Ocean Hills Mission Statement

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Ocean Hills Country Club is an age-restricted homeowners association with facilities to complement and enhance an active livestyle.  The mission of OHCC through its Board of Directiors is to:

  • Protect and  Preserve assets
  • Enhance property values
  • Promote safe and harmonious living
  • Facilitate use and enjoyment of the property

This will be acomplished by the following:

  • Respecting and treating members fairly
  • Enforcing the governing documents
  • Communicating Board efforts and actions to members
  • Making informed decisions for the common benefit of the owners

If you would like more information about Ocean Hills Country Club contact .   Because Ocean Hills Oceanside is gated, you will need an escort to get inside.  Gary will be happy to meet you outside the gate and take you inside as his guest.  He will show you what is available as well as to introduce you to the great Ocean Hills amenities.  Call Gary at 760-745-1220.

Country Club Homes

Ocean Hills Country Club homes offer virtually everything you could want for your active leisure activities right on the premises. There’s an 18-hole executive golf course, a practice putting green, lighted tennis courts, pickel ball court, shuffle board, bocci ball, and an Olympic size swimming pool.  There is also a great spa for relaxing and unwinding.

There is a 27,000 square foot club house facility that has a fully equipped Nautilus exercise room and a fully stocked library.  Don’t see a book you like, just ask and they probably will order it. You’ll enjoy a large auditorium for special events, performances, celebrations and holidays.  The autorium can also be used for foreign films and other movies. 

In Ocean Hills for socializing, there are studios and clubs that let you enjoy cards, computers, billiards, dancing, and music…just to name a few.  The computer club impresses me in that it offers both Apple and PC equipment, all with great displays.  Practically anything and everything else you can think of for relaxation and fun is within reach.  On the premises there is also a fully equipped wood shop for your wood working hobbies.  All this to enjoy with your neighbors and friends.  

For more information about Ocean Hills real estate, contact Gary Harmon, your top Ocean Hills buyers agent. 

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Golf Course Guest Rules

One of the greatest benefits of living in Ocean Hills Country Club homes is to be able to enjoy the beautiful 18 hole executive golf course.  Whether you play golf, live on the Ocean Hills course, or just nearby, the Ocean Hills golf course adds benefits to your Ocean Hills home ownership.  If you live in an Ocean Hills home, you can play golf for free.  That isn’t even the best part.  You can being up to three guest and they can play for free.  If you live right on the course, you can play from your home.

Rules for Guest

If you bring a guest to play golf at the Ocean Hills Golf Course, you must register them and pick up a golf guest pass at the front desk in the clubhouse.  You must always accompany your guest while they are playing golf at Ocean Hills.  No specttors, pedestrains, children under fourteen, or pets are allowed on the Ocean Hills Course or practic area at anytime.

For more information about Ocean Hills real estate, contact Gary Harmon

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Ocean Hills Country Club

Ocean Hills Country Club is a fantastic, active, retirement community for the over 55.  Ocean Hills Country Club is located in Oceanside south of the 78 Freeway, just east of Carlsbad.  Hundreds of people each month visit my main website, www.HomeInfoSanDiego.com to learn more about homes for sale in Ocean Hills.   Current real estate listings of Ocean Hills Country Club homes are listed below:

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To get your personal tour of Ocean Hills Country Club homes, contact Gary Harmon, a top Ocean Hills senior specialist.

Retire in Style in Ocean Hills

See Current Listings of Ocean Hills Country Club Homes

The finest in senior,  San Diego North County homes for over 55, retirement living is located in nationally acclaimed Ocean Hills Country Club. Ocean Hills Country Club homes  are situated on 350 lushly, landscaped acres at the end of Cannon in Oceanside, CA. This desirable part of Oceanside homes for sale are located south of I78 between the Vista homes of Shadowridge and Carlsbad homes for sale to the west.

This beautifully appointed 55 and older community is cooled by daily Ocean breezes being located only 3.5 miles from the coast. Ocean Hills Country Club is the recipient of numerous industry awards including Best Retirement Community. OHCC is a gated, 24 hour attended security, entry, and patrolled community. Ocean Hills homes architecture is inspired by Mediterranean Sea Villages.

Ocean Hills offers a wide array of activities for both active and passive senior lifestyles including an 18-hole executive golf course. In addition there is a large swimming pool, spa, lit tennis courts, paddle tennis, bocce ball, shuffleboard, racquetball, aerobics, croquet, billiards, yoga, exercise room, kennel club and dog park. The Performing Arts Center hosts a variety of concerts, musical productions, films, dances, speakers, banquets and parties.

