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Yay, a Regular Sale and a Smooth Transaction in San Jose!

January 5th, 2012 · 1,012 Comments · bay area, buying a home, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home

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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Suntrust Uses the 11th Hour Approach for Short Sales

November 23rd, 2011 · 5,810 Comments · Housing Trust, bay area, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home

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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2 Cats Allowed or No Sale!

November 17th, 2011 · 4,799 Comments · buying a home, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, santa clara, santa clara home, selling a home

This was a normal transaction in Santa Clara where I represented the seller. I actually sold the seller this home as her buyer’s agent so this was our second transaction together on the same home! I just love this seller. She has the best personality and is such a positive person. After our first transaction together we stayed in touch [...]

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You Want What for this Place???

November 7th, 2011 · 5,632 Comments · bay area, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home, short sale

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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Only Part of the Community is FHA Approved???

September 21st, 2011 · 6,080 Comments · FHA approved, bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home

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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Important New Law Regarding Carbon Monoxide Detectors…Yes, this affects YOU too!

August 18th, 2011 · 5,883 Comments · California Law, bay area, carbon monixide detector, home seller, homebuyer, real estate

It seems that very few people know about this new law that just came into effect recently, so I am spreading the news. As of July 1, 2011 ALL single family residences in California MUST have carbon monoxide detectors if the home has a fireplace, an attached garage, and/or any gas or oil burning appliances, which is pretty [...]

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I Love This Article…Just Have To Share!

August 10th, 2011 · 5,752 Comments · condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller

This article came from the NAR Newsletter (National Association of Realtors) and it just made me smile…
“ForSalebyOwner.com Founder Uses Agent to Sell Home
The founder of a popular for-sale by owner Web site used a real estate broker to help sell his 2,000-square-foot, two-bedroom New York apartment after it lingered on the market for six months. [...]

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The Importance of Staging a Home For Sale

July 27th, 2011 · 5,702 Comments · home for sale, home seller, selling a home

Did you know that you only have 8 seconds for a buyer to form a first opinion about your home? Wow, kind of sounds like dating! That is a very short amount of time, so you really need to make those 8 seconds count.
Curb appeal is absolutely essential. How your home looks from the outside will shape a [...]

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The Feng Shui Dilemna in Saratoga…

May 16th, 2011 · 5,896 Comments · bay area, buying a home, home for sale, home seller, real estate, saratoga, selling a home

For this transaction in Saratoga sold for $1,350,000, I was the listing agent. The seller is just the most down to earth, coolest woman with a fabulous sense of humor…which was needed for this listing. She had me laughing often with some of the emails she sent to me. Her parents owned this home since she was a youngster [...]

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Another Smooth and Easy Home Sale in San Jose (Evergreen)

May 11th, 2011 · 5,743 Comments · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home

For this sale, I was the listing agent and my clients are a really cute, young, newly married couple who wanted to sell this townhome and buy a bigger home in another area. The husband is the original owner of this home and has kept it in very pristine condition over the years. The townhome sold [...]

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