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Jan. 16, 2017

Mer Soleil Hillsborough Condo in Otay Ranch

Mer Soleil Hillsborough Condo in Otay Ranch

Charming west facing, ground level, 3 bedroom / 2 bath condo in the beautiful Mer Soleil community in Hillsborough Condo for Sale in Otay Ranch - The Lewis Team Real Estate AgentsHilsborough in Otay Ranch. This home has a private patio, attached one car garage, additional assigned parking & is conveniently located next to the beautiful community pool. Enjoy your high ceilings and gorgeous laminate floors that flow throughout the open floor plan. 

Kitchen features granite tiled counter top, stainless steel appliances, dark wood cabinets & canned lighting. In home laundry is tucked away and comes with washer & dryer. Master bedroom includes a large walk-in closet & private ensuite with dual sinks & spacious shower/bath.  All secondary bedrooms are great sizes with 2nd bathroom conveniently attached to one bedroom, perfect as a second master.  Come check out all this Hillsborough Condo in Otay Ranch has to offer!

  • 1388 Challis 212
  • Chula Vista CA 91913

Priced at $320,000-$350,000

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Jan. 16, 2017

Listed and Sold by The Lewis Team in Chula Vista - 54 I Street

Listed and Sold by The Lewis Team in Chula Vista - 54 I Street

Home Sold by The Lewis Team in Chula Vista

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Home in Old Chula Vista in South Bay San Diego - This 1949 home in Old Chula Vista is a very special place. On a corner lot in a very 


Chula_Vista_Real_Estate_Top_Listing_Agentdesirable area of Old Chula Vista. This home has that old home charm that is very sought after in Chula Vista. No Mello-Roos or HOA. 

This Chula Vista property sits on a 8,100 square foot lot and is on the corner of I Street and Corte Maria Avenue. This single story classic Chula Vista home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and has a 2 car garage. There is also an additional living space below. Large family room/dining room area and good size bedrooms. 

Close to all of the shopping in Old Chula Vista like the Chula Vista Mall and parks, town and great freeway access. If you’re looking for that special property in Old Chula Vista give The Lewis Team a call right away. This one will go FAST!

54 I Street Chula Vista CA 91910

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Jan. 16, 2017

Hillcrest Townhome SOLD by The Lewis Team

Hillcrest Townhome SOLD by The Lewis Team

The Lewis Team represented the buyer of this wonderful Hillcrest Townhome. 

    • 4252 6th Ave. 
    • San Diego, CA 92103

2  Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 1480 Sq. Ft., 2 Car Garage located in the Canyon Woods complex. 

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Jan. 15, 2017

Eastlake Greens Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Greens - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams

Eastlake Greens Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Greens - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams

Eastlake Greens Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Greens - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams

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Highly likely to recommend

02/09/2013 - user7951974

Bought a Condo home in 2011 for approximately $275K in Eastlake Greens, Chula Vista, CA.

Dawn Lewis is our realtor for life! For years, I had seen Dawn's name throughout San Diego and have heard MANY great things about her and her team, so when it was time for us to buy our home, I called her.  She was very kind, approachable, and most of all patient - she WILL find what you are   looking for!  It has been a couple of years since since working with Dawn, and we continue to refer her to all of our family and friends.  They too rave about the "Dawn Lewis Experience".  She has truly become a household name.  THANK YOU so much, Dawn & Shylia!

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Eastlake is located in East Chula Vista

There are 9 main communities that make up Eastlake. They are:

EastLake Gates 91914 
EastLake Greens 91915 
EastLake Hills 91913 
EastLake Shores 91913 
EastLake Summit 91915 
EastLake Trails 91915
Eastlake Trails North 91914
EastLake Vistas 91915 

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Jan. 14, 2017

Zillow Agent in Eastlake Trails - 5 Star Zillow Agent Review Eastlake Trails Real Estate Agent - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team

Zillow Agent in Eastlake Trails - 5 Star Zillow Agent Review Eastlake Trails  Real Estate Agent - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team

Zillow Agent in Eastlake Trails - 5 Star Zillow Agent Review Eastlake Trails  Real Estate Agent - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team

Eastlake Trails Zillow Agent Review - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team

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02/09/2013 - user88518678

Sold a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $550K in Eastlake Trails, Chula Vista, CA.

Dawn has 24 years of experience in Real Estate. Her knowledge of the area is very impressive. The responsivenss to inquires is immediate.

