We have known Jim & Donna Klinge for over a dozen years, having met them in Carlsbad where our children went to the same school. As long time North County residents, it was a no- brainer for us to have the Klinges be our eyes and ears for San Diego real estate in general and North County in particular. As my military career caused our family to move all over the country and overseas to Asia, Europe and the Pacific, we trusted Jim and Donna to help keep our house in Carlsbad rented with reliable and respectful tenants for over 10 years.
Naturally, when the time came to sell our beloved Carlsbad home to pursue a rural lifestyle in retirement out of California, we could think of no better team to represent us than Jim and Donna. They immediately went to work to update our house built in 2004 to current-day standards and trends — in 2 short months they transformed it into a literal modern-day masterpiece. We trusted their judgement implicitly and followed 100% of their recommended changes. When our house finally came on the market, there was a blizzard of serious interest, we had multiple offers by the third day and it sold in just 5 days after a frenzied bidding war for 20% above our asking price! The investment we made in upgrades recommended by Jim and Donna yielded a 4-fold return, in the process setting a new high water mark for a house sold in our community.
In our view, there are no better real estate professionals in all of San Diego than Jim and Donna Klinge. Buying or selling, you must run and beg Jim and Donna Klinge to represent you! Our family will never forget Jim, Donna, and their whole team at Compass — we are forever grateful to them.
0 – NoCal Norm, fan of the stinking Giants!
$2 – Two Buck Chuck
$55,000 – Consultant
$95,000 – Ray Ong
$99,000 – Mojo
$107,900 – John
$109,000 – wb
$111,900 – gunny
$116,800 – 78
$118,000 – Cherrie
$118,500 – kharris
$119,000 – lcjim
$121,000 – UCGal
$122,000 – andrewa
$122,001 – aljanet
$122,500 – CA renter
$123,000 – kathy winter
$124,000 – bobfather99
$124,050 – livinincali
$125,000 – Booter
$125,900 – Goldwater’s Ghost
$126,400 – rodeman
$126,500 – BilltheProgrammer
$127,000 – Dave Peck
$127,000 – Local Boy
$127,888 – captcha
$128,000 – ewhac
$129,500 – Sol
$130,000 – drathersurf
$131,000 – swm
$131,500 – ocsecondhome
$132,002 – emmi
$133,000 – a neighbor
$134,900 – JRB
$135,400 – BWell_SoCal
$136,000 – Blissful Ignoramus
$139,000 – Mr. PLOB
$139,900 – Mds
$140,000 – Geotpf
$142,500 – NateTG
$142,900 – Kirk
$144,000 – Kingside
$144,100 – Francois Caron
$144,700 – CA Refugee
$146,000 – Scott
$148,000 – Matt
$149,000 – mybleachhouse
$151,000 – Gav
$154,000 – mtb
$158,000 – kbeachguy
$161,000 – osidebuyer
Oh, doh, I guess I was too late. My guess was too low anyways.
“BofA will be requesting their ‘highest-and-best’ offer on Monday, once the listing has been on the MLS for their minimum 3 days. It looks like it’s going to end up over $140,000!”
That’s stunning, Jim.
Does anybody have an idea how much this will rent for? If it’s below my guess of $1,500 a month, and they are going to pay more than $140k, they are overpaying, IMHO.
I think it ends up as a bunkhouse for the illegal aliens who keep our economy humming. Don’t even need to redo kitchen, just stick a fridge in there for cerveza and a stove for some random cooking. Rent for $100 a head a month to 12-15 guys.