Carlsbad-Adjacent
Our friend and previous seller Tom T is putting the finishing touches on his latest project, and it’s a gem – it will be ready next week!
Our friend and previous seller Tom T is putting the finishing touches on his latest project, and it’s a gem – it will be ready next week!
A feel for what Tom’s world is like:
Remember when we sold this in December, 2011 for $499,000?
We’ve been big fans of Tom since he came back to SD:
Tom asked for some thoughts on the county-wide market! Though we had a few more listings in 2016 than in recent years, the closed sales were the highest of the last three years – and within 1,000 of the frenzied 2013 total.
San Diego County Detached-Home Listings and Sales
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The SP:LP ratio is down slightly, but for the median sales price to be within 1.6% of the median list price on 23,943 sales is pretty remarkable – especially when the median sales price has risen 23% since 2013!
Here’s a look at the construction of Tom Tarrant’s raised foundation for his South Park Spec House in San Diego – coming November 2012.
“We dug the footings with a mini excavator, built the forms with wood, tied in over 4000 feet of rebar and then pumped in 50 yards of 3000 psi concrete. Some of the footings were 6 feet deep to ensure this new house wont slide down the canyon. To see more cool renovations and house flipping, check out my blog!” http://www.tomtarrant.com
Investors are faced with the same dilemma as regular buyers – very few properties for sale:
The open-house extravanganza paid off:
Just having a regular open house isn’t enough – make it an open-house-weekend extravaganza:
Tom Tarrant and I will be at 4841 Sparks in Bay Park today from noon to 3pm.
Take the I-5 freeway to the Sea World Dr. exit, and once off the freeway, go east to Morena and turn left to Knoxville – turn right and follow the signs!