San Carlos Renovation

by Tom | Jul 1, 2024 | House Design, Kitchens, San Diego Real Estate Market

We are happy to announce the completion of our latest project! A full remodel and reimagination of this San Carlos mid century ranch home. This single level design is better than it’s original 1961 condition now with all new sophisticated and timeless updated materials and systems. This is not your typical house flip for sure. New central air conditioning, roof, even down to the sewer lateral and concrete diamond cut driveway. Energy efficient upgrades include maintenance free landscaping, artificial turf, water conserving plumbing fixtures, dual pane windows and LED lighting. Dark Exterior house paint colors here are SW 7020 Brown Fox trim and SW 7040 Smokehouse body.

The open concept kitchen, dining and living room flow seamlessly to the great outdoor backyard space perfect for get togethers. The new kitchen design features white shaker cabinetry, brushed gold hardware, a 9-foot island with double waterfall quartz countertop offer the ultimate space for entertaining. Light oak brushed matte finish waterproof flooring run through the entire space.

The master bathroom features a giant walk in shower with vertical oak ribbon tile and black trim and schluter. A linear shower drain allows large format shower pan tile to be used to minimize grout lines.

Green Button Homes is a general contractor that buys homes “As Is” direct from homeowners to remodel. Tom Tarrant has been San Diego’s most trusted and experienced homebuyer for almost 20 years. When selling your home to Green Button Homes you will make no repairs and pay no realtor commissions or closing costs. Just take what you want and leave the rest. A local escrow company handles all the paperwork.

Selling a home “As-Is” in San Diego can be fast and hassle-free if you give us a call. Green Button Homes is a perfect option for the disposition of any unwanted San Diego real estate. Give us a call for a no-obligation cash offer today. (619) 438-0234.

Santee Remodel 2024

by Tom | Jan 12, 2024 | House Design

New project just completed and for sale in Santee, CA. This is our second remodel in Santee this year. We love this neighborhood, great family values and clean streets. Edgy design on this one with Behr Whipped Cream DC-001 and Cracked Pepper PPU18-01 accent exterior paint. The open concept with double waterfall island is the focal point. We love to use the vertical oak ribbon wood under the island now.

Full remodel, all new tile, windows, flooring, texture, paint and landscaping! Awesome culdesac location. Make this your new home! MLS# 230024235. Green Button Homes LLC (619) 438-0234.

Bathroom remodel 2024 Green Button Homes

Hardin Hills Remodel 2023

by Tom | Nov 8, 2023 | House Design

I am so proud to announce we wrapped up this incredible design and remodel of what turned out to be a very unique and one of my favorite projects. We purchased this as a fixer upper from an out-of-state family member who inherited it through Probate. Coming into the project for my first visit, it wasn’t even clear that we had such an expansive view until I cut down all the scrub trees that had overgrown the property. The home is situated at the top of a asphalt private drive and surrounded by giant Eucalyptus trees in the foothills of Mt. Helix, San Diego County. Now offered for sale at $949,000. See more info on the Zillow listing here.

When we start these projects its never clear what colors or design I want to do. The freedom of picking out everything myself and not working for a homeowner is priceless and very liberating. Being up on this hill for the first few weeks of demo it became clear that I was not comfortable going for the popular white farmhouse look with black trim. It really just wouldn’t vibe with the woodsy feeling I get from nature being up on this very special .75 acre private lot surrounded by trees and overlooking El Cajon Valley.

Searching for a deep and rich exterior paint color is challenging. Back in the grey house days we found some pretty good dark grey exterior paint colors but it was time to really blend this house with its surroundings while presenting it in a modern and trendy look. It became clear I needed a deep Olive exterior paint color for this project. I settled on Sherwin Williams SW 7745 Muddled Basil. The oversaturated and rich deep olive green tone speaks for itself. I really didn’t want to overkill the black accents so we opted to only do the facia and front door in SW 6258 Tricorn Black.

Once I got the paint color up it was clear I needed a different look with regards to fencing. Since privacy was not a big concern for this property we went with a goat wire fencing to pair with the natural enviroment and not block off the views from the driveway. I am just so happy to be able to do this and take what was a blighted eyesore and create such an awesome home for someone to enjoy. Stay tuned for more remodels coming up!

Bathroom remodel Green Button Homes 2023

2023 Santee Project

by Tom | Feb 15, 2023 | House Design, House Flipping

We finally finished the Santee project that has been center of our universe this year. Words cant describe how proud we are of the results of all this hard work. Big thanks to my talented team of workers who all made it possible. We went with a clean white pallette, light wood accents and flat panel upper kitchen cabinets this time. The Terrazzo fireplace and wood veneer slatwall detail under the bar are my favorite features for sure. Outside I went with all white and the trim is a soothing blue/grey color. We did new roof and central air conditioning as well. My crew even blew in all new attic insulation to combat the tough Santee summers! This property is now listed in the MLS for sale at $849,000. MLS# 20002963

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Back in Clairemont!

by Tom | Dec 31, 2022 | House Design, San Diego Real Estate Market

We are back in Clairemont to kick off 2023. We bought this property direct from the out-of-state owner saving them all the expense and hassle of using an agent. Fun fact is that in 2004 we flipped an exact model-match home on this very same street. That is over 18 years ago! Green Button Homes, the original San Diego Cash Homebuyer. They hired a local attorney to look over our paperwork, here is his Green Button Homes testimonial:

“Recently I had the pleasure of working with Tom Tarrant of Green Button Homes LLC in San Diego. Tom was an efficient and detail oriented businessperson who treated those he worked with fairly and with respect. I would be happy to work with him again in the future.”

Steven Haskins, Real Estate Attorney and Licensed Real Estate Broker

Green Button Homes is the original “We Buy Houses” company in San Diego. In business for over 17 years, we have bought 100’s of homes hassle-free directly from sellers with no agents involved. Being a family owned small local business, we take pride in creating win-win solutions and improving the neighborhoods we love one house at a time. Receive an offer for your San Diego property.

Eastlake Project and Falling Home Prices

by Tom | Aug 17, 2022 | House Design, House Flipping, San Diego Real Estate Market

Just wrapped up another great project down in South Bay near the Eastlake/Otay neighborhoods. This is really a great family home located on a pride of ownership culdesac in a newer track home development originally built by McMillian in the 1990’s. The floorplan is really familiar and reflective of a lot of homes built in the 90’s in San Diego.

The San Diego real estate market is in the beginning stages of a what we think is a huge correction. We are now seeing median home prices drop for the first time in 13 years. Needless to say, all this was fueled by QE and low mortgage rates. The market seemed to peak around May 2022, since then we have lost 10% on median home prices. Nobody thought prices would drop with less than 2 months of inventory, but I predicted this would happen and we adjusted our buying criteria to be safe. As of August 12, 2022 the San Diego median home price is $805,000, down from $865,000 on June 3rd.

With inflation and higher interest rates, the squeeze is on. Affordability is at a 40-year low so combined with plummeting consumer confidence from the recession, buyers are feeling cause for concern. Almost 30% of homes in San Diego listed for sale have reduced asking prices at this time. The days of 20 offers on the first weekend and $100k overbidding are long gone but this is a healthy situation needed to move into a more normal market.

The home is 5 bedroom, 3 bath with 2400 s.f. We did a complete remodel with all new surfaces. Newer homes like this are usually a breeze because the electrical and plumbing are in good shape and there is no need to make floor plan improvements. There was an April identical floorplan home that sold before the decline for over $200,000 more than we are asking! This is a great deal and reflective of the new normal.