Video Library

               

Hi there and good day,

Last week The Press Telegram published the Realtor of the Week, and I was fortunate to be that Realtor.

The article talks about the video library I have on YouTube. Take a look!

http://www.youtube.com/user/562homeguy?feature=mhee

YouTube has proven a great way to find useful information about a variety of topics.

Robin

Popcorn, Space suit, and Scraping

About a week ago, I was in the pleasant position to be able to hand keys to Josh and Tracy. Their first home, WooHoo. It was a long time coming, and everyone was ready to get started to make this house their home!

One of the first things was to scrape the "popcorn" ceilings. This is a two day event that is very messy and not something many homeowners want to do themselves.

I am fortunate to have a long list of professionals, for all sorts of projects. The list has electricians, attorneys, gardners, plumbers, handy men - and women, roofers, garagedoor installers and it goes on, and on, and on.

This photo is the guy dressed up to be on his way to the International Space Station, yet he was nice enough to stay on Earth and scrape some "popcorn".

When you are in need of a trusted professional to help you around the house and more, contact me. I'll be glad to refer some people to you.

Referring is a big part of my own business too. I work by referral so that I can utilize my time to help my clients buy and sell their home.

Have a great day, and please remember, I am never too busy for your referrals!

Thank you,

Robin
REALTOR
Ca DRE: 01509977
562.233.3724
www.IWantRealEstate.Info
RobinAuwerda@kw.com

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New Listing in Fullerton

Why you need a Home Inspection when buying your home.

So, where does your initial deposit go, when you write an offer on a home.

YES!

You found the home you like, love, or fix up. Now it is time to write the offer. If this is your first time writing an offer, this may be a stressful time. You don't want to make a mistake, you may not understand everything in the purchase contract (yet) and you're wondering, ...perhaps... what will happen to my initial deposit or earnest money deposit as it is also called.

Well, there is only good news! Yay! No more sweaty palms!

The money will be cashed by the Escrow Company, generally within 3 business days after acceptance of your offer. This means the money, let's say $3,000.00, will not go directly to the seller. They will not spend it on icecream and toys before you even purchased the home. The $3,000.00 will become part of your total down payment! So, it is not extra money out of pocket for some obscure slush fund.

The next hurdle you may think of is, what happens with my $3,000.00 if I find out that the home is falling apart and we withdraw our offer. Great thought! After acceptance of your offer you have 17 days to do your due dilligence. Meaning, to find out everything there is to know about the home, do your home inspection, get the appraisal done and get your loan in place. If for whatever valid reason, let's say there are too many safety issues with the home that cannot be taken care of, you withdraw your offer before day 17 you will get your initial deposit of $3,000.00 back. (sometimes minus some administration fees)

However, if at day 17 you remove your contingencies and then after that time back out of the transaction; it will be very hard to get your initial deposit back.

Therefore, I will always help my clients to know well before day 17 what the shape the home is. Have the appraisal done, the loan in place etc. etc.

So, good news all around. You can be rest assured that when you buy your home with me, I will guide you every step of the way so you know what decision to make and when, and; feel good about it because you understand what you are doing!

Enjoy your home buying!

Robin Auwerda
562HomeGuy.com
Find me on YouTube!

This week has been a great week. Sunday I showed some properties in North Long Beach to tenants of mine. They've been renting from me for a number of years now. In today's market it is finally a real possibility for them to own a home of their own. Exciting! We looked at several homes in the 250-$275,000 price range. Some were bank owned and some were short sales. My tenants ended up writing an offer on a short sale. Now we wait ... Short sales can be real awesome deals when they are approved. The waiting time for the banks involved to get back with a short sale approval is long, 6-8 weeks.

I did receive two offers on my short sale listing in San Pedro. Great property! The short sale packet has been put together and the follow up game with the bank begins.

This May 14th is RED Day !!! Keller Williams Agents will give back to the community. Our Los Alamitos office will collect "Pennies for Pets" for the SPCA Pitchford Center of Long Beach and help them with some cleaning/yard work. Looking forward to that.

Enjoy your day and make it a great one!

Robin