About

Having graduated with a BA from the University of California at San Diego, Denny has chosen to pursue a career in Real Estate. Educated and experienced in sales, Denny represents each client with a level of loyalty and professionalism that sets him above the rest. He constantly studies market trends and focuses on his clients needs, allowing him to provide them with vital information every step of the way.

Denny is a well rounded and extremely personable person. Prior to real estate he worked as a personal trainer for over two years and was also employed with a local biotech company in the pharmacology department. Fluent in Korean and an avid traveler, Denny loves seeing and experiencing new things. In addition to work, Denny is a member of several soccer teams throughout San Diego and enjoys the outdoors. He is also involved with the UCSD alumni association and volunteers as a Big Brother.

Denny Oh was also recognized as one of San Diego’s Best Realtors, based on client satisfaction, in 2007.

We have purchased and sold over 32 personal residences in the last 30 years and because of our sincere respect for him, we did not hesitate to use Denny

- Mark and Denise Williams

In the past Ive had agents who tried to play both sides of the field just to ensure the sale. I felt that throughout the escrow Denny was always on my side above all else.

- Captain Eric Palmer

Rather than being a hair raising experience, finding a home through Denny Oh was enjoyable and rewarding. For that reason, we’d recommend Denny Oh to be your agent, without hesitation.

- Bryan and Marisa Loorya

Denny Oh – 2011 Summary

2011 was an interesting year for many of us. For me, 2011 brought some significant changes to my life – most importantly, I left the beach and moved downtown, sold my old condo and I took up flying. I met some incredible people/clients/friends and got to visit Indianapolis(went to the centennial Indy 500), Chicago (witnessed the rainiest day in Chicago history – 6.91 inches) and Austin(Franklin’s BBQ and the Salt Lick) and I went on my first cruise.

Professionally, I had one of my best years. I was lucky enough to complete 29 transactions, totaling in over $8.5 million in volume($8.577M for those who are

counting) and I did a handful of rentals as well. I was the #1 agent at Windermere Signature Properties, in terms of units sold(including all teams). In the last two years, I’ve sold over $17M in real estate and hope to improve this year.

Thank you to everyone – friends, family, clients and coworkers – who made last year so memorable. I appreciate your trust, support and loyalty. Thank you.

If you know anyone who might need my help buying, selling or leasing real estate in San Diego, please let me know. I would love your referrals. This year, I hope to spend more time on my blog, sharing my knowledge and opinions of San Diego real estate. I may not always be right, but I’ll always give you my honest opinion. Thank you to everyone who has gotten me this far and I look forward to working with those of you who I have yet to meet! Happy New Year.

Navy SEAL Donation

Over the last 7 years in real estate, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and work with several Navy SEALs and other military personnel. I recently received an email from one of my past clients who’s a SEAL and wanted to share some info:

Le FlÃ¢neur

This has absolutely nothing to do with real estate, but I thought it was amazing and wanted to share. Enjoy.

Location: Paris, France
Camera: Nikon D90
Music: ‘Intro’ by The XX (http://www.thexx.info)

Check out this interview for some background on the project:
blogs.nationalgeographic.com/‹blogs/‹intelligenttravel/‹2011/‹03/‹paris-in-2000-images.html

Happy Holidays San Diego!

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the winter weather were experiencing right now. For those of you who are, or will be, in town the next few weeks, Id love to hear from you. Ill be in town, so if you want to look at property, or have any questions, please dont hesitate to call me. Happy holidays and I look forward to hearing from you!

Moving on…to Windermere

I started real estate in the summer of 2004, not knowing anything I was doing. I signed up with Prudential in Carmel Valley because I’d heard they had a great mentor program. A year later, I joined a top team and moved downtown. Fast

forward five years, a lot a learning and here we are…at Windermere Signature Properties. A few weeks ago, I decided to leave Prudential and join Windermere. It had been on my mind for a while and then when I came back from my trip, I made a last minute decision to jump ship.

I want to make it clear though, that I loved working at Prudential and all the agents I met along the way. I moved because I wanted something new and there was a great opportunity for me here. So now I’m still doing the same stuff, but under a new company’s name. My office is downtown at 560 First Ave(Corner of First Ave and Market Street), so feel free to stop by anytime. My phone number and email are still the same. Thanks!

