If someone wants to buy your house on the first day, I say sell it to them. There might be two in the bush, or there might be zero. A day and a half on Zillow, and on tax day:
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Month: April 2016
Maximizing Zillow Views
If you want maximum exposure on Zillow, then list with a Premier agent who does video - Zillow puts listings with video at the top of the local searches. My Stratford listing was inputted less than 24 hours ago, and already has 168 views and 9 saves! But this also...
733 Stratford Drive
I love my new Encinitas Highlands listing at 733 Stratford Drive, which is at the top of the hill and offers some of the best ocean views in EH! This is another property that is ideally suited for the multi-generational buyers because there are bedrooms and full...
Staging Is Good For Photos
A professionally-staged home probably makes buyers feel a twinge of misrepresentation, but all the more reason to get good help! http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/14/setting-the-stage-to-sell-your-home.html Ask most real estate agents and they'll tell you that the toughest...
Osmo
Finally, an upgrade to the video production! Here's my first attempt with the Osmo:
Property Manager Embezzlement
I know one of the victims, and she was told by the owner that she would be paid in full today. We'll see.... http://www.10news.com/news/team-10-homeowners-say-property-management-company-owes-them-thousands Homeowners in the North County say a local property...
Granny Pods
Hat tip to daytrip for sending in this information on granny pods, which are fully-contained housing units you can put in your backyard: http://www.lifedaily.com/with-a-granny-pod-grandma-can-live-in-your-backyard/ The company's website has pods as low as $39,625:...
Vacant Home Occupied by Squatters
Hat tip to Susie for sending in this story from Potato Land! The list price for the house was $134,900, and the photos on Zillow made it obvious that the house was vacant: http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/couple-fights-to-evict-stranger-from-nampa-home/128686427...
New Peak Pricing
Today's prices are higher than they were in 2007 around most areas of North San Diego's coastal region, and the median sales prices in the quaint coastal towns of Cardiff, Carlsbad, and Encinitas have blown up! But Rancho Santa Fe - facing too much competition from...
Price Reductions
Most sellers are happy to wait their turn, and have no worry about selling. It will happen some day. But for the folks who recognize that they might have shot too high on their initial price, what do you do now? You don't want to give it away.....and you have time....
