Back in 1998 when I first became licensed, there was a true lack of information about the home buying and selling process. Even our real estate school did not expand the ideals and working structure of a real estate transaction very well.
The truth was found when we started working ...
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Thanks for signing up for my Santa Clarita open house notifications. I will keep you informed after I build you your very own open house alert. It won't take me long and I'll make it my priority.
Read Top 10 Reasons for not working with the seller's ...
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There is a lot to be said about covert operations with the various three letter acronyms in the world.
I have met some of these "high level" operators during training exercises while with the LAPD and I have to say I was very impressed.
In my police academy Class 10-1990 ...
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"There is money in them there hills!"
As these real estate referral services take wheelbarrow's of money to the bank.
It's hard to figure out what is happening and why so many of these startups are saying they need to be the go-to to find the best real ...
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This coming weekend, Sunday - April 30, 2017, one of the Top agents at REMAX of Valencia - SCVnest/Paris911 Group of Realtors is going to be hosting open 30053 Medford Place in the City of Castaic CA.
Along with you being able to view this lavish Castaic Pool Home in person ...
View MoreIf you are looking around online and have your own realtor, find a home you want to see, or they notify of one you may like, when it comes to being shown - it may say "No showings of the property until the upcoming open house!"
View MoreHere are three things about Open Houses, whether in Santa Clarita Valley or elsewhere in the United States, which you probably did not know.
While it would be a breach of the ethical dynamic related to agents and homes for sale, not all open houses are ...
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Showed some GREAT clients yesterday. While driving around on Sunday, I was explaining that during some of the open houses being hosted, those homes are not actually for sale. I went into the explanation that some are "testers", others are being used for "lead generation" only, some are just in ...
By the way, before we meet in person or over the phone remember this tip: Never ever give your real name or any other personal information when viewing an open house or a new construction builder home! Don't sign in with your real name or email, don't join an interest list, don't sign up for updates, or innocently give your name to view the open house or new homes. If you do so I cannot save you the money I speak about when I represent a home buyer when they are buying real estate from me as their Real Estate Agent!
My real estate business is headquartered in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Santa Clarita Valley's southern border is the city of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
Point Being - I represent buyers and sellers in both areas. I'm Connor MacIvor.
I operate the most complete and longest running blog about Santa Clarita real estate. I am the true local area expert living in the Santa Clarita Valley during and after my LAPD career. I'm all about the protection and service to both my home buyers and Santa Clarita home sellers. The biggest compliment that any client of mine can give is by way of them referring their family, friends and those whom they know want to buy or sell real estate. I'm honored in each instance. Our business operates primarily by referral.
First and foremost, my real estate representation method is teaching. I'm not teaching my home buyers and sellers on how to be real estate agents. I'm teaching them how to be best protected when it comes to buying and selling real estate.
The best way to do this is by our in-person meetings which are done in my offices, over the phone, or by remote meetings conducted with my Zoom Affiliation. I was the first agent to employ a podcast/radio show in my housing market updates. I was also the first agent to conduct seminars online with many participants where questions could be asked and where the best solutions to actual real estate problems could be discovered. I have had up to 50 live participants in my seminars within the online realm and mandate that my home buyers and home sellers become educated in one of my many processes.
Buying a home is not like buying a pair of shoes. There are a lot more moving parts and the price point is much larger.
Anything that takes 30 years to pay off, typically, needs to be approached with care and concern. Making a mistake with real estate is expensive and some never are able to recover.
Take the last real estate cycle. There were a lot of home buyers that jumped in without testing the waters. If you did so during the later part of 2011 and in the 1st quarter of 2012 - your jumping in was the best thing you could have done.
That is because during that time that was the low part of the real estate market. Between the fall of housing in 2007 and the current date, the last absolute low point in the Los Angeles Areas was last quarter 2011 and the first quarter of 2012.
I approach real estate with my clients with knowledge and experience. I know that most home buyers take the word for what they read online, no matter the source. If the source has a large well-advertised name, most take the information conveyed as the word of a higher power.
If you are interested in your best future with real estate, do not do that. Call me directly at 661.400.1720
