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“What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options” ~ Saturday, 11/8/08 @ 11am-12:30pm ~ Pat’s Second Saturday Forum Series

October 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Pat’s 12th Annual Complimentary Buyer Forum:
What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options
Saturday, November 8th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
RSVP ~ Q&A &Refreshments to follow
Past Attendee Comments:

“Lots of Great Information” Lyman H
“Very Competent Speakers” & “The Presentation was Excellent” […]

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Tags: Real Estate 101 · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Contingencies · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Real Estate Attorneys · Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Disclosures

Another Q&A from the San Jose Mercury News: Why Would a Loan Officer be Hired as a Seller’s Agent?

October 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News Column “Market Wise” 7/18/08
Q: We are having a frustrating time buying a certain house. Our agent says this is the sloppiest sale he’s had in his 20-plus-year career. Evidently, the listing agency is really a loan brokerage, but one would never know it from the wording on the […]

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Tags: Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Real Estate 101 · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · How Not to Sell a Home · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

“So if You Wait for the Robins, Spring will be Over” ~ Warren E. Buffett in the New York Times (”Don’t Wait to Buy Real Estate. You Buy Real Estate and Wait” ~ Will Rogers)

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Silicon Valley Native Sons Specialize in Buying and Selling Concurrently.
Patrick (Broker/Owner) and Ryan (Realtor) Kapowich have the know-how to guide clients through the “complicated” process of buying a new home at the same time that they are selling their present home. Plus, they make it look easy!
Their repeat clients know their expertise and are […]

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Tags: Contingencies · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Common Mistakes to Avoid · Real Estate 101 · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Deja Vu ~ Pat Recalls · For Seniors and Real Estate · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware? · Real Estate Offices ~ Broker/Owner · Real Estate Myths · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · How Not to Sell a Home · Real Estate Licensing Laws · Internet Lead Generation Companies · Disclosures

Another Q&A from San Jose Mercury News: Why is there Such a Big Gap Between the Seller & Buyer Inspections?

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: The well-maintained house we re buying was fully inspected and we were provided with those reports in the disclosure package. However, our buyer s agent insisted that we hire our own inspection companies and not accept the seller-friendly reports. Our pest report […]

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Tags: Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Another Q&A in S.J.Merc News ~ Pat Contributes · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Sage Advice from Contractor Mark Garrison of MG Constructors & Engineers Inc. ~ Red Flags when Buying and/or Selling ~ Kapowich on Real Estate program # 146 ~ Part 1 of 2

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Kapowich on Real Estate # 146

You can reach Mark Garrison at (408) 842-5599
For more information visit www.MGConstructors.net

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Tags: Contingencies · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Common Mistakes to Avoid · Real Estate 101 · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Real Estate Licensing Laws · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware? · Real Estate Myths · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Real Estate Attorneys · How Not to Sell a Home · Disclosures

“So if You Wait for the Robins, Spring will be Over” ~ Warren E. Buffett in the New York Times (”Don’t Wait to Buy Real Estate. You Buy Real Estate and Wait” ~ Will Rogers)

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

THE financial world is a mess, both in the United States and abroad. Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher. In the near term, unemployment will rise, business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary.
So … I’ve been buying American […]

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Tags: Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

“What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options” ~ Saturday, 11/8/08 @ 11am-12:30pm ~ Pat’s Second Saturday Forum Series

October 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Pat’s 12th Annual Complimentary Buyer Forum:
What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options
Saturday, November 8th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Q&A / Refreshments to follow
Past Attendee Comments:

“Lots of Great Information” Lyman H
“Very Competent Speakers” & “The Presentation was Excellent” […]

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Tags: Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware? · Real Estate Myths · Real Estate Offices ~ Broker/Owner · Disclosures

“What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options” ~ Saturday, 11/8/08 @ 11am-12:30pm ~ Pat’s Second Saturday Forum Series

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Pat’s 12th Annual Complimentary Buyer Forum:
What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options
Saturday, November 8th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Q&A / Refreshments to follow
Past Attendee Comments:

“Lots of Great Information” Lyman H
“Very Competent Speakers” & “The Presentation was Excellent”  Richard […]

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Tags: Contingencies · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Common Mistakes to Avoid · Real Estate 101 · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Deja Vu ~ Pat Recalls · Real Estate Offices ~ Broker/Owner · Real Estate Myths · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Internet Lead Generation Companies · Elder Financial Abuse · Real Estate Licensing Laws · Disclosures

Toxic Mortgages Need to be Restructured to Stem the Avalanche of Foreclosures

October 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Daily Real Estate News  |  October 9, 2008
Rep. Frank to Banks: Modify Mortgages
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, sent a letter to the country’s largest banks urging them to take a lesson from Bank of America and work with troubled homeowners to restructure loans.
Bank of America, which purchased Countrywide Financial Corp., announced plans this week to spend […]

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Tags: Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Real Estate 101 · Deja Vu ~ Pat Recalls

Real Estate Attorney Douglas White is the Guest Speaker at Pat’s next De Anza College Short Course ~ Saturday, 9/27/08 @ 9am-12pm ~ Avoiding the Most Common Costly Mistakes

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Course Title: “The Most Costly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Their Agents & How to Avoid Them”
Example of the Many Topics Covered:
Negotiation & Issue Spotting
Hiring Agents, Brokers & Inspectors
Why All Parties Want Contingencies
Inspections, Reports & Repairs
Offsetting the Weaknesses
Maximizing the Results with Opposing Goals
State-of-the-Art Transactions from A to Z
Buying & Selling Concurrently
Attendee Comments:
“Great presentation! […]

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Tags: Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Deposits ~ Earnest Money · Deja Vu ~ Pat Recalls · Contingencies · Common Mistakes to Avoid · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Real Estate 101 · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware? · Real Estate Offices ~ Broker/Owner · Real Estate Attorneys · How Not to Sell a Home · Real Estate Licensing Laws · Internet Lead Generation Companies · Real Estate Myths