What’s the Value of my Vista Home? Vista Home Sales in July 2020 Vista is an inland community in North San Diego County, bordering Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Marcos. The community offers diverse housing in tract home communities, rental complexes and 55+ communities, as well in rural settings. There are mixed use and agricultural areas, plus a growing downtown offering a wide range of shopping, dining and services.  The Moonlight Amphitheater (outdoor stage productions and concerts) near the Village is a popular area attraction during the summer months. It’s important for buyers and sellers in the Vista housing market to understand recent trends and current local market conditions in order to make informed decisions about buying and selling Vista homes for sale. The following data are ... 08/16/2020

What’s the Value of my Vista Home? Vista Home Sales for June 2020 Vista is an inland community in North San Diego County, bordering Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Marcos. The community offers a diverse range of housing in tract home communities, rental complexes and 55+ communities, as well in more rural settings. There are mixed use and agricultural areas, plus a growing downtown offering abundant shopping, dining and services.  The Moonlight Amphitheater (outdoor stage productions and concerts) near the Village is a popular area attraction during the summer months. It’s important for buyers and sellers in the Vista housing market to understand recent trends and current local market conditions in order to make informed decisions about buying and selling Vista homes for sale. The following... 07/25/2020

What’s the Value of My Vista Home? Vista Home Sales in May 2020 Vista is an inland community in North San Diego County, bordering Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Marcos. The community offers a diverse range of housing in tract home communities, rental complexes and 55+ communities,upscale gated neighborhoods, as well in more rural settings.  There are mixed use and agricultural areas, plus a growing downtown offering a wide range of shopping, dining and services. The Moonlight Amphitheater (outdoor stage productions and concerts) near the Village is a popular area attraction during the summer months. It’s important for buyers and sellers in the Vista housing market to understand recent trends and current local market conditions in order to make informed decisions about buying and selling Vi... 06/26/2020

What’s the Value of my Vista Home? Vista Home Sales in April 2020 Vista is an inland community in North San Diego County, bordering Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Marcos. Vista offers a diverse range of housing in tract home communities, rental complexes and 55+ communities, as well in more rural settings where you will find farms, orchards and properties with large lots and views.  There are mixed use and agricultural areas, plus a growing downtown offering a wide range of shopping, dining and services. The Moonlight Amphitheater (outdoor stage productions and concerts) near the Village is a popular area attraction during the summer months. And there is a terrific Farmers' Market on Saturdays at the Courthouse Complex on Melrose - it's well worth a visit! It’s important for buyers and sel... 05/15/2020

Breakfast and Cauliflower  We often get to the Carlsbad Farmers' Market on Wednesdays in Carlsbad Village, but haven't been to the Vista Farmers' Market for some time. It's every Saturday at the Courthouse Complex on Melrose, and is quite a bit bigger. We have our coffee at home, then venture out to enjoy breakfast at the Market (there are all sorts of food vendors - Indian, African, Vietnamese, vegan, crepes...the list goes on and on) and then do our produce shopping. We were pretty much done and walked by this one organic farm vendor with this beautiful cauliflower - it looked a lot like broccoli. We didn't need more but it was worth a photo. What a colorful dish this would make, don't you think? 01/18/2020

Emerald Auto Service Center in Vista CA A Shout-Out! My Mom had to have her car towed by AAA about a week ago – it was not drive-able due to an oil leak - and was referred to the Emerald Auto Service Center in Vista, a AAA-approved facility, about 4 miles from where she lives. We met her over there near the end of the day last Friday to get the verdict from the Service Manager, Kevin – there were some significant issues – and to give her a ride home. The work took about a week, given the complexity of what needed to be repaired, and the car was ready for my Mom to pick up yesterday afternoon as promised. Kevin, the Service Manager (and Hector, too), was excellent to work with. He must have called me 6 times to give me updates, but to also report a concern about the head gasket and possi... 06/29/2018

Community Home Buyer Fair isTomorrow!Saturday September 23 in Vista  The North San Diego County Association of Realtors (NSDCAR), my local board, is sponsoring the Community Home Buyer Fair tomorrow, Saturday September 23rd in Vista. You can learn more about how to buy a home!  The Community Home Buyer Fair will be held at the Vista Civic Center at 200 Civic Center Drive, right off the 78 freeway.  This is a terrific opportunity for potential home buyers to earn about homeownership and how to make it a reality, now or in the near future. This educational event is free to the public and soliciting business is not permitted.   In addition to FREE home buyer help (offered in both English and Spanish), attendees can have FREE health checkups (not intended to substitute for professional medi... 09/22/2017

