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If You Want to "Get-Er-Done!" Stick With The Professionals ... That Have Done It!

If You Want to "Get-Er-Done!" Stick With The Professionals ... That Have Done It!

"Get er done" - Carson Valley Real Estate Lisa WetzelI love this crazy business! It's up, it's down, and it's sideways! At least it still alive!

A buddy was telling me a story yesterday about a loan officer that he worked with who mystically saved his transaction! She's a legacy in our area, she taught me ... and I'm a dinosaur with 32 years in the business!

On further look ... there was no mystery, no smoke and mirrors, no hocus pocus! Carol ... Carol Lee Challender, (her real name has been used to acknowledge the worthy) is a seasoned veteran with a giant bag of experience. She came to the table to make a deal and help a buyer "buy a home"! TA DAH!Thant Have Done It - Carson Valley Real Estate - Lisa Wetzel

Today I closed an escrow that was 5 ½ months long ... 4 ½ months with the first lender and 30 days with the lender that closed the sale. My "Magician" is Kim Marcarelli 775-586-1500.

Carson Valley Real Estate Experience! Lisa WetzelThe difference between a closed sale and an open escrow you might ask? ... E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E!

So ... this set me to thinking! I took a good look around. As the lending business goes ... so goes the selling business! It dawned on me! TA DAH! Those of us who are still hanging in and making a success of the real estate business are the agents who have the "Experience" to "Git-Er-Done!" as well!

I'm certainly not measuring success in years on the job ... goodness knows there are many Antique Realtors who should have hit the pastures long ago.

There are a few who years are short but their transaction experience is long ... basically because they have sold quite a few homes in their Young ... Successful ... Careers! Christianne Gordon in my office is a wonderful example! She's smart, she's experienced, she's a great agent, and she has the technical and experiential knowledge that it takes to be an "Outstanding Agent" in today's real estate environment.

So ... In conclusion! Buying and Selling in today's market are equally enhanced by aligning with the experienced agents, lenders, escrow officers, and inspectors who have the smarts and ability to ... to "Get-Er-Done!"

This isn't a cookie cutter business any more!

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Lisa Wetzel and Jim Valentine are the authors of this blog. Lisa, Jim and Jessie are experts in Carson Valley, Carson City and the tri-county area of Douglas County, Carson City and Lyon County. Call our team anytime at 775-781-5472 or 775-781-3704. To Search for Homes go to: www.findhomesincarsoncity.com of visit our website at www.CarsonValleyLand.com

Wordless Wednesday ... Genoa, Nevada's Oldest Settlement ... Mormon Station

Wordless Wednesday ... Genoa, Nevada's Oldest Settlement ... Mormon Station

Genoa Nevada  Mormon Station  Nevada's Oldest Settlement By Lisa Wetzel

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Lisa Wetzel and Jim Valentine are the authors of this blog. Lisa, Jim and Jessie are experts in Carson Valley, Carson City and the tri-county area of Douglas County, Carson City and Lyon County. Call our team anytime at 775-781-5472 or 775-781-3704. To Search for Homes go to: www.findhomesincarsoncity.com of visit our website at www.CarsonValleyLand.com

I'm Not Lisa ... ERR ! UMMMM ! ... At Least Not Lisa Valentine !

I'm Not Lisa ... ERR UMMMM ! ... At Least Not Lisa Valentine !

In the Carson Valley / Carson City market that we work in Northern Nevada there are a few hundred real estate agents. We all belong to the Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors - SNAR for short.

I'm Lisa Wetzel, married to my partner and husband Jim Valentine for over 25 years. We work at Lisa Wetzel - by Lisa Wetzel RE/MAX Realty AffilaitesRE/MAX Realty Affiliates. We have sold real estate together in Carson Valley and Carson since we first met over 29 years ago.

Lisa Valentine is a wonderful real estate agent who lives and works in Lake Tahoe Nevada, 20 minutes to the west in the Sierra Nevada Mountains! Lisa V. works for Coldwell Banker.

Carson Valley is a very small community, everyone knows everyone, so I'm surprised that there seems to be so much confusion. At first I kept having strange things happen, like agents leaving me a message that they were still waiting for their counter offer, did I receive the offer they faxed me, or what's the price on my new listing at XYZ ?

Now ... I'm getting used to the mix ups and have my regular pat answer, "I'm Lisa Wetzel ... Lisa Valentine works at Coldwell Banker!

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Lisa Wetzel and Jim Valentine are the authors of this blog. Lisa, Jim and Jessie are experts in Carson Valley, Carson City and the tri-county area of Douglas County, Carson City and Lyon County. Call our team anytime at 775-781-5472 or 775-781-3704. To Search for Homes go to: www.findhomesincarsoncity.com of visit our website at www.CarsonValleyLand.com

Sunset On the Sierras! A beautiful Northern Nevada Evening!

Sunset On the Sierras! A beautiful Northern Nevada Evening!

Sierra Sunset over Northern Nevada - By Lisa Wetzel RE/MAX Realty Affiliates

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Lisa Wetzel and Jim Valentine are the authors of this blog. Lisa, Jim and Jessie are experts in Carson Valley, Carson City and the tri-county area of Douglas County, Carson City and Lyon County. Call our team anytime at 775-781-5472 or 775-781-3704. To Search for Homes go to: www.findhomesincarsoncity.com of visit our website at www.CarsonValleyLand.com

How To Buy A Short Sale Home and Still Keep Your 1st Time Home Buyer Credit!

How To Buy A Short Sale Home and Still Keep Your 1st Time Home Buyer Credit!

I recently sold a home ... on a short sale ... to a "First Time" Buyer Couple! This couple wanted to qualify for the First Time Buyer Credit and they wanted to get the "Good Deal" Of A short Sale!

I posted a blog about this a couple days ago ... Why Would a Agent "NOT" Want To Share Financial Information On Her Short Sale Listing?

How? Make sure that you are the 2nd Buyer to submit a An Offer!

  • We looked at all the homes on the market in the neighborhood that they liked!
  • I interviewed all the listing agents. I knew what each home offered and how saleable it was for a reasonable "short sale"!
  • I educated the buyers so they really knew what they were looking at!
  • We wrote the offer the agent needed ... after 4 months of negotiating with the Seller's lender ... to make the sale work!

We received Short Sale Approval for this buyer in less than 5 days! The Buyers are Happy, the Sellers are Happy, the Listing Agent is Happy and I'm very happy!I

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Lisa Wetzel and Jim Valentine are the authors of this blog. Lisa, Jim and Jessie are experts in Carson Valley, Carson City and the tri-county area of Douglas County, Carson City and Lyon County. Call our team anytime at 775-781-5472 or 775-781-3704. To Search for Homes go to: www.findhomesincarsoncity.com of visit our website at www.CarsonValleyLand.com