Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

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2011 

Quite an Appraisal Anomaly . . . Recent Home Appraised $40,000 ABOVE LIST PRICE!! We're read more tales about appraisals not coming in at value . . . and the angst caused as a result. But, there is some good news . . . a home that I just sold was appraised at $40,000 above list price!  I'm not ma...
06/20/2011
Why this Buyers Agent in Portland Thinks Pre-Inspections are a GOOD THING . . . As an Exclusive Buyers Agent here in Portland, OR . . . I work with buyers and buyers alone.  Seldom do we see a seller having a pre-inspection done. Why? What is a pre-inspection?  Simple put, the seller prior to lis...
06/19/2011
Buying a Home Within 30 Miles of Portland Today I read a post by ActiveRain colleage Cindy Jones : Hyper-Local Blogging - Are Neighborhood Blogs the Right Place to Focus? For those that don't know, hyper-local blogging is blogging about a very specific area, neighborhood . . . or local event.  Hy...
06/19/2011
In a good read this morning by Active Rain colleague Bill Travis Nothing is Negotiable Anymore Bill's post goes into an interesting trend: the non-negotiable "we say so" demands from BANKS on their short sales, or REO properties.  Which, in my opinion, are akin to . . . well, the more difficult t...
06/18/2011
I just closed a deal with clients who are relocating to Portland.  Yesterday, while I was at escrow with my clients who were signing their loan docs, the buyer -- who is from the southeast and relocating to Portland -- asked where the sellers were. I heard something I've not heard in my 12+ years...
06/14/2011
I'm only going to post this for a little while . . . then I'll remove it. I was having fun with JIB JAB.  This is my friend Keviin.  I've known him for 29 years.  I met him when I was 24-years old.  Kevin was a Deputy Sheriff with Los Angeles County, a tough job at the time -- I suppose it still ...
06/11/2011
This is a good post about expectations.  While Greg Nino is an active agent in the Houston, TX market, and prices in his market are stated, fill in the price points for your area, and this post makes perfect sense. "If you want a 'nicer looking neighborhood' with more amenities, better perceived...
06/11/2011
This is a great post by colleague, and Exclusive Buyers Agent Christine Smith.  She's also an attorney. Many people (consumers, buyers, sellers . . . heck even agents) don't understand that once a listing agreement is signed, it could be considered interference with a contract.  A post about thi...
06/10/2011
The Overpriced Listings . . . Thanks!! After reading Brenda Mullen's recent post: DRASTICALLY OVERPRICED!! I wanted to add my own, personal/professional THANKS!!  Thanks, not only to Brenda for a well-written post on how overpricing -- even by $10,000 -- can make it seem like a million dollar lis...
06/10/2011
"I Know You're a Real Estate Agent . . . Mind if I Ask You a Question?" We all love it when we're asked for our professional real estate advice.  Today, when I was asked the "mind if I ask you a question" question . . . silly me . . .  I was actually thinking it would be . . . REAL ESTATE related...
06/08/2011
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