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Elizabeth Weintraub
Lock-and-Go Lifestyle by Downtown Sacramento is a Tri-Level
A lock-and-go lifestyle is desired by many Millennial couples, including single professionals with roommates. This new listing near downtown Sacramento in Southside Park at 95818 is perfect for those not wanting a yard but who prefer a single-family home with modern conveniences.
On top of this, there is no HOA. This is a residential subdivision called Southside Urban Villas. It is located off of Fifth Street near the W / X Freeway. There are 34 homes, which were constructed in 2007 and, interestingly, some owners lost money after the 2008 crash.
But all is OK now, and the amenities in these homes are stupendous. For starters, the first floor entry features a bench and a 1/2 bath and entrance from the garage. In the garage, you will find an electric charging station for your electric car. Plus storage. There is also a nice view of the community garden because this is an end unit on the north side of the subdivision.
The second level is for entertaining, no doubt about it. Look at those beautiful floors and wide open space. This is a great room concept, combining the dining area with the kitchen and living room. Very convenient to have all of these features on one level.
Here is a close-up view of the kitchen. Note the kitchen island, cherry cabinets, stainless appliances and gorgeous granite counters. Even the refrigerator can stay if you like. What you can’t really see in this photo is off to the left, there is a but a bare glimpse of the balcony off the kitchen. This is where you can sit to watch the sunrise.
You will find two master suites on the third level, each with its own bath. One bath features a shower, and the second bath has a shower over the tub. Unexpected treats are a stacked washer and dryer on this level, plus a loft area to be used as an office.
This envious type of lock-and-go lifestyle by downtown Sacramento doesn’t come on the market very often. Consider this listing your rare opportunity to grab the urban experience you’ve been waiting for. Take a look at our virtual tour or come to our open house on Sunday between 2:00 and 4:00 PM, December 16, 2018.
2214 Davini Lane, Sacramento, CA 95818 is exclusively offered by Elizabeth Weintraub and Lyon Real Estate at $489,000. Please call Elizabeth at 916.233.6759 for more information or a private showing.
The information in this advertisement, including, but not limited to, square footage and/or acreage, has been provided by various sources which may include the Seller, the Multiple Listing Service or other sources. Lyon Real Estate has not and will not investigate or verify the accuracy of this information. Prospective buyers are advised to conduct their own investigation of the Property and this advertised information utilizing appropriate professionals before purchasing this Property.
Sunset Terrace Restaurant and Bar at Kona Coast Resort
When Laura suggested we all go to Sunset Terrace Restaurant and Bar at Kona Coast Resort, I thought it sounded a bit weird. This is a timeshare and rental spot in Keauhou near where I go paddleboarding in Keauhou Bay. Why would anybody want to hang out at a restaurant tucked away off the beaten path in a condo resort? However, I quickly found out why when we went there on Sunday.
The word on the street is many of the renters and timeshare owners do not use the services available at the resort. I mean, why would they? The units have kitchens. A reason to stay at a timeshare or condo rental is to utilize a kitchen for meals. Plus, I imagine people who stay there are frugal. Otherwise, wouldn’t they stay at a hotel? I don’t really know, but I suspect because tourism is down, that Sunset Terrace Restaurant and Bar at Kona Coast Resort is losing money.
Hurricane Lane and then the eruption at Kilauea affected tourism on Big Island tremendously. Who wants to visit an island with hurricanes and lava blasts?
As a result, the Sunset Terrace Restaurant and Bar at Kona Coast Resort has begun marketing to attract locals in Kona on Sunday night. There was music, Ronnie V and the Family Band, from 5:30 to 7:30. We could go swimming in the pool, sweat it out in the sauna or soak in the spa. Dinner was really surprising for a bar and restaurant tucked away in this resort. Affordable drinks, too. A glass of Kendall Jackson Chardonnay was only $8.00.
We met a couple of women from Canada who were almost attacked in a parking lot by some crazy woman wielding a stick. They asked if that was normal behavior. For whom? I’ve never seen anything like that but then I would not engage in a conversation with a crazy woman. I steer clear of those types of people whenever I can. It’s bad enough I encounter them in Sacramento real estate transactions.
About that time, I received a seller’s counter offer signed and accepted by the buyers. Which always perks me up. Because while it’s 7 PM in Hawaii, it is 9 PM in Sacramento. If I had been in Sacramento, I would not have received the counter offer because all my electronics would be turned off. I have no complaints about working on Sacramento real estate when I am in Hawaii.
However, it’s difficult to find. To get to the Sunset Terrace Restaurant and Bar in Kona Coast Resort, it’s best to turn off from 11 on Kamehameha III, like you’re going to Keauhou Bay. Take a right at Sam Choy’s and drive around the back of the restaurant and through the shopping mall. At the sign for Kona Coast Resort, hang a right and park. Walk toward the ocean, and you’ll find a gate on the left for guests only.
It seems like it is locked. But it is not locked. Pull up on the ball on top of the gate and push it. Welcome to Sunset Terrance Restaurant and Bar at Kona Coast Resorts. It’s a nice way to spend a few hours on a Sunday night with friends. Maybe I’ll see some of you there?
How Much of a Deal Do Home Buyers Need to Get?
