Marin Real Estate, Marin County Neighborhoods, Marin People, Marin Home Search
I keep seeing emails flying about saying- motivated sellers, make an offer. Unfortunately, most sellers don’t realize (or won’t admit to themselves) that this tactic doesn’t generally work. There are a number of flaws with this strategy:
How many people truly get the “memo” that the seller is motivated? A few real estate agents? Certainly not [...]
Starting to think about buying a house in beautiful Marin? You probably start your search on the internet. You start looking at what homes are selling for, doing your initial research to see what you can afford, you might even call a realtor.
You aren’t really ready to look seriously for a home, just [...]
The median home sale price in Mill Valley was $1,063,500 in February 2008, down from $1,255,000 in January, and down from $1,125,000 one year ago in February 2007. The number of homes on the market dropped 20% from one year ago, while the number of Mill Valley homes under contract dropped over 45%.
The number [...]
Many cities and towns in Marin County require mandatory re-sale inspections before a seller transfers home ownership to a buyer.
Marin Cities that require resale inspections
Belvedere
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Novato
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Tiburon
Fees range widely from about $100 to close to $300 in Novato. Ouch! In addition, what is inspected [...]
A “deal” is not necessarily a “deal”:
Buyer walks in to an open house and falls in love. Buyer has been working with a reputable real estate agent, Marin Real Estate Agent A. Real Estate Agent B is the listing agent for the open house and is representing Seller. Real Estate Agent B tells Buyer if [...]
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