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...
Disgusting!
I am so sick and tired of these corporate fat cats getting away with fraud like this and then getting multi-million dollar bonuses as a reward!
And that $190 Million dollar fine levied against Wells Fargo is probably tax deductible!
I’m no expert, but I believe as long as none of the suspects tweet something like, “Sorry folks, but *I’m* still gonna call him ‘Bruce Jenner’,” they won’t be prosecuted.
Customers sued Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) on Friday, accusing the bank of fraud, negligence, invasion of privacy and other claims related to the alleged opening of sham accounts by bank employees.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Utah, seeks class action status.
They will do the same as they did to Angelo…..nothing
Wells Fargo’s headaches are quickly piling up. The bank is now facing an investigation and hearing from the powerful House Financial Services Committee over the opening of millions of fake accounts.
The chairman of the committee, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, revealed it is launching an investigation and said Wells Fargo (WFC) CEO John Stumpf will be called on to testify at a hearing later this month.
Additionally, the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Wells Fargo requesting documents related to the bank’s controversial sales tactics and that corporate officers be made available for transcribed interviews.
Wells Fargo’s headaches are quickly piling up. The bank is now facing an investigation and hearing from the powerful House Financial Services Committee over the opening of millions of fake accounts.
The chairman of the committee, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, revealed it is launching an investigation and said Wells Fargo (WFC) CEO John Stumpf will be called on to testify at a hearing later this month.
Additionally, the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Wells Fargo requesting documents related to the bank’s controversial sales tactics and that corporate officers be made available for transcribed interviews.
“I remain concerned that mere financial penalties may not be enough to prevent this from happening again,” Waters said in a statement last week, after Wells Fargo agreed to pay $185 million in fines over the fake accounts scandal.
I remember back in the day when Giuliani was a city prosecutor in NYC, and he had the Feds go into the offices of a brokerage, arrest and handcuff some traders who were insider trading, and led them out of the building, crying.
I think they all beat the rap, but it was fun to see.
That scene in “Wall Street” was based on that event.
https://youtu.be/oYEkzKhFhFM
I’ve been a customer of Wells Fargo since somewhere around 1989. I’m now making plans to leave them over this scandal. I believe the only way things are going to change is if consumers vote with their dollars and stop patronizing bad businesses.
It may soon be a crime to disrespect these job creators. I’m sure they are paying $100/hr for dog walkers in Nob Hill.