I ran into two of my favorite realtors today, and they were willing to seize the moment.
We turned on the camera and talked about real estate, based on our cumulative 72 years experience!
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
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Verified 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.Verified 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.Verified 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!Verified I appreciate Jim & Donna's great teamwork, sound advice, and guidance that eased the stress of selling our Carlsbad home. Their professional input and assistance throughout the process was very helpful. Highly recommended!Verified 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 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...Verified 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.Verified We had a wonderful experience buying our home with Donna and Jim! In particular I was very impressed with their efficiency and support through the purchase process. As we were doing the walk through, Donna started contacting roofers, plumbers, aircon, electricians, etc for all the areas we needed potential repairs - by the time we were done with the walk through appointments were already set up to get estimates for all the major services. When we had to change an appointment, or couldn't make one, Donna was there to arrange things to fit our schedule. Even after we closed on our home, Donna helped set up the repairs we needed before move in day. They truly went above and beyond to deliver exceptional service. I'll be calling them for our next home!Verified The sale of our home exceeded our expectations - Jim and Donna Klinge are the best! We’ve followed Jim’s Bubbleinfo blog since the 2006 housing bubble. After he helped us buy in 2017 we stayed in touch and Team Klinge were the obvious choice when it came time to move. They guided us through the preparation of the house, including a kitchen refresh - Donna and Lisa skillfully managed the various contractors for us after we had moved out of state. Donna’s excellent attention to detail and regular communication made the whole process run smoothly from a distance. Jim’s market knowledge, expert negotiating skills and candid opinions, together with Donna’s responsive communications and problem solving, set them in a league of their own. Highly recommended!Verified Jim and Donna have exceeded my expectations with sale of my house. It was best experience with house sale. Professional, responsive, superior negotiating skills. I would recommend them with 5 star (I would give them even more than max) rating. Sale of my house was closed for really good price in 10 days. Jim and Donna perfectly handled house preparation for sale. Thanks a lot!!!Verified Jim and Donna have exceeded my expectations and made my most recent move back to California go so much more smoothly than I expected. Jim’s Bubbleinfo blog was full of useful information about the current market conditions. His experience helped us make a successful offer for the home we wanted in a desirable neighborhood. After the purchase Donna organized the work we needed done in the house without us having to make an additional trip. We were pretty worried when we started searching for real estate that not being in the area was going to makes things really difficult but Jim and Donna made the process so much easier. I enthusiastically recommend them.Load moreVerified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more
Is that Yanni or John Tesh in the background?
David Miller, on bubble info.com with JTR. classic!!! now there is someone working as hard as JTR. Good to see you from out here in CO!
Out here in CO? – the commentariat wants to know!
Let’s tell the truth about David – I told your in-laws the truth, and he high-balled them and got their listing.
Almost a year later it sold for less than my price.
Is there a good local rent index, or do you have to go on anecdotal evidence?
I’d like to know the details of the rent vs. buy calculation that you are making here, especially if you could provide some examples from neighborhoods like Mission Hills, Point Loma, La Jolla and Del Mar where buying is comparable to renting.
It seems to me that the bargains (to purchase) are pretty hard to come by, it isn’t that easy to find a house where the cost to buy comes out equal to rent, even if you have 20% down.
In the “rest” of San Diego, it does look like a good idea to buy, but in the prime areas you have to get very very lucky in your purchase.
Also – if you are going to stay in the house 20 years or more, it is very easy to say that buying makes sense. But is staying put 15 or 20 years a reasonable assumption in a rent vs. buy calculation, when most people average more like 7 years?
One reason I didn’t buy into the bubble hype was due to the Rent v Buy analysis. That calcuatlation is coming back into equilibrium………….BUT………. my personal feeling is the pendulum will swing far into the BUY side… much more so than today’s current price point. But at least if you buy today you can justify it a bit more per RvB calculation.
Imagine those that got into adjustable mortgages that kept going up and up…and they lost the house (and are now renters) now start seeing their rents go up and up and up.
I do think you eventually got to the root of the problem. It’s the down payment. One guy says hey you’re renting living month to month and rent keep going up you start cutting back in other areas. If you’re in that situation you can never save a downpayment, you’re always going to be renting whether it’s cheaper to buy or not.
We have investors all over this county thinking I’m going to buy these places for cash and rent them out to people and then sell when they appreciate. Effectively what you’re saying is I’m planing on selling to the guy I’m renting to for a higher price sometime down the road. How do you do it if they are living pay check to pay check. One idea would be investor owner financing, rent to own schemes, or some bank deciding to do the zero down thing again.
How are you ever going to get a first time buyer pool and then a move up buyer pool if you’re squeezing the rental market prices higher such that that’s the majority of a persons budget. I just don’t see the leap to higher housing prices in that scenario. The people that are going to be able to pay those higher prices are not the people you are renting to but other would be investors.
I do think there’s a underlying trend to shy away from debt and that deleveraging process timeframe much be much longer than most people expect. We’ve been hearing just another year until inflation hits, just another year until lending loosens, just another year before rates go higher, I think it’s going to end up being wrong.
@WC
I found this, (select “rent list price” on left if not selected)
http://www.zillow.com/local-info/CA-home-value/r_9/#metric=mt%3D46%26dt%3D1%26tp%3D5%26rt%3D14%26r%3D9%252C395056%26el%3D0
its only for past 2 years but does show 14% yearly increase for SD area, so 1% per month sounds about right. Compared to past 2 years, it shows a decline in rents, but chart looks wacky.
Heh, you guys look like you are competing to see who can lean back the farthest….
Interesting stuff. Love the shop talk. Seems that lack of financing and a smaller buyer pool is driving SD rents higher. In the face of all the other fundamentals being negative. Would it follow that when and if financing starts to ease up, that we will see rents go back down?
$3000 a month? I’ve cut it down to $300 a month… it’s called Mom’s basement. She cooks and does all my laundry and I have plenty of spending cash to do whatever I want when I want. Who could ask for more? :o)
Seriously though, how does higher unemployment factor in here? What about a depleted 401k due to unexpected stock market dips? Potential buyers tend to hold cash when times get hard. I’d like to see some hard data to bolster the rental numbers they are talking about.