Why Can’t You Rely on Automated Home Value Reports?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Hello! I just want to reach out quickly to thank you for ordering your free home value report. Your report will have some very helpful information in it, but keep in
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How to Pick a Realtor in San Diego

  Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   There are a whole lot of real estate agents in San Diego, so how should you go about choosing the best one? When I have shopped around for professional services
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Why Hire Me To Sell Your Home?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale What separates me from all of the other real estate agents in San Diego? Well, for one, I have been in this business for 31 years and I have sold over 5,000
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Should I Buy a San Diego Home With a Cracked Slab?

Question: “What do you think about buying a house with a cracked slab?” Answer: I tell my clients there are two kinds of cracked slabs: those that ARE a problem and those that are NOT a problem. Experts say that all house slabs have cracks in them. Drying cracks or other hairline cracks are common
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Can Sellers Cancel a Counter-Offer?

Question: “Gary, I made an offer on a home. The seller sent me a counter offer good for three days, but just two hours later they said they were cancelling it because they were taking another offer. Is that allowed? Aren’t they locked for the three days?” Answer: Sorry to tell you, the seller was
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New California Purchase Contract Coming in November

The California Association of Realtors is launching a new version of our standard real estate contract in November of 2014. Among these changes are: It will go from eight pages to ten pages. There will be several new forms that are automatically associated with the contract. There have been some improvements to safeguard home sellers
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Must I Fumigate My San Diego Home Before Selling?

Question: “Do I have to fumigate my house for termites in order to sell it?” Answer: Almost never. I’ll explain when you do have to fumigate, but first let me correct three myths about termite fumigations: Myth #1: “You’re legally required to fumigate when you sell.” Over the years, many of my clients have thought
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Did A Zillow Exec REALLY Laugh At Zestimates?

Did a Zillow executive really chuckle over the accuracy of “Zestimates”, the website’s automated home valuations? Yes! At the Keller Williams real estate conference this week, Greg Schwartz, chief revenue officer for Zillow, was asked about the well-known inaccuracy of Zestimates. He laughed… nervously. “We all know the Zestimate is imperfect,” he said. “If you want an accurate appraisal, you
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Tips for Buying a Cheap San Diego Home

“We’re trying to buy our first home, but just can’t find anything we can afford in a safe area. Any ideas?” Answer: Here are a few ideas for you: 1. Buy a small, basic, inexpensive condo in an ugly complex. 2. Buy a duplex with friend or family, each living on one side. 3. Buy
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Paying from Your Pocket During a Short Sale

[Context: I sent a client doing a short sale the offer to sign on their home.] “Do we have to pay anything from our pocket?” Answer: Simple question, long answer… Refer to the “Short Sale Addendum,” paragraph “A.” It says: “This Agreement is contingent upon…consent from all existing secured lenders…to reduce their respective loan balances
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