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How Does Using a Down Payment Gift Work?

By Mike in Home Buying Tips with 0 Comments

How to Use Gift Money for a Down Payment in San Diego

After years of strong sales and price appreciation, prospective buyers of condos for sale in downtown San Diego are beginning to see signs of price stabilization. Significant discounts have been spotted in the North Park and Bankers Hill districts, which suggests lower selling prices could trickle south to the downtown condo towers and lofts in  Continue…

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Open Floor Plans: Benefits & Drawbacks

By Mike in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

Pros and Cons of Open Floor Plans in San Diego

The concept of an open floor plan has been ingrained in popular interior design trends since the early 1990s. Basically, “open floor plan” is used to describe residences that have two or more defined rooms joined in some capacity to form a much larger multiuse space. This larger space is usually created by eliminating walls  Continue…

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Are Many Millennials Buying Condos?

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Why Millennials are Buying Condos in San Diego

While baby boomers drove the demand for comfortable suburbs, larger homes, and bigger yards farther from the city, millennials are now bucking the trend and increasingly moving from the suburbs and back into downtown cores to be closer to the action. Once there, millennials are more likely to jump into a condo rather than taking  Continue…

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What Are the Reasons HOAs Have a Lot of Rules?

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Why HOAs Have So Many Rules in San Diego

When people think about homeowners associations (HOAs), they often picture meddlesome organizations that exist solely to hassle them with rules and regulations. While it can be a little frustrating to deal with an HOA, it’s important to remember the reason they exist is to make the neighborhood a pleasant, safe environment for everyone involved. There  Continue…

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6 Ways to Succeed at Investing in Real Estate

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How to be Successful at Investing in Real Estate in San Diego

Ever since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, real estate has once again become a topic of interest among prospective American investors. Trump is hardly the only real estate magnate who turned his attention to politics. Former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger actually made more money from multifamily property development than from bodybuilding and  Continue…

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How to Find the Best Mortgage Lender

By Mike in Mortgages with 0 Comments

Tips for Choosing the Best Mortgage Lender in San Diego

As of March 2019, the downtown San Diego condo market was still trying to adjust to ongoing economic conditions. Sales activity has come down by a couple of notches, but prices have bounced back from slightly lower levels in January. Real estate analysts believe prospective condo buyers are still very interested in the downtown districts,  Continue…

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Simple DIY Plumbing Fixes

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Easy DIY Plumbing Fixes in San Diego

Calling a plumber can be a costly decision, especially when the problem is somewhat minor, such as a leaking pipe under your sink or a showerhead with low water pressure. You can save yourself money and become handier around your downtown San Diego condo by tackling the following simple plumbing repairs yourself. Running Toilet A  Continue…

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