Jared Tafua

What wonderful Thursday!!

I posted a blog a couple weeks back with some infor on the INSIDERS, here is a flyer of some of the homes we have for sale in your area! Be sure to pass it on to anyone you know that may be interested in working with one of the INSIDERS.

Be sure to check out my website at http://www.tafuahomes.com for more info, or give me a call

Working with an INSIDER

There are many buyers out there looking for an inside scoop. A home that no one else knows about, to get that great deal, you only know about. They've come across great oppurtunities that have 17+ offers in the first weekend. How do you avoid this? Or even better, how can you be the first in line and get your offer accepted? Answer work with an INSIDER.

We've created a pool of homes that are not currently listed on the MLS and are avaible to our buyers. Why is this list any better then other agents you know? We are connected with top listing and selling agents of all of North Orange County California. This includes top REO agents. You will be the first to know of the perfect home just for you.

BUYERS AND SELLERS NEED THE INSIDER

Why is this not only for Buyers? Do you need to sell your home but need to do a few things before it hits the market? Listing your home with an INSIDER you will have BUZZ before you activate your home for FREE. We have a list of buyers looking just for your home. You won't be hassled by bad agents, and unqualified buyers. This way you may sell before anyone knows you are selling at a better price. There are many reasons for a seller to sell their home with an INSIDER.

Are YOU or SOMEONE you know looking to buy or sell a Home in Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, La Habra, Orange or Placentia? Become a part of our insiders network.

We currently have over a DOZEN homes on the INSIDERS LIST. Contact me today to work with an INSIDER

Real Estate Investing Networking Group.

MY STORY: From day one of my Real Estate career I wanted to learn to invest in real estate. The idea of finding the ugly home in the neighborhood, fixing it up, and selling got me going. I started with a small team that wanted to grow together and take advantage of each others strengths to be successful. I went to extensive training to get my real estate license, studied and passed the exam. What was next, my team dissolved and the market dropped. I was ready to take advantage of my knowledge and my "cheese moved". So signed up with a great local real estate firm to continue my career and found that there were not many agents that understood Real Estate investing. So I learned to work with sellers and buyers, I still enjoyed what I did but I don't think I'd reached my goal of being an investors. The office I was wasn't much help, there wasn't any investor agents and much negative feedback about investing in the market, so I moved offices. I was showing homes to many first time buyers that investors had come in fixed the place and sold quickly. So I know it was still a great time to invest.

I'd recently been invited to a Real Estate Investing Semniar hosted by Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad group. I'd read many of his books and had never been to his seminars. I recomend everyone read Rich Dad Poor Dad if you haven't already. This is one of the books that started me investing more in me. The proper techniques of investing introduced that three day weekend has given a new insight. In many ways how I can create my new investing team, but also help others invest, or new buyers buy a great home.

It's looking to create that Everybody Wins Environment. I've come across many buyers wanting to purchase their first home but don't want to put in the time and effort in fixing the home. There are also many of deals and investors, so if you everyone comes together we can truly build an Everybody Wins Environment. but where do you start? I suggestion join networking group in your area. Find a team that is working on the same goals your want to achieve. Right now I focus on Single Family Residences and Town Homes in North Orange County areas, of Brea, Fullerton, Placentia, and Yorba Linda.

One of the network groups im with is RealEstateSolutionsNetwork. I'm receiving a lot of invitations for Real Estate networking opportunities, events, webinars, success stories, support, and Cash Flow Game nights. For those of you looking for a group to join feel free to check out our yahoo group. Click on the link below to check it out. The people are from all over the Orange and LA county areas.

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/RealEstateSolutionsNetwork

Have a great day!

There is some great news out there to help those looking to buy a home and even greater news for investors. Fannie Mae, which is the agency sponsored by the U.S. government to help make housing affordable, is now offering great loan programs.

Here are some KEY details on the two Fannie Mae's HomePath financing products.

- Only 3% down required on a primary residence

- No mortgage insurance*

- No property appraisal fees

- Only 10% down on 1-2 unit investment properties ( INVESTORS KNOW, THIS IS HUGE)

- Get up to 6% in seler concessions on primary residence properties

This is directly from Fannie

HomePath Mortgage Financing

is availble for properties for sale by FannieMae which display this logo

- Low down payment and flexible mortgage terms (fixed-rate, adjustable-rate, or interest-only)

- You may qualify even if your credit score is less then perfect

- Availble for both owner occupied and non-owner occupied (investors)

- Down payment minimum 3% could be from savings or gift

- No mortgage insurance*

- No appraisal fees

- Also eligible for HomePath Renovation Mortgage

HomePath Renovation Mortgage Financing

is availble for properties for sale by FannieMae which display this logo

Offers:

- Financing to fund both your purchase and light renovations

- Low down payment

- No mortgage insurance

- Only offered by several lenders

I know this is a great way we can all help each other out in finding great oppurtunies. I've found some great properties close to home that I will posting for you to see the value in this program. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you so much for reading my blog.

Brea, Ca Real Estate

Being the Buyer's Market that it is, one of the top questions I'm asked by families moving in to the area is "How are the schools?" The other comment given by families moving in to bigger homes are "I'd like to keep my kids in the Brea Olinda School District." So I know this is very important in many peoples minds. Education is important to me and my family. My wife and I have a daughter that is 7 months old, so what school she'll be going has been mentioned. Plus my my wife is a six grade school teacher in La Habra, Ca at Washington Middle School, so it's of big concern.

It's still all about Location, Location, Location and now a days people can be picky. With the increase of housing affordabilty and homes on the market, people are finding homes at a good prices, good neighborhoods, and perfect for children. Brea homes fits right into all three those categories. If schools area important to you, Brea should be on your places to live list. To give you an idea of Brea Schools I'd pulled information from www.greatschools.com. The list below are of each of Brea's public schools and their Academic Performance Index or API numbers .

BREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

API SCORES

AROVISTA (K-6) 869

COUNTRY HILLS (K-6) 887

FANNING (K-6) 833

LAUREL (K-6) 794

MARIPOSA (K-6) 877

OLINDA (K-6) 906

BREA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL API SCORES

BREA JUNIOR HIGH (7-8) 835

BREA HIGH SCHOOL API SCORES

BREA OLDINA HIGH (9-12) 801

The purpose of Academic Performance Index (API) is to measure the year-over-year growth in academic performance for California schools. The API summarizes a school's stnadardized test scores into a single number, which ranges from 200 to 1000. The statewide API goal is 800 for all schools; higher numbers generally indicate better performance on the tests.

Brea Schools are California Distinguished Schools

You can vist more information about the school district on their official site at

by CLICKING HERE

I thank you again for taking the time to read my blog. If you have any questions about Brea Homes and Brea Real Estate please feel free to contact me or visit my website at www.tafuahomes.com