Issue #235
In This Issue
Welcome / This Week's Special Offer
You’re Invited To Our 1st Annual “Charger
Brunch Bash”
…on Sunday, Oct. 22, 9:30AM-1:30PM. Watch this AWAY game vs. rival Kansas
City Chiefs on 8 big-screen TVs & enjoy complimentary brunch and sodas at a
popular Kearney Mesa sports bar. As a “thank you” for reading my weekly musings,
the first 50 to respond are invited with a guest. With 20,000 Q&A’s readers,
we’ll fill up fast! Email me at
ChargerBrunch@GaryKent.com. We’ll let you know if you’re one of the first
50…
Did You See The San Diego Union Article Sunday?
They noted that my Gary Kent Team’s business jumped 41% in the 3rd quarter.
Why? Clients say today they want an experienced agent with a successful track
record. They’re no longer content using just anybody with a real estate license.
(You’d fall over if you knew how absurdly easy it is to get a license—no
experience or training required!)
True Story: That Other Buyer Is A Jerk
In ‘84, I was locating land for a condo builder who swore loyalty to me. Not
trusting him, I never told him addresses for fear he’d go direct and cut me out.
After two weeks, I found a choice lot that wasn’t listed and we wrote an offer.
Out of the blue there was a 2nd bidder and the price kept going up, up, up.
After a few rounds, he realized the other buyer was...HIM. He secretly had
another agent find the same lot and was negotiating against himself! Turns out
his greed cost him the property.
Help Wanted for Two Positions:
Open House “Host/Hostess” + Real Estate Agent
HOST: No license needed. Host open houses Sat. &/or Sun., 12:30-4:30PM.
AGENT: Energetic, positive, hard-working person wanted to help people find their
dream home! We provide great training, coaching, pay most expenses.
Bilingual/Spanish a plus.
APPLY: Call (858)457-KENT or fax info/resume to (858)550-3410 or email
Jobs@GaryKent.com.
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Here are the cities with the CLEANEST AIR, as measured by the % of days that
the Air Quality Index is ranked good:
1. 100% Lake Havasu City, AZ
1. 100% Santa Fe, NM
1. 100% Richmond, VA
1. 100% Casper, WY
1. 100% Cheyenee, WY
6. 99.7% Napa, CA
6. 99.7% Carson, NV
8. 99.4% Idaho Falls, ID
9. 99.2% Salinas, CA
10. 98.9% Santa Cruz, CA
Friday after next: 10 fittest cities.
Get On Our San Diego “Foreclosure Hot-List”
Five major lenders have asked me to handle their foreclosures. So I’m
looking for a short list of investors or people wanting to buy a home or
investment 5-10% below market. If you’d like to be the first to find out about
them,
click here.
Live-In Caregiver Needed
A sweet older lady I know needs a live-in female caregiver. Please call me @
(858)457-KENT or email me @
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This Week’s Special Offer…
FREE Guide: Pricing Your Home For Top Dollar
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with this free guide. It covers:
- Avoiding the 13 dangerous pricing myths
- The #1 mistake owners make when pricing a home
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At "Forum Hall" at the UTC Mall in University City
“Don’t Dare Buy or Sell in 2007…
Until You Go To This Seminar”
Fasten your seatbelts! A famous & respected local economist and consultant
to major homebuilders will share his forecast for San Diego real estate in 2007.
You’ll learn fascinating insights and projections based on decades of
experience. Mega-homebuilders pay him big bucks…for info you’ll get free.
Sandwiches & drinks provided + free dinner-for-2 drawing.
To RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW for this free presentation,
click here or
call (858)457-KENT!
Homebuying
Question
"Hi Gary. I know from when we
bought our current home that buying a home can be so emotional. In fact, this
home really doesn’t even some of the features I really wanted. Can you give me
any ideas to organize my thoughts and do this the right way?"
***ANSWER:
Get out a sheet of paper (or open up a Word doc) and write the words:
a. Musts
b. Wants
c. Dislikes
d. Avoids
Then sit down and write the home features that fit in each category for you.
When you finish, sit down with your agent and share your list. There’s a huge
difference between saying:
“We’d like a 4BR house on a quiet street with a 2-car garage.”
And having a list you give your agent that says:
a. Musts: 3BR+, 2BA
b. Wants: 4BR, 2-car garage, canyon
c. Dislikes: Busy street
d. Avoids: Pool
With this list, you won’t waste your and your agent’s times looking at homes
that won’t work…and you will invest your time looking at homes that will.
"It seems like all the agents I’m talking with want to list my home for six
months. Should I list for that long?”
***ANSWER:
Provided you hire the right agent, there’s a valuable benefit to giving the
agent enough time to sell your home.
For example, say you have a short listing and you get a low offer a week before
the listing expires. Do you want your agent pushing you to take it because his
listing is almost up?
Or would you prefer he looks out for you and tells you to turn the offer down
and wait for a better one? Give the agent time to do his job.
A word of caution…
If you list with the WRONG agent, getting locked in a 180-day listing agreement
could be a disaster. So ask for a cancellation clause letting you cancel any
time you’re not satisfied. I always give that right to my clients when they
request it.
BTW…
Remember to CALL ME about selling your home. Sure, I write this ezine every
week. But I’m not a writer by trade. I’m a full-time (and a half) San Diego real
estate broker. That’s why the information I share with you is straight “from the
trenches”…
Investing or Financing Question
"I
hear about no-doc loans. What documents are normally needed for a full-doc
loan?"
***ANSWER:
Here are the items you typically need when you do a full-doc loan application:
- Copy of sales contract
- List of your residences last 2 years
- Employer names and addresses last 2 years
- Copy of last 2 years tax returns
- Copy of last 2 years W-2 forms
- Pay stub covering full 30-day period (indicate YTD)
- Verification of additional sources of income
- Divorce decree (if applicable)
- Social security #’s & driver’s licenses for all applicants
- Last 3 months bank statements
- List of creditors (ie. car loans, charge accounts)
- Info on cash assets, stocks, bonds, real estate, life insurance
- Check to pay for all credit report and appraisal fees
If you need a good lender, let me know. I work with a great one. For a referral,
just call me at (858)457-KENT.
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Check out others
- SOLD/Pacific Beach – “Pacifica” 3-4BR/2BA, 1800sqft
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More homes in the
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- Pacific Beach – Enjoy dazzling bay/city/nightlight views from this
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Want to see?
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Take A Look
OPEN HOUSE SAT. 1-4
Call me at (858)457-KENT to find out more or
for a private showing. To find other homes, go to
Free MLS
Homesearch.
Clicked on a property, but there’s no info? It may be sold. Call me to
double-check or discover other similar properties we have for you.
Thank you Cara B. for referring a friend to buy a home…
Thank you Gary L. for referring someone to sell a home…
Thank you Debbie B. for referring your mom to buy a home…
Have a great week.
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Gary Kent Team --- RE/MAX Associates
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