How to find a San Diego Short Sale Agent

How to find a San Diego Short Sale Agent? San Diego home owners who are facing the prospect of a bank short sale, need to find short sale specialist. Most folks find their agents from the “neighborhood specialist” or by a family member or friend. Gary Kent, a San Diego REALTOR since 1984 suggests that
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Pricing Your San Diego Home Right Gets More Offers

Question“My neighbors just listed their San Diego home and I know they got several offers the first week. Do you think that means they should have asked a higher price?” Answer: Not necessarily. Yes, San Diego homes that are priced too low usually attract multiple offers. However, you can also get multiple offers if your
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Can a Seller “Knock Out” Your Short Sale Offer?

“If I make an offer on a short sale and get it accepted, can the seller keep trying to get higher offers and submit them to the bank, effectively knocking out my offer?” Answer: Great question, complex answer… First of all, once your offer is accepted, the property must be placed in “Contingent” status in
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Reducing the Price of Your San Diego Home

“Hi Gary. I own a University City home that I need to sell because I’m moving to L.A. I listed with my sister’s friend who I don’t know at all. It’s been on the market over 3 months and she keeps telling me to reduce the price. I don’t want to go any lower because
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Listing Your San Diego Home with the “Neighborhood Specialist”

“Hello… My wife and I will be selling our La Jolla home this spring and don’t know any agents. There is one who seems to work the neighborhood. She calls herself the neighborhood specialist. Do you think we should list with her?” Answer: Excellent question. Let me share a story with you… Years ago at
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Using a Friend to Sell Your San Diego Home

“Hello Gary. I have a dilemma. I want to sell my home and move to Riverside. Because my friend is an agent and having money problems, I feel obligated to list with her. But I’d much rather use another agent I know who’d do a much better job. Any ideas?” Answer: First of all, you’re
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Signing a Buyer-Broker Agreement

“Hi Gary. It’s been about 10 years since my wife and I bought our home. We recently met with an agent to talk about finding a bigger home. When we were done, he asked us to sign a Buyer-Broker Agreement. I’ve never heard of this. What do you advise?” Answer: A “Buyer-Broker Agreement” outlines how
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Hiring a Busy vs. an Idle Agent

“We have a home we’ll be selling soon and want to be sure we hire the best agent. So here’s my question: which is better, hiring an agent with lots of homes for sale, or an agent with few or none?” Answer: Which is the better restaurant, the one with the vacant parking lot or
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Listing Your San Diego Home for a Short Time

“Hi Gary. My wife and I plan to sell our home in January. When we sold our last home in 2000, we chose some agent who promised us a high price but turned out to be a slacker. He didn’t do anything and never called to tell us what was going on. I don’t want
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An Unethical Agent-Abusing Tactic

“My wife and I are looking for a North Park home. Her brother is a contractor and also has a real estate license. He told us to do all the legwork and have agents show us homes, then he’d write the offer for us. So we’ve been calling agents to see homes, but we just
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