30+ years experience in real estate industry. Sacramento short sale agent. Land Park resident. Midtown / East Sacramento real estate office, Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate. Home Buying Columnist at homebuying.about.com.
An agent in my office asked me why I was doing short sales because he could not believe that any agent of sound mind would tackle a short sale. But last year I personally closed more than $15 million in sales with about 80% in short sales. Short sales have morphed over the years into the market and demand in Sacramento -- and I've been doing them for about 6 years now. But I agree, short sales are not for every agent. They are not for every seller, and they most certainly are not for every buyer. On the other hand, I advise buyers to pass by the foreclosure flippers. That's because the workmanship is not guaranteed, and it's generally fixed up solely to produce a fast profit, which means the improvements are not always quality. I believe buyers are better off buying from a bank and fixing up the home themselves than buying a foreclosure flipper. But some buyers want turnkey condition and don't differentiate between a foreclosure flipper and a builder. Elizabeth Weintraub Broker-Associate #00697006 Lyon Real Estate, Sacramento Sacramento Short Sale Agent Certified HAFA Specialist 916.233.6759 http://elizabethweintraub.com
As the person who very much resembles the initiator of that discussion at Active Rain, I have to say that I'm still wondering where to host my domain name email. I believe it is now set up at gmail because GoDaddy's spam filter was indeed blocking leads. I was hoping you would have had a suggestion in that regard, Bernice. Elizabeth Weintraub Broker-Associate #00697006 Lyon Real Estate, Sacramento Sacramento Short Sale Agent 916.233.6759 http://elizabethweintraub.com
Just pull the shades down. Problem solved. Elizabeth Weintraub Broker-Associate #00697006 Lyon Real Estate, Sacramento Sacramento Short Sale Agent 916.233.6759 http://elizabethweintraub.com
