Bernardo Heights, a wonderful neighborhood in the San Diego City community of Rancho Bernardo
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Bernardo Heights, a wonderful neighborhood in the San Diego City community of Rancho Bernardo
As we went for our early morning walk along Bernardo Heights Parkway Friday morning, Linda and I really started talking about what an exceptional place Bernardo Heights really is. Bernardo Heights offers so much to it’s residents…the Bernardo Heights Community Center, Paseo Lucido Park, swimming pools, tennis courts, walking trails, beautiful vistas…I could go on and on. Bernardo Heights was carefully designed and built in the 1980s and offers a number of uniquely different types of housing. There are apartments for rent as well as areas like the gated community of Fairway Pointe which offers custom built homes 2,500 to over 4,000 square feet. Condominium projects such as Mira La Paz, The Greens, Las Brisas, Las Floras, Masters Hill and Fairway Vistas offer homes with golf course views, one or two car garages, sparkling pools, and good neighbors. The gated area of Los Rios/The Village is an extraordinary area with a character of its own. Bernardo Heights is close to the newly renovated I-15 freeway and is twenty-five minutes from downtown San Diego and twenty minutes to the beach. Within a few minutes from the heart of Bernardo Heights one can find shopping areas, medical services, great restaurants, grocery stores, golf courses, and various recreational areas. And, of course, the weather is the best. But, nothing beats that early morning walk along the Parkway saying “Hi” to old friends, gazing at the beautiful vistas to the North and East and experiencing the hopeful sunrise of a new day.
Come and join us for a walk!
Steven Campbell
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The Campbell Group Voted As One Of 2008 & 2009 Best In Client Satisfaction!
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- Successfully Helped Hundreds of San Diego Clients Achieve Their Real Estate Dreams
- Personalized Service Provided for Every Customer
- First Class Real Estate Service that is Passionate and Thorough
- Excellent Listening, Negotiating and Problem Solving Skills
- Building Strong Lasting Lifelong Relationships
The Campbell Group has successfully helped hundreds of people in San Diego meet their Real Estate goals since 1987. Working hard over the years building a vast knowledge and expertise in the real estate business has enabled them to serve a client base ranging from the first time home buyer to the experienced executive.
Linda Campbell has demonstrated that for every obstacle there is a solution. Real estate is a relationship business and Linda is an expert taking care of her clients. Tesha Buchan brings to the Campbell Group an excellent background in escrow and management. Tesha passionately focuses on serving the best interest of her clients. Along with obtaining his brokers license Steven Campbell’s strong negotiating skills, knowledge of different market areas and business background serves him well with his clients.
The Campbell’s feel that successful Real Estate transactions require clear and consistent communications. They listen, they communicate and they take action. They demonstrate that great deals can be found, but even better deals are carefully negotiated!
Steven & Linda Campbell, Tesha Buchan * Windermere Exclusive Properties
16890 Bernardo Center Drive * San Diego, CA. 92128
619-972-1552 * 858-521-7258 * 858-521-7289
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SHORT SALES, FAIR OR FOWL?
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One fine San Diego Day, Chicken Little was strolling along enjoying the weather. The sky was a crisp, clear blue and the sun was a huge bright globe. He didn’t much care for rain, which was why he liked San Diego. He wasn’t into getting his feathers wet. So this was a perfect place for him.
Suddenly, a large shadow was over him and as he looked up, his chicken smile quickly faded. He ran for his life as he was almost hit by a falling Condo and then another and another and then some houses crashed to the ground. Now chicken Little really wasn’t chicken, but he thought, “what a way to start the day”. I’m going to call my Realtor, Ellen!
She told him that what he just experienced was a lot of Short Sales and REOs 
falling to the ground. He was told to continue looking up and he would see Bankers with their arms folded laughing and watching the crashing homes. Ellen said, “it’s really a wonder that I have any hair left at all; just a few little blond wisps”. Chicken Little said, “wow, I’m really glad I don’t own the coop. Rocky rooster is my landlord. He crows all day and all night. He hasn’t gotten the message. Let him deal with all of it.”
“In Oh Five, the coop went condo. We all got so eggcited, all we could do was cluck. Day and night, night and day, cluck, cluck, cluck. By Oh Six, some of us got chicken, but others decided to buy in. Boy did they lay an egg. There are feathers flying because they have to do a Short Sale. Now Ellen, they all want your help! ”
So Ellen plunged right in to see what she could do. After months of calling and submitting and faxing and begging and pleading she was now at square one. So much for progress. Chicken Little said, “Wow, you Realtors are really something. All the hens are saying we thought sitting on our eggs until they hatch was really difficult and time consuming, but the result was worth the effort.” Sometimes Short Sales don’t close, so the results may not be as positive. ” I give you an awful lot of credit, he said”.
As in the example of Michael Jordan (Chicken Little said he couldn’t reach those heights), propelled by extraordinary talent to the stratosphere of basketball achievement; persistence and perseverance will result in exceptional service and accomplishment.
