Lodi / Stockton CA Homes For Sale & Real Estate Information » 2010 » July

Video Tour of Lake Property For Sale

Randy Elliott — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:22:48 +0000

I wanted to share with you a short 2 1/2 minute video I did with my Flip HD camera while driving around the backyard and around the ‘lake-like’ pond on the beautiful estate property I have for sale in the Lodi, CA real estate market. It’s not even a Short Sale in Lodi.

This is one spectacular property, but with TWO homes located on it. If you’ve wanted to live like a King, but didn’t want the responsibility that goes along with being one, then this is YOUR castle!

Reminds me of Mayberry

I’m showing the home to a local attorney tomorrow and I know she’s going to fall in love with the main home itself. But once she sees the grounds she’s gonna go Lady Gaga over it. (I just made that up on the fly) Ha!

CLICK HERE to see the video and enjoy the view. (Get it?)

Lakefront Living in Your Own Backyard?

Randy Elliott — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:20:53 +0000

Have you ever wanted to take a trip to the mountains, but didn’t know where to go or where you’d stay once you got there? How about if you could go everyday, but all you had to do was walk outside into your own backyard…

Enjoy your own lake-like pond!

Forget the vacation and enjoy your STAYcation!

For more information about this wonderful Lodi, CA property with two homes on site…CLICK HERE.

There are many unique properties in the Lodi real estate market, but none are as ready to give you that country-like living and still be as close to town as this one.

Life is good!

Beautifully Unique and Ready for Viewing

Randy Elliott — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:13:52 +0000

Get ready to fall in love with this wonderful 4.3 acre property with two homes on site. The custom-built main home is incredible, and the rear of the property is breath-taking. This is one of the newest homes listed in the Lodi, CA real estate market that offers a unique opportunity for rural living, but still close enough to town to not feel too isolated.

For a quick panoramic view of the front of the property, CLICK HERE. Stay tuned for ongoing posts with more videos and photos. Wait until you see the tour of the beautiful large pond.

It Always Amazes Me!

Randy Elliott — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:40:57 +0000

I was showing a home this morning in the Stockton real estate market to some wonderful clients of mine, and it always amazes me the things some people will leave behind when they move out of their homes.

You don't love me anymore?

This sectional, baby’s playpen, and MANY other items were just left behind at this home and I feel like holding a yard sale and donating all the proceeds to charity. The thing is that it all still belongs to the current homeowner even though they seemingly have abandoned the home and all it’s contents.

Another thing they didn’t take with them was the awful odor that is lingering on throughout the home. Especially in the garage where I believe they housed a cat or two. :-/

It’s difficult sometimes to get clients to look beyond a home in such disarray to picture what it would look like in its cleaned up state.

I really feel for the homeowners that are being forced to make such drastic changes in their lives due to the current situation in the Stockton real estate market. The number of Short Sales in Stockton seem to be increasing, but leaving behind so much furniture, exercise equipment, personal appliances, clothing, toys, etc., when a Short Sale is the option, is still a mystery to me.

Be Careful Exercising Your Independence

Randy Elliott — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:33:44 +0000

I hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend! Yesterday was our country’s celebration of independence. But what about our financial independence?

When the banks have ‘bad debt’, they write it off. When a business or corporation has a ‘bad debt’, write it off. BUT when a homeowner has a ‘bad debt’, just writing it off ain’t gonna happen.

: Image via Wikipedia

A lot of people who can afford to stay in their homes are just saying good-bye to them and their mortgages by exercising their freedom of choice and just walking away from their financial responsibilities. This is commonly referred to as Strategic Foreclosure or Strategic Default.

So, what’s a honest homeowner to do when they’re home is now worth much less than they paid for it only a few short years ago? Well, before you just get up and walk away you should definitely consult with a real estate attorney, a good Realtor, and also a CPA to find out what options and legal consequences you’ll have depending on your choices and situation.

You could let the bank foreclose, or you could Short Sale your home. REOs and Short Sales in Stockton and surrounding areas are the bulk of what’s on the market these days. Just look around and I’m sure you’ll see For Sale signs up and down many streets in your own neighborhood.

Walking away from your home that’s “under water” (worth less than you owe) instead of trying to work with your bank(s) or having a Realtor short sale it for you, could actually leave you in deep water.

Here is some more specific information about this…CLICK HERE.