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homes in land park: How to Get Top Dollar for that Home in Land Park - 05/28/12 06:31 AM
You want to hear something insane? I ducked into Taylor's Market in Land Park this weekend for a quick stop to buy veggies. I wasn't buying enough stuff to require a cart or a hand-held basket, and I was in a hurry. So, I piled the veggies into my arms, rushed to the cash register to dump them, and the bill rang up to 8 cents shy of $29. What did I buy?
2 pounds of strawberries 20 ounces of lettuce 1/2 pound of mushrooms 12 ounces of tomatoes Granted, the mushrooms were sliced and the lettuce was washed, but geez … (5 comments)
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homes in land park: How to Donate Money to Help Bodie, The K9 Shot in Land Park - 05/20/12 07:32 AM
Here's one thing you don't expect to happen every day. You're a Land Park agent, out showing homes near Robertson and Riverside. You step outside into the sunshine and BAM, BAM, you hear gunshots. That's what happened on Friday to an Elizabeth Weintraub team member. The agent called to share the news about Bodie, the police dog who was shot in the line of duty. A suspected car thief shot the canine during a police chase through Land Park. Bodie was shot in his jaw and paw.
We talked about the dog for a few minutes, and then I asked if … (9 comments)
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homes in land park: Forget About Selling Homes in Land Park - 05/09/12 07:08 AM
People think real estate is the business to be in if you don't want to be accountable to anybody. They all want to be their own boss, and probably a lazy boss at that, when you get right down to it. But that's not the best business for lazy people. Especially if you are a Land Park agent. Days of being lazy are few and rare. Nope, the business to be in is home repair.
Yup, home repair. This includes home improvement as well. Doesn't matter which you choose if it involves some dude or dudette coming out to your house … (6 comments)
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homes in land park: Is it OK for a Listing Agent to Negotiate With the Buyer? - 05/01/12 07:39 AM
It's not often that I talk directly with a buyer in the middle of negotiations. Because when it's my listing, I represent the seller as a listing agent. My fiduciary is to the seller. Fiduciary is an extremely important element in real estate. A fact that no agent should ever forget or temporarily misplace. It's not just the liability, either, it's common sense.
As the representative for the seller, I must look out for the seller's best interests at all times. Number one on that list of best interests, of course, is closing the transaction. Number two is closing it with … (6 comments)
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homes in land park: An Escape to Tahiti and Thoughts About a Sacramento Short Sale - 04/07/12 06:55 AM
Every person has her or his own little things that motivate her or him. It's what gives life its pizzazz. Makes some of our sacrifices worthwhile. It's the dangling carrot that keeps one on the treadmill. OK, maybe not my treadmill because I sold that a long time ago after realizing it was nothing more than an expensive clothes hanger. Today, I use an elliptical. But the thing that motivates me to keep going, whether it's selling real estate in Sacramento or writing real estate articles for About.com, is a planned winter vacation.
I don't much like winter in Sacramento. It … (4 comments)
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homes in land park: Ants and the Naked Emperor - 03/05/12 07:22 AM
Ants. This is the time of year we see ants. Wet weather, warm days and the ants come out in Land Park. That's the recipe. Good thing it doesn't rain in the summer in Sacramento. It would only bring more and more ants.
Ants are infuriating. How can something so small cause such irritation? Ha! That's what people at short sale banks say about me. But people will also tell you to look at the big picture and ignore the small stuff -- but I am here to tell you it's the small stuff that needs your attention. It's the small … (6 comments)
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homes in land park: The Sweetest Authentic Bungalow I've Ever Seen in Land Park - 03/03/12 08:04 AM
It's not just me who loves this Land Park home. Buyers and their agents are going gaga over it, too. My new Land Park listing hit the market yesterday morning. We have an open house scheduled for Sunday. My phone is ringing with buyer's agents asking when we will present all of the offers. If you're a first time home buyer looking for homes in Land Park, you better act fast. The truly desirable homes don't stay on the market for very long.
