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January 19th, 2012
Rancho San Pasqual and Rancho Vistamonte Open House Extravaganza
Rancho San Pasqual and Rancho Vistamonte
Open House Extravaganza
Come out and join us on Sunday 1/22/2012 from 1:00-4:00pm for a fun filled afternoon of open houses!
These two beautiful neighborhoods have so much to offer a potential buyer. We will be hosting 7 open houses.
4 of the homes will be in Rancho San Pasqual. This gorgeous gated golf course community is comprised of approximately 580 homes. We have homes available for viewing that range from 1500 square feet to 3600 square feet, there is something for everyone! Just minutes to the freeway, nestled in the San Pasqual Valley, you will love discovering this hidden jewel!
2485 Fallbrook Place ~ $350,000-$385,000. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, 1536 sqft, large lot, upgraded floors and granite counter tops!
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2319 Orchard View Lane ~ $599,000-$629,000. 4 Bedrooms, plus a den and office, 3600 sqft. Gorgeous views of the 18th hole at Eagle Crest Golf Course.
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3320 Holly Oak Lane ~ $499,000-$529,000. 3 Bedrooms, plus a loft and an office, 2900 sqft. Fantastic yard, with views and custom built hot tub, built in bbq and more!
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3625 Rosewood ~ $570,000-$620,000. 3 Bedrooms plus a large loft and office, 3300 sqft. Gorgeous views from the front and back yard, custom built pool and hot tub.
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For more information about living in this fabulous community call or email Jennifer directly. Jennifer has lived in the area for over 10 years! As part of a nationally award winning team, there is no one better positioned to assist you with your real estate goals. CAll today! Jennifer 858-229-2965 or email JennBurroughs@gmail.com
January 8th, 2012
Gorgeous One Story Rancho San Pasqual Home For Sale
Gorgeous One Story Rancho San Pasqual Home For Sale
New on the market! This is fabulous one story home located in the desirable gated golf course community of Rancho San Pasqual. First time on the market and lovingly maintained, you wont be disappointed. Offering 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, this home is located at the end of a cul de sac and boasts a large private yard. Recently
updated with granite counter tops and hardwood floors. Views from the backyard are of the local hills and orchard and offer a sense of serenity and privacy. Click here for a virtual tour of this fantastic home!
Rancho San Pasqual is a gated golf course community, nestled in the San Pasuqal Valley and surrounding Eagle Crest Golf Course. With approximately 580 homes, the community offers, tree lined streets, community olympic sized pool, community room, tot lot and more! Kids attend San Pasqual Union School District. This one school, school distrct is proud to be home to one of San Diego County Teacher’s of the Year for 2012. Offering classes from preschool through 8th grade, kids experience a small school feel with lots of extra curricular options.
This is a community and home not to be missed! If you are looking for something a little different with a small town feel this is for you. For more information on this home or living in the area in general, call Jennifer directly at 858-521-7277 or email her at JennBurroughs@gmail.com. Jennifer has been a resident for over 10 years, nobody knows the area better! As part of an award wining team of real estate professionals, Jennifer is happy to share both her real estate knowledge and area expertise with you!
December 27th, 2011
Rancho San Pasqual Market Update For 2011
Rancho San Pasqual Market Update For 2011
Here we are at the end of yet another year. This is always such a good time to take a minute and look back over the year. Looking back over 2011 gives us a chance to really compare it to 2010 and see how the market actually played out. Throughout the year, there are lots of opinions about what the market will do, how interest rates will effect pricing, what short sales and foreclosures will do to the market, etc.. Instead of speculating, sometimes it is better to wait and see what the market actually did. As we look back at 2011, here is what we know for sure ..
1. 35 homes SOLD in 2011. This is down from 2010 when we saw 52 homes sell.
2. The average market time was 92 days in 2011. This is up from 87 days in 2010.
3. The average sale price was $462,283 down slightly from $469,392 in 2010.
4. Homes sold for 96% of their asking price on average in 2011.
What does all this mean? Well, it appears that not much changed from 2010 to 2011. The market appears to have stayed somewhat stable in this particular market area. There were considerably less homes that sold, however, that could be due to the fact that the neighborhood actually saw less short sales and foreclosures in 2011 than it did in 2010. Prices have not dropped much more, leading one to believe that we are still bouncing around the bottom. If you have been waiting for the “bottom” this could possibly be it!
There are currently 6 homes for sale in Rancho San Pasqual. That represents roughly 10% of the entire market. Of the homes on the market the smallest home is 2169 square feet and is listed for $378,000, the largest is 3641 square feet and is listed for $639,000 (click here to see a tour of the home).
Rancho San Pasqual remains a wonderful place to call home. Nestled in the San Pasqual Valley, this gated community of 580 homes offers residents tree lined streets, surrounded by hills covered with avocados, a large community pool, play ground and more! Kids attend the well known San Pasqual Union School District. With low HOA fees and no Mello Roos, this affordable community may be Escondido’s best kept secret!
