There is nothing like delivering the keys to a first time homebuyer. Visions of patio parties, joyous painting weekends, and spring tulips have not yet been replaced by the reality of weed control, air conditioning repairmen and taxes. Twenty-somethings buying their first home, in particular, war
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10/22/2010
Michael called me awhile ago after having his Fair Oaks home on the market for three months with another realtor. After whipping out a laundry list of things to be done to spruce things up, I kept the price pretty much the same, pulled out my secret weapon marketing plan, and Michael accepted a
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10/21/2010
If you are ever near Solvang, the darling Danish community midway between Santa Barbara and Pismo Beach, make a detour to their newest restaurant - Fresco Valley Cafe. Only opened one month, they already have lines out the door for lunch. We ate there Saturday and it was awesome. Really good.
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10/19/2010
Gerry bought two investment properties from me recently. As we do the walkthrough for one of them, here's what he had to say....
10/16/2010
This morning I ran with the Sac State Track Team. Impressive, huh? Forget the fact those 20 year old gazelles were shoving past me, shouting "outta the way old lady... you're slowing me down". Yeah, well.... They didn't really say that, but I DID run with them... all of about 20 feet, as I forc
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10/13/2010
I just moved my late-80's parents. My Mom had packed their entire home herself . (Bless that woman. Can you imagine?) When their stuff arrived, there was a tower of boxes to unload - some labeled - some not. Criminy... now which one has my down blanket? Hmmm. For a week she was looking for th
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09/04/2010
Let's face it. Times have changed. Most buyers are sitting in their jammies searching for their perfect home online. But where is the best place to look? You want to look to a source that is directly connected to the Realtor's MLS, or Multiple Listing Service. Otherwise you may not have factual
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08/26/2010
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but here in Fair Oaks and the Sacramento Area, you write a deposit check at the point you write an offer. But what happens to your deposit next? It depends on the type of home we write the offer on. A. Regular Sale with a real owner - a Mom and Pop sal
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08/26/2010
If you have ever had an FHA loan, Uncle Sam may owe you a refund. HUD has been stepping up efforts lately to identify people who have a refund due, but have not collected. "Could that be me", you ask? Let's find out. Go to HUD's website at www.HUD.gov and look for the FHA LOAN REFUND program.
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08/25/2010
Zosh is a pretty cool app for your iPhone, enabling you to email yourself a pdf document, then open it on your iPhone. You or your client can then sign it using your finger on the screen. Or even add text if you like. Then rotate and resize the text. I have saved a copy of my walk through form, t
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08/24/2010
