Carlsbad Real Estate Journal

Want to Sell Your Carlsbad Home?

If you're thinking about selling your Carlsbad home this year, here are a few tips to help you get started:

Do your homework. Read a couple of books on homeselling, go through the real estate section of the local newspaper and attend some Open Houses in your area.

Hire a specialist. As a real estate agent that spends a great deal of my time in North county San Diego, I know what it takes in today's market -- and I welcome your call!

Set the price. Ask your agent for a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) of the Carlsbad real estate market and an opinion of the best price range for your home.

Decide on a marketing strategy. Have your real estate agent discuss a marketing plan and include its main elements in his or her listing presentation.

Get the house ready! I advise you to take a hard, objective look at your home with your agent. Prioritize what needs to be done, and decide how much you can spend in time and money to make it look its best before opening it up to buyers. Get rid of all clutter and put some of your stuff in storage to make the rooms and closets roomier. Put together an information packet on local amenities, your utility bills and other helpful information.

Consider finding a reliable real estate attorney. The attorney can help review all the paperwork.

Keep on top of the process. Stash some quick clean-up supplies close at hand, and do a fast run-through before letting a prospective buyer preview your home. Also, keep a notebook handy with a record of everyone who has come through (and their agents), and inform your agent after each visit. This can speed the follow-up that your agent will do.

For more information, visit my website or contact me!

Search For Homes in Carlsbad

Want to see what homes are currently on the market in the beautiful North County San Diego community of Carlsbad? Visit my Southern California Home Search page and select San Diego County. (Don't worry, you don't have to fill out any forms if you don't want to.)

What you'll see is the best Home Search program I've been able to find. I selected it for a couple of reasons:

1. It's really easy to use and has a great graphic interface.
2. If you decide you want to create an account, you can save your favorite listings and share them with your friends.
3. You can also sign up to get listing updates emailed to you, which can take a lot of the hassle out of your home search process.
4. But here's the great thing - if you don't want to create an account, there's an option for you, too. Just fill out your specific criteria - as much or as little as you want - and then, in the lower right-hand corner of the page, hit the Search Only button.

Even if you don't sign in you can see the pictures, see the details and view the location both on the regular Google Map and on the Google satellite map (oh yeah, zooming in is fun!). There's also a mortgage calculator on each listing to help you figure out what your mortgage payments might be!

I like this system because a lot of people might not necessarily want to create an account when they first start searching for homes. They just want to search and see!

So if you're searching for a home in Carlsbad (this is the Carlsbad Real Estate Journal, after all!), you can choose from Carlsbad East, Carlsbad South or Carlsbad West. Or check the boxes for all three! But of course your search isn't limited to this community. Since I work all over Southern California, I've provided home searches for San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County.

Happy searching, and be sure to call me if I can help!