Us Hot Deal 2023

05/09/2022

Check out the home I just sold in Santa Clara for $3,650,000:

I was the agent for the buyers, who were referred to me by their sister, who is a client that I have worked with 3 times in the past!

These buyers had been looking for about 6 months for 'the one'. There were a few homes they almost made an offer, but this home ended up being the very first offer they made for a home.

The competition was FIERCE! There were a number of offers, but the top 3 offers, including our offer, were really determined to get this home and were battling it out.

I do have to say, the seller for this home was pushing the limit and the patience of the top 3 buyers. The seller actually wanted to keep trying for more money, even after all the offers were in, and the seller did NOT reach the price they hoped to reach.

The seller sent a counter to the top 3 offers, of which all 3 were not that far off from the price the seller wanted, I think it was more the principle of the matter of asking for a higher price than any of the offers even came in at.

And, frankly, the buyers almost bailed due to the seller's approach to being so greedy and wanting more than any of the buyers even offered.

But, at the end of the day, they did love the home and the location, knew what it took to get this home, and for the delta between the price the seller wanted and their highest price offered, it wasn't a huge difference and they decided to go for it and we got it!

The transaction itself was very smooth and seamless. The buyers are moving from Washington state, so mostly they were out of state during the transaction, except for the final walkthrough and closing to pick up the keys.

04/26/2022

We just had our very first guests stay at our Airbnb who gave us a 5 star review! Check it out and book a stay! Tell your friends! This home is only 2 1/2 hours from the Bay Area and just over 1 hour from Sacramento: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/586987762289610161?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=e3afd532-e526-4e89-96af-c646a431804f

Entire home/apt in Browns Valley, United States. Incredible high end custom built vacation home inside Collins Lake campground! Chef's kitchen. WiFi. DISH. Outdoor BBQ and firepit. Unique tranquil...

04/18/2022

Here it is! Check out my new listing in Oakland for $649,000! The Fixer/Flipper/Affordable/First Time Buyer/Even ADU Opportunity so many have been asking me for: https://www.tourbuzz.net/1983702

Virtual Tour of 4723 Fairfax Ave, Oakland CA 94601, USA.

04/08/2022

For this condo I just sold in San Jose for $1,025,000, I was the agent for the seller, who was referred to me by one of my clients.
Pricing was a bit tough in that there are very few units with this floor plan and none have sold for a few years. It's a beautiful unit, it has 2 bedrooms and a huge loft. So, I was going back and forth with advertising as a 3 bedroom vs. a 2 bedroom, just wanting to make sure everyone would know there was that huge loft with a big closet, and someone could use that room as a bedroom, office, etc. I wanted to ensure no potential buyer missed that feature.
Since there was not a recent sale, it was hard to know how much 'value' buyers would give the loft as opposed to having a true 3rd bedroom. But, pricing a bit low, just ensures we will get the price that the market will cap out.
We had a huge turn out, lots of people through the open house weekend. Buyers loved the place itself. I thought for sure there would be a good number of offers. The only negative feedback pertained to the stairs to get to the unit. This is a "2nd" floor unit, but you actually climb 3 sets of stairs to get to it because the first floor is the garage level, and then there are 2 more sections of stairs that lead to this unit. Some buyers literally came to the door a bit out of breath, and about 90% of buyers through were in their 20's and 30's.
Come to find out, the number of stairs ended up being a deal breaker for more buyers than I anticipated, but we still did very well, we got OVER the listed price, the buyer waived ALL contingencies and the transaction itself was very smooth. The buyers used a program called Landed. The program is designed for essential workers, so any essential workers out there, you may want to look into it, buyers that are teachers, police officers, firefighters, nurses, etc.

03/28/2022

Check out this Collins Lake home I sold for $875,000:

I worked with the buyers. This was a 1031 exchange and both sides were stressful. The buyers were exchanging apartments, which was a nightmare situation with the COVID rent relief program, for this single family home. It was pins and needles trying to get though the apartment sale and get it closed.

