One of the tools I have employed for several years is asking my clients to decide upon a regret price. That being a price they would regret having offered or accepted. I tell them if you offer $395K for a home you really like and its listed at $400K would you have regret if you find out it sold for $401K. Conversely If you offered $405 and the offer is accepted would you regret having offered that price. For seller I ask them to consider a price thet would regret accepting and a price they might regret not accepting. This tactic has proved very helpful and many of my clients tell me it game them a consice method of determining what number is acceptable. Just a tool I use. My name is Dale E. Bledsoe with Crown Key Realty and as always I may be reached at 209-481-6031. 01/28/2015

Tracy, CA and surrounding areas has a very active rental market.  Amazon came to town recently, and with it jobs, and people who needed a place to live. The local MLS service in Tracy, CA is Metrolist.  Unfortunately for the consumer, Metrolist does not list rental properties.  This means that the potential tenants have a very hard time finding rental properties.  It also means that property owners who are looking for a Property Manager have a hard time finding a good property manager. As a result, renters rely on Hotpads. com, Zillow, Craigslist etc to find rental properties. If you'd like to contact me directly to discuss your property managment needs, feel free to text, email or telephone me.  Our goal is to make your rental properties problem free and profitable. 01/21/2015

  Good morning mom. It was five years ago this evening that you were called by God to heaven. Your grandson Richard and I miss you very much. You are the kindest and wisest person I have ever known and I dearly miss the talks we shared just a few short years ago. I have the last thoughts you wrote about Richard and I in a small frame and I read it often as it tells me you still love us today. I have often thought of the glorious reunion when you entered heaven. You were reunite...d with your son, also named Richard, my father, your parents and so many more. I know that someday the a glorious reunion awaits Richard and I when our turn comes. We miss you mom and think about you a lot. To update you all of your Cleveland sports teams are doing well right now, Indians, Browns and Cavs. I kn... 11/29/2014

Open House: November 22, Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Schedule a Showing/Request Info Tracy Homes For Sale Search All Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work Avoid Foreclosure What is Your Home Worth?   Cen-Cal Realty Group Realtor Keller Williams Realty 209-914-8010 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 14071805   Licensed In:California License #:01742431 Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 2147 Cedrus Dr. Tracy, CA  Description Photos Maps & Local Schools           View the Property Details, More Photos, Map & Schoolinformation here at the updated Virtual Tour!   Beautiful Oxford Square home 3 bedroom 2 bath. Cherry wood kitchen cabinets with Granite tile. All cabinets, stair banisters ... 11/19/2014

  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Tracy Homes For Sale Search All Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work Avoid Foreclosure What is Your Home Worth?   Cen-Cal Realty Group Realtor Keller Williams Realty 209-914-8010 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 14069513   Licensed In:California License #:01742431 Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 1812 Alcott Pl Tracy, CA Just Listed    Description Photos Maps & Local Schools           View the Property Details, More Photos, Map & Schoolinformation here at the updated Virtual Tour!   Charming cul-de-sac! 3 Bedroom, 2 bath home. Mature area with fruit trees, spacious floor plan with open kitchen and cozy fireplace. Close to all amenities. Great ... 11/14/2014

Tracy Homes for Sale - Single Story Only Welcome to Tracy Homes for Sale Single Story Only.  Tracy's ideal location within Northern California places it close to some of the region's most popular attractions.  Within 100 miles, you can drive to Old Sacramento, The California Wine Country, San Jose or San Francisco.  Tracy also is host to numerous communitywide events, including the Fourth of July Day-in-the-Park, a weekly summertime Farmer's Market, and the Annual Tracy Dry Bean Festival, which draws tens of thousands of people from all over the region to enjoy cooking and eating contests, arts, live entertainment, a car show and more. Tracy has some beautiful homes that can be seen in this video.  You can check out the neighborhoods in Eastlake, Elissagaray Ranch, Hidden Lake, Fair Oak... 11/11/2014

  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Community Info Search All Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work See All 5 Bedroom Homes For Sale in Tracy See All Homes For Sale in Tracy Under $400,000 What is Your Home Worth? Mortgage & Refinance   Katrina Dew Realtor Keller Williams Realty 209-914-4015 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 14066696   Licensed In:CA License #:01932887 Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 1442 Parkington Ln Tracy, CA  Description Photos Maps & Local Schools           View the Property Details, More Photos, Map & Schoolinformation here at the updated Virtual Tour!   Don't miss out on this GORGEOUS 5 Bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home!!! This is a fantastic home for either rela... 11/08/2014

