Yes, he may be trying to keep the property off the radar of others so he can have HIS buyers snatch it up (if he can get anyone who wants to work with him).
Client profile: 96% buyers, 4% sellers. Max deal to date $2M (per Trulia).
Hmmm, CB’s house is near his max. He’d better hurry if he doesn’t want it snatched up under his nose!
Well, I’m not a Redfin agent so I doubt I could leave a review, but if I did, it would be totally honest which does not necessarily mean unconditionally positive. (Btw, I have a feeling we probably shouldn’t discuss the agent by name on CC.) And actually the first two sentences, which were opinion, were very positive, and the rest of the review was factual. Considering current events, I personally am not in the spirit of curtailing freedom of speech or going after someone because a critique is not entirely glowing.
Anyone looking for a house on Point Loma (and many other San Diego neighborhoods) does need to be aware of airplane noise because it can be a major factor in some locations. If you don’t want to ever hear airplanes, don’t buy on Point Loma. “Some” noise is actually very mild. There’s a phrase in the area - OB pause - what you have to do if you’re talking when a plane goes overhead. Not the case at this flip!
this is the first thread I check every time i get online! I read it in the morning, then in the afternoon, and then in the evening. It’s getting exciting! Wishing you the best!
Those folks are there right now…listening to the first planes taking off!
I didn’t think that stairs up from the garage were an oddity. Pretty common IME. The dumb waiter for groceries is a huge bonus and the unusual thing worth mentioning, to me. Maybe he has a lot of clients with mobility issues. If so, how are they going to get up to their bedroom in this house? Just seems like an odd thing to mention, IMHO.
As an agent he is required to disclose issues he sees. It is unusual in this specific neighborhood to have a garage below the house so maybe that is why it was mentioned.
I was up very early this morning. I live close to the project and for the first time my ears were tuned to the airplane noise. Ugghhh… evidently there are a ton of planes taking off between 6:30am and 7am. I have heard 3 large planes going over and quite a few medium planes. Hopefully they are inside with the dual pane windows all closed up 
Oh well… it is what it is.
Today we have to finish repairing and staining the back deck (it’s about 75% done) and the stairs off the large deck. Also I noticed that we forgot to put a light and switch plate on in one of the exterior closets.
And, I had better get my butt off to purchase the master toilet so it can get installed quickly before inspection tomorrow morning
Some people really hate the garage-under style and having to walk up steps to get into the house, and won’t look at houses that are like that. It’s not obvious from the pictures that the garage is at basement level, so I don’t think he is out of line to call that out.
Yes, he very likely was noting a couple of points that his clients often ask about (stairs and airplanes).
They’ve been living separately and have started dating other people. Flipping houses, taking care of a 6 year old and an infant, and becoming romantically involved with a design industry professional - she sure has energy!
Here in my neck of the woods, pretty much any urban view property comes with either stairs or noise or likely both. I think SD is no different.
Garage under house is a drawback in the neighborhood, but I’m hoping the dumbwaiter negates some of the inconvenience.
Stairs to top level to capture sweeping views is common. Most people have those rooftop decks with skinny spiral staircases and advertise ‘sweeping views’ but you have to get to that rooftop deck to enjoy the views that are in the sales photos.
I think Tarek just couldn’t take listening to her voice any more. Seven years of “nails on a chalkboard” is enough for anyone. 
She strikes me as someone who is High Maintenance (just my opinion) because she is always decked out with perfect nails, perfect hair, lots of makeup and lots of clothes. I certainly do not get to live that lifestyle!! You should see my nails right now… none left from using them to scrape paint overspray and hands are almost chapped from scrubbing things every day. And forget trying to do my hair!!! I’m lucky if a brush gets through it once in the morning. And I’ve pretty much ruined all my clothes by wiping dirty goo hands on them and bumping into every single wall that just got painted
I had to scramble at the Open House on Sunday. Scrubbing clothes until 12:30pm and then rush into the bathroom and try to change into something that possibly resembles ‘Designer’ clothes since my agent spends the whole day introducing everyone to the ‘Expert Designer’ that did the house. I tried hard to look a little artsy fartsy But I certainly did not come close to any resemblance of Christina standing around in high heels at their Open Houses (a little hard since she’s probably about 30 yrs younger!)
I will be very surprised if they can keep their show and business held together
If you were on TV, you’d be dressed up in fancy clothes with perfect hair and makeup all the time as well, it’s part of the gig. If she is like that when not on TV or in public, that’s a different story.
Whenever I put their show on, DW leaves the room because she can’t handle Christina’s voice for more than 10 seconds.
Assuming she is the one who is actually coming up with the designs and it’s not completely scripted, I think she has some design talent. Tarek, on the other hand… not sure what he brings to the table. It doesn’t take much talent to stand there and say “What!?!” in a shocked voice every time they go off-plan.
I’ve always assumed that he was more the business man while she was more the designer. But, who knows. There’s a lot that occurs on those shows that doesn’t make any sense to me. (Like, issues that arise or accidents that happen, and no mention of their insurance handling the additional expense.)
I do not know any flippers who would call on insurance to pay for damages or discoveries behind the wall. All of us have a really hard time getting insurance policies to cover the properties and we are not about to start calling up insurance companies for claims on issues that are part of the business.
What I don’t understand about their show is that they ‘suddenly’ discover that the house has bad wiring or bad plumbing or big issues with foundation. That is something that I would definitely inspect before writing an offer. However, if they bought the house at auction or ‘sight unseen’ due to tenant issues or whatever, these can be surprises after you take possession.
In most cases the designs are a ‘formula’ that they follow, but I do admire that they try to make the design match the house or match their market/price point.
It’s also things like realizing at the last minute that a tree is too close to the house and needs to be removed. How can this not have been noticed early on??