San Diego Real Estate Professionals at eXp Realty

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When buying a home in San Diego, you need quality representation from an agent you can trust.  As one of San Diego’s top Realtors since 1999, Geoff Schiering, J.D./M.B.A. Broker/Realtor, uses a complete arsenal of real estate, business, and law experience to help our clients succeed with their San Diego home buying goals.

We know much more than how to find the best San Diego homes for sale. Experience and education plays a big role when negotiating real estate purchase agreements in San Diego. Negotiations and contracts skills are learned, and we never stop learning. We participate in weekly continuing education courses, both as students and as teachers. Put our knowledge to work for you when it’s time for you to buy a home in San Diego County.

Building and maintaining relationships with service providers needed by our San Diego real estate clients is another big part of our job. You need a reliable mortgage lender, title company, property inspector, and escrow officer when buying a home in San Diego. And we have the contacts you can trust. Reliability and trust are critical. Having a team that works well together allows us to best manage escrows for our home buyer clients. We are 100% committed to exceeding your expectations when you choose us to help you buy a home.

Best Neighborhoods In San Diego

Top rated schools make Carmel Valley one of the Best Neighborhoods in San Diego.
Top rated schools make Carmel Valley one of the Best Neighborhoods in San Diego.

Buying the right home is always a top priority. And finding the best neighborhoods in San Diego involves several factors. For many home buyers, the decision of where to buy real estate in San Diego is based largely upon financial considerations.  Many people consider La Jolla, Del Mar, and Solana Beach to be the best neighborhoods in San Diego. And although we would all love to live in a house near the beach with a view of the ocean, the economics of supply and demand keep beachfront homes in San Diego out of reach of most of us. But there are plenty of safe and affordable homes in San Diego, with good schools and beautiful surroundings. Carmel Valley and Rancho Penasquitos are slightly inland from Del Mar and both are in top school districts. Let the San Diego Realty Pros take you there!

Aside from price, there are a number of other factors to consider when buying real estate in San Diego.  Driving distances and commuting times are often a top priority. Driving from Del Mar homes to jobs in Downtown San Diego takes about 30 minutes. Although Solana Beach is adjacent to North Del Mar, the drive from Solana Beach to Downtown may be 45 minutes or an hour. And La Jolla is South of Del Mar, but traffic in and out of La Jolla can add another 15 minutes to the drive.  So it is usually a longer commute Downtown from La Jolla than from further North Del Mar or Carmel Valley! Traffic on I-5, particularly the merge with I-805, can make driving times from North County San Diego homes in Solana Beach, Encinitas, and Carlsbad particularly difficult.  We will show you the neighborhoods and driving routes that will best suit your lifestyle.

The weather is a big reason that people move to San Diego and are willing to pay expensive prices for homes in the area.  But many people don’t realize that San Diego neighborhoods vary a lot in temperature.  Coastal zones stay much cooler throughout the year and downright cold in the winter, while inland San Diego neighborhoods remain warmer throughout the year and can really heat up during the summer. You may prefer wearing jackets in Del Mar and La Jolla during the Summer, while others prefer to live in homes in Poway or Scripps Ranch where the sun shines most of the year. In San Diego inland neighborhoods the swimming pool season is a month or two longer.

Buying homes in the best San Diego school districts is important to families with children. Like most large cities, the San Diego Unified School District faces challenges with budgets. But there are good schools in San Diego Unified, and other great schools in adjacent districts.  The top-rated schools in San Diego are in the San Dieguito and Poway School Districts, in North County San Diego. San Dieguito Unified serves Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas and Carlsbad. Poway unified serves the city of Poway, Rancho Bernardo, and most of Rancho Penasquitos. Real estate in North County San Diego sells at a premium in part because of the quality of the scho0ls.

Call The San Diego Realty Pros for detailed information about any matters that affect your home buying decision. You have qualified San Diego Realtors standing by to help you analyze your best options for houses, condos, and town homes in San Diego County!

Geoffrey Schiering, J.D./M.B.A.
San Diego Realtor / Broker