When staging the inside of your home, take a good look at all the floors. Give all floors a thorough cleaning, including professionally steam cleaning the carpets. Also, think about having tile floors professionally cleaned, as well, which includes grout cleaning. If the wood floors look like they are in poor shape, consider having them refinished. Potential buyers will love the sparkling clean home and are sure to notice the pristine floors.

The Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race will take place Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th. The race start can be viewed from the Balboa Pier. The main race begins in Newport Beach and has over 200 vessels. The race gets underway at 11am with a different class starting every ten minutes. This year there will be a short course starting from Shelter Island at 5pm. The short course is 62 miles and the traditional course is 125 miles. With having both courses, the NOSA goal is to include as many boats and boat types possible. This is an overnight race to Ensenada Mexico. This is one of the largest international races in the world.  For more information and to learn more about the race; see their website at: http://newporttoensenada.com/.

Pelican Hill is part of the Newport Coast section of Newport Beach along with Crystal Cove and several other luxury developments. Pelican Hill has world class views, five luxury developments and fabulous amenities. Located at 9 Sea Shell, this 8,000 square foot estate is part of the Pelican Hill development. This six bedroom, seven bathroom custom built home was built in 1995. Enter the home into a grand two story foyer. Attention to detail can be seen in the inset ceiling designs, custom cabinetry and high end carpet. This custom built estate has endless views of the Pacific Ocean, the Pelican Hill Golf Course, Catalina Island, Newport Harbor and evening sunsets, from the property and from almost every room in the home. This home sits on an oversized 17,000 square foot flat piece of property. Outdoors, homeowners will enjoy entertaining by the pool and spa, outdoor fireplace and the barbeque area. Pelican Hill is a 24 hour guard gated community with approximately 140 custom built estates. The Pelican Hill community is located near the Crystal Cove State Park, which provides the area with over three miles of pristine sandy beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped land for outdoor activities.