Callista's Discussions

Please sellers,....please with sugar on top....no more laminate flooring. It's cheap and feels and sounds like cardboard when you walk on it. I just went to like 6 open houses this weekend and only two houses were laminate free. If you're going to go with wood, go all the way and do REAL hardwood, or better yet don't do anything at all. Let the buyer handle the upgrades.Sigh....just one buyer's opinion/frustration I guess....

You are in for it big time if you try to build on or near wetlands. There are hords of state (in Ca) and federal as well as international laws that govern how wetlands can be treated. Sec 404 of CWA, and possibly the ESA depending on they type of wetland you have. It will be VERY difficult to build on if you are allowed to procede at all. I would recommend buildingelsewhere.

I don't know what the housing markets are like where some of you are doing business, but if an agent here in Ca, didn't want to write any lowball offers he/she would have some really long unproductive days ahead of him/her.

Bad2timetobuy---you live in like Alabama or some really backwards place like Utah....right?

Wow!!!! 485,000 to 369,000 in 2 years. That is one hell of a bath they are taking on that one. I could be mistaken but i believe in a short sale it is the bank that has to approve the final price (anyone??). There are a lot of short sales in my area and I would be surprised if they get their full asking even at the "reduced" level. If there are a lot of houses for sale in your neighborhood even the banks might be ready to deal. Good luck.

aldreth.. I for one thank you for posting the mortgage bailout petition here and other places..I signed it immediately and hope others will too

I have been looking at some homes in the area that are short sales. It's actually very surprising that they are short sales since they are really over-priced. I have heard many times that it's not hard to find the most recent price a home sold for and when. Where would I find that? It would be helpful to know in case I got serious about bidding on one of these, (which may or may not happen real soon depending on how banks respond in my area).

I have been looking at some homes in the area that are short sales. It's actually very surprising that they are short sales since they are really over-priced. I have heard many times that it's not hard to find the most recent price a home sold for and when. Where would I find that? It would be helpful to know in case I got serious about bidding on one of these, (which may or may not happen real soon depending on how banks respond in my area).

I have been looking at some homes in the area that are short sales. It's actually very surprising that they are short sales since they are really over-priced. I have heard many times that it's not hard to find the most recent price a home sold for and when. Where would I find that? It would be helpful to know in case I got serious about bidding on one of these, (which may or may not happen real soon depending on how banks respond in my area).

Oops posted it twice!