Fire Mountain Oceanside

We had a client contact requesting more info on how a lease option would work on a rental property that she had found.  We explained to her that there are several moving parts to doing a lease option as putting a deal together like this takes a lot of negotiations on several fronts.  First, we explained that we need to find out if the owner is willing to sell the home even though the home is only listed for lease.  Once we found out that the seller would entertain an offer to purchase it we asked if he would be willing to do a lease first with an option to buy it within a 12 month period.  The owner said that they would agree to this depending on the purchase price of the home.  Since the property is not listed for sale this is a negotiable number that

Oceanside is a great place to find beach cottage style homes in Oceanside, California.  Back in the early 1920's is when we saw some of the first beach cottages being built here.  In essence, a beach cottage is typically a smaller detached single family home that features under 1,500 square feet and was often built as a secondary beach home.  It was until the 1950's when we started to see a large number of these types of homes being constructed which many of them still exist.  They are ideal for those looking for a vacation or rental income property as well as those with a smaller household size.  Oceanside is widely known as being one of the most affordable beach towns in San Diego County and many of these beach homes still have attractive price points.

Oceanside has always been known for having some of the most attractive price points for homes located near the beach in San Diego county.  Lot sizes in many neighborhoods can be very generous size with lots over 10,000 square feet.  For Southern California this is considered a large lot as land is very valuable and expensive, especially near the beach.  There are certain neighborhoods that we recommend to our clients who are looking for homes with a little bit of land attached to them.  Different neighborhoods will have different price points depending on the location and condition of the home.  One of the places near the beach is the Loma Alta neighborhoods that has many homes that were built in the 1960's and 70's.  These are typically one story ranch

Oceanside has a large range of rental properties available for a variety of lease terms.  There are a lot of owners of Oceanside properties that are looking for a long term 12 month lease which is often the case for homes located away from the beach and on the east side of the freeways.  These are often traditional single family homes located in established neighborhood that often don't see short term rentals.  There is a collection of properties near the beach that often do shorter term rentals and come fully furnished.  We get a lot of calls for these kind of properties which are very popular for those looking to do a vacation in the Oceanside area.  There are a few things to keep in mind when looking for a short term rental which will be explained

For years real estate agents use to deal privately with other real estate agents and clients about any upcoming listings that they might have.  In order to circumvent this from happening the board of realtors have introduced a new status to all listings.  Now clients will be able to see what kind of listings will be coming up for sale or for lease before it hits the market.  This is perfect timing as we have seen record low inventory in Oceanside with a higher demand for housing than what is currently available.  So how exactly does this work?

First, the listing is posted on our multiple listing service that is available for the public to view no matter the current condition of the home.  Often times a real estate agent will take a listing but there

A large majority of homes in the Oceanside area are built on smaller size lots and often times don't have the room for a swimming pool.  Lot sizes are typically very small in Oceanside where many of the original homes were built here are located close to each other.  Often times the larger homes found in the Oceanside area are the newer construction homes built further away from the beach where there is more land to work with.  There are several neighborhoods where you fill find homes with their own private swimming pools and here is your guide on where to look.

One of the best places to look is in the Arrowood community in Oceanside.  I love this area since it offers a lot of newer style Spanish and Mediterranean style homes located in a well planned

One of the latest trends for real estate buyers is buying a home that has been completely remolded.  We started noticing this many years ago as buyers were no longer interested in taking on a project of a home that needed some work.  Savvy buyers are looking for homes that have a lot of upgrades and that are competitively priced as well.   COVID19 has really changed a lot about the real estate market in the last several months.  There are a lot of buyers out looking for homes since interest mortgage rates are some of the lowest that they have ever been.  The biggest problem right now is finding a suitable home.  Because of COVID19 the inventory of Oceanside homes has gone down which causes more buyers to be interested in any new properties that come on

Model homes always showcase the very best that a new community has to over with a ridiculous amount of upgrades to the home.  These types of properties are used to give buyers inspiration on how they can upgrade their own home and hopefully allow the builder to install them at any extra cost.  When a development is almost sold out these types of homes come on the market for sale, and In my opinion can be the best values since they are often located on a prime lot in the community.

Some of the best values besides new construction properties are those communities that are several years old and used to be the model home when they were first built. After a couple of years real estate prices typically will fall in line with what other similar type homes in

One of more popular requests we get from clients tends to deal with car storage and the type of parking that a home can accommodate.  RV parking can be very difficult to find as many older homes do not have the space for such a large vehicle and most homeowners associations have rules and regulations prohibiting this.  Oceanside is a true gem when it comes to finding a home with RV Parking since there are many homes are not located in formal associations and located on large over-sized lots.  Here are just a few places to start your search.

The Fire Mountain neighborhood in Oceanside is a great place to look as many of the homes here are large in scale and located on over-sized lots.  We quickly found one ocean view homes listed at $889,000 that offers

Oceanside offers a wide variety of rental properties that are located within a short distance to the beach.  While the large majority of these are residential condos there is only a handful of single family homes that are available for lease.  There are several areas to look in Oceanside that offer a wide range of prices.  For the most part, Oceanside rental prices will be much lower than neighboring communities like Carlsbad.  Those attending Camp Pendleton also find areas in the northern section of Oceanside very desirable due to the short commute time.

One of the best places to look is the South Oceanside area.  This is an older section of town that has a large number of single family homes that are located within a short distance to the beach.  One