Finally, a home to get really excited about!  6 bedrooms, 5 baths, saltwater pool, 1.1 acres, 3562 square feet, all lovingly, meticulously maintained from the inside out. All you have to do is move in! And with new HVAC, 13 ceiling fans, retractable patio awnings, lush landscaping… you’ll stay refreshed and cool all summer long.

Got guests? Bring then ALL over– there’s plenty of room for entertaining, plus plenty of space for boats, cars, RVs, horses… plus, a 2 bedroom, 2 bath ADA compliant suite right off the family room.

Love to cook? The kitchen is a chef’s dream, with truly top of the line appliances. This is a unique, one-of-a-kind home, priced to sell at $695,000. With over $200,000 of upgrades, every room has a special treat, whether it’s hardwood floors, bay windows, walk-in closets with built ins, a tub for two… the list goes on and on— email me for  complete details.

633 Bradford Granite Hills

633 Bradford Granite Hills

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Did you take your 24 hour vacation this week?

by barbfischer on July 28, 2010

Anyone who has ever read the Bible knows about the concept of a much needed 24 hour rest period, each and every week.

But how many people really do this? No matter what your profession, we all really need this break!  It’s all about rest and relaxation and thinking about anything except business as usual.

We’re all familiar with the word “recreation”.  Mr Webster should have inserted a hyphen, to make it more obvious to the workaholics that it’s really about re-creation– refreshing your mind, soul, spirit and body. Without doing this, at least once a week, you’re not as good a worker as you could be.

We owe it to ourselves to take a break, and to hold our fellow agents accountable to do the same.

I shut down shop Saturday afternoon, and start up again late Sunday in summer, to catch those necessary showings and other details. Because I work with a lot of out of town clients, many times I’ll need to take my “Sabbath” on Tuesday instead, but I’m getting really vigilante about doing this.

Why do you think professors take sabbaticals? Hmmm… they take months of at a time…and that  sounds really good right about now…

Barb Fischer

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Fast Flip or Long Term Quality? Don’t Be the Biggest Loser!

July 26, 2010

We’ve all seen it– the quick flip with nothing more done than yard clean up, new paint, low grade carpet and a granite countertop, all this for $50K-$75K more than the investor purchased it for.
That’s great, if you go for skin deep looks, and the house is only 5-10 years old.
But [...]

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Why is it So Crucial to Read and Heed LOCAL Real Estate News?

July 25, 2010

I’m blessed with such wonderful clients. One lady always sends me the most interesting real estate headline news, and it’s important to keep up with real estate in general. But the national news is such a huge lump, that it rarely accurately reflects what’s happening locally here in San Diego.
We were [...]

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Quit Trying to Outguess the Market. Just Put in your Best Offer Now!

July 23, 2010

Quit trying to outguess the market, the seller or the bank.  Just put in your best offer!
You might not get a 2nd chance.
A lot of times I am peppered with questions:  when did they buy this home, how much do they owe, what will the bank take, when will they decide, how many other [...]

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Stop Trying to be Comfortable!

July 21, 2010

Buyers, sellers, investors, agents… stop trying to be comfortable. Because so many times, “being comfortable” that means you’re trying to play it way too safe, and you simply won’t get to the next level this way.
You’ve probably heard (or said) one these things before:
Buyers– “we want to feel comfortable with the monthly payment”.  You don’t [...]

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Distressed Homes—or Distressed People? Which one is more important?

July 20, 2010

Distressed Homes—or Distressed People????  It’s really the people who matter, as always. When I first heard the term “distressed homes” it seemed so odd, as if a home can really have feelings.   But the people inside can, and they do, in a huge way.
Most people considering a short sale or on the brink of foreclosure [...]

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Get a Copy of Your Credit Scores while they’re still good

July 16, 2010

If you’re facing financial difficulties, and may start having to miss payments on your home, call your loan officer or go to www.myfico.com and order a copy of your FICO scores now, while they are still strong.
Here’s why:
1) It’s a good, positive reminder for you of all you’ve worked for AND that your current financial [...]

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Handy Dandy Market Guide– Read only if you want to WIN!

July 12, 2010

When I’m representing you as a buyer, I will write you several emails describing the current  market and best strategies to get the home you want.
I realize that this is an enormous amount of information, spread out over much time and many conversations. So that you won’t have to go through and review all these notes, now’s a [...]

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Buyers—stop looking for the perfect house!

July 4, 2010

The perfect man, the perfect woman, the perfect wedding, the perfect kids, the perfect house, the perfect car, the perfect school… sound familiar?  Searching for perfection is as old as man, but as Miss Manners so wisely puts it in her new book: “Perfection does not exist this side of heaven, especially when it involves [...]

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