Redding, CA

Home selling tips that will give the an excellent chance to get your home sold in this buyers market that we are currently in.

#1. Get your home on the internet!! This is CRITICAL...not just a good idea, but one of the most important tips and hence #1 on the list.

#2. Make sure you have at least 8 photos of your home on the MLS. If your home is listed with a Realtor then make sure they do their job and take 8-15 photos of the inside and outside.This is the #1 complaint of buyers in the market place-not enough photos.

#3. Make sure your home is priced RIGHT. It doesn't matter that the guy down the got 2 years ago!! If you think your home is worth more than the buyers out there, guess what?? You get to keep it!!

#4.Make sure the condition is excellent and that the home smells great...some vanilla or the like is a good smell that most all the people like.

The old way to sell real estate was to put it on the MLS and run some ads in the local paper and homes magazine.The new way is still the MLS as the bread and butter and then the internet and EVERYWHERE. Putting your home on just one site on the internet won't do it...You need to be ALL over the internet.

84% of the people (buyers) now go to the Internet to start their research-to find homes....

Fish where the fish are folks!!

Regards,

Rick Goates

ECO Broker

e-PRO Realtor

Keller Williams Realty

Redding

530-248-5627

The general public is hearing the terms a lot in the media this year...short sale this and short pay that but what does it really mean? The long and short of it (no pun intended) is this, if you owe more on your home than it is currently worth and can not make the payments you only have a limited number of options.

#1 You can come up with the money that you owe.

#2. You can sell the home for what it is worth and ask the bank to take less( Short sale)

#3. You can walk away and let the bank foreclose on the home (ruins your credit for up to 10 years!).

#4. You can file for Bankruptcy...might not be the best option (talk to your attorney on this one).

The short sale is not to be done by an inexperienced agent. The odds of getting one through go up with having an expert on your team to help you thru the process. It is a time consuming and stressful process so having someone that knows EXACTLY what to do is KEY here...

Don't delay another day if you can not make anymore payments AND know that you owe more on the property than it is worth! Time is of the essence and not doing anything is sure to lead to one thing...A foreclosure on your credit and your credit Ruined for up to 10 YEARS!!

We have an in house short sale specialist that can help you and will evaluate your current situation with no cost or obligation!

Call today....Don't forget about it or put it off...Do something that will help yourself out of this difficult situation!

Regards,

Rick Goates

Eco Broker

Keller Williams Realty

Redding Ca

530-248-5627

Are we at the bottom yet? This is a question that I am asked at least a couple times a month in the last year. Well I think we are very near and here is why.The lower priced homes are selling quicker and sometimes for full price on the ones that are priced right.

There are multiple offers almost every week on well priced REO's that the banks want to sell and are there again priced right.

Yes there are homes sitting month after month with little to no activity. What do all these homes have in common? They are ALL Over priced...that is what they have in common.Why do they sit month after month and have NO offers? They are overpriced that is the problem.

There are some subdivisions that have 4/5/6/10 homes for sale in the same subdivision.What do people do to get their home sold when they have SO much competition? Seller's who listen to their Realtor's advice stand the best chance to sell while the others sit month after month.

Picture a ball rolling down a hill with a slight slope to it...The ball rolls and rolls...you either chase the ball,always behind it, OR you get AHEAD of the ball and stop it....Get the idea?

Price it right and advertise it....They WILL come!! And if they don't? Then you know that you are off on the price and may need some help on the marketing...

If you want any info or help feel free to contact me...

Are we at the bottom?? Well if we are not there entirely I think we are getting pretty close with the activity picking up.We do need to work through the REO's and get them down before we actually hit the bottom but if you find your DREAM home now and plan on staying for 5+ years it really doesn't matter if it is the bottom or not.For those that want to wait (sit on the fence) my advice is to keep a REAL close eye on the Interest rates...Because waiting for the bottom might cost you a percent on your home loan when you do finally purchase!!

Regards,

Rick Goates

ECO Broker

Redding CA

96001

530-221-8850

http://www.inforedding.com

Amory Lovins lives high up in the Rocky Mountains where it sometimes gets -40 below ZERO but his home is toasty warm in winter and cool in the summer! What he had designed could be argued to be one of the 'Greenest" homes in the USA. He harvest bananas from within his sunlight atrium and has all the comforts of a regular home with a "Zero" utility bill...Check it out here.

Regards,

Rick Goates

ECO Broker

Redding Ca

96001

530-248-5627

Spring is upon us and it's time to hit that lawn with fertilizer BEFORE it gets too warm! This is the time of year to use a good week and feed on your lawn.Follow with a good watering and don't use TOO much fertilizer or it may burn your lawn if it doesn't get enough water!

Use a good lawnmower to cut your grass and make sure that the blades are SHARP. You know if they are not sharp because you can see some white at the blade ends if they are not sharp...it is tearing the grass blade and hence the white frayed end instead of a nice clean cut.

Water ONLY in the early morning. If you live in the HOT country you can do a second watering in the early afternoon but NEVER water at night. Watering at night can lead to fungus in the lawn.Fungus can trick you to think that the lawn looks like it needs more water (because it turns color) and what you most people do? Yes that's right they water MORE when they should water less and at the right times.

If you mulch your grass...which you should instead of bag,make sure that you go over the lawn plenty of times to cut the grass clippings as small as possible.Mulching give the grass free green fertilizer to grow with.

Don't water too much as this only wastes water.

There are many alternative to chemical fertilizer out there if you want to go "Green" and help your grass and the environment.

Here are some links to fertilizers that are better for the environment.

http://www.extremelygreen.com/fertilizerguide.cfm

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/fertilizer.html

http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xdpy/sg/Organic%20Fertilizers

Happy gardening and green grass growing!

Regards,

Rick Goates

ECO Broker