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Real Estate Agent - RE eBroker Group - San Leandro, CA. - 0898737
This blog is mostly about real estate in San Leandro, California, and other stuff that I deem fit to include. We work on the prestigious areas of Bay-O-Vista, Estudillo Estates and Assumption Parish Neighborhoods.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
I become a Realtor in 1985, one of the first things I learned as a rookie Realtor was that Open Houses on Sunday afternoon, was a great place to catch myself a home buyer... As luck will have it, I actually landed 3 of them! One of them had a house to sell before buying the one I was holding open...
02/28/2012
Despite the difficulties in obtaining financing for a home purchase, there are great rewards for those who dare step into home ownership. You will need a couple of qualified people to help you navigate through this obstacle course: A Lender and a Professional Realtor. Open your eyes to today's op...
01/26/2012
The CA Residential Purchase Agreement is the the only document that a lender will accept as the basics for granting a home loan. Home buyers, specially first time home buyers, are reluctant to sign such document on the spot, after all, with the required Buyers Inspection Advisory and the Disclosu...
08/18/2011
Dear Mr. and Mrs. kaiser. Is has been a pleasure working with you. Now that the house has been sold, and you have settled in your new home, I have one last request for you before I close this file once and for all. In my business, I depend on a good reputation, but no matter how hard I work, nobo...
08/09/2011
In our last closing, our colleague, the listing agent went for a minor surgery and... did not come back! As the selling agents, we were left wondering for days who would take over and finish the transaction. We had sent signed documents via email that could not be retrieved for days. We understan...
07/14/2011
In my 26+ years in real estate, I thought I had seen it all... well, not exactly all, here is a new one for me. I have been very adamant about NOT taking a listing that is not priced properly. Overpriced listings are bad for everybody, for the seller, the home buyer, the appraiser, the Realtors, ...
07/12/2011
When preparing the house for sale, homeowners have a clear choice: A) Keep a low budget and do it yourself (DIY) or B) Go Pro and make some money. The difference is actually like day and night. On the DIY project with a low budget, the house most likely will take time to sell and the offering pri...
05/31/2011
If a future home seller would take the time to check the credentials of potential listing agents, they could very easily weed out those who are not fitted for the job. After all, a listing agreement presently will tie up the seller to his Realtor of choice for about 4 to 6 months. If you, as a ho...
04/18/2011
If you are selling a house in San Leandro, CA. You should hire a Realtor who knows San Leandro, CA. If you hire a Realtor whose office is too far from the property, you might be shooting yourself on the foot. A local Realtor will have far more flexibility and an expanded knowledge of your neighbo...
03/04/2011
Setting the correct asking price for a house from the beginning, is by far one of the most important steps in selling the home. But how does the homeowner know what is the right price? Who sets the asking price? the seller? his Realtor? the home buyer? the appraiser.? How do they come up with the...
02/15/2011
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