In the world of discount real estate many brokers say “you get what you pay for” meaning that if a broker charges less he will give you less service. This is not true.  In this article I will be discussing discount real estate brokers who are members of the realtors local multiple listing service and provide full service at a discount rate.  I will not be talking about brokers who assisted buyers or sellers in selling or buying a home where full service is not offered. 

Full service agents who complain that you get what you pay for in a discount real estate broker are a little emotional about this subject and I think are more concerned that the competition of discount agents may be taking away from their bottom line.  If the sale is not a perfect win win situation where the seller and the buyer get an even deal than either the buyer gets a better buy or the seller gets a better deal.  Are Real Estate agents who claim that they get sellers 10% more money because of their marketing expertise than taking advantage of buyers who will be paying 10% more than the house is worth. Why would a buyer want to work with a broker who claims that his listings sell for 10% more than the average listings? Both discount and full service brokers adhere to the same realtors code of ethics and if this is the case than a broker who is charging less still has an obligation to a seller or buyer no different than a real estate agent who charges a customary fee and the sales outcome should be based on the individual brokers expertise and the current real estate market not whether or not a discounted commission is being charged. Most discount real estate agents place their listings in the multiple listing services and pay the selling agent the customary selling fee so the selling agent will make just as much commission on a discounted brokers listing as any other realtor’s listing.  The discount agent just takes less for the listing fee. The customary listing fee is between 2.5% to 3% and the discount broker may charge 1 to 1.5% listing fee saving the seller on a $600,000 sales price, for example, between $6,000 and $9,000.00 dollars.  In many cases the reduced commission that is charged by a discount broker may equal out to being the same as a agent who is charging a customary fee but then has to split that fee with his broker. 

The buyer’s concerns are that a broker is representing them to the fullest and they are getting the best possible buy on their home and the sellers main concern are that their home is being fully marketed and advertised and that they are getting market value for the home 

In summary then it is not “you get what you pay for”, but what is the expertise of the agent or broker that you hire to represent you in a real estate transaction. If you hire an ethical discount agent then what you get is professional full service at a savings.

City of San Marcos California is a great place to live where you will find affordable housing to purchase of rent. San Marcos has a strong local economy. The three of largest employers in San Marcos are Hunter industries about 726 employees, United Parcel Services about 467 employees and Fry’s electronics about 300 Employees. San Marcos has outstanding Parks and recreation facilities with 28 parks and two community pools, walking trails, youth programs and programs for seniors. San Marcos is also becoming the education Hub for San Diego, with its award winning school district. California State University San Marcos is becoming one of the fastest growing colleges in the whole state university system. Palomar College is a local Junior college that offers 250 associate’s degrees and certificate programs and also has programs designed for students to transfer to many 4 year colleges. The Sprinter train has a station right at the college that heads Westbound to Oceanside and Eastbound to Escondido. Parking is also available at the station. San Marcos Property management Cannon Real Estate can help you with any of your real estate needs in San Marcos 

San Marcos California also has a much diversified housing market including the newest award winning master planned community of San Elijo Hills which includes new shopping centers, new schools, 18 miles of trails and a regional park for hiking and horseback riding. San Marcos has about 13 different neighborhoods to meet everybody housing needs.

Other popular neighborhoods include Coronado Hills, Lake San Marcos, Santa Fe Hills, Stone Canyon and one of the more popular Discovery Hills community which includes Lake Discovery and well kept walking trails. 

San Marcos also, has some senior communities for seniors 55 and over including Rancho Vallecitos estates, and San Marcos mobile Estates, San Marcos also provides quality health services. Palomar Pomerado Health at San Marcos provides a wide verity of medical services. Kaiser permanent in San Marcos has excellent reviews. 

San Marcos is famous for its Restaurant Row which is now an icon. Some of the restaurants include Bruno’s Italian Restaurant, San Marcos Brewery & Grill, Acapulco Mexican restaurant, the Fish house Vera Cruz. 

Finally San Marcos features Edwards 18 Stadium Theater. San Marcos has to be one of the best places to live in San Diego with its affordable housing, its central location and all the amenities that are associated with San Marcos Ca. 

