The Best Week to Buy a Home in San Diego Is Coming Up Fast

Every year, Realtor.com puts out a report that home shoppers should actually pay attention to: the "Best Time to Buy" report. It's not a guess or a gut feeling — they score every week of the year from 2018 through 2025 (skipping 2020, since the pandemic threw everything off) across six measures: act

What's Needed to See a House, and Why?

Because of open houses, most people assume they can walk into any home on the market, any time they want. In reality, there are more steps to be taken and some very important reasons behind them.  Open houses are a risk the seller is taking When a seller agrees to an open house, they're giving the l

Art, Waves, and Coastal Gems: A Walking Tour of Oceanside’s Murals & Architecture

If you are thinking about moving to an area, driving through it can tell you if a place feels like you, but walking through it is how you truly get to know it. After stumbling across a Google Map detailing Oceanside’s many murals, I decided to create an Oceanside Mural Walk for my Facebook group. It

Why Looking at the Seller’s Property Taxes is a Huge Mistake (and How California’s Prop 13 Actually Works)

If you are scrolling through Zillow, Redfin, or Threads looking at homes in San Diego, there is one piece of data on the listing page you need to completely ignore: what the current seller pays in property taxes. I see home buyers make this mistake all the time. They look at a listing, see a beautif