Israel's Big Bear Blog

This week I had an interesting experience when trying to list a home in Big Bear Lake. As you most likely know, their are two types of listing agents. Those who are honest up front and give the client an honest assessment of what their home is worth, and the less ethical among us who will tell th...

Originally posted at www.bigbearilluminated.com Lately, I have been answering alot of questions regarding REO properties and things buyers need to be aware of. As it happens, my colleague Tyler Wood has also been fielding the same questions. In order to answer them, we made a short video that goe...

I just closed escrow a few days ago on an unfinished bank owned property, and let me tell you, it was very difficult. With the market in upheaval the way it is, getting a perfect house funded can be challenging. If the home in question is an unfinished bank owned home, get ready for an uphill bat...