BUYERS, HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR SHORT SALE OFFER
Picture yourself as a Lender's Negotiator.
You pick up File Number 1
You decide to view File Number 2
You MUST clear files from your desk!
Which file would you work first?
Need I ask?
AS IS SALE
Remember that a Short Sale is sold AS IS, which means the seller will not make repairs.
It's sold below market value of Regular Sales that include a standard Warranty. So don't ask for repairs. Buy it As Is.
Determine the current value of the home in it's AS IS condition, and make your offer based on that value.
HOME WARRANTY
Don't expect the lender to honor Home Warranty requests for an AS IS sale!
Consider this strategy:
NET TO LENDER
Make it easier for the negotiator to work your offer by keeping it clean.
LOWBALL OFFERS
In this market, it's not worth it. Prices in Gilbert, Phoenix area are low already, and most short sales are priced at "distressed market value".
If community Sold comps support the list price, as determined by the buyers agent's CMA, then in order to be in the running to buy that property, your offer should be near list price. If Sellers think it's too low or onerous they will probably reject it.
SELLERS AGENT STRATEGY
The Short Sale sellers agent should look for an offer the bank will accept. If your offer is too low, then s/he may advise the seller to counter or reject it.
S/he may reject it and lower the price on a regular basis until an offer comes in at the listed price. Now the MLS history shows that it required lowering the price on a regular basis to finally get an offer at this price. The negotiator is more apt to accept this offer.
If the agent sent in the same offer 4 weeks earlier without having a listing history, the bank would probably reject it.
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My Alarm Clock Won't Turn Off
Our 18 month old Yorkie, Coquita, sleeps in our bed with us; although I believe she thinks that we sleep in her bed with her.
She has apparently determined that it's her duty to wake me up every morning at 5 am. Perhaps that's because I usually wake up at that time and she's learned the pattern. It isn't because she has to go outside, because sometimes I take her out and she doesn't have to go.
So every morning, around 5am, she crawls up to my head and begins to lick my hair; gently at first, but more aggressively if I don't move.
Then our ritual begins. As I raise up and sit on the side of the bed she runs and lays down beside my leg so I can rub her back and head. Then I go to the bath room and come back to take her outside. When I bring her back to bed she goes back to sleep, and I go to my office to work.
For the past two weeks I've been in broker classes that end at 10 pm. By the time I get home and ready for bed it's around 11 pm, and I need from 7 to 8 hours sleep. That means I should sleep until 6 or 7 am.
But Coquita doesn't see it that way. She is the self designated alarm clock and insists that I get up at 5 am.
So until the classes are over, I'll resign myself to the fact that I cannot turn my alarm clock off. I'll still get up at 5 am, when Coquita wakes me, do some work, and then go to the couch to take a nap.
Note: We keep her hair fairly short because of the AZ heat, but still long enough so she has benefit of the insulation. We don't attempt to keep her hair the length of Yorkie show dogs because it's too difficult to maintain. She's not a show dog anyway. She's a pet.
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Val Vista Lakes Gilbert AZ mid August Real Estate Report
Val Vista Lakes is the premier lake and waterfront community in the East Valley Town of Gilbert AZ. The community consists of 1976 homes, which include condo's, town houses, and single family homes, all within 24 sub-communities.
There are also 581 apartments in Val Vista Lakes.
Val Vista Lakes residents have access to the spectacular $10,000,000 clubhouse with it's eight championship tennis courts, man made mountain, and the many other amenities.
Below you can search for homes for sale in Val Vista Lakes and the entire Phoenix area.
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Gilbert AZ Old Town video by Captain Bill Travis
Gilbert AZ is a 90 year old, quiet family friendly Town of approximately 220,000 people, located in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. The general boundaries are from Baseline Rd south to Hunt Highway; and from Power Rd west to McQueen.
However, the boundary line narrows as it proceeds to the south. Gilbert covers an area of 76 square miles
In 2010 Gilbert was reported by GreatSchools.org as the 36th Best Place to Live in the nation, and the Washington based C.Q. Press rated Gilbert as the "safest municipality in Arizona and 24th safest in the nation".
