Prosper Real Estate

10/12/2026

Buying A Home With A Private Well: Water Testing, Maintenance, And Questions To Ask

Before making an offer on any home, it’s incredibly important that you do your due diligence in researching and understanding all of the property’s systems. If you’re interested in a house with a private well, you have an extra level of research to do. While city water systems are maintaine...

10/09/2026

Everyone is telling Temecula Valley sellers to wait until spring. So I pulled my own MLS numbers this morning.

Closed sales in Temecula and Murrieta over the last 60 days: average days on market 47.4, up from 37.9 in the 60 days before that. Some of that is the season. I will give you that one.

Here is the part that is not seasonal. 211 of those 473 homes, 44.6 percent, took a price reduction before they closed.

Nearly half of the sellers who closed around here priced it, waited, and then cut. That is not a calendar problem. That is a pricing problem.

So think about what waiting actually buys you. More homes come on the market in the spring than in any other season. Wait 5 months and you launch into the most crowded moment of the year, against sellers who are all doing the exact same thing.

Meanwhile the person shopping here in October has a job starting, a lease ending, or a house already sold. Smaller group of buyers, far more serious one.

When is waiting the right call? If your house needs real work you cannot fund yet, wait and do the work. If you do not know what you would actually walk away with, wait and run that number first. But if the only reason you are waiting is that spring feels safer, you are not avoiding competition. You are scheduling it.

If you are deciding between now and spring, send me a message and I will run both versions for your actual house. The home value tool in my bio is a fine place to start if you want a number first.

What is making you lean toward waiting?

Rory Ellis
Prosper Real Estate
DRE 01884546
(951)383-2468

10/09/2026

Scroll slow. One of these is going to stop you.

📍43780 Paseo Espinazo, Murrieta, CA — $1,694,999
4 Bed | 3 Bath | 3,363 Sq Ft | 19.8 Acres
Handcrafted log home on 19.8 acres
🔗 ownandprosper.com/43780-paseo-espinazo-murrieta

📍16 Avocado Mesa Road, Murrieta, CA — $295,000
4.76 Acres
Nearly 5 acres to build whatever you want
🔗 ownandprosper.com/16-avocado-mesa-road-murrieta

📍4581 Crestview Drive, Norco, CA 92860 — $734,999
3 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,379 Sq Ft | 0.33 Acre Lot
Single story horse property, solar paid off
🔗 roryellis.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-4581-crestview-drive-norco-92860-crmlsvow-488

Pick one and we’ll tell you what the monthly actually looks like. 👇

Full tour at the link or DM us and we’ll send it straight to you.
Rory Ellis
Prosper Real Estatw
DRE 01884546
(951) 383-2468
OwnAndProsper.com

10/08/2026

✨🏠 OPEN HOUSE 🔑✨

Sunday, October 11 | 2 to 4 PM | 4581 Crestview Dr, Norco

If you’ve been looking for room to breathe in Norco, come walk this one with me on Sunday.

This single story 3 bed, 2 bath home sits on a third of an acre and is zoned for horses. It has the things that are hard to find together: RV parking with water, power and sewer hookups, owned solar that’s fully paid off (the sellers’ electric runs about $700 a year), an above ground pool, and views out to the mountains from the backyard.

Inside, the kitchen has custom knotty pine cabinetry built by the owner himself, plus a river rock fireplace and French doors opening out from the living room. The home has been loved by the same family since 1988, and it shows in the details.

It’s also honest about where it is. Some rooms are ready for your own updates, which is part of why the value is here.

Stop by Sunday between 2 and 4. No pressure, no sign-in pitch, just come see it and ask me anything. If you can’t make it, send me a message and we’ll find a time that works.

Rory Ellis | Prosper Real Estate | DRE #01884546

10/08/2026

Moving inland is not settling, and you do not have to take my word for it.

Pick your number. Whatever you are approved for, whatever your payment can be, that number does not change when you cross the county line. What changes is what it buys.

