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He broke the door look and entered the condo. He was caught on the surveillance camera though.

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If this is such a great location why would anybody “undersell” this property by posting disgusting pictures? Am I missing something?

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This must be hands down the worst and grossest ever!

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-110025068-9554_La_Jolla_Farms_Rd_La_Jolla_CA_92037

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While most prices in Stonebridge have gone down by about 25-30% since 2007 this one in on the market at no price reduction. Does it have a chance to be sold at asking price? It sure looks like nice with tons of upgrades…

http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-110062156-15139_Almond_Orchard_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92131

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Without a doubt, realtors need to watch their peers for unethical behavior and make sure that this doesn’t become an accepted practice. Times are tough but professionalism cannot be thrown overboard.

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He must be kicking himself for not waiting….
Paying $960 k for this one is just ridiculous…

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His approach is disgusting and inappropriate because quit claim deeds are not only being issued for divorces but for many other reasons as well. I would never trust a realtor who uses this kind of approach as it shows that he is inexperienced, not caring and desperate.

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[quote=UCGal]I think everyone here has heard me preach about doing full due diligence.

Check his/her license on the CSLB website. Things to look for on that site:
– change in bond insurer (especially if there’s a gap or it changed not on an annual basis – this *could* indicate that they had a bond paid out.)
– complaints. If there is a complaint that shows on the website it means it was pretty serious complaint and that the CSLB – which my limited experience suggests – tries to reject EVERY claim – deemed it worthy of not just investigation, but referral for legal action. Our complaint did not show on the website till it was ready to be referred to the state AG’s office.

https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/checklicense.aspx

Check to see if they are being sued or have been sued a lot. In San Diego you can do party name searches using the link below. Check under the corporation name (if there is one) and the principal’s name(s).

http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Check to see if they are lien happy – again, check under the company name and the personal name. In San Diego you can do this with a search of the online county recorders database. If they file a lot of mechanics liens it could be a red flag.

http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/grantorgrantee/search.aspx

If they have a corporation, check their corporate status. Expired or suspended corporations are NOT allowed to issue contracts (although they can complete already started contracts.) They also can’t legally defend themselves in court – which is a quandary if things go bad. (At least the way our attorney explained it to us.) If it’s suspended, it may be due to non-payment of taxes – which might be an indication they are resource limited and don’t have the cash flow to be contracting.
You can check the corporate status on the SOS’ website.

http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/

Finally, if you are worried at all about their finances – you can see if they’ve filed for bankruptcy on the federal pacer site. You have to register and provide credit card info – in case you order docs… but it’s virtually free. (I think I was billed $1.20 once.)

http://www.pacer.gov/findcase.html

Keep in mind, I’m coming to this from the viewpoint of someone who hired a contractor who we thought was great… till it all blew up. So I have a mindset of really paying attention to details when hiring a contractor.

Become familiar with the legal process of hiring a contractor who will be hiring subs. Learn what a “20 day notice” is. And make sure you get releases. Learn the nuances (like the “20 day” things means it can only look back 20 days from when it is served… the process it needs to be served, etc.) When things blew up we had some collections threats and lien threats from subs who had failed to file the preliminary liens in the time frame. There’s an overview description of this on the CSLB website.

http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Consumers/LegalIssuesForConsumers/MechanicsLien/HowToPreventAMechanicsLien.asp

All that said – I wish you good luck and happy remodeling. I know there are good contractors out there. (At least I’ve heard rumors of this. LOL)[/quote]

Thanks a lot for the extensive reponse-I really appreciate it!

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[quote=pri_dk]There really aren’t many options for jobs programs, and and any plan that can create jobs in the short-term will involve spending government money.

So the Republican candidate’s whole argument is going to come down to this: “Obama’s plan isn’t going to work, but you can trust my plan (which I won’t describe in any detail) that somehow creates jobs without spending any money.”

The only way they can differentiate themselves from Obama’s (already in progress) plan without violating teabagger principles is to claim that they can create jobs by cutting government regulations. So they’ll have to explain how flooding the job market with laid-off FDA and EPA employees will suddenly improve the hiring prospects for the currently unemployed.

America is fed up with Congress, and Obama’s approval ratings aren’t great. But America is even more angry with the “job creators” because they haven’t created any jobs – and they’ve had their tax cuts for years now. Any plan that is based upon faith in big business will not be popular.