Old Town Gilbert is located on Gilbert Rd half way between Guadalupe and Elliot Rd. It is a collection of old style buildings housing a barber shop, several businesses, antique shop, saloon, furniture store and several very popular restaurants.
Water Tower Park is a 0.7 acre park for people to sit and relax. It was completed in 2009 and features the historic water tower, the restored first Gilbert jail, lighted water tower ground sprays with uplights, and a huge granite ball floating on a thin layer of water that turns as water drips from the Runnel above.
Liberty Market is a relatively new restaurant owned by the owners of Joe's Real BBQ across the street, and features wireless Internet. Next door is the Farm House Restaurant which opens at 6am 'till about 2pm. Be prepared to wait, but the food is worth it if you like a hearty tasty breakfast.
Across the street is the famous brick building for Joe's Real BBQ where there is space for outside dining and a real John Deere tractor on the inside. There's a window on the side street for take out service.
Right down the street is Bergies Roast Coffee House. On the next corner is Oregano's, with plenty of benches outside to sit while waiting to be seated. There is also DaddyO's Patio, and let's not forget the Hale Theater that provides wonderful live stage theater performances.
There are many fine restaurants for dining in and around Gilbert AZ Old Town. You don't have to drive far to find interesting places. Stop in and try one of the restaurants in Old Town Gilbert for morning coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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HOW TO LAND A REALITY SHOW
The song "Take This Job and Shove It" made famous by Johnny Paycheck didn't intend for people to go berserk and endanger lives.
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater faces up to seven years in jail if convicted of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, all because he "allegedly" overreacted to an obnoxious passenger.
I was an airline pilot for 35 years, 28 flying internationally for Pan Am, and I can attest to the fact that passengers have become increasingly rude and disrespectful. I see much more on flights today where I'm a passenger than when I was flying for Pan Am. That means FA's must exercise better control and maintain their cool.
Flight attendants must remain professional and not resort to the equivilant of "road rage" that we see today on our highways.
Today, the Captain cannot leave the cockpit to go back to control unruly passengers, but s/he can land and have the passenger arrested.
I had a few incidents where I had to go back and talk sternly to unruly passengers and let them know that I would not hesitate to land in a foreign country and have them arrested if they kept up their behavior.
One passenger moved up from Business Class to First Class to sit and talk to his friend. He refused to move back for the flight attendant. The FA called me. I came back and told him that his friend could go and sit with him in Business Class, but he could not stay in First Class.
He got smart with me and told me to go back and do my job; that he would go back after he finished his conversation.
I told him that if he is not out of the First Class section by the time I get to the cockpit door that he may as well stay there because he would be charged for a First Class ticket for the entire flight.
He elected to go back before I got to the cockpit door. 
Once there was a 21 year old kid who got drunk by ordering drinks from different flight attendants. When they discovered what he was doing they cut his drinks off.
He became belligerent and threatened one of my male flight attendants, yelling out a racial slur.
He was a big guy; obviously a weight lifter. I went back and we encircled him with three male flight attendants, myself, a deadheading pilot, and a secret weapon which is a great size equalizer.
We were prepared to cuff him to his seat if he fought with us.
He mouthed off to me, so I let him know very quickly that I would not put up with his crap and said if the flight attendants reported that he was misbehaving again that I would land in Gander and have him arrested. I warned him that being in a non-US jail is not a cake walk.
He behaved the rest of the flight, but we had the police meet him at the aircraft in New York and arrested him for threatening a flight crew member.
He needed a lesson, and got it.
Flight crews must act with authority, however, they must not go crazy and start swearing on the PA system and endangering someones life by deploying the emergency chute.
There is absolutely no excuse for that.
Slater is a 20-year veteran Flight Attendant; not a newbie.
And for a TV producer to glorify his actions and profit from his irresponsible and dangerous actions by offering him a Reality Show is unthinkable.
This guy who acted irrationally and very dangerously, is going to teach people "How to Quit Their Job"??? Any producer who would even suggest this guy for a show like that should be fired. Ask Donald Trump!!!
This video clip shows the aircraft at the gate, the chute deploys, with great force I might add, and a ground personnel walks over to see what's happening as Slater slides down the chute.
