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Sacramento Appraiser Sends Unprofessional Tweets, Raises Ruckus
You would think if you were a Sacramento appraiser trying to get noticed online, that a guy like that would be more careful about what he says and how he says it. It started last spring over a home in Carmichael I had briefly listed, which had been the unintentional topic of many alt-right news reports. The Tweets from the Sacramento appraiser eventually made it to the Sac Bee online news. Due to the orchestrating of bringing proprietary information not meant for public consumption to the public by the appraiser. In other words, look as though this Sacramento appraiser made it his business to Tweet about a member-only status in MLS with the intention of purposely igniting the alt-right.
And ignite the alt-right he did. Whether he is an official Trump supporter is only a hypothesis mentioned by others, but this person seems to show a lot of empathy for that group. Yet it seems that his ability to poke his nose into situations that are not his business know no bounds. He obviously flagged the property in question in MLS and when a status change showed up, he Tweeted about it in such a manner that the seller says he caused her mental anguish and physical pain. The status change was to Temporary Off Market, which is only available to members of MLS.
It means this seemingly right-leaning Sacramento appraiser crafted a Tweet about a property he had no right to Tweet. His intention was self promotion. This was not his listing. He did not appraise this property. The seller believes he abused his MLS membership by taking private information and making it public without permission. At the time, I had the property listed and put it into TOM status for a number of reasons. For starters, the seller, her agent and her agent’s company began to receive vile threats and emails from all over the country, thanks to this appraiser. This guy’s effort to make a buck off somebody else’s distress is frightening. He jumped right in and added fuel to the burning fire. People threatened to literally burn down the house because of this Sacramento appraiser’s Tweet.
When I originally listed the property, it was a bit high. The seller based her price on another property on the same street in the same vintage condition that sold a couple of years ago. Sometimes, vintage homes fetch prices you won’t believe. My method of operation is to always try to get the amount the seller would like, within reason. And with the understanding that if we can’t get it, the price will be adjusted. After we placed the property in TOM status, I had several discussions with the seller about reducing the price. Based on her reaction, I could see this would be a long process. Months.
At this point, the seller also wanted me to file a complaint against the Sacramento appraiser at the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers for unprofessional conduct. For putting his own personal profit ahead of decency. I could understand the seller wanting to report him, but my part in this was not required. His participation in the false supposition that the seller lost $130,000 because she refused to sell to a Trump supporter was way off base. She dropped that stipulation months earlier. But perhaps the seller should pursue her $130K loss in court? If it’s on Twitter, it must be true.
I guess a case could be made by an astute lawyer that the Sacramento appraiser caused her to lose that money. I’m not a lawyer so I wouldn’t know. Instead I suggested the seller contact a lawyer, and I sent her several referrals.
In any case, this was the seller’s obligation to object to and file. She was the most damaged from the Sacramento appraiser’s careless, stupid and thoughtless actions. The agents are not really a party to the transaction or to her grief. Although, the situation had caused me to more thoroughly examine the facts at hand:
- Alt-righters and White supremacists were threatening to burn down the house, among other distasteful actions.
- A Sacramento appraiser who won’t stop tweeting, regardless of how much damage he causes, about matters that are not his concern.
- A seller who needed a lot more encouragement to reduce her price to where it needed to be, and the fact that this high maintenance issue was eating up all of my available time and then some.
- The seller didn’t use a computer and lived out-of-town.
- Every conversation lasted at least an hour, almost daily.
- Listing was too high publicity. The seller deserved a fresh start because my marketing and branding were too easily recognizable. It was best for the seller to let a new agent at a different company handle this.
As a top producer in Sacramento real estate, I regularly sell a couple of houses a week, on average. So, I turned to one of my very best friends in Sacramento real estate, a listing agent I admire, trust and respect, and asked her to take over the listing. My seller still deserved the best service available, and this agent and I are like two peas in a pod.
Sacramento Appraiser Tweets Again
Sure enough, soon as my friend listed the property — which took her several months to get into MLS — the Sacramento appraiser struck again. She had just put the listing into pending status after only a few days on market. This time his Tweet raised such a ruckus that the buyers canceled. They told the listing agent they did not want to buy a house associated with this Sacramento appraiser’s Tweets. They did not want their new home burned down. Fortunately, the agent promptly sold it again without changing the status in MLS and without notifying the busybody Sacramento appraiser.
When I asked the listing agent what she thought of this Sacramento appraiser’s actions, she texted, “Everybody’s entitled to their own opinions, but when you try to bring other people down based on your belief system, and try to profit off it, that’s stepping way over the line of professionalism, into hatred and bias and greed, [that’s the case of] a small-minded pea brain.”
Consumers deserve a good appraiser, too. The best appraiser in Sacramento, a professional I can personally vouch for, is Amy Parker at Appraise it Today.
This home in Carmichael, btw, has closed escrow.
