what happens if: What happens if... My home doesn't appraise? Or worse, the review appraiser whacks the price? - 05/22/09 04:58 AM
Bummer. But this is happening more and more.  With the price decline over the past few years,  it's like trying to hit a moving target.  But what do you do when a buyer and seller agree on a price, yet it won't appraise?
First, you may want to cry.  Sometimes that helps. But usually not.
Then see what you can do to adjust the appraisal. Get a copy.  What have they used for comps (comparable sales that are used to measure value).  Do you know of any closer... more recent.... more similar?  Find out if any are about to close escrow. Current … (11 comments)

what happens if: What happens if..... My escrow blows up. Can I keep my buyer's deposit? - 04/29/09 02:17 PM
OOOH.. Tough break. No one's happy when an escrow falls apart. But whether the seller gets to keep the buyer's deposit comes down to two words.It Depends!Let's say the buyer has already removed all their contingencies in writing. Now they lose their job, or they find another house they like better, or they decide they can't stand each other, after all. They want out. In most cases, the seller would have a right to keep the deposit. After all the buyer backed out, AFTER removing their contingencies.But HAVING A RIGHT TO THE DEPOSIT, AND ACTUALLY GETTING IT ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES.In … (24 comments)

 
Sally Dunbar, Fair Oaks Realtor - Fair Oaks Homes for Sale (Lyon Real Estate, Fair Oaks CA (Sacramento Area))

Sally Dunbar

Fair Oaks Realtor - Fair Oaks Homes for Sale

Fair Oaks, CA

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Lyon Real Estate, Fair Oaks CA (Sacramento Area)

Address: 8814 Madison Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA, 95628

Office: (916) 535-0356

Mobile: (916) 524-1548

Fair Oaks homes for sale by Realtor Sally Dunbar, who's been hoofin' it through the homes of Fair Oaks and the surrounding areas, matching up eager buyers with ready-to-move sellers, since 1979.

While I sell homes in Fair Oaks, I venture in Sacramento, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Orangevale, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Rocklin and Granite Bay...(and Chevron loves me!)

How have I survived for so long?... By always doing what's right for my people.... Always!

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