THE DEADLINE FOR THE $8000 TAX CREDIT IS 11/30/2009! In order to meet the tax credit closing deadline of 11/30/2009, you'll need to be under contract to purchase a home RIGHT NOW! So if you are still sitting on the fence about home buying, you better act TODAY! You really need to tage advantage of the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. This is $8,000 in YOUR POCKET. To qualify, you must make less than 75,000 if single or 150,000 if married and you have not owned a home for 3 years!
Join several of my first time home buyers who have filed an amendment to their 2008 tax return and are enjoying their $8,000 at the moment. So if you or someone you know is considered a first-time homebuyer, please contact me RIGHT NOW at (512)786-SELL/512-786-7355 to see if you qualify. I am here to help you and you don't pay me a thing. My fee is paid for by the seller BUT I represent you! If you do not know if you have enough money to pay for the down payment and the closing cost, call me and I can go over the different loan programs and see what I can do for you regarding your closing cost.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
More homes rescued from foreclosures this month
This past Tuesday, October 6th is the first Tuesday of the month. What happens on the first Tuesday of the month in Texas? It is auction date. 3 of my short sale properties were scheduled to go to auction 2 days ago and I WAS ABLE TO CANCEL THEIR FORECLOSURE thru short sales. Only 1-2 months before auction date, I received phone calls to auction these homes. I received their hardship package, got the home in the market and received a REASONABLE offer worth presenting to the banks.
If you or someone you know own a home in Lakeway, Bee Caves, Dripping Springs, Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock, Steiner Ranch, Manor, Georgetown, Austin, Kyle, or Buda, and are at a risk of losing your home thru foreclosure, please know that you have other options beside foreclosure. Please give me a call, Iam a SHORT SALE SPECIALIST, and all it takes is 15 minutes on the phone to see if you qualify for SHORT SALE. I have received my Certified Default Resolution Specialist certification and have successully helped several homeowners in the past year. I have been doing short sales for a year now! I am the first real estate agent to receive this designation in the Keller Williams - Lake Travis office and in the Lakeway/Bee Caves area.
I have been received referrals from realtors who have tried doing short sales and have not been able to complete the transaction because of their inexperience and non-expertise. Are you willing to put your home and your credit to risk?
Here is a testimonial from a client:
Pearl Jones was a true Godsend for our family. She is exceptionally professional, persistent, caring, and honest. Dealing with a long-distance short-sale is a serious challenge, but Pearl's sincerity and integrity made it as bearable as possible. Contacting Pearl and enlisting her help was the best thing we could have done. She's a true expert on short-sales and a pleasure to work with. We give her our highest recommendation.
Ray Zimmerman and Becky Bourgeois (Orange, CA).
Just like the Zimmerman's, they seeked my help and the home closed 2 months ago. Don't give up without talking to me, and it's FREE! Pick up the phone and call (512)786-SELL/(512)786-7355.
If you or someone you know own a home in Lakeway, Bee Caves, Dripping Springs, Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock, Steiner Ranch, Manor, Georgetown, Austin, Kyle, or Buda, and are at a risk of losing your home thru foreclosure, please know that you have other options beside foreclosure. Please give me a call, Iam a SHORT SALE SPECIALIST, and all it takes is 15 minutes on the phone to see if you qualify for SHORT SALE. I have received my Certified Default Resolution Specialist certification and have successully helped several homeowners in the past year. I have been doing short sales for a year now! I am the first real estate agent to receive this designation in the Keller Williams - Lake Travis office and in the Lakeway/Bee Caves area.
I have been received referrals from realtors who have tried doing short sales and have not been able to complete the transaction because of their inexperience and non-expertise. Are you willing to put your home and your credit to risk?
Here is a testimonial from a client:
Pearl Jones was a true Godsend for our family. She is exceptionally professional, persistent, caring, and honest. Dealing with a long-distance short-sale is a serious challenge, but Pearl's sincerity and integrity made it as bearable as possible. Contacting Pearl and enlisting her help was the best thing we could have done. She's a true expert on short-sales and a pleasure to work with. We give her our highest recommendation.
Ray Zimmerman and Becky Bourgeois (Orange, CA).