……..More from inside the coop to come!!
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Save Gas, Time & Money with these Real Estate Search Tips
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The secret to having more Time and Money has been sought after by people for thousands of years. Recently, we have added a new item to the list of things to lust after…GAS.
While prices have come down slightly over the past week, they are anything but low. The average price for mid-grade gasoline in California is $4.23 while the U.S. average for mid-grade gasoline is $3.93 (data from from U.S. Energy Information Association, 8/11/08).
High gas prices wouldn’t be so bad if we were only driving a couple miles a day, but the majority of Americans are driving much more than that. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation reports that we drive an average of 13,476 miles per year.
At 20 miles per gallon and $4.23 per gallon, we are spending $2850.17 a year on gas.
Sigh!
Real Estate agents suffer even more than the rest of us as they tote clients up and down the coast, from property to property. Anyone searching for a new home understands this plight…
So now the great challenge is to find a way to save time, money AND gas. It is definitely a challenge, but it is not impossible.
Follow the tips below and you will be well on your way to conserving our most prized possessions while you search for a new home.
Drive Less
I know that sounds like a terrible inconvenience, but it actually can be quite the opposite. Advancements in technology have armed the Real Estate community with powerful new tools that allow buyers to virtually tour properties, neighborhoods and communities.
A savvy agent will be able to show you satellite images of potential homes and track traffic in the area. You will be able to eliminate homes that aren’t right for you without wasting time or gas.
In the past real estate agents would have to show their clients 15 to 20 homes before they would find one that they like. The drastic improvements in our ability to preview properties through the internet have lowed that number – now agents typically show clients only 6 homes before they fall in love.
Translation: Eliminate homes that aren’t right for you through electronic tours and save precious time and gas.
Get More Gas for your Money
If you can’t resist the temptation of taking the drive to a potential home, you can stretch your gas tank farther with these tricks.
- Fill Up in the Morning: Gas is kept underground in tanks. In the colder morning ground gas becomes more dense and you will get more gas in your tank.
- Don’t Squeeze the Nozzle Trigger: The faster the gas pumps into your car, the more vapor that goes in with it. Keep it at a slow speed and load up on gas, not air.
- Fill Up Well Before Empty: Gas evaporates quickly when exposed to air. If you keep your tank at least half full at all times (so there is less air in the tank) you will minimize evaporation and maximize value.
- Find a Less Expensive Gas Station: Use this website to search for the gas station near you with the lowest prices.
- Beat the Traffic: The stop-and-go of traffic will dramatically reduce your highway miles per gallon. Use this site to find traffic-free routes.
There is no quick fix for the Gas-Time-Money quest, but there are things you can do to make the best of it. Use a technology-friendly agent to eliminate homes you don’t need to preview in person and stretch your gas miles as far as they will go. Oh — and if anyone comes up with the secret to unlimited time, be sure to let me know!
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New Technologies or Old School Communication – What’s Better?
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When talking about tennis shoes or day planners, the popular New Years mantra “out with the old, in with the new” is great advice. But when it comes to marketing a home, an integration of new technologies and old techniques is the most effective.
Faced with a softening market and price appreciation slowing, real estate agents and home owners must work harder to sell properties that would have been snapped up in past years. In response, numerous companies have come up with a “better mouse trap” promising to increase exposure and sell homes faster.
Sellers now have a plethora of real estate marketing tools at their finger tips and it can be easy to get lost in good intentions.
To decide what technologies to allow into our lives, sellers need to step outside their routines and explore new options. Ironically, the best way to learn about new ways to communicate is to simply talk to our friends, family and coworkers.
Find someone who is actively using the iPhone or writing a web site blog and solicit their advice. A friend will warn you about the shortcomings of new gadgets before a salesperson will. You may wonder how you ever lived without emails coming directly to your phone, or decide that starting your own blog is too time-consuming.
To sell a home in today’s cautious environment undoubtedly requires marketing creativity, but technology for the sake of technology is self-defeating. The goal is to determine which new tools will actually help sell your property, and then work with an agent to integrate those tools into your marketing plan.
Web sites are now the primary source of exposure for homes for sale and properties that feature virtual tours appear higher up on lists of homes. Still, with an estimated 25,000 homes available in San Diego alone, it is important to work with an agent who has strong contacts in the community and follow-up systems in place. Let technology add to your home’s exposure, but choose an agent who understands the value of personal communication.
Whatever marketing tool you and your agent decide to test drive, don’t forget to evaluate its effectiveness. Your agent should ask people who comes to see your house to fill out a source card so you know where they heard about you. The most successful agents use precise tracking systems to learn about potential buyers and expedite the sales process.
To the most technologically advanced sellers, I suggest the occasional reality check. Despite the undeniable appeal of email and text messaging, there is no replacement for face-to-face contact with prospective buyers. For sellers determined to stay grounded in the grassroots ways, I recommend adopting an open mind. Change is inevitable, so find a way to make it work for you and your home. The key is to combine the best of new technologies and traditional real estate practices.
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