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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
What’s the Value of My Vista Home? Vista Home Sales for February 2025 Vista is inland in North San Diego County, and borders Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Marcos. Vista offers a wide range of housing opportunities, including tract home neighborhoods (gated and ungated), custom homes, condos and townhomes, rental complexes, and 55+ communities. There are also homes with large lots in rural areas, and in the hills, some with panoramic views. You’ll find mixed use and agricultural areas in Vista, too. The downtown area continues to grow and change, with abundant dining and shopping opportunities and services.  Major commuting routes (e.g., the 15 and 78 freeways) are readily accessible. The Vista Farmers Market was founded in 1981 and is the longest running farmers market in San Diego. The V...
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By Dusty Brazil, COMPASS Agent Living in North County San Diego
(Compass )
Discover the Sunrise Subdivision on The Shadowridge Country Club Golf CourseWelcome to the SUNRISE neighborhood in Shadowridge! Sunrise is cute little subdivion, in an island like formation that is surrouned by various holes of the Shadowridge Country Club Golf Course. At first glance, these Shadowridge Homes ( golf homes) look like single family detached homes, but they are town homes indeed! There are both single and two story floor plans in Sunrise. The community is located almost directly across the street from the Shadowridge Country Club main entrance, and it's next to Shadowridge Aspens, The Greens Townhouses in Shadowridge, also found direclty on the golf course, to meniton a few.  Buying or selling a home in Sunrise? Search Sunrise Homes For Sale & Research Home Values If you a...
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By Dusty Brazil, COMPASS Agent Living in North County San Diego
(Compass )
Shadowridge Realty 411 on Shadowridge Aspens Condo Market  Are you a buyer or seller in Shadowridge looking for Shadowridge Aspens Condos For Sale and sales data? Shadowridge Aspens is a nice little tract of condos located in the heart of Shadowridge, directly across the street from the Shadowridge Country Club. Shadowridge Aspens, like many of the tracts in Shadowridge, is built on the golf course. I'd say about 10% of the condos in Shadowridge Aspens offer a golf front location, and maybe 10-20% have a some type of a peek a boo view of the greens. I've sold a total of 4 Shadowridge Aspens Condos For Sale. I've represented two listings and two purchases in this part of the Shadowridge Real Estate market. I'm writing this post today to inform you of my new site ( well it's not really ne...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Please Join Our'GRANNY FLAT' aka'ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT' (ADU) Panel Discussion Please add your name to the interest list if you would like to attend a limited seating panel discussion regarding the addition of a 'GRANNY FLAT' aka 'ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT' (ADU) on your property.  We are receiving numerous phone calls and emails from folks throughout the North San Diego County area regarding Senate Bill 1069 and Assembly Bills 2299 & 2406 regarding this very important State Law enacted in January, 2017.  The seminar is planned for late October. It's purpose is to better explain and discuss this new State Law and how to properly, legally, economically and logistically go through the process of adding one on your property.  Who's welcome? Individual property/homeowners Do-it-yourself hom...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
  There Is Difference Between a HUD MANUFACTURED HOME and a MODULAR HOME    Part 4    Just to clear the air for those unwary folks that aren't quite sure how to differentiate between a "HUD MANUFACTURED HOME & A MODULAR HOME I thought it might be time to dig through some of my archives and offer up important information that every real estate professional, lender, title & escrow company, contractor, home buyer, home seller and homeowner should know about before entering into any 'FACTORY BUILT' HOME deal.   There's a lot of mis-information and/or dis-information in the real estate community on this subject and we just want to help set the record straight in an effort to prevent folks from becoming victims, or worse, getting involved with a messy, costly and time consuming lawsuit.    T...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Who Says The French Aren't Innovative? Just couldn't help sharing this. One of the cutest and creative things I've seen in a long time. May I introduce  "Le PetitChef"        
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Is Your City Or Community In The PATH of PROGRESS Or CONDEMNATION?   This post was inspired by a question I answered on Bigger Pockets; another RE social media platform I contribute to. It was about the acquisition of an old half empty or half full (depending on how you interpret your glass of ice cold brew) Mobilehome Community in Florida.  Not all Mobile/Manufactured Home Communities are bad investments. In fact most are actually very good investments with great cash flow, NOI, ROI and CR and there's plenty of gazillionaires around that would be more than happy to brag about their "TRAILER TREASURES" if you afforded them the time. So please take a few moments to indulge me if you wish. Having been beckoned In 2004 to Florida by a FEMA contractor in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley a...
