$46,296 for the Exact Same House. What Two Years of Waiting Can Cost a Leisure Village Buyer
71% of buyers say they are waiting for rates to drop. When rates fall, that 71% becomes your competition. At $650,000, two years of waiting…
Author: McKay Barlow
We Spent $35,000 Before Listing. Here Is What It Did — And What It Means for a Leisure Village Seller
It is the first real question almost every seller asks us, and it usually arrives in the same shape.The kitchen is original. The bathrooms are…
Tuesday Tours with the Barlows: Open Houses in Leisure Village
Most residents have been inside four homes in Leisure Village besides their own. There are more than twenty floor plans. Tuesday Tours are free open…
Inside 22106 Village 22 — A Renovated La Jolla in Leisure Village | $800,000
The La Jolla is the largest model in Leisure Village at 1,829 square feet — and the extra space goes into a library and study,…
Should I Rent or Buy a Home?
Purchasing a home will inevitably be the biggest financial discussion of your life. And the decision as to whether it is the right time to…
Same Model, Same Street, a Different Number — What Actually Separates Two Leisure Village Sales
There are 244 El Dorados in Leisure Village and four Camarillos. Your neighbor's sale of the same model tells you the range your home lives…
Best Pastrami in SoCal? Our Visit to The Hat in Simi Valley
Join us at The Hat in Simi Valley for what just might be the best pastrami sandwich in Southern California. Watch our visit, see why…
Inside 24121 Village 24 — A Rare FreeStanding Monterey in Leisure Village | $519,900
Almost every home in Leisure Village shares a wall — this one doesn't. Only thirteen free-standing Monterey models were ever built here. Take a full…
10 Top Reno’s That Will Up the Sale Price of Your Home
When getting ready to sell your home, it can be hard to know what renovations will get your property sold the fastest and for the…
Things You Shouldn’t Do When Buying a Home
With a never ending list of everything you ‘should do’ when purchasing a home, it seems counterproductive to focus on what you should not do.…