Tony's Big Bear REO Blog

JUST LISTED!!!! Where are you planning to go for your summer vacation?  With gasoline pushing $5.00 a gallon, why not stay close to home.  Big Bear Lake, CA offers some great summer activities.  Currently, Big Bear Lake is just four feet from being full at 68 feet. and is 67 degrees. Besides lak...

I just listed 723 Holmes in Sugarloaf, CA for $62,500.00.  The lot dimensions are 50' X 100" and is only a block and a half from the National Forest.  Sugarloaf is located on the east end of the Big Bear Valley with easy access from Highway 38.  With the current set back requirements put out by t...

How many of you have been waiting for the price of homes and land to drop in the Big Bear Valley?  How many of you would love to have your own land that you could hold as an investment, or build on down the road.  How many of you don't want to give up an arm and a leg to be able to afford the lan...

  That's right!  If you own this small cabin, you'll be one of the first to have the road plowed after a good snow storm.  821 E. Big Bear Blvd was originally built in 1930 and had extensive remodel done in 2006.  Taken from an old cabin that looked like it needed to be torn down, the owners spe...

  If you're looking for that country feel then look no further.  This 1495 square foot home is spread out on this spacious 7125 square foot lot. The home features a country kitchen which opens up to the living room.  Plenty of room to sleep with the 3 bedrooms and no wait for the bathroom with 2...

Who needs a Realtor?  That is a question that I hear when I speak to FSBO's as well as buyers who plan to represent themselves.  There was a time, long before the internet that you had NO CHOICE but to speak with a Real Estate agent if you wanted information on a property.  Agents would put a sig...

I was somewhat reluctant to start blogging when it was originally brought up as the latest and greatest way of online advertisement.  To me, the website was the way to go and no one read these blogs.  But I soon learned that the pay per click was very expensive.  But, if you wanted to be at the t...

No matter where you go, you hear all the talk about the bank foreclosure rate.  It seems that you can't pick up a newspaper, watch the news on TV, or read an article on the internet without someone discussing the (REO) Bank Owned Properties.  The banks are in the business of lending money and no...

  Part of my job as a Real Estate Consultant is to meet with people who want to sell their home.  The very first question I ask them once we have gone through the introductions is this.  Why do you want to sell your home in this market?  Once they have answered my question, I tell them that they...

On my way to work this morning I couldn't help but notice that the price of gasoline has increased twenty cents a gallon in the past two weeks!.  Everyone in Southern California has seen huge increases in the price of a gallon of gasoline and it's not an isolated issue for the Big Bear Valley.  T...