[urbanrealtor]

As someone who does pretty much all my business in that pocket, I think the asking range is spot-on.

The area of comparability is best bounded by 30th on the west, 805 on the east and northeast, 15 on the southeast, University on the north, and Ash on the south.

In that area, there have been 26 2br/1ba houses less than 1000 sqft on the market in the last 6 month.

Of those, 8 have closed escrow.

The mean closing price is about $425,000.

Here is a CMA:
http://tempo5.sandicor.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1955407183&s=SND&t=SND&g=1

Here are the listings in detail:
http://tempo5.sandicor.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1323884317&s=SND&t=SND

As a buyer’s agent I would try to knock the price down but that particular type of product in that area consistently sells in that range.

The property is neither over nor under based on current data.

Caveat:
Current data (stuff that has closed) does not include stuff that is about to close or is in escrow now.

[urbanrealtor]

As someone who does pretty much all my business in that pocket, I think the asking range is spot-on.

The area of comparability is best bounded by 30th on the west, 805 on the east and northeast, 15 on the southeast, University on the north, and Ash on the south.

In that area, there have been 26 2br/1ba houses less than 1000 sqft on the market in the last 6 month.

Of those, 8 have closed escrow.

The mean closing price is about $425,000.

Here is a CMA:
http://tempo5.sandicor.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1955407183&s=SND&t=SND&g=1

Here are the listings in detail:
http://tempo5.sandicor.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1323884317&s=SND&t=SND

As a buyer’s agent I would try to knock the price down but that particular type of product in that area consistently sells in that range.

The property is neither over nor under based on current data.

Caveat:
Current data (stuff that has closed) does not include stuff that is about to close or is in escrow now.

[urbanrealtor]

My read:
As a former UCSD student, I can say with some certainty that housing is the biggest non-fee expense for students.
So much so, I believe it actually dissuades some students from going there.
Unless you have a car, it can be tough.

(EG: The house that me, Rich and 4826 Monongahela used to live in. More burned spoons than I have ever seen in one place.)

You have to live nearby or near a bus line or have a car.
With a trolley line, you could live in east El Cajon.

Hell, you could live in TJ.

I think this will be a huge net positive for the school and by extension the University City area.

Honestly, UTC would be pretty irrelevant without a major university next door.
So those things go together.

[urbanrealtor]

My read:
As a former UCSD student, I can say with some certainty that housing is the biggest non-fee expense for students.
So much so, I believe it actually dissuades some students from going there.
Unless you have a car, it can be tough.

(EG: The house that me, Rich and 4826 Monongahela used to live in. More burned spoons than I have ever seen in one place.)

You have to live nearby or near a bus line or have a car.
With a trolley line, you could live in east El Cajon.

Hell, you could live in TJ.

I think this will be a huge net positive for the school and by extension the University City area.

Honestly, UTC would be pretty irrelevant without a major university next door.
So those things go together.

[urbanrealtor]

My read:
As a former UCSD student, I can say with some certainty that housing is the biggest non-fee expense for students.
So much so, I believe it actually dissuades some students from going there.
Unless you have a car, it can be tough.

(EG: The house that me, Rich and 4826 Monongahela used to live in. More burned spoons than I have ever seen in one place.)

You have to live nearby or near a bus line or have a car.
With a trolley line, you could live in east El Cajon.

Hell, you could live in TJ.

I think this will be a huge net positive for the school and by extension the University City area.

Honestly, UTC would be pretty irrelevant without a major university next door.
So those things go together.

[urbanrealtor]

My read:
As a former UCSD student, I can say with some certainty that housing is the biggest non-fee expense for students.
So much so, I believe it actually dissuades some students from going there.
Unless you have a car, it can be tough.

(EG: The house that me, Rich and 4826 Monongahela used to live in. More burned spoons than I have ever seen in one place.)

You have to live nearby or near a bus line or have a car.
With a trolley line, you could live in east El Cajon.

Hell, you could live in TJ.

I think this will be a huge net positive for the school and by extension the University City area.

Honestly, UTC would be pretty irrelevant without a major university next door.
So those things go together.

[urbanrealtor]

My read:
As a former UCSD student, I can say with some certainty that housing is the biggest non-fee expense for students.
So much so, I believe it actually dissuades some students from going there.
Unless you have a car, it can be tough.

(EG: The house that me, Rich and 4826 Monongahela used to live in. More burned spoons than I have ever seen in one place.)

You have to live nearby or near a bus line or have a car.
With a trolley line, you could live in east El Cajon.

Hell, you could live in TJ.

I think this will be a huge net positive for the school and by extension the University City area.

Honestly, UTC would be pretty irrelevant without a major university next door.
So those things go together.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)

XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.

A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.

I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.

That has been my experience.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)

XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.

A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.

I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.

That has been my experience.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)

XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.

A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.

I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.

That has been my experience.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)

XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.

A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.

I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.

That has been my experience.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=XBoxBoy]
I’d have to disagree. In our case there was virtually no smell from the mold, as it was well contained under the cabinets. While bad mold can often be detected by smell, I wouldn’t count on that. (And btw, the house that made my wife very sick when we first found out about her allergies did not smell noticeably of mold or show any obvious signs. I doubt seriously that a regular home inspector would have found any problems)

XBoxBoy[/quote]
Perhaps I am spoiled.
The guys I use are mold inspectors and sit on the board of the moisture/mold inspectors association.

A large percentage of “detections” are bs.
EG: my next door neighbor had the flooring in his place pulled up because a mold inspector (who, conveniently, was available to do the work) discovered that the hardwood floors were “buckled”. They weren’t. They were put in slightly less than smoothly but there was no discernible difference between the post purchase condition and the condition the day after they were installed.
And these “detections” and “remediations” have a major psychological effect on home owners. LOTS of people start sneezing if they see mold. And many are cured after spending several hundred.

I don’t think all or most are fake. But I do believe many (a sizable minority) are fake.

That has been my experience.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Yes I mean the RPA. If you want to buy something that is what you are expected to use. The seller wants all that detail to evaluate your offer relative to the others they would receive. If you wont complete one, you will have a very hard time buying anything. The one exception would buying something directly from an owner with no agents involved.[/quote]

The other thing I would add to Dave’s remark here is that you might be well served by having an agent look over your contract and let you know what he or she thinks of it. This is true whether or not there is an agent involved at all and whether or not you use a CAR RPA.

My two bits

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Yes I mean the RPA. If you want to buy something that is what you are expected to use. The seller wants all that detail to evaluate your offer relative to the others they would receive. If you wont complete one, you will have a very hard time buying anything. The one exception would buying something directly from an owner with no agents involved.[/quote]

The other thing I would add to Dave’s remark here is that you might be well served by having an agent look over your contract and let you know what he or she thinks of it. This is true whether or not there is an agent involved at all and whether or not you use a CAR RPA.

My two bits

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=sdrealtor]Yes I mean the RPA. If you want to buy something that is what you are expected to use. The seller wants all that detail to evaluate your offer relative to the others they would receive. If you wont complete one, you will have a very hard time buying anything. The one exception would buying something directly from an owner with no agents involved.[/quote]

The other thing I would add to Dave’s remark here is that you might be well served by having an agent look over your contract and let you know what he or she thinks of it. This is true whether or not there is an agent involved at all and whether or not you use a CAR RPA.

My two bits

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