For more information about living in Rancho San Pasqual call Jennifer today. As a long time resident of the area, Jennifer is happy to share information about the area. If you currently live in Rancho San Pasqual and want to know what your home is worth, a confidential valuation meeting can be scheduled.
December 16th, 2011
Beautiful Rancho San Pasqual Home For Sale
Just Listed
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Rancho San Pasqual
Welcome Home to Rancho San Pasqual. This beautiful 3 bedroom (plus office and loft), 3 bath home, with a custom landscaped backyard, eat in kitchen and 3 car garage is waiting for you!
With approximately 2900 square feet (according to appraiser), this gorgeous home boasts a a gourmet kitchen, with center island and eat in nook, large family room, a down stairs den (could be a 5th bedroom) and bath, and beautiful views of the surrounding San Paqual Valley hills! The home has been lovingly maintained and offers upgrades including shutters on most windows, slate floors, granite counters and more! You will not be disappointed.
The home is nestled in the San Pasqual Valley, surrounding Eagle Crest Golf Course, and just minutes to shopping, freeways, wineries, the world famous San Diego Wild Animal Park, medical facilities and more. With low HOA and no mello-roos taxes, this affordable home is perfect for anyone looking for a new community.
Kids walk to San Pasqual Union School, located just outside the gates. This Pre School thru 8th grade, one school, school district offers families a great education with the convenience of being located within the community.
For photos and a virtual tour of this magnificent home click here
To see this home for yourself, call today and have a private showing. Jennifer Teti-Burroughs, Real Living Lifiestyles, 858-521-7277 OR email Jennifer at JennBurroughs@gmail.com.
Jennifer is part of the award winning real estate team of Teti & Olenik, and Associates at Real Living Lifestyles. This high performing team consistently delivers a high degree of service to all clients. With over 40 years of combined real estate experience, no one is better suited to serve you and your family.
November 18th, 2011
Temecula ~ Los Ranchitos Home For Sale
Country living in the heart of Temecula
41685 Yorba Ave is located along the quiet tree lined streets of Los Ranchitos
This beautiful
ly upgraded Mediterranean style home sits on over two acres of completely fenced horse property. This residence is over 3800 square feet with 4 bedrooms 3 and a half baths.
The upgraded kitchen boasts upgraded cabinetry, granite slab counter tops, stainless steel appliances eating nook and breakfast bar. Large master suite with updated bathroom and huge walk in closet with custom built – ins. Other upgraded include crown molding, plantation shutters, marble and wood flooring, custom paint, coved ceilings and arched entries and attached 3 car garage.
Back yard contains pool sparking swimming pool with pool house, fenced play yard, RV parking, and a separate 2 car detached garage, additional fenced area with small stall and storage out building.
Los Ranchitos is located on the south end of Temecula just west of I-15. Neighborhood boasts custom homes ranging from $600,000 to over 1 million dollars. This neighborhood is perfect for the equine enthusiast.
For more information on this home, or any other homes or neighborhoods in Temecula, call or email Susi Vickery. Susi is a full time, award wining REALTOR and long time resident of Temecula. She has extensive knowledge of not only Los Ranchitos, but all the surrounding neighborhoods. Call or email her today! Susi@SusiVickery.com
November 17th, 2011
Meadowview Beauty
Experience Country living in the heart of Temecula. 29090 Via Norte is located in the heart of the MEADOWVIEW community.
This single story custom home is has a total of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms which include an attached bonus area with fireplace, bedroom, bathroom and private entrance. Spacious living, dining room and family room offer plenty of s
pace for entertaining guests.
Expansive half acre lot offers room for horses, RV parking, sun room and patio area and plenty of room for yard games. Close to the MEADOWVIEW clubhouse, walking and riding trails, community pool and tennis courts.
MEADOWVIEW is an exclusive community of custom built homes. Homes range from $350,000 to over 1 million dollars. Most properties have expansive views. Located just east of Margarita Rd. this neighborhood is close to shopping at the Promenade, restaurants, and easy access to I-15. This community offers a clubhouse and pool/spa area for home owners and 4 tennis courts. Properties are perfect for the true equine enthusiast.
For more information about living in the unique community or any of the other surrounding neighborhoods in Temecula, call or email Susi Vickery. 951-398-12121 or Susi@SusiVickery.com.
November 8th, 2011
Mark Burroughs Named San Diego County Teacher of the Year
One more reason to LOVE living in San Pasqual Valley
Mark Burroughs, Teacher at San Pasqual Union School District, is name San Diego County Teacher of the Year.
There are many reasons to love living in the San Pasqual Valley, especially for residents whose children attend San Pasqual Union School District. One of the best and most recent reasons is education. Last month, at a gala event, A Salute to Teachers, Mark Burroughs, was named as one of 5 San Diego County Teacher’s of the Year.
