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Stunning Home in Carmichael Closed Escrow at $1.2 million
My team members and I fell in love with this home in Carmichael on Del Dayo Drive. It is an absolutely beautiful and stunning home. Not only that, but the sellers invested quite a bit of money in new luxury vinyl plank flooring in the master suite and entire lower level. We tried to repair the granite island counter that had been stained. At the last minute, the handyman was afraid to touch it and opted out of that repair. Since it was time to go on the market, we could not wait any longer.
My solution for that was to send the buyer to Kitchen Design Center inside Filco and let them choose a new counter top, which the seller would pay for. We obtained a bid from Kitchen Design and uploaded that bid to MLS, in full disclosure. At this point, the sellers were excited and happy to turn over the home to a new buyer. But 4 weeks passed without an offer. Also, many buyers complained about the house.
What is not to love in a gorgeous setting of .40 acres, lush vegetation, terraced landscaping, with a beautiful pool? The home in Carmichael featured 6 bedrooms, 5 baths, with more than 5,000 square feet. It is one of the rare 1958-built homes in the Del Dayo neighborhood. We all expected that the home would promptly sell.
Although clearly noted in MLS and shown in the high-definition photos, buyers complained about the multiple levels in the home. Almost every single buyer either did not want multiple levels. Another good number of buyers felt the second master suite in the lower level was too small. Not on par with the master on the main level.
A few buyers said the home in Carmichael was too big for them, period. Way too much space.
As a result, we reset the days on market by signing a new listing at a new price. Within 7 days, bingo! We were in pending status.
There were a few glitches toward the end but nothing we could not resolve. Due to a snafu with the buyer’s lender, we could not close on our anticipated closing date of Friday. To facilitate a concurrent closing on Monday, the buyer dumped her lender, paid cash, and helped the sellers pay an unexpected hotel bill. We closed yesterday.
1661 Del Dayo Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608, sold for $1,200,000 on August 6, 2018. For more information, call the listing agent Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759.
Wowie Zowie Stunning Zen Home in Carmichael on the Creek
6527 Grant Av, Carmichael, CA 95608
Imagine a zen home in Carmichael on the creek, an oasis nestled among dozens of oak trees and tall redwoods, a secluded .67 acre lot where one can observe wandering deer, chirping birds, fluttering hummingbirds, and be completely oblivious to the fact that a half mile away is a bustling metropolis. You would believe you’re in the middle of forest. Here, raccoons and squirrels might scamper across your Ipe deck. Ipe (pronounced EEpay) is a high-quality Brazilian Walnut, one of the most durable wood known to human kind , which resists termites and decay, and can last a lifetime. This impressive deck measures almost 750 square feet (not verified).
This single-story home exists in Carmichael on the creek. And it is for sale. You can buy it today. The sellers invested $340,000 in this Carmichael Colony remodel, which is pretty much guaranteed to blow your mind. It’s apparent that considerable thought went into the remodel. It wasn’t copied out of Architectural Digest, although it belongs in that publication. This home was created from a mixture of desire, tranquility, functional beauty, enveloping the 5 senses through intelligent design, absorbing nature into each element. To call it unique is an understatement.
The kitchen is the pièce de résistance in his home in Carmichael on the creek. They knocked out a wall and extended the space about 10 feet, designing the layout and colors around a beautiful, free-standing antique kitchen cabinet, a distressed green. It’s the sort of space that if you spent years penciling on paper, you would not miss a single important detail. An oversized granite island in swirls of green, coupled with black tinges runs the length of an old drugstore counter, offset by hanging pendants.
You will find a built-in wine cooler, trash compactor, Miele dishwasher, GE convection microwave (which allows faster cooking at lower temperatures), built-in refrigerator, a cooktop with pop-up venting, and a built-in oven, and floor-to-ceiling cabinets, including under the counter cabinets. There is enough storage to host a library of Alice Waters and Julia Child cookbooks, plus a couple of Encyclopedia Brittianicas and the last 5 years of Food and Wine.
There is room for a kitchen table in the kitchen area, plus a nice built-in bench that offers seating to overlook the deck, flanked by even more storage shelving. A formal dining room features cherrywood flooring with bolts, the same flooring is in the third bedroom / den, but the family uses that space as a library with built-in bookcases. It could easily return to a formal dining space.
Skylights and solar tubes are scattered throughout the home, which flood the more than 2,500 square feet with natural sunlight. You’ll love the travertine floors, which are mostly throughout.
In the step-down family room, on the same wall as the fireplace are 4 very tall, floor-to-almost-ceiling windows, curved at the top, reportedly from a church. The 3 baths are equally impressive. The guest bath features an antique vanity. Both full baths contain floor-to-ceiling glass walls in the showers surrounded by a private garden wall.
A second fireplace is located in the master suite, and there is an exterior door to the patio, in addition to two closets, one of which is larger than a private dressing room suite at Neiman Marcus.
I almost forgot to mention the gorgeous in-ground pool, which is fenced, resurfaced in 2014, and around the other side of the home. The grounds near the pool feature Asian garden adornments, a small wooden bridge. It appears very unassuming from end of the private road. There is one more home over a million across and down a ways, and a few estate lots for sale, but it’s fairly private.
Living in this home can provide you with a peaceful environment, an escape away from the madness of the world. You’ve got to see this home in Carmichael on the creek if for no other reason than to say you’ve witnessed in person how a zen-like home like this has the ability to completely transform and whisk you to another galaxy.
Come to our open house on Sunday, June 18th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. 6527 Grant Av, Carmichael, CA 95608 is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $750K. Call 916.233.6759 for more information.
See additional photos below and more photos are published in the link above.
Four curved windows from a church adorn the living room at 6527 Grant Av.
