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ON THE RECORD Page 204 How to Buy Real Estate During a Pandemic Nicholas Schou is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of several books, including Orange Sunshine and Kill the
Messenger. If you have tips or stories about Montecito, please email him at newseditor@montecitojournal.net L ast Friday, I took a guided tour of a charming abode hidden at the end of a long and curving driveway on East Mountain Drive. Located just a block away from the San Ysidro Trailhead, the property included an historical guest cottage (believed to have once belonged to Priscilla Presley), and a home office above a two-car garage offering views of the expansive backyard. Built in 1994, the main house consists of 5,227 square feet and includes six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, one of which has a shower with windows that, for added privacy, can “fog” up at the touch of a button.
Listed at $7 million, the mansion was a little bit out of my price range. Actually, it was completely out of my price range, so much so that I couldn’t come anywhere close to even qualifying to view the property in person, much less make an offer. Although low-interest bank loans make mortgages more affordable than ever nowadays, Montecito is clearly a seller’s market.
Fortunately, none of these obstacles applied to me, because my visit to 1845 East Mountain Drive was arranged by the Riskin Partners Estate Group, which invited me to play the part of a prospective buyer and write about what it’s like to buy a home during the COVID-19 crisis. Despite the ongoing health crisis, as an “essential” sector of our local economy, Montecito’s real estate industry remains very much open for business. Riskin’s website currently lists 19 properties in town ranging from $2 million to $20 million, and in the past two weeks alone, the group has been involved in four mul-
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