One of the most difficult things to do when selling your house is to pick the correct listing price. If you price your home to high, you will miss out on some potential buyers and there is a chance the home will sit on the market with less and less viewings. If you price the home to low, you chance leaving money on the table. The best results come when you work with local, professional realtor with experience in your area, such as those of the Franco Team. A professional realtor will show you comparable listings in your area, explain what repairs and updates to make to get the best return on investment. In the fall you don’t want your home to sit on the real estate market, you want it to sell, your realtor is your best resource.

Roger’s Gardens is having their Annual Children’s Halloween Festival on Sunday, October 30th. The festival will include a costume parade, spooky Halloween crafts and lots of activities. Come dressed up for the parade, share in all the Halloween spirit and spooky creativity happening at the festival. There will be interactive crafts and activities for children to participate in. In addition, there will be a trick-or-treating costume parade throughout the gardens. Parents, remember to bring your cameras to capture all the excitement and smiles. Roger’s Gardens is located at 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road in Corona del Mar. The fun gets underway at 3pm and continues until 4:30pm. This event is open to the public and free to attend. For more information about this fun Halloween event or the many others offered at the garden, see their website at: http://rogersgardens.com/seminars-events/childrens-halloween-festival-costume-parade-crafts-activities/.

Pelican Hill is part of the Newport Coast area of Newport Beach along with the luxury residential developments of Crystal Cove and the Crystal Cove State Park and Beach. Pelican Hill is made-up of five exclusive communities placed around the world class Pelican Hill Resort, Spa and Golf Club. Located at 21 Island, this 7,800 square foot home is part of the Pelican Crest development. This five bedroom, seven bathroom estate was built in 2000. Named Villa Paraiso, this home has a bluff setting giving it awe-inspiring views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, Palos Verdes, city night lights and vibrant evening sunsets. The three level estate has a Mediterranean architectural style.  The home sits on an oversized 13,000 square foot piece of property with a corner lot setting. Outdoors, homeowner’s will enjoy entertaining around the saltwater pool with its outstanding views. Pelican Crest, like all Pelican Hill developments, is a 24 hour guard gated community.  Pelican Crest has just 166 custom built estates. Residents are very near Fashion Island with a large variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options.