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Val Vista Lakes Homes for Sale in Gilbert AZ is Captain Bill's specialty. He lives there and is active in the community. He works with first-time-home-buyers, move-up buyers and Short Sale Homes
Val Vista Lakes is my primary community specialty because we have lived in Val Vista Lakes for the past six years, frequent the Clubhouse, and am active in the community.
Therefore, I know a lot about the community, the Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse, its' internal management structure, the lakes, the community real estate market, the sub-communities, and the goals of the community. I'm also very knowledgable about other great communities in Gilbert AZ including The Islands, El Dorado Lakes, Power Ranch, Spectrum at Val Vista, Agritopia, and Seville, which a a golf community and the largest planned community development in Gilbert.
There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate home sales professional. There is integrity, which is an absloute must; in-depth community, market knowledge, marketing savvy, internet marketing materials and skills; effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how I work.
That said, in my experience as a Gilbert AZ, and Metropolitan Phoenix and East Valley real estate 
professional, I've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my real estate clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, answering my phone (or returning calls promptly) being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.
I had a 28 year career as an international airline pilot for Pan Am where my passengers, who were the company's clients, were my primary concern. It was of paramount importance that my passengers had to reach their destination comfortably and safely. We worked hard to make that happen.
That "client first" philosophy has always been my business approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business in the Val Vista Lakes and Gilbert AZ real estate business.
In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.
I have knowledge and proficiency in handling short sale negotiations for either Buyers or Sellers
Free MLS Searches for Val Vista Lakes, Gilbert AZ, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale and the entire Phoenix Metropolitan area are made available to my clients.
So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Metropolitan Phoenix and Valley areas, even if it's a short sale situation, don't hesitate to contact
Captain Bill Travis at
Bill@CaptainBillRealty.com, or
(480) 226 1630, or
visit the web site at
www.CaptainBillRealty.com
Val Vista Lakes Homes in Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert AZ is home to Val Vista Lakes, a beautiful "oasis in the desert" community in north central Gilbert. This master planned community is located in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
Captain Bill not only specializes in working with residential home buyers in sellers in Gilbert's Val Vista Lakes, he is also very active in the community. He is a Past President of the Lakeside sub-association HOA, and a former board member of the Val Vista Lakes Master Home Owners Association. He continues to serve on the Lakeside at Val Vista Lakes Board of Directors; and he works on various commities of the Val Vista Lakes master board. He is very active in, and cares about the community.
Val Vista Lakes in Gilbert AZ consists of 4 lakes, with two of them joined together and having access to the Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse. There are 24 sub-associations (7 of them gated), 1976 single family homes, 500 apartments, plus 63 town homes, 198 condominiums, and a number of businesses.
There are plenty of walking areas, parks and greenbelts. The The Val Vista Lakes $10,000,000 clubhouse boasts a weight room, cardio room, handball courts, banquet rooms, 8 championship tennis courts, BBQ pit, junior olympic swimming pool, sand volley ball court, and a sandy beach swimming pool, all set on the picturesque Val Vista Lakes waterfront.
The award winning residential home community has single family homes priced up to over $1,000,000.
The Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse and grounds, because of the beautiful banquet room and waterfront view, is a very popular wedding venue.
Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse in Gilbert AZ is featured in many of my blog posts here on Active Rain. It has many photos and much information about the community and surrounding areas. The Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse grassy oval, sitting on the waterfront, and under the wonderful man-made Holiday Mountain with it's picturesque waterfalls is a perfect spot for your wedding ceremony.
Val Vista Lakes Gilbert AZ Water Fall on Man Made Mountain
Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse Ceremony on Grassy Oval Photo Courtesy Val Vista Lakes Banquet Department
The beautiful Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse banquet room with its' 200 person capacity, where you can bring your own vendors is a great spot for the reception, and is a featured wedding venue in The Knot.
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ABR Acredited Buyer Representative
ePRO Advanced education in computer technology and internet marketing techniques
BBS Business Brokerage Specialist
GRI Graduate Real Estate Institute - advance studies in all phases of real estate transactions
CDPE Certified Distressed Property Expert - advance studies in working with banks on Short Sales
CDRS Certified Default Resolution Specialist - advance studies in working with banks on Short Sales
CRS Certified Residential Specialist - I am a member and candidate working on the designation
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