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New Listing by Casey Cooke-2903 Linda Drive, Oceanside CA 92056
2903 Linda Drive, Oceanside CA 92056
Come check out this GREAT new listing! 2903 Linda drive is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home centrally located off Interstate 78 in Oceanside. The home has 1,336 square feet, a recently remodeled kitchen, and a spacious backyard with no one behind and nice views to the West.
It would be great as a starter home for first time home buyer with large family, or for a savvy investor! The seller put several thousands of dollars into the kitchen and other parts of the home. There is plenty of room in the kitchen and dining room, and in the large family room. Don’t let the square footage fool you, this one is laid out very well and feels larger than 1,336 square feet.
Good sized backyard with views! Hurry up and get your BEST offer in quickly, this one is going to go fast.
If you know someone who may be interested in this great listing or any other, please pass this on and have them call me right away!
Thank you very much for reading my blog! I hope you found it helpful. If you enjoyed reading this, please let me know by adding a comment below or sending me an email. If you have any additional questions please submit those as well and you may see them on a future blog post.
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Thinking of buying or selling in North County? My team of experienced professionals can help you whether in Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, Escondido, or elsewhere in North County. We specialize in helping our clients buy or sell in North County with minimal stress and hassle. Call me directly at 760-216-6604 or email me at Casey@CaseyCooke.com.
When we talk, I will explain the process in detail and answer any questions you may have about the process.
Thank you for reading this, I hope I have been helpful!
Casey Cooke is a licensed Real Estate agent at Coldwell Banker in Vista Village, License#01845539.Phone (760)216-6604. Casey@CaseyCooke.com
When the Lights Went Out in Vista?
The Casey Cooke Team would like to pledge our support to create a new Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District within Vista which in turn would increase fees to property owners (approx. $4 to $20 per year depending on a properties location) to keep the street lights burning strong in the future. The present District does not collect enough money to fund the current benefit levels and the City has planned to turn off residential street lights to reduce the costs. The Casey Cooke Team strongly opposes this action due to our belief that decreased street lighting around town will increase crime and decrease property values. The following article is from the City of Vista web site and we encourage all Vista residents to read and sign the attached petition.
The City of Vista currently has an assessment district, called the Landscaping & Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 (LLMD) which funds the operation and maintenance of Vista’s streetlights. As are many cities throughout San Diego County, the City of Vista is facing severe budget shortfalls due to the lingering effects of the economic recession. Costs associated with the lighting districts have increased over the years; however the City has not raised the assessment of the fees associated with the rising costs of maintenance due to Proposition 218, which was passed in 1996. Proposition 218 stipulates that cities cannot raise an assessment without a vote of the affected property owners. For over a decade, the City has financed the additional costs of operating the District out of the City’s general fund. The LLMD currently generates approximately $1 million per year; however, costs to operate the LLMD exceed $1.3 million.
On November 9, 2010, the City Council voted to ask Vista property owners to petition the City to form a citywide replacement Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance district for streetlights, traffic signals, and landscaping. The petition would be used as an indicator to the City Council that property owners are willing to support a citywide mail ballot election to establish a new landscaping and lighting maintenance district that would include increased fees to cover the rising operational costs of maintaining the districts. The petition requires that approximately 10 percent of the property owners (2,500 property owners) petition the City by June 30, 2011 to form a new district that will include increased annual fees (estimated to be up to a 30 percent increase to residential owners or between $4 and $20 per year, depending on the benefit zones the property is located in). If 2,500 petitions are received by June 30, 2011, the City will move forward with the ballot election process.
The adopted plan also calls for turning off 50 percent of the street lights in the City after March 13, 2011 (start of daylight savings time). However, if the 2,500 petitions are turned in to the City before March 13, 2011, the street lights would remain on until the process is complete.
Because each assessment is linked to property, only property owners can vote.
Download a petition to circulate or for your individual signature. Please mail or drop off the petition(s) to the Vista Civic Center, City Clerk’s Office at 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista CA 92084
http://www.cityofvista.com/departments/citymanager/documents/LLMDPetition2010-11.pdf
Cyndi Farfan is a licensed realtor with Weichert Realtors Elite. I live and work in the Shadowridge area in Vista, California, plus the surrounding areas in North County San Diego including Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Escondido, and Ramona. I am a Accredited Buyers Agent and will work hard to find you the perfect home for you and your family in Shadowridge. I am also experienced in Short Sales and Foreclosures. Please call me to set up a consult to discuss your mortgage, delinquent payments, Trustee sale date, Short Sale questions, tax implications, full satisfaction of debt, time frames, and more. Call me at 1-760-521-1693. I will give you my honest opinion of what I feel is best for your personal situation. I am honest and straightforward and will always keep your best interests in mind.
