[thebazman]

South San Diego? Are we talking South Bay? Curious about which complex it is…there seem to be a lot of deals down in that area.

[thebazman]

South San Diego? Are we talking South Bay? Curious about which complex it is…there seem to be a lot of deals down in that area.

[thebazman]

Thanks for the info, B.B. Sounds like there is hope. 🙂

Of course, then I get greedy and want to get a single-family residence and hope it drops to the same price.

[thebazman]

Thanks for the info, B.B. Sounds like there is hope. 🙂

Of course, then I get greedy and want to get a single-family residence and hope it drops to the same price.

[thebazman]

Thanks for the info, B.B. Sounds like there is hope. 🙂

Of course, then I get greedy and want to get a single-family residence and hope it drops to the same price.

[thebazman]

Thanks for the info, B.B. Sounds like there is hope. 🙂

Of course, then I get greedy and want to get a single-family residence and hope it drops to the same price.

[thebazman]

Thanks for the info, B.B. Sounds like there is hope. 🙂

Of course, then I get greedy and want to get a single-family residence and hope it drops to the same price.

[thebazman]

[quote=SD Realtor]I think you are missing the point. It is not about falling in or out of escrow. It is how much work do you want the person to do for you? Are you expecting the agent to run comps for you? If you want a history of the home, has it been sold or listed before, if so how much, how many times? Is the current seller in distress? How many homes in the neighborhood have sold? How much background grunt work do you expect the agent to do for you? Alot or none? Do you want opinions on repairs, on inspections, on roofs, on foundations?

Or do you want a guy to open a door with the keycard and let you in a home.

There is a big difference right?

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You make an excellent point on the other services a Realtor provides. For someone like myself who is familiar with all the interior features of a home and likes to look around, the “key card access” is what I crave when looking at listings because no pictures on the MLS can really substitute for how a property feels on the inside.
I don’t really need someone to explain to me “what this does” or other basic information.

What someone like myself tends to forget, however, are the external items of importance like neighborhood, seller’s motivation, and market movement. Also, HOA information and fees. A Realtor would know these things and how to research them.

Let’s not forget the time and expense of driving around a client to look at all the properties…obviously, it’s less expensive for fewer visits, so if clients do most of the running around and decide which ones they really NEED to look at up close, thereby limiting the number of required supervised Realtor visits, then a larger rebate would be a nice way of building a partnership and saying “thank you” to the client.

Interesting explanation at the end how the rebate process is fulfilled from the sale proceeds…I never knew how that was structured! Thanks for the information, SD R.

[thebazman]

[quote=SD Realtor]I think you are missing the point. It is not about falling in or out of escrow. It is how much work do you want the person to do for you? Are you expecting the agent to run comps for you? If you want a history of the home, has it been sold or listed before, if so how much, how many times? Is the current seller in distress? How many homes in the neighborhood have sold? How much background grunt work do you expect the agent to do for you? Alot or none? Do you want opinions on repairs, on inspections, on roofs, on foundations?

Or do you want a guy to open a door with the keycard and let you in a home.

There is a big difference right?

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You make an excellent point on the other services a Realtor provides. For someone like myself who is familiar with all the interior features of a home and likes to look around, the “key card access” is what I crave when looking at listings because no pictures on the MLS can really substitute for how a property feels on the inside.
I don’t really need someone to explain to me “what this does” or other basic information.

What someone like myself tends to forget, however, are the external items of importance like neighborhood, seller’s motivation, and market movement. Also, HOA information and fees. A Realtor would know these things and how to research them.

Let’s not forget the time and expense of driving around a client to look at all the properties…obviously, it’s less expensive for fewer visits, so if clients do most of the running around and decide which ones they really NEED to look at up close, thereby limiting the number of required supervised Realtor visits, then a larger rebate would be a nice way of building a partnership and saying “thank you” to the client.

Interesting explanation at the end how the rebate process is fulfilled from the sale proceeds…I never knew how that was structured! Thanks for the information, SD R.

[thebazman]

[quote=SD Realtor]I think you are missing the point. It is not about falling in or out of escrow. It is how much work do you want the person to do for you? Are you expecting the agent to run comps for you? If you want a history of the home, has it been sold or listed before, if so how much, how many times? Is the current seller in distress? How many homes in the neighborhood have sold? How much background grunt work do you expect the agent to do for you? Alot or none? Do you want opinions on repairs, on inspections, on roofs, on foundations?

Or do you want a guy to open a door with the keycard and let you in a home.

There is a big difference right?

***********

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[/quote]

You make an excellent point on the other services a Realtor provides. For someone like myself who is familiar with all the interior features of a home and likes to look around, the “key card access” is what I crave when looking at listings because no pictures on the MLS can really substitute for how a property feels on the inside.
I don’t really need someone to explain to me “what this does” or other basic information.

What someone like myself tends to forget, however, are the external items of importance like neighborhood, seller’s motivation, and market movement. Also, HOA information and fees. A Realtor would know these things and how to research them.