Remodeled kitchen with granite island and almost every amenity imaginable.
Ipe deck is almost 750 square feet overlooking Carmichael Creek
Built-in pool was resurfaced in 2014 and fenced.
Sold Off Market By Your Carmichael Real Estate Agent: 5324 Mustang Way
5324 Mustang Way, Carmichael, CA 95608 sold by your Carmichael Real Estate Agent Elizabeth Weintraub
One of the services I offer my sellers of homes in Carmichael and other communities throughout Sacramento is my tips for fixing up the home prior to sale. I make sure the types of improvements or repairs I suggest are things that will return 100% or more, because otherwise they don’t make financial sense. The things I suggest are often dependent on not only market conditions such as whether it’s a hot seller’s market or a buyer’s market, but also it’s based on the condition of the home.
This particular home closed escrow with your Carmichael real estate agent representing the seller. Another Lyon Real Estate associate who worked at a different office represented the buyer. But that’s not how it started out. It started out with a few showings, and then the seller had a personal reason for wanting to stop the showings for a few weeks. I immediately put the listing into temporary off market status and left it there, waiting to hear from the seller.
They had made a few repairs such as pulling the smelly dog carpeting in the entertainment areas and replacing it with engineered hardwood. I had them change out old jangly ceiling fans with more modern fixtures. We painted a boldly colored wall with a more neutral tone, fixed a few holes. However, the home was still in its original condition. There were drawbacks such as a remote bedroom in the garage, a funky kitchen and a weird layout. The upside was the huge lot, RV access, the pool, and location. It had potential and was very much livable.
When the home first came on the market, I had received a call from buyers who seemed very interested but for some reason, I don’t recall why, could not view the home. They called me when it went into TOM status. Turned out they had a real estate agent, so I talked to their agent and threw out the idea of writing an offer subject to inspection. I am required to present all offers to the seller. Just because I’m not marketing the home and it’s off market doesn’t mean she could not send us an offer.
While that agent was working on an offer, all of a sudden, out of the blue another agent called your Carmichael real estate agent, inquiring about the status of this off-market listing. I told her another agent was writing an offer subject to inspection and suggested she do the same. Whammo, two offers on a home that was not on the market. Our first buyer went into escrow. The second buyers, the guys who had called me, were furious. But, hey, go into backup, I suggested. Write a backup offer. Be in official backup.
Sure enough, the first set of buyers toured the home and decided, for all the reasons I already pointed out, it was not suitable for them, and they felt the home required too much work. That was fine. Because the backup buyers moved into first position and they closed escrow a few days ago. And this is how your Carmichael real estate agent came to sell a house that wasn’t on the market. This home at 5324 Mustang Way off of Winding Way closed at list price of $444,000. We capped the pest work at $3,000 and the VA buyer absorbed all other costs for repairs and pest.
Two Tips to Buying a Home in a Low Inventory Market Like Sacramento
- If you cannot find a home to buy in Sacramento, one thing your agent can do is call listing agents on the off-market listings. Sellers might be happy not to have to deal with a bunch of traffic later and will take a bird in the hand.
- What you can also do is put in a backup offer if you lose a multiple-offer bidding war. You have a very good chance, maybe 50%, of moving into first place. It is not unusual for first-time buyers to cancel.
If you’d like more tips, call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put my 40+ years of experience to work for you.
Carmichael Real Estate Agent Waits Two Years for Seller
A senior seller in Carmichael felt he lucked out with this Carmichael real estate agent.
My seller found me online when he searched for a Carmichael real estate agent. He chose me among the sea of other agents in Carmichael for the same reason many people who don’t know me do. They like my eyes, which communicate that I will be honest and compassionate with them. My mother used to claim my eyes gave me away. She could always tell if I was stretching the truth.
Like I had little red flags in my eyeballs that popped up to annoy her. Yes, I ate all of that horribly awful Cream of Wheat; are you happy now that you have poisoned me? Gag me, gag me with a spoon. Why is the dog licking his lips? I dunno.
Well, perhaps my 40-some years in real estate solidifies their decision.
This seller called me several years ago. Said he wanted to talk with a Carmichael real estate agent and asked if it was OK if we just talked. Sure, I will chat. We discussed his home, the market at the time, why he was moving, and it turned out he had all kinds of things to take care of before he could sell his house.
He had to first get divorced because he had a girlfriend and well, I guess his marriage was long over. He and his wife hadn’t lived together for several decades. Did I mention this seller is a senior real estate client? A little older than me, with a few physical challenges. When he admitted he had a girlfriend, I blurted out in jest, Hey, aren’t you too old for a girlfriend? After that, we became fast buds.
I gave him a list of divorce lawyers to call. He wanted to move overseas. I helped him find an international moving company to transport his furniture. Put him in touch with a senior organizer who could arrange an estate sale. Every few months he would call me with an update. Many seniors struggle a bit with the internet and email, but he was right on the ball. I helped him obtain smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector, got his water heater strapped, and his garage door retrofitted with self-closing hinges.
We rearranged his closing date and funding so he could get the proceeds of sale in time to send money overseas. This is a senior guy who lives life close to the wire, let me tell you. We closed on Wednesday, and he moved to another country that Saturday. Our buyer and her agent were wonderful to both of us. The entire transaction was a sheer delight.
Some people had difficulty understanding the seller because of his accent. English was not his first language. But I spoke very slowly and enunciated clearly, and we understood each other perfectly. I will miss him. But boy am I glad he thought to call this Carmichael real estate agent to sell his home. He never vacillated in his loyalty to me. It took 2 years but, once he was ready, we sold his house for top dollar and he moved home to be near family. He is at peace. What a sweet man.
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.
