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"We were selling a house in California and the first people that walked through ended up buying it. We ended up getting a little bit more than we expected. He'd go back and check on stuff to make sure everything was going well, since we weren't there. He was on top of everything. We had a fabulous experience with him."
-Mike (Seller)
“We were able to purchase a home for my parents. They were very happy with the home, and the transaction was pretty smooth. There was a moment when the deal was about to fall through, and he made a few calls, he talked to the seller, and did what needed to be done to make it happen.”-Oscar Guzman
“We were selling our house. We actually went to him three different times. He evaluated our house, and then we backed out of selling and then we went back. The third time when we went, he was super patient with us. He would say, "Okay, whenever you're ready, just give me a call. He was never the pesky kind of Realtor who would call every couple months to see if we were ready or not. He let us go to him.When we were finally ready, we told him what we wanted, we told him how much we wanted for the house. He didn't waste anybody's time. He would only come to us with realistic offers. Whenever he would tell us, "I think we could do a little better." I think our house was on the market for a pretty long time because we weren't in a rush to sell. We really wanted to get the best price. He was super patient, and he gave us his honest opinion. He waited out with us and helped us get top dollar for what we were selling.
We ended up selling our house, which was a fixer-upper. My husband's grandmother left it to him, and we were newly married, in our twenties, and had no money to fix it. He honestly treated it like it was his house. He himself fixed up what needed to be fixed. There was quite a bit of termite damage, and he got his guys over and fixed it. There was one instance where I didn't get paid correctly at work, and he gave us a loan and said to pay it back whenever we could. Anything you needed him for, he was willing to do it.”-Aria Erazo
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportThe holidays are approaching. Today, we thought we'd do something a little different and share this festive video on holiday decorating tips from HGTV. Designer Angelo Surmelis shares several great ideas to spread holiday cheer throughout the home. Here are some of our favorites.1. Pay attention to the mantle. If you don't have some already, buy some kind of garland to drape over the mantle. Next, use leftover ornaments and candles to add light and texture. When choosing ornaments and candles, ensure they are in the same color-palette. This helps make your mantle a great focal point!
2. Use smaller Christmas trees. Every house has their main Christmas tree. In addition, you can also purchase smaller, inexpensive, eco-friendly trees to place throughout the home. Decorate these trees with strips of fabric from a T-shirt in holiday colors to save money for the main tree.
3. Use what you have. Be resourceful. Adding a plate charge and place mat to your everyday dining set adds some jazz to your table. Fresh-cut flowers and candles will help finish the look. You don't need grand, expensive candles -- a little candlelight goes a long way!
As you can see, it doesn't take much to make your home feel more festive. If you have any questions, give us a call or send us an email. We would be happy to help you!
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportIf you are looking to sell your home, your goal is to get the most money possible in the shortest amount of time. One of the best ways to add value and appeal to your home is through home staging. You have a lot of options for how you want to go about it. You could hire a professional staging company, but that comes with a hefty price tag.** Most of the time, a few simple fixes is all it takes to transform a living room.
Today we are going to go through some of our most favorite, inexpensive home staging tips or you. We hope these will help you save both time and money when it comes time to sell your home.
A fresh coat of paint is always a good idea. Neutral, warm colors work best for highlighting the natural light in your home. This will make it easier to punch up the room with some colorful accessories and pull everything together.
A common design problem facing many homeowners is that they have no real entry way, as their front door opens up to the living room. To fix this, you can add a table, some lighting, and a rug to "fake a foyer" and make it feel like the living room and entryway are two different spaces.
A patterned rug, some pillows, or bright curtains add a ton of texture and an eclectic layer to the space, which is essential to a well-designed room.
In some cases, a "make-under" is just what you need. In the case of most fireplaces, taking some accessories and clutter away enhances the look and feel of the room greatly.
You could spend well over a few thousand dollars with a staging company, or you could do these fixes yourself for around $500. That's a small investment considering the value that you add to your home by adding those pieces.
If you have any questions for us about staging your home or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send over a quick email. We are always here to help, and would love to hear from you!
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportToday, I want to let you in on a special service that only we have to offer: a special virtual tour of any property in Ventura County, free of charge!Have you ever really wanted to see a home in person, but were so busy you didn't have time? We understand how tough it can be to make time to physically visit a home, so we've made it possible for a buyer's specialist to do it for you. *We can shoot a video of any home you would like to see, and we could upload it to YouTube and email it to you.This is a service that is usually done for investors or high-end buyers who are busy and have a lot going on, but this service is now available for you as well.* Whether it's a mobile home in Fillmore or a beach house in Oxnard, we're here to help. This is a great resource that will cost you virtually nothing!If you're interested in this service, or if you would like real estate assistance of any kind, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to hear from you!
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportI am here today standing in front of our latest sold listing at 106 Elmhurst right herein Fillmore. We just sold this home, and are happy to say that we sold it for $10,000 over list price.**
If you are looking to get your home sold for top dollar, you need to get a hold of us. We do business completely different than other agents, which allows us to accomplish feats like this one, where the buyer paid an extra $10,000 to get their hands on this property.
If you have any questions for us, or are looking to sell for top dollar, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to being in touch!
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportOne thing we know for certain about the real estate market is that it is never going to stay the same for long. Today we want to talk about an interesting trend we’ve noticed in real estate: millennials are waiting longer to purchase their first homes than their parents did.**
The typical first-time buyer now rents for an average of 6 years before buying a home, which is up from 2.6 years in the early 1970’s,according to Zillow.
We came across a great video on the topic from CNBC. To save you some time, I will give you my three biggest takeaways from the video.
1. Down payments are a huge factor
Renters in today’s market are struggling to save for down payments and qualify for mortgages. Most first-time buyers still depend on personal savings for at least some of their down payments, but rising rental prices have complicated the task of socking away money for a down payment.
2. Rising rental rates are complicating things as well
Rental rates are causing 46% of renters aged 25-354, to spend more than 30 percent of their incomes on rent, up from 40 percent a decade earlier.
3. Job security is important to millennial buyers
The Money Source, a mortgage lender, examined applications from 5,404 millennial buyers and found that these buyers averaged nearly 4.5 years in their field of work and had held their current job for slightly more than three years. Those figures point to how critical career stability is to a younger generation.
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"Oscar is very efficient, he gets things done! He is an exceptional realtor. I've had other realtors in the past, and they were slow as snails, but Oscar is a hustler! He keeps in contact with you and lets you know what’s going on. He is excellent! He would get back to me very quickly any time I needed to talk to him. He went out of his way many times to get things moving along."
Eamon Peterson - home owner
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Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Value ReportToday, we'll discuss what's been happening in the real estate market, and what it means to you.
There are over 38 homes on the market over the last 24 months. We've never had 38 homes active on the market. As a seller, this means inventory is starting to increase, and prices may start to decrease.
As a buyer, this means you will have more room to negotiate. However, we are still seeing multiple offer situations on homes priced between $290,000 and $350,000. Homes under $290,000 are smaller, and so multiple offers aren't as common in that price bracket.
If you are interested in buying or selling real estate, or if you have any questions on today's video, give me a call or send me an email. I'd be happy to help you!