Land Park Short Sales; what are they listed for and how can you buy one?

What is a short sale and how can you buy one in Sacramento's Land Park neighborhood? Great questions, and for those of you paying attention, you'll learn how here.

Land Park is one of Sacramento, California's loveliest neighborhoods, tree-lined streets, schools rated as some of the top in the state.

I raised a child in Land Park, had great neighbors, worked with many of my neighbors on many political and social issues, so I'm your go to gal for information about home sales in Land Park.

Currently, there are ten (10) short sales in the Land Park zip code, 95818. Many of them are on the outer edges of Land Park, and not necessarily in what we consider Land Park. There are a few really nice ones within the area we think of as Land Park. Seven (7) of these homes are priced under $275,000. Three are priced between $325,000 and $345,000.

Land Park, in general has held its own in this time of economic uncertainty, why is anyone's guess. Perhaps when you buy a home there and get to know the neighbors, you can answer this question for yourself and me!

I have had 100% success in getting homes through the short sale approval process and through escrow without anything falling apart at the last minute. Many of my fellow realtors have gotten the short sale approval, only to have the buyer walk away and buy something else..... this is a practice that is unethical and could send a seller into foreclosure.

I have worked successfully with Buyers, Sellers and other REALTORS to get this job done.

Check out this lovely, well priced Land Park Home. This home is within walking distance from Crocker-Riverside Elementary School. The Brick facade give list lovely home a stately feel. It is a full three bedroom, two bathroom home that is large in size, over 1700 square feet. You'll make many family memories here in this charming old world style home with classic hardwood floors and remodeled kitchen and bathroom.

If you're a first time homebuyer, this is the way to get into Land Park with a home that has room to grow for you and your family and you're going to buy it for the price of a two bedroom, one bathroom home! Run, don't walk!

Please call me directly at (916) 752-8765 to make an appoitnment for a private showing of this Land Park Gem.

note: This is a listing of Dan Martinez and Mikko Lopez of Lyon Real Estate and permission was granted by them to use it in this blog post. Thanks for sharing the wealth!

Follow up to "Can I get a snowball?" Short Sale agent in Sacramento

I'm happy to announce that I finally got my short sale approval from Countrywide turned Bank of America... it took a little over 8 months to get and I had to get a little on the "short" side of the phase II negotiator. She had the file for over 4 months and never once contacted me. I persisted and called Bank of America directly once or twice a week. They said that their notes stated that she tried to contact me. She never did.... so finally the friendly person at short sale support did a conference call and she had to deal with me.

I got the approval letter a few days later after 8 months and the buyer, bless her, hung on.... I did get $5,000 in an escrow account from her.

Thanks for all your support!

Sandra

Horses, the new face of homelessness on the outskirts of Davis, California

I have had my blinders on, mostly for my own protection during this economic downturn. I haven't felt the pain the way most people have, I have continued to work hard for my clients' highest and best good, knowing that there will always be homes to sell in all conditions - good and bad. I'm always 'chomping at the bit' to list or sell a home, always doing my best.

But today I heard some startling news from a local resident of Davis, California... a university town, in the middle of Yolo County along Interstate 80 between Sacramento and San Francisco. University of California, Davis was originally built as the Agriculture College for University of California, Berkeley and it has grown into its own. It has a huge vet school, farm sciences, ecology and vita culture studies among others of a less agrarian nature.

Davis, a quaint college town, with a small town feel and a happy air to it, nestled in vast expanses of farms and tracts of land, large and small. but today in Davis, California, I heard one of the most startling things I have ever heard.

While talking to a fellow Davis resident, we shared our work experiences, mine in selling homes in Davis and his as a horse trainer. I asked him how much land would be enough to house and enjoy a horse... a girlhood dream of mine... After we agreed upon what would be enough land. I mentioned that I had heard stories of people giving away their horses for free because they couldn't afford to feed them anymore and that grazing couldn't sustain a horse or two on an acre.

He then proceeded to tell me that people are so desperate in this economy, with loss of job, loss of home and no resource to take a horse that they can't keep anymore that people are turning their horses loose and letting them roam the county roads fending for themselves.

I am shocked, appalled and saddened to tears to hear of these domesticated horses (not a wild one in the bunch, I'm sure) left out in the cold, no homes, no care, often involved in horse/auto accidents.

So it appears that there may be more to the suffering caused by the current world economic crisis... even at the level of our pets.

Horses, the new face of homelessness on the outskirts of Davis, California...

Open House, Rain, Shine or Both in Central Davis, California

It is Saturday, January 23, 2010 (that still sounds weird!) and I have been in the Real Estate business for going on 6 years and yet, I'm going to do an open house today in Central Davis, California as though it were my first time. I'm getting that feeling I used to get preparing for a first date with someone hot! I promise this is a "G" rated blog....

So here's my point, and I do have one. I am one of those Realtors that has it good. I can convert a sign call into a listing or buyer and then give it away as a referral to an agent who is not as busy as I am, I can take a "walk-in" on the floor and within 2 hours list the property (which just happened and I then put their Central Davis, Californiahome in escrow on day 14 of the listing) , I can door knock and get a buyer who buys a house around the corner in a Realtor dense neighborhood... all this in a"tough" market... not because I'm some "Movie Star" Realtor.... honestly, I think it is because I have figured out we're in the people business and selling homes is the physical matter that we transact).... and I have a great attitude!

But here's the real reason for my excitement: I am no longer going to rely on my "natural ability" of just showing up. I can do better than that. I owe it to you, my fellow professional Realtors, I owe it to my clients who have entrusted me with one of the largest financial transactions of their lives, I owe it to my broker who keeps the lights on and keeps me in the state-of-the-art technologyand information, but most importantly, I owe it to myself! If Im going to do something from now on, I'm going to going to do it all the way.... with all the professionalism, knowledge, care, enthusiasm, best information, skills and focus I can muster.

So maybe I'll see you today at the Central Davis, California open house on the corner of Shepherd's Lane and B Street. 230 Shepherds Lane Davis, California from 1-4.... at the Open House, Rain, Shine or Both in Central Davis, California

Sandra DeAmicis (916) 752-8765

Dear Readers, sellers and buyers,

I need to find some good homes for sale in Land Park, a small, well loved community in Sacramento, California. I have real bonafide buyers that are having a difficult time finding a good home for sale. I have been a long time resident of the neighborhood and have been representing buyers and sellers in the neighborhood for years now. Currently there is a shortage of good homes for sale in the Land Park proper area. There are currently about 45 homes for sale in the 95818 area, and a few of those are for sale in the Curtis Park neighborhood. So sellers if you've been thinking about making a change and selling your home, don't delay. Call me today. It may take a month or so to get your home ready and January is the time to list, although don't forget that there is a mad rush on in December to buy a home. Please take this to heart when I tell you that not everyone you talk to is a real estate expert, although they may think they are. Listen to the professionals and you'll get the best results; NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL!

So if you have a home in Land Park, in Sacramento, California, and you want to sell it call me today!

I look forward to working with you soon.

Sandra DeAmicis

www.listwithsandra.com

www.liveinlandpark.com

listwithsandra@yahoo.com

916.752.8765