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...
Calculated Risk has a very long reach.
8. BIDU is a bargain… buy buy buy!
Go Jim!
Homes are selling when the playing field is fair, we are a testament to that fact!
Excellent job Jim! Definitely underline the point that the banks should:
1. foreclose on people sitting in houses for 2 years not making payments & get rid of the shadow inventory
2. put their REO’s on the market FASTER
…so we can clear out the distressed inventory and start fresh with a real, true, authentic real estate market and not the whacky craziness that started in 2002 (and still continues due to the banks manipulating the inventory and not foreclosing on deadbeats)!
Good talking points.
But I doubt you will be able to get to them…after you say your first point you will be side-tracked no doubt.
Make your first point your most important….
Have a good time.
No mention of Bubbleinfo.com on CNBC????
Oh, I missed it! Can you post the interview, Jim?
Willing buyer, willing seller advertised to the market for a month. The price it sells for is ALWAYS the fair market price in real estate. Price too high? it doesnt sell. Price too low? a bidding war.
Hey, Jim, good job. 🙂
Business Insider also picked up your Sunset Sermon from CR. Don’t read the comments over there though, buncha morons.