Did you know some neighborhoods in Carlsbad are zoned for San Marcos Unified School District? Do you know which ones? How about the required distance from the coastline to get a vacation rental approved by the city? Have an RV? Are you familiar with what is needed to obtain a permit to park it on Carlsbad streets, and how close to your home must it be parked? Here’s a big one: Can you build onto your home in Carlsbad if it blocks your neighbor’s view?

 

When we say that real estate is local and that your agent should be as well, having the answers to those questions is what we are talking about. When you hire a real estate agent to help you sell or buy a home, they should know your city. More than just where it is on a map or the average sales price, they must be intelligent and informed about it. We can confidently say we know Carlsbad. We are proud to have sold many houses here, and we make it a point to be knowledgeable about the things that affect Carlsbad homeowners. (As a happy side note, we live here too.) As Carlsbad residents and as real estate professionals, nothing irritates us more than hearing, “I moved here for the award-winning Carlsbad schools, but my agent didn’t tell me I was zoned for a different district,” or “I bought an investment property to turn into a VRBO, but my application for a short term vacation rental permit was denied, and I don’t know why. My agent never mentioned it.” Those kinds of after-the-close discoveries can not only be devastating but could have a massive impact on your family, finances, or both. That is why it matters who you hire. That is why we take our jobs so seriously. Because THAT doesn’t happen to our clients. Sadly, we’ve encountered several homeowners whose agents didn’t inform them as they should. Most of the time, it isn’t on purpose; they don’t even know what they don’t know, but their clients pay the price all the same. Please don’t let that happen to you or anyone you know. We want to be able to tell your success story instead of trying to find a way to help you unwind something that was misrepresented. But the only way to guarantee that happens is if you call us- (760) 421-1733