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West Sacramento Fireworks And Baseball
West Sacramento fireworks and baseball at Raley Field was a fun place to be on July 3rd. In addition, I was able to spend time with my good friends from “The Sign Post,” Peg and Jim Eggleston. I have known them for about 18 years. Their company puts up most of the real estate for sale signs in over 4 counties. Tonight, I was honored with an invite to their private baseball booth to watch the River Cats. As an added bonus, a rare evening out, combined with watching the famous West Sacramento fireworks, at Raley Field.
Some of the other invited guests were Kaleb Eggleston and his beloved Tran. Some other friends I had not seen in a while, Tina and Ed, it was great to see them too. Everyone had a long day so in the end, we all were longing for sleep. It was a super time enjoyed by all.
If you would love one of our beautiful custom for sale signs in your front yard, with a big SOLD sign rider, just call Weintraub & Wallace Realtors with RE/MAX Gold, at 916-233-6759.
–JaCi Wallace
A Previous Deputy Sheriff and Now a Sacramento Realtor
Clients are often astonished to learn that I was a previous Deputy Sheriff and now a Sacramento Realtor. I realize these two professions share some similar qualities in common, but not everybody else sees it. I used to joke that the quality of the passengers I drive around now is much better than it was back in 1988!
All joking aside, as a law enforcement officer I often had to problem solve. Solutions were required in split seconds. I worked in West Sacramento, Broderick and Bryte. At that time, it was a pretty rough area. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department covered all the unincorporated areas of the county. West Sacramento had not yet incorporated.
There was quite a bit of work as drug labs were a staple for the area, and crime was abundant. With approximately 52 hotels on the main strip, there was no shortage of calls for police to respond. A good place to work for a cop, as it was busy night after night. Whatever the dispatcher sent you to do required great problem solving skill and any challenges were immediately dealt with. My job was to keep the peace and protect the public. As a Deputy Sheriff Coroner, I also worked assisting the Coroner’s office and all that entails, I’ll just leave that up to your imagination.
For the first few years, I worked as required in the jail, but I really wanted to work on patrol. I wrote a K9 patrol standard operating procedure. Then bought and trained a dog with my own money. His name was Darth Vader. This did not cost the county one cent and so they agreed to my proposal. I was taken out of jail operations and placed in the patrol division! As a previous Deputy Sheriff and now a Sacramento Realtor, I still love to drive around the county.
I enjoyed my job as a public servant helping people, protecting them and applying the law to the various crimes I encountered. I worked night shifts as I’m a night owl. My job was drive around and look for crimes in progress. I was never bored. Working in Patrol driving all night long was some of the best days of my life. You can never really know your capabilities until they are tested. Fortunately I had great training. I carefully prepared my safety equipment and tools every night. I learned from every encounter. My ability to read people and evaluate situations that appeared out of the ordinary, serve me well to this day. As a previous Deputy Sheriff and now a Sacramento Realtor, I use all my past experience in the present to negotiate the best terms for my clients.
One evening I took my dad on a “ride along.” I pulled over the driver of a car for expired vehicle registration. Came back to my patrol car and ran the suspect’s name with dispatch. He had no driver’s license and he had warrants for his arrest. I put the suspect in handcuffs, patted him down while reading him his Miranda rights. Another squad car transported him to the jail as I had a civilian in my car.
My dad was so shocked that anyone would drive a car without registration, insurance and lack of a driver’s license. He said, ” Kid, you can handle things all by yourself.” I said: “Dad, all problems have to be dealt with as quickly as possible, before they mushroom into more serious issues.” Little did I know that same statement would apply to my job in real estate all these many years later.
If you want to protect your investment in real estate, call the Weintraub & Wallace team today 916-233-5967. We protect your interests.
— JaCi Wallace
The Story of Closing a Pool Home in West Sacramento
The story of closing a pool home in West Sacramento is a classic, with a few twists. We were on the market for 7 whole days before we solidified an offer. An agent approached us to say her buyer, who lived in the Riva on the River condos, was interested in making an offer. Unfortunately, it was a contingent offer, although the buyer’s home was not yet on the market. My response to that sort of thing is always “get it on the market.”
But I’ve had a lot of experience selling many condos in Riva on the River, so that should be a quick sale. We agreed to give the buyer 10 days to sell her home. By the time the 10th day rolled around, I went to the seller and suggested he issue a Notice to Buyer to Perform because it was time to put the pedal to the metal.
