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If They Could All Be This Easy…

August 29th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo/townhome, home for sale, homebuyer, san jose home

If every transaction was as smooth as this one, everyone would want to be a real estate agent! This sale was about as smooth as it gets. The buyers are a really sweet young couple who just moved here from Arizona with great personalities and both very fun to be around. Unfortunately they took a bath [...]

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

August 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · 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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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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Just Sold in Sunnyvale for $775,000

June 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, homebuyer, sunnyvale

I sold this home in Sunnyvale to a beautiful couple with an adorable little boy getting a FHA loan for this purchase. This family could seriously be on the cover of a magazine, model beautiful! They both own townhomes that they bought when they were single, but this was their first home purchase together.
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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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A Smooth Short Sale Transaction in San Jose with Wells Fargo

April 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, homebuyer, investor, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This transaction was another short sale in downtown San Jose, a condo. Wells Fargo was the bank and I must say, this transaction was one of the smoothest short sale transactions I have had thus far! It only took about one month for short sale approval, which is almost a record for the transactions I have been [...]

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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 for $225,000

March 30th, 2011 · Comments Off · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, homebuyer, investor, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This sale was a condo to a very nice investor couple. It was a short sale in which Wells Fargo was the first loan and Citi was the second. We wrote the offer mid December and had short sale approval in late February, so a little over 2 months of a waiting period to get [...]

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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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