 Welcome to my blog post about MALLORCA HOMES @ SHADOWRIDGE!Mallorca is what I would consider to be the typical looking subdivision in Shadowridge. Mallorca Homes have a Mediterranean/ Spanish blend feel architecture; tile roofs, lots of palm trees, a community pool, and a grassy community gathering space. These single family homes in Vista, CA 92081, located in Shadowridge will typically be found priced from 550-650 approx. Mallorca  was built by Barrat San Diego in the 1990's and has 4 different floor plans:Castellon - The Castellon is a single level, 1431 sq ft. 3/ 2 home with a 2 car garageMalaga- The Malaga floor plan is 2 stories, 1640 sq ft, has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage and a bonus room.Alicante - The Alicante has 2 stories, 3 bd, 2.5 bth, bonus room, , 3 car garage and ... 08/23/2017

DISCOVER REAL ESTATE & LIFE IN THE CHATEAU DEL NORTE NEIGHBORHOOD- SHADOWRIDGE HOMES Are you a buyer looking for a premier neighborhood in Shadowridge? Want a huge private view on a large lot? Well then, let me recommend  CHATEAU DEL NORTE HOMES IN SHADOWRIDGE! There's only one problem though, nobody in Chateau Del Norte Shadowridge wants to sell their Shadowridge Property!  If you are dying to live in Chateau Del Norte or if you don't even know about it, use my website and videos to imagine life in this neighborhood, and use the tools on my website to be the first to know about new lisitngs in Chateau Del Norte Shadowridge. It's a Sellers Real Estate Market in Chateau Del Norte & Shadowridge! Are you thinking of selling your home in Chateau Del Norte Shadowridge? This will be a SLAM DU... 08/22/2017

Seeking Shadowridge Realty Information on Gated "Rancho Montecito" Neighborhood?  I'm sharing some goodies with you today on the Rancho Montecito subdivison in Shadowridge. In my mind, Rancho Montecito has always had a special connotation, VALUE! This is a gated neighborhood that sits directly above RBVHS ( Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista CA 92081). It's in between a few other tracts including, Portico Homes in Shadowridge, Crest, Landing II, Calypso, Legends, Heritage, Chateau Del Norte tract, and Sea Vista. Rancho Montecito has both single and two story homes. Some of these Rancho Montecito Homes in Shadowridge are single level homes, just two bedrooms, approx 1000 sq ft, and priced around 500K.  I have created some pretty nice resources for you to investigate Rancho Montecito a... 08/22/2017

Discover the Sunrise Subdivision on The Shadowridge Country Club Golf CourseWelcome to the SUNRISE neighborhood in Shadowridge! Sunrise is cute little subdivion, in an island like formation that is surrouned by various holes of the Shadowridge Country Club Golf Course. At first glance, these Shadowridge Homes ( golf homes) look like single family detached homes, but they are town homes indeed! There are both single and two story floor plans in Sunrise. The community is located almost directly across the street from the Shadowridge Country Club main entrance, and it's next to Shadowridge Aspens, The Greens Townhouses in Shadowridge, also found direclty on the golf course, to meniton a few.  Buying or selling a home in Sunrise? Search Sunrise Homes For Sale & Research Home Values If you a... 08/20/2017

Shadowridge Realty 411 on Shadowridge Aspens Condo Market  Are you a buyer or seller in Shadowridge looking for Shadowridge Aspens Condos For Sale and sales data? Shadowridge Aspens is a nice little tract of condos located in the heart of Shadowridge, directly across the street from the Shadowridge Country Club. Shadowridge Aspens, like many of the tracts in Shadowridge, is built on the golf course. I'd say about 10% of the condos in Shadowridge Aspens offer a golf front location, and maybe 10-20% have a some type of a peek a boo view of the greens. I've sold a total of 4 Shadowridge Aspens Condos For Sale. I've represented two listings and two purchases in this part of the Shadowridge Real Estate market. I'm writing this post today to inform you of my new site ( well it's not really ne... 08/20/2017

