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.
How did he not buy with more annonimity?
@Tom
Agreed!! I am f@rking dumbfounded how this is known to the public. Unless, this is where his body double will reside.
I can’t wait to see what happens when someone walks too close to his property.
It was purchased in the name of the trust with a downtown Seattle address. But somebody was a rat – and it was not the agents, according to the article:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-and-melinda-gates-buy-oceanfront-home-near-san-diego-for-43-million-11587509127
Not much they can do when someone walks up to the glass partitions on beach side. That’s public access 24/7 when things get back to normal.
There’s also public access between the two structures of the house (there’s an alleyway which you probably know). There’s no way they can secure anywhere 5 feet from perimeter of house. The front door faces alleyway too.
I have a feeling it was t Boone Pickens Ex. She probably got a call and wasn’t together enough to deny she knew when people threw out a couple names.
Agree, and it demonstrates the value of his $43M to him – a fun purchase that if it gets unruly he just won’t go back.
Have you heard the story about one resident on that stretch who woke up to a bum sleeping on his patio, and they got into a brawl?