Luxury Home on Del Dayo Drive in Del Dayo Estates, Carmichael
To say I connected with this luxury home on Del Dayo Drive in Del Dayo Estates is an understatement. This was a case of mad love at first sight. It will happen that way for a buyer as well. The home spoke volumes to me before I ever set foot inside. It was the end of March when the seller contacted me about fixing up her home in Carmichael, and I happened to be physically in Hawaii when that call came in. Just like I am now, btw, when this home hit the Sacramento market last night.
Full circle. Definitely in the zone in Hawaii. Feeling the Aloha. Nothing touches me here like real estate in Sacramento and delivers such joy. OK, maybe paddle boarding. Point is, no suffering of fools in the islands. It’s a place to kick jackasses to the curb. Such a wonderful state of mind, and I am so damn lucky to have perfected being a listing specialist. And, I should mention, to marry that fortune with the good sense to buy a house in Hawaii.
While I had the seller on the phone, I quickly pulled up the old photographs in MLS, and from those offered a guide to renovation suggestions. The old carpeting had to go, and the seller installed beautiful planked flooring in the baths and lower level. The main level captures your immediate attention with its random hardwood flooring pattern.
You really need to see this in person to truly appreciate the aesthetics. Past the double door entry, you immediately absorb the open floor plan, featuring a family room with a raised custom wood fireplace. Angles and light everywhere your eye travels. In the distance, you can see the formal dining area and the fantastic kitchen.
Truly casual elegance at its finest, this gourmet kitchen is understated yet surprising. Behind the custom cabinets you will find 3 separate dishwashers, a wine refrigeration system, a built-in Sub Zero refrigerator and more storage than most people, except my chef of a husband, could possibly need. The granite island features a sink and also offers social seating.
All together, the luxury home on Del Dayo Drive features 6 bedrooms and 5 baths. The lower level has its own entrance for multigenerational families as well. There is a bedroom, bath, family room, and two smaller rooms downstairs.
Above is the master suite wing on the main level. The carpeting is plush and just installed. Soak in that fabulous view of the resort-like grounds through the windows. In the hallway, you will find an abundance of closets, storage and a skylight. The master suite bath has been updated with planked flooring and light neutral colors.
This luxury home on Del Dayo Drive boasts over 5,000 square feet of carefully designed space spanning three levels. Just under a half acre. The third level has three bedrooms and 2 baths, but it’s the beautiful yard that will blow you away. Flagstone walkways and patios. In-ground pool heated by solar. Separate spa. It feels private, like you’re vacationing at the Four Seasons in Hualalai. There is even a custom tree house.
Come to our open house on Sunday, June 3, 2018, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM and appreciate for yourself the beauty of this brilliantly designed home. This open house is hosted by the incredible Barbara Dow from the Elizabeth Weintraub Team. Barbara brings more than 25 years of real estate experience to the team, and everybody loves her to pieces. She is a practically a national treasure.
You know, I cannot believe that I actually get paid to fall in love with homes like this and bring them to market. I have the best job in the world. After 44 years in real estate, I am fortunate to still say that.
It is truly a pleasure to present to you 1661 Del Dayo Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608, which is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub and Lyon Real Estate at $1,250,000. Check out the virtual tour, too.
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.
One Year to Close Chase FHA Short Sale in Carmichael
Chase FHA short sale in Carmichael closed 12 months from listing.
Whose problem is it when a Chase FHA short sale takes more than a year to close escrow? I get so many calls from home buyers wondering why is that Carmichael short sale still for sale month after month, and I feel like telling them to go look in the mirror. Yet, this home I only sold 3 times, so that’s about right, on average it works out to about 4 months for each buyer. I am one of the few agents in Sacramento who will handle a short sale, which is why I have sold more short sales than anybody over the past 10 years.
That’s because I don’t need it to close in 30 days or 60 days to pay my bills, like some agents. If the lender messes up, I can fix it; plus, I’ll still stay dedicated to the transaction. I don’t bail when the going gets rough. If the buyer cancels, I’ll find another buyer. I don’t give up. I don’t take no for an answer. There is always a way to close a transaction, even a Chase FHA short sale.
We listed this home a year ago. Got a buyer, all documents submitted to the lender right away, and we received the Approval to Participate in the FHA short sale program in record time. Things were looking up. We postponed the trustee’s auction a couple of times and were on the verge of getting the approval letter when the buyer suddenly canceled after 6 weeks. And that’s when the file started to go head downhill.
Sold again immediately to a set of investors represented by their mother, a real estate agent. We burned through 5 negotiators for this Chase FHA short sale when things became very twisted and convoluted. Just as we were about to receive approval, the negotiator at Chase realized the buyer’s agent was related to the buyer and she denied the file. The solution, of course, was for the buyer to be represented by another agent, but the mother said no way, Jose. If I can’t get paid, we’re not closing.
Yeah, way to win Mother of the Year award.
The buyers canceled and we found new buyers and put them into escrow. Submitted all of the paperwork. Then, for some unknown reason out of the blue, Chase decided to approve the first set of buyers as long as the mother substituted a new buyer’s agent. The mother finally gave in, hired another agent, unwound the cancellation and we got approval. Eureka. The poor buyers whose offer we submitted was ignored by Chase. How do you like those apples? Chase approved the wrong file.
