16929 Via De La Valle, Rancho Santa Fe 92067

16929 Via De La Valle, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 92067

This well maintained ranch style home is located in the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant and is just a short walk to the Village. The home sits back from the road, up a long driveway, on an elevated 1.34 acre lot for maximum privacy. Great floor plan…master bedroom separated from 3 additional bedrooms…open feeling for entertaining…single story for easy living. Limestone floors, large kitchen with center island & granite counters, updated master bath, wide hallways and lots of windows to let in the natural light.  Click here for additional information and photos.  Sea Coast Exclusive Properties. Relax…we’ll handle the details. 760.944.1112

Colorful banners seen hanging from posts on Coast Highway from Leucadia to Cardiff-by-the-Sea since February could soon hang in your home.
The 101 original waterproof pieces were created by local artists and are up for auction.

Those interested may place silent bids by calling 760-436-2320. A live auction will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, 5/26, at the Cardiff Town Center Courtyard.Shop around or find the banner you’re interested by using the Auction Guide PDF.
Proceeds will benefit the Downtown Encinitas, Leucadia and Cardiff Main Street Associations as well as the 101 Artists’s Colony and the individual artists.

Experts have projected that U.S. home prices will appreciate by 5.4% in 2013. If we assume that prices will rise about the same 5% over the next twelve months, here is the difference a buyer will pay if they wait a year.

The setup: Create an eye-catching front yard feature by shaping a few cubic yards of topsoil into an undulating berm. Topped off with mulch, groundcover, and bushes, a berm adds interest and buffers street noise. (Click here for additional landscaping projects.)

Use a charged hose to outline the berm. Remove sod a couple of feet in from the perimeter. Add a few mounds, but max out at 3 feet high.

Specs and cost: Three cubic yards of soil is enough for a good-sized berm. Expect to pay $15-$20 per cubic yard and $15–$60 for delivery — a total of $60-$120.

Tip: Don’t be tempted by those bags of topsoil at the home center: At $2.50 per cubic foot, a cubic yard (27 cubic feet) will end up costing you $67.50.

Have a cubic yard of mulch dropped off as well ($15–$20). A dozen periwinkle starts, plus a few boxwood bushes and evergreens, will set you back another $140.

Total for an 18-foot-long berm: $215–$280.

Tools: Wheelbarrow, spade, shovel, garden rake, trowel.

Time:A day to form the berm, another half-day for planting and mulching.

When you’re ready to sell your home, contact Sea Coast Exclusive Properties for our expert advise and selling tips.

MIke Evans-Sea Coast Exclusive Properties

Mike Evans, Owner of Sea Coast Exclusive Properties,  specializing in fine homes in the North County San Diego market, shares his insights into the secrets of the success of his company which he proudly attributes to the quality of his agents.

Another BEAUTIFUL weekend in North San Diego County.  We have  just the thing for you to do…visit some of these amazing homes in Carlsbad, Encinitas and Oceanside. See parts of our community that you may have not seen before.  Anywhere you go around here you just can’t lose. Click here for a full list of homes to visit.

Look at one of the lavish homes in Encinitas…

520 Camino El Dorado, Encinitas, CA, 92024

520 Camino El Dorado, Encinitas Ca 92024

Spectacular home fully fenced & gated compound with OCEAN VIEWS in the heart of Encinitas, 5bed 4.5 bath, detached Guest House with full bath. Chefs DREAM kitchen,1/2 acre flat lot with Salt Water Pool….about a mile to Moonlight Beach…Close to Restaurants and Shopping! excellent Schools! No HOA’s!

We know we have a lot of foodies here in North San Diego County, so grab your fork and get over to Cardiff to have some local eats.  Help support our local communities while having some delicious fun!

Taste of Cardiff
Date: Thursday, May 16th
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

For you classic car enthusiast…the streets of Downtown Encinitas will be rockin’ and rollin’ when Encinitas Classic Car Nights comes to Downtown Encinitas May through September.

The third Thursday of each summer month from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, hot rods, Woodies and other classic and vintage cars will line S. Coast Highway 101 from D Street to J Street. These beauties will be parked in dedicated lots, along the Hwy 101 and on side streets.

This year’s series will have numerous dedicated lots for car clubs! We will have live music at two venues:  SMOG Test Only and The Lumberyard Courtyard.

Come by our Sea Coast Exclusive Properties office located at 900 S. Coast Hwy 101…right in the heart of the action.

7942 Sitio Redonda, Carlsbad

7942 Sitio Redonda, Carlsbad, CA, 92009

Wonderful cul-de-sac location where privacy abounds! Built-in BBQ, fire pit & large grass area. Plenty of room for the kids to play and to add a pool. Fantastic open floor plan with bed/office downstairs & adjacent full bath. Wood floors in living/dining rooms & granite counters in downstairs bathrooms & kitchen. Soaring ceilings and lots of windows in FR. Upstairs has spacious secondary bedrooms w/ private baths & wide open views from master bedroom. Close to top rated schools including OPE and LCC High. For additional photos and information click here.

Sea Coast Exclusive Properties.  Relax…we’ll handle the details. 760.944.1112