I visit a lot of open houses. Sometimes I’ll plan my weekend around the schedule of an interesting-sounding home for sale. Other times, I’ll take a quick break from the office to tour a house during the brokers’ caravans that are held on weekday mornings. We’re lucky here in Santa Barbara that we can visit open homes year-round, but the current season — the spring-into-summer bridge that is the month of May — is the ideal time of year for open-house hopping. Gardens are in bloom, and neighbors are outside painting fences and dabbling in DIY projects. Whether or not you’re currently in the market to buy a home, it’s still fun to stroll through, take a look around, and imagine yourself creating in the kitchen or floating in the pool. The real estate agents who host the open houses know everything about the home-buying process and hope that one day they’ll be able to help you find your dream home.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties is holding a mega open house event this weekend. Hundreds of homes from San Diego through Santa Barbara will put out the welcome mat and invite you in for a visit. Here are a couple of the company’s area house listings that are scheduled to be open this weekend:
3950 Via Real #113, Carpinteria