Let’s not forget the time and expense of driving around a client to look at all the properties…obviously, it’s less expensive for fewer visits, so if clients do most of the running around and decide which ones they really NEED to look at up close, thereby limiting the number of required supervised Realtor visits, then a larger rebate would be a nice way of building a partnership and saying “thank you” to the client.

Interesting explanation at the end how the rebate process is fulfilled from the sale proceeds…I never knew how that was structured! Thanks for the information, SD R.

[thebazman]

[quote=SD Realtor]I think you are missing the point. It is not about falling in or out of escrow. It is how much work do you want the person to do for you? Are you expecting the agent to run comps for you? If you want a history of the home, has it been sold or listed before, if so how much, how many times? Is the current seller in distress? How many homes in the neighborhood have sold? How much background grunt work do you expect the agent to do for you? Alot or none? Do you want opinions on repairs, on inspections, on roofs, on foundations?

Or do you want a guy to open a door with the keycard and let you in a home.

There is a big difference right?

***********

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[/quote]

You make an excellent point on the other services a Realtor provides. For someone like myself who is familiar with all the interior features of a home and likes to look around, the “key card access” is what I crave when looking at listings because no pictures on the MLS can really substitute for how a property feels on the inside.
I don’t really need someone to explain to me “what this does” or other basic information.

What someone like myself tends to forget, however, are the external items of importance like neighborhood, seller’s motivation, and market movement. Also, HOA information and fees. A Realtor would know these things and how to research them.

Let’s not forget the time and expense of driving around a client to look at all the properties…obviously, it’s less expensive for fewer visits, so if clients do most of the running around and decide which ones they really NEED to look at up close, thereby limiting the number of required supervised Realtor visits, then a larger rebate would be a nice way of building a partnership and saying “thank you” to the client.

Interesting explanation at the end how the rebate process is fulfilled from the sale proceeds…I never knew how that was structured! Thanks for the information, SD R.

[thebazman]

[quote=SD Realtor]I think you are missing the point. It is not about falling in or out of escrow. It is how much work do you want the person to do for you? Are you expecting the agent to run comps for you? If you want a history of the home, has it been sold or listed before, if so how much, how many times? Is the current seller in distress? How many homes in the neighborhood have sold? How much background grunt work do you expect the agent to do for you? Alot or none? Do you want opinions on repairs, on inspections, on roofs, on foundations?

Or do you want a guy to open a door with the keycard and let you in a home.

There is a big difference right?

***********

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[/quote]

You make an excellent point on the other services a Realtor provides. For someone like myself who is familiar with all the interior features of a home and likes to look around, the “key card access” is what I crave when looking at listings because no pictures on the MLS can really substitute for how a property feels on the inside.
I don’t really need someone to explain to me “what this does” or other basic information.

What someone like myself tends to forget, however, are the external items of importance like neighborhood, seller’s motivation, and market movement. Also, HOA information and fees. A Realtor would know these things and how to research them.

Let’s not forget the time and expense of driving around a client to look at all the properties…obviously, it’s less expensive for fewer visits, so if clients do most of the running around and decide which ones they really NEED to look at up close, thereby limiting the number of required supervised Realtor visits, then a larger rebate would be a nice way of building a partnership and saying “thank you” to the client.

Interesting explanation at the end how the rebate process is fulfilled from the sale proceeds…I never knew how that was structured! Thanks for the information, SD R.

[thebazman]

[quote=sdnerd]Do you have 6-12 months emergency cash fund in addition to that $15k?
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That is a good point … Do 401(k) savings count for emergency fund? I have $15K saved up in the bank, and also $25K in the 401(k) … of course that value has sagged all the way down from $30K last year and even hit a low of about $22K in November of 2008, LOL…

Lucky for me I live in a low-end apartment, as it keeps my expectations from getting out of line. Hahaha. The O.P. is lucky to be able to afford a house — I would not be able to in a nice, central SD area until they are at $150K, at which point investors will probably be snapping them up. 🙁

[thebazman]

[quote=sdnerd]Do you have 6-12 months emergency cash fund in addition to that $15k?
[/quote]

That is a good point … Do 401(k) savings count for emergency fund? I have $15K saved up in the bank, and also $25K in the 401(k) … of course that value has sagged all the way down from $30K last year and even hit a low of about $22K in November of 2008, LOL…

Lucky for me I live in a low-end apartment, as it keeps my expectations from getting out of line. Hahaha. The O.P. is lucky to be able to afford a house — I would not be able to in a nice, central SD area until they are at $150K, at which point investors will probably be snapping them up. 🙁

[thebazman]

[quote=sdnerd]Do you have 6-12 months emergency cash fund in addition to that $15k?
[/quote]

That is a good point … Do 401(k) savings count for emergency fund? I have $15K saved up in the bank, and also $25K in the 401(k) … of course that value has sagged all the way down from $30K last year and even hit a low of about $22K in November of 2008, LOL…

Lucky for me I live in a low-end apartment, as it keeps my expectations from getting out of line. Hahaha. The O.P. is lucky to be able to afford a house — I would not be able to in a nice, central SD area until they are at $150K, at which point investors will probably be snapping them up. 🙁

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