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Jim Klinge
Klinge Realty Group
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- 682 S. Coast Hwy 101, Suite #110
Encinitas, CA 92024 - (858) 997-3801 call or text
- klingerealty@gmail.com
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Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We sold a home with Jim and Donna and from beginning to end they were consummate professionals. Their initial walk through the property resulted in a list of items to be repaired or updated. They supplied a list of vendors and job quotes to do the repairs and updates. We originally wanted to sell ‘as is’ and just get it over with. They gave us a selling price for ‘as is’ and options for doing a few updates/repairs to doing it all with the selling price for each option. We agreed to do all they suggested and we sold for the exact price they predicted. For every dollar spent we got back more than $2 back in the selling price. And they got that price in a rising interest rate environment! Donna and Jim are extremely detailed and guide you through ever aspect of the sale. There were no surprises thanks to their guidance. We couldn’t be more pleased with their representation. Thank you Donna and Jim, Jerry and MaryTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 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.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. WeI had the pleasure of working with Klinge Realty Group to sell our home in Carmel Valley, and I cannot recommend them highly enough! Jim and Donna demonstrated exceptional professionalism, offering expert guidance on market conditions and pricing strategy, which resulted in a quick and successful sale. Communication was prompt and we were well-informed throughout the entire process. For anyone looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable real estate team, look no further! ---Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Donna and Jim Klinge of Klinge Realty Group have our highest possible recommendation. From Donna and Jim’s first visit to our house through closing their advice and counsel was candid and honest in all dealings. They kept us fully informed throughout the process. The house sold less than three days after listing with a two-week closing. My wife and I have sold several houses during our lives. This was by far the best experience. Klinge Reality is a premium service realtor. You can’t make a better choice for someone to sell your home fast and for top dollar.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Donna and Jim provided exceptional support and professionalism throughout the entire process. We couldn't have been happier with their efforts. They made our house shine, and thanks to their expertise, it sold above the listing price in the very first weekend! Truly a fantastic experience from start to finish.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This year has been difficult on our family, mainly due to having to sell our home. Thankfully we knew God had a plan for us and working with the Klinge team was a key part of it. It was an obvious decision to work with them again after such an amazing experience when purchasing the same home we needed to sell. The challenge was, how will we do this in so little time with so much going on? Jim and Donna held our hand every step of the way. Whenever an unexpected issue arose they found and provided a solution. Never once did we feel pressured to make a decision and the Klinges were always reassuring after providing the information that the decision was ours to make. Despite the curve balls, they never panicked and exemplified the “can do” attitude, making us feel optimistic and taken care of. Their expertise and professionalism was superb. But of all the reasons to work with the Klinges, the most impactful and valuable is their compassion and genuine care for their clients. We pray that we can one day purchase our forever home and you better believe that Jim and Donna will be representing us - as long as they will have us of course. Thank you again Klinge team! Your execution, experience, and care are unmatched.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Jim and Donna were fantastic! Jim understanding my needs, recommending potential places, pointing out the pros and cons of each property was invaluable. Then when the offer was accepted Donna’s organized guidance through the inspections, paperwork etc made the whole process seem effortless. So grateful that I had them on my side!Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We first found Jim through his blog at bubbleinfo.com, which really showcased his knowledge of SoCal real estate. Since then we've done three transactions with Jim and Donna, and they are an incredible full service agency, with Jim's deep market insight and Donna's deft contract and project management. We trust them implicitly in their analysis and strategy, which is based on years of experience. They're always available and on top of things, and we strongly recommend them to anyone.Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The Good The Klinge Realty Group operates like a finely tuned machine, with a very personal touch. We contacted them on a Sunday and they were talking to us about our family and our needs on our living room couch the following day. They carefully listened to us and worked with us to identify the best and quickest path to listing within 2 weeks to take advantage of the low inventory conditions in our South Carlsbad neighborhood. They knew our tract specifically and had many previous sales there over the years - they came prepared with a thorough analysis of comparative sales and recommended a pricing strategy that they felt confident would yield offers the first weekend on the market. The Great Over the next two weeks Donna coordinated a range of vendors who she knew from experience could get the preparation to list work we needed done on time and with high quality. Our light tune-up involved excellent experiences with their stagers, landscapers, contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Throughout this period Donna's daily communication was clear, concise, and responsive. Any time we had questions Donna picked up the phone or texted immediately - but almost always, she answered our questions before we even knew we had them. The Outstanding We had a tricky situation with a shared fence that could have delayed our escrow. Donna used superb mediation skills to negotiate the terms of replacement and was personally on site with the fence contractor to make sure everything went smoothly. The fence looks great and escrow closed on time. The Truly Exceptional Our house came on the market on a Wednesday and between then and Monday morning Jim was personally at all three open houses. He was in constant communication explaining potential buyer reaction and strength. As he predicted offers began to come in on Saturday and each one was incrementally higher than the last. At the end we had 5 offers, 4 of which were over list, and the final accepted offer was $100,000 over list. In addition to being over list it included rent back terms that met our needs. The Recommendation For all of these reasons we would strongly recommend The Klinge Team to anyone wanting to sell in North County Coastal San Diego. I had been reading Jim's bubbleinfo.com blog for 15 years and knew when the time came to sell that he would be our first call. Jim Klinge is not your standard realtor. He is keenly aware of market conditions and sales strategies. And, works his tail off - though not as hard as Donna . At this point he's gone from realtor to friend and I plan to have him over to grill and chill at our new place to talk real estate, but also just about life and raising kids in San Diego. He's more interested in relationships than his sales numbers - and that's why his sales numbers are so high. We have already recommended the Klinge's to some close friends and another successful sale is on deck right around the corner...Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We recently had the pleasure of working with Jim and Donna from Klinge Realty Group to sell our house, and we couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. From the initial meeting, they listened attentively to our needs and provided invaluable guidance on specific improvements to get our home market ready. Their responsiveness throughout the entire process was truly impressive. Anytime we had questions or concerns, they were quick to address them, ensuring we felt comfortable and informed every step of the way. What stood out the most was their team and extensive network of tradespeople, which made addressing any necessary repairs or updates seamless and stress-free. Thanks to their expertise and dedication, our house sold quickly and at a great price. We highly recommend Jim and Donna to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. They are a fantastic team who truly care about their clients and deliver exceptional results.Load more
Things in real estate:
1. Appraisal game is rigged. The appraisers are given the sales price, and their job is to use formulas to justify it, subjectively. A lot of gray area there.
