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Megan’s Message
Happy Spring New Year 2023 Events
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CHEERS TO NEW BEGINNINGS…
Holiday Toy Drive organized by Megan Beauvais & Associates
March 2023
Pre-Marketing Inspections and Selling Your Home Happy New Year, Ken-Tal! The 2022 holiday season was full of much Exhibition Our Art Ken Tal Holiday Toy Drive was a total What the heck is happening San Diego estate?! laughter, celebrations, cheer inin spite of the roller real Ifneeded you arelove, considering putting your and home on the market, chances are that success, we were able to collect over 65 toys Meet your neighbor coaster an economic ridea we all been on for two you with the help of my clients and our community! you haveofstarted to make list have of some repairs andthe Þnelast tuning Are homes even selling? Can I even get a loan right now? We had such a great time at the Special thanks to those who participated in theArt years. as Soyou many of us are to anxious see what 2023 brings, but onlyto pay notice walk room room.toWhile its incredibly important Exhibition Ustianska. Toy Drive donations!featuring These giftsVira really doWendy make If Reynolds timeThese (and theare Fed)tosome will special attention thetell. wayof your home presents visually it sparkling the questions I get(ison a dailyabasis inin the our difference lives Open of our community’ you missed House, dos not clean? Is the furniture appropriately placed and proportioned? Is the youth that would otherwise receive nothing for ViraÕs paintings Our spotlight this month is on the worry holidays. This year was ourwill firstbe year the midst of COVID19 shelter inperfectly. placeproperly Many home buyers andour sellers will to time the market I period. landscaping refreshed? Do all the try primary components function displayed at my ofÞce until the end ofReynolds of Talmadge. partnering up with the YMCA & Toys for Tots Wendy can’t tellbeing you how people heard relay to some me recently thatgum?), without heldmany together by Iahave rubber band and chewing for theirMarch. annual toy drive, I look forward to next are here going waityou until theindeed, market crashes to buy. Having worked itthey is Iequally impactful to collect and provide the year, goal will be toand collect andregarding benefit thanks to my their service!), if over 100 Atoys! San Diego native, Reynolds am tototell that homesinformation in the real estate industry for 25+ years, I can attest to the fact that we Want to knowor what distribution day looked like up in Clairemont, went to physical components of theare property effort to set your youfuture are borrowing $701,500 less, which grew are selling and people gettingin loans. Thank you our attothe Y?neighbors for your never know whether we were at an all-time “high” or “low” until we are negotiations up for success. puts you in the conventional financing It’s still a bit early to see any price support! We were so honoredMission to be Bay High School and Visit https://www.instagram.com/ on the other side of it. It is true that, as a home seller, one would have ymcasandiego/ to view their Holiday Party Toys able to put this event on, and will still allow you attended San Diego State for adjustment trends as we tend to during measure done muchthing better if selling 6-9 months ago rather than category, right now. Itmany The worst that (often) happens the escrow process isisthatlenders a for Tots Event! showcase ViraÕs work. tothe put ashalf littleofas 5% down. All loans and college, “GO AZTECS!” Along trend over a 3–6 month time frame alsothat true that as awith home one would have from buyer falls in love a buyer, home, only to Þnd out benefitted through course the and interest being now. Theline factleaks, remains people their inspection thatthat the sewer thethat roof needs still major all lenders are not created areif youÕre interested the way in Reynolds moved to we rate just process don’t charged have hindsight Stop equal, by my nor ofÞce making purchase The 8th Annual Holiday Lights aBike Ride or simply to view need to move, and need housing, which will continue to push the repairs, the foundation has shifted, or the electrical panel is a Þre beautiful paintings. more visit: https://fb.me/e/2rQJBkbye . their financing programs. me forat ourFor San information Francisco and after 20 as of yet. But I can tell you that I am still We hadher anContact amazing turnout Kensington Annual Holiday Lights Bike Ride! Despite the morning movement all in the realabove. estate market in a forward direction, particularly hazard…or of the In this case, the buyer will often request that showers lender we still had and skies were a referral from to a trustworthy thataround can 200 ridersyears in the Baycleared Area,during she the full and family rides! consistently seeing multiple offers onwork sectors and in areas benefit and varied the sellerthat either makefrom thevast necessary corrections or offer asuffer credit/price Congratulations to our House Deocration Winners at 4119 Palisades, 5341 Marlborough, & 4207 provide you costly the information to voted these decided a change properties in San particularly in the Hilldale, ouryou teamneed of judges house asshe bestneeded decorated along our route, thank you to a lack of sufficient housing units, such as repairs. our beloved Diego. reduction reßective ofDiego, the cost for said ThisSan can be quite April 15th everyone who decoreated their beautiful homes it was hard narrowing it down to just 3. get started in your research. and made the move back to her million and below withresult bothin a cancellation to a$1.2 seller and, range more times than not, of escrow, Annual Special thanks to our community for coming out and5th joining us, hopeSpring you had aWalkabout great time! My my advice this: forcing the isseller solicitclients. a newOf buyer and disclose to them all the of 2-5pm San Diego. Business After Association, buyer andtoseller course, This annual event is