We moved through the home inspection and were getting ready to close when the investor buyers and their mom for unknown reasons abruptly canceled. Maybe their mother found them a deal she could get paid more on? Stranger things have happened. I went back to the second set of buyers who were shoved aside by Chase to ask if they were still interested. Their agent said far as he was concerned, they are still in contract. So we moved ahead with them.
Just as we were ready to fund, the negotiator at Chase noticed the buyer’s lender and the buyer’s agent had the same address. So he denied the closing. Conflict, he said. Chase gave the impression it did not want to approve the short sale, but I knew they would. The bank was just inept. So the buyers hired a new buyer’s agent and prepared again to close. This time the negotiator objected to the seller signing on the wrong line and asked to have the arm’s length resigned.
But you know, it closed yesterday. At the 11th hour. Just before the expiration. It closed at the same price we started at a year ago. So when you see a short sale has been on the market for a long time, this is probably what’s going on. If you need a Chase FHA short sale to sell, I’m the Sacramento Realtor who can get it done. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759.
Catch This Listing When Touring Homes in Carmichael for Sale
6243 Gena Court, Carmichael, CA 95608 is one of very few homes in Carmichael for sale.
An affordable pocket of homes in Carmichael for sale can be found just north of Madison near Manzanita. It’s maybe a mile and a half from the freeway, so close enough for commuting but far away enough to have no freeway noise, which is unusual in itself for Sacramento. It can be difficult to buy a home that is located far away from the rumble of cars tearing down the freeway.
I present to you a short sale among the homes in Carmichael for sale. We also do not have very many Sacramento short sales on the market anymore, not like the old days of 2011, before the market hit rock bottom. We have 1,869 residential homes for sale in Sacramento County and only 52 are short sales.
This cute-as-a-button home in Carmichael is situated on a cul-de-sac, a big circle with no through traffic, which makes it a somewhat more quiet area without so many cars. It features 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths and is a little over 1,100 square feet. The layout is amazing and it seems much larger.
Spacious living room at 6243 Gena Ct in Carmichael.
You enter into the living room, adorned by crown molding, a wood-like laminate floor and a space large enough for a corner office. The kitchen is a long galley, open on each end, with a dining area in front of the sliding glass doors to the back yard. The yard is fenced, and the playset stays, in case you have children. There is also an enclosed dog run but it faces the west and can get hot during the day, according to the seller. If so, there is a doggie door into the garage.
6243 Gena Court, Carmichael, CA 95608 is offered as a short sale, listed exclusively by your Carmichael Realtor Elizabeth Weintraub, Lyon RE, at $229,000. Please call 916.233.6759 for a private showing. Just so you know, I hold the dubious honor of having closed more short sales over a 7-county metro area in Sacramento than any other agent.
Photos from the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael
American River at Effie Yeaw Nature Center shows off a strong current in March 2016.
Through the process of elimination, it seemed like a good idea yesterday to visit Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael. It’s one of those places you know is there, and maybe you’ve been there before, but it slips out of your memory banks. Then, after a visit you’re kicking yourself as to why you don’t go there more often. Even a busy Sacramento Realtor needs to get in touch with nature every so often, just to stay grounded, in touch with what’s really important in life, which I’ve come to understand is life itself.
We first had planned to drive up to Daffodil Hill. We called and they said all the flowers were crushed by our recent rainstorms. Well, Daffodil Hill is 50 miles away, more than an hour from Land Park in the foothills. A closer spot to observe nature would be the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, between Davis and West Sacramento. Also closed, due to flooding. Although that’s not from rain. That’s from opening the weirs and allowing excess water to flow into it because it is a . . . Bypass.
I list and sell a lot of homes in Carmichael, but I never stop by the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. It’s so close, too. It took me forever to print out the trail map, for some reason, and then I left it at home on my printer. It’s emblem is the acorn woodpecker, which is an interesting looking bird (oh, aren’t they all?). Big round eyeballs, with a bandit mask around its face, white stripes on its black wings and a red Yarmulkeh on its head. We found many acorn woodpeckers but since I also left my Canon Sureshot at home, I didn’t capture any photos of those.
What did startle me was a deer who appeared out of nowhere on our trail, then hopped off like a rabbit through the fields to meet up with the rest of the deer off yonder by the Valley Oak trees. Butterflies flitting about. There are rattlesnakes, a poisonous type, so the signs caution that you should not go off the path, like rattlesnakes know where to go, but they do tend to stay away from people. Wild turkeys also run free, gobbling and chit-chatting as they tromp about so defiantly.
Below are photos I shot with my iPhone during our journey on the trails and to the American River at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Some, obviously, were taken indoors in the education center. I tried to get the kestrel and owl in photos but they were not cooperating, and it’s tough shooting through glass.
Otter with Crab at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Wild turkey at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Beaver chipping away at wood at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Deer running through the grass at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael.
Male mallard duck on the American River banks of the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California
Hiking path, one of many, at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Carmichael, California, features acorn woodpeckers.