2. At least half the time you are being asked to buy someone else’s disaster (physical or financial) with not nearly enough discount to feel comfortable.
3. Listing agents are prone to cheating, and playing games during negotiations. Some are inadvertent – they don’t even know how they are screwing people, many times it’s their own clients.
4. There always seems to be multiple offers for all the good deals.
5. By the time you move in, you’ll just be happy it’s over.
Sounds like you need a day off, Jim.
And yes, it’s too darn early. Esp. for a Saturday.
Cramer, right?
Not me, I’m good.
It is a grueling pace though for most buyers. Having to keep researching on-line, and then trying to fit in times to see properties in person isn’t easy – and people get tired of it.
When you do find a house of interest, you find that trying to buy them at a good price is tough too – see items 1-4.
But if you know it’s coming and learn to cope, you can take it in stride.
Well seems to me that NC got smacked hard 4Q last year on the home price front, but I do see Job recovery in the High Tech happening in a big way right now, don’t know about any other sector but in the end it’s all about Job’s.
As employment improves so will housing IMO .
Cramer – the modern day PT Barnum of finance. His schtick reminds me of the betting services with their “guaranteed locks” – just say enough crap, some of which is contradictory, and then highlight the times you were correct. I remember this clip and his “housing has stabilized” call, and thought that while he might be correct for the heartland, the bubble areas still have a long way to go.
Counterpoint view:
blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2011/01/14/housing-hobbles-into-2011-heres-why-its-not-getting-better/?partner=yahootix
Listening to “experts” or reporters is always at one’s own risk. Last May, a friend sent me Richard Russell’s Dow Theory which said, “sell all stocks, the mother of all market crashes is coming.” Well. . .I have been in the market since 1975, and thought he was out to lunch, because I saw the Corporate Economy recovering nicely. . .I bought, and just had the best year since 1998!! As for Cramer? His batting average isn’t that great, but I do agree that the lack of new homes, the continued increase in population, and the improving job market will cause a “shortage” in a year or so.
Robo-signing comes to the non-judicial states:
Walter Hackett, a lawyer with Inland Counties Legal Services, in San Bernardino, Calif., and a former banker with Bank of America Corp. and Union Bank, has filed several cases contesting notices of default, on the grounds that the employees signing such notices were working for companies that are not the noteholders — or even their appointed agents.
“A huge percentage of notices of default and notices of trustee sales are legally questionable and probably void,” Hackett said. “Nobody with the authority to trigger the nonjudicial foreclosure process is triggering it — only third parties who claim they have the right to do so are triggering it.”
After a notice of default is sent to the borrower and filed at the county recorder’s office, a notice of sale is typically published in the local newspaper and the sale of the property often takes place without the borrower even knowing the home has been sold to another party.
O. Max Gardner 3rd, a consumer bankruptcy attorney at Gardner & Gardner PLLC in Shelby, N.C., said the default notice is “the key legal document that is sent to the borrower” before a notice of sale.
http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_14/new-pt-of-foreclosure-contention-1031585-1.html
That link from MDS should be removed. It’s nothing more than an ad for buying gold — not housing market analysis.
Agreed, I disabled it.
The alternative arguments:
1. There aren’t enough ready, willing, and able buyers to soak up the 12 million in default.
2. There aren’t enough buyers willing to pay these prices.
3. Without Fannie/Freddie/FHA, there are no mortgages.
4. Rates have to go up sooner or later, and when they do prices must come down.
Jim, you are a class act for putting your “Things in real estate…” comments out there. It is rare to find such candor among REALTORS.
Keep up the good work.
Apparently the Realtor we were working with decided it wasn’t worth it for him to stick around for more than a month with us. “Not on the same page” he said….whatever the frak that means.
The beauty of the internet is I’m now free to make reviews of people and Realtors…so I did…on Zillow.
I caught him later begging to know how he can remove the 1 star rating he received.
Oh well.
Jim you summed it up. I’ll go further and say the entire game of RE is rigged…from the State’s tax collecting scam to the NAR’s mafia fees.
The quality of homes out there is absurd given the conditions they are in…absolutely, positively absurd. We’re in a big quagmire.
I love seeing Cramer of all people say he’s disgusted about accountability, when his perma bull mentality drove people off a cliff with recommendations to stay with companies like Bear Stearns all the way to zero… did he ever take accountability for any of that?
I usually think Cramer is a contrarian indicator, but if he’s right, I guess I bought right at the bottom. But our area’s listing on redfin has a bunch of red dots, so I’m guessing things are just flat-lined.
Nick, to be fair to Cramer, he said that you can keep your money in the Bear Stearns accounts, not to stick with the Bear Stearns stock holdings, as is commonly said on blogs.
That said, I believe he’s wrong with the bottom of the housing market. Things will just drip, drip, drip down a percent or two a year for 3-4 years…a repeat of the early 1990s.