Don’t waste my time with abstract polls showing a close race between Obama and potential Republican candidates – that’s just the media manufacturing a story. Remember how close the polls were before the ’08 election?

The Republicans could have had a real shot at defeating Obama if they had not gone full-on drama queen with their teabagger extremism. If they ever had a chance at ’12, they’ve squandered it completely already. Nothing short of a disaster like another terrorist attack (something the Republicans would call a “miracle,” BTW) can change the outcome at this point.[/quote]

Well said! I agree with your views. In fact, I think Obama has done a pretty decent job so far given the circumstances and voting for a Republican next year will not increase the likelihood for a turnaround of the economy. I also agree that the tea party has done a lot of damage as many independent voters are being deterred to support the Republican candidate now.

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[quote=pri_dk]There really aren’t many options for jobs programs, and and any plan that can create jobs in the short-term will involve spending government money.

So the Republican candidate’s whole argument is going to come down to this: “Obama’s plan isn’t going to work, but you can trust my plan (which I won’t describe in any detail) that somehow creates jobs without spending any money.”

The only way they can differentiate themselves from Obama’s (already in progress) plan without violating teabagger principles is to claim that they can create jobs by cutting government regulations. So they’ll have to explain how flooding the job market with laid-off FDA and EPA employees will suddenly improve the hiring prospects for the currently unemployed.

America is fed up with Congress, and Obama’s approval ratings aren’t great. But America is even more angry with the “job creators” because they haven’t created any jobs – and they’ve had their tax cuts for years now. Any plan that is based upon faith in big business will not be popular.

Don’t waste my time with abstract polls showing a close race between Obama and potential Republican candidates – that’s just the media manufacturing a story. Remember how close the polls were before the ’08 election?

The Republicans could have had a real shot at defeating Obama if they had not gone full-on drama queen with their teabagger extremism. If they ever had a chance at ’12, they’ve squandered it completely already. Nothing short of a disaster like another terrorist attack (something the Republicans would call a “miracle,” BTW) can change the outcome at this point.[/quote]

Well said! I agree with your views. In fact, I think Obama has done a pretty decent job so far given the circumstances and voting for a Republican next year will not increase the likelihood for a turnaround of the economy. I also agree that the tea party has done a lot of damage as many independent voters are being deterred to support the Republican candidate now.

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[quote=pri_dk]There really aren’t many options for jobs programs, and and any plan that can create jobs in the short-term will involve spending government money.

So the Republican candidate’s whole argument is going to come down to this: “Obama’s plan isn’t going to work, but you can trust my plan (which I won’t describe in any detail) that somehow creates jobs without spending any money.”

The only way they can differentiate themselves from Obama’s (already in progress) plan without violating teabagger principles is to claim that they can create jobs by cutting government regulations. So they’ll have to explain how flooding the job market with laid-off FDA and EPA employees will suddenly improve the hiring prospects for the currently unemployed.

America is fed up with Congress, and Obama’s approval ratings aren’t great. But America is even more angry with the “job creators” because they haven’t created any jobs – and they’ve had their tax cuts for years now. Any plan that is based upon faith in big business will not be popular.

Don’t waste my time with abstract polls showing a close race between Obama and potential Republican candidates – that’s just the media manufacturing a story. Remember how close the polls were before the ’08 election?

The Republicans could have had a real shot at defeating Obama if they had not gone full-on drama queen with their teabagger extremism. If they ever had a chance at ’12, they’ve squandered it completely already. Nothing short of a disaster like another terrorist attack (something the Republicans would call a “miracle,” BTW) can change the outcome at this point.[/quote]

Well said! I agree with your views. In fact, I think Obama has done a pretty decent job so far given the circumstances and voting for a Republican next year will not increase the likelihood for a turnaround of the economy. I also agree that the tea party has done a lot of damage as many independent voters are being deterred to support the Republican candidate now.

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[quote=pri_dk]There really aren’t many options for jobs programs, and and any plan that can create jobs in the short-term will involve spending government money.

So the Republican candidate’s whole argument is going to come down to this: “Obama’s plan isn’t going to work, but you can trust my plan (which I won’t describe in any detail) that somehow creates jobs without spending any money.”

The only way they can differentiate themselves from Obama’s (already in progress) plan without violating teabagger principles is to claim that they can create jobs by cutting government regulations. So they’ll have to explain how flooding the job market with laid-off FDA and EPA employees will suddenly improve the hiring prospects for the currently unemployed.

