Give yourself enough time to get your home ready to sell

If you want or need to do a lot to get top dollar for your home, give yourself enough time to get those things done. If summer is a peak selling season, start at the beginning of the year (or earlier) scheduling contractors or projects in order to be ready when the market is good.

‘Sparkle up’ the outside of your home

Curb appeal is a thing. Some buyers will simply keep moving if they feel...

Haunted Twin Inns Carlsbad Village

On Carlsbad Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive, stands the haunted mansion of Carlsbad. The Victorian mansion *is now home to offices and the Ocean House. For decades it was the hub of the Village and now stands watch over the paranormal city of Carlsbad. There have always been rumors that the Twin Inns was a haunted mansion with its trap-door tower and secret room.
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The secret room...

Has anyone ever heard of this? Many outside of San Diego do not realize that San Diego has become quite the happening craft brewery location. With 300+ craft breweries, San Diego is considered by many to be the Craft Beer Capital of the US!

What does that mean for us? Fun places to go and check out! Many locations are in business parks and have humble yet comfortable surroundings. Due to restrictions, these locations do not serve food but have been known to have food trucks or...

Where should I live in San Diego?

I am often asked, “Should we live in North County or should we live somewhere else in San Diego?

San Diego County is HUGE—- @ 4500 square miles huge! Everything seems to be divided up into groups, some make sense, some do not . North County Coastal, North County Inland, North County, East County and the list goes on and on.

Weather varies as well.. with 80 plus miles of coastline, those areas are usually cooler....

What are grunion and why are they running on San Diego beaches?

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Grunion are a species of fish that are fairly small in size- 6-8 inches long and leave the water at night to spawn on beaches during the spring and summer months throughout Southern California.

During their ‘runs’ you can expect to see hundreds, if not thousands of these silvery fish work their way up to the sand to spawn during high tide. It is a sight to see and fun...