As a Compass Broker Associate in Encinitas's Old Encinitas district, Ernie MacManus holds California DRE #01337111 from the firm's office at 682 South Coast Highway 101. A prior career in financial services informs the practice's due-diligence approach to contract review, with complex tax-related real estate matters referred to Milikowsky Tax Law for assessment-appeal and property-tax protest filings on high-value Encinitas real estate. The brokerage covers the full North County coastal market from Leucadia to Cardiff by the Sea, including the Olivenhain equestrian corridor, with particular depth near Moonlight Beach and along Coast Highway 101. Pre-sale exterior upgrades for coastal listings incorporate hardscape and drought-tolerant landscape redesigns through INSTALL-IT-DIRECT Landscape Design & Build San Diego to comply with the city's water-efficient landscaping standards. The practice's highest-tier engagements include multi-property portfolio dispositions requiring sequential close scheduling, Proposition 19 base-year transfer analysis, and concurrent 1031 exchange identification within the 45-day safe-harbor window.