Once the apartments closed, we thought we were on our merry way to closing this sale smoothly, but we had an unexpected stressor on this side partly because this property is a unicorn and it took some time to find an appraiser, and then this particular appraiser took the job but then took FOREVER to not only go out to the property, then to complete the appraisal, then to turn it in, and then made 2 mistakes, and BofA would not budge until the mistakes were corrected. Then the appraiser took FOREVER just to correct the 2 simple mistakes. It took over 45 days for the appraisal situation to be completed. Meanwhile, we needed to close this sale! We didn't know just how patient the sellers would be waiting for us to close the transaction.

And, because the appraiser was taking so incredibly long, documents were starting to expire and needed updating for BofA. So, updated documents kept being requested as this saga continued, waiting for the corrected appraisal. It was just crazy! But, finally the appraiser turned in the corrected appraisal and we got it done...Yay!

03/16/2022

Check out the condo I just sold in San Jose for $925,000:

I was the agent for the seller. This is my 2nd time working with this client. They also bought a home with me a couple of years ago.

The market is cray cray! The last sale for the same model home that sold only about 1 month earlier sold for $810,000. We received 11 offers and sold for $925,000! That is a significant jump for a 1,104 SF condo in such a short amount of time! Yay!

The transaction itself was super smooth. The buyer had waived ALL contingencies. I worked with this agent in the past on another super smooth and seamless transaction...and this one was just as smooth and seamless and actually closed early! The buyers were able to close in 14 days! It was impressive to say the least.

The unfortunate hiccup was actually with the HOA! This particular HOA requires a HOA inspection prior to transfer of ownership on a sale and they are picky! Without going into details, let's just say this HOA and their management is challenging...to put it lightly...and in this case, due to the super quick closing, we were caught off guard by the HOA and the seller really worked miracles.

03/09/2022

Check out the apartments I just sold in Marysville for $1,010,000:

The sale was challenging to say the least, between the tenants, COVID related issues, multiple buyers, the COVID rent relief program (which is a total nightmare), and everything in between. I was literally solving one problem after another from Day 1 until closing day, which took about 2 months to close.

I don't even want to re-live this listing or transaction in that I am still suffering from PTSD due to it. But, we got it done! Thank you God!

02/14/2022

Check out my new condo listing for $995,000! There will be an open house on Sat and Sun from 1pm-4pm. I hope to see you there: https://440navaro-204.com

Virtual Tour of 440 Navaro Pl, Unit 204, San Jose CA 95134, USA.

02/07/2022

Check on my new condo listing in San Jose for $765,000. There will be an open house on Sat and Sun from 1:00pm-4:00pm. I hope to see you there: https://474marblearch.com

Virtual Tour of 474 Marble Arch Ave, San Jose CA 95136, USA.

12/15/2021

Check out the home I just sold in San Jose (Willow Glen) for $2,150,000:

For this home I was the agent for the sellers, who bought this home with me as their buyer's agent only 3 years ago, and decided to move out of the area.

The prepping of the home was the intense part, in that once I got the call to sell, the sellers wanted to move pretty quickly. I had to jump through some hoops and do a lot of begging and pleading to get some pretty booked up photgraphers and stagers on board. But, we made it happen.

We received multiple offers for this home and it went for well over the listed price and the buyer waived ALL contingencies. Overall, it was a very smooth and seamless transaction, not much to report, which is the best kind of sale!

10/21/2021

Check out my adorable new listing in Willow Glen for $1,075,000 with Booksin elementary: https://856curtner.com

Virtual Tour of 856 Curtner Ave, San Jose CA 95125, USA.

10/12/2021

Check out the home I just sold in Hayward for $900,000:

I was the agent for the buyers. The buyer's father who I sold a home to 18 years ago referred me his daughter! I remember her as a young child and now she is all grown up and buying her own home! Amazing!

The search was intense because at this price range, it's super hot and competitive and getting harder and harder to find a home under $1m. In fact, we started more-so in Fremont, and went a little East to Hayward to find the right price point in order to get the type of home they wanted and needed.

For this home we were neck and neck with another buyer. My clients wrote a very compelling letter to the seller and I feel that also helped us lock in this home. I also begged and pleaded with the listing agent to work with me since the search was so tough in this range and they had already lost out on a few homes.

