Elizabeth Weintraub Bike RidingPeople ask me how I manage to take time off when I sell so many homes in Sacramento. How many, you might ask? Over the past year (according to MLS) this Sacramento real estate agent has sold 112 homes, maybe more. I figure that production is about 20 times the amount that your average, run-of-the-mill Sacramento agent sells. Does that mean I am crazy busy all the time with no time for myself? Absolutely not. I even have a second job, if you can believe it. I write for the New York Times About.com, covering home buying and selling. I manage its website for that topic as well. I suppose that makes me doubly crazy to some.

What really makes me doubly crazy to some people is the fact I sell a lot of short sales in the four-county area. I have worked with all major banks on a short sale, with a strong emphasis on Bank of America short sales and Wells Fargo short sales. But I also work on many short sales through Chase Bank and Citimortgage, now OneMain Financial. My least favorites are probably PNC and Green Tree but they are definitely doable short sales, just a lot more hassle.

I specialize in FHA short sales and HAFA short sales, in particular GSE HAFAs such as a Fannie Mae HAFA or a Freddie Mac HAFA. Those are especially tricky and complicated, but I excel at attention to detail. This is not bragging, I am proud of that fact and, if I don't share this stuff with you, who will?

It's being organized and working with my fabulous team that saves my sanity. My desk is not piled with paperwork or with files stacked a mile high; it's orderly. I have systems for everything I do and back-up plans.

And that's what frees me to take off Sundays. I can go bike riding if I want. Maybe stroll through the Rock Garden in Land Park. Lounge at a leisurely brunch in Midtown. I check my cell messages for emergencies. But Sundays are my day off. Everybody should schedule a little time in their lives for themselves. Slow down.

Photo: Elizabeth Weintraub at Capitol Park

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Elizabeth Weintraub is an author, home buying columnist for About.com, a Land Park resident, and a Land Park real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento. Weintraub is also a Sacramento Short Sale agent who lists and successfully sells short sales throughout the four-county Sacramento area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 35 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate. DRE License # 00697006.

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13 Comments on Don't Work So Hard That Your Head Explodes

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Sometimes I feel that way with difficult clients.  Best Regards,
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I have known that we need to take down time and time off.  It is a way to keep centered.
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I think you need to schedule your down time the same way you schedule your appointments. Love your post.
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Elizabeth, is that you?! Darling you look marvelous!
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Hey Ed & Celia: There is no such thing as a difficult client in my book.

Hi Elite Homes: We need to regroup from time to time and can't keep going 24 / 7 or we would burn out.

Hi Jeff: You're right, and I do schedule time to take off because if I left it totally up to circumstance, I would never do it. I am a workaholic, and I recognize that in myself.

Hi Terri: Yes, that is me in Capitol Park in Midtown Sacramento. I don't look so bad for a person who is turning 60 this Thursday, if I say so myself.
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And it's a great day for a bike ride! Love your new photo btw...
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If someone has 112 sales in one year you can be certain that other parts of that persons life have suffered.
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Early Happy Birthday, Elizabeth.... so how often have YOU been able to get Wells Fargo to NOT reassign a short sale negotiator, when you end up starting with a new buyer after the short sale approval identifed a different buyer that fell through after being loan denied?  I do not beleive I have ever got them to NOT start the process over again.
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I am loving these photos of you.  How can a Sacramento Short Sale Agent look so carefree?  Because she knows how to get stuff done when she's working and knows when it's time for a break.
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I've been wondering how you get it all done Elizabeth!  I finally have a Sunday "off" and look where I am! :-]

Love you photos, too!
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Hey Nancy, It was a great day for a bike ride!

I think it's a mistake to be absolutely certain of anything in this life, Edward.

Hi Dan: I've had Wells Fargo do a soft decline before. My experience is it's generally a 50 / 50 chance they'll close it, though.

Hi Chris Ann: I know you have the same hectic schedule that I do -- so you completely understand that if somebody wants something done quickly and efficiently, they should ask a busy person to do it!

Hi Mary: Playing around on Active Rain is not exactly the same thing as working.

 
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Those are beautiful new pictures of you, Elizabeth!  You do look great.
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Good morning Elizabeth in case I forget H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y  have a wonderful day and take some more time off.
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Author Bio: Elizabeth Weintraub is a Sacramento real estate broker, author, home buying guide for About.com, a Land Park resident, and a Land Park agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento. Weintraub is also a Sacramento Short Sale agent who lists and successfully closes short sales throughout Sacramento four-county area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 35 years of real estate experience to work for you.

 


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