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How can you find the best buys in any market? Sometimes they stand out like a sore thumb and other times they are sleepers concealed by neglect, atrocious decorating and deferred maintenance. Often buyers simply never see them. If Fido is yelping in the backyard and there is no lockbox on the front door (or nearby) it soon becomes classified as difficult to show. Even if it is an outstanding buy for one reason or another many prospective buyers may never see it. There are too many obstacles between you and the interior.
It all begins with price. Everyone has a budget. However, do not shop entirely by price. Price is one of the easiest things to change through artful and intelligent negotiating if it is out of line with current market values or the condition warrants a discount.
The pretty ones are popular. Agents like to show the in-crowd listings. They show beautifully, they are staged to sell and often they are easy to show. Don't be swayed by too much gloss and cosmetic glow if you are looking for a deal. You're shopping for a diamond in the rough you can polish to your heart's content, and the hard work you're willing to do should be reflected in the price.
Shop outside the box. Most prospective buyers have a first choice neighborhood and a list of "I wants" when they begin their search for a home. Often the two collide with the price they can afford. Stepping over your original boundaries may open up new neighborhoods with new opportunities.
Happy house hunting. If you would like an experienced guide it would be a pleasure to act as your agent on your big adventure.
It's a wonderful feeling when a property closes escrow and everyone walks away feeling like a winner. It's really quite an accomplishment when you consider how many people and variables must come together before a legal change of ownership can occur.
If one piece of the puzzle is missing, neglected or ignored the transaction may be doomed. If a material fact regarding the property is not disclosed, a legal letter may find its way to your mailbox at some future date. Full disclosure will help you avoid the headache of dealing with problems after the property is sold.
It is important to begin with the end in mind. Yes, sellers we really do want a fairy tale ending to the story of the sale of your house! As the story unfolds, bear in mind there will be moments of uncertainty, drama and a plethora of issues to resolve. There will also be moments of joy, fulfillment and utter relief.
Sometimes it helps to think of the sale or purchase of your residence in business terms instead of emotional baggage. You're selling or buying an asset. A dollar value will be placed on it, not an emotional value. No one said this would be a cakewalk. It will take your time and your energy, as well as a small army of real estate professionals to move from listing the house to closing escrow.
Life dictates most moves. A growing family, a shrinking family, a new job or loss of an old one propels us forward on our life's journey. When it's time to move on, leave your old home with fond memories and a clear conscience.
New beginnings are much more enjoyable with no problems from the past tagging along.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
When I moved to my own office space nearly three years ago one of my goals was to have an environmentallyfriendly space. I have a few plants, a full wall of floor to ceiling glass for lots of natural light and I only run the air or heat on an "as needed" basis. We can do that in Southern California. It is wasteful folly to wear a sweater in the summertime because the office is too cool, or wear a sleeveless dress in the winter to avoid excessive heat.
It is the paper I cannot give up. Yes, it's true I have a dependency on paper. Oh, it is not as severe today as it was in the past, but it is still a struggle for me to bypass printing important conversations with clients and customers. Yes, I enter the date and note in my database, and stash the email in an e-folder but I also still dedicate a section of every file to "correspondence" for my paper trail.
Has everyone but me switched to the electronic trail?
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
No, I am neither advocating we return to wasteful habits of the past nor thumbing my nose at the green movement. I am attempting to shine a light on a few dark corners, hallways and dangerously dark stairs during the darker days of fall and winter.
It is November and the beginning of the rainy season in Southern California and what we fondly call winter. The weather mix includes more cloudy days and a few days of much needed rain. Even the brightest of homes can appear dark when heavy clouds areoverhead.A lamp or singular bulb can chase the darkness away and shine a light on a focal point or illuminate a tricky stairway.
I have never had a prospective buyer tell me they want to purchase a dark house. However, many homes are eliminated because they are too dark. So on those darker days of the season turn on a few energy efficient light bubs for the sake of your sale and the safety of your prospective buyers.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
It's Monday morning and I haven't read the headline news yet, but I'm guessing it will be top heavy with negative bold print. As a real estate agent the steady barrage of bad news has become a staple in the daily news diet for nearly three years. If we constantly focus on what is wrong, it is difficult to see what is right. Rather than wring our hands and whine about what's wrong with the world, the economy and our jobs, perhaps it is time to change our mind-set. We often get out of life exactly what we put into it, and expecting the worst may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Do not wait for good times and prosperity to find you. Hunt it down. Do not let fear, disappointment and uncertainty become the leaders in your life. Fear and excitement are closely linked emotional cousins--one can stop you in your tracks and the other propel you forward. Get excited about your abilities to succeed by paying less attention to the national numbers and more attention to your numbers, your goals and your dreams.
A little trick that works for me when nothing seems to be going my way is to choose three tasks I've been postponing, putting off and procrastinating over at the top of my list and take action. The first step is often the most difficult, but once I remove those roadblocks holding me back the path ahead is much easier to navigate. Three is a small number but it is absolutely capable of producing life-altering changes.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As seen in the Daily Breeze newspaper.
South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate, property, houses and homes in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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South Bay Los Angeles cities I sell real estate in: Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach.
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