Her marketing and negotiation skills are excellent. She also has a complete understanding of various types of Financing and goes the extra mile to obtain  Appraisals.

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Jan. 14, 2017

Eastlake Trails Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Trails - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Eastlake Chula Vista

Eastlake Trails Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Trails - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Eastlake Chula Vista

Eastlake Trails Top Zillow Agent - 5 Star Agent Zillow Review East Lake Trails - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Eastlake Chula Vista

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02/09/2013 - user7163115

Sold a Single Family home in 2011 for approximately $400K in Eastlake Trails, Chula Vista, CA.

Dawn worked miracles for my short-sale home. I had 2 Realtors before her that didn't seem to know how to get it done. She is super knowledgeable and knows about all the bank shenanigans, which are quite unique to the short-sale process. I would highly recommend her.

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Jan. 14, 2017

Chula Vista Top Zillow Agent - Chula Vista 5 Star Agent Zillow Review - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Chula Vista

Chula Vista Top Zillow Agent - Chula Vista 5 Star Agent Zillow Review - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Chula Vista

Chula Vista Top Zillow Agent - Chula Vista 5 Star Agent Zillow Review - Dawn Lewis with The Lewis Team at Keller Williams Chula Vista

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02/12/2013 - gavalasquez

Sold a Single Family home in 2013 for approximately $475K in Otay Ranch, Chula Vista, CA.

Dawn Lewis of New Dawn Realty was the best agent I have ever had. She was attentive, responsive and will go the extra mile for her clients. She has a team of experts that will do whatever it takes to get your home sold. She knows the San Diego real estate market better than anyone as she has over   20 years of experience. I would recommend her for any job, especially for selling in the South County of San Diego. Highly recommend

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Jan. 14, 2017

Carmel Valley Open House at Portofino 1-14-2017

Carmel Valley Open House at Portofino 1-14-2017

Open House in Carmel Valley today by The Lewis Team at Keller Williams

Open: 11:00 AM to 5:00 P.M.

Portofino by Meritage

  • 6747 Kenmar Way
  • San Diego CA 92130
  • $1,171,126

Pacific Highlands Ranch

Brand new energy efficient home ready December 2016! The Residence 1 features a bright kitchen, eat in dining, pantry, wonderful outdoor living space, luxurious Master suite and bath with access to outdoor covered deck and Bonus room. Love living at Pacific Highlands Ranch with the refreshing pool, playground, trails and park. Known for their energy efficient features, our homes help you live a healthier, quieter lifestyle while saving you thousands on your utility bills.

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Jan. 12, 2017

Chargers Moving to LA Need a Real Estate Agent

Chargers Moving to LA Need a Real Estate Agent

Old San Diego Chargers LogoToday was a big news day in San Diego. One of the earliest news items I received this morning from either a tweet, post, news outlet updates was from my NFL.com App saying Chargers moving to LA. Then it was all over the radio, television, Facebook, Twitter, it was everywhere.  The San Diego Chargers have been in San Diego since 1959. It’s going to take a while to get used to the Los Angeles Chargers. I think many saw this coming but the fans just didn’t or didn’t want to believe it.

Now since we are San Diego Real Estate Agents the question is how many Charger Players and Charger Football Team Staff, Coaches, Office Personnel, and other associated members of the Charger Organization are going to need to sell their homes and relocate to the LA area. I’m sure most of them will consider relocating as the commute back and forth to San Diego is quite a drive. Well, we’re offering our real estate services to anyone associated with the Chargers and the move to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Chargers LogoI know that quite a few Chargers players live in Poway and Rancho Santa Fe in North County San Diego and we would love to assist with any Home Value Checks and answer any questions about relocation. The first step is to contact The Lewis Team at Keller Williams and let us know what your plans are. We will then get to work on a CMA or Comparative Market Analysis to come up with a value for your home. We will look at homes in your area that have recently closed escrow, are currently in escrow and are actively listed for sale on the market. We will use them for comparable properties to put together a report for you. 

Once we have this CMA Report completed we will schedule a time to come to your home and have you show us around. We will look at your home and see what type of upgrades you have, condition of the property, floorplan and layout, yard size and outdoor landscaping and hardscape, views and other items that will affect your home’s value. We will want you to point out all the things that you love about the property so that we can make sure we promote them to potential buyers when marketing your home. 

