Joe 's Big Bear Real Estate Blog

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog.So you want to buy a second home in Big Bear.  You have been coming up for years and enjoying the ski resorts in the winter and the lake in the summer.  You have always dreamed of owning a cabin up here and feel ike now is the time to strike.  Interest R...

Yesterday while looking at my local MLX's activity sheet I noticed the one escrow opened for the day was on a bank owned property.  I knew that the price was pretty good, so I wasn't very surprised.   Right before I left my office last night I looked one more time at the "hot sheet".  Still only ...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. Everyone is hearing about how great of a deal a bank owned property can be.  There is a misconception that these REOs are all run down, neglected properties.  Well this isn't always the case.  In fact sometimes a great property is foreclosed on and beco...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. During a Real Estate transaction buyers are bombarded with Disclosure after Disclosure to read and sign.  While all the Disclosures are imprortant for different reasons, some seem unnecessary to buyers.  Often times buyers even question why something so...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. On the far west side of Big Bear Valley is an area commonly referred to in the Real Estate Market as Big Bear Lake West.  This area of Big Bear begins at the dam and continues along the south side of Big Bear Lake along Big Bear Boulevard for approximat...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. ***In an effort to keep you all up to date on Big Bear Bank owned properties, we will be giving you updates approx. every two weeks.****Since our last update on 12-17-07 there has been a lot of action in the Big Bear Banked Owned Properties.  The fact t...

Many people dream about buying a cabin in Big Bear and using it as a vacation rental property.  They can rent out their second home in Big Bear (which is vacant most of the time anyways) and still enjoy it themselves when they want.  Who wouldn't want someone to help pay their mortgage with rent...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. ***In an effort to keep you all up to date on Big Bear Bank owned properties, we will be giving you updates approx. every two weeks.****During the past two weeks we have seen two bank owned properties in Big Bear go into Escrow.  We featured one of the ...

Originally posted on the Big Bear REO Blog. Anybody who has purchased a home knows how stressful it can be and how much more stressful when the other party in the transaction seems to be fighting the sale as much as pushing for it.  There can be many elements of a real estate deal that upset the ...

Originally posted on the Big Bear Reo Blog Everyone has played Monopoly, right?  Remember when you got a card stating the bank had made a mistake and you received money you otherwise wouldn't have?  Well this bank owned property is like a Community Card in real life.... Listing Price= $537,500Pre...