Tracy Homes for Sale Under $500KWelcome to Tracy Homes for Sale priced under $500K.  Tracy's ideal location within Northern California places it close to some of the region's most popular attractions.  Within 100 miles, you can drive to Old Sacramento, The California Wine Country, San Jose or San Francisco.  Tracy also is host to numerous communitywide events, including the Fourth of July Day-in-the-Park, a weekly summertime Farmer's Market, and the Annual Tracy Dry Bean Festival, which draws tens of thousands of people from all over the region to enjoy cooking and eating contests, arts, live entertainment, a car show and more. Tracy has some beautiful homes that can be seen in this video.  You can check out the neighborhoods in Eastlake, Elissagarcy Ranch, Hidden Lake, Fair Oaks Ranch,... 11/06/2014

I love first time home buyers. I love teaching them everything they want to know about Tracy Real Estate.   When I get the priveledge to work with a first time home buyer, it can all go wonky when mom and dad get involved. So today I heard... When I bought a house I didn't have to give a good faith deposit. When I bought a house the sellers fixed everything. When I bought a house I didn't have to sign disclosures. When I bought a house..... and the list went on and on. Pretty much everything I said, Mama said, "When I bought a house (Fill in exactly the opposite of what I just said.)" I don't want to be disrespectful, I really don't.  Mama isn't a real estate agent.  Mama bought her house 20 years ago.  I'm certain buying a home in Tracy is different now, than it was when Mama bought he... 10/21/2014

Cockroaches and keys.    First, I'm not a pest person, so perhaps thebig bugs than ran out from under the pot were not cockroaches, perhaps they were some other kind of bug.  However, when it's dusk, and I need to use the flashlight on my iphone to see what I'm doing, it really doesn't matter. I'm sure you're all wondering what cockroaches have to do with keys in Tracy, CA.  Better yet how cockroaches and keys have anything to do with buying or selling homes in Tracy, CA. Well, the other day I needed to show property at 7:00 at night.  The home we were going to see had the following showing instructions:  "Vacant, call listing agent, key in the office"  Now these showing instructions "key in office" might be "normal" in some places, but not here.   I call the listing agent to find out h... 10/15/2014

Last Monday at this time I was recovering from early morning eye surgery. The result seems a lot like a miracle. Before the surgery, my left eye vision was a perfect 20-20, while my right eye vision was nothing but a blur. It effected some very important aspects of my life, not the least of which was driving. My right eye was so bad I was unable to merge into a right lane of traffic. I drove out of my way to avoid it. My depth perception was seriously effected. Since my left eye was good I could get by with reading glasses for my work, but if I covered my left eye, faces were nothing but a blur. I had what is called Lens Replacement Cataract Surgery. My natural lens (it focuses light for the brain to interpret) had changed from clear to dark and was replaced by an acrylic lens. The opht... 09/22/2014

Here is a lesson I was taught years ago and is so simple it is easy to forget. The lesson is this, keep reminding people you are in Real Estate, even your friends, because they always forget. Talked with a long time friend (20 years) yesterday about a non RE related issue. We talked for a while he said "hey I have a house for sale not far away, want to see it?" Of course I said, and as he drove over to his neighborhood I asked, why didn't you call me? I would have loved to help you sell the property. He looked at me with a stunned look and said, "Dale I completely forgot, your in RE." Yes Kevin I am and I forgot the basic lesson to keep reminding people. My name is Dale E. Bledsoe with Crown Key Realty and as always I may be reached at 209-481-6031. By the way, don't forget, I am in Rea... 09/17/2014

  If You Are Interested: Each year the first Monday of September is a national holiday called "Labor Day". It is an annual tribute to recognize the contributions of Americas workers to the strength, prosperity and well being of our great country. The labor Day movement started with simple municipal ordinances. While it was introduced first as possible legislation in New York, it was first passed into law in Oregon, on February 21, 1887. By 1894, an additional 23 states had legally adopted Labor Day as a state holiday. On June 28th 1894, The United States Congress passed into law that the first Monday of September was to be recognized as a national holiday, called Labor Day.   My name is Dale E. Bledsoe with Crown Key Realty and as always I may be reached at 209-481-6031. Since it is Lab... 09/01/2014

  OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND!Saturday 12:00 to 5:00pm August 30thSunday   12:00 to 5:00pm August 31stMonday 12:00 to 5:00pm September 1stTour it instantly on your mobile device by texting TOUR6962 to 8787872350 Gibralter Lane Tracy Ca 95377Beautiful Home in quiet neighborhood. Great condition Features 5 bedrooms 3 bath. Formal Living room and Dining Room along with Family room with fireplace. Downstairs bedroom with full bath. large kitchen plus nook. Plenty of Kitchen cabinets and pantry Low maintenance yard. Exceptional curb appeal.Call or text 209-914-8010 for information on Buyer's Representation Services (NO COST TO HOMEBUYERS)Provided courtesy of the Ray Lopez - Cen-Cal Realty Group - Keller Williams Realty CalBRE#01742431    www.californiahomesandyou.com 08/29/2014

As Realtors we are in the customer service business. The same goes for our terrific group of affiliates, the lenders, inspectors and such. That in mind I recently ad an interesting Customer Service at its Finest experience. Here is how it played out.   I have a non-life threatening medical condition that requires I see a specialist. I made an appointment over a month ago for Thursday August 14 at 3:30 PM. Unfortunately the condition has gotten worse so I called a few days back, explained the issue and requested an earlier appointment. The young girl was very polite and said they would be happy to help. She put me on hold and came back a moment later and said they could see me at 12:30 on... you guessed it, Thursday August 14. Thanks, I appreciate the help! The 3 hours will make all the ... 08/08/2014

I showed property on Thursday to some buyers from out of state. The husband has been transferred and thus the move needs to be completed as soon as possible. With them was there 15 year old son, who seemed at best mildly interested in the process. He spent most of the day under headphones and with an I Pad mini entertaining him. We went into one house that was very representative of the properties we had looked at all day. As we looked upstairs the son stayed downstairs. Suddenly he came bounding up the steps proclaiming loudly and excitedly "mom, this is the house we're buying".. His excitement was amazing. He turned and bounded back down the steps as we followed. He shoved the garage door open and practically yelled, "when we move in that's mine!" As we looked into the garage there w... 08/03/2014

This is simple, it's my birthday today and my DL says I am 63. Thats' great an  I'm still on the grass rather than under it. So not complaining to much. But, why do so many things have to stop working, work incorrectly or  hurt. Some of its my fault, yes for sure. Leg filled with titanium rods and screws from a biking accident and always hurts. Hearing awful from years in the music industry. I will rephrase, the really really loud music industry. Should have been smarter but I was young, naive (stupid would be another word) and seemingly indestructible. WRONG. Arthritis beginning in hands killing my dream of being a great guitarist. Thank goodness I didn't spend any money on a guitar or lessons. Eye site really becoming questionable and cataract surgery coming up in September. But I am ... 07/23/2014

  As almost every Realtor, I have done many transactions in which the loan was guaranteed by the FHA. Most of the transactions went smooth, sometimes a touch slower that I would have like, but in every case the transaction was completed. All was well until the calendar flipped onto 2014.   Brief History Lesson The Federal Housing Authority or FHA was founded, by congress, in 1934 when the American housing industry was flat on its back bad. In 1965 it was made a part of the Housing and Urban Development Dept. or HUD. Since that time it has insured loans for than 34 million properties, making it the largest loan insurance company in the world. I'd call that a very successful organization. Until now. I do most of my business in Tracy Ca. in San Joaquin county. In 2013, FHA set loan limits... 07/21/2014

This will be a simple and straight from the heart blog. Two things to write about. I recently posted about my initial efforts at farming. I asked for suggestions and ideas. The response was overwhelming. 57 responses with ideas, suggestions and a lot of simple encouragement. The ideas are so good in some cases I'm surprised I didn't think of them myself. I will be starting a Facebook page and a website so my farm can find out what is going on in their neighborhood. I will do additional door knocking, and I will remain diligent in my efforts and understand that growing clients does not often happen overnight. Thanks Active rain Community. Secondly, our RE office was recently broken into. The place was trashed, equipment stolen, and and countless wires cut. A real mess. As word got out as... 07/18/2014

  Like many RE agents my career and most years seem like a roller coaster ride. After receiving my license in the spring of 2006 I was in a serious accident. By the time I was ready to resume work it was the summer of 2007 and the market was in free fall. My business did OK after that but was largely based upon referrals and what I have come to call coffee shop marketing. This year though has been slower than what is acceptable so, I am taking the Old McDonald approach and starting a farm My farm consists of 97 homes in a neighborhood that is upscale, has had moderate rate sales of properties. The average home is around 2500 sq.ft. and sales have averaged a bit over $170.00 per sq.ft. For my farming efforts I have produced 1500 door-hangers that have my picture, and a brief synopsis of ... 07/08/2014