No Place Like Home…

Well, after three very long, but fun-filled weeks, I’m finally back home and of course, back to work. For those who are curious, I travelled through Prague, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam and London. I’d have to say Paris was my favorite(by far), but every place I visited was great and I’d love to go back.

With that said, I’m very happy to be back in San Diego and back to work. As much as I appreciated seeing all these great places, I still love the fact that San Diego is my home! I apologize to all of you who I wasn’t able to respond to as quickly as I normally would, but am ready to go now. Please let me know if you need anything. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Why Denny Oh is better than a Team of Realtors

In real estate, many people feel that working with multiple agents is a good thing – the more eyes and ears you have, the more chances you have to find what you’re looking for…right? Well, like many things in life, what sounds good, doesn’t always translate to reality.

You see, when someone tells me that they’re working with other agents, I think…this is a waste of my time – I’ll focus on my loyal clients. Now this might sound mean, or inconsiderate, but so what. Ultimately, this is my job. This is how I make a living and pay my bills. If a buyer won’t commit to me, then I won’t waste my time and risk them buying a home from someone else…because remember, I get paid solely on commission, not for the time I spend with someone. I’m not asking you/them to sign in blood, but after working with me for a while, I do expect loyalty and exclusivity.

Additionally, many people don’t realize that realtors have access to the same inventory. The MLS for one area has all the homes for sale, regardless of the listing company. I can show Prudential listings, RE/MAX listings and even all the smaller companies’ listings. So using someone from Prudential, Coldwell Banker and Keller Williams doesn’t grant you access to more homes.

Another thing about Denny Oh, is that what you see(or in this case, read), is what you get. I am responsible for the all the content on my blog(minus a few posts from a lender I used to work with) and I don’t hire writers to blog for me. I’m sure I could spend some money and pay a college student to write blog posts that will help www.sandiegoh.com come up higher on searches, but I guess I pride myself on creating my own success and not buying it. I don’t think people/companies who do pay for better SEO ranking are bad, but I just think it’s better to do it with useful, genuine info.

Teams – why not work with a team? Well that’s a good question. I myself was part of a large team until several months ago. Teams can be great. However, here’s where they can let you down. You see, most teams are built around one or two lead agents. These lead agents are the image of the team and are primarily responsible for the business that it generates. The team leader will spend money on marketing to generate leads, which he or she then passes along to another agent on the team(not all teams, but most teams follow a business model similar to this) and gets a percentage of the commission the other agent makes. Doing so allows the team to pool their money/resources and spend more marketing dollars.

Now the problem with this business model is that the buyer/seller who contacts the team for help, is probably interested in working with the lead agent(especially since teams rarely advertise their “junior” agents). So while Joe Homebuyer is calling #1 Agent because he sees his advertising all the time, he’s ultimately going to work with one of #1 Agent’s associates and not the person he was calling for. I’m not saying that the junior agent won’t be able to get the job done, but I’m simply pointing out that teams do have downsides.

I personally have been contemplating on whether or not I should “hire” a buyer’s agent, or an assistant, but I haven’t figured out how/what I can delegate to someone else. I’ve learned that I’m very particular about what I do and I’m not ready to let someone else do my job( and yes, I do realize that I’m giving myself too much credit and that someone else could just as well do the same quality of work that I try and produce). I guess my point is, I pride myself on how I deal with my clients and how I acquire them. I have never spent a penny on any AdWords, pay per clicks, or anything else. And while this may change at some point, I will still make sure all the content on my site is useful and not just a bunch of random keywords thrown together to get better Google results.

I’ll leave you with this – my goal is to do extremely well in real estate. This means that I want to make a lot of money helping people buy and sell homes. This also means that I am making it my top priority to make you, the client, completely happy. I believe in longevity and don’t push buyers and sellers into closing a deal, just so I can get a pay check. The happier you are, the better off I am. If you’re looking for someone to help you with your real estate needs, please get in touch with me.

Thank You

As I enter my last week of my “youth, ” I sit here wondering what I’ve done with my life and about what I have to look forward to. In the 6 years I’ve been in real estate, I’ve seen, done and learned a lot. I’ve seen agents come and go and I’ve seen property values rise and fall. And while I still have a lot to learn, I do know that I’m very thankful for all the great people I’ve been able to work with and help.