Please Join Our'GRANNY FLAT' aka'ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT' (ADU) Panel Discussion Please add your name to the interest list if you would like to attend a limited seating panel discussion regarding the addition of a 'GRANNY FLAT' aka 'ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT' (ADU) on your property.  We are receiving numerous phone calls and emails from folks throughout the North San Diego County area regarding Senate Bill 1069 and Assembly Bills 2299 & 2406 regarding this very important State Law enacted in January, 2017.  The seminar is planned for late October. It's purpose is to better explain and discuss this new State Law and how to properly, legally, economically and logistically go through the process of adding one on your property.  Who's welcome? Individual property/homeowners Do-it-yourself hom... 08/17/2017

  There Is Difference Between a HUD MANUFACTURED HOME and a MODULAR HOME    Part 4    Just to clear the air for those unwary folks that aren't quite sure how to differentiate between a "HUD MANUFACTURED HOME & A MODULAR HOME I thought it might be time to dig through some of my archives and offer up important information that every real estate professional, lender, title & escrow company, contractor, home buyer, home seller and homeowner should know about before entering into any 'FACTORY BUILT' HOME deal.   There's a lot of mis-information and/or dis-information in the real estate community on this subject and we just want to help set the record straight in an effort to prevent folks from becoming victims, or worse, getting involved with a messy, costly and time consuming lawsuit.    T... 08/04/2017

Who Says The French Aren't Innovative? Just couldn't help sharing this. One of the cutest and creative things I've seen in a long time. May I introduce  "Le PetitChef"         07/26/2017

Is Your City Or Community In The PATH of PROGRESS Or CONDEMNATION?   This post was inspired by a question I answered on Bigger Pockets; another RE social media platform I contribute to. It was about the acquisition of an old half empty or half full (depending on how you interpret your glass of ice cold brew) Mobilehome Community in Florida.  Not all Mobile/Manufactured Home Communities are bad investments. In fact most are actually very good investments with great cash flow, NOI, ROI and CR and there's plenty of gazillionaires around that would be more than happy to brag about their "TRAILER TREASURES" if you afforded them the time. So please take a few moments to indulge me if you wish. Having been beckoned In 2004 to Florida by a FEMA contractor in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley a... 05/28/2017

Vista House Value CheckVista in North County Inland San Diego and is comprised of 3 zip codes; 92081, 92083 and 92084. The community of Vista is north and west of San Marcos, east of Carlsbad and Oceanside and south of Bonsall. The area of Vista is split in half by Highway 78 which runs from east to west.Are you interested in knowing the value of your Vista home? We have a great House Value Tool that will give you a quick home value of your Vista Real Estate. Many of my clients like it better than the Zillow Zestimate. They say it has more accurate data and is more thorough and complete. My Vista House Value Checker will show you all of the comparable properties that it uses when calculating your home’s value. That way you can reference which properties the Vista House Value Calculator ... 03/18/2017

Wishing Everyone The Happiest Thanksgiving Holiday Ever!  Have fun, eat, drink and be merry and share lots of love with your family. It's  the only one you have. The Arendsens 11/24/2016

The Legends and Heritage Community in Vista Home buyers interested in living in Vista may very well be interested in the Legends and Heritage neighborhood. The Legends and Heritage neighborhood is a gated community in the Shadowridge area of Vista (92081), just west of Melrose and bordering the Ocean Hills area of Oceanside (you may see it as Heritage/Legends in the MLS listings).  The homes in the Legends and Heritage community were built in the late 1990s and are detached condominiums with living space ranging from 1131 SF to 1714 SF with 2 to 4 bedrooms, 2 and 1/2 baths, and attached 2-car garages. All homes have yards, of varying sizes. There is guest parking throughout the community with a permit required (obtained from residents)! The Heritage/Legends community is conveniently loc... 09/29/2016

Wow!! We Were Bombed On Our First Night In New York I know it's not unusual to go out and get bombed in New York after a long flight from the Cali. But this type of BOMB was a little more than we bargained for.    This was the scene that greeted us literally steps from our hotel entrance. Indeed a very exciting reception wouldn't you say. After this what else is there? We had just arrived from California and were Ubering our way into Manhattan when we heard what seemed to be dozens of sirens closing in all around and coming in behind us. They just kept coming and coming. There must have been dozens of them and it seemed like they were literally escorting us right to the doorstep of our hotel which is the New York Edition at 5 Madison in the Chelsea district. Our Uber ride had to drop us... 09/17/2016