organized hometown by the Kensington Talmadge information they just learned about. can probablyIfguess what like to explore buying and/ you would going to area open houses, this depends on the location andYou overall for more information visit KenTalBiz.org. If you arefrom considering buying a home this year, think LONG TERM. happens there with regards to price. or selling she came across presentation, with ancan already The Talmadge. Kensington Talmadge Business Gone are the daysbut when you count very on making a profit within ain2this ever changing market, Association hosting their 5th give me a call at 619.944.2798 or email According to Reynolds, “I isloved limited set of housing inventory for buyers year time frame and then on/up. This hasI always theis to solve As a 20-year veteran realmove estate professional, believebeen my job Annual Spring Walkabout. atremains Megan@MeganB.com. I’d be happy the friendly neighborhood vibe out Ithere to my choose from, even tighter gave clients, evenit’sprior to nature, pandemic times and aadvice problem before it arises. Proactive in I Þnd itme incredibly as such. years from now,still chances you be glad paid disclose that empowering andthat advantageous for are afor seller to learn about and toyou discuss with you what sets my service and all the planned activities. now. 10 Those can qualify a will Visit businesses, get freebies, win extra $10-$20k that the seller dug their heels in for. With that time "the good, the bad, and the ugly" at the onset of the offer discussions. By apart from the rest! I haven’t seenprizes, a neighborhood loan are able to take advantage of the and have fun! Start the frame ina mind, consider inspections the longevityconducted the home offers. Is this asellers spacecan having few essential in advance, quite like Talmadge.” still low rates and achieve their dream of Kensington Library, then explore your family canopportunity grow in, will to youmake be able to be comfortable here for to going often take the some impactful repairs prior Adams Ave from the 15 to Vista St. homeownership, moving up, or 7-10 years?and/or simply to market, provide thedownsizing. information to prospective buyers In May of 2019, Reynolds made so that they can make an informed offer. While the goal is to eliminate Follow along at: kentalbiz.org/walkabout. If you are acan home ready to rumble! more the eventual re-negotiation thatthese takes place Buyers once ahave buyer has Talmadge her home. A graphic Loans be seller, a littleget tricky days negotiability theseresidence days,this but isthat you are the will, conducted inspections, notdoesn’t alwaysmean the case. Thisgetting practice designer for 25 years, she has for a primary and trickier still however, minimize the are Þnancial impact offrom anyarenegotiation short enddeÞnitely of the stick. Likely, you still benefitting significant The Annual Talmadge Caroling at the business, Circle owned her own design for an investment property. a primary that is albeit certain take itplace. profit, nottowhat would aveFor been in the spring of 2022. Another one for the books! The Annual Caroling at the Circle is one my favorite neighborhood Megan’s Moving Box Olivetogether Designforfor yearsofand is a huge success we residence with many (but all) a property is most Remember thatloan, selling a property andnot buying events in Talmadge, I love putting this event our20 community. What Exchange had this year, it was a great time catching up with Friends & Neighbors, we laughed and we even I successful often get when asked by seller clients ifhaving thesides. practice of providing these is acount win on yourself for this currently freelancing. Ultimately, lenders, you there should onboth at Prepare sang some Hanukkah songs to kick off the first night of the festival of lights! Special thanks to all the inspections updown front will Myand reply is always the same….the andleast be strategic - both inhurt your pricing preparations. It is is circle looking for a permanent 20% if you arethem. needing toin your Talmadge neighbors who decorated theshe traffic so beautifully, and to Tom Barb, who makes a Our Moving Box Exchange is here buyers are to going to Þnd out thisapart at someYou point. imperative set your others. canWouldÕt do so you terrific Saint Nick! Hopeto to see you December 2023! employee position (hint, hint). borrow $701,501 orproperty higher asinformation thisfrom putsthe you stay! It’s been a year since I started rather be in front of theofÒ8aballÓ rather professional than behindregarding it? Unless you prefer by following the advice real estate preYoua can find her online portfolio in thenegative “jumbo loan”(paint, category. Most lendersloss to have surprises resulting ininspections, Þnancial marketing suggestions repairs, andrather stagingthan for gain, or if this exchange, and it has been at wendyreynolds.myportfolio. are stilltoprocessing VAbuyer loansand up yourself to $1 million you prefer set up your for disappointment, I urge all huge success. example). sellers to take my advice. By providing a few inspections to your future com. In her free time, Reynolds $0 down (always an incredible opportunity Give me call to schedule an loves hiking, mountain biking, buyer, you are paving the pathway success forreal yourestate, sale. I would If you have been considering buying to and/or selling appointment to drop off your welcome the opportunity to meet with you and discuss what my print making, art shows and ßattened boxes, or to pick up a few Ifproven you’d strategies like to learn about of inspections should take canmore do for you inwhat 2023.types Contact me at happy hour. Her passions for your move. place, or simply wish toordiscuss other strategies I employ to help my Megan@MeganB.com 619.944.2798! include travel, photography sellers keep more money rather than give it to their buyers, please give Let’s continue doing our partand in she loves her adorable dog, me call year at 619-944-2798. 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