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By Mike and Dawn Lewis, The Lewis Team at Keller Williams in San Diego CA
(The Lewis Team at Keller Williams)
Vista House Value CheckVista in North County Inland San Diego and is comprised of 3 zip codes; 92081, 92083 and 92084. The community of Vista is north and west of San Marcos, east of Carlsbad and Oceanside and south of Bonsall. The area of Vista is split in half by Highway 78 which runs from east to west.Are you interested in knowing the value of your Vista home? We have a great House Value Tool that will give you a quick home value of your Vista Real Estate. Many of my clients like it better than the Zillow Zestimate. They say it has more accurate data and is more thorough and complete. My Vista House Value Checker will show you all of the comparable properties that it uses when calculating your home’s value. That way you can reference which properties the Vista House Value Calculator ...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Wishing Everyone The Happiest Thanksgiving Holiday Ever!  Have fun, eat, drink and be merry and share lots of love with your family. It's  the only one you have. The Arendsens
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
The Legends and Heritage Community in Vista Home buyers interested in living in Vista may very well be interested in the Legends and Heritage neighborhood. The Legends and Heritage neighborhood is a gated community in the Shadowridge area of Vista (92081), just west of Melrose and bordering the Ocean Hills area of Oceanside (you may see it as Heritage/Legends in the MLS listings).  The homes in the Legends and Heritage community were built in the late 1990s and are detached condominiums with living space ranging from 1131 SF to 1714 SF with 2 to 4 bedrooms, 2 and 1/2 baths, and attached 2-car garages. All homes have yards, of varying sizes. There is guest parking throughout the community with a permit required (obtained from residents)! The Heritage/Legends community is conveniently loc...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Wow!! We Were Bombed On Our First Night In New York I know it's not unusual to go out and get bombed in New York after a long flight from the Cali. But this type of BOMB was a little more than we bargained for.    This was the scene that greeted us literally steps from our hotel entrance. Indeed a very exciting reception wouldn't you say. After this what else is there? We had just arrived from California and were Ubering our way into Manhattan when we heard what seemed to be dozens of sirens closing in all around and coming in behind us. They just kept coming and coming. There must have been dozens of them and it seemed like they were literally escorting us right to the doorstep of our hotel which is the New York Edition at 5 Madison in the Chelsea district. Our Uber ride had to drop us...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Mega Squash As has become a regular habit, we stopped at the Vista Farmers Market for breakfast and then stocking up with fruits and vegetables for the week. There is always a wide selection of offerings but you do have to watch since prices can vary widely for the same product.  There was a hill of green beans on display, at $4/lb., but 2 other nearby displays, one at $3/lb. and one at $2.50. We came past the hill of beans (it was easily 18" high) and it looked the same. Wonder why?!  One stand was offering these mega squash. Some of these were truly monsters - at least 18' long, and by the pound. I was tempted to lift the biggest - to see if I could.  It sort of felt like shopping at Costco where you seem to have to buy massive quanitities of everything. The largest of the yellow squa...
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By Dusty Brazil, COMPASS Agent Living in North County San Diego
(Compass )
Explore Shadowridge Homes For Sale & Solds in LIDO SubdivisionLido is a great subdivision part of the Shadowridge 92081 Real Estate market in Vista CA. Lido is the perfect Shadowridge neighborhood which has a little bit of everything that life in Shadowridge has to offer. First off, Lido Homes in Shadowridge are built around the Shadowridge Golf Course, offering lovely Shadowridge Golf Homes For Sale. Lido is a clean and nicely manacured neighborhood that has spanish tile roofs, both single level and two story homes in Shadowridge. There is also a nice community pool, and PRICES are going to be one of the more attractive things about the Lido subdivision, which is typical of most Shadowridge Homes For Sale.   Search Lido Homes For Sale & Lido Shadowridge Recent Home SalesIf you click on...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Remember Where You Were & What You Were Doing 15 Yrs Ago Today? I know we'll be getting a lot of questions like this throughout the day on various media platforms and especially right here on AR. and with good cause. There are certain things that happen in our life that stop us dead in our tracks and possibly even change or influence the way we look at life from that moment forward. I had just turned on the local morning weather as I do every morning to check the surf condition. At the exact moment the screen illuminated I saw what  I thought had to be an action movie........................or so I thought.  Much to my surprise and dismay and very sadly I realized within a few moments it was no movie and that America was under attack and from that day forward the World I grew up in, lov...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
We were at the Vista Farmers' Market early this morning, one of our favorites, with our daughter, son-in-law, and 15-month-old granddaughter. Such fun to enjoy a farmers' market and everything there is to see through a toddler's eyes, and hands!  There is always a wonderful select of fruits and vegetables, and it seems like I always see somethings new, like these dinosaur egg pluots (a hybrid of apricot and plum).  Round really does come in all sorts of size, colors, textures and tastes at the market!  
