Hella Rothwell, Broker Owner REALTOR®

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - (831) 626-4000 - CA #01772851 HI #RB-21268
REFERRALS: I welcome referrals. Hawaii law allows me to pay referral fees to active licensed real estate agents anywhere!

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2012 

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This morning I was happily surprised when my client called to thank me for all the work I did selling his house. It ended up being a SHORT SALE. This is a client who didn't HAVE TO sell when he first listed it with me. This was at the start of the dramatic slide in home values and he always tried...
03/29/2012

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If you want to purchase a home at rockbottom prices in Del Norte County, California it may already be too late unless you have cash. I am seeing more and more listings that go straight to "pending" (which pretty much tells me the sellers have accepted cash offers and an "as is" condition). And th...
03/27/2012

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A first for me today, the buyers' agent did the ritual 11th hour walk-through for his client in about one minute! What could have made him so confidant? Probably a combination of all the following: 1. It was a short sale. 2. The contract stated "as is". 3. An appraisal was done. 4. A recent home ...
03/26/2012

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I just commented on a blog with the following, and then realized I felt strongly enough to amplify on it. The comment was: "The reason Realtors can "buy" a listing is that the seller feels they have "sold" the Realtor on his high price. And, believing that, the house will actually sell for that p...
03/26/2012

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All closings are different, and the real estate professional, in this case me, has to stay on her toes. CLOSING 1: Luckily my closings are spaced a few days apart this month. The one I just finished was a wonderful little home that a very generous son purchased for his mom to live in. Everything ...
03/24/2012

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You have picked up your commission check, the client has the keys to get into the house, and the seller has his money. Are you done? NOPE. If you care at all to get future referrals from this client, you can't just drop him/her. The client will have "withdrawal symptoms" because you have spent so...
03/24/2012

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When time is of the essence such as if you have a tight deadline for a short sale, don't bring any kind of a check to the closing table. WIRE THE MONEY. And that is not the only time this can become an issue if you have to wait another day to get the keys for your new home. Hired a moving truck f...
03/23/2012

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For a listing agent, the last days before closing are a little disconcerting. You know you have done everything you could, everything is flowing in the right direction because now it's up to the buyer's agent to follow through with his client and the title company springs into action for that las...
03/21/2012

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It never ceases to amaze me how many calls I get for a listing that has gone into a contingency sale. Here, until all the contingencies have been met and the home goes into a "pending" state, the home is still showing up as on the market on Realtor.com and other websites. A particular listing of ...
03/09/2012

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Me, as the listing agent: Since I have been dealing with short sales as the listing agent, my experiences have been great. I am in constant contact with the lender after putting together a total package of contract, disclosures, HUD-1, pre-qual letter, opened escrow, etc. I've done comps for them...
03/08/2012
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