The Leonardo Team's Discussions

Hey Chris,You have started your Real Estate Career on a rough time. If you pull through during this cycle then when the market stabilizes you will emerge with a lot of experience and confidence that will take you to the next level. Hang in there! [content removed by moderator for being self promotional]

Dear Moira123, One of my sellers had cork floors installed. You can check some of the pics on my website under listings ( 128w san carlos in palm springs ) .  The feedback we have received was very positive. For one, depending on the color palate of the walls the match could be just perfect. Also on a side note this flooring does absorbs sounds which is good for listening to music or watching tv.Cheers [content removed by moderator for being self promotional]

Very useful!Thanks Robin!

Realty trac is one of the ways you can find foreclosures in your area. They have a vast inventory and graphics where it shows how "far" in default the owner is ( if there was a note of default and when...). It is a paid subscription and  i belive there is a free trial time (  i think 1 week ) so i would start there. Hope this helps.Leonardo

Hi Painless : ) I have some of my listings with an option of seller paying for closing costs but i also made sure to specify that this is to be done only and only if offer comes at asking price or very near to it and also that the costs should be the "non recurring ones".  This was done to avoid dropping the price and we did get an offer and sold it , so it is a good idea.Hope this helps!Good luck.Leonardo

Hi Chris,High HOA fees do not turn buyers away if those fees cover grounds, pool, tennis, golf etc....so in fair is that buyers associate fees with those things that if paid solo would be prohibitively expensive. I am not sure if you are using a Real Estate professional or not but even if you are not try to enhance what benefits come associated with those high HOA fees. Hope this helps. Good luck! Leonardo.[content removed by moderator for being self promorional]

Hi SLD1, Well since hiring a realtor is not an option here are some of my suggestions. In order for you to "capture" the leads being generated by the fliers and newspapers ad , you should advertise to call "this number for more info".  Once they call try to promote the pos of your property, do open houses where you have a sign book and always tell the prospect buyers that you are the owner. Sometimes being the owner of the property does easy a buyer so they feel less pressure. Hope this helps and good luck! Leonardo.[content removed by moderator for being self promotional] 

 Hi Steve, The addition of solar panels, voltaic or not, usually add value to your home. Here in the California Desert, where the sun shines most of the year the savings on your power bills from voltaic solar panels make a big difference, specially in the summer when temperatures can reach 120 degrees or more! Either way you look at this issue as an investment or as a green concept, solar panels will become more and more popular and their costs will decrease with time as well. Hope this helps. Leonardo. [content removed by moderator for being self promotional]

Hi CalishannyNJ, LOL Like you I also have come across some of these polls/questions. Some of them make no sense, others are just plain repetitive, but I guess overall they do on a sampling basis method aiming to get at least a direction of where things are going...Leonardo [content removed by moderator for being self promotional] 

Hi Scobybus,I often ask myself the same question. When i started real estate in San Francisco i saw a lot of cases like this. I guess the old saying of location, location , location does apply in some cases but definitely not all. Real Estate is really interesting that is all i can say!Leonardo[content removed by moderator for being self promotional]