DRE #01971973 broker Dillon Checkal runs Checkal Real Estate and Development at 4483 Newport Ave as a family brokerage built on his University of San Diego Real Estate and Marketing degree plus childhood exposure to Checkal Construction (his fathers GC business) and 30+ years of residential sales experience through his mother Michelle Checkal (DRE #01174506). Architectural-remodel and spec-home listings pair closely with design-build firms including CairnsCraft Design & Remodel whose Ocean Beach and Point Loma portfolio generates pre-sale renovation scopes that lift list price without overbuilding for the block. Income-property specialization covers OB duplex and triplex sales, Prop 13 base-year preservation analysis, and cap-rate modeling for investor buyers. Architectural Design specialty handled sister-agent Jordy Mirandas SOHO Architecture Remodel of the Year recipient in La Playa (2024), a 1928 Emmor Brooke Weaver California Craftsman restoration listed through the firm. Estate-held property sales and trust-to-heir transfers run in coordination with estate-planning firms such as Gallagher, Bolander, Smedley, LLP so trustee-sale authority, Probate Code §16061.7 notices, and capital-gains step-up basis all clear before the close. The most complex files are historic-home sales with Mills Act tax benefits, SOHO designation documentation, and pre-1940 construction disclosures that require a specialized buyer who understands the rehabilitation-easement obligations attached to the title.