Beautifully Updated Santa Cruz New Listing
Date: Sunday March 1, 2009Posted in: real estate, listings, Santa Cruz
This brand new Santa Cruz listing is located at 108 Cardiff Court, a quiet cul-de-sac street. The tastefully remodeled home has four large bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms in a 2100 sq.ft. home with a professionally landscaped yard.
Conveniently located close to the UC Santa Cruz campus, this upper westside Santa Cruz home boasts both a gorgeous interior and spectacular grounds. The moment you step inside this home you’ll notice the attention to detail. The entry greets you with travertine tile flooring below and walls painted harmonious designer colors above. The open, bright floor plan gives the home a spacious feel that flows from one room into the other.
The remodeled kitchen is open to the living areas and has a large central island. There are lava rock countertops, maple cabinetry, exotic hardwood floors and a large farmhouse sink with a commercial faucet. There are two stainless steel refrigerators – one a side-by-side and the other an undercounter wine refrigerator. The kitchen also has a stainless steel oven and a walk-in pantry.
All three bathrooms are remodeled using European tile, custom cabinetry, as well as designer sinks and faucets. The large master bathroom features a large walk-in shower.
Beautiful, exotic hardwood flooring flows from the kitchen into the adjoining living room, sunroom, hallway and master bedroom.
Both the sunroom and the living room are flanked by glass windows and doors letting in lots of natural light. The living room boasts a vaulted ceiling, custom shelving and a wood-burning fireplace with a pretty tile surround and hearth.
There are three large decks perfect for relaxing, entertaining and barbecuing. A lovely koi pond is incorporated into the backyard deck. Both the front and back yards have been professionally landscaped and feature beautiful and unusual plantings and trees.
The home also offers four spacious bedrooms, a two-car garage, and an inside laundry/utility area.
Good Thing Gas Prices Are Down
Date: Friday November 21, 2008Posted in: real estate market, REO, real estate, real estate buyers, buying a home, Santa Cruz, Los Banos, referrals, bank-owned
I have many great repeat clients and two of them have called me within the past week to help them in locations other than Santa Clara County. I suggested to each of them that they may want to use a Realtor who is located closer than I am to their property sale or purchase, but both sets of clients insisted on working with me. And who am I to refuse?! Not only do I know that I can do a “way beyond expectations” job for them by doing a lot of research up front along with the excellent service I always offer, but I also get to spend time with some wonderful people and help them achieve their real estate goals.
The first call came from some previous clients who asked me to do our sixth transaction together. They’d like me to sell some investment property they have in Santa Cruz. I sold this home to them several years ago.
They now have some very fortunate tenants living there from UCSC who are lucky enough to live in a beautifully remodeled home with a lovely backyard. This home has a wonderful floorplan with 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms. The choices in colors and finishes are incredible. Look for it on MLS sometime early next week.
So yesterday I had lunch at Cafe Sparrow in Aptos (so delicious!) with the Santa Cruz clients. Life is good. Then today, I trek off to Los Banos with my investment buying clients. Life is still good. I hadn’t been to Los Banos in a while and it has grown into quite a city. Many new businesses and nice housing developments.
My clients and I both did a lot of research on the city regarding investment property prior to our house tour today. I talked with several people who gave me first-hand accounts on the excellent rental market in Los Banos. My clients and I saw 10 homes today that met their criteria: 5 years or newer, 4 bedrooms, and priced under $150,000. Homes meeting the age and bedroom criteria in 2005 would have been selling in the $400,000s. We found some homes that may fit the bill for my clients. We’ll see how the REO negotiations go….
Most of the homes we saw in Los Banos were bank-owned homes and, although this home pictured above was also bank-owned, most of them had dead grass in the front yard, and no landscaping at all in the back yard. And most appeared to be in good condition, with a few exceptions.
Obviously, I travel far and wide for my clients. If you need help anywhere in the Bay Area, I can help you with advice, with agent referrals or with my very own expertise!
