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Tag: Camarillo homes

It’s a GLAMOROUS Life

Thursday morning: “Sounds good. Let’s meet at the office at 10:00 a.m Saturday to look at homes.”
Better check the MLS to see how many properties suit this buyer’s criteria.  Wow!  There is a total of 46 just in Camarillo plus there is an additional 55 homes that meets the criteria in Thousand Oaks.  That’s a [...]

Red Flag Warning…..

If you live in Southern California, you know what a ‘red flag’ warning is – it means high temperatures, Santa Ana winds, low humidity.  Close the windows, stay inside and secure the lawn furniture.  Get ready for Mother Nature to do her house cleaning……
If you are like us and sell real estate in Ventura County, a red flag means [...]

REO Update

Here’s the latest in what is on the market with bank-owned properties in Camarillo and the Conejo Valley.
Two weeks ago Camarillo had 23 properties currently on the market that were bank owned.  This week that total now registers 20 REOs for sale in Camarillo.
Click here to get the list of bank-owned properties for sale in Camarillo,  [...]

You Couldn’t Afford It!

So you want to buy a house, but you don’t know what you qualify for.  You know how much you want your total payments to be, but you don’t know how much house that will buy.  What about property taxes and homeowner’s insurance?  How much would that be?  How much do you need for a down [...]

Short Sale Secrets

SEVEN SECRETS —what you need to know before putting an offer on a short sale:

Length of time to get an answer.  It could take anywhere from two weeks (doubtful) to well over two months (more likely) to get any type of response from the lender.  If there are two loans on the property, it could even take longer.
Qualifications.  Not [...]

Hey, get your FICO out of my Interest Rate!

With all of the tightening credit guidelines, it would be nice if your credit score mattered a little less these days, but nowadays it matters more than ever!  It used to be that people with generally good credit got about the same interest rate as people with really good credit and people with generally not-so-good [...]

Selling a vacant house??

It is a dilemma that faces many relocation sellers especially.  The dilemma is “should they move and try to sell the house vacant or should they stay until the house sells?”   
We currently have a seller in Camarillo who is facing this question. 
With this in mind, we posed the question to the Trulia Voices community.  Within 24 hours, [...]

How NOT to sell your House

“Now is the time to buy!” 
We have a great client who is ready to buy;  she has a pre-approved loan; 20% down payment which is a rarity in this market; nothing to sell — so she is a non-contingent buyer; she can be flexible on her closing time.  A slam-dunk buyer. 
Lets back up a bit [...]

Get ready–4 things to do before putting your house on the market

Home sellers ask us about what they need to do to their homes before their house comes on the market.  Each situation can be different but we can tell you that across the board that houses need the following four things done before you are ready to greet your first potential buyer:

Clean and de-clutter. We all [...]