

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"Jim is thorough and will be brutally honest about the homes he shows you. He provides great service and follows through until the very end and even ... more "

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"I highly recommend Jim as a buyer’s agent. Working with Jim, we closed this week on a San Diego condo. Jim prepared a list of comparable sales to ... more "

by user3647582
1) 1-5 congestion: CalTrans and the dirty Feds are planning a big expansion to 12 or 14 lanes. That may relieve the bottleneck at the merge and could be good for commutability and property values in Solana Beach to Carlsbad.
2) “Professional gambler?” Hard to imagine somebody putting together that kind of scratch as a gambler. You sure he’s not a guy who was already rich who now gambles as a hobby? Kind of like “professional day traders.” And if he bought 18 houses, presumably many of them like this one in the bubble, what’s that say about his gambling instinct?
Dude is a Las Vegas real estate developer with big political connections. Big donor to dirty Harry Reid and has been indicted for money laundering three times though not convicted.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_1_53/ai_82625830/
Don’t worry, I gave up hope long ago that you would ever catch me doing something right.
http://www.lasvegasdreams.com/12376/85623.html
Touche!
But what do you mean “gave up hope long ago that you would ever catch me doing something right?”
Though I’ll confess to a general cynical outlook, I’ve never said anything negative about JtR.
It may not seem negative.
But this is personal for me. I am killing myself over here to bring transparency to those who want it. I rarely offer an opinion, just a crack at seeing what I see. But the constant beatdown on what’s presented here gets taken personally after this long.
I think we’re working the same side of the street too – you’re trying to do some good for the community with your blog, which is commendable.
We ought to work together.
Jim…
Transparency is like a flashlight. When you turn on a flashlight in a dark room, the cockroaches scramble. Just keep a can of Raid (aka your Delete key) handy to get rid of the blind cockroaches. Everybody hates cockroaches so just trash them.
So much to enjoy about this montage.
The I-5; I think I’ve finally convinced the Hub to exit right about there from now on, instead of playing stop & go all the way to Carlsbad Village. I’d much rather do the same thing on the coast road with a much better ocean view along the way.
Jacked up pick-ups never did it for me (back in the day), I liked the muscle cars. My husband has a picture of me standing beside his personally rebuilt high school ride, complete with custom paint job, framed in the man cave. Oh yeah, we met cruising Central! lol
I remember seeing that monster flame truck when I was looking to rent there on Garfield in Carlsbad. Those are ocean view properties on that street, I bet the neighbors love seeing that thing sitting there every day
Adding lanes to “relieve congestion” does not work, and wastes tons of money. Once there are no more bottlenecks, motorists who took alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic return to the road they’d been avoiding, and everyone’s back to Square One. Backed-up traffic at peak times is normal, and is not something that needs to be “fixed.”
Widening the freeway worked for OC. The I-5 is much better through Santa Ana to Anaheim than before the widening. Not widening it will cost even more money–I read a study done showing what a lost hour traffic meant in economic terms–it was incredible. I am not looking forward to the years of construction, but the money doesn’t concern me–if they don’t waste it on the freeway, they will waste it somewhere else–at least this way I’ll have some benefit and so will those who work on it!
This guy was backing a bunch of spec home/lots in Santaluz with some builders…all inferior stuff…never got built…paid $800k for dirt plus costs and likely the lot value today is $300..if that.
Jim,
Did you notice in the articles you cited that your gambler guy credited a lot of his wealth to buy and flipping RTC golf courses?
This economic downturn is supposed to be 100x worse than the Junk Bond days yet there’s almost no bank loss assets available to buy.
Very odd…
Jim,
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was questioning the man’s self-description as a professional gambler, not your accurate reporting of his self-description. I still think he made a lot more as a developer than as a gambler.
Traffic is not bad from Sorrento Valley to Encinitas. But some are OK with five lane access streets (one way – that is) to their neighborhood. It’s mini Silicon Valley for some and they are used to it.