The sellers worked hard to prepare the home for sale. They scrubbed and polished and tweaked. They also … (11 comments)
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homes in land park: I am Looking for a Land Park Agent to Sell My Home in Land Park - 12/17/11 11:59 AM
I get a lot of emails about buying and selling homes in Land Park. That's because I live in Land Park, and I specialize in Land Park. Out of any neighborhood in my four-county Sacramento area, I know the various Land Park neighborhoods the best. I do so much in Land Park that I am Zillow Land Park agent as well. But I've also been in the business for more than 30 years. Last month I earned top agent at Lyon Real Estate out of the 900-or so agents in the company. As a Life Member of Master's Club and a … (5 comments)
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homes in land park: There Is a Place In H. E. Double Toothpick for Some Home Buyers - 10/04/11 10:10 AM
I hate being sold to. I think everybody hates being sold to. I don't mind a salesperson helping me to make a choice, but I don't want them shoving their decision down my throat or trying to sell me crap I don't need or want.
Before my hairdresser finishes with my hair, I noticed yesterday that she runs to the checkout counter and lines up product. She gushes and coos about each product she uses on my hair as she's doing it. That's bad enough. But I resent it when I'm paying at the counter and she waives her hands like … (4 comments)
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homes in land park: How Many Land Park Homeowners Own a Gun? - 09/17/11 10:50 AM
I don't know of any homeowners in Land Park who own a gun. I suspect that guns are sort of a rarity in this neighborhood. I don't own one, and I live in Land Park. None of my neighbors has a gun, I don't think. I'm not really gung ho on guns. Although I did have a bit of change of heart after reading Deer Hunting With Jesus. Or, at least I understand the need of some people to own guns.
But you go to a rural place like Galt, and lots of homeowners have guns. Heck, many homeowners in Galt … (13 comments)
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homes in land park: Asparagus Ferns and a 1938 Home in Land Park is For Sale at $475,000 - 08/19/11 10:33 AM
My husband has many talents. For instance, he can imitate a cat puking with the best of them. It's one of the reasons I married him. Because he makes me laugh. And you know why cats puke? Well, mine tend to do it because they eat something they should not eat. Twisty ties, creepy-crawly things, rubber bands (or binders as we from the Midwest call them).
My cats love to nibble on my asparagus fern. They are obsessed with that plant. They've done it to such an extent that I've finally wised up (duh) and moved the plant outdoors.
Did you … (10 comments)
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homes in land park: How Many Foreclosures and Short Sales Are in Land Park and Curtis Park? - 08/13/11 10:29 AM
How many foreclosures and short sales are located in 95818, Land Park and Curtis Park? This ZIP encompasses a few streets north of Broadway and within earshot of the W / X Freeway. It also includes the neighborhoods of Curtis Park and Land Park.
According to Realist, there are 93 foreclosures and short sales in Land Park and Curtis Park. If that sounds like a lot it is because it is a lot. Some of those are not on the market. Some of the homes in Land Park are bank-owned homes, sitting in shadow inventory. Many are west of Riverside and … (6 comments)
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homes in land park: Attack of the Flower Wackers in Land Park - 07/18/11 09:40 AM
As my husband was outside grilling last night and I was typing away at my desk, a guy down the street came over. He asked us if we had noticed any activity next door. Our neighbors in Land Park often go on extended vacations in the summer. These people travel a lot. Apparently, they asked this guy to water and tend to their gardens.
I peered over the fence. Somebody had gone into my neighbor's back yard with snippers and cut off most of their roses. We're not talking dead-heading, they just chopped them up and threw the flowers on the … (3 comments)
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homes in land park: Shocking News of How a Land Park Short Sale Unexpectedly Bit the Dust - 07/16/11 10:22 AM
Everybody knows that I am a Sacramento short sale agent who carefully chooses the short sales she agrees to list and sell. That's because everybody knows that my short sales tend to close. Especially a short sale in Land Park. I sell enough homes in Land Park to know the individual neighborhoods intimately and, besides, I live in Land Park. There are many neighborhoods within neighborhoods in Land Park. Prices can vary dramatically from street to another. But it wasn't price that made this Land Park short sale explode.
