23 Comments

1. 

   Kingside on May 22, 2011 at 7:50 am

   I think I am spoiled by the quality of JtR videos.

   Having that guy in the video walking through the property was very distracting.

2. 

   d^2 on May 22, 2011 at 8:04 am

   jim doesn’t say “uh” all the time, either

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   GameAgent on May 22, 2011 at 8:59 am

   A wired microphone?

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   Daniel(theotherone) on May 22, 2011 at 9:34 am

   Jim, your position is secure. Did anyone else listening to this guy feel as though he was using s script regarding the “green” attributes of the home? What exactly is the whole “community connectivity” thingy?

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   kardashianians on May 22, 2011 at 10:05 am

   The dizziness I feel after watching JtR’s videos always leaves me want more not unlike a kid in an amusement park wanting to go for another round of ride on the roller coaster.

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   College Joe on May 22, 2011 at 10:15 am

   I’ve been in that house and it’s pretty cool and the view is bigger than it seems. What he doesn’t tell you is that the lot behind it is going to be built up as well….so there is no backyard. There are also a couple other new ‘non-oceanfront’ homes being built too, so it’ll be interesting to see how they compare.

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   Daniel(theotherone) on May 22, 2011 at 11:07 am

   The next bubble for California.
   http://www.climateactionreserve.org/
   Check out some of the “projects”.

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   carsch on May 22, 2011 at 11:36 am

   Was it just me, or didn’t it seem like the view was not of the ocean but more of the gigantic telephone pole w/lots of wires smack dab in the middle of the view, front and center? That stuff would distract me so much from the ocean view beyond that I think I would never get to enjoy it. Especially for $3mil.

   And I agree with other posters that JtR is a way better maker of house videos. This guy kept restating the LEED features, which is nice to know once but no need to keep repeating. He should’ve practiced more.

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   Stormin on May 22, 2011 at 11:36 am

   What the hell was he talking about? Nice view of the wires from the deck!

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    waiting_for_ever_to_buy on May 22, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Love it! Now I just need to sell a kidney to buy it.

    I actually used to rent a place at the end of neptune and always eyed that lot as a tear down. I have not been back that way in a while. I like what they did because the place before was ugly and cheap looking.

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    YetAnotherMike on May 22, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Why is the guy usually in frame? He’s not what is on display. The video production values aside, how much would you have to pay and to whom to make that power pole and transformer go underground? For $3M there needs to be an unobstructed view.

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    Mark on May 22, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Ack.. the autoplay has got to go!

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    College Joe on May 22, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    About the power lines, yes they are there and you do see them! But it’s not really as bad as it seems in photos or in this video….or even standing from the street.

    The biggest downside was the lot. I thought they were going to have some sort of a back-yard, but there is none.

    Not exactly my cup of tea, but cool design.

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    College Joe on May 22, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    @ yet another mike:

    I asked the listing agent (they might have changed to another one), but he said you have to convince all the neighbors to go along with it. It “could be tomorrow or it could be in thirty years.”

    At least that’s being honest!

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    Jim the Realtor on May 22, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    I think it’s a money thing.

    Back in the day it cost $5,000 to put 50 ft. of wire down the poles and underground.

    So if it’s $10,000 to $15,000 per now, it would cost this guy $50,000 to $100,000 tops for 3-4 lots’ worth.

    I don’t think homeowners bother to check it out.

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    Jim the Realtor on May 22, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Thanks for the comments, I try to speak correctly!

    That autoplay is obnoxious.

    The ‘community connectivity’ means everyone pays the same multi-millions for these things.

17. 

    Consultant on May 22, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    It’s amazing how many of us think alike.

    Jim you could make a good living teaching realtors how to make videos!

    The guy spent most of the time repeating the word LEED. He needed a script. He needed to practice. Then he needed to get comfortable.

    Otherwise, I liked the house. He’s probably a good guy. Just needs some practice.

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    Susie on May 22, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    I’ll admit it: nothing compares to JtR’s videos! As for this house, I didn’t see a $3 million ocean view, all I saw (and remembered from the video) was a massive telephone pole and wires…

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    Mark on May 22, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    Jim, I figured out how to disable the autoplay. In the embed code, look for the occurrences of “auto_play=true” and change them to “auto_play=false”. (There are two occurrences, and the second one is the important one.)

20. 

    Jim the Realtor on May 22, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    Thank you Mark!!!

    Send me your address and t-shirt size and I’ll send you one hot off the press!

21. 

    MrBEE on May 22, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    “Green” = much more expensive, doesn’t work as well, generally lower standard of living from small annoyances, future unknown issues with “new green” materials.

    But great for the observant pagan earth worshipers and the highly guilt motivated.

    It this catches on, maybe the next “big thing” would be to make some “religiously correct” homes for Christians, Jews and Muslims as well. Could be a market there.

    I did like the silent drywall though. 🙂

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    blue on May 23, 2011 at 9:22 am

    mrBEE needs to mrResearch his assumptions about green b4 posting here. truth is that green is nearly the same cost as conventional construction – it usually just comes down to the learning curve of the “if you want it green we can paint it green” builder.
    there’s an affordable housing project in Chula Vista that is LEED. you better bet that project wasn’t ‘much more expensive’ and if they (as typical affordable owners do) own this project for 15-40 years they’ll get homes that do work well and don’t have a lower std of living.

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    Jeeman on May 24, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    Blah blah blah, sustainable, blah blah, sustainability, blah blah, sustainable, blah blah, you are better than your neighbors, blah blah, sustainable.