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.
I wish the county would use some of our tax dollars to improve the coastline instead of some of the whack-ass projects they take on that never come to fruition! Every time I go to Stater Bros the clerk asks me if I want to donate a dollar to imnprove Carlsbad beaches, I just cringe!
Our country is probably going to need a lot more beach cleanup in the near future…
….especially if the teachers keep striking in San Clemente. The beaches were packed last week while your tax payer teachers hit the streets. They always told me that white collar striking is called quitting your job. I can’t imagine owning a business and having my workers refuse to show up, yet I can’t fire them.
Pack in, pack out.
The sand sculpture is very cool….created again this year for the Beach Fest. I have been walking there for years, so don’t miss much, Saw a black convertible, about 1969 parked along 101… 502 Chev Camaro…..sorry JTR…it wasn’t for sale…dang! I would have got the number for me…I mean you.
It’s easy for individuals to just do a small bit and make a huge impact. I like the couple who said that every time they visit the beach they pick up a few pieces of trash they see. If everyone could just to that small task the world would be a much cleaner place.
I attended the first 2 Carlsbad Beach Fest events and this latest one was off the charts in comparison! I estimate that the attendance was around 3000 people, maybe more. There was definitely a lot of positive energy down there yesterday. It’s a testament to what we can do when we work together – regardless of the economic situation, government budgets, politics, personalities, etc.