A TC in my office last week mentioned she was looking for a fun place to go this summer. I suggested the Minnesota State Fair. She looked at me like I had told her to go to Pocatello or some other weird place. Nothing against Pocatello, I use that as an example because a) I've never been there an
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07/13/2011
I met with an East Sacramento seller yesterday who has a home he wants to sell. It's a 2 bedroom he bought a long time ago, and there is plenty of equity. I will put this on the market in a couple of weeks. Whenever I meet with sellers to talk about selling a home, especially a rarity such as a h
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07/12/2011
Twice in one week I've run into this. I always ask my sellers if they have mortgage insurance when I take the short sale listing. In some instances, you can figure it yourself, especially if the loan-to-value ratio at inception is above 80%. On first trust deeds, lenders want mortgage insurance t
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07/11/2011
A comic who can make me laugh so hard my gut wants to bust is #1 my husband and #2 Eddie Izzard. The difference between the two is my husband doesn't always do it on purpose. I loved Eddie Izzard in the short-lived television series The Riches, he was so perfect, paired with Minnie Driver, in the
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07/10/2011
I will do just about anything to sell a Sacramento short sale. Some days, I feel like Cal Worthington. I would eat a bug. Did you know that Cal Worthington just got remarried for the third time? Ha. I thought he was dead. I would stand on my head to sell a Sacramento short sale. Whatever somebody
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07/09/2011
As circumstances go in Sacramento short sales, the time that a buyer is likely to cancel is almost always right before short sale approval. It's like they can see that train coming down the tracks and they can't wait for it to pull into the station. They jump in their car and go home. Seems the m
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07/08/2011
On the surface, it sounds simple enough. Put your home on the market yourself for 30 days to see how it goes. You just might sell it as a FSBO and save yourself that whopping real estate commission. At least that's the story some FSBO companies are telling sellers, and sellers are eating it up. W
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07/07/2011
Myrl is absolutely right when she talks about different realities among people. We all have our own versions even though we might be looking at exactly the same thing. That's why eyewitness accounts of a traffic accident can vary so widely. Take my fishing trip with Myrl Jeffcoat yesterday. She
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07/06/2011
The Weintraubs enjoyed a very green Fourth of July. We left Sacramento. Yup, did a last-minute getaway on Amtrak. You can park right in front of the train station on 5th and prepay your parking. Then, go inside to scan the printout bar code from your online reservations and hop right on that tra
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07/04/2011
