[quote=xiomarasword]bearishgirl,
Thanks for the advice about Pine Valley and Santa Ysabel. ( never heard of them, but I’ll look ino it ) We have to stay within driving distance to the court houses, OC,SD and Riverside.
Re: asking owners of homes for sale, I thought it was (not cool, rude, against the rules) to contact owners directly. Thats why I tried the listing agents, although most have not returned our calls.
Also, afer some due dilegence, I have found that most were in financial difficulty. “Most” being, only 2, one of which as it turns out did not “belong” to the person holding title.
I’ll keep your suggestions in mind
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xiomarasword, Pine Valley is too far from major courthouses. It is only close to the Ramona one-horse courthouse. You probably don’t have any need to go there.
Santa Ysabel is about 45 mins from the Vista (North SD County) courthouse and 45 mins from the Temecula (RIV Co) courthouse.
When you approach these owners, you are not trying to negotiate an offer to purchase, only to find out if they’re open to renting. They typically only have a contract with their agent to find a buyer, not a tenant. HOWEVER, they may be bound to a listing agreement for three or six months. So find owners of listings nearing 3 or 6 months to approach. Perhaps some agents would let them out of their listing agreement if they don’t think they can sell it, anyway.
It is good you are doing your “due diligence” first. It is best to know in advance of approaching the owner(s) whether they have the ability to hang onto the property indefinitely if you should move into it. You do NOT want to find yourself being evicted if your new home should be foreclosed upon.
Also check Bonsall and Fallbrook (San Diego Co. near border of SD/OC) for potential rentals.
I thought of suggesting La Quinta and the Coachella Valley but am now afraid those locations aren’t central enough for those courthouses you mentioned. How about Corona, Lake Elsinore and Sun City??
Any Piggs familiar with rural communities in the OC?
