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Ken Kaplan discusses recent home price stats on Fox 5 San Diego

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Ken Kaplan answers San Diego’s real estate questions on Fox 5 Morning News

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Upgrade and repair documentation important when buying flipped homes

The practice of investors flipping homes in San Diego can still be found in various areas of San Diego County.  Typically, these areas were the hardest hit by the residential real estate downturn.  Basically, flipping a home means an investor has purchased the property at a low price and is selling it at a higher price.  Please know that’s the simple definition as the process can be quite complex depending on the property and market conditions.  If you are currently looking to buy a home in San Diego County, you may come across an opportunity to purchase a flipped home.  These can be great as they are usually competitively priced traditional sales where you can avoid some of the challenges of short sales and foreclosures.  We recommend doing the normal due diligence when it comes to inspecting and investigating a flip, such as a physical inspection.  One crucial item that can be overlooked is to request documentation from the seller detailing the work performed in rehabbing or updating the property prior Read the rest of this entry »

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