Kimberly

"Greening Every Home We Sell"
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About Me
Kimberly Dotseth is the broker owner of Green Box Homes, the only green real estate brokerage in San Diego. From a paperless transaction to free eco-coaching and a new Solatube for every home sold, Kimberly is helping the environment one sold property at a time. She is a Master Certified Real Estate Agent for the City of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. Kimberly is also a meals volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Visit Kimberly on her website at GreenBoxHomes.com. Search for properties or register to learn more about the greening process. Her highly successful boutique firm focuses first and foremost on satisfying all buyer and sellers with extraordinary service for the sale or purchase of their home. The firm also offers free greening and a complex, personalized environmental checklist to each home it represents. Kimberly specializes in the sale and representation of homes and condominiums throughout San Diego County. She is also a commercial real estate broker.

See Kimberly on HGTV's "National Open House" Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. Our episodes have taped and are scheduled for airing at these times.
Testimonials
"John K. "I have used Kim for several transactions and this time I let her remodel the downstairs before I moved in. Every vendor she selected was great. I had basically no involvement except approving the costs ~ and the colors. Many thanks, it's very cool."***** Karen W. and Will G. "We just got engaged and Kimberly helped us purchase our first house before getting married later this year. Many thanks. We really like the yard."***** Mr. and Mrs. Kelly "We enjoyed selling our large family home with Kimberly and purchasing a smaller, downtown property. Thanks for the tax information! She saved us a lot of money by working with us to move our tax basis to the new property."***** Grace D. "Thank you for the condo! I love it!"***** John M. "Kimberly is getting ready to list another house for me but that's only because she's already sold one for me in seven days and saved my neighbor from foreclosure. I am very happy with her services and promptness."***** Ryan and Jill S. "Kimberly is our agent and friend. We trusted her with confidential information and she treated us with great respect during a difficult transaction. We are very, very happy and recommend her."***** Allison and John M. "We really appreciate Kimberly's help with our house purchase in San Diego. Her area expertise and school district knowledge really helped us eliminate some neighborhoods and settle on the one we chose. We love our new house."***** Richard R. "Thank you for assisting my company with its building purchase. It was a pleasure working with you and the building is great. And the A/C works after all that checking! See you soon."***** Ava W. "I enjoyed working with Kimberly on the sale of one home in 2007 and the later 2008 purchase of another. We had fun driving around looking at places, but the best part was her tough negotiation skills on both sides of the table."***** Robert M. "Thank you for your help selling my apartment building in a very difficult market."***** Kerry G. "Kimberly showed me houses that were exactly as I asked for on my wish list and we found one within two weeks that was perfect. She also managed the $25,000 remodel that I wanted done after closing escrow. When I moved in it was gorgeous, and I have her to thank for color, materials and vendor selection. She has since helped with all my properties (sales and renovation) over seven years."***** Eloise H. "Kimberly helped sell my house in Orange County and buy another house in Del Mar. Thanks, Kim!"***** Lynn and John G. "We used Kimberly to buy a condominium for our son's college years near SDSU. We got a great deal on a 2/2 and she helped us find a roommate for our son. We loved the transaction and look foward to using her to sell the condo in about four years."*****"
Some of Kimberly's Clients Fri Aug 1
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Kimberly answered:
Dear Nancy,
There are a lot of good answers here, but let me add one more: avoid short sales like the plague, the bird flu, pizza with onions and people who call you M'aam.

The reason your agent is shying away from them may be to protect you. You can write an offer, jump through ridiculous hoops put there by silly short sale agents who suddenly feel like Gods, and then wait up to 60 days, only to have the bank decide to proceed ahead with foreclosure because they can get a higher price if they own it themselves. I do about 100 BPOs a month for banks in this very situation, and if they get a nice BPO, they decide to keep the property and sell it as a foreclosure. I know what I am talking about. And in this case you'd be out and would have wasted so much time.

I don't avoid them for some worry about commission reduction. I am not motivated by the percentage of commission I get. I am motivated by the number of superb, quality deals I close in one year. These are not superb deals on any level. If you have several days, I can give you excrutiating details.

Keep your sanity and first try to find something not bank owned. They are out there. Those sellers are people too darn it! They need buyers like you. Then consider bank owned. Then avoid short sales like...oh, you already heard all the likes.

Don't waste your time in 2008 chasing deals that don't amount to anything for YOU! Get a house or condo while you can while interest rates are under 7%. I want you in escrow in two weeks, now go! - Thu Aug 28 2008, 14:38
Kimberly answered:
Dear Tina,

I LOVE your idea. My favorite investment property area in all of San Diego County is University Heights and Normal Heights. I should know, I own rental property there (houses, not condos). I highly recommend you consider the 2/1 bungalow configuration house and not knowing what your budget is, I can say with that down payment in the bank, you may be qualified to purchase two or three of them. I find them to be completely on sale and typically get about $1,650 for a 2/1 in tip top shape. This is right up my alley and a lot of people use me to purchase their investment property because of my first hand and well rounded experience. I can go on and on about this topic, so please call me if you want to talk.

Houses only! Stay away from condos in this area PLEASE.

I am excited for you! - Thu Aug 28 2008, 14:31
Kimberly answered:
I do this all the time typically for higher end clients who want privacy and have secured their own buyer. I always charge the same: 1% of the sales price. I work the whole county and the last transaction I did like this was in North County for over $1 million. But because I didn't negotiate the transaction for you, I request a release of liability from buyer and seller to proceed as you have described. - Thu Aug 28 2008, 14:27

Does anyone know a good mortgage person?

Kimberly answered:
Sandy,

YES!!!! I love this guy, he is so nice and so professional that I refer my clients to him. I used to do loans too myself, and now do not, but have the years of experience to know a good mortgage broker from a bad one.

Call Jack Campbell and tell him that Kimberly Dotseth sent you:

Jack Campbell
Campbell & Company
MORTGAGE PLANNER

jack@campbellsd.com

(866) 305-9562 office
(800) 906-6042 fax

-Good luck!

Kim - Thu Aug 28 2008, 14:24
Kimberly answered:
Lia, I am wondering if you ever found your house? Since you wrote, the UC market has improved and could meet your wish list! May I assist you in looking around at homes? I have lived in ZIP code 92122 for 27 years and know it backward and forwards. - Thu Aug 28 2008, 14:12
My Listings
3110 Via Alicante, La Jolla, CA 92037 3110 Via Al…
$270,000
1 br  1.0 ba  
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Specialties
Kimberly specializes in: resales, condo conversions, houses between $300K and $500K, REO and bank owned property, metro San Diego, north San Diego, south San Diego. Kimberly has sold or financed more than $153 million in San Diego real estate. She is also a commercial real estate broker and offers free eco-coaching on every home sold and a free Sola-Tube light for each homeowner when the property allows for it. HGTV Host for National Open House, 2008 and 2009.
Certifications & Awards
Member:
San Diego Association of Realtors
California Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
Meals on Wheels volunteer
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