It was the bank. Central Mortgage.
Most of my Sacramento short sales … (14 comments)
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homes in land park: About Sending Listings to Other Agents - 05/08/11 10:41 AM
Maybe some agents are living under a rock and do not have access to MLS? I don't understand why some agents continually bombard me by sending spammy email flyers. Half the time there is no unsubscribe option. Isn't that breaking some law? They think nothing of sending a listing to other agents.
Consumers, end users, need to see your flyers, not other agents.
Even if some agents are sleeping in their cars, they can still park in front of Starbucks to get free Wi-Fi. They can go to MLS. See, the thing is if I'm looking for a home like the … (102 comments)
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homes in land park: A Stunning 1939 Home in Land Park Just Came on the Market - 05/07/11 11:21 AM
It's rare that a home like this comes on the market in Land Park. This is one of those homes in Land Park that makes you fall in love the minute you walk in the door, which is how looking for a home to buy should be. You'll know instantly that this home is for you.
One of the deciding factors will be the WOW factor -- when the open floor plan hits you right between the eyes and makes your jaw drop. You can tell there was a lot of money spent to remodel this home. For example, the distressed … (4 comments)
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homes in land park: National Origin-Based Housing Discrimination is the Target for April Fair Housing Month - 04/12/11 11:09 AM
If I had to name any regret I have with my life, it would be that I did not take the time when I was younger to learn a foreign language. I tried German when I was in third grade, but the best I mustered was to sing O Tannenbaum. I dabbled a little in Russian, and then tried Spanish. But I can't speak a foreign language, and I'm too old now -- my brain doesn't soak information, it leaks information.
The best I can do when traveling is order a glass of wine or buy perfume or find a bathroom. … (11 comments)
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homes in land park: This Short Sale Home in Land Park is Affordable, Too - 04/11/11 11:12 AM
This home in Land Park is offered as a short sale. It has two very large bedrooms, one of which is a master suite. I suppose if you weren't going to put a ferris wheel in the back yard, it could be possible to add on a new master suite and turn the existing master into a junior suite. Or you could do nothing and simply move in. It's large for a two-bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, with about 1,468 square feet.
It has beautiful hardwood floors throughout, except for the kitchen and baths. You'll find all the delightful touches you've come … (6 comments)
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homes in land park: Nothing Says I've Survived a Sacramento Winter Like a Blooming Cactus Garden in Land Park - 04/07/11 10:19 AM
Here is a companion to Witless Wednesday or Mindless Monday or Thoughtless Thursday or whatever you call it when somebody posts a photo with little or no text. Except I will tell you this is what you'll see in the back yards of a number of similar homes in Land Park. It's my springtime cactus garden in Land Park, just beginning to bloom:
photo: Elizabeth Weintraub
Coming up soon . . . photos from Sunset Strip - Hollywood
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homes in land park: My Dog Tulip, Dive Bar and Pizza Rock, Coupled With Cactus Thorns, is a Perfect Sunday Afternoon - 04/04/11 11:44 AM
It's a bit difficult to type this morning because I have tiny cactus spurs and thorns embedded in the tips of my fingers. Why? Because I sort of took a day off yesterday. When I take a day off, which is pretty rare, it means I remove my body from its upright position in front of the computer. It doesn't mean that I turn off my cellphone or don't answer it.
Although, I did turn it off in the movie theater. It was such a glorious day in Sacramento that my husband and I decided to walk downtown from Land Park. … (9 comments)
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Elizabeth Weintraub, Sacramento Short Sale Agent, Land Park, East Sac, Lyon RE
Sacramento,
CA
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Address: 2801 J Street, Sacramento, CA, 95816
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Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate, midtown Sacramento. Selling since 1974. Home Buying Columnist at About.com. Sacramento short sale agent.
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