Ever wonder how much of a deal do home buyers need to get? What is the walking away number? The number that says nobody wants to sell and evidently nobody wants to buy so let’s just forget about the whole thing? If it’s less than one half of a percent, I say everybody in that transaction needs their heads examined. Somebody must be focusing on the wrong things.
When I see some demands from buyers, it doesn’t make sense. For that sake of clarity, I am not talking about any transactions I am personally involved in. Because I’d probably tear out my hair and go screaming into the night if I were. But say, for example, that a home was priced at $400K. And the buyer’s agent, through a series of negotiations and multiple counter offers, gets the seller to agree to a price of $360K.
Any normal, rational person would jump at that. But not the buyer. This particular buyer said no, it’s not low enough. The seller needs to go to $358K. So the parties are $2,000 apart. When the buyer says no . . . this is no longer about buying a house. This is about the game.
Naturally, the easiest solution is for the agents to work out an agreement amongst themselves to either reduce their fees or reduce other costs in the transaction. Or add an unexpected benefit. For the record, it is against the Realtor Code of Ethics for a listing agent to ask a buyer’s agent to reduce the commission just to make the transaction work. Further, why should either of the agents suffer this tragedy and take a loss in income?
Some agents will do it, though, just to stop the standoff and push it through. Others will not. That’s because figuring out how much of a deal do home buyers need to get is not always about the money. It’s about the winning. You can find a way to let the buyer win through some other type of negotiation. Maybe it’s throwing in an extra nicety as icing on the cake.
I could give you more ideas of what to offer when you’re stuck on how much of a deal do home buyers need to get if I knew more specifics of the transaction. A bargaining table like this type of situation that died mid-stream says there is something else wrong. It’s no longer about the money. And it’s certainly NOT about buying a home.
You’re not gonna like my next sentence but I need to write it. It’s about who can be the bigger asshole.
Update on Ring Video Doorbell 2
Why I throw good money after bad, who knows, but last March I bought not the Ring Video Doorbell 2 but the original version. Just the Ring doorbell. It worked great to start with but the main problem as time went on was the fact the battery wore out too quickly. It would last about 4 to 5 weeks. Since this doorbell is on our house in Hawaii, when I’m in Sacramento for several months, the battery would drain dead. Rendering it useless.
OK, I figured I could solve that problem by buying a Ring Solar Charger for the original doorbell. Piece of crap. It never worked. This is Hawaii, for crying out loud, there is no shortage of sun. Our gate, to which the ring doorbell is attached, faces east. There is no overhang or shade from the sun. Yet, it does not charge. So that was $49 for nothing.
Then I stripped the screws taking the Ring Doorbell off to charge so many times. My neighbor came over and hacksawed the screws so they would fit a flat screwdriver. I reattached the solar charger but still nothing.
Why I went with another Ring product, I do not know. I must need my head examined. But yesterday I bought the Ring Video Doorbell 2 (with Chime) at Costco for $189. It comes with a removable battery, which is now charging. I also went over to Ring.com and ordered an additional battery backup, so I can charge it. Now, Ring says the battery for the Ring Video Doorbell 2 will last 6 to 12 months, but I doubt it.
We’ll see. I’ll come back to update this blog in another month or so and let you know how well the battery is doing. I have turned off the motion alerts as it records every car that drives down my street, and I can’t stop it from doing that. I’m hoping that the chime will alert me before the app. Because with the original doorbell, sometimes the app works to alert and sometimes it doesn’t.
Do you like my photo of the white hibiscus? I spotted this on Ali’i Drive today and snapped a photo. You do not see very many white hibiscus.
Formula to Exceed Client Expectations in Sacramento Real Estate
Whenever I am a customer, I pay attention to those who exceed client expectations. Mostly because that is my personal goal in every Sacramento real estate transaction. While many agents can perform an adequate job, how many achieve stellar reviews from an ecstatic client? I like my clients to believe I have outperformed and gone above and beyond. Granted, I could bribe them, I suppose, but what’s the fun in that? Nope, honest reviews from thrilled clients is where it’s at.
I thought about how to exceed client expectations when I came back from taking a friend to Kaiser in Honolulu for a colonoscopy. The workers from Lowes were at our house when I left, tearing out the kitchen cabinets. Part of my instructions was for them to leave the microwave on top of my desk. After all, apart from the grill, it’s my main cooking apparatus. Especially since the kitchen would be demolished.
When I walked into the house, everything in the kitchen was gone. The master bath was also gutted. As I had requested, the microwave was on top of my desk. But it was just dropped there. It wasn’t plugged in. The clock wasn’t set. It wasn’t immediately useable.
Not that I expected the guys from Lowes to do this, but after they swept up after themselves and left the house relatively clean, I had nothing to complain about. However, the thought did occur to me how much more thrilled I would have been had the workers anticipated me finding the microwave and my reaction.
How hard would it have been to find a way to plug it in and set the clock? Those two little things would have meant they cared about my reaction and happiness. They didn’t just perform a job. They want a step further. Except they did not.
For my own real estate business in Sacramento, I want to exceed client expectations. And the way you do that is to anticipate what the client would like. How a client will react. What a client will think. And then you can do so much better.
