In Cambrian, small fixes can mean big profits

As in most aspects of our lives, giving buyers a great first impression is critical when selling your Cambrian home.  It can mean the difference of receiving multiple offers for your house or no offers at all.  The good news is there are small repairs and items which...

Time to move-up?

With the Cambrian (and overall Bay Area) real estate markets very hot right now, it truly is a great time to consider moving up.  This means different things to different people.  Perhaps you have outgrown your house and are looking for something larger or maybe a...

Cambrian condos showing some love!

Condo markets in the Bay Area are on fire, with most “priced right” properties getting multiple offers. Real estate experts agree that people have finally begun realizing it’s less expensive to buy a condo in many areas of San Jose, such as Cambrian, than pay rent. ...

Cambrian Housing market is HOT!

For months now, the national news has been reporting that residential real estate prices have turned the corner and are rising throughout most areas of the country. Of course, real estate trends are local events, and nowhere is the rise in prices more evident than in...

Lease options can be a win-win for all

You may or may not have heard about lease options. Why and when would this be a credible strategy to sell your house? We’ll discuss those concepts here. A lease-option allows a seller to sell their property when it may otherwise be difficult to sell (poor physical...

Its good to be the banker

Seller financing is almost always an attractive proposition to a home buyer.  This is particularly true for investors that are looking to minimize their financing costs while fixing and flipping a property.  The general wisdom is that a seller can maximize their...

The Wisdom of Asking Your Bank for Help

If you haven’t heard yet, most banks today are foregoing foreclosure efforts in favor of short sales.  Simply put, they have finally figured out that a short sale is actually more beneficial to their bottom-line than foreclosing on a property owner.  This is important...

Cash offers can be the best solution for many sellers

The situations that home sellers find themselves in are as varied as sellers themselves.  With that said, most sellers will find that using the traditional sales approach works well and helps them meet their objective of getting maximum value for their home.  But...

Sellers Have Choices

There are times when selling your home using the traditional approach of hiring a real estate agent might not be your best choice.  It is true that a real estate agent will list your house on the MLS (multiple listing service), and therefore maximize its exposure to...

Not all Buyers are Created Equal

Are you looking to sell your house, but find your circumstances to be unusual?  If so, you are not alone.  We hear from sellers every day who have challenging situations where a traditional approach to selling their home just won’t work.  For example, a job transfer...