My 40-some years in the business always pays off. I could sense the seller of the pool home in West Sacramento was a bit reluctant, so I more strongly encouraged him to sign it. Hey, it was in his best interest. Besides, we had also collected a backup offer. For more money. This gives us leverage in the event the first buyer decides halfway through the transaction to try to renegotiate price or asks for a credit.
In these types of instances, we often issue a counter offer. Typical counter offers increase the earnest money deposit because some agents think 1% is sufficient when it generally is not. We shortened the inspection periods. Changed title and escrow. Why do buyer’s agents think we would be willing to close out the escrow we have opened and switch to the buyer’s agents’ preferred escrow company? In a seller’s market? I dunno.
We also included the fact the home is sold AS IS. All homes in California are sold AS IS but few agents realize it. If they don’t know it, you can bet their buyers don’t know it, either. So I like to point out paragraph 11 and remind the buyers our terms are no renegotiations, no credits, no repairs. Doesn’t stop them from asking sometimes, but the answer is still no. When the market fully shifts, that type of tactic will change as well.
Turned out the buyer could afford to buy the house without selling her condo. When she received the Notice to Perform, she withdrew her Contingency to Sell, reduced her down payment and sent a new preapproval letter. Her agent was on the ball! So nice to work with her, too.
We closed escrow on this pool home in West Sacramento without any hiccups on June 21, my favorite day of the year. It was also the day I closed up our house in Hawaii and headed back to Sacramento.
1660 Headslane Road, West Sacramento, CA 95691, closed escrow June 21, 2018, at list price of $425,000. I can sell your West Sacramento home, too. Just call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40 years of experience to work for you.
West Sacramento Condo Closed at Highest Price
Call Elizabeth Weintraub to sell your West Sacramento condo at 916.233.6759.
I closed a West Sacramento condo yesterday at the highest price any condos there have sold at for at least a half dozen years, maybe more. This particular condo is in the Riva on the River complex, but it could have been anywhere in West Sacramento, and I would have produced the same result. I have a special way of setting the stage for my listings and my customized marketing tends to generate the highest prices ever for my sellers. Further, we capitalize on the seller’s market to maximize potential. The West Sacramento condo market is on fire.
That’s the one of the things that being in the business forever can do for a Sacramento Realtor. My years since 1974 give me invaluable insight to market swings, which means there isn’t much I haven’t already seen, except perhaps a naked Donald Trump, and I never in a million years want to lay eyes on that hideous image. Every listing I tackle is different and requires a strategy to match market forces, in addition to exceeding my seller’s expectations. My sellers expected minimum hassle on top of a stellar performance from their West Sacramento Realtor to sell their West Sacramento condo, and they hired the right agent.
I don’t set seller expectations, sellers do that; but I do tend to exceed them. I work with some sellers who prefer isolation, they don’t want me to call or communicate unless it’s urgent and then only via text. Others want play-by-play details, and I’m happy to provide that, too.
These particular sellers asked me what they should do to get their condo ready for the market. The floor in the kitchen was peeling up and part of it was missing. The ceiling had a few cracks. The carpeting was spotted and a bit dirty. We called in my super-duper carpet cleaning pros, who sent the bill to escrow and waited for payment at closing. This way my sellers didn’t have to pay anything out-of-pocket. We left the kitchen floor in its present condition, amazingly enough, and it didn’t dissuade buyers at all.
We encouraged buyers to submit their best offer, and sold the home for a little over list price, which was already higher than anything else. It sold at $276,000. There were a few situations to settle during escrow. First, the appraisal came in low, who appraises a condo for $1,000 under the contract price? What kind of appraiser does that? Second, the buyer decided to submit a credit request for the kitchen floor after the home inspection. I’m sorry, did the buyer go blind when she entered the condo initially and walked through the kitchen? We closed this West Sacramento condo without any concessions, no price reductions, no repairs.
You see, I’m the kind of agent many home buyers tend to remember. Oh, they might not be overjoyed with me at the time, probably poking stick pins into an Elizabeth doll, but when the time comes to sell, you know who they will call. The listing agent who advised the seller not to cave in to their demands, that’s who. They call Elizabeth Weintraub. Not the agent who couldn’t foresee the fruitless effort of submitting a request for repair. That’s just the way it is in this business.
