For those age 62 and over… Learn a Little Known Strategy to Buy Your Dream Home with No Monthly Mortgage Payments. If you aren’t living in your dream home, what’s stopping you? Imagine moving into a new neighborhood close to friends and family, into a new home with modern design, amenities and lo
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07/12/2016
Part 2 on the series of Selling a Deceased Parent's House..... Heirs may differ over how to sell, especially if there is perceived windfall if the house is fixed up. However, an important consideration before making a decision on how best to proceed is to better understand the market and buyer s
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06/28/2016
Part 1: Five Must-Do Steps Before Putting the House on the Market The passing of a parent is heart wrenching on many levels. A once warm and inviting family home is now a reminder of your loss. While grieving, you are now faced with the enormous task of selling your parent’s house in order to
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06/28/2016
The other day I heard from a client, Jim. I’m calling on behalf of my mom,” he said.“She’s been exploring a reverse mortgage or a reverse line of credit to stay in her Mill Valley house. I’m concerned. Thirty years ago, she paid $225,000 for the house and now it’s worth $1.5 million. I can see
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06/16/2016
As a Distressed Sale Specialist, I focused on short sales after the 2008 real estate collapse. As a pioneer, I cut my teeth on the bureaucracy of the big guys like BofA/Countrywide; Wells Fargo/Wachovia and Chase plus a litany of smaller banks, none of which had a clue how to initially process t
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06/02/2016
In a flaming seller's market as we have in Marin County, why wouldn't a seller put their home on the MLS or Multiple Listing Service for the highest price? It's not uncommon for an on-MLS sale to be all cash, with a quick close, bid 4-8% over list price for highly desirable houses.Can't the agen
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06/02/2016
Wednesday is tour day in Novato. I eagerly await these days because there are ALWAYS surprises. The week of May 18, 2016 was no exception.From the stars to the waterways and everything in between, there were quite a few wonderful houses to tour. My top pick, the house listed at 20 Ashland Drive
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05/24/2016
At the other end of line, an excited client asked to see a new listing. "It looks perfect. I like the one level, the size of the lot...this could be the one."I checked the tax records. "Oh, oh, I thought. Asset management company is listed as the owner and I don't recognize the agent nor brok
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05/21/2016
First timers will find three interesting opportunities to enter the Novato market. Besides how many bedrooms, bathrooms and whether it's a condo or house, one important metric to consider is the price/square foot. These three lovely listings became available today. Let's look at all three:338
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05/10/2016
Good news! You bought your house, years ago, for what seems like a song today. You’re amazed you could sell your house for SIX times more than what you paid for it!!! You’ve never felt richer! You head to your accountant with the good news. Your accountant tells you that at the sales price y
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05/09/2016
