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Brand New Condo Sale at “The Works” in San Jose

July 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, new home, san jose home

This transaction was a condo sale in San Jose to a very sweet young couple buying their first home. They really like the downtown San Jose area and like to be able to walk to the downtown life. This condo was for sale by the builder, so it was a new home sale, as opposed to a [...]

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Very Smooth Foreclosure Sale in San Jose

June 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, condo homeowner, first time buyer, foreclosure, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home

This first time buyer is one of my 2 favorite chiropractors, the other favorite being her sister than own http://www.rozenhartchiro.com/ in San Jose. My family goes there including my small kids. They were especially great when I was pregnant and carrying an extra 20+ pounds. If you are looking for a fabulous chiropractor, look no further. They specialize [...]

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Wow! What a Crazy Short Sale Transaction in San Jose!

June 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · FHA approved, FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, san jose home, short sale

This transaction had all the ingredients of a complete disaster, but we closed it! God bless this buyer, seriously! I have no words for how bad I felt for what this buyer went through to get this home. This was a short sale transaction and we wrote the offer in January. The listing agent did [...]

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Watch Out for High Delinquency Ratios in HOA Communities!

June 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, first time buyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This was another short sale purchase of a condo in San Jose to a very sweet first time buyer who was a real pleasure to work with and very on top of things. We wrote the offer in March and got short sale approval in April, so it took just a bit over a month for [...]

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New Listing in San Jose for only $137,500!

June 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

Check out my new listing: http://www.360baytours.com/1008

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Yikes, a short sale listing with a FHA loan!

April 7th, 2011 · Comments Off · FHA loan, Fremont, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate, short sale

This home I sold in Fremont for $540,000. This one was a doozy! A double wamy with a short sale listing and a FHA loan…fun, fun. This really nice and cute couple was a lot of fun to work with despite the fact that this transaction was a pretty tough one toward the last few weeks. I [...]

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Just Sold A Short Sale in San Jose City Heights

March 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This sale was a condo in City Heights on the 8th floor and is a corner unit, which is a very desirable location in this high rise with a great view. This was also a short sale transaction with a very nice investor couple who actually lives in Hong Kong. They came to San Jose for [...]

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The Guest House that Became an Issue

February 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · FHA loan, bay area, campbell home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate

This couple was really cool and a lot of fun to work with during the process. They actually called me to represent them on this particular home because they wanted a buyer’s agent for this short sale transaction. They were open to viewing other homes, but this was kind of ‘the one’ for them. We [...]

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Wow…A Normal Sale AND A Smooth Transaction…Yay!

January 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home

Wow, a nice smooth transaction and a normal sale! I sold this home in San Jose to a very sweet young couple with a young daughter and another baby on the way. They were buying their first home. Their goal was to buy a home and get moved in before the baby arrived. And, mission accomplished [...]

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The Race to the Finish Short Sale in Milpitas

December 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, milpitas, real estate, short sale

This buyer is a really nice young single man buying his first home. His search took quite awhile because he was looking mostly at short sales and foreclosures and ran into a lot of competition with multiple offers…yes…multiple offers in ‘this market’. After months of making offers and looking for the right home to fit his needs, [...]

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