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...
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I love that the next door neighbor was the president of the HOA! And a lawsuit right next door…over a deck (which looks fine to me). File that one under “rich, white people problems.”
I also loved the you’re safe…”only one or two crash per year.” ha. And boy does that comp across the street hurt.
I’m thinking $725,000-$750,000.
Also, you really should check out the “second coming” (as you say) of Nantucket Estates! They’ve sold two…I saw them on my usual bike rides around the neighborhood when I”m home.
One is already occupied….the one story built on the old slab!
JTR – We have friends all around that circle, mainly on the other side who have that model. Its a great floorplan and lives/entertains very well.
That house is worth $800k all day long at $200/sf with the extra large yard with no neighbor above and open view. The view/yard is a big premium over the comp which is an enclosed/surrounded back yard backing to other homes…and the floorplan is inferior to this model.
If I was still living in Bressi, we’d be on top of that one.
As for the airplanes, to live in bressi you either have to ignore it, or just forget about the neighborhood. They are supposed to track around the east side of the neighborhood towards Melrose/PAR then bank into the flight pattern. Seems those guys are cutting the corner a bit tight.
Bressi was a great neighborhood if you have young kids and like a “social” atmosphere…
That’s a very pretty house. It doesn’t seem to have a lot of pointless spaces and I think the finishes are reasonably neutral and classic. However, what’s the deal with that upstairs carpet? The pattern and color are very intrusive–it would only match exactly the right bedding.
Never sell or move next door to a lawyer.