Just like the Zimmerman's, they seeked my help and the home closed 2 months ago. Don't give up without talking to me, and it's FREE! Pick up the phone and call (512)786-SELL/(512)786-7355.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where to find Foreclosures/REO's in Austin
I received a call from a buyer who was searching for foreclosures or distressed properties and told me that he found a foreclosure home he was interested in. The website gave him the name of the street but when he wanted to see the details of the home, the site asked him for his credit card information. He asked me if I could do some research for him. I told the buyer that my website was just the site he needed to search for foreclosures.
A few months ago, another buyer kept calling me to show her foreclosures that she found on a website. But when I pulled the information, the address was sold months ago or the address did not exist. I told her that all she did was got me and her excited and I asked her to please stop using that website because the information was incorrect.
My website gives you accurate and real-time updated MLS information of foreclosure listings ONLY. Enter your search criteria, either by town, school disctrict, or zip code, enter your home criteria price, number of bedrooms, square footage and YES, the list returned will only be REO's or foreclosures with the addresses and details! You don't have to enter your credit card number, your SSN OR give me your first born!
Well, what are you waiting for? Go find yourself a great deal, then call me when you are ready for your showing. The website to search for REO's/foreclosures in Austin is http://www.pearljoneshomes.com/austinforeclosurelistings.
A few months ago, another buyer kept calling me to show her foreclosures that she found on a website. But when I pulled the information, the address was sold months ago or the address did not exist. I told her that all she did was got me and her excited and I asked her to please stop using that website because the information was incorrect.
My website gives you accurate and real-time updated MLS information of foreclosure listings ONLY. Enter your search criteria, either by town, school disctrict, or zip code, enter your home criteria price, number of bedrooms, square footage and YES, the list returned will only be REO's or foreclosures with the addresses and details! You don't have to enter your credit card number, your SSN OR give me your first born!
Well, what are you waiting for? Go find yourself a great deal, then call me when you are ready for your showing. The website to search for REO's/foreclosures in Austin is http://www.pearljoneshomes.com/austinforeclosurelistings.
PJ's Real Estate Joke on Home Inspection
Should you allow your friend to inspect your next home? Hmm, why not you ask? I know you trust your best friend with your first born and even let them work on your prized truck but come on, what does he/she know about the structural/electrical/plumbing issues of a home? Do the right thing and get a professional and licensed home inspector. In the state of Texas, inspectors must be licensed and are required to take classes just like realtors are. So blame it on your realtor, tell your friend that your realtor made you hire an inspector. Don't lose a friend over a house, after all, you'll need them to help you move! Double click on the photo to magnify! Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Do you bite more than you can chew?
I am a mom of 3 kids, a wife, have a full time and a very busy career and sometimes I feel crazy to put so many things in my plate that people think I am 'nuts'. I was really hoping to be called Super Mom but sometimes, I feel nutty.
The 2009 school year just began and having 3 kids in 3 schools (high school, middle school and elementary school) is no fun especially when I have just gone thru 3 parent nights in the 3 schools in 3 different days and today, parent/teacher conference. At every parent night, I somehow signed up to volunteer in EACH of the school's teacher appreciation luncheons or coaches luncheon (for the high school). Was I drinking? Sadly, no. In addition, I found myself teaching Faith Formation again at my church (Catechesis to some) and co-chairing the elementary school's second largest fundraiser, the school carnival. Yikes! I also volunteered to hold my own booth at the office's first Halloween Carnival. Today, I volunteered to teach 2 classes in short sales at my market center! Doesn't that require time for preparation? Just so you know, I also chair 2 other social committees for fun.
Why? Why? Why? Why do I do these things? Why do I make myself go crazy and deprive myself from rest and relaxation? Well for one thing, I don't know how to rest. I don't like to watch television, I love to read novels but lately they just put me to sleep. I teach because I love to educate people. I organize community events especially school events because I love watching the children enjoy these events. Actually, I am just young at heart. Come on, what organizer actually DRESSES UP LIKE A CLOWN to kick off the carnival ticket pre-sales? Then go to the office to fax a short sale offer after dodging the guests up front or the weird stares from my co-workers in the parking lot. "Pearl is that you? Why are you dressed like that? Your too early for halloween!"
But when I dig inside my head and find the real reason, it's because I love it and I have fun with it! I bite more than I chew because I enjoy food and the results... the happy faces, the hugs and the thank you's are just priceless. The key to the success is having a PDA or some type of organizer and have small goals each week so that I am not waiting for the last minute to accomplish everything. In fact, my office halloween booth supplies have been ordered and have arrived today. The menu for the coaches lunch for next month is figured in my head. Most of the carnival organization is complete and have delegated the work to committee chairs. It's amazing what you can do when you take small bites and chew slowly, there will be no left overs after a huge meal (or no small project left undone).
