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Roseville Real Estate or Redondo Beach
Where to live, Roseville or Redondo Beach real estate? My good friend Melissa is selling her house in Roseville and looking for a house to buy in Redondo Beach. Going from her birthplace in Northern California to Southern California is a big move. People move for so many reasons. In this case, So Cal is where her adult sons live so it makes total sense for her to live in close proximity to family.
With the ocean breeze sailing through the air one has to wonder, what’s not to like? It is going to be a huge change but sounds like an exhilarating one. After retirement from a job, a moving to a beach town is what most people only dream about.
She is so excited; but what about the total sticker shock? Seeing housing prices ranging from $500 to $750 per square foot in the beach cities, is it worth it? The price you pay for perpetual 72-degree weather, ocean breeze blowing through your hair and beautiful white sand beaches to walk barefoot sounds like heaven to me.
There is little need for air conditioning in your home or in your car as the weather is so good. More than 70 percent of the homes built are constructed with no central AC. Utilities will not be as costly as Sacramento when we routinely experience July and August temps, which can reach 105+ degrees.
The first step for a Redondo move is to sell her home. In Roseville, she has a large two-story with a big back yard. This type of property could require a price tag in the multi-millions. So scaling down is a must for affordability. Most of the properties in the ocean city are townhomes ranging from 3 to 6 units in a row. Price tags upwards of $1,000,000. High-cost HOAs are common and most are built 3 stories high (3 staircases) to enjoy the ocean views.
Stay tuned because once she moves down there, she’s invited me to be her first house guest. The ocean is a great place for a Sacramento Realtor to visit, but I wouldn’t want to move for many reasons. “Home sweet home” means different things to people. Living in Roseville real estate or moving to Redondo Beach is an EZ choice for Melissa.
Our passion at Weintraub & Wallace Realtors is to help our clients achieve their dreams of home and lifestyle. If you’re looking for a change, call us to buy or sell. We partner with RE/MAX Gold Real Estate. Call us today to start your journey at 916-233-6759.
— JaCi Wallace
Story of Buying a Home in Roseville After an Open House
If you’re interested in buying a home in Roseville, you’ve come to the right place. In fact, a charming first-time home buyer recently called about buying a home in Roseville. He moved to Sacramento exactly one week ago and already found his dream home. At least he thinks it might be. He seems to like the amenities, layout and location. His question to me was should he buy it? Is it too soon? Do people actually find the home they want to buy by stumbling into an open house?
Truth is yes, they do. All the time. Not overly commonplace but it does happen. I have lost count of how many listings I had to take because a seller happened to be on her way back from some weekend getaway and stopped by an open house. Then boom! The heart strings got plucked and, to her amazement, the buyer made a fast decision to buy a house. Next thing I know she can’t contain the excitement and calls. We need to list our house immediately because we just bought a house.
OK, says I to this first time home buyer, if you are interested in buying a home in Roseville in this particular subdivision, please know that many might promote solar power panels. I delivered my sermon on how not every solar-powered home is a home a buyer may want. As the solar-power companies have pretty much found a way to strip almost every financial benefit away from buyers. But I digress. Thing is he found a home he would like to buy.
The listing agent at the open house shared all sorts of private tidbits that, well, if it were my listing, I would not. My lips? Always zipped. I protect my fiduciary relationships with my sellers. It is the law. But this listing agent shared personal information. She disclosed the sellers’ pending divorce proceedings and insisted and they are very motivated. Seems she sold the house a couple years ago to the sellers. I explained that not every buyer’s agent can turn around to wear the hat of a listing agent. Don’t be too hard on that agent.
To me, listings are a specialty and many agents do not treat that function of real estate as such. Totally different approaches to seller representation.
This particular home has features the buyer is attracted to and it meets his needs. So, should he be buying a home in Roseville like this, or should he look at more homes? Not sure he realizes how lucky he is. Seems like kismet to me. Probably for his own peace of mind we should show him a couple more homes, but I bet he’s found the one.