I know I’ve been lagging in providing new posts lately and promise that will change. In the meantime, thank you all for reading and giving me the opportunity to help you. If you have any questions, suggestions, complaints or anything, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Help SanDiegOh Grow

For the majority of the last 6 years(more like 5.5), I’ve been helping people buy houses as a buyer’s specialist. Now, while I still focus on helping home buyers, I am looking to expand my business and am helping people sell their homes here in San Diego. I currently have a handful of listings, but would love some more. For those of you who follow my blog, you know that most of my posts are directed towards people who are looking for great real estate deals in San Diego. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a better place to advertise listings than a site that is aimed at attracting ready and able home buyers.

On average, www.sandiegoh.com has about 80–100 different visitors a day(these are different people coming to my site – not one person going to my site over an over again). Most of these people do not

“follow” my blog, rather they are searching for things like “bayside condos by bosa,” or “best san diego real estate deals,” or “san diego electra rent.” In fact, most of my new clients come from my website and the typical call/email goes something like this…”Hi Denny. My name is _______ and I’m looking to purchase a home and I keep coming across your name. Can you help me find a good deal?” I’m sharing this with you not because I want a pat on the back, but because I want to show you how valuable it is to advertise your home online and most importantly, with me!

Placing ads in the newspaper, holding open houses and other “traditional” methods are not necessarily the best way to sell real estate in today’s market. In my opinion, having a strong online presence is by far the best way to advertise. San Diego home buyers come from all over the place – Arizona, the Midwest, Seattle….all the places that don’t have the beautiful weather that San Diego does(so pretty much everywhere else). I can guarantee these buyers are doing a lot of research before they come out here and my goal is to get my site in front of them.

So while I don’t expect you to read this and simply give me a listing, I do hope to plant a seed and ask that if and when the time comes for you to sell a home, please give me a shot. All I’m asking for is a chance to talk to you and show you why you want me as your realtor. In the meantime, why don’t you subscribe to my blog? And just as a quick heads up, I’ll be posting some info on how you can get about 15–40% ROI(typically in 30–90 days) by working with me if you have some cash lying around. If you’re interested, give me a call. And if you know me know, you know this is not some sort of scam.

Denny Oh and SanDiegOh.com

Happy New Year everyone! I know Ive been slacking on my site, so I do apologize. However, I do have a big announcement to makeIm now on my own! Well, sort of. I was on the Scott-Finn and Associates team within Prudential, but I left them last August or so and now Im a lone agent. Im still with Prudential and Im still in the downtown San Diego office, but Im no longer working under anyone. What this means to you is that I can now take listings and help you sell your homes. It also gives me some more flexibility with helping you lease your homes, which properties I can sell, etc.

Just so you know, this was a decision Id been thinking about for the last three years and I was finally able to do it just recently. I loved working with my previous team, but felt that it was time for me to move on and at some point, Ill be starting my own team. Since Ive left, everything has been great! Ive taken a few listings, sold a few more homes and am in the midst of creating a marketing campaign. My phone number - 858“243“2092, email “ [email protected], and address “ 516 Fifth Ave, San Diego, Ca 92101, have not changed. This is a good thing!

Additionally, one of my top priorities is to get into the Trustee Sale market. A Trustee Sale is the final step, prior to the banks foreclosing on a property. This gives the homeowner one last chance to keep his or her home and not let it go to auction. If the owner cannot do this, then the home goes to public auction. The bank will then offer the home at a discounted rate, but buyers must pay with cash and often times, site unseen. The advantage however is to purchase a home below market value and avoid the premium charged by other investors once these homes hit the MLS. If you are in a position to purchase a home with cash(no loan), let me know and Ill keep you posted on future auction dates.

If you are looking to sell/rent your home, please dont hesitate to contact me. Ive been helping a lot of clients with short sales and while its not ideal, in many cases, its the best thing to do. If you purchased a home in the last 5“7 years, theres a good chance that you owe more than its worth “ often times, a LOT more than its worth. If youve lost your job, been relocated, gotten a divorce, interest rate is adjusting, or are experiencing anything else that has affected your ability to make your mortgage payments, please contact me. Im by no means saying this is a get out of jail free card, but the consequences may be much lighter than you think.

And as always, if you need help buying a home or need help with any real estate issues, please call me. Last year was one of my best years in real estate and I thank you all very much for your support. Its a tough market, but I love it. Thank you all again.

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