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* ****************** Susan Neal Broker / RealtorCentury 21 Noel David RealtyFair Oaks, California Full time real estate services in Fair Oaks CA, with friendly professionalism, 30+ years experience. I work hard to give my buyer or seller a low-stresstransaction. "Happy clients make me happy...
07/30/2011
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This post was inspired by a question asked by David Stevens in his post: Which would you rather be - a seller agent or a buyer agent?I have never wanted to specialize in one or the other. My main reason is that I think when you understand the issues from both sides you can better prepare and re...
07/29/2011
Real estate recovery in Elk Grove CA Although the market area in which I concentrate covers most of Sacramento County and I also work in Placer and El Dorado Counties, much of my work does seem to wind up focused in a few communities. One area in which I have done a lot of work, both for sellers ...
07/27/2011
I send my buyers EVERY home that meets their specifications in every area where they want to buy, and I even include those that are only a bit above their desired price range and maybe one less full bath, etc. I want to make sure that I don't miss any ppossibility. We go out on weekends and see a...
07/27/2011
Finally, the news reports are saying what I've been telling people from what I know the figures to be in the Sacramento area. Here is an article in the Sacramento Bee. In many neighborhoods in our area it is cheaper to buy than to rent, and even in many other neighborhoods here the difference i...
07/23/2011
I am pretty easy to get along with, but one of my pet peeves is listing agents who hide the lock box. If you are going to attach it to a pipe that is buried in a bush, please say so in MLS. When I am showing homes, often my clients and I wander all over the front and sides of the home until som...
07/22/2011
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On Bob Allen's facebook page he suggested we check out the directions from China to Taiwan. I didn't know why, but I checked it out. And I had to laugh and call my husband over to the computer to see for himself. Really funny! ☺ NEED A LAUGH? ☺ 1 - Open Google Maps (maps.google.com) 2 - Click...
07/20/2011
I received a call from a new agent with his first transaction in escrow asking if it is okay to give the keys to the buyers so they could take measurements. He thought if he said no it would sound like he didn't trust them.My answer was: Absolutely not! Do not do it. For one thing, an open es...
07/19/2011
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Are you sure you really want to sell your home? This is a post that started out as a comment to a post by Alan May in which he was puzzled by sellers who would make their home available for him to show to interested buyers only on one day and only during a 2 hour period. I wondered if they are a...
07/17/2011
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Although the title of this post is “Why I chose real estate as a career,” I actually think that real estate chose me! When I was little, my father was a master carpenter. He was a real artist, building cabinetry and furniture and other things to make homes more beautiful. Every house we lived i...
07/15/2011
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