lowball: One Way to Handle a Lowball Short Sale Offer That Can Work - 03/28/11 03:37 AM
You can't blame buyers for wanting to get a good deal. Especially experienced real estate investors in Sacramento. Well, actually, you can point the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate at them when you've got multiple offers coming in on that short sale that are driving the price up and up and yet they still throw a lowball into the mix -- because that's kinda pointless -- but there is nothing inherently wrong with a lowball offer. Before you start slinging whipped-cream pies at my head, let me explain.
Any agent with a lick of common sense knows that banks approve short … (9 comments)

lowball: What Part of "Day Late, Dollar Short" is Unclear? The Day Late? Or the Dollar Short? - 03/27/11 04:33 AM
The manager of my office received an odd letter from the Department of Real Estate on Friday. The DRE wrote because a buyer from several years -- some purported real estate agent / investor who represented himself, so you know what kind of client he had -- was unhappy that he didn't get to buy a short sale home in Elk Grove. So, he complained to the DRE about losing the transaction. The tone of the letter seems to indicate that this DRE investigator gets a lot of these bogus complaints but nonetheless must follow up. I chalk it up to … (14 comments)

lowball: About Comparable Sales Data For Writing Offers on Sacramento Short Sales - 03/03/11 03:00 AM
One of the things that I have learned in this business is if you rely on other people to keep their promises to you or meet your expectations, they will invariably disappoint you. But you can't let that get you down. It's not smart to set up a system in which your happiness is dependent on another's performance. That's not a defeatist attitude, btw, it's just the way the world works. It's much better to make note, and then implement better systems -- to be proactive.
For example, I try not to associate with negative-thinking or stupid people. Which are two … (8 comments)

lowball: If the Seller Were French He'd Slap My Face Twice With a Glove - 01/13/11 02:23 AM
Are listing agents prone to sabotaging their own real estate transactions? It's easy to do. I almost did it. And I certainly know better. Nobody is infallible in this business, you know. I've been in real estate in some form or another since the 1970s. Yet, I almost put my big, fat foot directly into my mouth last month and am sharing this story in hopes of preventing this mishap from happening to somebody else.
First, let me say that this listing was not a short sale. Yeah, I know, people tend to think of me as strictly a Sacramento short … (92 comments)

lowball: Is a Sacramento Short Sale Agent to Blame for Falling Prices in Sacramento? - 01/10/11 02:13 AM
My friend and associate Jim Kimmons, who writes the real estate business website for About.com, posted a blog last week talking about whether falling real estate prices are the fault of real estate agents who list short sale properties. His position is agents don't control the real estate market, and we don't. Real estate agents can only react to the real estate market.
But buyers react to how they perceive the market. Even if their perceptions are flat-out wrong. And part of the problem with the way some home buyers perceive the market is they are looking only at the homes … (16 comments)

lowball: Why a Sacramento Short Sale Investor Might Offer to Pay 100% of Sellers' Closing Costs - 03/04/10 01:55 AM
Those short sale flipper investors are really getting active now. As a Sacramento short sale agent, I have been receiving a lot of calls lately from investors and their agents asking if they can lowball some of my short sale listings. It's not that I have anything against a guy trying to make a buck. Buy low, sell high is the name of the game in real estate. But I do object when those offers affect my sellers' chances of closing escrow.
My sellers don't hire me to make money for investors. They hire me to protect their interests, get them … (8 comments)

 
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker, Put 40 years of experience to work for you (Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker)

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Sacramento, CA

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Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker

Address: 3620 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95864

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Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold, Midtown and Sierra Oaks Sacramento office. Co-partner Weintraub & Wallace Realtors. Selling since 1974. Homebuying expert at The Balance. Weintraub & Wallace sells homes from Galt to Lincoln.
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Author Bio: Elizabeth Weintraub is a Sacramento real estate broker, author, home buying expert for The Balance, a Land Park resident, who specializes not only in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento but sells extensively from Elk Grove to Lincoln. Weintraub is prominently known as the #1 Sacramento Short Sale agent throughout the Sacramento four-county area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40+ years of real estate experience to work for you.



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