Tony's Big Bear REO Blog

Previously Posted on www.tonycard.com   This past weekend, I had clients come to see me who wanted to buy a cabin in the Fawnskin area.  For you who are not familiar with the Big Bear Valley, Fawnskin is a quite little community that sits on the north side of the lake.  After listening to what th...

This past week I received multiple offers on one of my bank owned, REO properties in Big Bear.  The first offer to arrive was a full price offer with the buyer getting a loan.  The buyer was putting 20% down, was pre approved by a local lender in Big Bear, and showed proof of funds for the amoun...

Just recently, I wrote an offer on a bank owned property in the Big Bear valley for a client of mine. When I first me these clients, they were already pre-approved and ready to move forward once they found the home that they wanted. Well, it didn't take long for my clients to find the perfect cab...

  JUST LISTED for $149,000.00   2096 Cedar Lane is  cute 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home located on a 8,000 square foot street to street lot. With the large lot, there is no problem with parking.  Bring your boat or RV and you will have no trouble finding parking. The entire 1400 square foot home has...

733 Cedar Lane, Sugarloaf CA just listed for $54,900.  This is a small 1 bedroom 3/4 bath cabin that sits on a 25' X 100' lot.   This would make an ideal cabin for a couple just starting out. It would also make a great investment property for the investor.                With less than 500 squar...

Previously Posted on www.tonycard.com I was reading through a Real Estate forum yesterday when I came across a consumer asking the question, "How Much Should I offer On a House?"  The majority of the responses were statements like, Offer 80% of asking price, or my all time favorite answer was LOW...

While previewing property in Big Bear today and looked at some really good listings as well as some that I thought were overpriced.  Some of these well priced listings were homes being sold as short sales.  Whenever I see a home being sold as a short sale, I start to wonder if this is a property ...

If you're in the market for a Short Sale property in the Big Bear area, finding the right agent to help you is going to be paramount in being successful in your endeavor. I was out on the Big Bear Multiple Listing Tour today and all I could hear were agents complaining about short sales.  Many of...

Do you own a cabin in the Big Bear Valley that you can no longer afford?  Are you stuck in an adjustable rate mortgage?  Were you planning to refinance the loan, only to find out that the cabin isn't worth what you bought it for?  Are you behind on your mortgage payments?  Has the bank filed a no...

About a month ago I took a listing on a property in Big Bear.  The listing that I took was not a Short Sale or a Bank Owned property.  It was a homeowner who needs to sell his home.  When we discussed the value of the home, I explained to the owners that while the market analysis shows that the h...