bank owned: Do I Really Need To Do A Home Inspection? - 10/24/09 04:06 PM
The Home Inspection has always been pivotal point when buying a home in Big Bear Lake, CA. The importance of this fairly inexpensive inspection has become even more important with the influx of the bank owned, REO properties. When you buy a home in the Big Bear valley from a home … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Can the Listing Bank make you pre qualify with them, even if you are already Pre Qualified with another lender? - 07/01/09 05:35 PM
Just recently, I wrote an offer on a bank owned property in the Big Bear valley for a client of mine. When I first me these clients, they were already pre-approved and ready to move forward once they found the home that they wanted. Well, it didn't take long for my … (4 comments)
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bank owned: What does Real Estate and Weather have in common? They’re both local! - 05/14/09 03:11 PM
Previously Posted on www.tonycard.com
I was reading through a Real Estate forum yesterday when I came across a consumer asking the question, "How Much Should I offer On a House?" The majority of the responses were statements like, Offer 80% of asking price, or my all time favorite answer was LOWBALL … (0 comments)
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bank owned: The Short Sale Process - 05/08/09 02:06 PM
While previewing property in Big Bear today and looked at some really good listings as well as some that I thought were overpriced. Some of these well priced listings were homes being sold as short sales. Whenever I see a home being sold as a short sale, I start to wonder … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Bank Owned Property in Big Bear Lake, CA - 05/04/09 01:42 PM
One of the first questions that I ask a potential seller when I arrive at his house to discuss listing his home is, do you really need to sell? If they answer that question with no, then my recommendation is to hold on to the property. I'm sure that this sounds … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Bank Owned Property is Selling in Big Bear - 04/27/09 12:28 PM
In 2003 I started selling Real Estate for the Tim Wood Group at Coldwell Banker in Big Bear. I remember those days well. When you wrote an offer on Big Bear property, you worked with the seller to try and write the cleanest and strongest offer possible. It was not uncommon … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Who takes Responsibility? - 03/27/09 10:27 AM
Originaly Posted On www.tonycard.com
One of the agents in our office sold a bank owned property to a client of his just recently. When the buyer arrived for the home inspection, they opened the house and found it flooded. It turns out that the pipes broke due to the lines … (1 comments)
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bank owned: How much off asking price should I offer? - 03/26/09 05:46 PM
That is a very common question that I get from buyers who are looking to purchase a home in Big Bear. It matters not whether it is a Seller's market or a Buyer's market, the question is asked. I've even been asked if it is safe to figure on offering 30% … (6 comments)
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bank owned: I’m Pre Approved. Why do I need to Pre Qualify with the bank that is listing the property? - 03/26/09 05:43 PM
This is one of the most frustrating things for a buyer in today's Real Estate market. You do your homework and come prepared to buy a home in Big Bear. You come to Big Bear and meet with your Realtor with your checkbook and your Pre Approval letter. He has shown … (1 comments)
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bank owned: Five Of The Most Frequently Asked Questions I’m asked in Big Bear - 03/18/09 04:20 PM
Previosly posted on www.tonycard.com
I've been selling Real Estate for the Tim Wood Group at Coldwell Banker in Big Bear since 2003. In this time period, I've seen the market do some crazy things. In 2003 we had a strong sellers market with double digit appreciation. In those days, the days … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Increase in Bank Owned, REO Properties expected in Big Bear - 03/16/09 03:34 PM
Banks are overwhelmed with foreclosed property and they are doing everything that they can to get them off the books. After all, banks are not in the business of holding real estate. As the consumer, everywhere that you look, you see advertisements for bank owned property for sale and the Big … (0 comments)
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bank owned: If Real Estate is local, then your Realtor should also be local. - 03/07/09 06:49 PM
If you're looking for beach front property at Newport Beach, wouldn't it make sense to hire a Realtor who specializes in the ocean front property? What good is a Realtor from San Bernardino going to be? Is your local Realtor going to be qualified to answer your questions about … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Who is this Real Estate agent really working for? - 02/14/09 05:08 PM
Just yesterday an agent from another brokerage was in our office in Big Bear telling us about a home that he had just listed. When I heard the address, my ears perked up because I was the listing agent when the current owner bought the cabin. The current owner bought this … (3 comments)
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bank owned: How Can A Seller Compete With the Bank Owned, REO Listing - 02/02/09 10:11 AM
As a Realtor in Big Bear Lake, I have the opportunity to meet with a number of people, some Buyers and some Sellers. In the five years that I've been selling Real Estate in Big Bear, I've gone from a very strong seller's market to the current Buyer's market. The days … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Do You Have The PATIENCE To Buy A Property In Big Bear That Is Being Offered As A Short Sale? - 01/24/09 02:41 PM
Due to the fact that the mortgage has reset, many people in the Big Bear Valley are trying to sell their homes rather than face foreclosure. In a lot of cases, the home owner owes the bank more than the house is worth and as a result, can't refinance the home. … (10 comments)
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bank owned: Over Pricing Your Big Bear Property Will Cost You A Lot Of Money - 01/10/09 05:48 PM
Three months ago, I took a listing on a clean 1 bedroom cabin in the east end of the Big Bear Valley. The problem is that I took the listing at to high a price. After previewing the cabin, I suggested a list price of $99,000. At that time, there … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Dentist or Realtor, Who would Your Prefer To See? - 12/24/08 12:49 PM
When the time comes to buy a property in Big Bear, do you shutter at the thought of dealing with Real Estate Agents? Have you ever been in escrow on a property and wondered if your agent was really working with your best interests in mind?
More and more people are … (0 comments)
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bank owned: 6 Questions Commonly Asked By Big Bear Real Estate Buyers - 12/22/08 03:39 PM
With the change in market conditions my clients are asking me a lot of questions while we're out looking at property in Big Bear. I've compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked questions and thought I would go over them in this blog.
•1) What is going … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Bank Owned (REO) or Short Sale - 12/03/08 04:55 PM
There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not on the phone talking to clients about Short Sales. Today's buyers spend a lot of time on the internet looking at cabins for sale in the Big Bear area before they ever come up and look around. Between the bank owned, … (0 comments)
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bank owned: Buying Or Selling Your Big Bear Cabin In These Economic Times - 10/12/08 03:29 PM
The economic situation that we're experiencing in the United States today is unprecedented. I am too young to have experienced the Great Depression but I have read a lot about it and it didn't sound like it was much fun. You hear on the news day in and day out that there … (0 comments)
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