On the coast, your number is mostly buying location. That is why the house is older, the lot is smaller, and the square footage is tighter. You are paying by the foot, and the foot is expensive there.

Out here in the Temecula Valley, the same number buys more house, more yard, and in a lot of neighborhoods, a newer one. That is not my opinion, it is price per square foot, and it is public. Pull up the same budget in both places and you will see it in about 2 minutes.

So the real question was never which house is bigger. The real question is what you are trading for it.

You are trading the coast being a short drive for the coast being a day trip. You are trading a shorter commute for a longer one, if you still drive in. And you are trading July on the coast for July out here, which is hotter, and I am not going to pretend otherwise.

What you get back is space, a yard your kids actually use, and a payment that does not run your entire life.

For some people that trade is obvious the second they see it. For other people it is not, and I will tell you straight when I think you should stay where you are.

Send me a message with your number and what you need, and I will tell you honestly what it buys in both places. I answer every one.

What would make the trade worth it for you?

Rory Ellis
Prosper Real Estate
DRE 01884546
(951)383-2468

10/05/2026

What Stays With The House When You Move? Fixtures, Appliances, And Personal Property Explained

During a home sale, it’s not always clear what items belong to the seller and what items stay with the house. Uncertainty on the differences between fixtures and personal property is one of the biggest causes of disappointment for buyers and sellers. Whether you’re buying or selling a house, you...

10/03/2026

❗ JUST LISTED | $734,999 ❗

📍 4581 Crestview Drive, Norco, CA 92860
🛏 3 Bed | 🛁 2 Bath | 📐 1,379 Sq Ft | 🌳 0.33 Acre Lot

Pull up the driveway and the first thing you notice is how quiet it is up here. The lot sits high off the street on a third of an acre, set back far enough that the neighbors are a courtesy wave rather than a conversation, and by evening the valley below fills in with city lights. True single story, no stairs anywhere: three bedrooms, two baths, a wood burning fireplace and custom cabinetry through the kitchen. Newer roof, newer HVAC, dual pane windows and paid-off solar, so the expensive things are already behind you. Out back there’s a pool, two storage sheds that stay, and mandarin, orange and lemon trees you can actually pick from. Two horses are permitted, the RV parking has water, power and sewer, and Norco’s riding trails run right through the neighborhood. No HOA, no Mello-Roos, low tax rate.

Would you live here? Tell us 👇

🔗 See every photo + the full tour: roryellis.realscout.com/homesearch/listings/p-4581-crestview-drive-norco-92860-crmlsvow-488

Full tour at the link or DM us and we’ll send it straight to you.

Rory Ellis
Prosper Real Estate
DRE 01884546
(951) 383-2468
OwnAndProsper.com

09/28/2026

Buying A Home With A Septic System: What You Should Check First

Around a quarter of homes in the United States use a septic system for sewage disposal. Septic is a private wastewater treatment system for homes that don’t connect to the public sewer system. This is especially common in rural areas, but suburban homes sometimes have septic tanks as well. If you....

09/21/2026

How To Estimate A Home’s Utility Costs Before You Buy

Utilities are a major but often-overlooked expense by home buyers who are budgeting for a new house. If you’re relocating to a new area or moving into a larger house, you might feel totally lost when trying to estimate your utility costs. A typical single-family home will incur the following bills...

09/19/2026

Open house this Sunday 9/20 in Wildomar 2:00 PM–5:00 PM. Come walk through it. 👇

📍 24414 Wagon Wheel Lane, Wildomar, CA 92595
💰 $464,999 | 🛏 3 Bed | 🛁 2 Bath | 📐 1,584 Sq Ft
🗓 Sun 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Updated kitchen, stainless appliances, double ovens, subway tile. Huge light-filled bonus room with vaulted ceilings. Covered patio looking out at the hills.

Come say hi or DM us for a private showing

Open house hosted by Chloe Allec

Rory Ellis
(951) 383-2468
Prosper Real Estate
DRE 01884546
OwnAndProsper.com

Listed by Emil Meyer · Excel Realty & Mortgage · DRE 01846604