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Contrasts at the Farmers Market The Vista Farmers market, held every Saturday morning at the Courthouse Complex parking lot, is one of the best in my area, and a feast for the eyes and stomach. We often go Saturday mornings after having coffee to enjoy breakfast and do the shopping for fresh produce, plants, flowers or whatever else appeals to us. The contrasts in colors, shapes and size are always intriguing as are the names of some of the fruits and veggies. Today we bought a mix of microgreens for salads (the spicy blend, with arugula and radish plus other stuff I can't recall, from Pacific Microfarms in Encinitas). While we passed on the plums the Elephant Heart plums WERE rather large and beautiful to look at.  
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
OK Cali We Know We're In A Drought & Have To Cut Back.  But Now What?  In my post earlier today, "Some Neighborhoods Being Inundated With Over Crowded Rental Tenancy", I was blaming a lot of San Diego County's blighted areas with over occupied dwellings and greedy landlords/property owners. This I still stand firmly behind. In the photo below are at least 5 autos parked all over this property. This was mid day and a about half of them were off to work or something. In the evenings, mornings and weekends you won't see much of that dirt in the foreground. Go figure a 1000sf 2+2 in totally run down condition. Doesn't take a whole lot of horse sense to figure out what's going on here.  When you look beyond the ugliness and gaze at the beautiful green lush topography in the background overal...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Some Neighborhoods Being Inundated With Over Crowded Rental Tenancy How are things going in your neighborhood today? Have you been noticing anything peculiar or different going on lately?  Like a half a dozen cars crammed into one driveway for months even years on end? Or old clunkers being abandoned on the roadside? Or worse yet old pieces of furniture, TVs, even dirty old used mattresses being dumped on the roadside? Poorly maintained landscapes? Or homes in a state of disrepair and poor or no maintenance (slum lording or just plain indifference or maybe even greed)? Trash accumulation around the property? Congregations of people loitering around outside of a home doing nothing but drinking beer and smoking cigarettes and even POT for weeks on end? Garage and yard sales taking place a...
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Can Anyone Guess Why GrassIs Growing On These Rooftops? OK, You're on your honor not to Google or research the answer. You either know or you don't. Just want gut feelings, guesses or truthful and actual answers if you know.         
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By John DL Arendsen, Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer
(CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments)
Traveling Is A Very Personal  and Inspiring opportunity.   We all owe it to our selves to take time out of our busy lives to see those things outside of our World that make life so worth living. I start out each day with a special message to my 5 children in hopes they will pass it along to my 14 Grand kids which they usually do.   TIVOLI, the oldest amusement park in the World. It inspired many of Walt Disney's creations. I thought it only appropriete to share this photo inasmuch as we'll be taking a Disney Cruise up the Fjords of Norway tomorrow. Spelled backwards TIVOLI reads I LOV IT! But there are those special words that I sometimes like passing along to so many other  wonderful folks I care about. Have a wonderful day and remember to take time for those special moments. Life is t...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Vista Farmers Market Donut Peaches and Other Finds We went to the Vista Farmers Market this morning for breakfast and for some fresh fruits and vegetables.  I noticed these donut peaches, which, in doing some research, I learned are a natural genetic mutation which causes them to be flat and resemble donuts. No, they don't taste like that at all.   As always there was a wide array of fruits, vegetables (we bought some wonderfil heirloom tomatoes for salads), flowers and a host of foods and places to eat (Mexican, Polish perogi, French, Italian, Brazilian, West African), rather a mini mall which included all sorts of retailers.   
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