An equally impressive Clubhouse (over 24,000 esf) is the cultural and activity center, offering a wide variety of classes and studios including music, card games, mahjong, ceramics, painting, photography, computer, broadcasting, dancing (including tap, ballet, square, ballroom, jazz, swing) arts, crafts, lapidary, audio visual, gardening, fitness, travel, fishing, sailing, sewing, skiing, woodworking, helping hands, solos, and staffed library.

If you would like to see Ocean Hills Country Club homes, you will need to be the guest of an Ocean Hills Realtor.  Please contact Gary Harmon, Real Living Lifestyles real estate, for a personal tour.   See current real estate listings of Ocean Hills Country Club homes below.

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Ocean Hills Country Club – Real Resort Living Lifestyles

Real resort living lifestyles for 55+ active adults in OCEAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB is the best kept secret in San Diego County.

Ocean Hills is located on 350 acres of rolling hills in Oceanside, California. This enclave is approximately 5 miles from the beach and only 30 miles north of San Diego. They are west of Melrose and south of  Highway 78.  There are 17 models to choose from! Ocean HIlls amenities include an executive-style par 55 golf course (no green fees), lighted tennis courts, paddle tennis courts (where pickle ball is avidly played), bocce ball courts, & an Olympic-sized heated swimming pool, spa & pet park. The 27,000 s.f. clubhouse has a Nautilus exercise facility, library, large auditorium, arts & crafts studios, sewing room, wood-working shop & many other activity rooms. Some of the clubs & classes include ceramics, ballroom dance, Tai Chi, duplicate bridge & aerobics. Ocean Hills offers Anglers, Sailing, Travel, Hiking, Ski, Bridge, Computer, Garden, Choral Society, or a large list of other outdoor & indoor club activities for an active living lifestyle. Ocean Hills is a fully gated community with security guard patrol 24/7. Entrance into the community is off Cannon and closely monitored. Each home contains pre-wired alarms that reports fire, police and medical emergencies to an HOA-monitored central facility, and security guard response is swift. Ocean Hills Country Club HOA dues also include front yard maintenance, common area landscaping, exterior home paint (white of course), red tile roof maintenance & basic Cable T.V.

To see Ocean Hills Country Club homes, contact Gary Harmon, and start enjoying the real active living lifestyles San Diego has to offer.  View or print  a Street Map of Ocean Hills.

 

10 Tips to Aging Successfully in Ocean Hills Country Club

The Amazing Power of Attitude

There was a recent project on aging at UCSD, which studied 2000 seniors right here in San Diego County.  It concluded that optimism, and the positive effects it has on brain health, is much more important to aging successfully than even physical infirmities.  Positive attitude gives 55+ seniors the resilience to stay engaged in a meaningful way and promote senior brain health.  Healthy brain development takes effort.  San Diego North County residents over 55 must find ways to stimulate their brains.  Here are some healthy ways to stimulate your brain.

10. Learn new things such as computers, games, dancing, sports, etc.  Ocean Hills Country Club, with its computer club, dance club and many diverse sports is perfectly suited to help.

  1. Give to others, that is, contribute to the neighborhood and society.  There are many opportunities to serve righ hear in Ocean Hills.
  2. Stay lively and engaged in the positive.  Ocean Hills Country Club has an 18 hole golf course and many tennis and pickle ball courts. 
  3. Live in the present, seize the moment.
  4. Accept and adapt to change.  Just moving to a over 55 retirement community such as Ocean Hills Country Club is a good start.
  5. Travel.  There are many different ways to travel, so get involved.
  6. Have a paying job if possible.  Nothing is more full filling than still earning some money
  7. Be comfortable with yourself and have a sense of purpose.
  8. Spend time with friends and organized social activities.  No where has more social activities for over 55 seniors than Ocean Hills Country Club.
  9. Exercise at any level you can.  A fit body helps you have a fit mind.  Always be safe.  Start small and gradually increase you exercise level.  Ocean Hills is a great place to walk and meet the neighbors.

Just as your physical body needs exercise, so does your brain.  Stay optimistic, stay involved, and increase your senior brain health.

If you need real estate information about Ocean Hills Country Club homes, contact Gary Harmon, your Ocean Hills Realtor.

Ocean Hills Country Club – Maximize the Chance to Sell Your Home

87% of all home buyers start on the Internet

According to the National Association of Realtors over 87% of all home buyers start their search on the Internet. Most of these searches start with a “Google Search.” If you are thinking about selling your Ocean Hills home, you’ll want to maximize your Internet exposure. To do this you must list your home with a Realtor whose website is on the first page of “Google.”

