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We have this warm-hearted client, Kay Wolverton Ito, who for the last couple of years has been spearheading a “Barbie Care and Share” program.  To date almost 300 dolls have been donated  to Ventura County agencies such as Casa Pacifica and Aspiranet.  Kay has combined her interest in Barbies with charitable giving, then adds a [...]

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 [...]

 
You are thinking about buying a bank-owned house which are also known as a REO or a foreclosed house.   Buying from a bank demands guidelines which are different than buying from a traditional homeowner.  Each bank/lender differs but there are similarities to each transaction.  
Here are lessons that we have learned by writing offers on bank-owned homes with our buyers:

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Several people have asked us “what is the difference between bank-owned, foreclosures and REOs?”
All of these terms are used interchangeably and mean the same.  A foreclosed property has gone back to the bank and the property is now real estate owned by the bank.  So whether you call it a bank-owned, foreclosed property, or REO, [...]

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, [...]

Steal and deals are out there!  It is the time for first-time buyers and investors to start coming out of the woodwork.  But how do you know if the price is a ‘hot buy’?? 
Here’s how we determined  a ‘hot buy’ — First of all,  we looked at each city individually.  To be marked a ‘hot buy,’ the [...]

I found this great question last week on Trulia Voices and thought some people in the 805 community would find this helpful.
Since I just got finished showing six bank owned houses in Camarillo which are all listed in the MLS, I thought I’d check Realtytrac.
Wow! you are right! But here’s the deal — Realtytrac is [...]