If you have and questions about San Marcos, or comments please reply in comments and San Marcos Property Management experts Cannon Real Estate will answer your questions.

 Encinitas Homes for rent

About Encinitas

Encinitas California is a beach community located approximately 25 miles North of San Diego. According to the 2010 census the population was 59,518.  Encinitas can be broken down into 5 communities that are served by Cannon Real Estate Encinitas Property Management experts.

Five areas of Encinitas

• Old Encinitas: mostly composed of the beach side communities with a mixture of businesses and different style homes
• New Encinitas: Newer areas of Encinitas mostly East of the 5 freeway
• Olivenhain: mostly upscale area of newer single family homes with large lots
• Leucadia: Older community featuring art galleries, unique stores, and resturants along with single family homes.
• Cardiff-by-the-sea: Oceanfront community abutts Encinitas and also has a small town atmosphere and the residents want to keep it that way. 

Homes for rent in Encinitas

Showing properties 1 - 3 of 24. See more Real estate in the city of Encinitas.
(all data current as of 5/22/2013)

1. $2,150 : 155 Rosebay Dr 52, Encinitas
   
   2 beds, 1 full bath

   Home size: 925 sq ft
2. $2,850 : 637 Summer View Cir, Encinitas
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,337 sq ft
3. $4,600 : 320 Neptune Ave, Encinitas
   
   2 beds, 1 full bath

   Home size: 1,100 sq ft

Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.

 Vista California is a city located in North County San Diego located just 7 miles from the ocean and close to Carlsbad California is a area serviced by Cannon Real estate Vista Property management your local expert.The population in vista California is 93,384 according to the 2010 census.  Vista, California is friendly to employers with over 800 companies located in Vista. Back in 2008 Vista was voted the 7th best place in the US for family life.

Vista Rental Market-What are vista homes renting for?

• Vista average rental prices for attached homes with average 1793 square feet and average 1362 square feet for attached homes is $1,721.00 and average of 44 days to rent the property.
• Vista average rental prices for detached homes with average 2,000 square feet is $2,124.00 per month with average of 21 days to rent the property.

New homes for sale in vista

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Vista schools

Vista Unified school district has 18 elementary schools, 6 middle schools and 7 high schools. 

Foreclosure activity in Vista California

This one year chart shows that notices of default-notices when homeowners become delinquent-are down from one year ago. 

This chart shows how many Foreclosure  properties in Vista California in the last year were cancelled, went back to bank and were sold to a 3rd party at the foreclosure sale. 

Foreclosure inventories. Overall in the last year foreclosure inventories have been stable

Cannon Real Estate Vista Property management knows the Vista, California area and is ready to serve all your property management needs.

• Make sure adults are in charge of carving the pumpkins
• Use battery powered lights or chemical light-sticks inside jack-o-lanterns
• When decorating outside-make sure all walkways are clear to avoid any tripping
• Do not overload any electrical outlets
• Be with your child when visiting other homes for trick or treats
• children costumes should be bright and reflective
• costumes should fit well enough to avoid tripping
• consider putting emergency information phone numbers inside  costumes.
• Never let your children eat candy until you inspect.
• Keep your home well light
• plan on closing down for trick or treaters at 9 PM

Other things to consider at halloween

When purchasing electrical decorations be sure to purchase at reputable dealers and that you follow instructions for wattage recommendations. Beware of candles and use led candle’s. If you have pets keep them inside and out of the way. Also, when driving around your neighborhood be very careful because there are many goblins out there and many families drive there kids in from different neighborhoods and this does cause traffic and additional cars to watch out for. Many kids and drivers are preoccupied so just be extra careful weather you are driving or walking around the neighborhood.

The bottom line is that tenants or landlords may be held potentially liable for any incidents or accidents that occur on the property. Make sure that landlords and tenants have insurance. at cannon Real Estate Carlsbad property management we recommend at least $5,000 medical and $300,000 liability insurance.

