June 18, 2013 by Elizabeth
June is shaping up to be a pretty good month for my real estate closings. I’ll probably have more sales close in June than any other month this year. I just closed a regular home sale in Curtis Park. This was a beautiful brick home in the St. Francis Oaks subdivision. Everybody who saw the home said pretty much the same thing about it: it was gorgeous but it wasn’t updated enough for their tastes. So, it sold to a … Continue reading →
June 17, 2013 by Elizabeth
My cat, Pica, has a one-track mind when it comes to communicating what he wants. His focus is crystal clear, because he asks for only one thing. It’s never food nor treats nor pets nor playtime that he begs for, perhaps because those requests are often ignored, especially when I am working, which is most of the day for at least 5 days a week. The one thing that he truly wants above all else in life is to go … Continue reading →
June 16, 2013 by Elizabeth
One type of social function I have not attended in recent years has been a funeral. It’s not that I’ve been too busy selling real estate in Sacramento to notice when a friend has died, like I’m certain some agents who close fewer transactions than I might use as an explanation. Oh, she’s just too busy to come cry over you, I can hear them whispering to the person inside the coffin. “There’s always something about about your success,” Mark … Continue reading →
June 15, 2013 by Elizabeth
My relationship with Google is that of love and hate. It’s a necessary evil. When Google says Do No Evil, I wonder why they don’t talk to themselves about it. Isn’t world domination in itself sort of an evil goal? Don’t they ever watch 007 movies? On the other hand, Google delivers my products and services to the world. It’s difficult to put a real estate term into Google and not find one of my articles about real estate. Ditto … Continue reading →
June 14, 2013 by Elizabeth
How many purchase offers does it take to sell a home in Sacramento these days? Maybe a better way to put it is how many days should a seller wait to accept an offer after receiving the first purchase offer? An agent in San Jose called Thursday afternoon about a listing in Elk Grove that went on the market on Monday. I informed her the home was pending. Wha? She was shocked. She stuttered, “Bu bu bu but, it was … Continue reading →
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