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.
Once those Toll Brothers homes come on-line up here in Carlsbad, it might convince all these Carmel Valleys buyers to compromise on the commute and buy up here.
If you did not absolutely have to be in CV (because of Job, etc…), Obviously Carlsbad or someplace like it would be a better choice (more for less etc…).
it will happen for Carlsbad, just get the airport running a little and it will be fully self contained and will explode. Once that happens, Oceanside will explode as well. It will be SD’s mini version of coastal orange county. People live in the OC and never step foot in LA County. People will live in Carlsbadside and never venture south except to go to the ‘big’ airport or an occasional game.
You would be surprised, many who live in the suburbs of L.A. have not been in the L.A. city proper for more than 10 years in some cases. (downtown maybe 20 years LOL).
The only reason they go there is LAX in a lot of cases (some wont even do that they will only fly out of Burbank).
I wouldn’t hold out. There are plenty Chinese buyers here waiting with cash.