Mr. Burroughs, has taught at San Pasqual Union for the past 7 years. He currently teaches a 4-5 combo class. Mr. Burroughs is an innovator, leader and inspiring teacher. His love for technology, knowledge and education all help him in creating a learning environment for his students, that fosters an amazing amount of excitement and enthusiasm in the classroom.
Shortly after being named as one of San Diego County’s Teachers of the Year, Mr. Burroughs was notified that he was also one of 12 teachers state wide (out of 350,000 teachers), that were competing for the title of State Teacher of the Year. Although, he has since been notified that did not make the “final cut” for the state competition, Mr. Burroughs still has a number of events that he will be attending here in San Diego.
One of his most recent events, was an interview conducted by Dr. Randy Ward on “Issues in Education” on ITV. If you are interested in viewing the interview click 
on the photo!
For kids who live in the Rancho San Pasqual and Rancho Vistamonte neighborhoods, and attend the local school, Mr. Burroughs will surely touch their educational path in one way or another.
For more information on living in either of these communities, feel free to contact Jennifer directly at 858-521-7277 or by email at JennBurroughs@gmail.com.
October 18th, 2011
New on the Market in Scripps Ranch
New on the Market in Scripps Ranch
Welcome to Scripps Legacy! This is a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath home (1 full bed and bath downstairs). First time on the market and lovingly maintained and upgraded. Home boasts gorgeous hardwood floors, granite counters, plantation shutters and more. The master suite offers a large retreat with a double sided fireplace.
The lush backyard offers a serene setting for entertaining or relaxing. Located at the end of a cul de sac and just minutes to shopping, freeways and more! Low HOA and No Mello Roos.
Scripps Ranch is located just east of I-15, south of Poway, north of Tierrasanta and just east of Miramar. Residents enjoy, parks, the lake, biking and walking trails, along with easy freeway access and great shopping! If you are looking for a community that offers a fantastic lifestyle along with being centrally located to beaches, lakes, downtown San Diego and more, Scripps Ranch is it!
For more information on this home or Scripps Ranch in general click here!
September 23rd, 2011
Does Having Solar Panels Increase the Value of Your Home?
Does Having Solar Panels Increase the Value of Your Home?
As a real estate agent, I get asked this a lot! With the increase in the cost of electricity and the emergence of solar technologies, we are seeing more and more home owners installing solar. As a homeowner (and future solar owner) I would love to say “absolutely”! The truth is however, not necessarily.
If you are considering installing solar in your home, my best advice would be to do it for you and NOT for what “perceived” value it adds to your home. As I write this, I have a solar company installing panels on my home. We interviewed a number of companies and reviewed tons of options for purchase, lease, etc. We ultimately picked the company based on their reputation, number of installs and customer service. We did the math over and over again and we are confident that within 5 years we will have recouped our cost and be on the “savings” side of solar.
Our financial break down, estimates that after 5 years we will save anywhere from $300-$400 a month in electricity bills. As a home owner, I would love to believe that with numbers like that, I could get an additional $20-30K for my home once the solar is installed! Why not, at today’s interest rates a $300-$400/mo savings is at least the equivalent of $80,000-$100,000 in loan. As a real estate agent, I know the harsh reality is that if I had to sell my house tomorrow, I will NOT get $20k-30k more than I would get today (without solar).
If the real estate agent in me had to have REAL conversation with the homeowner me, I would have to tell myself. That in this market, having solar is a wonderful added bonus. Buyers love the idea of having solar and they will pay for it, just not what the “homeowner me” paid for it. The harsh reality is that they may not even give it a dollar value, they might just be willing to give us an offer as opposed to writing on the home down the street.
As our economy stabilizes and we move back into a more healthy economic time, there is a chance that my “solar” home might fetch more than my neighbors “non solar” home, but that is pure speculation and the truth is we don’t really know when the market is going to turn around.
This brings me back to my original point, if you want to put solar on, the real estate agent me, and the homeowner me, say, GREAT! I think it is a great investment, especially if you are planning on staying in your home for more than 7 years. Having solar on your home, has lots of perks, but increasing your home’s value, is not one of them, today!
This might be controversial, I can imagine that the solar companies would disagree and I have seen their marketing that tries to convince you that it does add value. The reality is, that in today’s real estate market, buyers are not willing to spend that much more for a home with solar. This could change, and I expect it will, but don’t buy solar thinking you are going to get a return on your investment if you had to sell.
If you are thinking about adding solar to your home, I would be happy to chat with you about our experience, the companies we met with and why we ultimately chose the one we went with. Just to be clear, I am a FAN of solar, evidenced by the fact that we are installing it on our home. I am just NOT a fan of someone doing to for the sole purpose of “increasing the value” of their home.
September 22nd, 2011
September ~ 2011 Housing Trends Newsletter
SEPTEMBER – 2011 Newsletter Housing Trends eNewsletter
Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general.
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