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What Are the Scariest Words In Orange County Real Estate Today?

by Leslie Eskildsen August 16, 2010 Home Buyers

If you ask me, the scariest words in Orange County Real Estate right now are “Short Sale Approved!” I heard you gasp. You thought that if it was an Approved Short Sale it would be like your mommy kissing your boo boo and making it all better.  Ha. Snap out of it.  That clever distraction didn’t work [...]

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You Want the Carpets Cleaned Before You Move In? Put it in the Contract.

by Leslie Eskildsen July 22, 2010 Home Buyers

Whatever you want left behind, cleaned, fixed, painted, pulled out, explained, or even permitted in the Orange County house you’re buying – put it in the contract! “As Is” is the Rule The purchase agreement clearly states that homes in California are sold in their present condition  – “as is”  as of the date of [...]

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What Every Home Buyer Dreads – Multiple Counter Offers!

by Leslie Eskildsen July 1, 2010 Home Buyers

Serious about buying a home in today’s tough Orange County Real Estate Market? Well, you are going to have to be prepared for fierce competition in some price ranges – so fierce it may lead you into the land of Multiple Counter Offers. So here are four tips for victory the land of Multiple Counter Offers: [...]

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Yes, Orange County Home Buyer – You May Have to Make an Offer Sight Unseen!

by Leslie Eskildsen June 23, 2010 Home Buyers

Seriously – in the current Orange County Real Estate Market you may have to depend on your Realtor to do her job and find you a great house, help you submit an offer – even though you have never seen the home! Did you watch the video?? Did you hear how Toriana would have never [...]

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Why Every Home Buyer Needs a Home Warranty Policy

by Leslie Eskildsen June 20, 2010 Home Buyers
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Most likely, your offer to buy a home in Orange County will include a Home Warranty Policy, paid for buy the seller.   A home warranty is designed to cover the kinds of mechanical, plumbing and major appliance repairs that homeowner’s insurance doesn’t: clogged pipes, air conditioner or furnace failures, and appliances that go on the [...]

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