Once you show us around the home we will then sit down and go over the CMA Report and show you other homes in your neighborhood that have sold, are in escrow and are actively for sale on the market. We will then show you what we think your home is worth in today’s real estate market. We will show you our custom marketing plan to make sure we get your home noticed by all potential buyers looking to purchase a home in your area in your home’s price range. The key is marketing the home to make sure your home sells before your neighbor’s house does and for more money. It’s very competitive so having a real estate team that’s great at marketing your home is essential in getting it sold.

When relocating to the LA and surrounding are we can help. We have agents in the LA area that we can refer toSan Diego Home Sold Chargers you so that we can work hand in hand with them for an easy and smooth transaction. We will get updates from them on offers that you write on properties and when your offer gets accepted and you open escrow on the new home. We will make sure that your home gets sold in San Diego and coordinate the home purchase and move in with the agent in LA. Our customer service and office staff is the best in San Diego.

Get the jump on this now before other players and staff do. Time is of the essence.  Remember that if many others are going to be selling their homes you want to get the earliest jump possible. Even more important is that you want to start looking for your new home before everyone else does as you may get into a bidding war for the premier homes. The earlier the better so call us today.

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Keep in mind that we offer a free over the phone consultation to answer any questions you have and discuss what the process of selling your home looks like as well as relocating to your new home. We’re very easy to work with and very knowledgeable in the area of real estate and selling homes. We’ve helped thousand buy and sell their homes and have many 5 star reviews on Zillow and YELP. Let us show you why we’re San Diego’s Real Estate Team.

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Jan. 11, 2017

For Sale by Owner in San Diego

For Sale by Owner in San Diego

Sometimes San Diego homeowners decide to sell their home on their own and bypass a listing agent. This San Diego For Sale by Ownersis when the homeowner sells their home without a real estate agent and takes on the real estate transaction without an agent representing them. From my experience I usually find that for sale by owners, as their called, are independent and tough minded individuals who think they can do it without an agent. They’re usually people who have a “can do” or “I can do this” attitude and they’ve in many cases done a lot in life on their own without the help of professionals. They are the DIY “Do It Yourself” folks. My hats off to them, I’m the same way in some areas.

The statistics are something like 9 out of 10 homeowners who try to sell their home by themselves end up using a real estate agent to sell the home. That means that 1 out of 10 for sale by owners or FSBO’s actually end up selling their home or condo without an agent representing them. The other 9 hire an agent.

As a San Diego real estate agent I have no problem showing for sale by owner properties to buyers that I’m working with. The problem is that most of the FSBO properties are hard to find. I mean the properties are not in the Multiple Listing Service “MLS”, the place where listing agents put their listings and agents representing buyers go there to find properties for their buyers. The FSBO properties are on web sites like Forsalebyowner.com, Craigslist.com, Zillow.com and Trulia.com as well as many other smaller sites. So if I can’t find a property for my buyer I will search these areas for “for sale by owner” properties in San Diego County and see if any meet my buyer’s requirements. 

Actually there is a way that I see FSBO’s put their homes in the MLS. There are some Brokers in San Diego who will put their property in the MLS at a flat fee without actually representing them. Kind of like a posting of the property without the broker representing the seller as a listing agent. They have verbiage to the effect of: Please contact the seller directly and submit offers to the seller. This way the FSBO gets their property in the MLS without paying a listing agent a commission but rather a small flat rate instead. I then see that the seller will put a commission for a buyer’s agent of 2.5% to 3% in most cases. I always wonder how the seller, with no real estate experience, understands the contract, addendums, disclosures and escrow process or even if the buyer actually has a pre-approved loan other than a piece of paper stating so. Without knowing the contract how will they make sure that their not accepting an offer that puts them in a risky position that they are then contractually bound to. A large percentage of these FSBO’s, even when their home is in the MLS, end up hiring a listing agent to sell their home. Some of the main factors are that the property needs to be marketed and not just put in the MLS and some buyer’s agents may be reluctant to show their homes. I’ve seen some sellers get scared not knowing what to do once an offer comes in and decides then that this maybe a little over their heads.

FSBO Process in San Diego CaliforniaWhen I call homeowners to ask them about their property for sale I usually get 1 of 2 reactions. The first reaction is usually, if you’re a Realtor I’m not looking to list my home with you… I don’t want to use an agent so if you’re calling to try and list my home you can forget about it. The second most common response is that the seller selling their home as a FSBO is happy to hear from an agent and wants to tell them everything about their home or condo so that they can sell it. Sometimes they won’t let me off the phone and just want to keep telling me how great the home is. I like these types of for sale by owners because they genuinely want to sell their home and in order to do that they need to do the work of an agent and market their home. They’re sort of like a salesperson for their own home and who knows their home better than them.

