We’ve all made decisions that changed the course of our lives, cost us money or saved us money.  Did you ever think about what your realtor may bring to the table?  We have stories, just ask us.   The California purchase agreement allows a standard 17 days for buyers to review disclosures, preform inspections/discoveries and review their reports.  The discovery time can be shorter or longer depending on the offer and inspection results.  During the agreed upon discovery period, a buyer’s realtor can get them out of the contract with no penalty to the buyers.    Here are a couple of examples where my team potentially saved one seller $20,000 to $30,000 because of the area relationships we’ve formed over the years with other realtors and professionals.  As your realtors, we have a fiduciary responsibility to act in your best interest.   During the 17 day buyer’s inspection/discovery, our seller hired a professional to pump and inspect their thirty year old septic system.  Though somewhat rare, the septic inspector failed the system.  The inspector felt the leach lines failed as water was coming back when it should have been going into the leach field.  He did have a recommendation for another professional…

Here are some tips: 1.  When you get that call for a showing, turn on all of your lights and open the blinds.  If the weather permits, let in fresh air.  You are creating a first impression.  Leave the house so potential buyers can talk to their realtors freely and look at their own pace.  If buyers have questions, their realtor will get back to you.   2. Curb Appeal – Buyer’s usually know if they are interested in looking inside by the way a home looks on the outside. Clean up the yard and make sure the landscape is well maintained with some color spots near the entry.   Power wash the outside and don’t forget to get the underside of any decking.  Paint your home if it needs it.  Remove any trip hazards on walkways and create a family area in the backyard on a patio or deck.  Add some patio furniture if you don’t already have it.  If there is a pool, make sure it sparkles.   3. Remove orders – Ask a friend as you may be immune to your home’s orders.  Pets, kids, carpets, last nights dinner and other conditions can make your house smell and kill…

The Tevis Cup is a “100 Miles One Day Trail Ride” that begins in a short two weeks on August 5th, at 5:15 AM.  It follows a rugged portion of the Western States Trail which stretches from Salt Lake City, Utah to Sacramento. This annual endurance riding event is recognized as one the best test of horsemanship, truly a premier world event. It takes place starting north of Lake Tahoe and ends 100 miles south west in Auburn Ca. The elevation begins around 7000 feet above sea level and meanders to Emigrant Pass at 8,700 and finishes around 1,200 feet in Auburn. View the official website here http://www.teviscup.org/ Western States Trail Virtual Fly Over Susan Kelly of eXp Realty is featuring this awesome home for sale right along the Western States Trail with enough room and amenities to be its own proper outpost to the trail.