Sacramento Realtor Tamara Dorris gives us tips on flipping a house from her experience with investors. She specifically mentions a few newbie mistakes. What do you think?

Catch up with Tamara on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tamaradorris and www.inlovewithsacto.tv and www.buyinsacto.com and www.TamaraD.com

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Tamara Dorris gives us the scoop on thieves stealing copper. She shares her experience with thieves and about the problem in general. What do you think?

Catch up with Tamara on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tamaradorris and www.inlovewithsacto.tv and www.buyinsacto.com and www.TamaraD.com

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Make sure you install carbon monoxide detectors near each sleeping area. It’s not good enough or conforming to the law in California to simply have only one detector in your house if you have separate sleeping areas. For example, if rooms are split into two wings in a house, you’ll need two detectors. Or if there were two wings and then an upstairs bedroom, you’d need three detectors because there are three sleeping areas. You get the point.

Ryan Lundquist
Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser
http://www.SacramentoAppraisalBlog.com
http://www.LundquistCompany.com
http://www.facebook.com/SacramentoAppraiser
http://www.twitter.com/SacAppraiser
TEL 916-595-3735

* this video was shot with a myTouch 4G phone.

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Sacramento Realtor Jennifer Klein meets up with one of her favorite inspectors, Zack Finley of North American Home Services. In this video Zack let’s you know what his services entail and how it benefits you. REALTOR Jennifer Klein explains how and what she does with the findings of that inspection … thank you for watching! (text adapted from YouTube).

Jennifer Klein. • 916-230-3880 • JK@RosevilleAndRocklin.com – www.RosevilleAndRocklin.com

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In this video Zack talks about some of the main reasons why you should go with a Termite Company versus a “Handyman” or Contractor. This house had Hidden Water Damage and needed Dry Rot Repair Work (text from YouTube).

This is good food for thought and insightful for how things sometimes work in the real estate industry.

Zack Finley
North American Termite & Pest Company
TEL 916-481-0268
www.natpc.com

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Steve & Heather Ostrom talk about the importance of pre-qualification before your head out to look at houses. Getting pre-qualified is one of the very first steps you need to take if you are in the market to purchase a new home. Watch the video for some quick tips and insight. What do you think?

Steve Ostrom and Jennifer Klein. 916-308-2446 • RosevilleAndRocklin@gmail.com • 916-230-3880 • JK@RosevilleAndRocklin.com – www.RosevilleAndRocklin.com

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Realtor Tamara Dorris talks about Megan’s Law and the responsibility of home owners. What do you think?

Catch up with Tamara on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tamaradorris and www.inlovewithsacto.tv and www.buyinsacto.com and www.TamaraD.com

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As a Sacramento Realtor I often get asked by homebuyers if they can go see a house they have made an offer on again. The contract is very clear on when homebuyers who have made offers and been accepted on the offer may have access to the house. Be sure to watch the video so you too will know when home buyers can go see the house they are buying. There are reasons why these times are clearly defined in the contract and we must follow the contract. (text from YouTube)

You can follow Gena Riede on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GenaRiede and catch up with her on her blog at www.SacramentoRealEstateVoice.com.

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If you are a Sacramento home buyer who wants to buy a Sacramento Short Sale home for sale, it’s important for you to make sure you supply all the needed information with your offer. Check out Help for Sacramento Home Buyers Writing Offers On Short Sales which is an article I wrote on Sacramento Real Estate Voice that lists all the items a Sacramento home buyer may need to provide with their Short Sale offer to the bank. (text from YouTube).

Check out the direct link to Gena’s post HERE.

You can follow Gena Riede on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GenaRiede and catch up with her on her blog at www.SacramentoRealEstateVoice.com.

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If you want to sell your Sacramento area home, you’ve got to let it be shown. That seems simple enough, but it’s not always a practiced concept. Listen to Tamara’s advice for sellers.

What do you think?

Catch up with Tamara on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tamaradorris and www.inlovewithsacto.tv and www.buyinsacto.com and www.TamaraD.com

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There are many requirements for a property to qualify for an FHA loan. It’s important to understand all the little things if you are considering getting an FHA loan, selling your Sacramento area house or listing a property for a client. If you didn’t know, FHA loans comprised 28% of the market in 2010 in the Sacramento area, so details like this are very important.

In this video I take one minute to discuss the importance of water heater straps and self-closing garage doors. You can view other videos and FHA content here. Keep me posted if you have any questions.

Ryan Lundquist
Real Estate Appraiser / Property Tax Consultant
Lundquist Appraisal Company
TEL 916.595.3735
www.LundquistCompany.com
www.SacramentoAppraisalBlog.com
www.SacramentoTaxAppeals.com

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Homepoint Property Management
www.homepointe.com
Phone: 916-429-1205

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This episode of “Style My Rental” depicts ways to use furniture pieces that best utilize a small spaces. What do you think?

Homepoint Property Management
www.homepointe.com
Phone: 916-429-1205

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In this uncertain real estate market, who KNOWS if it’s a good decision to buy, sell or just stay put these days? But if you examine the trends, chances are you’ll find an answer somewhere in there. There are advantages to both buying and selling and there IS an opportunity waiting to be seized. All you have to do is figure out where that opportunity lies. We’ve put together a list of reasons why buying and selling these days does make sense.  (text from YouTube)

Larry Koppie, Realtor – www.larrykoppie.com
RE/MAX Gold
4359 Town Center Blvd. # 311
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Direct: 916-939-2044
Office: 916-9392044
sold@larrykoppie.com
DRE#:01856796

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Take a little tour with Sacramento agent Gena Riede and find out how you can help sell your home. What do you think the 1st thing home buyers see when they drive by your house besides the neighborhood? This Sacramento Realtor ® took her own advice and made a key real estate improvement to her own home…find out what that was. (text from YouTube).

What do you think?

You can follow Gena Riede on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GenaRiede and catch up with her on her blog at www.SacramentoRealEstateVoice.com.

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Have you received one of those mailers from a company promising to reduce your property taxes? I’m not saying at all there is some sort of ethical problem with these companies, but home owners in the Sacramento Region would be very wise to not hire companies like this to dispute their property taxes in the early part of the year. I made a brief video PSA to explain why (or watch HERE).

I know a video like this sounds really self-serving at face value, but it’s not, and here is my logic why. In the first quarter of the year when these mailers typically get sent out, the Assessor’s Office has not yet published their yearly assessed values. In my mind, why pay someone to reduce your property taxes before you know if the Assessor is going to automatically reduce them? The Assessor is supposed to adjust assessed values up or down depending on what the real estate market has done in the previous year. Secondly, the formal time period to disupte taxes in most counties surrounding Sacramento is July through November (or September for Placer County) – not the first quarter of the year.

What do you think?

If you have any questions about the tax appeal process or you’d like to sign up on my property tax email list to let you know about important tax appeal dates and deadlines for the Greater Sacramento Region, comment below, send me an email, fill out this form on my tax appeal website, or call 916.595.3735.

Ryan Lundquist
Real Estate Appraiser / Property Tax Consultant
Lundquist Appraisal Company
TEL 916.595.3735
www.LundquistCompany.com
www.SacramentoAppraisalBlog.com
www.SacramentoTaxAppeals.com

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