Your Realtor’s website must be on the first page of Google

You can easily test to see what websites show up strongest for terms related to “Ocean Hills Country Club.” Go to www.google.com. Type a related search term in the “Google search box.” Click “Search.” Search terms important to Ocean Hills Country Club would be as follows: “Ocean Hills Over 55, Ocean Hills 55+, Oceanside Over 55, San Diego Over 55, Ocean Hills Country Club Retirement, Ocean Hills Country Club Homes, Ocean Hills one story, and Ocean Hills homes”

HomeInfoSanDiego.com is on the first page of Google

 My website, www.HomeinfoSanDiego.com offers maximum exposure for your Oceanside home by being found in more Ocean Hills Country Club searches than any other Realtor’s websites. Check it out for yourself.  To maximize the chance to sell your Ocean Hills Country Club home, contact Gary Harmon, your Ocean Hills Realtor.

Ocean Hills Country Club Real Estate History

The History of Ocean Hills Country Club real estate started in 1982.  Word spread that an over 55 (55+) retirement community was being built in South Oceanside.  Leisure Technology was taking reservations for the Oceanside homes for sale that were soon to be built.  Potential Ocean Hills Country Club buyers (then called Leisure Village) began to arrive.  Many San Diego North County buyers began to make reservations for the Ocean Hills homes, sight unseen.

In April 1984, the first of the Ocean Hills Country Club homes were completed and the first move-in took place. Soon many more people began to move into the homes on Cordoba Way.

There were many problems, but the new residents were determined to make things work.  They could already tell that Ocean Hills was going to be a great place to live.   By fall the front gate was operational, the RV storage was ready, and most things started to fall into place.  Soon the executive golf course opened and cable TV became a reality.

The design of Ocean Hills Country Club was to respond to the lifestyles that active retirees desired.  People wanted to get out and walk, talk to neighbors, and take part in community activity.  High density helps to achieve this feeling as well as to reduce the cost of housing.

Initial Ocean Hills Country Club homes ranged from 871 esf to 1819 esf.  They were priced from $90,000 to $225,000.  The homes all had a white stucco exterior and a red tile roof in keeping with a Mediterranean and Aegean motif.  Ocean Hills was designed around the clubhouse, the designated center off all activities.  The clubhouse was made to resemble an elegant resort where residents would gather to relax and enjoy great company and the many activities offered.

For the following 6 to 8 years Ocean Hills Country Club homes sold well.

In 1992 came an economic downturn and Leisure Tech was bankrupt.  MSK, a small housing developer, purchased the adjacent acreage for 19 homes, and using the Leisure Tech plans, completed the street.  It took three more years to complete thirteen unfinished houses sold to Kaufman and Broad.  Ryland then completed the remaining 234 homes on the outer rim, and by November of 1998, Ocean Hills Country Club real estate area was fully developed.

For more information on Ocean Hills Country Club real estate history, contact Gary Harmon, your Ocean Hills Realtor.

Improve and Protect Your Credit Score

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Whether you are an over 55 senior looking at Ocean Hills Country Club homes are a first time home buyer just hoping to get a start, you should do everything they can to improve your FICO credit scores.  Why, because credit scores can mean the difference between a 4.25% and a 5.25% home mortgage rate. That can mean the difference as to wheater you qualify for a loan to purchase your San Diego North County home.  Credit scores can also mean the difference in getting a conforming mortgage and an FHA mortgage.  They can mean the difference in an underwriting approval and an underwriting denial.  Get your credit in order before trying to buy your San Diego North County home.   You should treat your FICO credit just as you would an investment portfolio, always strive to improve and protect what you have. The following tips, if followed, will help you with your journey to becoming a San Diego homeowner.

What Can You Do to Improve Your FICO Credit Score?

  • Try to get current and stay current.
  • Apply for and open new credit card accounts only as needed.
  • Keep your credit balances low on all credit card accounts.
  • Pay off debt rather than moving it around.  Owing the same amount, but have fewer accounts can help.
  • You should pay your bills on time.  Late payments and collections can have a serious negative impact on your credit score.
  • If you have been managing credit for a short time, don’t open a lot of new accounts too rapidly.

Once you get a good FICO credit score, you will want to do every thing you can to keep that good score.

What Can Affect Your Credit Score?

  • Delinquent payments
  • High outstanding debt, especially “revolving credit card debt”
  • The amount of new accounts you have opened  right before applying for credit
  • Credit inquiries can lower your score

What Type of Credit Inquiries Hurt Your Score

  • A credit check for an auto loan
  • A credit inquiry for a credit card application
  • A credit check for a store credit card
  • A credit check for a mortgage loan

While some credit inquiries can hurt you score by up to 100 points, a mortgage credit inquiry is estimated to only lower your credit score by just 5 points.  So when buying a purchase as large as a San Diego North County home you should shop around for the best rate and terms.  This shopping needs to be limited to about 14 days so as to minimize the rate on your FICO Credit Score.

I would invite you to check out HomeServices Lending, a member of my winning team members.  HomeServices is an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank.  For San Diego North County real estate information,including information on North County  homes for Over 55, contact Gary Harmon, your North County Realtor.