For this home I sold in San Jose for $382,000 where the buyer also got an $8,300 credit for closing costs, I represented a first time buyer who was going to use a program through the Housing Trust. This transaction was a ‘normal’ sale…well not so normal, but it was not a short sale or foreclosure sale.
Negotiations were a [...]
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Saving Energy:
1. Paint interior walls and ceilings light colors so both day and artificial light reflect.
2. Use floor coverings that are medium to light in color.
3. Insulate hot water heater and wrap hot water pipes with insulation.
4. Keep humidity level in the home at 30 to 40 percent during the heating season (feels warmer). Portable humidifiers located in [...]
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This was a regular sale I sold in San Jose for $520,000, as opposed to a short sale or foreclosure, and I represented the sellers. The sellers were referred to me by my good friend and are both very sweet, easy to work with, and very accomodating. The actual sale was very smooth and uneventful as far as the [...]
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For this home I sold in Mountain View for $635,000. I represented the buyers. This is the second time I have worked with one of the buyers, who bought his first home with me years ago, and then met his lovely wife, and now they bought this home together. This was a probate sale where there were 4 heirs [...]
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For this home I sold in San Jose for $300,000, I represented the sellers and this was a short sale with Suntrust. Hmmm, who is worse, Suntrust, Chase, or BofA…very tough call, but I think that Suntrust wins the award for the worst bank to deal with for a short sale.
The sellers are just the sweetest [...]
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For this townhome I sold in San Jose for $157,000, I represented the seller and it was a short sale. The owner bought the home at the peak of the market in 2007 for $335,000 and with the fall in this area, she felt it would just take too long for the price to recover [...]
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For this condo sale in San Jose for $170,000, I was the buyer’s agent and this property was a short sale. The buyer is a really sweet young woman buying her first home. It actually didn’t take very long to get an answer from Wells Fargo bank on this transaction. Wells Fargo in my opinion [...]
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This home that I sold in San Jose for $489,000 was a regular sale (not a short sale or foreclosure sale), I was the buyer’s agent and this buyer is the perfect buyer that every agent dreams about having as a client. He is a first time buyer and went through FHA for financing. He knew exactly [...]
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For this transaction, I was the buyer’s agent and this was a normal sale (as opposed to a short sale). This was my third time working with this couple. I sold them a townhome years ago when they were first time buyers. Then, when they were moving out of the state, I sold that townhome for them in [...]
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For this townhome in San Jose, I represented the sellers and this was a regular sale (as opposed to a short sale). The sellers were original owners who bought this home brand new when the community was first established 19 years ago, pretty impressive!
The home is mostly in original condition, but has been maintained extremely well [...]
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