South Lake Tahoe Real Estate Bargain Hunting 101

Yep, a South Lake Tahoe Bargain needs to be shown, not told. The key to it is Why?

(LAKE TAHOE REAL ESTATE BLOG) In the last few days, we’ve had a handful of requests for the best buys on the South Lake Tahoe market. We like that, and find it encouraging.

Yes, South Lake Tahoe is a buyers market. We all know that, and these requests are from blog customers, all of them buyers, who not only know there are deals to be had right now, they have a good understanding of current South Lake Tahoe conditions, and want to know what the best bargains are.

We are known for our numbers, statistics and market knowledge, which is pretty much what this blog is all about. We’re also known for doing things a bit differently, and more thoroughly.

As such, when our readers ask us for information, particularly about houses that are excellent deals in our market, we suspect they expect more from us than just pointing out a house and telling them its a bargain. Rather than tell, we’ll show you why they are.

When bargain hunting, what’s important is making sure one recognizes a good deal when one sees it. You don’t want to miss that perfect house... at the best possible price. Being subtle things sometimes, and highly coveted, bargains don’t necessarily stand up and scream “It’s me! I’m the deal you’re looking for!” (studies on that here, here and here.)

Bargain shopping, therefore, is more like an art form coupled with some focused detective work, an effort that requires smarts and skill, and a little research to put it all together.

Bargain hunting in South Lake Tahoe also requires a real estate agent you can trust. One who knows the market cold. If you don’t already have one of those, we’ll gladly volunteer (please call or email us).

Being able to see why something is a great deal is what takes a bargain out of the rough. Exposing it, making it clear, that’s where the showing part of bargain hunting shines.

We’re going to do a few of these good deal “show, not tells” for you. We’ll do some of our listings first, not because they are ours though, but because they really are demonstratable bargains.

The bargains we have are from our Sellers who have either priced their homes spot on from the get-go, or they are priced right now. Part of that is because they’re motivated to sell, and they appreciated, participated, listened to, and accepted our market workups and analysis for them (sample here, study here)

We’ll do each one in a separate post called “South Lake Tahoe Bargain Hunting” followed by the address of the property.

After that, we’ll do a few that we don’t have listed as well. Just for drill. The bargain is the quest, not whose listing it is.