It really pays off if you're thinking about buying a Sacramento short sale to hire an experienced short sale agent. An agent emailed me yesterday to say her Buyer B had made a backup offer on a short sale. It's a situation in which the previous buyer walked away after receiving the short sale app
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10/31/2011
As a Sacramento short sale agent, I am all about selling short sales. I know how it feels to be a rolling stone. I'm not talking about Mick Jagger. I'm talking about Bob Dylan. I am watching the Martin Scorsese 2005 documentary No Direction Home because it's a new release for the Netflix Instant
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10/30/2011
There is an upside to buying a short sale. There are many upsides and benefits to short sales when you stop to think about it and stop focusing on how long it takes to get the danged approval. One of those benefits is seller disclosure. You don't get a seller disclosure when you buy a bank-owned
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10/29/2011
I attended another Bank of America short sale webinar yesterday. I was hoping for some breaking news but it was stuff I already knew. With the exception of one little piece of information that I bet most other agents didn't catch. And they didn't really say what they are going to do with that. I'
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10/28/2011
A seller hugged me yesterday when I left her home. I'm not one of those huggy-feely types, but I do reciprocate when approached. See, I recognize the stress and anxiety level of sellers in this market, especially sellers who are doing a short sale. I try to be reassuring because I believe that's
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10/27/2011
I get it that most people don't know how short sales work. In fact, most people don't know how real estate works. This extends not only to the public but to real estate agents, too. But when you explain it and a person wants to disregard what you have told them, they are either incredibly stupid
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10/26/2011
I'm such a nerd that I routinely read Notice of Default reports. I periodically check the records to make sure that none of my Sacramento short sale listings is headed for auction. I'm not gonna be that Sacramento short sale agent caught with my pants down who gets a call from the REO agent askin
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10/25/2011
Emergency listings. As a Sacramento short sale agent, sometimes I get phone calls from sellers who need me to take what I call an emergency listing. These are the listings that can't wait. These sellers are begging me to come over RIGHT NOW if I can but no later than tomorrow. With my schedule, t
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10/24/2011
I am in such a Christmasy-mood today. I've already ordered my holiday cards, plus, I've bought my holiday gifts. Yup, I start the Christmas season in October. That's because I am moving to Hawaii for 3 weeks over the holidays. I think of it as moving rather than vacation because part of it will s
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10/23/2011
Let me say something in defense of the "good old days." It used to be that you could drive to a store, buy a big ticket item, drive around to the loading dock, stick that item into your trunk and drive home with the trunk open. Those days are gone. Especially in a city like Sacramento. Many retai
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10/22/2011