As ALWAYS. Cyndi Farfan and Weichert Realtors ELITE want you to know that defaulting on your mortgage, going into Foreclosure and doing a Short Sale or Loan Modification can have serious tax, legal, and credit consequences. We ALWAYS recommended you seek the advice of competent tax and legal counsel and consider all of your alternatives. We can help you, but we are not attorneys or tax professionals and therefore this should not be construed as tax or legal advice at any time!
Cyndi Farfan specializes in helping homeowners sell their North County homes for top dollar with minimal stress and hassle. Vista realtor, vista real estate, vista home sales, sell my vista home, Shadowridge realtor, Shadowridge real estate, Shadowridge home sales, sell my Shadowridge home, Carlsbad realtor, carlsbad real estate, carlsbad home sales, sell my carlsbad home.
How much are those Holiday lights really costing you…
Wow, I need to add MORE lights!
Whether you go big and deck the entire front yard of your house out like the small world ride at Disneyland, or leave the lights off and hide in shame until the Holidays are over, the reality is according to some recent data those lights don’t cost you a whole lot.
With all the energy efficient advancements out there, more decorations sold today operate on a fraction of the electricity they used to. According to Gemmy Industries Corp., a typical outdoor decoration that lights up and is inflated by a fan only uses about 40 to 100 watts of energy.
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If you leave it on for 5 hours a night at an average of 70 watts that is about $1.26 per month according to calculations from the Alliance to Save Energy, an organization that promotes energy efficiency.
It gets even better!
Operating costs of other items, such as holiday light strings, is very modest as well. That is good news at a time when so many homeowners are watching their wallets tightly, and foreclosures and short sales are on the rise. Last year I recall I was one of the few on my street in Vista that put lights up at all. While I would love to see even more participate, I have noticed that this year more of my neighbors have decided to take part.
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According to the Alliance to Save Energy, a typical strand of 50 Holiday mini-lights costs about 40 cents per month to power, assuming you leave them on for five hours per night. Replace them with a comparable strand of LED lights and you’ll drive it down to about 7 cents per month per strand. In fact, unless you plan to create your own winter wonderland, complete with big bulb C-7 or C-9 holiday light strands that suck up much more energy, and your goal is to create a homing signal so bright Santa can see it from the North pole, chances are you won’t notice much difference in your energy bill at all.
Turn them on and off at set times to save even more
Here is another tip that I use. Put everything on a timer. This way your blow up Santa isn’t Ho Ho Ho-ing and waving at your neighbors at 4am(and spinning your meter on double time).
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So I invite you all to go ahead this year. Get out and decorate. I feel most people really enjoy it, I know I do. And who couldn’t use an extra dose of that Holiday cheer right now?
Here are a few additional articles you may find useful! Remember, one of the keys to a successful transaction is educating yourself, so if you want yours to go smoothly, read read read! If you would rather just trust me instead that is fine as well, my advice is always in my clients best interest before my own.
- HUD Video- How you can avoid foreclosure scams
- Your naked photos on the internet? Just a bad dream…?
- Everything you need to know about short sales to get you started…in 5 minutes or less
Thank you very much for reading my blog! I hope you found it helpful.
Thinking of selling your North County Home? My team of experienced professionals can help you whether in Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, Escondido, or elsewhere in North County. We specialize is helping sellers sell their North County homes for top dollar with minimal stress and hassle. Call me directly at 760-216-6604 or email me at Casey@CaseyCooke.com.
When we talk, I will explain the process in detail and answer any questions you may have about the process.
Thank you for reading this, I hope I have been helpful!
Casey Cooke is a licensed Real Estate agent at Weichert Realtors ELITE, License#01845539.
Phone (760)216-6604. Casey@CaseyCooke.com
As ALWAYS. Casey Cooke and Weichert Realtors ELITE want you to know that defaulting on your mortgage, going into Foreclosure and doing a Short Sale or Loan Modification can have serious tax, legal, and credit consequences. We ALWAYS recommend you seek the advice of competent tax and legal counsel and consider all of your alternatives. We can help you, but we are not attorneys or tax professionals and therefore this should not be construed as tax or legal advice at any time!
Casey Cooke specializes in helping homeowners sell their North County homes for top dollar with minimal stress and hassle. Vista realtor, vista real estate, vista home sales, sell my vista home, Shadowridge realtor, Shadowridge real estate, Shadowridge home sales, sell my Shadowridge home, Carlsbad realtor, Carlsbad real estate, Carlsbad home sales, sell my Carlsbad home.