If after speaking with the owner and I think this is a property that my buyer may be interested in, I ask the homeowner if they are willing to work with an agent. Usually they say yes. I then ask them if they are willing to pay me a commission to bring in a buyer on their home. They will ask me how much of a commission, I say that I will write a 3% commission into the Residential Purchase Agreement for representing my buyer. Most homeowners are ok with this although some want to pay less of a commission and some won’t pay a commission at all. I ask the ones who want to pay a low commission or no commission at all why they don’t want to pay me for the work of bringing a buyer to them and representing my buyer as a professional agent. The ones who want to discount my commission, or don’t like to pay my commission at all, usually say agents make too much money for doing nothing.

So I guess I make too much money and don’t do anything in the eyes of some FSBO sellers. That’s OK though because I don’t take it to heart. So I will then ask the home owners who will pay me a commission if I can come preview their property. I don’t bring my clients by on the first visit because I don’t want to waste their time seeing a home that doesn’t really fit their needs and because that’s what they pay me to do. After I have previewed it and spoke with my client in detail about the home, if they want to see it, I then setup another appointment to bring my clients by.

While I’m at the FSBO property on the first visit and I think my clients may like it, I take lots of notes and take some pictures if the homeowner allows me to. I ask as many detailed questions as I can, trying to anticipate what my buyers may want to know about the property. Sellers love to talk about their home and show me everything about it; they are 99% of the time very helpful in showing me all they love about the property. I will ask them if I write an offer on their home, do they understand the “RPA” Residential Purchase Agreement and the process of what happens once the offer gets accepted and we go to escrow. I also ask them if they have completed disclosures so that all the timelines of the contract are met on their end. Most of them don’t really know how to answer these questions. This always has me, as an agent, worried. It’s hard to put my buyer in a transaction with a seller who doesn’t know what they need to do to fulfill their end of the transaction.

For instance if the buyer does want the property and I write an offer for them that gets accepted, the San Diego Real Estate Contractseller who is representing themselves, needs to know what to do to meet the close of escrow date. If my buyer gives their notice to end the lease of where their renting or maybe we’re trying to coordinate their COE “close of escrow” on their home to buy this home with the COE of this property and the seller doesn’t do what their supposed to do to get the transaction closed there may be repercussions to the seller and even the buyer on their selling end of their home. Sometimes I run into a seller of a FSBO that used to be an agent or broker and knows how to navigate the real estate transaction, but this is not very often. The seller will sometimes ask me to represent them as their listing agent so that I can help them with the paperwork. Sometimes I will, but if I do, I need to be paid for my work and will need to charge a commission to represent them. Now at this point the seller is paying a buying commission and a selling commission. They then realize that this whole process may have been easier if they just hired a listing agent from the beginning. And from my perspective, they would have been.

I see over and over again that FSBO properties, because they don’t have a listing agent to properly price the home, effectively market the home and negotiate for the best price; their home inevitably sells for less money. And yes, even after commissions sells for less money, and let’s face it most of the time the “for sale by owner” will end up paying a commission anyway, at least on the buying end.

These are just some of the cold hard facts of trying to do a “for sale by owner in San Diego County” or anywhere for that DIY Do It Yourself San Diego Real Estatematter. I applaud the homeowners who try it and also applaud the ones who finally say, let me get a professional real estate agent to help me sell my home for top dollar and take the worry off of my plate. I sometimes take on some big home projects myself, something I should hire a contractor to do. I watch some YouTube videos and talk with the folks at Home Depot and think I got it down. After doing a few of these, which some came out OK… unless you ask my spouse, I realize now how important it is to have someone do the work who is licensed and has experience. There’s no substitute for that. Some of my home projects were a disaster and I had to call in the pros anyway…. ended up costing me more money and time in the long run. The only consolation was that I tried it on my own, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

If you’re considering doing a “For Sale by Owner” FSBO in San Diego I wish you the best of luck and I hope I can bring in a buyer for your San Diego Home Prices vs Home Valuesproperty. If you want an opinion on where to price your home, I give those for free to help you properly value your San Diego real estate. I do this by using comparable properties that are active, in escrow and sold, and unlike some of the Zestimates and Guestimates I give you an accurate value. I can also give you some suggestions on decluttering your home, advice on touch up paint or small repairs and increasing the homes curb appeal. Let me know, I would love to see your property and I may have a buyer for it.

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