This was a fun sale. The buyers went into contract in June and just closed the transaction last week. They actually watched this home being built from start to finish and were very involved in getting to choose everything to suit their own taste. They even got to choose where some outlets went and such, [...]
Entries from October 27th, 2009
New Home Built from Ground Up in Palo Alto
October 27th, 2009 · 5,762 Comments · buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, new home, real estate
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It Still Pays to be a Professional…
October 19th, 2009 · 5,853 Comments · buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate
Yay! A smooth transaction!!! A home I just sold in San Jose for $575,000 was a VERY smooth transaction. There were 5 offers and amazingly, we were NOT even the highest offer, but they went with us. The seller and agent told us that they liked our ‘package’ and felt most comfortable with us, even [...]
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I Do Not Know Who Was Worse, the Seller or the Lender…
October 13th, 2009 · 7,411 Comments · FHA loan, buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate
Fun with FHA…
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We Painted the Patio to Get the FHA Loan Funded
October 6th, 2009 · 6,136 Comments · FHA loan, buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate
These buyers are an adorable young couple who I just adore for a home I just sold in San Jose. This transaction was smooth in the beginning, but just crazy towards the end due to the endless paperwork that Wells Fargo required from them just picking their accounts to death. Wells Fargo required them to [...]
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From Short Sale to Foreclosure with a Happy Ending
October 6th, 2009 · 6,268 Comments · buying a home, foreclosure, homebuyer, real estate, short sale
This one comes with quite the story. My clients originally saw this home in San Jose when it was a short sale listing. They made a bid, competed with about 6 buyers, and got the acceptance. The listing agent told us it was already approved at the listing price and we would have an approval for the [...]
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The Deal Took 6 Months to Close…A Short Sale, of Course
October 6th, 2009 · 6,017 Comments · buying a home, real estate, short sale
This was another successful short sale closing in San Jose. The roller coaster ride started in March! It took 5 months for the first and second lender to approve this short sale. While we were waiting for the second to approve the short sale, the deal almost went to the foreclosure department, and required one [...]
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