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2011
Rohnert Park/Cotati Real Estate Market Report for May 2011 Rohnert Park and Cotati have populations of approximately 43,000 and 7,300 respectively. They are side by side with no buffer, often times making you wonder which City you happen to be in while driving down the street. Rohnert Park an...
06/09/2011
Should I buy a Short Sale, Foreclosure or a Traditional sale? In today's market I get asked that question quite frequently, and the answer is always "it depends". In order to determine what "type" of sale might be best for you, you will need to answer these questions first. How much time do you h...
06/09/2011
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I love referrals, I've never met anyone who doesn't. Last week a "new" (new to me) type of referral landed in my lap. I'm going to call it a sliding scale referral because of the terms of the contract. The referral is based on a percentage of the recipient broker's paycheck. Fine so far, that is ...
06/08/2011
FREE is good in this economy, and FREE is what you'll get when you attend the 31st Annual Cotati Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 18th. Dubbed "the BIGGEST little jazz festival in Sonoma County", the Cotati Jazz Festival is a crowd pleaser that keeps growing larger every year. The main venue is...
06/08/2011
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If you have ever bought or sold a property that is managed by a Home Owner's Association (HOA), you've had the opportunity to read through a document called Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. The real estate industry calls them CC&R's for short. The CCR's can get pretty lengthy. One condomin...
06/07/2011
I have been working with some buyers for a little over four years. We've been looking for houses off and on, even submitting a few offers on short sales and overpriced homes. It has been like throwing wet noodles, hoping something would stick. This home came on the market and we immediately went ...
06/03/2011
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What is a Sinkie? One who occasionally dines over the kitchen sink. Am I a Sinkie? Oh yeah! Being a Sinkie is something I picked up when I was single and it became a habit I have never been able to break. On days like today, when I have a gazillion things to do, it is an art form that comes in ve...
06/03/2011
My mission this morning was to do an occupancy check in a neighboring County. I was armed with nothing more than an address and unit number of a condo. I drove up to what must have been an apartment building at one time. I have never seen a condo complex with interior hallways before. I found a l...
06/02/2011
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