@nina. Sorry didn't mean to be rude but your approach towards earning business sounds so desperate. I think it's best to give an advice and forget. Let clients value your opinion and contact you rather than ending your updates with a reminder to contact you. It’s a REAL turn-off.

My 2 cents

Hi Pam_ela
Carlisle Way is a great complex to buy in , it has a good location, schools attached (for future sale and apprciation aspects) and is fairly new. When Evelyn Glen and CArlisle are at approx same price, Carlisle would be a better bet in most aspects.
Unfortunately, if you were not the one whose offer got accepted today, then there is no Active property available there.......wait a bit another may come up.
Take care and all the Best, get in touch with me if I can help in any way.
Regards,
Nina

Hello Pam and thanks for your question.

Unfortunately, if you were looking at the townhome on Carlisle, Unit 114, it went into contract today and is now showing as "pending." If you were the lucky person who purchased this home, congratulations!

In looking at this lovely home on Carlisle, which is a two story, 1100 SF townhome style building, I don't think this was an apartment conversion, but is a newish homeowners association built about 2 years ago. The property is quite lovely and the homes are fairly large. The schools are excellent--Stocklemeier (with a new 2008 API of 955), Cupertino Middle School and Homestead High School If your family includes children, this is a lovely home with a good location and great opportunities. Best of all, because this is in a better school district (Cupertino), the home should appreciate faster than in other areas.

On the other hand, the Evelyn Glen properties (which I saw long long time ago) are lovely too. However, the school district here is Santa Clara, and the elementary school is Braly with an API of only 816 (2008 figures), so it's not quite as good as the Cupertino school. Homes at Evelyn Glen are starting in the mid $500s, so it may no longer be possible to purchase a KB Home here for $510-515 without some serious negotiating. While this home is also new, I do think that the three to four floors of climbing steps can be a bit overwhelming to many buyers, so the buyer for this home will be younger and that makes the school district--in my humble opinion--more important at Evelyn Glen.

So, in this case, based on price, future potential for home valuation appreciation and school district, I would have opted for the Carlisle property.

Good luck!!

Sincerely,
Grace Morioka, SRES, e-Pro
Area Pro Realty

Pam_ela.
Carlisle is in the Cupertino School District but the townhomes there are not new, they are a condo conversion and pretty small compared to Evelyn Glen. Evelyn Glen is closer to downtown, larger, and completely new. they both have their good attributes so it comes down to location and size. Would you rather be closer to downtown or in a better school district? Do you want more space? You will not be able to get the 10K new home credit at Carlisle since it is a condo conversion, assuming we are talking about the same complex.

Marcy