Megan’s Message Meet Your Neighbor

www.localumbrellanews.com May 2021 | VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 5

LOCAL LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION VOLUME 5 I ISSUE 5

Save Our Neighborhoods! Camille McPherson of Talmadge

What the heck is happening in San Diego real estate?! Are homes even selling? Can I even get a loan right now? These are some of the questions I get on a daily basis in Did you know that developers are targeting our residential neighborhoods and replacing single-family homes with multi-unit rentals? San Diego has recently eliminated parking requirements and waived fees for developers when they build rental units/Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) on single-family lots. This will Meet your neighbor Wendy Reynolds Camille McPherson, professional ballet dancer, teacher, and arts administrator, has called Talmadge her home since the age of four. As a child, Camille remembers falling in love with undoubtedly lead to less high-density growth along main transit corridors, such Talmadge instantly. Every picturesque home and garden the midst of our COVID19 shelter in place period. as El Cajon Blvd, where it is much needed and welcomed! It also means we Our spotlight this month is on seemed to come with itÕs own fairytale, and Camille was taxpayers are left holding the bag for needed infrastructure to support high Wendy Reynolds of Talmadge. fortunate to have had many childhood neighborhood friends density in single-family neighborhoods.

I am here to tell you that indeed, homes A San Diego native, Reynolds and benefit thanks to their service!), and if with whom to ride bikes, rollerblade, play hide and seek, and are selling and people are getting loans. The City of San Diego is now allowing for: grew up in Clairemont, went to you are borrowing $701,500 or less, which set up lemonade and bake sales.

It’s still a bit early to see any price puts you in the conventional financing Mission Bay High School and attended San Diego State for college, “GO AZTECS!” Along adjustment trends as we tend to measure that trend over a 3–6 month time frame category, many lenders will still allow you to put as little as 5% down. All loans and • 2- or 3-STORY backyard apartment buildings (imagine a 4-unit rental building behind every other house in your neighborhood as a possibility) After a brief stint dancing in Pittsburgh, Camille returned to San Diego to dance professionally with the San Diego Ballet, where she has performed for the past nine years as a featured soloist. She now resides in a studio apartment she and we just don’t have that hindsight • ZERO setbacks on the side and rear yards the way Reynolds moved to all lenders are not created equal, nor are nicknames Òthe treehouse,Ó right next door to the family home in which she as of yet. But I can tell you that I am still • NO limit on Bonus ADUs per lot San Francisco and after 20 their financing programs. Contact me for grew up. Camille feels fortunate to live so close to her parents, both of whom consistently seeing multiple offers on • NO parking required years in the Bay Area, she a referral to a trustworthy lender that can are professional musicians, and derives immense joy from befriending her properties in San Diego, particularly in the • Front yards can be replaced with parking provide you the information you need to neighbors. decided she needed a change $1.2 million range and below with both lots get started in your research. and made the move back to her my buyer and seller clients. Of course, ¥ Green urban canopy replaced with hometown of San Diego. After In addition to her proliÞc performing career, Camille teaches ballet to all ages this depends on the location and overall presentation, but with an already very concrete ¥ Developers are Þnancially incentivized to build AWAY from main transit corridors and going to area open houses, she came across Talmadge. If you would like to explore buying and/ or selling in this ever changing market, and levels. After the pandemic hit, she swiftly pivoted her lessons to a virtual platform, happily discovering that limited set of housing inventory for buyers in residential neighborhoods INSTEAD of along main transit corridors, such as El According to Reynolds, “I loved give me a call at 619.944.2798 or email online ballet lessons could indeed be fulÞlling, productive, and rewarding for out there to choose from, it’s even tighter Cajon Boulevard. the friendly neighborhood vibe me at Megan@MeganB.com. I’d be happy both herself and her students. She has now. Those that can still qualify for a • Taxpayers pay for needed infrastructure and all the planned activities. to discuss with you what sets my service since converted her garage into a miniloan are able to take advantage of the apart from the rest! I haven’t seen a neighborhood ballet studio and can be seen working still low rates and achieve their dream of homeownership, moving up, or downsizing. Studies conÞrm that such state-ordered up zoning encourages speculation and drives up land costs. This could make future homeownership virtually impossible for Þrst time or even move up home buyers. We have more than enough quite like Talmadge.”with her ballet students throughout the afternoon. With plenty of ventilation, underutilized land on our main transit boulevards to meet our housing needs. mask-wearing, and social distancing, she is thrilled to provide her students In May of 2019, Reynolds made Loans can be a little tricky these days WE URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION TODAY: Talmadge her home. A graphic with a safe option for in person learning. Camille loves taking on new students 1. for a primary residence and trickier still SIGN THE PETITION to OPPOSE these destructive changes and demand that designer for 25 years, she has and enjoys working with both children and adults; she encourages all who are for an investment property. For a primary the city place a moratorium on this policy: owned her own design business, interested to reach out to her to learn more! residence loan, with many (but not all) Check Nextdoor.com for petition drives or contact Better4SD@gmail.com to Olive Design for 20 years and is lenders, you should count on having at have one emailed or delivered to your door. 2. WRITE OR CALL city government and demand the preservation of currently freelancing. Ultimately, Camille’s third passion lies in arts administration. She is least 20% down if you are needing to residential zoning, Council districts listed below: she is looking for a permanent currently in her second year as Education Outreach borrow $701,501 or higher as this puts you employee position (hint, hint). Coordinator for the San Diego Ballet, where she in the “jumbo loan” category. Most lenders MayorToddGloria@sandiego.gov 619-236-6330 Council District 1: JoeLaCava@sandiego.gov 619-236-6611 You can find her online portfolio collaborates with schools, community groups, local government agencies, and nonproÞts to bring the arts to are still processing VA loans up to $1 million Council District 2: JenniferCampbell@sandiego.gov 619-236-6622 at wendyreynolds.myportfolio. all corners of the city. Last fall, she began volunteering for $0 down (always an incredible opportunity Council District 3: StephenWhitburn@sandiego.gov 619-236-6633 Council District 4: CD4News@sandiego.gov 619-236-6644 com. In her free time, Reynolds Teatro San Diego, a new nonproÞt theatre company Council District 5: MarnivonWilpert@sandiego.gov 619-236-6655 loves hiking, mountain biking, committed to addressing equity and accessibility in the Council District 6: ChrisCate@sandiego.gov 619-236-6616 print making, art shows and arts for San DiegoÕs professional BIPOC actors, singers, and Council District 7: Council District 8: RaulCampillo@sandiego.gov 619-236-6677 VivianMoreno@sandiego.gov 619-236-6688 happy hour. Her passions dancers. Camille holds Þrm in her belief that the arts serve to heal, bind, strengthen, and enrich the community. She Council District 9: SeanEloRivera@sandiego.gov 619-236-6699 include travel, photography loves sharing her passions with others and hopes anyone interested in learning and she loves her adorable dog, more about the arts and culture sector in San Diego will drop her a line! 3. STAY INFORMED: Email Better4SD@gmail.com to join our community email Diego. If you see them out in list.Have questions about real estate? Contact Megan! the neighborhood, be sure to say hello! Happy to have you Have Questions About Real Estate? Megan Beauvais here, Wendy! REALTOR® megan@meganb.com Contact Megan! Megan Beauvais DRE 01426805 619.944.2798 DRE 01426805 REALTOR¨, GRI megan@meganb.com

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