This survey also showed the lowering of consumer expeditions in the coming years of interest rates staying low and that consumers believe that the the federal reserve will attempt to keep them low.  This does not help the real estate recovery if the consumers will be on the sidelines for next couple of years.

The survey highlights

• Americans expect home prices to still decline, only a small percentage about 18% of the survey participants expect home prices to increase over the next 12 months.
• 68% Of Americans still think now is a good time to buy a home.
• On the average Americans expect rental prices to go up by 3.3% over the next year. 
• 77% of Americans say we are on the wrong track to cure are financial problems.
• Americans who expect their personal financial situation will worsen over the next 12 months is down from 22% in august to 19%.
• 43% of Americans report significant higher expenses compared to one year ago.

The advantages of renting.

• flexibility
  This is one of the main advantages especially if you are working with Cannon Real Estate property management. Even if you are in a lease situation and you find that perfect home to purchase and work with cannon Real Estate you will be in a good position to get out of your lease and purchase your dream home. Call cannon Real Estate at 858-449-0006 for full details.
• Someone else does your repairs
  You will not have any unexpected expenses.
• renting is cheaper than owning:
  You do not have to come up with a large down payment
• When you buy a home prices can go down
  When you are renting you have less worries of all the responsibilities of home ownership including the loss of equity if the home values do go down.
• When renting you get to really know your neighborhood
  After living in the neighborhood you will be able to make sure that this is the neighborhood that you would eventually want to purchase in.
• You can save for a down payment.
  When renting your payments will be lower than if you purchased with for example only a 10% down payment and these lower payments will give you an opportunity to make additional savings to use on a down payment when you find the right home to purchase.

The bottom line is that there are also advantages to purchasing a home but in the opinion of Cannon Real estate Carlsbad property management if you do not have a substantial down payment and proper reserves to also give you flexibility that I described for renters than you are better off renting at this time and saving for a larger down payment.

• Learn how to invest in real estate
  get an experienced Broker like Cannon Real Estate to help and guide you.
  see http://cannonrealestate.com/?p=238
• Conduct due diligence and financial analysis on property
• Have a team of experts you work with
  Contractors, handyman, Broker, Property manager, home inspector
  Get commission discounts from broker’s
• build up cash reserves
• cut expenses
• Know your renters and ares to invest in
  a bad tenant can cost thousands-do your research and purchase in good areas 
• Pay cash for properties
  Investors getting the best deal’s are cash investors
• Form partnerships if you do not have cash
  Use your data base and friends and family  to find investors to partner with
  see http://cannonrealestate.com/?p=647
• take advantage of low interest rates if you don’t have cash
• Account for income, expenses and mortgage payments
  and make sure you have cash flow
• Determine the property way to take title
• Have cash reserves
• Always have an exit plan if you need to get out of investment for any reason
• Always walk from the property if after due dilligent you see problems

This video from the National association of Realtors. The bottom line according to Cannon Real Estate Carlsbad property management is that we are close to the bottom of the Real  estate market and nobody can predict when we get to the bottom. If you try and figure out when we get to the bottom you will probably miss it and also you will missed other good real Estate opportunities. the bottom line is that everybody needs a place to live and this is good for investors, especially real Estate investors who can pay cash. 

You need a local expert

Because of the housing market crunch they are more tenants looking for properties and these tenants are demanding more services and they want a quick response to any problems that arise. One of our jobs is to make your home stand out so you can get the best qualified tenant that is looking for a property and another very important service is helping you  price your property right. Making a mistake with pricing or showing when it is  not ready can produce vacancy and unqualified tenants.  We also have contacts with contractors and handymen that do expert work at very reasonable prices. We use our expertise to help you have a very attractive rental home which translates into your home renting faster. 

Advantages to hiring a property manager.

• You do not have to hire anybody for fix-up or repairs
• You do not have to show the property or screen prospects.
• You do not have to do any paperwork like leases, walk through inspections,  take pictures, collect deposits or rent. 
• You do not have to worry about tenants calling you all hours of the night.
• We act as a buffer between you and your tenant.
• We have understanding of legal requirements
  and know how to draft lease agreements to protect you.