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2010
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So my Toyota Prius saved my Butt Again!! I was returning from a VERY long day of showing property in different counties to 2 different clients, and then running some errands. It was such a busy day and I was so distracted that I actually ran out of gas on the freeway! Yes the notification light c...
06/17/2010
The fastest short sale approval I've ever gotten: 20 Days after submitting the short sale package to IndyMac / One West Bank!! I had a feeling it would be quick, but not that quick! The reason is that IndyMac / OneWest Bank is the first lender on this property and they are getting pretty much all...
06/17/2010
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The U.S. Senate voted on yesterday to give homebuyers another three months to close on their contracts and take advantage of the $8000 tax credit for first-time buyers The Senate voted 60-37 in favor of the extension. Makes perfect sense to me. Some short sale transactions take quite a while to ...
06/17/2010
I have conditional approval on my Westwood / Century City / Los Angeles condo. Accepted purchase price - $375,000 Bank’s BPO - $390,000 Conditional Approval Price - $385,500 Your client’s possible opportunity - $Priceless!!! 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 912 s.f., top floor, bedrooms with individual full ba...
06/17/2010
Can I buy a home immediately after a short sale? The answer is yes. The other day I received a call with this exact question from a Woodbridge, VA short seller. I answered, "Yes you can with FHA, if you meet the following qualifications": Home short sold cannot be a FHA loan Must have been curr...
06/16/2010
Census Takers: The real estate agent is NOT responsible for supplying you with information! Have any of you been hit up by census takers on your vacant listings? I do not feel it is either our place nor our responsibility to supply the census takers with demographic or personal information on who...
06/15/2010
Do you close your combo box after you get the keys and enter the property? I had an agent show a listing of ours this week. This particular listing is on a combo box because it borders and area where one local board ends and the other begins. Agents on one board use the SupraKey system, and age...
06/15/2010
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Here's a First: The short sale lender BREAKS in to my clients property to deliver paperwork!!! I got a phone call from the agent I am working on this short sale listing with. She told me the seller is hysterical because yesterday someone from PNC Bank, who is the 2nd lien on this short sale, BROK...
06/14/2010
Any of you have experience using anti-bark collars with your dog? I bought two anti-bark collars for my two small dogs about a month ago. They are not the "zap" kind of collars. When the dog barks, it vibrates and makes a high pitch sound that stops the dog from barking. The reason I bought them ...
06/13/2010
My dog has a "reverse sneeze" - does your dog too? When we first got little Rascal, our Italian Greyhoud, it was a few months later that it sounded like he was having problems breathing. I sort of panicked at first, and then he was alright. It happens every once in a while, and it wasnt' until la...
06/13/2010
Rainmaker
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Ralph Gorgoglione
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407