How Can San Diego Real Estate Investors Improve Their Current Strategy?

Posted @ 11:10 pm - Filed under 1031 Exchanges, Real Estate Investing, Retirement, Selling Income Property, San Diego Property Owners, Real Estate Markets, Retirement Income, Market Correction, Capital Growth

There are plenty of things you can do, not the least of which is to recognize the sea change happening in real time before our eyes. I’m worried for your future. You should be too. And no, I don’t think your properties are gonna put you in the poor house, ‘cuz they’re not. This market correction will end, and at some point your properties will not only regain their value, but go higher.

The Problem?

If your real estate investment world begins and ends at San Diego’s borders, you have a big problem. If they don’t, takin’ your equities Outa Dodge will easily mean $1 Million in additional capital growth for most of you in the next decade. And that figure’s a relatively safe one. Talk about the tortoise and the hare. And for the record? It’s only in the fable that the tortoise wins. Where we’ll take you, the hares don’t stop and lollygag. All things being equal, those leaving San Diego with their real estate investment equity/capital will race past those who stay in town.

No Brainer

It’s a no-brainer. Those who leave now, will be working towards another $5,000 a month retirement income in the next 10 years or so, give or take. This isn’t a game. This is your retirement, and I’m serious as a heart attack about this subject. It’s what I do.

Do not invest in San Diego income property now, or keep what you have longer than it takes to sell/tax defer (1031 exchange) your way out. I’ve been tellin’ folks to buy SD property since Carter was in office. I don’t say these things lightly, as I understand the gravity of decisions based upon one’s future retirement income. But it’s the right thing to do. That makes it an easy call.

I’ll be in town this weekend, available by phone and email. I’m pretty good about gettin’ back to folks quickly. So Contact the Hairless One and let’s see what it’s gonna take to get your retirement back in high gear. Oh, and by the way, for clients doing tax deferred exchanges with Brown and Brown, the selling costs will be reduced by $10,000 or more 90% of the time.

Really — wouldn’t kid ya ’bout that.

Now for some kinda sorta on-topic weekend music. (Just go with it, OK?) Have a good one.

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2 comments to “How Can San Diego Real Estate Investors Improve Their Current Strategy?”

Vance Shutes on June 28th, 2008 at 4:25 am said:

  • Jeff,

    A question: If it’s time to “get outta Dodge”, won’t there be a bottleneck at the door, leading to a freefall in prices?

    Or do you anticipate that only a few will heed your message?

    (My hunch is - it’s the latter). Love the music choice!

BawldGuy on June 28th, 2008 at 10:34 am said:

  • Hey Vance — Give Lani the credit for the music. She lent a hand.

    The San Diego, heck, places like Palo Alto too, (they’re often worse about their area than here) have been so completely drugged for so long, they think I’M not seein’ the forrest for the trees.

    Their Kool-Aid is so effective, a bottleneck is a virtual impossibility. How effective? At a seminar in Palo Alto recently, a woman walked out AFTER I empirically proved staying their was gonna cost her millions over the next 10-25 years. The only thing she didn’t do on her way out was loudly sing la la la la la la while plugging her ears. :)

    My guess is less than 5-10% of San Diego income property owners will realize what’s possible through exchanging their equities to path of growth areas. The irony? These areas are nothing, if not an exact replay of San Diego circa the 70’s & 80’s. You’d think the locals here would be able to recognize what they’ve already lived through themselves in real time.

    Here’s just one empirical local example of how cool it would be for them to heed the call.

    A new client is moving his $300K +/- equity in a SD rental home Outa Dodge next month. It’s worth about $500K. He’ll buy a minimum of $1.5 Million, and probably more like $2 Million of superior performing units. In the next 15 years he’ll have grown his capital by at least $3 Million MORE than if he’d stayed in San Diego. That’s an extra $180-240K in annual retirement income.

    And THAT’S why we say it’s a no-brainer. :)

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