sellers: Home prices in Beaverton are following school report cards!
- 06/09/10 08:57 AM
Though most areas of Beaverton home prices are still down and in most cases still falling, but that doesn’t mean every areais hit as hard.Since I work with a lot of families and most are looking based on Beaverton school boundaries,I am quickly discovering that there is a growing trend going on in Beaverton. The trend is showing the homes inthe areas where schoolsare considered to be better the home prices are staying level or onlydroppingslightly over the past couple months. But, in the absolutebest schoolboundaries the houses are being snapped up in days not months like inotherareas. Are Beaverton families starting to … (8 comments)
sellers: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate and more: What happens at the closing table (Part 2 – The Seller)
- 09/07/09 03:01 AM
In Beaverton, Oregon, real estate there are many steps to selling your home. The final one is the closing table and what happens when you get there. This post will focus on the seller’s side of the closing table and what it means and what happens at the closing table. Closing for a seller can happen days, or in some cases even weeks, before a buyer gets to the closing table. Unlike a buyer you aren’t waiting for a bank underwriter and your paperwork is drawn up by the title company and not the bank. But, usually a few hours before the … (6 comments)
sellers: If we can’t trust each other, than how do we expect the public to trust us?
- 02/15/09 03:08 PM
Have you ever had a buyer that you know is working with another agent call you? Well, today I got that call and, though I didn't know the agent personally, I did know that this buyer was theirs because this same buyer had called me a few days prior to ask me some questions about the house. Fast forward to today when that same buyer called and said they would like to write an offer. I said, "Great, I'm glad you loved the property and I would love to see you living there. There is just one thing that I need you … (12 comments)
sellers: Here is an idea Todd, keep your big mouth shut
- 02/15/09 04:26 AM
Did your mother ever tell you to never take a bet that you may not win or can't afford to lose? Well mom, I'm sorry. I wasn't listening and I had to open my big mouth and because of that, I lost my advertising costs, plus $47 for the sellers advertising costs and I didn't get a commission and the house has some new buyers in it. Yep, Todd stepped in it deep this time. I have a seller, that is still using me on his other properties, but this time I won't be making any stupid bets and I'll be the … (16 comments)
sellers: I am not a big fan of the lowball offer, but what if it gets accepted?
- 02/13/09 10:42 AM
I presently have 7 short sales listings in my listing inventory and I'm not a big fan of the person that comes in within one week of the home being on the market and writing an offer for 40-50% of the loan amount. The fact is, when a buyer calls on one of these short sale properties, I refer them to another agent in my office as I don't like to work both ends of the transaction. I don't feel I can be fair to all parties involved with all the work that is involved in a short sale. But, what happens when … (126 comments)
sellers: I won’t lie to you, I’ve never done a short sale before
- 01/27/09 01:41 AM
I got a call about one of my listings the other day and this agent had a very interested buyer in one of my homes that happens to be a short sale. But, she said, "I won't lie to you, I've never done a short sale before." I said that is fine, before I did my first I hadn't either. She had to laugh at that and I gave her a run down of the process and what happens during what can be a long process unless you met the right person within the bank. She said to me, "Wow, you are so … (15 comments)
sellers: Todd, I read a post of yours and I want to know how I can cancel my listing with my agent
- 01/17/09 03:20 AM
Wow, great that you are reading my articles, but I am certainly not in business of telling people how to cancel a listing with their agent. So I, of course, I told them that if they had a complaint they should call the state, but I still needed to know what article of mine they read prompted this. Well, the article she read was, "Should you test your agent? In my humble opinion...YES!" and she did. She had three of her friends help and not one got a call back from her agent. This was over a 3 week period and she … (20 comments)
sellers: Dang, I look good!
- 08/04/08 03:06 PM
Is it really possible? Am I that good looking? Well, of course it is, but over the past 3 months I think I'm getting even better looking and healthier and it is even building my business. You see over the past 3 months I've been doing a few things different in my business. I have been doing more door knocking, looking for buyers and sellers. Mondays and Fridays I door knock on Apartments, and on Tuesdays on FSBOs and expireds. But, two weeks ago my mom was told by the doctor she needs to exercise more and she knew I needed to … (25 comments)
sellers: I’m not very happy – Ok, where would you like me to mail your complaint form?
- 06/24/08 04:01 AM
Complaints from the public happen when you are in business and I've been lucky in my real estate career to not have one, until today. Now, this complaint really isn't against me, but more against the seller for not disclosing something in the contracts, and the buyer wants to blame the seller and I for not disclosing what he considers very material, and says he wouldn't have bought the house had he known. You see this buyer wasn't mine, I didn't know anything about the buyer besides he liked the home and the area. But, what I didn't know, that might have … (6 comments)
sellers: Please don’t send us homes that have…
- 06/17/08 01:49 AM
Until recently, when someone requested a home, it was always 3 bedrooms / 2 baths...Oh, you know the rest. But, recently I've been noticing more and more of clients calling and asking me to exclude certain homes from their list, as they won't even consider looking at them. What is this one item that is beginning to be a thorn in my side? OIL TANKS! With the price of oil getting so high, more and more people won't even consider looking at a home with oil heat, and it seems to be the only type of home in their price range. I'm starting … (10 comments)
sellers: I don't own and umbrella and neither should you!
