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You Always Remember the Last Sale of the Year

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Real Estate Agent with Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker DRE #00697006

I might not always recall the first sale of the year but I always remember the last one. Especially when it closes just under the wire on the last day of the year. In the olden days, like 2010, often that last sale was a short sale that I battled for 4 to 6 months. It was often bitter sweet. Now, those kind of transactions are few and far between.

But this particular last sale involved a seller who prepared for almost 6 months to be ready to sell. When he was ready, he was ready now! The lucky buyer was a first-time home buyer using down payment and closing cost assistance programs. I don't think these buyers realize until they start writing offers how hard it is to buy a home with that type of financing. They think everybody buys a home this way. They don't realize how jaded some listing agents and their sellers are about it.

Don't you think every buyer who qualifies and desires to buy a home should own a home? I do, but sometimes I think I am in the minority. You can read more in my personal blog today at this link: This Sacramento Realtor's Last Closing of 2017 was a Dream Sale.

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Elizabeth Weintraub is co-partner of Weintraub & Wallace Team of Top Producing Realtors, an author, home buying expert at The Balance, a Land Park resident, and a veteran real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, Carmichael and East Sacramento, as well as tract homes in Elk Grove, Natomas, Roseville and Lincoln. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put our combined 80 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold. DRE License # 00697006.

Photo: Unless otherwise noted in this blog, the photo is copyrighted by Big Stock Photo and used with permission.The views expressed herein are Weintraub's personal views and do not reflect the views of RE/MAX Gold. Disclaimer: If this post contains a listing, information is deemed reliable as of the date it was written. After that date, the listing may be sold, listed by another brokerage, canceled, pending or taken temporarily off the market, and the price could change without notice; it could blow up, explode or vanish. To find out the present status of any listing, please go to elizabethweintraub.com.

Comments (17)

Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Good morning Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents 

Thank you for the helpful information regarding remembering your last sale of the year.

Dec 30, 2017 09:58 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

First of all, congrats on $36 Million in 2017 Sacramento real estate sales.  You are my hero.

That MLO does sound like a dream.  The whole crew on the other side was the unexpected dream team.  You just never know.

 

Dec 30, 2017 10:10 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Chris Ann Cleland Yes, the MLO and buyer's agent, everybody was spectacular to work with. Usually I can find something to moan about, LOL, and I don't always have to look too far . . . but not this one.

Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM
Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Elizabeth: So glad that the buyers agent turned into one of the good ones! It can make a big difference in a transaction.

Dec 30, 2017 10:52 AM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

It is always part of our duty, even if it's not in the guidelines, to do what is best for our client. If we know not only are they wanting to buy and own a home, but have some means to do it, then we find them the perfect home, we must!

Dec 30, 2017 01:33 PM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents, working with a good team is a blessing for sure, you can't forget the transactions that go smooth. Congratulations on your success, wishing you a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year!

Dec 30, 2017 02:11 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Congratulations on this last 2017 sale, Elizabeth. It's a great feeling, isn't it to make one's clients so happy. I received a text from a client on Christmas Day thanking me for being their Santa this year as they got exactly what they wished for--two contracts... one to sell their home and one for the purchase of their new home. This makes all the aggravation we often go through worthwhile.

Dec 30, 2017 02:11 PM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi  Elizabeth, 

I agree with you ... I had one close yesterday that I still have to write about!  Brand new houses can be a bit unpredictable. 

Dec 30, 2017 03:07 PM
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Elizabeth, I love how you linked back to your website. I'll give that a whirl. Thanks for sharing.

Dec 30, 2017 04:14 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor® Yes, I am immensely grateful every time I get a great agent on the other side of the transaction. I'd say it happens about 50% of the time.

Dec 30, 2017 09:14 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Michelle Carr-Crowe-Top 1% Diamond Certified Real Estate Team Sells Cupertino San Jose Homes-Just Call 408-252-8900 Actually, it is in the "guidelines" to do what is best for our client. It's in the Realtor Code of Ethics to put their interests above our own.

Dec 30, 2017 09:16 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Beth Atalay Right backatha: Hou'oli makahiki ho.

Dec 30, 2017 09:18 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Nina Hollander Yes, it is overwhelmingly satisfying to hear that we made a difference and our efforts are appreciated. Everybody likes to feel appreciated.

Dec 30, 2017 09:20 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® I find it's a nice closure to a sale to talk about what happened, and to get into the back story. Without getting too personal about our clients, of course.

Dec 30, 2017 09:22 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Mike Cooper Well, I hope you liked what you found when you got there. Happy New Year!

Dec 30, 2017 09:22 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Of all the sales I have had over the years, it has been the young first time buyers that were my favorites.  There is something about their exhuberance that is contageous.

Dec 31, 2017 12:55 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Elizabeth, we do remember the last sale of the year, and I too had one Friday afternoon 3 pm.  Congratulations!  

Dec 31, 2017 07:26 AM