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A day in the life with 1850 Realty

Life happens and that doesn’t stop when you are buying or selling a home. We wanted to share what it’s like to work with us. Accessibility and convenience is what we want our clients to experience in a real estate transaction. 1850 Realty celebrates everything that makes San Diego unique! Whether it’s spending time at […]

Posted in: Blog Tagged: Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, First Time Buyers, first time sellers, North County San Diego, Oceanside, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, real estate, San Diego, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Valley Center, Vista

10 Steps on How to Sell a Home

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3 Best Questions to Ask a Real Estate Agent

What do you do? As a Real Estate broker & active agent, I have to tell you there’s so much that goes into this “job”. Not only do I consult with people one of the most expensive transactions in their life but I am also their therapist. Yeah, a therapist. It’s true. Haven’t you heard […]

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Carol Farrar, North County San Diego, Real Estate in San Diego, San Diego North County Real Estate, Sellers Tagged: Buyers, First Time Buyers, first time sellers, North County San Diego, real estate agents

Finding the right Real Estate Agent

You’ve spent countess hours searching online, driving by neighborhoods, walking through open houses & now you’re ready to make the move. You’re heart is all in but don’t let that trip you up from finding the right agent.   Did you know most people hire the first real estate agent they meet? You know better […]

Posted in: Blog Tagged: Buyers, First Time Buyers, first time sellers, North County San Diego, real estate, real estate agents

The rules of Real Estate

Real estate. It’s an interesting thing. We all need it in some form or another whether it’s renting or owning. Everyone needs a home. But real estate as an industry goes beyond the end result which is to find a place to live. In the home buying process, there are three major things to consider. You’ve […]

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Sellers Tagged: Buyer, first time sellers, North County San Diego, real estate

New law helps Short Sale Sellers

Thankfully it’s getting easier for homeowners to sell their homes in a short sale without the worry of deficiency. CA Governor Brown passed SB 458 on July 15, 2011. This new law extends the protections of SB 931 to ensure that any lender that to a short sale must accept the agreed upon short sale […]

Posted in: Blog, North County San Diego, Real Estate in San Diego, San Diego North County Real Estate, Sellers Tagged: first time sellers, North County San Diego, Short sales

Bigger Tax Return? Pay Less Taxes?

Here we are…the last day of the first month of 2011 One of the biggest things that we all start thinking about this time of year is tax season. I’ve come across some good information & useful tips to share with you on filing your taxes as well as things to consider when filing taxes. […]

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Real Estate in San Diego, San Diego North County Real Estate, Sellers Tagged: Buyer, closing costs, First Time Buyers, first time sellers, North County San Diego, tax credit, taxes

Are we there yet?

San Marcos has seen it’s hay day of sky rocketing home prices but are those days gone forever? It may take several years from now before we see double-digit appreciation but we are starting to see an upward trend in median home price. In fact, from year to year July 2009 -2010, the median home price […]

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, Listing, Real Estate in San Diego, San Diego North County Real Estate, San Marcos Tagged: First Time Buyers, first time sellers, New Construction, North County San Diego, real estate agents, San Marcos, Sellers

Why now? Why not?

Why now?  With all of the attention or lack of attention this market is getting, Why now?, is a realistic question to ask about buying or selling a house. But if it’s so good, then why are people sitting on the sidelines? Good question. In my opinion, there’s a few different reasons why people are on the […]

Posted in: Blog, Buyers, San Diego North County Real Estate, Sellers Tagged: First Time Buyers, first time sellers, Homes, loans, North County San Diego, tax credit

Past Client Recommendations

Carol was very knowledge and professional; let me put it to you this way, she knows what she’s doing. We couldn’t have asked for a better agent. -Shilo & Tiana A.   Her work ethic is beyond reproach and left us marveling at the many hours she devoted to make sure our real estate needs […]

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