- 04/02/07 03:38 AM
The title of this post is true if you're a buyer, but if you're a seller read to the end. OK - Let me explain the title first. I am an OREGONIAN through and through. I do not own an umbrella when it comes to the rainy weather we have here; I like to call it liquid sunshine. If you are a buyer and it has been raining for two weeks straight. YOU SHOULD BE ALL SMILES! This is a great time to go look at homes and get a great price on a home. The psychology behind this is most buyers don't … (0 comments)
sellers: Got less than perfect credit - Bank says they won't loan to you - How to get 100% financing
- 03/24/07 08:44 AM
Have you been told by the banks that you don't have a good enough credit score to get a loan? Don't give up so easily, with the right help, from the right Realtor you can get in to a home with out the use of bank financing. The option that I am offering you is call owner financing and it can save you thousands of dollars in interest over traditional financing and put you in to a new home today. Why would a home owner offer financing to a buyer that wasn't able to get financing through traditional methods? This is a … (0 comments)
sellers: To sell or not to sell? (before you buy) That is the question?
- 03/21/07 01:36 PM
Have you every heard this advice? "Make sure you have your home sold before you find your new home." This can be good advice or bad advice, it can cost you thousands and you may not get what you want in your new home. I'm not saying don't put your home on the market, but I am saying you really want to start looking at the same time your home is put on the market. The reason I say this is because if you don't have an idea what you are looking for or the prices of the kinds of homes you … (0 comments)
sellers: Home Buying Tips to Remember
- 03/19/07 06:20 PM
When buying a home, the Boy Scout motto "Be Prepared" is something that will help you find that dream home and help you avoid future situations. Write down all your wants and needs in two different columns. The first column is needs, the must haves. The second column is the wants; they would like but are not required. Finding a home with all your needs can be easy; it is the wants that are usually the hard part. I suggest to my clients we narrow down the search to find the homes with all the needs they require. Then we … (0 comments)
sellers: Sell your home faster and for top dollar
- 03/16/07 08:55 AM
Location, Location, Location. You've heard it before. That is the key to success of selling your home for top dollar. So let's move your home! OK - You can't do that? So why does everyone keep telling you it is location, location, location that sells a home? I wish I knew! I tell my sellers that the key to selling their home is appeal, appeal, appeal. Take a look at your home from your car. Drive up; pretend you are looking at your home from the real estate signs perspective. This is where your buyers are going to first see your home. I … (2 comments)
sellers: Don't let the news scare you!
- 02/11/07 07:51 PM
You hear it on the news everyday. The real estate bubble has finally popped. Well here in Washington Co, Oregon, we have some good news. Average prices are up from last year.
As you can see. There are more listings, but the number of pending sales is more and the average price is up almost $30,000 from last year. Those numbers are looking pretty good to me, compared to what I hear on the news every night. Remember Real Estate is still the safest investment you can make. Even if there is a down turn in the market, over time Real Estate … (0 comments)
sellers: The Tax Man Cometh
- 02/11/07 07:18 PM
So you are thinking of selling you home and you are worried about the tax implications. Well worry no more! The current tax law for the sale of your primary residence, after May 6, 1997, states that you can have up to $500,000 in capital gains for a married couple and $250,000 for a single person. So unless you are single and paid only $10,000 for your home and plan to sell it for $300,000 you don't have too much to worry about. One of the requirements of this tax law is that you must have lived in that home at lease … (0 comments)
sellers: Thinking of Moving?
- 02/10/07 10:18 PM
This is the best time to get a free copy of your credit report. As a Real Estate agent I can't count the times that I've seen people find their perfect home and then lose it when they couldn't afford the payments because of an error on a credit report. They can't figure out why they didn't get the interest rate that they wanted. Then they get the credit report and see mistakes on it, but it is too late to fix anything. By getting your credit report early, you can fix the errors that do appear on it in plenty … (0 comments)
sellers: Making a House a Home
- 01/16/07 08:09 PM
You started prepping your home to put on the market. This is the time to consult a Realtor®. Why, you may ask? The professional Realtor® will help you with hints that will make your house a home to a potential buyer. A competent professional Realtor® will not try to list the home until it is ready. They want to see you get the most for your home and not worry about losing it to another agent, because they wanted to do what was right for you. The thing I do with most of my clients is I take them out to … (0 comments)
sellers: How To Sell Your Home Quickly
- 01/16/07 08:05 PM
When you put your home on the market your agent assumes that you want to sell your home as quickly as possible for the highest amount of profit. If this not what you have in mind, you need to tell your agent up front what you want.
A home that sits on the market for a long time doesn't do you or your agent any good. The best way to sell your home quickly is to price it accurately from the start! A lot of people think that you should price your home high and then come down over time. This is … (0 comments)
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