The transaction itself was basically horrible when it came to the loan. The buyers chose Quicken and it was a nightmare. I am always concerned when buyers choose online lenders and lenders that are not local who bounce buyers around to different points of contacts throughout the process. I did warn them that I was concerned about this choice, but apparently, the person that referred them had good success and they were offering a great rate so they wanted to stick with Quicken.

They sent out a horrible appraiser, not even local to the area, and the appraisal came in low. We tried to fight it. I sent my own comps. I tried to go up the ladder, see if we could get a 2nd opinion, etc, etc. The buyers also tried to stand their ground. And Quicken would not budge. And, in fact, the buyers had to change around their loan program to not as good of a deal, in order for Quicken to close on the loan. I did offer for the buyers to talk to my loan officer, but at that point, they were just done and wanted to close and get their home.

It all worked out in the end, we closed, but the frustration and stress of working with Quicken Loans was an ongoing misery and battle until closing day. And, the original loan officer who initiated the loan and was the first point of contact, just completely disappeared from the scene and was no help at all, whatsoever.

They were excited to get their keys! They gave the seller a free month of rent back, so when we closed, they still had to wait a month for the keys. When they finally got into their home, they were really happy!

09/29/2021

See? I have proof! LOL 😊

09/23/2021

Check out my fabulous new listing in Willow Glen for $1,995,000! There will be an open house on Saturday 9/25 and Sunday 9/26 from 1pm-4pm. I hope to see you there:
https://360baytours.com/vt23/1570

09/13/2021

Check out the home I just sold in Monte Sereno for $2,088,954:

I was the agent for the buyers. This was the 5th time we have worked together! Wow! Love it! This is a new community so the transaction was quite smooth and seamless. We were able to work in some things that the buyers wanted that were not part of the original upgrades, so that was nice to be able to get a few things the buyers wanted that weren't part of the intial plan and the builder was willing to work with us. And, we were able to negotiate on price, which is unheard of these days and in this market.

I wasn't expecting the call from my clients that they wanted to buy a home locally. I had recently sold their home in Fremont and they mentioned they may be going out of state. Their plans drastically changed, so to my pleasant surprise, they bought this home and are staying in the area. :)

08/30/2021

For this home I sold in San Jose for $2,450,000, I was the agent for the seller, who I actually met through networking years ago! And, come to find out, we went to the same high school many years ago in a VERY small town (although, not the same years and we did not know each other). Crazy!

This was the original owner of the home, so MANY memories over the years, a very emotional sale, to say the least. And, talk about having it all...the home is amazing, the back yard is amazing, the area is amazing, the schools are amazing...it's just the perfect combo of most everything, especially during a pandemic.

The home was VERY popular and had high levels of activity. The showings were during the time when we had very strict rules of no open houses, everyone masked up, only 2 buyers in the same household with 1 agent at a time, etc, etc. The very sad part is there were a number buyers/agents that broke the rules...we know this because the seller had surveillance and could see the comings and goings of people, and she would alert me to the 'bad behavior'. It was actually embarrassing to hear how many just didn't abide by the rules. So, the week/weekend of showings wasn't fun due to the disrespect, but we got through it. It was especially mind blowing in that I specifically put in the agent notes on MLS that the seller had surveillance and WOULD be watching them! But, they either didn't read or didn't care.

We received many offers and fierce competition. We ended up with $400k OVER the list price! That surely exceeded the seller expectations and even I was pleasantly surprised. In the end, it was a real battle between 2 buyers and a VERY hard decision which to choose, but 1 stepped up above the other, and there you go...SOLD! The offer was not only $400k over the list price, but also was an 'as is' sale, waived the loan, inspection, and appraisal contingencies, and gave the seller a FREE rent back! The transaction itself was super smooth and seamless and the seller moved out of the area for a new adventure and chapter of life...

08/23/2021

Check out the home I just sold in San Mateo for $1,320,000:

I was the agent for the buyers. This was our 2nd time working together. They wanted to buy a bigger home with a yard. The market for this area and price point is super hot, so competition is fierce. We got lucky on this home. The seller was pretty attached to her home and the personal letter from my buyers really made an impact. We also wrote a solid offer, of course. We did face fierce competition, but we got it! The transaction itself was super smooth and seamless. All went very well!