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Buying a home in La Mesa feels impossible right up until you have a plan. Then it becomes a series of steps you can actually take. If you're a first-time buyer or a growing family who keeps getting outbid or out-priced, the problem usually isn't you. It's that you're playing a strategic game without the strategy. Let's fix that. I came up through corporate finance and ran a credit department before I...

Quick answer: Buying a home for the schools is a checklist purchase, not a feeling. Verify the exact attendance boundary in writing, budget the school-zone premium, line up financing before you fall in love with a house, and move on the right home fast — enrollment deadlines do not negotiate. Table of contentsWhy is the school the real purchase?Why verify the boundary, not the listing?How much is the...

This post is a lot more personal than what you have read from me before. I turned 37 years old yesterday! And I am happy to say that I am living my dreams! I have reached every single goal I have set my mind to. I am living in the best city in the world (at least that is my opinion); I married the most amazing man, who sometimes believes more in me than I do; I have two beautiful, happy, and healthy...

Updated guide: For our current, in-depth take, read Buy a San Diego home with confidence. Does size really matter?   If you have found yourself wishing you had more space at home, then it’s a clear sign that size does matter!   There may be many reasons why one may want more space at home. Leading the board is wanting to have an office or gym at home. The pandemic brought many...