Next time you volunteer, ask yourself if the task on hand is something you will enjoy. If no, skip it and go to the next task. If you decide to do the task, do it with a SMILE and don't even think about an excuse. Why did you volunteer if you're just going to say, "I could have done a better job if I didn't have to do this or that." The excuses are like the bones when we chew.
When you put your name on the sign-up line, do it with love and you will enjoy the task and fruits of your labor. Focus on the positive and the results rather than the time commitment. After all, you volunteer because it's not about you but for others. Keep it up you may just end up like me!
The 2009 school year just began and having 3 kids in 3 schools (high school, middle school and elementary school) is no fun especially when I have just gone thru 3 parent nights in the 3 schools in 3 different days and today, parent/teacher conference. At every parent night, I somehow signed up to volunteer in EACH of the school's teacher appreciation luncheons or coaches luncheon (for the high school). Was I drinking? Sadly, no. In addition, I found myself teaching Faith Formation again at my church (Catechesis to some) and co-chairing the elementary school's second largest fundraiser, the school carnival. Yikes! I also volunteered to hold my own booth at the office's first Halloween Carnival. Today, I volunteered to teach 2 classes in short sales at my market center! Doesn't that require time for preparation? Just so you know, I also chair 2 other social committees for fun.
Why? Why? Why? Why do I do these things? Why do I make myself go crazy and deprive myself from rest and relaxation? Well for one thing, I don't know how to rest. I don't like to watch television, I love to read novels but lately they just put me to sleep. I teach because I love to educate people. I organize community events especially school events because I love watching the children enjoy these events. Actually, I am just young at heart. Come on, what organizer actually DRESSES UP LIKE A CLOWN to kick off the carnival ticket pre-sales? Then go to the office to fax a short sale offer after dodging the guests up front or the weird stares from my co-workers in the parking lot. "Pearl is that you? Why are you dressed like that? Your too early for halloween!"
But when I dig inside my head and find the real reason, it's because I love it and I have fun with it! I bite more than I chew because I enjoy food and the results... the happy faces, the hugs and the thank you's are just priceless. The key to the success is having a PDA or some type of organizer and have small goals each week so that I am not waiting for the last minute to accomplish everything. In fact, my office halloween booth supplies have been ordered and have arrived today. The menu for the coaches lunch for next month is figured in my head. Most of the carnival organization is complete and have delegated the work to committee chairs. It's amazing what you can do when you take small bites and chew slowly, there will be no left overs after a huge meal (or no small project left undone).
Next time you volunteer, ask yourself if the task on hand is something you will enjoy. If no, skip it and go to the next task. If you decide to do the task, do it with a SMILE and don't even think about an excuse. Why did you volunteer if you're just going to say, "I could have done a better job if I didn't have to do this or that." The excuses are like the bones when we chew.
When you put your name on the sign-up line, do it with love and you will enjoy the task and fruits of your labor. Focus on the positive and the results rather than the time commitment. After all, you volunteer because it's not about you but for others. Keep it up you may just end up like me!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Drivers beware! Beginning September 1st, hand held cell phone usage in Texas school zones are now prohibited! Handset free devices are allowed. I admit it, I am constantly on my hand held phone and it is a terrible habit which I need to break. This will be enforced and anyone caught may be fined.
The only solution I have in order to break this habit is to get a puck for my MB which is needed for the Bluetooth in my car to work. Unfortunately it is quite expensive and need to have a contract closed before I can afford one. I need your referral so I can get this device. The next 5 transactions have already been allocated to new shoes, purse, shoes, FOOD, and an outfit (respectively).
Please let me know if you know of someone that needs to buy or sell real estate. There is an 8K tax credit for first time home buyers which will expire on November 30th, so if you know of anyone, please have them contact me.
If I don't get the puck, you might get a call from me asking to help pay for the fine. So would you rather send me a referral or get a call? LOL!
July Austin Market Update
Alamo Title reports the following:
Units for Sale: (compared to July 2008)New listings are down 9.06%.
Pendings are up 8.12%.
Solds decreased by 7.75%.
Pendings are up 8.12%.
Solds decreased by 7.75%.
The chart below reflects the statistics above. A 9.06% decrease isn't so bad. How is the real estate market in your area?
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