America is fed up with Congress, and Obama’s approval ratings aren’t great. But America is even more angry with the “job creators” because they haven’t created any jobs – and they’ve had their tax cuts for years now. Any plan that is based upon faith in big business will not be popular.

Don’t waste my time with abstract polls showing a close race between Obama and potential Republican candidates – that’s just the media manufacturing a story. Remember how close the polls were before the ’08 election?

The Republicans could have had a real shot at defeating Obama if they had not gone full-on drama queen with their teabagger extremism. If they ever had a chance at ’12, they’ve squandered it completely already. Nothing short of a disaster like another terrorist attack (something the Republicans would call a “miracle,” BTW) can change the outcome at this point.[/quote]

Well said! I agree with your views. In fact, I think Obama has done a pretty decent job so far given the circumstances and voting for a Republican next year will not increase the likelihood for a turnaround of the economy. I also agree that the tea party has done a lot of damage as many independent voters are being deterred to support the Republican candidate now.

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[quote=pri_dk]There really aren’t many options for jobs programs, and and any plan that can create jobs in the short-term will involve spending government money.

So the Republican candidate’s whole argument is going to come down to this: “Obama’s plan isn’t going to work, but you can trust my plan (which I won’t describe in any detail) that somehow creates jobs without spending any money.”

The only way they can differentiate themselves from Obama’s (already in progress) plan without violating teabagger principles is to claim that they can create jobs by cutting government regulations. So they’ll have to explain how flooding the job market with laid-off FDA and EPA employees will suddenly improve the hiring prospects for the currently unemployed.

America is fed up with Congress, and Obama’s approval ratings aren’t great. But America is even more angry with the “job creators” because they haven’t created any jobs – and they’ve had their tax cuts for years now. Any plan that is based upon faith in big business will not be popular.

Don’t waste my time with abstract polls showing a close race between Obama and potential Republican candidates – that’s just the media manufacturing a story. Remember how close the polls were before the ’08 election?

The Republicans could have had a real shot at defeating Obama if they had not gone full-on drama queen with their teabagger extremism. If they ever had a chance at ’12, they’ve squandered it completely already. Nothing short of a disaster like another terrorist attack (something the Republicans would call a “miracle,” BTW) can change the outcome at this point.[/quote]

Well said! I agree with your views. In fact, I think Obama has done a pretty decent job so far given the circumstances and voting for a Republican next year will not increase the likelihood for a turnaround of the economy. I also agree that the tea party has done a lot of damage as many independent voters are being deterred to support the Republican candidate now.

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[quote=ahewitson][quote=DataAgent]”Holy crap! If zillow is correct they paid 1.5 in 2006. I can’t belive the asking price is under 900k. Something doesn’t seem right here?”

It’s probably just another short sale. The current owners haven’t paid their property taxes in several years.[/quote]

My realtor took us to this house and it’s definitely been lived in. The backyard has not been kept very well and the interior of the house has a very odd design. Regardless of what the house sold for 5 years ago, I don’t think it’s worth the $895K it’s currently listed for. Maybe about $50K less than that as a possibility. You’ll need at least that much to make it comfortable. Very poor natural lighting inside the house as well.[/quote]

If you don’t think it’s worth $895k then all the smaller “Serenity” homes should be around $700k. This home has more square footage with a larger lot and is supposedly of higher quality. Thus, are you implying that “Stonebridge” in general is still way overpriced?

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[quote=ahewitson][quote=DataAgent]”Holy crap! If zillow is correct they paid 1.5 in 2006. I can’t belive the asking price is under 900k. Something doesn’t seem right here?”

It’s probably just another short sale. The current owners haven’t paid their property taxes in several years.[/quote]

My realtor took us to this house and it’s definitely been lived in. The backyard has not been kept very well and the interior of the house has a very odd design. Regardless of what the house sold for 5 years ago, I don’t think it’s worth the $895K it’s currently listed for. Maybe about $50K less than that as a possibility. You’ll need at least that much to make it comfortable. Very poor natural lighting inside the house as well.[/quote]

If you don’t think it’s worth $895k then all the smaller “Serenity” homes should be around $700k. This home has more square footage with a larger lot and is supposedly of higher quality. Thus, are you implying that “Stonebridge” in general is still way overpriced?

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