Multifamily Property – Buy with only 5% down payment! Did you know that you can buy a multifamily property with only 5% down payment? If
Welcome to The Cliffs Mobile Home Park in Allied Gardens! UPDATE: We closed escrow in March, for $312,000! Built in 2017, this newer Golden West
Real estate in Q1 of 2024 has remained stable. For detached home sales, both Carlsbad and Vista reached or nearly reached their April 2022 record
Welcome to Santa Fe Hills!Proudly offered by its original owner, this beautifully maintained home is ready for you to make it your own. Open House
Proposition 19 – Property Tax Reassessment Exemption UPDATE: This article now includes SB 539 information. SB 539, signed into law on September 29, 2021, helps
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 We only have ONE months of 2025 left (!!), and as we go into December, we see the usual market slowdown. During
2026 Mortgage Loan Limits Mortgage loan limits will increase on January 1, 2026. In San Diego, the jumbo loan limit for a single family home
Conventional home loan programs are the most common loan programs used to buy a home. They make up around 60% of all mortgages. NOTE: You can also
What Is the FHA? FHA Loan Programs are a type of federal assistance to make home buying possible for those who may not be able to
UPDATE: After only 6 days on the market and multiple offers, 15027 Caminito Ladera SOLD with an all-cash offer! Congratulations to the Buyers and Sellers!
Turf replacement programs are available for San Diego County residents . Yes, you can get paid to kill your lawn! With the news coverage of our
When a loved one passes away, they may leave their real estate as a trust inheritance. Here’s how it works: A property owner sets up
Happy Halloween! 🎃 We only have two months of 2025 left (!), and as we go into the holiday season, we see the usual market
Homeowners who live within City of San Diego limits may be surprised by a new charge on their 2025-2026 tax bill. Beginning this tax year,
Property Tax is Boring. Read This Anyway. Why am I writing about property tax calculation? Because I’m not just your real estate broker, I’m your
Now that we have dispelled some myths about wildfire, here’s how to reduce your risk. The first step is to fireproof your house. Houses are
Believe it or not, summer is over, and fall is here. It has been a hot, dry summer, so I’m waiting for temperatures to drop,
We’ve purchased 6 homes over the past 35 years so I feel we have some experience when I say this; Mimi is the absolute best
UPDATE: We closed escrow on September 5 with a final sales price of $1,320,000. Congratulations to the happy Sellers and Buyer! 760 Avenida Leon in
Welcome to the one-of-a-kind hilltop gem community that is Emerald Heights! This gorgeous house is uniquely positioned as the last home on the main drive
I can’t thank Mylene “Mimi” Merlo enough for being a dedicated, professional, and genuinely nice person while selling my home. From the professional pictures/video and
Hello, Summer! While lots of people are talking about how prices are going down, June sales in North County doesn’t show lower prices. For June
Fox News interviewed me about the rent cap law – see it here. The rent increase limit, or rent cap, became effective on January 1,
Here’s some good news for those who inherit property not in a trust. If you are either a named beneficiary in a will, or the
Mylene Merlo is hands-down the best real estate agent we’ve ever worked with! From start to finish, her professionalism, expertise, and genuine care made our
Mimi has been a true blessing for our family over the past few years. She sold two of our homes with incredible care and expertise,
